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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
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trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
January 20, 2026 at 7:54 PM
trump getting his feelings hurt by european leaders is the culmination of this new type of guy that emerged in the last decade or so: guy who goes out of his way to be a huge asshole who then gets really offended when the people he's being an asshole to don't like him
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“Democrats obscured Biden’s cognitive decline” is really being blown out of the water by “Republicans are embracing and profiting from Trump’s cognitive decline.”
January 21, 2026 at 2:28 PM
“Democrats obscured Biden’s cognitive decline” is really being blown out of the water by “Republicans are embracing and profiting from Trump’s cognitive decline.”
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it's just hilariously egotistical behavior to think being american paints a target on your back abroad (once again, excluding zones like portions of literal Iraq). it also says some really weird shit about how you normalize the treatment of foreign visitors here
January 21, 2026 at 7:26 PM
it's just hilariously egotistical behavior to think being american paints a target on your back abroad (once again, excluding zones like portions of literal Iraq). it also says some really weird shit about how you normalize the treatment of foreign visitors here
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Recently I've been spending some time with pro-democracy leaders from other countries organizing against national strongmen. Their stories of organizing against authoritarians are eerily familiar. Among the many clear takeaways: stand up to bullies and go on offense because defense doesn’t win.
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Recently I've been spending some time with pro-democracy leaders from other countries organizing against national strongmen. Their stories of organizing against authoritarians are eerily familiar. Among the many clear takeaways: stand up to bullies and go on offense because defense doesn’t win.
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Spraying pepper spray directly into the eyes of a detained person who’s already fully subdued
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Spraying pepper spray directly into the eyes of a detained person who’s already fully subdued
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school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
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We still have a leader of a sovereign nation and his wife locked in a cage in New York City
January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
We still have a leader of a sovereign nation and his wife locked in a cage in New York City
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the Millers in the administration are operating on the idea that "politics" is actually irrelevant now that they control key levers of power. the show is not about getting people on board, but getting the public to feel a collapse of order. not sure how that gets them to dictatorship though.
January 19, 2026 at 6:45 PM
the Millers in the administration are operating on the idea that "politics" is actually irrelevant now that they control key levers of power. the show is not about getting people on board, but getting the public to feel a collapse of order. not sure how that gets them to dictatorship though.
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Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
January 18, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Half the battle with this guy is just reiterating government can and already does good things that are so ubiquitous they’ve become invisible. He’s able to remind you in a way that you understand that good government can exist outside of a 24/7 vengeance operation, and in NYC already does.
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Interviewer to MN protester: “Do you personally feel responsible for ratcheting up tensions by using the word “Goddamn” after the ICE Agent sprayed pepper spray in your baby’s face?”
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Interviewer to MN protester: “Do you personally feel responsible for ratcheting up tensions by using the word “Goddamn” after the ICE Agent sprayed pepper spray in your baby’s face?”
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In Skrmetti, they said it wasn't discrimination on the basis of sex because it applied to both trans girls and trans boys. Now that the sports ban only applies to trans girls, it's not discrimination on the basis of trans status.
The only logic that is consistent is that trans people lose.
The only logic that is consistent is that trans people lose.
January 15, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In Skrmetti, they said it wasn't discrimination on the basis of sex because it applied to both trans girls and trans boys. Now that the sports ban only applies to trans girls, it's not discrimination on the basis of trans status.
The only logic that is consistent is that trans people lose.
The only logic that is consistent is that trans people lose.
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Kidnapping students for thought crimes is not something democracies do. zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Kidnapping students for thought crimes is not something democracies do. zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...
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watching cybertrucks getting stuck in small snow banks or puddles or mud is the modern day “guy falls off roof into trash can” video
March 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
watching cybertrucks getting stuck in small snow banks or puddles or mud is the modern day “guy falls off roof into trash can” video
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It’s borderline criminal.
March 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It’s borderline criminal.
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BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
March 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
BREAKING: The University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University has reneged on their commitment to host the @sciencewriters.org annual conference and withdrew their entire financial support.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
The National Association of Science Writers is now looking for a new venue, sponsors, and partners.
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DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."
March 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DOGE “seemed unsure” of what USAID programs they cut and is now attempting to reverse some of the cuts, says @propublica.org reporter Brett Murphy. “This is the opposite of a careful review."
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I'll take the Germans advice...
January 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'll take the Germans advice...
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His reaction to every tragedy explained
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
His reaction to every tragedy explained
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Same author, 8 years apart.
January 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Same author, 8 years apart.