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it just occurred that this is historical/racial appropriation. specifically by co-opting the slave aristocracy the city is known for as your own, you tried to use that abhorrent legacy to win an Internet argument. super fucking gross and you shouldn't do that

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bay area lore he's "employed" by Google in a role that isn't a real job, similar to Dre or Reznor at  anyway one time he went to his assigned office, empty but with desk, and found someone using it for a meeting. allegedly they thought a room named 'Vint Cerf' was actually conference room lmao

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Yeah I have no idea how you came away with that from what I said lmao

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North Charleson, Park Circle myself I too live steeped in the echos of history

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the Wachowski's chose to leave it up to the viewer to interpret the meaning behind the series, and chose to not speak out much as they worried their words would be interpreted what they said as dogma read it how you want, just saying the character design wasn't intended slaveholder by any stretch

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609 Slave Owner Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

for depictions of actual slaveholders, refer to contemporary sources rather than your preconceived ideas www.gettyimages.com/search/2/ima...

gettyimages.com

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the man wears a suit + vest + bowtie every day, so his resemblance to your idea of a "slaveholder" is superficial at best. as for the matrix character bring representative of captial and vice and slavery, I think you're looking for meaning where there is mostly a decent sci-fi story lmao

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noooooo this is wrong – the actor + attire was specifically chosen to resemble Vint Cerf, co-inventor of TCP/IP - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vint_Cerf

en.wikipedia.org

Vint Cerf - Wikipedia

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I dont follow bsky drama - anybody have context?

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Replying to this comment on the blog, specifically the YouTube user: "I'm surprised Klein can't see the fallacy he's committing here." This can be answered very clearly by Upton Sinclair, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”

There are some excellent comments on this episode on YouTube:

This discussion lays bare the differences between privileged existence versus lived reality of people of color. Ezra is processing his grief for the version of America he believed existed. Ta-Nehisi is revealing the sad yet truthful reality that Ezra's version was the "American exceptionalism" myth. That's why Ezra is searching for meaning while Ta-Nehisi has moral clarity, and defined purpose.

I'm embarrassed to admit that when I went into this interview, I was initially in support of Klein's argument, but after really listening to Ta-Nehisi Coates, I've come to realize my assumption and perspective were both dangerously wrong. The best thing we could have said is a simple condemnation of political violence and a condolence to his family, but whether or not we've meant to, a lot of us have come awfully close to making Kirk something he wasn't– a saint. After talking to friends who were directly impacted by the rhetoric Kirk espoused, I also have come to realize that being in the minority in a conversation of politics and morality is better than giving up our soul for power. The tides of history are built on organizing and timing and we often don't see the fruits of our labor. Anyways, I'm sorry.

The incredible irony is Klein asking why his side has lost over the last few years when the answer is that it is precisely because of his side's lack of moral clarity and belief that Klein encapsulates in this video. Swing voters and non-voters don't vote for mainstream dems because they don't want to vote for smug, technocratic, out of touch people—people like Klein.

I'm surprised Klein can't see the fallacy he's committing here. Sure, you don't have to dump all over Kirk immediately after is death. The jump from that to "I must lie about him doing politics the right way" is wild.

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luckily the pilot survived, but the cherry on top re: call w/ Lockheed :  “no transcript is available because the call was made on a personal phone rather than the legal voice recorder in the air traffic control tower” [4/4]

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causing the aircraft software to transition from flight mode to "on ground" mode while the aircraft was still airborne resulting in the aircraft becoming "uncontrollable" and crashing, "a total loss valued at $196,500,000." [3/4]

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pilot spends 50 minutes on a call w/ five Lockheed Martin SMEs, including "a senior software engineer, flight safety engineer, and three landing gear system engineers." then attempts two touch-and-go's   after second attempt, "Weight on Wheel" sensors indicated the aircraft was on the ground [2/4]

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"military industrial complex" yes to _someone_ this shit is complex lmao my DJI drone can handle better   January 2025 - USAF F-35 pilot ejects & aircraft is lost after software changes flight mode to "on ground" mode. [1/4]

pacaf.af.mil

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that’s what the milsurp MRAP and thermal goggles are for??

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is this what the kids mean by fafo

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the ball started rolling yesterday when trump was posting pics of tents and unhoused people from his motorcade while on the way to golf

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Someone plz post the deposition vid

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