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Notable that Anthropic is more interested in protecting Claude from humans than humans from Claude.
October 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Notable that Anthropic is more interested in protecting Claude from humans than humans from Claude.
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I fear that any midterm “mandate” angry voters give them will be squandered on dinner party invites instead of building the accountability regime people are desperate for and are putting their bodies and lives on the line to get.
Democrats working hard on precisely how much they should pull their punches against the corporate oligarchy after the election.
www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
‘We don’t want to turn into a banana republic’: Dems preview rift on Trump corporate crackdown
Democrats are united by the idea of aggressive oversight of the administration but at odds over how far to go after corporate America.
www.politico.com
October 7, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I fear that any midterm “mandate” angry voters give them will be squandered on dinner party invites instead of building the accountability regime people are desperate for and are putting their bodies and lives on the line to get.
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I appreciate this point and think it needs to be centered in any conversation about rape: Rapists aren't confused. They desire the fear and domination. Overcoming her "no" is the point.
That said, I think there's room for nuance.
katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...
That said, I think there's room for nuance.
katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...
They Didn’t Want Consent
On the fallacy of educating men not to rape
katemanne.substack.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I appreciate this point and think it needs to be centered in any conversation about rape: Rapists aren't confused. They desire the fear and domination. Overcoming her "no" is the point.
That said, I think there's room for nuance.
katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...
That said, I think there's room for nuance.
katemanne.substack.com/p/they-didnt...
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very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors
October 6, 2026 at 4:05 AM
very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors
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As I prepare to see THE SOCIAL RECKONING and think about why I am not particularly amped to see it despite having thought THE SOCIAL NETWORK was quite good (aside from the Fincher/Sorkin directorial swap) I realize … I’m not sure I care what makes these guys tick. I feel quite past that.
October 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
As I prepare to see THE SOCIAL RECKONING and think about why I am not particularly amped to see it despite having thought THE SOCIAL NETWORK was quite good (aside from the Fincher/Sorkin directorial swap) I realize … I’m not sure I care what makes these guys tick. I feel quite past that.
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the other thing is that this is a totally incoherent and arbitrary standard for deciding who has rights and who doesn't. you could say the same, for instance, of alito's vision of inviolate "religious liberty" or expansive gun rights.
October 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
the other thing is that this is a totally incoherent and arbitrary standard for deciding who has rights and who doesn't. you could say the same, for instance, of alito's vision of inviolate "religious liberty" or expansive gun rights.
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Never stops hitting me the way everyone in mainstream discourse agrees that if we want to help people, we first have to convince Republicans, while everyone in mainstream discourse also agrees that Republicans do not have to convince any of us before they hurt people.
September 14, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Never stops hitting me the way everyone in mainstream discourse agrees that if we want to help people, we first have to convince Republicans, while everyone in mainstream discourse also agrees that Republicans do not have to convince any of us before they hurt people.
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It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
September 13, 2026 at 11:54 PM
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable”
September 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable”
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Good morning. I am furious.
September 11, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Good morning. I am furious.
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(They mean they will be treated like poor and brown people. That’s the extinction level event they name but cannot describe…and why they won’t describe it. In case that got lost in the jokes.)
September 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
(They mean they will be treated like poor and brown people. That’s the extinction level event they name but cannot describe…and why they won’t describe it. In case that got lost in the jokes.)
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And one last point, from my newsletter this morning:
September 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
And one last point, from my newsletter this morning:
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Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich
September 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Cartoonist: Mike Luckovich
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you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote
The lies continue. He is offering money if people vote for him.
September 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
you can be arrested if you give water to people waiting on line to vote
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Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing.
September 3, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Any sweeping systemic change you want to make in the United States has to begin with adding seats to the Supreme Court in 2029. No major reform bill will survive the current court. No civil rights law, no anti-corruption law, no wealth tax, nothing.
