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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There is so very much to be outraged about that generating phony outrage feels both disingenuous and counter-productive. But I'm also not surprised people see any deviation from the worst-possible interpretation as a defense of Trump. Some media environment we got here!
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My father (68) died in 2011, and my brother (49) raised the idea to his widow (76) wouldn't it be amazing if we could upload his voice and photo and he could talk to us through AI. They both loved the idea. When I was like, that is horrifying ghoul shit neither understood why. Truly sad.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For a man the goal is to be strong enough - including strong enough not to need a therapist. Shake it off, get out there and score some points! It's... Not tailored for emotional health.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Turn was good, what I watched of it at least.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Like any democracy, Israel requires criticism to function. The idea criticism of Israel or it's government should be taboo not only cheapens the concept of antisemitism, it also undermines free speech here and democracy there.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
this mf said cringre
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Whatever the metric that favors me and the people who look like me, that's what I favor." - Conservatives in 2026
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am here to represent the arm and leg-beef lovers of America. [turns directly to camera] We are your fathers and sons, your doctors and teachers, we drive your buses and cook your food. We are everywh
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
With Obama also having campaigned with Mamdani, he has pretty clearly chosen sides with regards to the efforts by some to paint them as out of the Democratic mainstream.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There was an amazing bit on Larry Sanders where Elvis Costello is backstage and someone tells Hank "hey look, it's Elvis!" And Hank just looks at him skeptically and says "I don't think so..." and walks away. I always respected him for taking that kind of mockery.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The social utility of cars is also widely shared by consumers who choose to commute. And the danger of car accidents is largely dependent on individuals acting safely on their own behalf. The social utility of AI is ??? and the dangers it poses cannot be limited by individual care.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If Democrats could accurately convey to average people the views of Republican justices the public would [redacted].
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Irregardless... www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/i...
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Definition of IRREGARDLESS
regardless… See the full definition
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is the easiest political layup in history. Who doesn't want to campaign against creating naked pictures of people without their consent? Just a wildly unpopular stance to take.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It must be wild to see someone criticize the Israeli government and assume that means they support Hamas. It is basically the exact same sentiment George w. Bush used when he said you're either with us or with the terrorists. Just as convincing too.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The real hidden question underneath so much of US politics is the question of why people are radicalized and build whole personalities around the people to their left who bother them.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You're a brilliant man with words. Have you considered the possibility that endlessly litigating this word serves to obscure the horrific actions of the Israeli government? Ministers are openly calling for ethnic cleansing and opining on their wish to starve millions. Maybe that deserves the focus?
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah, I also came through to say mortal shell 2. Here's a youtube short. youtube.com/shorts/e5RCp...
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Mortal Shell II Quick Review
YouTube video by GameSpot
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pull-quote highlighted. www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna53524...
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just a regular rancher now.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ted Cruz, too.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yeah anyone who looks at the rise of the manosphere/gamergate/trumpist politics and thinks the problem is men aren't treated well enough has already picked a side.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I think the actual argument that goes unsaid is that if a bunch of non-white people in the third world die because of it, that's somewhere between neutral and net-positive for these freaks.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The people who argue in a world where antisemitism exists it's not possible to criticize Israel are doing an amazing disservice to the future safety of jews everywhere.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That is true and it's very good. It's also not surprising given the relationship between the US and Israel over the last several decades that people see our relative influence over the policies of Russia and Israel very differently. But of course US jews aren't responsible for Israeli policies.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I think they perceive rising and falling with thermostatic politics as the best they can do. Every type of "going on offense" is just deemed too risky, or good politics in blue states but bad politics in purple ones.
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Colin M. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 30/09/2026
this is specifically what Twitter was re-engineered to do, btw. it exists almost solely to threaten anyone at the flashpoint of a nascent social movement.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amanda Marcotte wrote these posts while in the same country as [insert random boogeyman]. Coincidence!? I think not.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think we are living in an age of discontent that makes it easy for charlatans like Trump to gain power, who are then totally incapable of actually delivering. The problem is, once they're back out of power, the cycle starts over again.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Honestly, maybe someone should provide him the name of someone with zero fucks and bottomless resources to sue him for defamation?
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We must stamp out this Cheech and Chongery once and for all! - absolute losers
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Amy Schumer in Trainwreck is another example of the genre. I feel like in romantic comedies the woman is often played up as socially awkward but it's usually a gorgeous woman with like, her hair up awkwardly (until the third act).
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you separate it out - these men love the female body, and hate the female mind's insistence she is a fully formed person with a perspective "as valid as his own." Autonomy is a threat when control is the goal. It's why I think so much religion seeks control of women, especially their sexuality.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There is, imo, no greater form of wish casting than pretending we can ignore national politics and hope this all goes away. Good luck with your important community work.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Opposition to Trump is going to take a lot of forms, and desperate people will go a lot of places they wouldn't have considered before. Democrats have the best opportunity to lead us out, but it will require leading.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's amazing how the founders specifically designed a system to be like "Well, the most important thing is we don't have a king. So let's make a President that can't declare war or have power of the purse with congress and courts there to check him" and Republicans really said "I prefer boot!"
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
fyi
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Fetterman is entirely in the Sinema mold - not taking his positions because they're so popular in PA, but because he has realized he can be the most important man in the Senate if he shivs his own party.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Manchin's positions were entirely related to him being from WV, a state Trump won by 37 points. When he broke with Democrats it was to be more popular there. Sinema was a former Green Party leader who became the darling of filibuster supporters and the crypto lobby. She left office widely disliked.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AI is clearly Too Big To Ignore, but the rush to confuse answer generators with human thought is deeply disturbing.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's so refreshing to finally see a debate play out over AI in which both sides support an AI-laden future controlled by tech billionaires.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited future governors from handing over abortion providers, helpers, and patients to red states for criminal prosecution. The bill also barred extraditions involving transgender care.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would ban extraditions for abortion and gender-affirming care
California’s pro-repro rights governor rejects a key protection that 18 blue states have enshrined into law.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Geezer I play jazz standards out a lot. I'm very familiar with the harmonic innovation and couldn't respect Coltrane more. Again - Giant Steps if my favorite album, not of his, but of all time. But I challenge you: name an important song written after this innovation that uses it.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Exactly. To me, the Biden legacy by that time was a refusal to face reality, demanding that voters support a discredited establishment, and Sanders was a leading voice in that charge. When Democratic pressure finally forced Biden from the race Sanders flipped on a dime.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The speed with which Sanders transitioned from "we must keep Biden as the nominee" to "the party abandoned working people" was dizzying.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In a competition between builders and wreckers the wreckers will always have the advantage. You can put 50 gourmet ingredients on a plate - one turd and you will never pick your fork up again.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Whatever Democrats pull off Republicans will say Obama lost more seats in 2010 and claim victory. We should ignore their excuses and adopt their approach to messaging about the opposition.
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joshz2012.bsky.social @joshz2012.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think if the GOP lost in 2026 and 2028 he would be giddy to say it was because he wasn't on the ballot.
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