Matthew Terrill

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

welp www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Like the bible says: live by the sword, no worries

"Massachusetts drivers are assholes" no you haven't had to drive in the Commonwealth Ave/Warren Street doom vortex

Seth Rogen Reminds SAG How Lucky They Were to Share Catherine O’Hara Seth Rogen reminded SAG how lucky they were to share Catherine O’Hara. ‘The Studio’ creator accepted O’Hara’s posthumous trophy by shouting out her unsolicited script punch-ups.

Seth Rogen reminded SAG how lucky they were to share Catherine O’Hara. ‘The Studio’ creator accepted O’Hara’s posthumous trophy by shouting out her unsolicited script punch-ups.

After Ruining a Treasured Water Resource, Iran Is Drying Up Iran is looking to relocate the nation’s capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable. Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpump...

for reference e360.yale.edu/features/ira....

Tehran was likely to run out of water this summer even before the war

The kids don't know about the Amanda Bynes poster hastily airbrushed to avoid implying she endorsed peace

"I'm fixing the economy you fool" I explain, as I shut down one of the busiest trade passages on earth

That's one way to find out that the US and Israel might have had slightly different war aims post-Khamenei, I guess.

Painting of a face in grayscale in profile, mouth open, surrounded by a colorful thick "C" shape in green and orange stripes, overlaying a cut-out section with a grayscale gradient.

Painting of two white female figures in a flat style, symmetrically arranged at a diagonal over a dark blue background. A red-rimmed circular loupe is placed over the center, revealing the women's faces as if about to kiss.

Painting showing two feet wearing dark pantyhose and red heeled shoes, coming up from the lower edge of the frame, likely from the perspective of a person driving and looking down, with some abstracted pedals on the floor, and a green and yellow background.

Painting showing two cut-off faces (a mouth and part of a woman's eyes/nose) behind a rectangular slit set within a large circle. The circle is bright green in the top half and red on the lower, with two red and white stars floating over two target circles. Everything is floating over a dark green background.

Paintings by Belgian artist Evelyne Axell, 1960s, who studied under Magritte and became involved in the Pop Art scene with compositions inspired by feminist and civil rights movements.

The band Lucius used that first one for their 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album.

Lol. Trump thinks the IRGC is just gonna “pull a Bane” just after they murdered & tortured hundreds of protestors last month.

Imagine trying to convince him that ICE should just give all their weapons to the American people.

Hey is this good

Excuse to post one of my favorite old tweets ever.
“Rise and FIRE!”😂

“Turns out you can just kill bad people and everything is fine” - Gavrilo Princip

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Iran:
it is essential to remember that one can be against a hateful regime, as is the case with the Iranian regime, as is the whole of Spanish society, and at the same time be against an unjustified, dangerous military intervention outside of international law

new mcmansion hell to cleanse the horrors: mcmansionhell.com/post/8099372...

If the history of Iran has taught us anything, it’s that the US can kill or depose any public official in the Middle East of its choosing with no downside risk whatsoever

...does he not understand the Islamic Republic is itself an example of blowback?

“I am the son of the guy whose secret police force used to terrorize you, please install me or my friends, for democracy” is an amazing pitch from the shah’s son

Bari Weiss is on a personal crusade to make Leni Riefenstahl look like Walter Cronkite.

Iran doesn’t have nuclear weapons

almost all of what platner's faced so far are self-inflicted wounds, no one's actually brought out the cannons to fire at him, because you wait to pull those out closer to debates

it's totally possible that platner beats mills in the primary, but, of those two, i think only mills takes the prospect of trying to bring down a traditionally popular five-term senator seriously, and i think a lot of podcasters and political junkies who want him to win overlook that at their peril.

None of you are morally obliged to pay attention to war stuff all day

This is “I’m old and I know stuff” Ellie speaking, and I heard this from people who actively protested and evaded participation in Vietnam: you cannot spend all of your time focusing on your country’s atrocities.

Wow

Mmm, yes. *nodding sagely*
Israel famously supported Mandela. No need to consult the historical record… *touches earpiece* erm…

One of these days, I’m certain I will just spontaneously combust from rage

Nobody is doubting the Nazi mercenary is good at communicating: that's why he's dangerous.

I guess I just wish adults with large platforms were capable of object permanence or had a theory of mind for others.