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Dave Karpf

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Political Communication Professor at GWU. I write a lot about the history and future of tech and politics. Best known for that one time I made fun of Bret Stephens.

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CHOAM Nomsky šŸ’­'s avatar CHOAM Nomsky šŸ’­ @thielman.bsky.social
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yes, we boiled the planet, but it was worth it to make a machine that, instead of adding two plus two, takes the statistical average of every answer to questions containing "what" "is" "two" and "plus" from a database of illegal cell phone transcripts and returns a fake nude pic of a high schooler

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE's avatar GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com
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many of you are pointing out that it shouldnā€™t matter, that itā€™s important even if MAGA base doesnā€™t care, that there are people other than them who should know this, and iā€™m sorry to inform you that none of you will ever be given a major column in a newspaper or magazine with that kind of thinking.

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Pavel's avatar Pavel @spavel.bsky.social
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Remember how the "retail theft crime wave" disappeared as soon as companies had to do their annual reports? That's because it's illegal to lie to shareholders.

AI is booming (if you're a pleb) but if you have money - Goldman Sachs will be honest with you instead web.archive.org/web/20240629...

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Kevin M. Kruse's avatar Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
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Opinion | Why I No Longer Subscribe to the New York Times

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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The Claremont Institute doesnā€™t have the collective intellect to win at tic tac toe.

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poop's avatar poop @dude3000.bsky.social
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This is the tradcath weirdo whom the @nytimes.com is publishing to tell you not to vote.

You should not listen to him. Instead, you should shove his ass into a locker and burn the entire campus containing said locker to the ground. (The campus is Hillsdale)

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason)
Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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A one-day consultative vote??? Iā€™m gonna investigate whether APSA can strip him of his doctorate.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Whatā€™s next? Are we gonna learn he actually owns a bottle of shampoo?

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Faine Greenwood's avatar Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social
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Suprise: unwashed fascist ghoul Matthew Walther - who wrote a column that the New York Times just published advising Americans not to vote - did in fact vote in 2020 and 2022. Itā€™s time for us to stop tolerating these ratfucking liars.

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David M. Perry's avatar David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social
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CNN fact checked whether I in fact caught walleye while wearing a specific hat more thoroughly than the NYT checked whether the ā€œI dont voteā€ guy actually voted.

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Sy Nakamura's avatar Sy Nakamura @theredprince.bsky.social
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This guy's headshot choices tell a story and it's a story Quantico's Behavioral Science unit should investigate

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Kevin thatā€™s just rude. Iā€™m sure he doesnā€™t look like thatā€¦

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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very much the words of a man who has never once worried, not for a moment, that he would be outside the law

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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I just entered ā€œauthor photo of a washed out, middle-aged white guy who has just kinda given up and is making that everyone elseā€™s problemā€ into Dall-E. Uncanny!

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Not the image I wanted in my head today, sir.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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My latest: ā€œBullet Points: Ideological Axe-grindingā€

Just sharing notes from a couple recent book reviews I published. (Of Yanivā€™s Varoufakisā€™s book and Steve Brillā€™s book)

Plus, an earnest book recommendation. (Renee Direstaā€™s Invisible Rulers is great!)

open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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lol tried to block that fool and the account was already suspended.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Itā€™s Wednesday. On Wednesdays he has a law degree. šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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TL;DR: area opinion-have and noted Balaji-friend think Trump v. U.S. isnā€™t such a big deal, Trumpā€™s inevitable victory wonā€™t have much impact on domestic politics, and itā€™s just a bunch of leftist fear-mongering. Thank you for the expert insights, sir.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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You canā€™t call Trump a sociopath. That guy might have you killed without a second thought if you called him that!

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Once again asking myself: why do I still read Noah Smith?

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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No words exchanged. No time to exchange them.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Thatā€™s me. Theyā€™re talking about me.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Oh I wouldnā€™t HANG OUT with them. Iā€™m a 45-year-old introvert, though. I donā€™t hang out with anyone.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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I mean Iā€™m sure Iā€™d still be on the list. But I might move myself down a few slots.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Thatā€™s a deal-breaker. You know I donā€™t shower.

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Idly thinking about how difficult it would be to do a heel turn and take part in on that Bari Weiss grift economy. ā€¦It wouldnā€™t be for the money. Itā€™d be for the protective shield if Trump wins. Like, how late do you think I could wait before executing that sell-out pivot?

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b-boy bouiebaisse's avatar b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
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sam alito salivating at the chance to make this life for americans

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Thereā€™s *always* a lot to chew on. This fall is going to be tooooo much.

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Director, Basque Space Program's avatar Director, Basque Space Program @scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz
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This is your enemy. His pinned post is unhinged racist trash, but he is serious about the agenda

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Micah's avatar Micah @rincewind.run
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when we say a second Trump term will be the end of meaningful elections in America, we mean it

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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You can have concerns about Biden's age, but still be absolutely appalled about editorial choices that convey the issue as more important than the Supreme Court offering a pre-emptive thumbs up to a criminal presidency

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Max Kennerly's avatar Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social
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Yes, it seems to be a non-issue that 78-year-old Donald Trump was incapable of staying awake during his own criminal trial. He's a spring chicken, you see, the very picture of youthful vigor.

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Neil Stenhouse's avatar Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social
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I have been saying since February that major media are 100% devoted to But Her Emails 2, but I didnt imagine it would get this bad. The day after SCOTUS stops the law applying to Trump, we have to scroll thru 4 fucking top stories on ā€œBiden oldā€ & an ad before getting to anything on SCOTUS decision

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badly-drawn bee šŸ's avatar badly-drawn bee šŸ @soapachu.bsky.social
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rolling out this gem again

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Bonus fact: guillotines that require maintenance ā€”> high paying, union jobs!

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Dave Karpf's avatar Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Yeah, seriously. Stop being cute commie witch. Itā€™s my turn!

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Matthew Cortland (they)'s avatar Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land
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Friends, the NY trial court is going to be considering a motion to set aside the guilty verdict on the basis of the SCOTUS immunity ruling. You should prepare for the possibility that the court does set aside that guilty verdict.

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