kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 11hThere's tragedy and irony in there, and it would be incorrect to remember him as a Nazi, but calling him anti-nazi should come with an asterisk that this commitment was minimal 110 0
kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 11hAll of this to say, he was not anti-nazi out of an intellectual commitment to building a just, ethical society. He was anti Nazi because he was Jewish and he resigned in protest when the writing was on the wall that neither he nor his Jewish colleagues could continue their careers. 120 0
kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 11hThe conversion to Lutheranism was when he was young but the commitment to chemical warfare was lifelong. Even during the Weimar Republic, he used the pretense of pest control to continue chemical weapons research and skirt the bans imposed by the Treaty of Versailles. 110 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 18hX-Pac Heat is a real phenomenon. I do think if, like, Apple put this out, people would be like, "I don't know why they're doing Monster Jam stunts at Apple events now, but cool." If Musk is doing Monster Jam stunts, it's justifiably "What the fuck is this? I preordered this car 10 years ago."tvtropes.orgX-Pac Heat - TV TropesIn Professional Wrestling, "heat" is used to describe any reaction to a wrestler and their gimmick. Face and heel heat can make or break a wrestler; the former ought to be cheered, and the latter ough... 744319 0
kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 12hThis is correct. To the extent that he was anti Nazi, it was too little, too late. He thought by converting to Lutheranism and committing to the German war machine he would be spared and keep his career. 100 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Ludicrous framing here from @nytimes.com. No serious Dems ever thought these would be slam dunks. And it's premature to let a centrist group get in a self-interested shot like this before we even know if these candidates will actually fare worse in the elections than other ones. Indefensible. 1031154209 0
kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 14/10/2026@kartoonistkelly.bsky.social lady liberty in tears? 000 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Our internet, how we get all of our information, now has banned using the word "sex" without writing it like "s*x" but our kids are being inundated with people falling off rollercoasters, being mauled by Tigers, and jumping off buildings. It creates a culture afraid of people but in love with death. 251443207 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 13/10/2026It does appear the "data center eliminated Nazi and otherwise fuckface bots" narrative is basically wishcasting, it does show you how popular getting rid of this shit would broadly be, and that maybe a smart person should run on it. 814386768 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026Main thing I’ve gotten from this trip to Europe is that a lot of leftwing discourse — “content” — on social media is not a good use of people’s time A lot of “call out” and not enough of “being in community” 529444 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialSword Vixen, Still Standing @threetails.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Data centers becoming targets in the war between Ukraine and Russia will expose one of the fatal limitations of LLMs in war: they rely on large, stationary installations which in turn rely on massive amounts of external fuel and water. They are big fucking targets that can't be easily moved. 3176 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialJeff Baker @jwbee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Settle down, Lyft Bike! That's a lot of trips! 4527 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them 973726438 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint. 308122482240 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialacabylon 👻👻 BOO 👻👻 @acabylonbee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026dui is bad but hear me out so is the nfl 0221 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026the funniest thing about the "we don't trust the media" people is that they will trust literally anyone else. like, if you have an image and text, they'll buy it. shaking keys at babies type logic. 352362391 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Shoot this into my veins. 1051083136 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialonion person @junlper.beer · 07/02/2026new episode of ill conceived where we talk about surrogacypodcasts.apple.comSurrogacyPodcast Episode · Ill Conceived · 02/07/2026 · 1h 39m 118210 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialbarefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026it's like Undercover Boss writ large. everybody who makes too much money for what they do thinks everybody else is dispensable and easily replaced. and then they parachute in and fail and still come away not really getting it. 0567 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 29/09/2026one question we ask ourselves--and get from others--at liberal currents is "what does it mean to be a liberal?" this is my attempt at answering it. liberalism is not merely a "well it's the least worst of everything." liberalism is an answer to our deepest questions about ourselvesliberalcurrents.comRemember Who You Are, LiberalChapter 20 (pp. 162–168) from The Reconstruction Papers. 48312 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The plan: Build a 200-room, 300-bathroom data center, 70% subsidized by federal and local governments. Make it accessible to the train. Build a supermarket for the 800 people doing 24/7 on-site maintenance. Call it the future of technology. Make OpenAI pay for the rest. Then let people move in. 542158269 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There's long been talk about Mullin but it's the first time I've seen it in the national press. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comNothing to see here? DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin shares a D.C. home with a Republican congressmanThe homeland security secretary, who owns dozens of properties, met Rep. Jason Smith during bipartisan congressional workouts more than a decade ago. 55643137 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialJeff @gojeffgo.com · 23/09/2026Pretty good group costume idea: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Sheldon 1953839 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Sean Manaea is wearing a "New York Is Love" Mets Pride shirt after pitching six solid innings to beat the Texas Rangers, the MLB's only team without a Pride night. Perhaps coincidence, perhaps not. 161359245 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026People keep asking us about Mamdani/Trump vs. Jeffries/Kushner. We spoke at length last night but I'll repeat for the record. Mamdani's job is safe, and by the time he runs again Trump will be gone. A supposed radical does not swallow hard - 410511 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So confused. How was Pro Publica able to uncover and report this bribery scandal and administration cover-up without being at the White House and having the president assuring them they are stupid piggies? hhttps://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigationpropublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 17765198 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialDana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 21/09/2026E.B. White established this in 1949! Move on already! 