Charles Stewart

“Pretti Good” as a pun can easily be disrespectful, but I guess there are contexts where it’s useful.

Many Germans complain that the rail was better 15 years ago.

The CDU favour roads over rail, with consequent underinvestment. Merkel held office for a long time, which was a disaster for DB.

Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."

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Naturally, this incident was misrepresented by the admin.

Not sure this'll help pupils who struggle, Bridget. I'm a tutor for children age 8-14 and they all need highly individualised support, often using concrete apparatus in person. Some have tried tutor co's that just stick them in front of screen. It doesn't work and they come to me. An actual teacher.

“AI can help us do that”

At what cost?

Are AIs an appropriate substitute for human tutors in the case of rich kids?

“AI can help us do that”

At what cost?

Are AIs an appropriate substitute for human tutors in the case of rich kids?

While I understand that X/Twitter has some value for marketing, I’m guessing you won’t get many followers there who are active on BlueSky. Regulars here mostly see X/Twitter negatively.

“I saw Bill Kristol saying earlier this week that Democrats were struggling to coalesce around a specific list of proposals or demands. That’s not what’s important, he said. What’s important is simply to say, No!”

“I’m cautiously optimistic about the…demands Democrats are currently making to get their votes. But I’m not even sure specific demands are even the right approach...

Maybe between 2019 and 2022, but there’s no way that’s the case anymore.

Plenty of GOP voters will be hurt by the ACA subsidies expiring, especially with nothing to put in its place. I’m guessing fear is the more important motivator.

Billionaire Brain To Bill Gates, overthrowing the power of the ultra-wealthy seems to be – literally – unthinkable.

You might enjoy Monbiot’s piece:
“The multimillionaires it interviewed, in stark contrast to mere earthlings, saw budget deficits as the most important of the issues it listed, and climate breakdown as the least.”
www.monbiot.com/2025/11/11/b...

And then there’s this analysis of trump’s mental break down

In Trump’s mind the Reiners were murdered “because they spoke out against Trump”

And I’m thinking this is so spot on i could scream

YouTube video by Oxide Computer Company Oxide and Friends 11/24/2025 -- A Grown-up ZFS Data Corruption Bug

Hey hey! We recently tripped over a ZFS data corruption bug–introduced over 18 years ago! @bcantrill.bsky.social and I discuss with members of the Oxide team as well as Matt Ahrens, the co-inventor of ZFS.

A tweet from “Adam Mockler @adammockler” reads: “Stephen Miller just went on Fox News and said telling troops to refuse illegal orders is an ‘open act of insurrection.’ He is telling on himself. They are planning to give illegal orders, and they want a military that will follow them blindly.”

This young man has it exactly right.

NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing to tackle global warming.

Brad Lander’s call for NYC pension funds to sever ties with BlackRock signals a fierce stand against climate negligence. This isn’t just financial maneuvering; it’s accountability for a future where greed must yield to sustainability.

Hungary's Hidden Hand in Project 2025 Strategic corruption matters for foreign and domestic policies.

“For less than $2 billion, the EU’s poorest nation…infiltrated the US, and convinced it to dismantle its most effective foreign policy tool (USAID), debase the coin of NATO and allied itself with…Putin while convincing the US president and his enablers…that these were all wise actions.”

Anyways, it would be nice if Bluesky could grow but I think social media in general is hemorrhaging as people retreat from online life. Not really sure how one fixes that.

It’s worth noting that the post-election plateau is much higher than the activity before. I wouldn’t give up hope that growth starts again.

Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc? I try not to share ideas or theories that I suspect, by...

Did Trump’s Epstein Switcheroo Send Marjorie Greene on Her Wild Arc? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/did-t...

The Overlooked Skill We All Need Online: Critical Ignoring Thinking critically matters, but in today’s attention economy, knowing what to ignore may matter even more.

We’re often told to “think critically” online. But in today’s attention economy, that’s only half the battle. The other half? Knowing what to ignore.
New post on "critical ignoring," a powerful media literacy skill for cutting through the noise.
matthewfacciani.substack.com/p/the-overlo...

Thinking as Freedom: Building Mental Immunity in a Noisy World Philosopher Andy Norman joins me to discuss the mind’s immune system, how bad ideas spread, and how to strengthen our defenses against misinformation.

Philosopher Andy Norman calls it cognitive immunology: the science of how our minds fight off bad ideas.
In this episode, we explore what it means to build mental immunity, and why it might be the key to staying free, curious, and clear-headed in our noisy world.

This paper argues that when the public and lived-experience experts are included in evaluating AI, the science actually becomes more rigorous and the technology becomes more trustworthy. If we want safe, reliable AI, we need the people affected by it at the table.
www.pnas.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health Disinformation is a coordinated or deliberate effort to knowingly circulate misinformation (i.e., false information) to gain money, power, or reputation. While most public health research has focused ...

New review paper describes how disinformation in public health is often created by powerful industries to protect profits, not people. One simple step to help: create content that names the tactic (“this mixes truth with omission") because once people can spot the tactic, it loses its power.

The First Copy of Misguided Arrived—Here’s What Comes Next Preorders for my new book are live, events are coming, and I’m booking interviews.

After five years of work, I finally held a copy of my book Misguided—a surreal moment and long-time dream come true. The book explores the psychology of misinformation and is now available for preorder; I’m also booking podcast interviews and talks to support the launch. #BookSky #Misguided

With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”

“exhausting joke non-getters”

Emoticons can help get the ratio of joke getters up.