@polticalux.bsky.social
I just boost news, politics, and public transit. I sometimes have jokes but they tend to be bad. Reposts are full unequivocal endorsements of every position that person has ever had.
John Fogerty's centerfield is about a man who is embracing his bisexuality, I'll be taking the further questions 
August 28, 2026 at 11:24 AM
John Fogerty's centerfield is about a man who is embracing his bisexuality, I'll be taking the further questions 
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The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look.
On why the press looks away:
On why the press looks away:
The Bulwark Killed an Investigation into Political Fundraising Spam After Its Publisher Took the Consultants’ Side
This is a story about the Democratic Party captured by its consultants, and about what happens when the pro-democracy press is asked to say so.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM
The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look.
On why the press looks away:
On why the press looks away:
What do you call a horn stuffed with USB-C cables... a corducopia
August 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
What do you call a horn stuffed with USB-C cables... a corducopia
ZZ Top has vary strong
But diametrically opposed ideas when it comes to male vs female fashion
But diametrically opposed ideas when it comes to male vs female fashion
August 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
ZZ Top has vary strong
But diametrically opposed ideas when it comes to male vs female fashion
But diametrically opposed ideas when it comes to male vs female fashion
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The technical term for getting beaten soundly by Belgium in soccer is “getting waffle housed.”
July 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
The technical term for getting beaten soundly by Belgium in soccer is “getting waffle housed.”
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my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids
June 26, 2026 at 8:19 PM
my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids
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This thread of quotes now has months of hate speech against the outer planets and their moons
April 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This thread of quotes now has months of hate speech against the outer planets and their moons
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NC's most interesting Democratic primary is in #NC4. More on the candidates, the issues where they differ, and the latest on the shadowy outside groups spending big on ads to influence the outcome: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
Will Triangle Democrats oust their member of Congress this primary?
The Democratic primary in the Triangle’s 4th Congressional District could become a referendum on the party’s approach in Congress to battling the Trump administration, as Congresswoman Valerie Foushee...
www.wunc.org
February 25, 2026 at 5:56 PM
NC's most interesting Democratic primary is in #NC4. More on the candidates, the issues where they differ, and the latest on the shadowy outside groups spending big on ads to influence the outcome: www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
I just got an invite to a meeting in 2027 and I'm like come on, let's wait and see if there is a 2027 before we start making plans, ok?
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
I just got an invite to a meeting in 2027 and I'm like come on, let's wait and see if there is a 2027 before we start making plans, ok?
To America's true soft power, convincing others to try our pumpkin pie
OK - pie discourse - best pie story:
In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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In 2016, we were living in Andover, in the UK. My wife was assigned as an exchange officer at the Army Air Corps base at Middle Wallop (yes, really).*
The US Army has a tradition: senior leaders, in dress uniform, serve junior troops Thanksgiving dinner.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
To America's true soft power, convincing others to try our pumpkin pie
Mississippi is like being in an airport. You are just waiting for something to do, random people will just start talking to you, the food is mediocre but there is a lot of it the shops are weird, and drinking in the morning is normalizes
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mississippi is like being in an airport. You are just waiting for something to do, random people will just start talking to you, the food is mediocre but there is a lot of it the shops are weird, and drinking in the morning is normalizes
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Been avoiding the commentary on this album out of anticipatory exhaustion, but I knew I’d want to make an exception for Kelsey McKinney and I’m glad I did
No good art comes from greed: defector.com/taylor-swift...
No Good Art Comes From Greed | Defector
The packages arrived square and thin and carefully wrapped on Saturday afternoon. There were three of them, but only one was mine. If I could have rejected my package, sent it back from whence it…
defector.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Been avoiding the commentary on this album out of anticipatory exhaustion, but I knew I’d want to make an exception for Kelsey McKinney and I’m glad I did
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This is a drum I have been banging for a few years with those who do administration: the "blowback" you are getting about a particular online thing is often more perception than reality, and the more national that blowback is the more likely it is that it's an astroturfing campaign. ...