879767 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is EXACTLY what I was worried about with the Paramount merger: They weren't going to make 30 movies per year. That was my issue with it. Now we have 30 movies! Thank you Gavin Newsom! You saved democracy! 🫡 🇺🇸 🗽 🦅 2869959 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 16/09/2026once again, the phrase "campism" remains the skeleton key that unlocks why so many contemporary leftists are so bizarrely terrible on fp, even on shit that should just be slam dunks for any left-liberal, like supporting ukraine against genocidal imperialist russianewpol.orgInternationalism, Anti-Imperialism, And the Origins of Campism - New PoliticsLa Botz analyzes the pseudo anti-imperialist character of campism and calls for genuine internationalism of workers against imperialism. 1360799 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialPride Ott 🦦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Take shamefully stolen from eugenics twink but it is funny how porn is often considered one of the major vices of the digital era but unlike infinite scrolling algorithmically curated content it has a very obvious end state where you get on with the rest of your life 131229200 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialJon Green @modestholdings.com · 15/09/2026Trump setting up a series of rakes the ag sector is doomed to stomp on. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ2K...youtube.comFarm Journal Report: Sulfur Shortage Sparks Fears of the Next Fertilizer CrisisYouTube video by Farm Journal 3247 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Let’s enjoy the other one as well 52715 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialKatie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"The whole “Oh no, our models went rogue” thing … When a bridge collapses, you don’t analyze whether the bridge was ethical or sentient or why it decided to collapse. You ask, who is the person who built this bridge to be so flimsy?" www.wired.com/story/one-of...wired.comOne of AI’s Fiercest Critics Says All the Doom Talk Is ‘Meant to Distract Us’Timnit Gebru argues that AI companies are stoking fears of extinction to avoid discussing actual harms, like autonomous weapons. 302667906 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Perhaps the most striking thing about Trump's approval numbers is how relentless the gradual erosion of his popularity has been. There is no sign of any meaningful reversal. Data as ever via the brilliant @gelliottmorris.com @fiftyplusone.news. 331068222 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 10/09/2026We've got a Muslim man running the most multicultural city in the world and making space for all the people in it. That's what cultural victory over fundamentalism looks like, it's a shame that there's a part of the population that couldn't identify a cultural victory if it slapped them in the face. 72678385 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialAndy Famiglietti @afamiglietti.org · 09/09/2026Anthropic: Oooooooh look out! There could be a superintelligence! What if it's not aligned! Spooky! Scary! Also Anthropic: please pay no attention to this boring ol' mass surveillance system. Nothing to see here. 16881277 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 08/09/2026After Trump threatened to ban Bombardier sales in the US, GOP Sen Roger Marshall struggled to look as if he's fighting to protect US jobs but without saying a single critical word about Trump. This is already leading to harsh local coverage, too: newrepublic.com/article/2151... 934272 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They are blocking a bike lane to a middle school on grounds that it would remove parking for Monterrey Market. As if the market didn't already have a giant parking lot, a bus stop in front, and shoppers couldn't ride ebikes in the new bike lane. 1057463 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialgrapesmoker @grapesmoker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026we actually have to destroy the alt-health industry in its entirety, much like we also need to destroy car dealerships 362886497 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialGil Durán @gilduran.com · 06/09/2026Silicon Valley's effort to destroy democracy is the biggest story of our political moment. Beware of those who have nothing to say about it. 131525381 0
kata-lepsis.bsky.social @kata-lepsis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Wait what happened with 1password? 110 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I'm of the belief that Trump will never get rid of Hegseth because he'll never get anyone as willing to turn tanks against Americans. But Democrats should still be demanding it at every chance they get. 301427225 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers. 66116942329 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Boycott Google, as it shamelessly panders to that idiotic vulgar slob. 1284120923254 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Speaking of the helmet discourse, it's the final days of this awesome deal from FEND. Save 20% off their full line of foldable helmets with code THEWARONCARS, applied automatically at checkout. fend.io/pages/thewar...fend.ioThe War on CarsExplore FEND's foldable bike helmets. Easily fold and store in any bag. Perfect for urban commuters and designed to go anywhere with you. 55813 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Typical Saturday night. Drank 3 diet root beers and crashed my Segway into a parked car 28845105 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialWannabe Apparatchik @apparatchikwannabe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026the people writing about Kirk’s death thought they were writing about, like, the RFK assassination, and they were actually writing about Harambe 747575 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026we are PROTECTING WOMEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS by having MEN show up to WOMEN'S SPORTS to YELL at the WOMEN PLAYING SPORTS 393922668 0
Reposted by @kata-lepsis.bsky.socialThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 22/08/2026"Cameras issued nearly 200,000 citations — and more than half were mailed to an address outside of Oakland..."kqed.orgOakland Speed Cameras Show Promise, More Than Half of Tickets Go to Nonresidents | KQEDOakland reports significant drops in speeding, as automated cameras issued nearly 200,000 citations over a four-month period. 314722 0
