Alison Ryland
@acryland.bsky.social
No TERFs, SWERFs, or cop apologists please. A gestapo by any other name is still a gestapo. Genocide is bad, actually. So are concentration camps.
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#SaveSpeech
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
starting Nov 1st we're entering the holiday season, which is a big stress point for big businesses like Mastercard and Visa. These Paypros havent stopped cracking down on Adult Content, so we need to jump back into calling them in full force again!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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#SaveSpeech
Ana's situation has gotten more severe. This is blatantly targetted debanking and [extremely unfortunate] proof that these call campaigns are getting under paypros skin
Keep calling Visa and MC and demanding they stop discriminating against adult content!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Ana's situation has gotten more severe. This is blatantly targetted debanking and [extremely unfortunate] proof that these call campaigns are getting under paypros skin
Keep calling Visa and MC and demanding they stop discriminating against adult content!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
#SaveSpeech
Ana's situation has gotten more severe. This is blatantly targetted debanking and [extremely unfortunate] proof that these call campaigns are getting under paypros skin
Keep calling Visa and MC and demanding they stop discriminating against adult content!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Ana's situation has gotten more severe. This is blatantly targetted debanking and [extremely unfortunate] proof that these call campaigns are getting under paypros skin
Keep calling Visa and MC and demanding they stop discriminating against adult content!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
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gofund.me/8e5750db
I have been harassed by the family of my rap*st via court and threats of court. Still in debt from the events + medical bills, and after events if anyone can help it’s greatly appreciated, if you cannot help please re-share. 🩷
I have been harassed by the family of my rap*st via court and threats of court. Still in debt from the events + medical bills, and after events if anyone can help it’s greatly appreciated, if you cannot help please re-share. 🩷
Donate to The battle with my rapist and gaining my life back, organized by Kaitlin Kal Lee
Hi I’m a rape and abuse survivor. For those who have helped in the … Kaitlin Kal Lee needs your support for The battle with my rapist and gaining my life back
gofund.me
August 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
gofund.me/8e5750db
I have been harassed by the family of my rap*st via court and threats of court. Still in debt from the events + medical bills, and after events if anyone can help it’s greatly appreciated, if you cannot help please re-share. 🩷
I have been harassed by the family of my rap*st via court and threats of court. Still in debt from the events + medical bills, and after events if anyone can help it’s greatly appreciated, if you cannot help please re-share. 🩷
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On the whole this hasn't been a great year but imo that's all the more reason to recognize when we have wins that show we are not powerless.
Right now, the Trump Administration is basically getting routed and/or in retreat on several key fronts.
We are not powerless! We can do things! Consider-
Right now, the Trump Administration is basically getting routed and/or in retreat on several key fronts.
We are not powerless! We can do things! Consider-
November 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On the whole this hasn't been a great year but imo that's all the more reason to recognize when we have wins that show we are not powerless.
Right now, the Trump Administration is basically getting routed and/or in retreat on several key fronts.
We are not powerless! We can do things! Consider-
Right now, the Trump Administration is basically getting routed and/or in retreat on several key fronts.
We are not powerless! We can do things! Consider-
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Rep. Smith: One of the cornerstones of Trump's campaign was inflation is too high. Then he comes in and puts tariffs on everything. Now, belatedly, he's figuring out that he set the house on fire, so maybe he ought to put it out. Trump has done literally nothing to help the high cost of living
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rep. Smith: One of the cornerstones of Trump's campaign was inflation is too high. Then he comes in and puts tariffs on everything. Now, belatedly, he's figuring out that he set the house on fire, so maybe he ought to put it out. Trump has done literally nothing to help the high cost of living
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ofc RFK Jr never had a brain worm: he made up the whole story to avoid paying alimony to the ex-wife he later drove to suicide by cutting her off financially AND denying her access to her kids
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
ofc RFK Jr never had a brain worm: he made up the whole story to avoid paying alimony to the ex-wife he later drove to suicide by cutting her off financially AND denying her access to her kids
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
Olivia Nuzzi and Cheryl Hines are like Manson groupies.