Data on Sydney Sweeney Ad Controversy Shows How MAGA Weaponizes Social Trends
Manufacturing outrage.
gizmodo.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is a drum I have been banging for a few years with those who do administration: the "blowback" you are getting about a particular online thing is often more perception than reality, and the more national that blowback is the more likely it is that it's an astroturfing campaign. ...
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The Washington Post has fired @karenattiah.bsky.social — the last Black woman on their opinions staff — for quoting Charlie Kirk’s racist words in the aftermath of his shooting (in a series of skeets decrying gun violence and political violence).
Support her by signing up for her class.
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Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Washington Post has fired @karenattiah.bsky.social — the last Black woman on their opinions staff — for quoting Charlie Kirk’s racist words in the aftermath of his shooting (in a series of skeets decrying gun violence and political violence).
Support her by signing up for her class.
Support her by signing up for her class.
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🚨 What if intro political science textbooks were better and cheaper?
We built one:
✅ $1/chapter
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✅ Written by top scholars
✅ Full (free!) instructor resources
🌐 www.politicsexperiment.com
Help us spread the word! @rudalev.bsky.social & I are the editors!
🚨 What if intro political science textbooks were better and cheaper?
We built one:
✅ $1/chapter
✅ Modular & flexible
✅ Written by top scholars
✅ Full (free!) instructor resources
🌐 www.politicsexperiment.com
Help us spread the word! @rudalev.bsky.social & I are the editors!
Home Page - A Political Science Experiment
www.PoliticsExperiment.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🚨 What if intro political science textbooks were better and cheaper?
We built one:
✅ $1/chapter
✅ Modular & flexible
✅ Written by top scholars
✅ Full (free!) instructor resources
🌐 www.politicsexperiment.com
Help us spread the word! @rudalev.bsky.social & I are the editors!
🚨 What if intro political science textbooks were better and cheaper?
We built one:
✅ $1/chapter
✅ Modular & flexible
✅ Written by top scholars
✅ Full (free!) instructor resources
🌐 www.politicsexperiment.com
Help us spread the word! @rudalev.bsky.social & I are the editors!
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Farm fact 1: the South makes biscuits because low-protein, high-starch wheats grow better here.
Bread & pasta need more protein (gluten) to get their shape. And high-protein wheat does NOT like it down here
Bread & pasta need more protein (gluten) to get their shape. And high-protein wheat does NOT like it down here
July 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Farm fact 1: the South makes biscuits because low-protein, high-starch wheats grow better here.
Bread & pasta need more protein (gluten) to get their shape. And high-protein wheat does NOT like it down here
Bread & pasta need more protein (gluten) to get their shape. And high-protein wheat does NOT like it down here
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
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Tomorrow (05.31.2025) I'm presenting a talk on Misinformation in the Age of "AI" with the Durham County Library. If you're interested, you can find out more and register here:
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14318472
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14318472
Misinformation in the age of "AI" with Dr. Damien Patrick Williams
In considering today's so-called artificial intelligence systems we must realise that what we say we want them to do is often at odds with how they're built— that there is a lot...
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Tomorrow (05.31.2025) I'm presenting a talk on Misinformation in the Age of "AI" with the Durham County Library. If you're interested, you can find out more and register here:
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14318472
durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14318472
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
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I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
April 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵
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🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up
March 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🔥 Rep. Al Green is not new to standing up
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hey, are you doomscrolling? fuck yeah, refresh that shit, i bet there are new posts by now
February 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
hey, are you doomscrolling? fuck yeah, refresh that shit, i bet there are new posts by now
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In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.
February 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In my city there is one cybertruck and one DIY parody of a cybertruck and the parody truck has become a local celebrity. Meanwhile, I always wish I had some rotten eggs to throw at the tesla whenever I see it.
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beaker on magazine covers: thread
February 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
beaker on magazine covers: thread
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BBC tested a bunch of chatbots used as news source:
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
BBC tested a bunch of chatbots used as news source:
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...