z. eek
@zzzeek.zzzeek.org
musician / python guy / Democrat
he / him
famous ppl (>5000 followers) who I've never interacted with and block me out of nowhere for no given reason will get a complimentary "WTF is wrong with this famous person" screen grab
he / him
famous ppl (>5000 followers) who I've never interacted with and block me out of nowhere for no given reason will get a complimentary "WTF is wrong with this famous person" screen grab
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There are lots of things that the bible sends mixed messages on - it's why theological debate exists.
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
There are lots of things that the bible sends mixed messages on - it's why theological debate exists.
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
But the one thing the christian bible is pretty consistent on is, "fuck them rich people."
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Some of you might be like, "wait, there's a fire escape plan type thing for spiralling?" and yes! It varies depending on the person, and a therapist can help you figure out what works best for you, but I can help with some of the classics.
Coping skill checkpoint do you remember what to do if you start spiralling
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Some of you might be like, "wait, there's a fire escape plan type thing for spiralling?" and yes! It varies depending on the person, and a therapist can help you figure out what works best for you, but I can help with some of the classics.
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if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
if you hate the writer, do not share the writer's articles. people clicking on the articles is how the writer gets paid. "how do THEY still have a job in journalism, when so many talented people are being laid of?!" you, because of you. you are why.
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"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
I don't understand why people have to concoct wild conspiracy theories in order to critique the NYT. I say this as someone who writes for them: there is plenty to critique without making up wild scenarios and insisting they're true!
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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you can't not be annoyed by people. i am annoyed by people all the time. i try not to make this my intellectual north star
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
you can't not be annoyed by people. i am annoyed by people all the time. i try not to make this my intellectual north star
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New York Times front pages
L: Epstein emails re Trump
R: Hillary Clinton emails
L: Epstein emails re Trump
R: Hillary Clinton emails
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New York Times front pages
L: Epstein emails re Trump
R: Hillary Clinton emails
L: Epstein emails re Trump
R: Hillary Clinton emails
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The DJT Overton Window:
“I didn’t do it.”
“The evidence that I did it is fake.”
“I did it, but it wasn’t so bad. Many people are saying this.”
“Why are people still talking about this?”
“I didn’t do it.”
“The evidence that I did it is fake.”
“I did it, but it wasn’t so bad. Many people are saying this.”
“Why are people still talking about this?”
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The DJT Overton Window:
“I didn’t do it.”
“The evidence that I did it is fake.”
“I did it, but it wasn’t so bad. Many people are saying this.”
“Why are people still talking about this?”
“I didn’t do it.”
“The evidence that I did it is fake.”
“I did it, but it wasn’t so bad. Many people are saying this.”
“Why are people still talking about this?”
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Harvard grads can call the Harvard Alumni Association and politely let them know they won't donate to the school as long as Summers is working there. Their number is 617-496-0559.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Harvard grads can call the Harvard Alumni Association and politely let them know they won't donate to the school as long as Summers is working there. Their number is 617-496-0559.
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Mike Johnson is really committed to covering up for Trump and Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mike Johnson is really committed to covering up for Trump and Epstein
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I wonder if @jaketapper.bsky.social has seen this news about Epstein and Trump. I wonder if it has risen to the level of Joe Biden being forgetful about people's names and birthdays yet.
We are getting close to there.
We are getting close to there.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I wonder if @jaketapper.bsky.social has seen this news about Epstein and Trump. I wonder if it has risen to the level of Joe Biden being forgetful about people's names and birthdays yet.
We are getting close to there.
We are getting close to there.
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This headline is journalistic malpractice. This isn't Epstein "alleging" that Trump knew. This is Epstein and Maxwell discussing - in 2011, long before Trump had political salience - how the FACT that Trump knew might play out
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This headline is journalistic malpractice. This isn't Epstein "alleging" that Trump knew. This is Epstein and Maxwell discussing - in 2011, long before Trump had political salience - how the FACT that Trump knew might play out
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
Both of them took as a given that this was a fact in a private email
kudos to the Dems who, after running a 40 day shutdown ruse that they all knew all along would fail (even though the "Schumer must resign!" ruse necessarily continues), got the Epstein files back online in a day or so
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
kudos to the Dems who, after running a 40 day shutdown ruse that they all knew all along would fail (even though the "Schumer must resign!" ruse necessarily continues), got the Epstein files back online in a day or so
NO MORE KENNEDYS, LEAVE US TF ALONE
GET YOUR UNCLE OR WHATEVER HE IS TO RESIGN FIRST. THEN MAYBE WE CAN TALK. CAPISH ?