Details: www.politico.com/news/2024/05...
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He’s 45. She’s 26. Counting down to the day we find out that detail is surveillance and not “protection.”
www.rawstory.com/alexis-wilki...
www.rawstory.com/alexis-wilki...
Kash Patel accused of 'clear abuse' as elite FBI swat team assigned to protect girlfriend
FBI Director Kash Patel’s country music singer girlfriend has a security detail made up of elite federal agents, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.Performer Alexis Wilkins is being ...
www.rawstory.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
He’s 45. She’s 26. Counting down to the day we find out that detail is surveillance and not “protection.”
www.rawstory.com/alexis-wilki...
www.rawstory.com/alexis-wilki...
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More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
More good coverage on crypto fraud in the NYT this morning. Note the phrase "at least $28 billion". It is undoubtedly A LOT more than $28 billion because the technology is so perfectly designed to be untraceable AND this doesn't include all kinds of fraud. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
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when my DACA former students and friends ask me under Obama if they should place their names on the list, I replied "Just remember how lists have been used in US history". I never said do or don't, just to remember and here we are.
“Dreamers by the hundreds of thousands gave the govt their personal info in exchange for a promise they would not be deported.”
but congress never acted & now the regime is targeting the DACA recipients who only trusted the government
but congress never acted & now the regime is targeting the DACA recipients who only trusted the government
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
when my DACA former students and friends ask me under Obama if they should place their names on the list, I replied "Just remember how lists have been used in US history". I never said do or don't, just to remember and here we are.
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The Republican Party became a Nazi party in order to activate the Nazi vote, and now the Nazis are cleaning house.
I know that this site leans quite left, so I very much hope that people will recognize the significance of this news. The right is cleaving, and the side triumphing — in terms of sheer numbers and media coverage — needs to be understood for exactly what it is: authoritarian and bigoted.
Robert George has resigned from the Heritage board of trustees.
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Republican Party became a Nazi party in order to activate the Nazi vote, and now the Nazis are cleaning house.
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Unaffordable for state schools who rely on international students to make up for the lack of (historic) state support.
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How foreign student enrollment is shifting in the U.S., in 6 charts
Foreign student enrollment in U.S. colleges has stalled, with a 17 percent decline in new students this fall after Trump policy changes, a key survey shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Unaffordable for state schools who rely on international students to make up for the lack of (historic) state support.
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The indictment failing because of reasons you couldn't possibly think of.
MORE: The magistrate said an FBI agent who may have viewed Comey's privileged materials was nevertheless permitted to present evidence to the grand jury — a "highly irregular" decision and "radical departure" for DOJ. He was the only witness at the GJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The indictment failing because of reasons you couldn't possibly think of.
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I know everyone is skint right now, but I've got to share this for the first time in months. My health is starting to trend downwards again and I can't afford insurance, so I have to pay for all my meds out of pocket. On top of that, I have got to get my debt under control. Anything helps!
Donate to Support Roland's Journey to Better Health, organized by Roland Boshnack
4/21/2025: Sadly, the job search isn't going well and my debts are mounting … Roland Boshnack needs your support for Support Roland's Journey to Better Health
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I know everyone is skint right now, but I've got to share this for the first time in months. My health is starting to trend downwards again and I can't afford insurance, so I have to pay for all my meds out of pocket. On top of that, I have got to get my debt under control. Anything helps!
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Please, I beg of you, check out stopgenai.com
Stop Gen AI – Mutual Aid and Political Activism
stopgenai.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Please, I beg of you, check out stopgenai.com
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Quite frankly, I find that the people who are rejecting the generative AI tech, who are refusing products with that kind of AI, have a much more thorough understanding of it than those who are buying into the AI hype bubble. The only people dazzled by it are CEOs who can't see past the dollar signs.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Quite frankly, I find that the people who are rejecting the generative AI tech, who are refusing products with that kind of AI, have a much more thorough understanding of it than those who are buying into the AI hype bubble. The only people dazzled by it are CEOs who can't see past the dollar signs.
