Sam Barry
@samueljbarry.com
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It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
September 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM
It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
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applying liberatory rhetoric to a technology that is explicitly being developed to replace humans holistically (rather than just at specific tasks) is goofy at best and probably much worse
September 4, 2026 at 6:19 AM
applying liberatory rhetoric to a technology that is explicitly being developed to replace humans holistically (rather than just at specific tasks) is goofy at best and probably much worse
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My “We Operate Under U.S. Law” ad is raising a lot of questions already answered by the ad.
September 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
My “We Operate Under U.S. Law” ad is raising a lot of questions already answered by the ad.
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Across a whopping 19 articles published by the New York Times on Mamdani's views of Israel-Palestine since January 2026, Palestinian New Yorkers are quoted twice, a pathetic 3% of the quotes total.
Overall, critics of Mamdani's views on this issue are quoted 2x the amount of times as supporters.
Overall, critics of Mamdani's views on this issue are quoted 2x the amount of times as supporters.
Mamdani Is Critical of Israel, and the Times Is on It
Who does the Gray Lady quote on this important issue? Plus, more news for your weekend.
hellgatenyc.com
August 29, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Across a whopping 19 articles published by the New York Times on Mamdani's views of Israel-Palestine since January 2026, Palestinian New Yorkers are quoted twice, a pathetic 3% of the quotes total.
Overall, critics of Mamdani's views on this issue are quoted 2x the amount of times as supporters.
Overall, critics of Mamdani's views on this issue are quoted 2x the amount of times as supporters.
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the dumbest all AI pileons all start the same way. an AI booster makes a nonspecific claim about how there are valuable use cases and opposition is from luddites and idiots.
Gonna briefly do an AI take: it used to be possible to have interesting discussions about AI here, and it's got progressively less so. You can't just think AI is bad, or overhyped, you've also got to subscribe to a very particular worst-case scenario about *how* it's bad and how bad it is.
August 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
the dumbest all AI pileons all start the same way. an AI booster makes a nonspecific claim about how there are valuable use cases and opposition is from luddites and idiots.
Also none of the rank and file software engineers on Bluesky have talked to a non software engineer in their entire lives
the average tech exec and venture capitalist and honestly an alarming amount of bay area software engineers have close to zero interaction or connection with regular people, and the richer they are, the more isolated they've become. They have built rationalizations for everything.
Tech execs do not have, like, a theory of mind for people who aren’t tech execs. If they did, they wouldn’t be so frequently baffled by how repulsive normal people think their whole deal is right now
August 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Also none of the rank and file software engineers on Bluesky have talked to a non software engineer in their entire lives
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you should try posting better
August 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
you should try posting better
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CNN had Abdul El Sayed on last. night and asked him five questions in a row about Israel and zero on healthcare, affordability, housing, or local Michigan politics.
August 6, 2026 at 3:26 PM
CNN had Abdul El Sayed on last. night and asked him five questions in a row about Israel and zero on healthcare, affordability, housing, or local Michigan politics.
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It's worth disambiguating this, on Democratic professionals, from simply "wanting to win." The GOP wants to win in order to enact fascist policies. But Democratic professionals want to win because anyone else winning would be childish and irresponsible. This is why their main posture the lecture.
Everything else is negotiable besides the idea that they're more serious and responsible than the right or left. Letting anyone else make these calls is simply irresponsible.
July 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
It's worth disambiguating this, on Democratic professionals, from simply "wanting to win." The GOP wants to win in order to enact fascist policies. But Democratic professionals want to win because anyone else winning would be childish and irresponsible. This is why their main posture the lecture.
