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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

First contract, down to ~3. Then turn around and expand it. A lot. 100 or so should suffice.

zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Blockade of Strait of Hormuz means Trump Admin is replacing the post-WWII maritime order (Pax Americana) with a global protection racket (Rex Americana), rejecting both hegemony and multipolarity. Seems important. Any one considering how this may play out?

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Inalienable right to unvote. A version of vote-of-no-confidence.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Personal income down, corporate profits up. Just a coincidence.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I've started observing MAGA relatives very closely. Initially, they ask the right questions, voice relatable concerns. And yet, then land back in MAGA land. A big factor is their media bubble; they're not even aware of (authentic) opposing views, just accepting FOX News' caricatures.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Alas, Biden was bad for ratings.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Alas, it was bad for ratings.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Grafting, Obstruction, Projection

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

NYT has always defended the Establishment.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

For comparison, +30M acres are used to grow corn ethanol. Solar would free half that land to grow more food for people.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Just formalizes the status quo. No average person is anonymous.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Ambigious rules, lethally enforced.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Ageism? Don't be a hoser, eh. True center are the McKenzie brothers.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

IIRC, GWB declared himself The Chief Decider.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

If Waymos become the norm, we can stop wasting money on all those traffic signs everyone ignores. Ditto lane striping, traffic lights, etc.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Andy Rooney, patron saint of punditry, would disagree.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Why do people still play chess?

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

AI, ML, LLMs, etc. have always had intrinsic bias. Because the training data itself is biased. (h/t James Mickens PhD, many others). Dr Tanksley's update wrt the harms caused by these tools is both entirely predictable and terribly sad.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

No uncontested races. A meager filing fee buys you column space in a voters guide. Editorial boards and endorsing orgs will at least talk to you. Cheapest, widest, easiest way to promote our values, platform, and positions.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Reactionary beliefs in a nutshell.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

...to be more plagiary and less insightful. @the-downballot.com

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Just like the NY Times, Roberts thinks SCOTUS is above the fray, and sometimes regrettably gets politicized by others. Murc's Law yadda yadda.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Yup. Ask yourself: Do you want be right? Or do you want to win?

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Because Mamdani threatens Jeffries' power and Trump does not.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Soon, we'll use ad-blockers with browser extensions, instead of browsers with ad-blocker extensions.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Yes but: That "blindspot" is their business model. h/t Sinclair Lewis, yadda yadda.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Someone should tell A.G. Sulzberger.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Nicely spotted, terrific analogy. Could Project Runway's narrative form illustrate our profession's customary sage advice? a la Goldratt's The Goal and the The Phoenix Project. (I haven't watched Halt & Catch Fire. Maybe I should. Having lived it, I haven't felt compelled to relive it.)

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

WTF. No (Dem) chair/leader should even comment on a (Dem) contest. My (very professional) local party chair does not, will not comment on candidates, campaigns, issues. They even abstain from all votes. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social stay in your lane, FFS. (h/t @lebassett.bsky.social)

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

@pmarca has never forgiven UIUC for suing him (and winning) for stealing the source code for Mosaic. His blather about DEI is just payback.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Can anyone on @nytimes.com's ed board define "journalism". Simple: Show your work, cite your sources, and then SIGN YOUR NAME. Otherwise its just gossip, agitprop, trolling. @patrickhealynyt.bsky.social‬

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Yup. Return to the pre-Sputnik arrangement, where uni was finishing school for the rich.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Revenge of the Sophists

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Please curate my feed. Like uBlock + EasyList, but for bsky.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Profiles should show counts for both blockers and followers.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Like prior oligarchs, peter decided its cheaper to simple own govt.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Anecdata supporting my belief that GPT's primary use case is the production of bulllshit. h/t David Graeber (Bullshit Jobs, Utopia of Rules, etc)

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Yes but: Firebugs love to watch it burn.

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zappini @zappini.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

For comparison: during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War, the weakened CCP allied w/ KMT, then emerged much stronger. For better or worse, Mao understood realpolitick, tactics vs strategy. Whereas our leftists (DSA et al) remain committed to mutually assured destruction. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_...

en.wikipedia.org

Second United Front - Wikipedia

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