Dave Nicponski
@virusdave.bsky.social
{Math,FP,computer} geek; NYC licensed dispensary owner; former: Principal Software Engineer @Robinhood, SW Architect @Bridgewater, CTO @SeamlessDocs, Googler, Tweep, Limewire; loving life in NYC.
Might run for Congress. Definitely no Nazi tattoos.
Might run for Congress. Definitely no Nazi tattoos.
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Dave Nicponski
@virusdave.bsky.social
· Sep 10
I think we're gonna have to take a cue from Germany post WW2 after this.
I'm ready to carve out a 1A exception for maga hate speech. Treat it like Nazi propaganda in Germany. Throw those fuckers in jail. Never ever ever allow them to metastasize unchecked again.
I'm ready to carve out a 1A exception for maga hate speech. Treat it like Nazi propaganda in Germany. Throw those fuckers in jail. Never ever ever allow them to metastasize unchecked again.
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
If you had told me Mamdani and MTG would both be in the news today, and gave me eleventy thousand guesses as to why, I’d … still be guessing.
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How mad is Stephen Miller right now 😂
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
How mad is Stephen Miller right now 😂
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I have zero doubt that if Trump could get away with ordering the assassination of his Democratic opponents, he would. Instead, he's trying to get his followers to do it for him. Sick.
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I have zero doubt that if Trump could get away with ordering the assassination of his Democratic opponents, he would. Instead, he's trying to get his followers to do it for him. Sick.
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
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If threatening to hang members of Congress isn't impeachable, WTF is???
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If threatening to hang members of Congress isn't impeachable, WTF is???
It just occurred to me that modern news media has obsoleted itself by its choice of both-sides-ism coverage of critical issues (US fascism takeover attempt, climate change, economy, etc).
An LLM can trivially summarize stuff as "X says Y but critics say Z"
What they CAN'T do is say "but Z is true"
An LLM can trivially summarize stuff as "X says Y but critics say Z"
What they CAN'T do is say "but Z is true"
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It just occurred to me that modern news media has obsoleted itself by its choice of both-sides-ism coverage of critical issues (US fascism takeover attempt, climate change, economy, etc).
An LLM can trivially summarize stuff as "X says Y but critics say Z"
What they CAN'T do is say "but Z is true"
An LLM can trivially summarize stuff as "X says Y but critics say Z"
What they CAN'T do is say "but Z is true"
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The meta point worth making here is that obviously none of these officials feared any sort of consequence for shamelessly lying their asses off in a federal court, which ought at very minimum end your career in law enforcement.
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The meta point worth making here is that obviously none of these officials feared any sort of consequence for shamelessly lying their asses off in a federal court, which ought at very minimum end your career in law enforcement.
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Incredible @titonka.bsky.social reaction shot to this bullshit
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Incredible @titonka.bsky.social reaction shot to this bullshit
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
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Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
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Updated US Lexicon:
Violently attacking Congress to stop election certification then getting convicted of seditious conspiracy by a jury with full due process = not sedition
Saying US troops made an oath to the Constitution and should ask a lawyer if they think an order may be illegal = sedition
Violently attacking Congress to stop election certification then getting convicted of seditious conspiracy by a jury with full due process = not sedition
Saying US troops made an oath to the Constitution and should ask a lawyer if they think an order may be illegal = sedition
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Updated US Lexicon:
Violently attacking Congress to stop election certification then getting convicted of seditious conspiracy by a jury with full due process = not sedition
Saying US troops made an oath to the Constitution and should ask a lawyer if they think an order may be illegal = sedition
Violently attacking Congress to stop election certification then getting convicted of seditious conspiracy by a jury with full due process = not sedition
Saying US troops made an oath to the Constitution and should ask a lawyer if they think an order may be illegal = sedition
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The really fun part, every time the president says something utterly psychotic, is that right after all his little toadies and goblins go on camera to say that he didn't mean what he said and that you're stupid for thinking so, his next move is always to announce that he meant every word of it
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The really fun part, every time the president says something utterly psychotic, is that right after all his little toadies and goblins go on camera to say that he didn't mean what he said and that you're stupid for thinking so, his next move is always to announce that he meant every word of it
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The president of the United States just called for the execution of his political opponents. We cannot normalize this. This is a moment for moral clarity.