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Fraud is so awesome in this country I can understand why everyone does it. You can make a billion dollars doing fraud and then a court will be like "Hang on there pal...pay a $100M fine but DON'T do it again"
September 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Fraud is so awesome in this country I can understand why everyone does it. You can make a billion dollars doing fraud and then a court will be like "Hang on there pal...pay a $100M fine but DON'T do it again"
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“No, we stole that term from you Black folk. And now it’s ours, because we use it. We use it to mean that the concerns and perspectives of you Black folk are annoying or wrong or dangerous, as a way of ignoring and dismissing those concerns and perspectives. Like I’m doing now—does that make sense?”
this is a pretty wild exchange with someone seemingly in a moderator position
August 30, 2026 at 10:36 AM
“No, we stole that term from you Black folk. And now it’s ours, because we use it. We use it to mean that the concerns and perspectives of you Black folk are annoying or wrong or dangerous, as a way of ignoring and dismissing those concerns and perspectives. Like I’m doing now—does that make sense?”
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read in between the lines and you see how white people believe they get to define reality. facts be damned.
this is a pretty wild exchange with someone seemingly in a moderator position
August 30, 2026 at 2:12 PM
read in between the lines and you see how white people believe they get to define reality. facts be damned.
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We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
August 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights.
We all know that's some BS.
We all know that's some BS.
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The Center for Investigative Reporting—home to Mother Jones and Reveal—has a long track record of responsibly reporting sensitive stories and breaking high-impact news. We fact-check the hell out of our reporting, and we respect and protect our sources.
Have a tip? Drop us a line, confidentially.
Have a tip? Drop us a line, confidentially.
How to Leak to Us
www.motherjones.com
August 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Center for Investigative Reporting—home to Mother Jones and Reveal—has a long track record of responsibly reporting sensitive stories and breaking high-impact news. We fact-check the hell out of our reporting, and we respect and protect our sources.
Have a tip? Drop us a line, confidentially.
Have a tip? Drop us a line, confidentially.
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no agreement with trump is binding, it's impossible that anyone at this point fails to understand that. All that's happening here is spineless toadies folding as anticipated bsky.app/profile/matt...
You’d have to be a fool and/or desperate to get to yes to accept this, so it’ll probably be enough to get him confirmed. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Blanche Gives G.O.P. Senators Written Assurances on Trump’s I.R.S. Deal
Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general has been held up over concerns about a planned $1.8 billion fund for Trump allies and the president’s immunity from tax scrutiny.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM
no agreement with trump is binding, it's impossible that anyone at this point fails to understand that. All that's happening here is spineless toadies folding as anticipated bsky.app/profile/matt...
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It will depress you! Sorry about that but it’s kind of my jam.
I selected well-written books, some of them are even wryly funny at times — if you come from a culture with macabre humor. Still, the issue is big, complex, and scary. All the more reason for us to face it together.
I selected well-written books, some of them are even wryly funny at times — if you come from a culture with macabre humor. Still, the issue is big, complex, and scary. All the more reason for us to face it together.
A reading list that I know will depress me, but one that also seems vital to understand (and fight this version of) the future. From the brilliant @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/o...
Opinion | A Reading List for Our Age of A.I.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
www.nytimes.com
August 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
It will depress you! Sorry about that but it’s kind of my jam.
I selected well-written books, some of them are even wryly funny at times — if you come from a culture with macabre humor. Still, the issue is big, complex, and scary. All the more reason for us to face it together.
I selected well-written books, some of them are even wryly funny at times — if you come from a culture with macabre humor. Still, the issue is big, complex, and scary. All the more reason for us to face it together.
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I’ve been writing a counter narrative of shutdowns that has me revisiting media from that time. And let me tell you, the only other option was everybody die. So yeah.
it’s pretty obvious that a lot of people remember that COVID lockdowns were unpleasant and from there just extrapolate that they were therefore bad policy
August 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I’ve been writing a counter narrative of shutdowns that has me revisiting media from that time. And let me tell you, the only other option was everybody die. So yeah.