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it's that plus a pretty large amount of "we cannot let these people into politics" - even where a muslim candidate tries to avoid the issue (mamdani) it's all israel all the time whenever one of us runs. you'd think they'd see it but i genuinely think a lot of them dont
It's rarely ever said so outright but basically the thesis of the Stevens surrogates as of today is that Arab Americans cannot possibly have any legitimate grievances about someone who is openly and proudly supportive of a country that kills their families lol
August 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
it's that plus a pretty large amount of "we cannot let these people into politics" - even where a muslim candidate tries to avoid the issue (mamdani) it's all israel all the time whenever one of us runs. you'd think they'd see it but i genuinely think a lot of them dont
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New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin
Total: 49-27
Black: 53-13
Hispanic: 52-15
Ages 18-29: 58-17
Harris voters: 74-10
Independents: 55-20
23% of Trump voters agree as well
Economist/YouGov:
Total: 49-27
Black: 53-13
Hispanic: 52-15
Ages 18-29: 58-17
Harris voters: 74-10
Independents: 55-20
23% of Trump voters agree as well
Economist/YouGov:
July 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
New poll: Americans believe the U.S. should arrest Benjamin Netanyahu by a +22 margin
Total: 49-27
Black: 53-13
Hispanic: 52-15
Ages 18-29: 58-17
Harris voters: 74-10
Independents: 55-20
23% of Trump voters agree as well
Economist/YouGov:
Total: 49-27
Black: 53-13
Hispanic: 52-15
Ages 18-29: 58-17
Harris voters: 74-10
Independents: 55-20
23% of Trump voters agree as well
Economist/YouGov:
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A great example of how absurd US politics is is that Abdul El Sayed feels compelled to tell random people online to not make fun of Stevens' accent, but an actual elected official who is a Stevens supporter can say that Abdul shouldn't speak Arabic in public and Stevens won't condemn it.
"Cool kids on the Internet. They're doing the cool kid chatter. Some of 'em might be the coastal elites, making fun of how I talk. But let's be real. They're making fun of Michigan. They're thinking they're better than us. Their jokes, their criticism, only make me fight harder."
-- Haley Stevens
-- Haley Stevens
July 26, 2026 at 4:06 AM
A great example of how absurd US politics is is that Abdul El Sayed feels compelled to tell random people online to not make fun of Stevens' accent, but an actual elected official who is a Stevens supporter can say that Abdul shouldn't speak Arabic in public and Stevens won't condemn it.
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The beautiful game. The people’s game.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
July 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The beautiful game. The people’s game.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
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>renames it to the Department of War
>names himself the Secretary of War
>fights one war
>loses
>names himself the Secretary of War
>fights one war
>loses
June 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
>renames it to the Department of War
>names himself the Secretary of War
>fights one war
>loses
>names himself the Secretary of War
>fights one war
>loses
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when your 37 year old streamer is lowkey 12 years old
May 26, 2026 at 11:23 PM
when your 37 year old streamer is lowkey 12 years old
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The faction on the 80% side of an 80/20 issue is sabotaging the party, for sure dude
April 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
The faction on the 80% side of an 80/20 issue is sabotaging the party, for sure dude
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You're absolutely right. The Republic of Iraq didn't have a weapons of mass destruction program, which was easily verifiable. That was my bad with the unilateral invasion and assassination of Saddam Hussein's sons - It's good you're such an intuitive thinker who can avoid future missteps like that.
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 AM
You're absolutely right. The Republic of Iraq didn't have a weapons of mass destruction program, which was easily verifiable. That was my bad with the unilateral invasion and assassination of Saddam Hussein's sons - It's good you're such an intuitive thinker who can avoid future missteps like that.
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I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I can't put into words the feeling of watching our government, a hive of evil antisocial filth, the absolute worst humanity has to offer, colliding with the best. Ordinary people trying to help each other, risking everything to stand up for what's plainly, unambiguously fair and right. It's unreal
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mr president sir, im a lifelong conservative and im just wondering which deeply held belief of mine today you would like me to dump in the trash no questions asked to defend your dementia-fueled insanity sir? preferably something ive been incredibly vocal about my entire life
January 24, 2026 at 1:04 PM
mr president sir, im a lifelong conservative and im just wondering which deeply held belief of mine today you would like me to dump in the trash no questions asked to defend your dementia-fueled insanity sir? preferably something ive been incredibly vocal about my entire life
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“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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doom creator id software just became the latest microsoft studio to unionize. though the neutrality agreement that has allowed CWA to organize so many studios recently lapsed, id devs told me that only applies to activision blizzard for now
aftermath.site/id-software-union-doom-microsoft-cwa
aftermath.site/id-software-union-doom-microsoft-cwa
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
doom creator id software just became the latest microsoft studio to unionize. though the neutrality agreement that has allowed CWA to organize so many studios recently lapsed, id devs told me that only applies to activision blizzard for now
aftermath.site/id-software-union-doom-microsoft-cwa
aftermath.site/id-software-union-doom-microsoft-cwa