Justin B
@unimatrix01.bsky.social
News Junkie 📰, Bookworm 📚 & Dog Lover 🐶
I prefer to repost others. He/Him.
Ontario, 🇨🇦🍁
I prefer to repost others. He/Him.
Ontario, 🇨🇦🍁
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As I told @kattenbarge.bsky.social (who has been doing absolutely incredible reporting on image-based abuse for years) last June, "X is going to continue to be one of the worst offenders and probably one of the pioneers of horrible ways to hurt women.” spitfirenews.com/p/grok-tribu...
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
As I told @kattenbarge.bsky.social (who has been doing absolutely incredible reporting on image-based abuse for years) last June, "X is going to continue to be one of the worst offenders and probably one of the pioneers of horrible ways to hurt women.” spitfirenews.com/p/grok-tribu...
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we're just gonna have years of "the mayor of new york city claims to be a socialist and yet does not dress in an old timey barrel hung from suspenders"
Classily styled, *well-made* leather boots will last a woman a lifetime, and this is not an foolishly extravagant item
New York Post looks normal
January 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
we're just gonna have years of "the mayor of new york city claims to be a socialist and yet does not dress in an old timey barrel hung from suspenders"
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The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The next Democratic president needs to be prepared to do this immediately in re: every single one of Trump's executive orders since January 20, 2025.
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I talk about this constantly, there is theoretically no getting rid of him for the GOP because of this, he can't just lose the nomination one year and fade into irrelevance; he can get to congress and stay there for 30 years quoting Debs and pushing human-first policies from a national podium
One underrated thing Mamdani has going for him is that he has always known he is ineligible for the presidency
The profession of elected official attracts a lot of people with delusions of grandeur and an agenda built around getting to the job they want rather than doing the job they actually have
The profession of elected official attracts a lot of people with delusions of grandeur and an agenda built around getting to the job they want rather than doing the job they actually have
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
I talk about this constantly, there is theoretically no getting rid of him for the GOP because of this, he can't just lose the nomination one year and fade into irrelevance; he can get to congress and stay there for 30 years quoting Debs and pushing human-first policies from a national podium
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part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!
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Whew. That Mamdani has an exceptional speechwriter and is one of the most compelling politicians I’ve seen.
January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Whew. That Mamdani has an exceptional speechwriter and is one of the most compelling politicians I’ve seen.
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This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
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How can anyone know what people “implicitly added” in their heads? And how does them rationalizing the literal words being told to them make it not true that they voted on the words?
December 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How can anyone know what people “implicitly added” in their heads? And how does them rationalizing the literal words being told to them make it not true that they voted on the words?
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Omg shut up already, this is absolute bullshit and you should know better. Argh I’m so tired of this crap www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio warns against granting legal rights to cutting-edge technology
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Omg shut up already, this is absolute bullshit and you should know better. Argh I’m so tired of this crap www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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One for the "stay on X to fight" folks
Loupis is a pro-Russian disinformation agent and a massive idiot, but this highlights Elon Musk’s hypocrisy:
Free speech for him and his supporters, none for those who disagree with him
Free speech for him and his supporters, none for those who disagree with him
December 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
One for the "stay on X to fight" folks
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Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
something very important for Dems to realize is that the tech overlords are not people you can win back by promising a lighter touch and saying a few nice things
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
they’ve gotten a taste of mask-off fascism and they are not going back, they don’t want to play nice with the peons anymore
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Comedian Jon Stewart is under fire over his decision to "punch down" at COVID-cautious people still choosing to wear a mask.
'Punching down': Comedian Jon Stewart under fire as mockery falls flat with progressives
Comedian Jon Stewart is under fire over his decision to "punch down" at COVID-cautious people still choosing to wear a mask.During a Dec. 11 episode of "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart," the comedian made light of people wearing masks in progressive workplaces, joking about their reluctance to expl...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Comedian Jon Stewart is under fire over his decision to "punch down" at COVID-cautious people still choosing to wear a mask.
