Reposted by JamieEd Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 23hThere's a real and important dividing line between people who want to write, and people who want to be A Writer. AI is a gift from heaven for the latter, letting them skip the part where they have to think thoughts and write sentences and go (they hope) directly to the book tour. 814922
Reposted by JamieThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 23hThe downward trend in crime that began during the Biden administration has only accelerated, leaving Republicans flailing on the issue. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.com‘It’s Not an Issue’: Crime as a G.O.P. Line of Attack Loses TractionAcross the country, especially in the North Carolina Senate race, Republicans have charged opponents with being soft on crime, even as crime rates plummet. 33912
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 22hI gotta be honest…..I’m a little torn on the ice coffee thing but I also didn’t care enough to comment earlier lol 130
Reposted by JamieYennifer of Vengaboys @meanchristian.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Obviously she wasn't the first but Rachel Dolezal really shifted something in society 111
Reposted by JamieBabadookakis @ryanwu2438.bsky.social · 29/09/2026They thought everyone would be amoral power-hungry cynics and did not anticipate the rise of sincere ideologues 181
Reposted by Jamierobert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I react very poorly when any proposed policy or plan is met with "but what if someone like Trump gets hold of it?? then it would be not good, but very bad" because there really is no law or institution that can work when a population is willing to elect the stupidest, worst asshole alive 1677978
Reposted by JamieMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The average cost of a domestic airline ticket in the U.S. is $405, up from $302 a year ago. 112031
Reposted by JamieKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I’m finding the comments section more interesting. “I have practiced law for over 30 years… Every attorney I know understands that often an argument that sounds good when discussed with colleagues or clients often cannot survive the rigor of the written word.” 1518
Reposted by JamieKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I actually can’t get past the first sentence of this opinion piece: “Most college professors I know believe that students learn to think — critically, creatively, reflectively, tenaciously — only by writing.” This simply isn’t true, at least not in my experience, and it sets up quite the straw man.nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think.If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 79114
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not tryna do gender wars but whenever I catch an episode of Love on the Spectrum, I can see what women autists mean when they say they (women in general) are a lot more socialized/forced to be socially well adjusted 050
Reposted by Jamiesmols/rachel @smolsdarklighter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026i don't think it's bad for the latter to exist, but I do think it's very dangerous when it becomes the public ideal for art in a way that stifles the former. We are not going to beat fascism by policing artistic expression of emotional reactions. 2235
Reposted by Jamiesmols/rachel @smolsdarklighter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Many progressives people are so concerned with thinking about how our ideological enemies might co-opt our narrative art that we're in danger of repressing art as emotional expression in favor of art solely as propaganda or teaching tool. 3246
Reposted by Jamiesmols/rachel @smolsdarklighter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I think more discussions about what should or shouldn't be included in the contents or done in the execution of fiction (& other art) need to realize that human feelings don't always reflect objective reality--or our aspirations for it--but they do need to be expressed in some way! 13913
Reposted by JamieDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12652551585
Reposted by JamieKylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Would a guilty man inject chemicals 19110
Reposted by JamieJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 22/09/2026Oh absolutely, Richie, him injecting a 16 year old with “chemicals” definitely makes me think he’s innocent, regardless of any other context. Thank you for this important contribution, you normal person who shouldn’t be taken out back and shot. 2855462
Reposted by JamieScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982243347
Reposted by JamieCarolyn Dicey Jennings @cdj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Yes, I think you are right. But then why ignore biology as a type of physical science? Clearly AI is not based in biology. Is the idea that our biology can’t possibly be doing anything for us? Why would someone claim that? Maybe from an old school clockwork universe perspective? 2141
Reposted by JamieCarolyn Dicey Jennings @cdj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Genuinely confused as to what could be behind this take. What do other #philmind people think? Is this driven by an (incorrect) assumption that “metaphysical” is equivalent to “non-physical”? If so, maybe the idea is that if understanding is physical then AI can do it? But that ignores biology. 18436
Reposted by JamieFelipe Pepe @felipepepe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I feel the rest of the world (Americans included) have no idea of how aggressively the US is pushing to make Latin America into a giant colony. Every day we get news about political interference, increase in military presence, absurd trade demands, online propaganda, Venezuela being pillaged, etc 212246939
