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@chadlavin.bsky.social

Political theorist in Buffalo, USA.

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Adding Tyler Austin Harper to the long list of people I've never encountered outside of skeets telling me to ignore him.

01.03.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On the one hand, there's no reason to bomb Iran.

On the other hand, our military and political leaders are clear psychopaths.

So I guess both hands are just covered in blood.

28.02.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash

As long as you agree with our official corporate ethics philosophy that it's wrong to do things you shouldn't do we're cool. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/t...

28.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice Thomas Bemoans Incivility as Security Prompts Cancellation of In-Person Speech

Now explain why you haven’t spoken at work for the past 35 years
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

27.02.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bills release new parking configurations for stadium's inaugural season The Buffalo Bills have released new parking configurations and names for team lots. Some of them are in newly created spaces on the west side of Abbott Road surrounding the new stadium. And they are n...

Too bad nobody thought to build it someplace accessible by public transportation.
buffalonews.com/news/local/b...

27.02.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the Epstein Files Are Forcing a Reckoning with Power Podcast Episode Β· The Political Scene | The New Yorker Β· February 26 Β· 39m

a good account of the epistemological problems posed by the archive podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

27.02.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no. I barely knew him, personally. But what an incredible influence he had on me. Condolences to all.

27.02.2026 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

Tired. Neoliberal corporate mega merger
Wired: Neofeudal oligarchic takeover
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/b...

27.02.2026 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background ALT: a man with a beard says serious people in front of a purple background

First video from the Clinton deposition leaked.

27.02.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mystery solved. They sell weed. That is all.

26.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In season 3 of the Pitt they're going to unearth Dr Robbie's stash of fraudulent prosthetic legs.

26.02.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have to assume there's multiple typos in this tweet.

26.02.2026 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just discovered a local biz that is a "lifestyle wellness brand" that sells "Premium French Bulldogs!" and organizes "free cookouts for communities" and offers "24 hour delivery" and I have no idea what's going on.

25.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

NYT just picked it up.

25.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Shapiro joke about summers

Shapiro joke about summers

25.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pitchbot joke about summers

Pitchbot joke about summers

Hm...

25.02.2026 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow and I always thought the most damning citation of Larry Summers was the epigraph from *Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor* (2011)

12.11.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 710    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 39
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Retiring in your 80s is not a punishment.

25.02.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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retiring in your 70s is not a punishment

25.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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two men are talking on a subway and one of them says " i actually only have three friends " Alt: two men are talking on a subway and one of them says " i actually only have three friends "

Me, to NYTimes Crossplay.

25.02.2026 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just watched a harrowing hour of TV. It was an episode of The Pitt. What were you watching?

25.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is Bonesmashing? Inside the Extreme Looksmaxxer Technique As looksmaxxing enters our lexicon, the practice of bonesmashingβ€”tapping your face with a hammer to shape your bone structureβ€”is trailing close behind.

my teenager won't even comb his hair. www.gq.com/story/what-i...

24.02.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Muting "newsom" for the day.

24.02.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Email Making Professors Stupid? It used to simplify crucial tasks. Now it’s strangling scholars’ ability to think.

If you don't read your email your colleagues are doing your work for you and they hate you. www.chronicle.com/article/is-e...

23.02.2026 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is somebody's job to trick journalists into thinking that Brooklyn Beckham is a celebrity. I have a special note for that special person:

22.02.2026 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kirsten Gillibrand wants to know the truth about aliens The U.S. senator also talked about the Equal Rights Amendment as a way to generate Democratic turnout in 2024.

Did you know that NY has another senator? And this one makes Schumer look effective?

www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...

21.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
classic fascicst propaganda poster

classic fascicst propaganda poster

shitty fascicst propaganda poster

shitty fascicst propaganda poster

they don't make art like they used to.

21.02.2026 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just took 3 teenage boys to the mall and I'm pretty sure looksmaxxing is a hoax yall

20.02.2026 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hail Satan? (2019) ⭐ 7.3 | Documentary 1h 35m | R

Just watched Hail Satan? and came away even more impressed with the people running the Satanic Temple (plus a walk on from @kevinmkruse.bsky.social)
www.imdb.com/title/tt9358...

20.02.2026 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Best part of The Bear.

20.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0