Erik Haugen @ech@qoto.org
Computer programmer
"From what we can tell, Haugen works at Google. So much for "Do no evil."" – Kent Anderson
Joined Mar 2023
@blogdiva I totally agree that the "the easy way or the hard way" thing was super shady and I seriously hope we find a new fcc chair ASAP.
But: this Mon Mothma speech is about misinformation, and it feels like the main problem with Kimmel's thing is that he was so spectacularly wrong about the facts.
@georgetakei When George Takei, Tucker Carlson, and Ted Cruz all agree: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/09/19/cruz_likens_fcc_chair_to_mafia_boss_over_kimmel_this_will_end_up_being_used_to_silence_every_conservative.html
@Ronnoc_Nlb @Strandjunker It's not looking like it!
But again, it really doesn't matter wrt. anything. The point here is don't obsess about the shooter and lord that over your political opponents. This is a mistake to do, for several reasons.
a) If you end up being wrong, as in this case, it makes you look ridiculous.
b) Even if you're right, it's a useless distraction; it doesn't tell us anything interesting.
@itsmeholland @antifaintl OK thanks; I figured it was something roughly that flimsy.
@antifaintl why do we think Robinson is a right winger? (Not that it matters wrt anything at all)
@crk5 why do you think the shooter was a "right winger"? (it's looking like he was not, a possibility that really should have given you pause here!) Does it matter? Does the existence of a deranged lefty like James T. Hodgkinson, or a deranged righty like Eric Rudolph mean anything at all about the broader groups? of course not.
@torf @austinkocher It's hard to understand identarians!
@cd_newton @AlSweigart It's looking more like he might be a lefty, but it really doesn't matter; this has no bearing on anything.
@soliman @AlSweigart I don't know much about Nancy Mace, but FWIW these two sentiments are 100% consistent.
@Oregon_Pacifist @augieray Yeah what's up with all the jumping to conclusions. All we know, based on media, is that he doesn't like Kirk's views on ... something we don't even know what. The casings suggest anti-"fascist" but who knows.
Why would someone like Augie take the credibility hit on something like this? (I know, he said "not a democrat" but still.) It doesn't even matter if he was left or right or whatever; obviously that has nothing to do with any important or interesting question.
Does Augie *seriously* believe he knows that Tyler Robinson isn't on the left? Or is the thinking that if we find out later, this post won't be remembered?
Computer programmer
"From what we can tell, Haugen works at Google. So much for "Do no evil."" – Kent Anderson
Joined Mar 2023