Reposted by JamiePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I know that some people don't think these types of things are important but I really do. Cultural change precedes political change. When you don't have the culture, it's more difficult to win politically or to sustain political wins. newrepublic.com/post/215697/...newrepublic.comMAGA Festival With Kid Rock Canceled After No One Wanted to GoThe “Freedom Fest” is no longer happening after dismal ticket sales. 373185781
Reposted by JamieBi King Gent 👑 💖💜💙 @thesnarkygent.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It feels like half of the supposed uses for this "AI" stuff is just the most depressing thing you've ever heard of 053
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There are a lot of systemic economic forces out of people’s hands that get you here but I def blame parents if the majority of a cohort fears basic relationship/sexual rejection to the point where it’s stopping them from trying at all 141
Reposted by JamieChristopher Kelly @hfmatters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Short answer, AI does not understand what 'kill' or 'people' actually mean in the way humans do, so coding/ programming of rules is not necessarily simple or straightforward... 163
Reposted by JamieDrew T @dtipson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you had come to Rupert Murdoch in 2005 and said “sir, I have a plan: I will make it so that nearly every US journalist will read the NYPost from cover to cover day” he would have laughed you out of the room, but Musk really did it, he made it happen 224720
Reposted by JamieJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Taylor Lorenz is proof that Elon's ideological project at Twitter is working. Yeah, the lady who spends 18 hours a day online suddenly got more right wing after he took over, that was the point. 153541513
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I took one philosophy of the mind course in undergrad and even I can tell Stancil is out of his element. Like please read a book. 160
Reposted by JamieEGT 📚 @egtfirefall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You don't have to believe in the soul to grapple w/complexity of consciousness. "This assumption that consciousness is a form of computation...that...is a very dangerous assumption. The more you look at a brain, the more you realize how different it is from a computer." - Neurosci Dr. Anil Seth... 131
Reposted by JamieJim Thompson @jimthommo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026[Takes Olympic record level bong rip]: 022
Reposted by JamieDr Keith Wilson 💭 @keithwilson.eu · 20/09/2026This take would fail any undergraduate intro to philosophy of mind course. Also a textbook example of a false dichotomy! 1214720
Reposted by JamieChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026the experience of COVID really drove this home for me. It wans't the apocalypse, life went on, but a million people died and there were enormous social costs, some of which continue to this day and then when it was done most people were like "let's never think about that again" 792365392
Reposted by JamieRachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We all know SOMEONE who was pushed to the brink by covid, there’s some neat political lines some of these breaks fall into, but with many the psychological instability came first & then rooted around for “positions” to attach itself to, some of which were/are even inconsistent with each other. 0153
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hilarious that she’s now willing to pal around with people who don’t believe that Covid is/was dangerous at all 070
Reposted by JamieRachel Klein @racheleklein.bsky.social · 19/09/2026She is also one of the unfortunate people who had a full psychological break due to covid politics, a group I don’t think we’ve quite acknowledged or fully appreciate yet. 3438
Reposted by JamieRuss @russ41.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The coverage of Piker made so much more sense once I realized they see him as a business competitor. 192352314
Reposted by JamieEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them. Here is my journeyheated.worldThe open houses at the edge of disasterWhat are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out. 421278407
Reposted by JamieGary Grills @communitymartyr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Imagine how powerful he’d be if he read literally any book on the topics he Talks about 5533
Reposted by JamieJeremy Pober @jpober.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A common mistake i see in online AI discourse is the framing: well, what makes you think they *aren't* conscious? It's a mistake because it puts the burden of proof on the wrong side; the question for AI's (or really anything) is: why should we think it *is* conscious? 3436
Reposted by Jamiethe kat from HOUSE (1977) @dogunderwater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026niche subtweet but the kennedy center is actually really cool and had a lot of programs to make it more affordable to attend AND used to have free concerts every day that they also have online with smaller artists and it makes me sad seeing people blow it off ): 334077
Reposted by JamieAaron Lehr @aaronjlehr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I'm sympathetic to many of your assertions on this topic. That said, inflation has only been higher than it is now twice in the last 35 years ('08 crash & covid), and that's very far back to ask people to compare. It's bad right now and it's almost entirely self inflicted. 0121
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Your beat on this is getting weird. The percentage chart here is cumulative so if it’s been elevated for years on end….? Like? 050
Reposted by Jamiewoke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm, 342909534
Jamie @jayelharris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This article is making me feel old because I don’t really relate to this experience while watching the show and I was born in 198X 120
