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Today for @bloomberg.com, I have a review of the Palantir CEO's new book "The Technological Republic," which is both tedious and creepy. Karp wrote his dissertation on Adorno's critique of jargon, seemingly to reverse engineer it? www.unpopularfront.news/p/palantirs-...

In the era that I studied when I was still part of the academic world one recurrent topic was that of "over-mighty subjects". This referred to subjects of the Crown who were themselves so powerful that they threatened the sovereign power of the Crown itself. In the US we have no sovereign, or ...

Man, I just need Kendrick Lamar to turn that mic and direct "Not Like Us" toward Donald Trump’s box—that would be next level! 🏈🔥

BILLIONAIRE: Ive done it all. This world has nothing for me ???: I can give you the mind & soul of Dylan Klebold BILLIONAIRE: Hm. Jack me in

enough is enough. democratic leadership in congress needs to act now and text me saying they need five to ten dollars

This. Simply amazing.

Hand over the minnows, human! #catsofbsky #catsofbluesky #voidkitty

Can we just secede?

We could be clapping on the 1s and 3s, but you be playin’ a backbeat.

Looking forward to Once Upon A Mattress today at the Ahmanson. #OnceUponAMattress #Ahmanson #LATheater

My hot take on Sense8 (6ish years late): often good, never great, sometimes downright goddamn cringe.

Catching up with Sense8 on Netflix. Follow me for more timely hot takes on bsky. It's...okay. Better than some. At least it has a point of view.

Harrison Ford and Ted McGinley are so great in #Shrinking, which, btw, is full of scene-stealing performances from @michaelurie.bsky.social, Jessica Williams, @lukitamaxwellbr.bsky.social Wendy Malick, Luke Tennie, and the perennially fabulous Christa Miller. Such a strong cast.

NP #SebastiánYatra youtu.be/QyY5EtJsVhE?...

NP #GlassSpells #electronica youtu.be/CBgvkLloGi8?...

I love my family, but they really need to up their gift exchange game game.

Was I (re-)watching "Cougar Town" last night? Yes. Did I get to the episode featuring Shirley Jones as a Thomas-quoting, lively septuagenarian and immediately switch over and start watching The Music Man? Also yes.

"Three Purdue executives pleaded guilty to misbranding charges in 2007 and the company agreed to pay a fine. The company pleaded guilty to criminal charges in 2020 and agreed to $8.3 billion in penalties and forfeitures — most of which will be waived...

Never have I ever used the hyphenate "side-eye." #homophobia #InternalHomophobia

It doesn’t actually matter anymore if you are a party girl or a non–party girl, if you want to be a mother or not.

G'nite skybees! #catsofbsky