Victor Caston
@vcaston.zirk.us.ap.brid.gy
Philosophy & Classical Studies, University of Michigan. In case anyone was in doubt, my opinions are my own.
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"The Democratic unity and good feelings after the party’s big election victories
lasted under a week. Now, the knives are back out ...
(There was) capitulation (by some old Democrats in the Senate) and
subsequent anger from virtually all corners of the party" […]
lasted under a week. Now, the knives are back out ...
(There was) capitulation (by some old Democrats in the Senate) and
subsequent anger from virtually all corners of the party" […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
"The Democratic unity and good feelings after the party’s big election victories
lasted under a week. Now, the knives are back out ...
(There was) capitulation (by some old Democrats in the Senate) and
subsequent anger from virtually all corners of the party" […]
lasted under a week. Now, the knives are back out ...
(There was) capitulation (by some old Democrats in the Senate) and
subsequent anger from virtually all corners of the party" […]
Reposted by Victor Caston
NYC Type has just thrown up a bunch of new images, old and new, onto their Tumblr, including this one for Spanjer Signs that I recall @stewf passed by recently: https://nyctype.com/post/49527859905
NB. Not to be confused with the famous Spanjer Bros., manufacturers of dimensional letters and […]
NB. Not to be confused with the famous Spanjer Bros., manufacturers of dimensional letters and […]
Original post on typo.social
typo.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
NYC Type has just thrown up a bunch of new images, old and new, onto their Tumblr, including this one for Spanjer Signs that I recall @stewf passed by recently: https://nyctype.com/post/49527859905
NB. Not to be confused with the famous Spanjer Bros., manufacturers of dimensional letters and […]
NB. Not to be confused with the famous Spanjer Bros., manufacturers of dimensional letters and […]
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Debates over whether "fascism" is an apt descriptor of MAGA policies and "genocide" of Israel's mass killing in Gaza seem to have been resolved in the affirmative less by the quality of someone's argument than by the increasing extremism of the actors, which eventually eliminated any doubt that […]
Original post on sciences.social
sciences.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Debates over whether "fascism" is an apt descriptor of MAGA policies and "genocide" of Israel's mass killing in Gaza seem to have been resolved in the affirmative less by the quality of someone's argument than by the increasing extremism of the actors, which eventually eliminated any doubt that […]
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That AI is likely a stupendous bubble in the making - and already rife with risks and harms - doesn't trouble the key players because the goal in our system isn't to do good or even to do well but to beat others.
Big Tech companies pursue dangerous nonsense […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Big Tech companies pursue dangerous nonsense […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
That AI is likely a stupendous bubble in the making - and already rife with risks and harms - doesn't trouble the key players because the goal in our system isn't to do good or even to do well but to beat others.
Big Tech companies pursue dangerous nonsense […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
Big Tech companies pursue dangerous nonsense […]
[Original post on sciences.social]
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Reposted by Victor Caston
Useful chart listing the most invasive apps. Meta products are the worst offenders by far. Full story here: https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/these-20-apps-are-watching-you.
(Even worse: AI-powered browsers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/22/chatgpt-atlas-browser/)
(Even worse: AI-powered browsers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/22/chatgpt-atlas-browser/)
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Useful chart listing the most invasive apps. Meta products are the worst offenders by far. Full story here: https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/these-20-apps-are-watching-you.
(Even worse: AI-powered browsers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/22/chatgpt-atlas-browser/)
(Even worse: AI-powered browsers: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/22/chatgpt-atlas-browser/)
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Please watch. Please share.
Trump's masked thugs attacked a blind protestor in South Portland last weekend and dragged him away like an animal.
The man is 4'6" and legally blind.
A US citizen.
"They picked the weakest person they could find," he told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Trump's masked thugs attacked a blind protestor in South Portland last weekend and dragged him away like an animal.
The man is 4'6" and legally blind.
A US citizen.
"They picked the weakest person they could find," he told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
October 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Please watch. Please share.
Trump's masked thugs attacked a blind protestor in South Portland last weekend and dragged him away like an animal.
The man is 4'6" and legally blind.
A US citizen.
"They picked the weakest person they could find," he told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
Trump's masked thugs attacked a blind protestor in South Portland last weekend and dragged him away like an animal.
The man is 4'6" and legally blind.
A US citizen.
"They picked the weakest person they could find," he told The Oregonian/OregonLive.
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Reposted by Victor Caston
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Yeah, sure, Mr. Speaker, #NoKings is antifa, whatever.
Imagine being assigned to find antifa as part of a scavenger hunt and the closest thing you could find was me.
Imagine being assigned to find antifa as part of a scavenger hunt and the closest thing you could find was me.
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
October 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yeah, sure, Mr. Speaker, #NoKings is antifa, whatever.
Imagine being assigned to find antifa as part of a scavenger hunt and the closest thing you could find was me.
Imagine being assigned to find antifa as part of a scavenger hunt and the closest thing you could find was me.
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John Oliver's show is getting attention for its extended takedown of Bari Weiss, who was recently installed by a pro-Trump billionaire as head of CBS news (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieTx_P6INQ), but today you should also treat yourself to their 2-minute segment from years ago: "Columbus […]
Original post on sciences.social
sciences.social
October 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
John Oliver's show is getting attention for its extended takedown of Bari Weiss, who was recently installed by a pro-Trump billionaire as head of CBS news (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieTx_P6INQ), but today you should also treat yourself to their 2-minute segment from years ago: "Columbus […]
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God, so much this.