GET YOUR UNCLE OR WHATEVER HE IS TO RESIGN FIRST. THEN MAYBE WE CAN TALK. CAPISH ?
NEW YORK (AP) — John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is running for the U.S. House next year, announcing Tuesday that he’s seeking a key New York seat set to be vacated by longtime Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler.
apnews.com/article/jack...
apnews.com/article/jack...
JFK's grandson Jack Schlossberg announces bid for US House seat in New York
John F. Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg is making a run for the U.S. House next year. He said Tuesday that he is aiming to win a key New York seat set being vacated by longtime Democratic Rep.
apnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NO MORE KENNEDYS, LEAVE US TF ALONE
GET YOUR UNCLE OR WHATEVER HE IS TO RESIGN FIRST. THEN MAYBE WE CAN TALK. CAPISH ?
GET YOUR UNCLE OR WHATEVER HE IS TO RESIGN FIRST. THEN MAYBE WE CAN TALK. CAPISH ?
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Extremists depend on your outrage to spread their memes far and wide. Whether it's Musk or Musk's chatbot, the same lesson applies.
Stop posting grok conversation screenshots unless you have the depth and you plan to take time to place it in a context beyond "omg look what the nazi chatbot said"
Stop posting grok conversation screenshots unless you have the depth and you plan to take time to place it in a context beyond "omg look what the nazi chatbot said"
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Extremists depend on your outrage to spread their memes far and wide. Whether it's Musk or Musk's chatbot, the same lesson applies.
Stop posting grok conversation screenshots unless you have the depth and you plan to take time to place it in a context beyond "omg look what the nazi chatbot said"
Stop posting grok conversation screenshots unless you have the depth and you plan to take time to place it in a context beyond "omg look what the nazi chatbot said"
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I wrote a piece a few weeks ago claiming antisemitism was on the verge of going mainstream. It was clear to me that most people had trouble buying it.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
What I Saw And Heard In Washington
Groyperism's Spread Among Generation Z Conservative Apparatchiks Is Real
roddreher.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago claiming antisemitism was on the verge of going mainstream. It was clear to me that most people had trouble buying it.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
That's understandable. But it's happening.
Example: Conservatives themselves are now saying that 30 to 40% of Zoomers in Washington are Groypers.
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Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Finally driving my first EV and can’t be the only middle aged dad now *obsessed* with regenerative braking and getting as many miles as humanly possible.
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Trump: I will personally send you a check for $2000!
Idiots: 🎉
Insurance premiums: go up $4000
Idiots: 🎉
Insurance premiums: go up $4000
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump: I will personally send you a check for $2000!
Idiots: 🎉
Insurance premiums: go up $4000
Idiots: 🎉
Insurance premiums: go up $4000
how dare this fat blob of waste material talk about "able-bodied people who can do a job"
it's just such an abhorrent way to refer to people. "oh you're able bodied, get a job"
this guy has never in his life had a "job"
it's just such an abhorrent way to refer to people. "oh you're able bodied, get a job"
this guy has never in his life had a "job"
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
how dare this fat blob of waste material talk about "able-bodied people who can do a job"
it's just such an abhorrent way to refer to people. "oh you're able bodied, get a job"
this guy has never in his life had a "job"
it's just such an abhorrent way to refer to people. "oh you're able bodied, get a job"
this guy has never in his life had a "job"
Decide that bugs are delicious and anyone can Eat Like a King for life. sure will
YES. THAT IS AN INDICATOR OF PROSPERITY. HOW ARE YOU GUYS SO STUPID
He's repeatedly talked about how easy it is to buy cheap clothes now as if that's a sign the economy is Good Actually
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Decide that bugs are delicious and anyone can Eat Like a King for life. sure will
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I’m already seeing people insist that even with this capitulation the Democrats will still sweep 2026 because Trump is that bad. It was precisely that attitude that gave us 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’m already seeing people insist that even with this capitulation the Democrats will still sweep 2026 because Trump is that bad. It was precisely that attitude that gave us 2024.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.
Durbin is a YES on this deal: “At Democrats’ urging, today’s bill is not the same one we’ve voted down 14 times. Republicans finally woke up and realized their Groundhog Day needed to end. This bill is not perfect, but it takes important steps to reduce their shutdown’s hurt.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Durbin is trash. Yes, lots of great stuff in the past. Sure he’s a decent guy. But he’s pure trash now. Important to see that the bulk of Team Cave is made up of people who are retiring.