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The president of the United States just called for the execution of his political opponents. We cannot normalize this. This is a moment for moral clarity.
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It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It is abhorrent that the President just threatened death upon members of Congress.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
We must condemn all threats of political violence, especially when they come from someone who has incited a violent attack on the Capitol.
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Crow: "What he's trying to do is use fear and intimidation and threats to silence opposition. And if he's successful in doing that, we are all lost. I'm not going to allow him to do it. I'm going to stand up and I'm going to lead, and I'm going to do what's necessary to uphold the Constitution."
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Crow: "What he's trying to do is use fear and intimidation and threats to silence opposition. And if he's successful in doing that, we are all lost. I'm not going to allow him to do it. I'm going to stand up and I'm going to lead, and I'm going to do what's necessary to uphold the Constitution."
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a lot of you are probably too young to remember this but presidents dont normally wage war against americans
November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
a lot of you are probably too young to remember this but presidents dont normally wage war against americans
Here, at minimum, is how to frame this. It's not editorializing to print exactly the crazy dangerous things he's publicly said and done, and it's an active disservice to humanity not to.
Shame on you @washingtonpost.com . So glad I cancelled.
Shame on you @washingtonpost.com . So glad I cancelled.
November 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Here, at minimum, is how to frame this. It's not editorializing to print exactly the crazy dangerous things he's publicly said and done, and it's an active disservice to humanity not to.
Shame on you @washingtonpost.com . So glad I cancelled.
Shame on you @washingtonpost.com . So glad I cancelled.
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Its very very bad that the President publicly posts a statement that, were I to post the same thing about him, would have the FBI knocking on my door.
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Its very very bad that the President publicly posts a statement that, were I to post the same thing about him, would have the FBI knocking on my door.
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You read that right.The President of the United States just called for six Democratic Members of Congress — all who served our country — to be hanged.
These calls for political violence are absolutely unacceptable, yet "President Bone Spurs" continues to stoop to unimaginable lows.
These calls for political violence are absolutely unacceptable, yet "President Bone Spurs" continues to stoop to unimaginable lows.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
You read that right.The President of the United States just called for six Democratic Members of Congress — all who served our country — to be hanged.
These calls for political violence are absolutely unacceptable, yet "President Bone Spurs" continues to stoop to unimaginable lows.
These calls for political violence are absolutely unacceptable, yet "President Bone Spurs" continues to stoop to unimaginable lows.
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He is dangerously insane. He needs to go...NOW.
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
He is dangerously insane. He needs to go...NOW.
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The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
This action, coupled with the President's call to hang Democratic members of Congress - both in the past few hrs - are more than "potentially divisive."
They are vile, unconscionable, and dangerous.
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Nothing on NYT front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Nothing on NYT front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
Nothing on WAPO front page about Trump calling for Democrats to be executed.
Nothing on CBS News front page. ABC News. CNN. NBC News.
You're all failing. Shame on all of you.
Front and center. No excuse.
Cowards at @washingtonpost.com use "arrested"????
Really???
That's the most newsworthy part of what he's said on this subject? Not the repeated calls for EXECUTION and reposting of Nazi images and calls for hanging???
They are actively trying to dis-inform their readers.
Really???
That's the most newsworthy part of what he's said on this subject? Not the repeated calls for EXECUTION and reposting of Nazi images and calls for hanging???
They are actively trying to dis-inform their readers.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Cowards at @washingtonpost.com use "arrested"????
Really???
That's the most newsworthy part of what he's said on this subject? Not the repeated calls for EXECUTION and reposting of Nazi images and calls for hanging???
They are actively trying to dis-inform their readers.
Really???
That's the most newsworthy part of what he's said on this subject? Not the repeated calls for EXECUTION and reposting of Nazi images and calls for hanging???
They are actively trying to dis-inform their readers.