My family’s small business is down 20% in gross from last year and our expenses are up by at least 10%. We’ve been in the red for months; I’ve been running like a madwoman since May, trying to get new customers, open new markets, cut deals, anything to get sales. And almost […]
My family’s small business is down 20% in gross from last year and our expenses are up by at least 10%. We’ve been in the red for months; I’ve been running like a madwoman since May, trying to get new customers, open new markets, cut deals, anything to get sales. And almost […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
October 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
God, so much this.
My family’s small business is down 20% in gross from last year and our expenses are up by at least 10%. We’ve been in the red for months; I’ve been running like a madwoman since May, trying to get new customers, open new markets, cut deals, anything to get sales. And almost […]
My family’s small business is down 20% in gross from last year and our expenses are up by at least 10%. We’ve been in the red for months; I’ve been running like a madwoman since May, trying to get new customers, open new markets, cut deals, anything to get sales. And almost […]
@IceCubesApp
Just curious: since the most recent upgrade for iOS 26, whenever I open the Ice Cubes app, after any length interval, it consistently says I have *39* unread messages in the thread count.
Is it filtering what's in my feed? Or is there some setting I need to change?
Just curious: since the most recent upgrade for iOS 26, whenever I open the Ice Cubes app, after any length interval, it consistently says I have *39* unread messages in the thread count.
Is it filtering what's in my feed? Or is there some setting I need to change?
October 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@IceCubesApp
Just curious: since the most recent upgrade for iOS 26, whenever I open the Ice Cubes app, after any length interval, it consistently says I have *39* unread messages in the thread count.
Is it filtering what's in my feed? Or is there some setting I need to change?
Just curious: since the most recent upgrade for iOS 26, whenever I open the Ice Cubes app, after any length interval, it consistently says I have *39* unread messages in the thread count.
Is it filtering what's in my feed? Or is there some setting I need to change?
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A clip from my remarks at today’s Speakers’ Corner, an initiative from @indivisiblesantafe.org. I spoke about the how opposed to American values the Trump regime’s use of federalized National Guard troops is.
October 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A clip from my remarks at today’s Speakers’ Corner, an initiative from @indivisiblesantafe.org. I spoke about the how opposed to American values the Trump regime’s use of federalized National Guard troops is.
Reposted by Victor Caston
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Shrewd calculation. Good chance he's right.
From: @rbreich
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115316750691774188
From: @rbreich
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115316750691774188
Robert Reich (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 video
masto.ai
October 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Shrewd calculation. Good chance he's right.
From: @rbreich
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115316750691774188
From: @rbreich
https://masto.ai/@rbreich/115316750691774188
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More hypocrisy from a US right winger who wants to make it harder for everybody else to vote. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/jack-posobiec-voter-fraud-pizzagate-maga.html
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
More hypocrisy from a US right winger who wants to make it harder for everybody else to vote. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/jack-posobiec-voter-fraud-pizzagate-maga.html
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Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out
As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.
open.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.
But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.
RIP, Jamal.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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Reposted by Victor Caston
AZ State House Rep. John Gillette (R) calls for execution of US Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D). But tell me more about these violent liberals...
#johngillette #Arizona #TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 #norepublicanseveragain #USpol
#johngillette #Arizona #TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 #norepublicanseveragain #USpol
September 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
AZ State House Rep. John Gillette (R) calls for execution of US Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D). But tell me more about these violent liberals...
#johngillette #Arizona #TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 #norepublicanseveragain #USpol
#johngillette #Arizona #TrumpDidThis #republicansdidthis #gopkakistocracy #americanfascistparty #project2025 #norepublicanseveragain #USpol
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If your book(s) were, or are pirated on LibGen and subsequently used by Anthropic to train its AI models, the courts have ordered them to pay a minimum of $1.5B. Authors might/could/perhaps get an estimated payment of $3,000 per work (based on current estimates of the # of pirated works trained […]
Original post on indieauthors.social
indieauthors.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If your book(s) were, or are pirated on LibGen and subsequently used by Anthropic to train its AI models, the courts have ordered them to pay a minimum of $1.5B. Authors might/could/perhaps get an estimated payment of $3,000 per work (based on current estimates of the # of pirated works trained […]
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke "about her vision for a progressive economic story and the lessons Democrats need to learn going forward":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/elizabeth-warren-americas-story.html
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #economy #personalfinance
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/elizabeth-warren-americas-story.html
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #economy #personalfinance
September 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke "about her vision for a progressive economic story and the lessons Democrats need to learn going forward":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/elizabeth-warren-americas-story.html
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #economy #personalfinance
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/opinion/elizabeth-warren-americas-story.html
copy: @renewedresistance #politics #economy #personalfinance
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"One of the reasons why the signs here are so electric is that a lot of them are the product of the sign painter or the sign maker showing up, meeting with the business owner, talking, maybe doing a pencil sketch, and then just coming back with the sign a few […]
[Original post on typo.social]
[Original post on typo.social]
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"One of the reasons why the signs here are so electric is that a lot of them are the product of the sign painter or the sign maker showing up, meeting with the business owner, talking, maybe doing a pencil sketch, and then just coming back with the sign a few […]
[Original post on typo.social]
[Original post on typo.social]