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reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
This is how Christopher Caldwell begins his essay on Zohran Mamdani for the Claremont Review of Books.
Why are these people such freaks?
Why are these people such freaks?
December 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
reminder that caldwell’s most recent book argues that the civil rights act of 1964 was something akin to a constitutional abomination that produced a world of white subordination
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Yeah, but the spring 2026!production of Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Roseanne Barr, Jon Voight, Gina Carano, and Jake Paul is going to break all of the box office records.
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Yeah, but the spring 2026!production of Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? starring Roseanne Barr, Jon Voight, Gina Carano, and Jake Paul is going to break all of the box office records.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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My mother died of Covid complications this year. She not only refused to believe Covid was ‘that serious’ she also refused to mask when people visited her at our home in India.
Anyone anywhere who wants to mock people who mask can fuck all the way off.
Anyone anywhere who wants to mock people who mask can fuck all the way off.
Jon Stewart and the pod saves guys mocking people who wear masks while talking about What Is To Be Done is exactly what Jon Stewart and the pod saves guys are, it's the most Jon Stewart and pod saves guys thing possible.
December 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My mother died of Covid complications this year. She not only refused to believe Covid was ‘that serious’ she also refused to mask when people visited her at our home in India.
Anyone anywhere who wants to mock people who mask can fuck all the way off.
Anyone anywhere who wants to mock people who mask can fuck all the way off.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
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Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
December 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Back from a week in Canada visiting my in-laws.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
Normally we get together in the Poconos, as it’s central for all of the families, but the in-laws aren’t comfortable coming here under Trump’s new rules so we moved it all north of the border.
That’s probably $8k that would’ve gone to Pennsylvania.
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You know, millions of us once dreamed of being famous authors, and millions of us are not, including BIPOC & LGBTQ folks.
It's true that there's plenty of discrimination in publishing. It's also true that sometimes, one's craft, talent, and luck don't get you the desired outcome. *That's life.*
It's true that there's plenty of discrimination in publishing. It's also true that sometimes, one's craft, talent, and luck don't get you the desired outcome. *That's life.*
This shit is made up, actually
December 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
You know, millions of us once dreamed of being famous authors, and millions of us are not, including BIPOC & LGBTQ folks.
It's true that there's plenty of discrimination in publishing. It's also true that sometimes, one's craft, talent, and luck don't get you the desired outcome. *That's life.*
It's true that there's plenty of discrimination in publishing. It's also true that sometimes, one's craft, talent, and luck don't get you the desired outcome. *That's life.*
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In all these cases, it's his own insecurity that's driving it.
Why does Trump want Greenland? “National security.”
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
Why should Trump’s ballroom vanity project proceed? “National security.”
Why is Trump killing the wind energy industry? “National security.”
Why does Trump hate the New York Times? “National security.”
The pattern is ... not subtle.
For the White House, ‘national security’ is becoming the answer to every question
Donald Trump and his team have a go-to tactic intended to shut down debate over their goals. It's not working.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
In all these cases, it's his own insecurity that's driving it.
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Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
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In Hungary, Orban created a new model for authoritarians to gain control of the media without overt censorship.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
During today's editorial call, Bari Weiss doubled down on pulling the CECOT segment while lashing out at Sharyn Alfonsi:
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
"The only newsroom that I'm interested in running is one where we are able to have contentious disagreements about the thorniest and editorial matters, and do so with respect."
December 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In Hungary, Orban created a new model for authoritarians to gain control of the media without overt censorship.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
He used regulatory and legal pressure to force media owners to sell their outlets to pro-regime allies.
In the US, Trump is using the same approach to consolidate media control.
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Guys. She knew exactly what she was doing. She’s bad at getting ratings but she’s very good at collaborating with fascists. She’s smart and knows what she needs to be good at.
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Guys. She knew exactly what she was doing. She’s bad at getting ratings but she’s very good at collaborating with fascists. She’s smart and knows what she needs to be good at.