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One of the most interesting aspects of this video is how dismissive he is of ideas he has clearly not thought very much about, like critiques of militarized borders and the modern prison. He sounds like a flat-earther from the middle ages dismissing the idea of a spherical planet out of blind religious devotion to concepts he's never had the curiosity to question. This highlights something I explore in the chapter called "What we don't know can hurt us" in Copaganda. One of the pervasive problems with mainstream news is that it never actually explains most progressive views. Whenever many progressive views are mentioned in the news (rarely), it is usually only to assert that the idea is controversial or radical or impractical. And the idea is usually described only with a label like "defund the police" but never offering any substance for why so many smart and kind and thoughtful people who develop views based on actual evidence might have come to that view. The result is cycle after cycle of ignorance, millions of words but no shared understanding of what actual policy ideas are even being discussed, let alone rejected. And, as I noted in my recent Copaganda Newsletter on popularity, when you strip labels but poll people on most of these actual policies, they are enormously popular. And they are even more popular the more evidence and time you give people. Behavior like this from @jonfavs is extremely troubling, particularly because he's one of the few people in a position to delve a bit deeper and to expose people to a whole world of beautiful, solid, popular ideas that actually present the only path forward for a world on the precipice of authoritarian, ecological, technological, and moral catastrohpe.

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The strongest protections against AI at work have not come from Congress, nor have they come from lawsuits - no. Without question, they've come from collective bargaining by organized labor. My new essay for @monthly (feat. Hanumankind & Elf-on-a-Shelf) washingtonmonthly.com/2026/05/20/ai-…

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I always recommend that people spend less time consuming news and more time with long form journalism. Well, this is one of the best things you'll read. It's a hopeful story that has long been inspiring to me, and it's exciting to see it told so beautifully here: gq.com/story/walpole-…

I use fish sauce in place of salt sometimes. no it doesn’t make it fishy. it adds moisture and scientifically makes your mouth water to taste the sweetness and ingredients even more. it’s a cheat code to better baking

alice wong introduced me to the 10 principles of disability justice and i think they are vital to the continued existence of the human race so i am sharing them

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The first cup of Nescafé without the sound of bombing, gunfire, or shells 😍

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The dragon and the elephant are dancing together.

“nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” ohhh someone has never had a crab rangoon or perhaps 20 crab rangoons in one sitting

Internet cooks everyone’s brain but not in the same way. Some people get deep fried, some people get charred beyond recognition. For some people it’s a precisely calibrated sous vide. As for myself, I have achieved a perfect sear with a delicious, lacy golden crust

people will literally like condimentslop only because it's flavorcoded. this is umami calvinism

people doing all this but won't put on a mask for disabled people

i love bdsm (bagels, danishes, scones, muffins)