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I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I also love America and believe in its stated values.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
And I understand that this pronouncement lands very differently when it comes from an organization that has intentionally been overhauled in order to curry favor with a jingoistic proto-fascist who says his opponents hate the country.
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An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
An AI chatbot does not have PERSONHOOD. It has no agency. It cannot meaningfully apologise. It cannot speak on behalf of another. It cannot speak for itself; it has no self. Stop asking it for quotes for articles. Stop printing its quotes.
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Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
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I am an adherent of the Wolbrecht School that holds that the First and Only American Republic existed from 1964/5-2013:
The harder part is convincing people that in the US their democracy has been mostly dead for its entire history (h/t: @cwolbrecht.bsky.social)
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I am an adherent of the Wolbrecht School that holds that the First and Only American Republic existed from 1964/5-2013:
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If anyone is still looking for a New Year’s Resolution, “give up Twitter for good” is a good place to start
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
If anyone is still looking for a New Year’s Resolution, “give up Twitter for good” is a good place to start
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haul their asses into jail, this has to end immediately
January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
haul their asses into jail, this has to end immediately
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I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I frequently criticize the Times on various fronts. With great size/power comes great responsibility. But it's always important to remember that really only they have the resources and capacity to put stuff like this together. These are like genome maps of the Trump corruption machine.
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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And this: www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
www.404media.co
January 1, 2026 at 1:34 AM
And this: www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
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tablet staff writer says characterizing an entire ethnic group as financial criminals is fine actually because goodfellas
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
tablet staff writer says characterizing an entire ethnic group as financial criminals is fine actually because goodfellas
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After your Ta-Nehisi Coates "interview", I was out.
Different perspectives?
Variety of opinions?
All that sounds good until you realize it's code for trying to pass a lie off as fact.
Some folks liked to be lied to, but most of us don't.
I feel like the lie has already started with this post.
Different perspectives?
Variety of opinions?
All that sounds good until you realize it's code for trying to pass a lie off as fact.
Some folks liked to be lied to, but most of us don't.
I feel like the lie has already started with this post.
January 1, 2026 at 4:24 PM
After your Ta-Nehisi Coates "interview", I was out.
Different perspectives?
Variety of opinions?
All that sounds good until you realize it's code for trying to pass a lie off as fact.
Some folks liked to be lied to, but most of us don't.
I feel like the lie has already started with this post.
Different perspectives?
Variety of opinions?
All that sounds good until you realize it's code for trying to pass a lie off as fact.
Some folks liked to be lied to, but most of us don't.
I feel like the lie has already started with this post.
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Sorry, CBS, but I’ve just had enough of Tony and his right wing bias that I watched Monday through Friday. Now he’s going to be on CBS evening news and I cannot trust what will be reported. I trusted John Dickerson, but now I’ve decided to stop watching CBS News mornings, evenings, and Saturdays.
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sorry, CBS, but I’ve just had enough of Tony and his right wing bias that I watched Monday through Friday. Now he’s going to be on CBS evening news and I cannot trust what will be reported. I trusted John Dickerson, but now I’ve decided to stop watching CBS News mornings, evenings, and Saturdays.
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The public doesn’t like facts, so CBS is going to base their news around what uneducated people want to hear
January 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
The public doesn’t like facts, so CBS is going to base their news around what uneducated people want to hear
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just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
January 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM
just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away
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Here’s hoping for a newsworthy 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Here’s hoping for a newsworthy 2026.
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The Athletic says that Katie Strang’s Mary Kate Cornett story—written during McAfee/ESPN’s months-long silence—was the most-read story on the site in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
ESPN’s Pat McAfee and others amplified a false rumor. A teenager’s life was ‘destroyed’
An Ole Miss freshman has engaged legal representation and says she intends to take action against McAfee, ESPN, and potentially others
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Athletic says that Katie Strang’s Mary Kate Cornett story—written during McAfee/ESPN’s months-long silence—was the most-read story on the site in 2025.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/624...
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This fits with politics re-aligning along a pro-social / anti-social axis
I don't have any scientific evidence for this, but in my experience from (lots of) door-knocking, people who don't control their dogs properly are much more likely to be right-wing
I don't dislike dogs to be clear. But I really really dislike how many dog owners allow their dogs to foul the streets and to yap at people and scare kids and still expect everyone to think their precious little pooch is such a good dog 14/10 whatever
January 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This fits with politics re-aligning along a pro-social / anti-social axis
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There’s a very real chance that Trump skips future medical treatments because he worries it will make him look weak and I think that’s beautiful
January 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
There’s a very real chance that Trump skips future medical treatments because he worries it will make him look weak and I think that’s beautiful
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DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
![@DHSgov on X: The peace of a nation no longer besieged by the third world.
[Image of a beach] America after 100 million deportations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eppsmw5nfmdzhfeymtzd3xbe/bafkreiccvipzc5mayvbrzoo3cxhkp2iayuhphh4grk6lziqajuk7d2leee@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
DHS now says it's aiming for 100 million deportations. In an amazing coincidence, there are 104 million Black and Hispanic people living in the U.S. right now.
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They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
December 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
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take them home, physicists
They're going to *throw out* one-of-a-kind NASA archives?!
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
Not even a year since the Inauguration & we're already at the 2nd-time-as-farce version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
January 1, 2026 at 12:23 AM
take them home, physicists
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It is *wild* to me how *little* the orange fuckwit had to DO to get every right-winger to surrender their dignity and suck his dick on main.
The Right is now an unfathomably complete black hole for dignity and peace.
I just can't believe how cheaply they sold themselves.
The Right is now an unfathomably complete black hole for dignity and peace.
I just can't believe how cheaply they sold themselves.
December 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It is *wild* to me how *little* the orange fuckwit had to DO to get every right-winger to surrender their dignity and suck his dick on main.
The Right is now an unfathomably complete black hole for dignity and peace.
I just can't believe how cheaply they sold themselves.
The Right is now an unfathomably complete black hole for dignity and peace.
I just can't believe how cheaply they sold themselves.
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The demolition of Goddard Space Flight Center continues, with a lapdog Congress and lapdog press. The unique Goddard Library is being shuttered and its collection dumped, as Building 21 is illegally eliminated. The @nytimes.com story accepts the Trump regime's bald lies about their destruction.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The demolition of Goddard Space Flight Center continues, with a lapdog Congress and lapdog press. The unique Goddard Library is being shuttered and its collection dumped, as Building 21 is illegally eliminated. The @nytimes.com story accepts the Trump regime's bald lies about their destruction.
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Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article:
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Gift link for a fascinating & characteristically problematic NYTimes article:
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon
What's problematic is the wholesale importation (pun intended) of the empty-headed zero-sum Trumpian view of trade. China sells & finances African solar, which is bad because...Africa won't build solar factories? C'mon