David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
Political education, socialism, abolition, unions, cats
Pinned
David Kaib
@davidkaib.bsky.social
· Jul 12
For what it's worth, if you are a socialist or interested in socialism, it is *my job* to educate you, so ask away.
I don’t think what we post here today will have any effect on election outcomes.
November 2, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I don’t think what we post here today will have any effect on election outcomes.
Reposted by David Kaib
You would not believe the number of ways I've told people they could increase the speed of what they're building while also making people's lives better and it wouldn't cost anything!
And yet they won't do it. But they'll pay for LLMs...
And yet they won't do it. But they'll pay for LLMs...
November 2, 2026 at 1:40 PM
You would not believe the number of ways I've told people they could increase the speed of what they're building while also making people's lives better and it wouldn't cost anything!
And yet they won't do it. But they'll pay for LLMs...
And yet they won't do it. But they'll pay for LLMs...
Reposted by David Kaib
Dave, as a software engineer, let me tell you how much it isnt
November 2, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Dave, as a software engineer, let me tell you how much it isnt
It’s not clear to me that ‘write code faster and cheaper’ is a worthwhile goal.
November 2, 2026 at 1:31 PM
It’s not clear to me that ‘write code faster and cheaper’ is a worthwhile goal.
Reposted by David Kaib
Polls about politician favorability or policy preferences can be helpful resources. That's the only thing they are useful for. They predict nothing. I wish people treated them in this way: as information to be used to do politics.
November 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Polls about politician favorability or policy preferences can be helpful resources. That's the only thing they are useful for. They predict nothing. I wish people treated them in this way: as information to be used to do politics.
As far as I’m concerned, one of the most urgent questions going forward is how to reduce the scope and reach of criminalization.
November 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
As far as I’m concerned, one of the most urgent questions going forward is how to reduce the scope and reach of criminalization.
Reposted by David Kaib
Now think about how people respond when someone takes a principled stance against funding weapons or mass deportations.
This is your brain. This is your brain on DC savvy political reporting. Any questions?
November 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Now think about how people respond when someone takes a principled stance against funding weapons or mass deportations.
Reposted by David Kaib
Some people think that everything folks do represents potential energy and labor that could be harnessed and redirected to the critic's liking, and that's not how people work. Seriously, it's just not how anything works.
November 1, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Some people think that everything folks do represents potential energy and labor that could be harnessed and redirected to the critic's liking, and that's not how people work. Seriously, it's just not how anything works.
It was a good day to do this.
Seems like a good day to discuss Stuart Hall with some comrades.
November 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It was a good day to do this.
Reposted by David Kaib
Schumer didn't endorse the NOMINEE of his party from the CITY HE LIVES IN AND REPRESENTS for Mayor.
Gillibrand went FULL ON RACIST.
I need people to please not act brand new about Islamophobia in the Democratic Party. Let's all please be serious here.
Gillibrand went FULL ON RACIST.
I need people to please not act brand new about Islamophobia in the Democratic Party. Let's all please be serious here.
Kirsten Gillibrand apologizes to Zohran Mamdani over ‘jihad’ claim
New York senator had claimed that Democratic nominee for mayor had made ‘references to global jihad’
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Schumer didn't endorse the NOMINEE of his party from the CITY HE LIVES IN AND REPRESENTS for Mayor.
Gillibrand went FULL ON RACIST.
I need people to please not act brand new about Islamophobia in the Democratic Party. Let's all please be serious here.
Gillibrand went FULL ON RACIST.
I need people to please not act brand new about Islamophobia in the Democratic Party. Let's all please be serious here.
Reposted by David Kaib
the dogs are screaming and crying and stomping their little feet because they know in their hearts that it is 6pm
November 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
the dogs are screaming and crying and stomping their little feet because they know in their hearts that it is 6pm
Going to start taking weird random pictures and posting ‘Look what they took from us.’
November 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Going to start taking weird random pictures and posting ‘Look what they took from us.’
Reposted by David Kaib
Trump / Miller were gifted with a host of laws, cooperative agreements, agencies, detention centers, and ideology, which made their program possible.
November 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Trump / Miller were gifted with a host of laws, cooperative agreements, agencies, detention centers, and ideology, which made their program possible.
