I’m about halfway through a proper OCR run with segmented layout regions to extract actual metadata from the emails. I hope to post a proper update to the corpus tomorrow along with graphs between named entities. And the iMessage transcripts are about to get an update unmasking a few names.

I think people are very accustomed to technology trying to meet them where they are. It’s widely accepted as a UX best practice. Frankly it’s kind of amazing that technology can do that at all. But technology can’t think or adapt, and it works much better when you meet it where IT is. 🧵👇

It is high past time for the Democrats to go full-send on a rampaging, ferocious, fire and brimstone anti-corruption push. The people thirst for it.

this is what separates them from us, and it drives them crazy

There is a cardinal sin of the internet, a red line from beyond which no redemption can ever be achieved. You must never, under any circumstances, try to talk to someone about DNS.

In 2028 I want to hear from candidates who is going to be AG, and what is their media plan for the perp walks. I want a perp walk every day. Calm, with the presumption of innocence, into a speedy trial where the public is told exactly what these people have done.

ME: *been calling Bluesky posts just "posts" since forever* NEWSKIE: Oh god, I hate "skeets", people should stop calling posts "skeets." ME: They're called "skeets," and I will die on this hill. It's skeetin' time!

The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html

Look, I had no choice. It was in my brain and there was only one way out.

whoops, bar had a leak, guess the only thing to do is fill it back up again fill that bar, folks, maybe we can hit $60K

The pop scifi story in my head here is that these black holes represent logical gaps in the human mind's ability to comprehend the universe. After all, the shape of the model is a reflection of the training set, which is limited by human language, which is itself limited by human perception.

ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*

Everyone loves to cite the list of people who dared to do bold things and won despite all odds. Nobody loves to cite the much, much, much longer list of people who dared to do bold things that ended up being too bold and didn't work out the way they hoped.

when you are disgraced by sexual assault allegations and lose your run for mayor of new york city

This makes me think of one time I was in Moore, Oklahoma in like September 2018 or so, and some random law office had "9/11 Never Forget" on their marquee. It felt so bizarrely out of time and place. Less like a memorial and more like a grudge. Anyway, congrats to the first Muslim NYC Mayor.

well, h*ck. half a million meals. that's pretty good. not enough--but certainly something, huh? thanks to everybody who tossed some money in the pot, shared out the link, everything. since it's a lot but it's not enough, the link's staying right here: teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/7634

It can be so hard to keep track of where you are and where all the doors go.

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

You might think you’re ready for this needle drop at the Cuomo watch party. I promise you: you are not.

Proud of Maine tonight <3 #mepolitics

Dramatically increase the salaries of local and state level elected officials so that working people can afford to run for office.

that bar's not gonna fill itself we can go further, but what if: fill bar now teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/teams/7634

Do all of this and also declare NAR an enemy of the state.

Got tired of reading the news and getting mad. Feeding America backs 200+ food banks around the country and I've seeded with $500 for now. I'll match up to another $500 myself. Pass the hat, RTs graciously appreciated, etc.

$30K! good lord unfortunately, the princess is in another castle

Headline: Mills won't release her medical records Actual statement: Mills won't COMMIT TO release her medical records And at this point, neither will Platner or Collins. This is not a story.

grass

dismissive

internalized

Emphasizing the "If you LIKE something" part. <3 Stop hate-sharing stuff. I have limited attention in a day and I'd like to spend it on things that are worthy.

Bluesky needs a bit of a culture shift I'm noticing that engagement has kindof been cratering, but favs haven't. People will fav a post but not comment or repost it, I've noticed this with others as well. If you like something, spread it! Try commenting to bump it or repost it eh?

I think what pieces like this show is that, foundationally most of these guys don't even have a *positive* vision of conservative masculinity for themselves, and the version they're adopting clearly isn't fulfulling them either. It's just grievance and resentment all the way down

This is a good piece but god almighty is it sad, sad, sad

“That is a fair question” no it’s not! The rest of what you said explains why it’s not a fair question! Stop taking bad faith questions in good faith!

Papa Berenstain has the coward’s scowl

I want to live next to people I have something in common with, I don’t want to live next door to JD Vance.

If you work in boring business software you basically only get hacked for money. If you work in MMOs you get hacked FOR FUN.

I honestly have mad respect for anyone who works or worked in MMO ops. Devops but even more adversarial and with 1/4 the pay.

"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences. Don't say the second when you mean the first.

HOLY SHIT

I know a lot of absolutely wonderful straight cis men, and I think writing them all off as unredeemable is quite frankly letting the miserable assholes among them off way to easy

Like, I was aggressively wrong here. Loved the video. Thought he looked like a fucking champ. People who know him like him and are loud about it. But now there’s new information and you adapt to it. Getting all pot committed to a guy you had never heard of three months ago is unhinged.

this fucking son of a bitch

What’s worse than a guy with a nazi tattoo? A guy who is not ashamed of his nazi tattoo.

I personally am not worried about what he did 12 years ago as a combat vet. I'm not worried about what he did when he was a teenager, or when he was at his lowest. It's the choices he makes right now, while running for senate, such STILL HAVING THE TATTOO.

One of the things I'm mad about is that he put Maine on the news. Every true Mainer knows, you do NOT put the state on the news. Fucking hell man, now we're on the news, look what you did.

I agree with this but with two caveats: 1) you need to demonstrate real contrition and reform, and not just cheap talk 2) your first post-redemption step doesn't get to be SENATOR. Gotta build up a track record of reformed behavior