This manages to be almost Chotiner caliber but the subject is the Chotiner character. RE:
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conputer dipshit (@davidcrespo.bsky.social)
amazing opening https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/podcasts/the-daily/zohran-mamdani-interview.html
Might not be just the truck RE:
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Ian Boudreau (@ianboudreau.com)
*Talking to a Wired reporter who is writing down what I say* I am the proud owner of a Cybertruck, it has an AI in it that I talk to for therapy, I...
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This pathway is interesting to me. Phases 1 and 2 in particular speak to parents (moms) who homeschooled their kids during the pandemic and/or realized that actually yes, their kids weren’t getting enough support in school. The message resonates bc the convos ab curriculum etc are often toxic. RE:
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Jess Calarco (@jessicacalarco.com)
We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust. From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?...
They’ll say the Biden Censorship Regime was behind this, too. Very hard to keep track of who was president when, you know. RE:
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Kara Swisher (@karaswisher.bsky.social)
I thought they said it was wrong for an administration to ask a social media platform to take stuff down.
I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform? Is it...requesting content moderation? https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:5bnbgj7gwebt6hhub4pa5c7n&cid=bafkreicmwp27vo3ojsryy33p5jmkerh7w6ez4inxa6y6bmflwxn66da6ya
Worth also reading [@genevievelakier.bsky.social](
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Genevieve Lakier (@genevievelakier.bsky.social)
Law professor at UChicago Law. Thinks a lot about freedom of speech. Curious about this platform.
 )’s Substack post on the unconstitutionality (quaint notion!) of tying federal fund access to waiving First Amendment rights… [blog.dividedargument.com/p/the-uncons...](
The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence
Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or with...
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Robert Kelchen (@robertkelchen.com)
After getting zero firm commitments to this point from the first nine invitees, the Trump administration is extending its proposed compact to all c...
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The Unconstitutional Conditions Doctrine and the Compact for Excellence
Members of the Trump administration love to say that federal funding is a privilege not a right and therefore something that can be granted or with...
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Yes AND the right has really run with some canonical things associated w/leftist organizing — they regularly reference Alinsky, for example. The learnings don’t seem to go in the opposite direction. @himself.bsky.social’s post (linked in Matt’s tweet, which I also read today) is worth a read. RE:
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Matthew Sheffield (@matthew.flux.community)
It would be a great idea for the left to learn right-wing organizing techniques. This doesn't happen because left elites cannot distinguish betwe...
So this was a super fun night. Lil John was a surprise guest & performed a short set — guess my 8yo’s first concert is now Lil John. 😂 A couple of the Red Bull dancers were up there with him. Some LA krump legends performed too. Recorded stream w/some great talent: [www.redbull.com/us-en/live/r...](https://www.redbull.com/us-en/live/red-bull-dance-your-style-world-final-2025 ) RE:
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Renee DiResta (@noupside.bsky.social)
Out in LA for the Red Bull Dance Your Style (DYS) World Final!! I’m excited. Brought my 8yo —she’s 🩰, not a street dancer (my 5yo is that ...
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“Who was president in 2020?” is the question of our time. I wrote a substack about this on Friday!This isn’t an accident. [open.substack.com/pub/agentsof...](
Who was president in 2020?
On pressure, coercion, and confrontations with reality
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Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social)
“The Biden FBI” Who was President on January 6?
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Who was president in 2020?
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