Seems like a good day to discuss Stuart Hall with some comrades.
November 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Seems like a good day to discuss Stuart Hall with some comrades.
Islamophobia and narcissism.
November 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Islamophobia and narcissism.
Reposted by David Kaib
If you want to be fun at AI bro sessions just ask them, “now who is going to have control of that model that the frontline worker uses?“ because i cannot figure out how bosses who won’t trust their workers to hold the bathroom key are going to suddenly give workers’ control over an ai agent.
A lot of people use software in their jobs, but vanishingly few have control over the software they use. So AI's ability to produce bespoke tools for those who use it is really limited to that tiny subset.
Also, writing code is a small part of even developers' jobs. Mostly it's comms and management
Also, writing code is a small part of even developers' jobs. Mostly it's comms and management
Someone on here told me that more jobs are like software development than the people doing those jobs appreciates. And I wonder anew who are these people and have they ever left the house
November 1, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If you want to be fun at AI bro sessions just ask them, “now who is going to have control of that model that the frontline worker uses?“ because i cannot figure out how bosses who won’t trust their workers to hold the bathroom key are going to suddenly give workers’ control over an ai agent.
Reposted by David Kaib
This is what the militia groups are saying in re the midterms. (Which is why it's going around the interwebs.) It's based (in my analysis) on fears generated by the French protests, "communism" on the march, and potential for left-wing protests post-midterms.
November 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
This is what the militia groups are saying in re the midterms. (Which is why it's going around the interwebs.) It's based (in my analysis) on fears generated by the French protests, "communism" on the march, and potential for left-wing protests post-midterms.
Reposted by David Kaib
"I just want to see if it's about serial killers or if it's about, you know, bobcats and stuff" - 9 yr old flipping through tv listings
November 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"I just want to see if it's about serial killers or if it's about, you know, bobcats and stuff" - 9 yr old flipping through tv listings
Reposted by David Kaib
I saw something and I really want more people to read this book. lsupress.org/978080717836... - many people do not understand what the Underground Railroad ACTUALLY was.
The Most Absolute Abolition
Finalist for the Harriet Tubman PrizeJesse Olsavsky’s The Most Absolute Abolition tells the dramatic story of how vigilance committees organized the Underg...
lsupress.org
November 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I saw something and I really want more people to read this book. lsupress.org/978080717836... - many people do not understand what the Underground Railroad ACTUALLY was.
Reposted by David Kaib
The press loves war. Ending a war is a mortal sin. Troops dying and bases being blown up is fine as long as you are still fighting the war.
Struck that this has not gotten the intensity of negative coverage that the Afghanistan withdrawal did
Iran has done more damage to US military bases in the Middle East than commonly understood. A @wsj.com examination finds 274 structures at 24 installations in seven countries were damaged during the first six months of the war. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
November 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The press loves war. Ending a war is a mortal sin. Troops dying and bases being blown up is fine as long as you are still fighting the war.
Reposted by David Kaib
The day after Halloween always feels exceedingly poignant not least because it's when we observe our babies having their first hangovers.
November 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The day after Halloween always feels exceedingly poignant not least because it's when we observe our babies having their first hangovers.
Trump / Miller were gifted with a host of laws, cooperative agreements, agencies, detention centers, and ideology, which made their program possible.
November 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Trump / Miller were gifted with a host of laws, cooperative agreements, agencies, detention centers, and ideology, which made their program possible.
Reposted by David Kaib
Every year, I get myself all cozy-feeling and excited before bed for that extra hour in the morning, and every year, I am forced to remember that cats don’t give a shit about clocks.
November 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Every year, I get myself all cozy-feeling and excited before bed for that extra hour in the morning, and every year, I am forced to remember that cats don’t give a shit about clocks.
Reposted by David Kaib
Well, well, well... we've finally reached Biden-O-Clock at the New York Times. How long before Jake Tapper starts his coverage clock?
November 1, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Well, well, well... we've finally reached Biden-O-Clock at the New York Times. How long before Jake Tapper starts his coverage clock?
The attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, both Republican and Democrats, are despicable.
November 1, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The attacks on Abdul El-Sayed, both Republican and Democrats, are despicable.