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LA Councilwoman Traci Park has not acknowledged a public records request for *7 months* RE: her office’s communications with Flock Safety lobbyists. The law requires a response within 10-days of receiving it. Might end up suing to get them.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
LA Councilwoman Traci Park has not acknowledged a public records request for *7 months* RE: her office’s communications with Flock Safety lobbyists. The law requires a response within 10-days of receiving it. Might end up suing to get them.
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However, if your tent is large enough to accommodate people who occasionally or more than occasionally hear Nazis speak and think “well she has a point and at least she’s fun” your tent is an American tent.
If your big tent is large enough to accommodate Nazis, then it’s a Nazi tent.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
However, if your tent is large enough to accommodate people who occasionally or more than occasionally hear Nazis speak and think “well she has a point and at least she’s fun” your tent is an American tent.
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"A candidate who won't tell you what they really think or what they would do is hard to evaluate, and in a deep sense is doing something discreditable, committing a kind of crime against democracy, by failing to meet the basic preconditions under which electoral democracy makes sense."
The whole point of a democracy
drafts @ interfluidity
drafts.interfluidity.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"A candidate who won't tell you what they really think or what they would do is hard to evaluate, and in a deep sense is doing something discreditable, committing a kind of crime against democracy, by failing to meet the basic preconditions under which electoral democracy makes sense."
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November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Seven out of 10 marketplace enrollees say if Affordable Care Act tax credits go away, they won't be able to afford their healthcare.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Seven out of 10 marketplace enrollees say if Affordable Care Act tax credits go away, they won't be able to afford their healthcare.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
Healthcare shouldn't only be for the healthy and wealthy, but that's what's going to happen if these tax credits go away for good.
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Good thing Drive is out in paperback!
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Good thing Drive is out in paperback!
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There's a big argument to be made that Trumpism is a revolt of America's hereditary elites who are apoplectic that the beginnings of a true meritocracy threatened to replace some of them.
The difference between the sociopathic and non-sociopathic takes is really quite stark
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There's a big argument to be made that Trumpism is a revolt of America's hereditary elites who are apoplectic that the beginnings of a true meritocracy threatened to replace some of them.
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This is what genAI "guardrails" are, and why they are inherently insufficient.
genAI inherently outputs the statistically most likely sequence of words, and "guardrails" are basically just a list of words to filter from that output to the user.
And they stole literally all the words to train on.
genAI inherently outputs the statistically most likely sequence of words, and "guardrails" are basically just a list of words to filter from that output to the user.
And they stole literally all the words to train on.
One way of thinking about genAI is:
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
Suppose you steal every English word on the internet, and then look up what words are most likely to follow the word "throbbing."
And then whenever you see "throbbing" you slap on a likely word
You're gonna end up talking about throbbing dicks in weird contexts
November 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This is what genAI "guardrails" are, and why they are inherently insufficient.
genAI inherently outputs the statistically most likely sequence of words, and "guardrails" are basically just a list of words to filter from that output to the user.
And they stole literally all the words to train on.
genAI inherently outputs the statistically most likely sequence of words, and "guardrails" are basically just a list of words to filter from that output to the user.
And they stole literally all the words to train on.
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If anyone thinks that the corrupt administration of the 34x felon-psychopath will release any materials that implicate him in sex abuse, I have a bridge to sell you. They will delete the materials, withhold them on basis of investigative privilege, or simply not produce.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Backs Vote to Release Epstein Files in Sharp Reversal
The vote set for this week had been shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
If anyone thinks that the corrupt administration of the 34x felon-psychopath will release any materials that implicate him in sex abuse, I have a bridge to sell you. They will delete the materials, withhold them on basis of investigative privilege, or simply not produce.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.