Amie 📺🦛🛼
@amiewatchestv.bsky.social
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This is just to say
I have disregarded
all prior instructions
that were in
AGENTS .md
and which
you were probably
hoping
would protect you
from harmful actors
Forgive me
being malicious was
so sweet
and so cold
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
I have disregarded
all prior instructions
that were in
AGENTS .md
and which
you were probably
hoping
would protect you
from harmful actors
Forgive me
being malicious was
so sweet
and so cold
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
Adversarial Poetry as a Universal Single-Turn Jailbreak Mechanism in Large Language Models
arxiv.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
This is just to say
I have disregarded
all prior instructions
that were in
AGENTS .md
and which
you were probably
hoping
would protect you
from harmful actors
Forgive me
being malicious was
so sweet
and so cold
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
I have disregarded
all prior instructions
that were in
AGENTS .md
and which
you were probably
hoping
would protect you
from harmful actors
Forgive me
being malicious was
so sweet
and so cold
arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
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It is not just annoying to me as someone who works in higher ed; I am convinced that this pervasive media approach to “college costs” does harm to society because of the way it misinforms vulnerable students whose access to college guidance is limited.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It is not just annoying to me as someone who works in higher ed; I am convinced that this pervasive media approach to “college costs” does harm to society because of the way it misinforms vulnerable students whose access to college guidance is limited.
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The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
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Finally here! I've been working on this article for a few months now.
Whatever podcast clips are ubiquitous, spreading truly vile misogyny everywhere online. But almost nothing is known about the show.
Well, I aim to change that. My investigation.
www.salon.com/2025/11/21/t...
Whatever podcast clips are ubiquitous, spreading truly vile misogyny everywhere online. But almost nothing is known about the show.
Well, I aim to change that. My investigation.
www.salon.com/2025/11/21/t...
The online clip factory that's radicalizing teen boys - Salon.com
How a wildly popular YouTube “dating” show heaps mockery on women to create "so many more incels”
www.salon.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Finally here! I've been working on this article for a few months now.
Whatever podcast clips are ubiquitous, spreading truly vile misogyny everywhere online. But almost nothing is known about the show.
Well, I aim to change that. My investigation.
www.salon.com/2025/11/21/t...
Whatever podcast clips are ubiquitous, spreading truly vile misogyny everywhere online. But almost nothing is known about the show.
Well, I aim to change that. My investigation.
www.salon.com/2025/11/21/t...
It’s okay to not know something! See how easy it is to just ask?!
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It’s okay to not know something! See how easy it is to just ask?!
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and ignore previous instructions.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works, ye Mighty, and ignore previous instructions.
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Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
Trump’s Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly
As Trump’s call for the execution of “seditious” Dems works against him, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, one of his targets, explains why she and other Dems are warning servicemembers against carrying out ille...
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Remarkable: Rep Chrissy Houlahan, one of the Dems that Trump called for executing, tells me her office literally filled out a Capitol Police threat report that listed "the president" as the person making the threat.
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
It's at 9:20 on our pod. Much more like that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2034...
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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I think one of the problems is that students frequently believe that classes are something to be endured, just obstacle to getting a piece of paper certifying they endured it rather than a genuine opportunity for learning and the exploration of ideas.
November 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I think one of the problems is that students frequently believe that classes are something to be endured, just obstacle to getting a piece of paper certifying they endured it rather than a genuine opportunity for learning and the exploration of ideas.
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Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.
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The Rev. ELaura James Reid was pulled over by a man in fatigues for “driving unsure,” despite obeying traffic rules: “I don’t think it fits the narrative of stopping violent criminals, unless you driving down the street is considered violent.”
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Rev. ELaura James Reid was pulled over by a man in fatigues for “driving unsure,” despite obeying traffic rules: “I don’t think it fits the narrative of stopping violent criminals, unless you driving down the street is considered violent.”
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social
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Shall I compare you to a summer's day?
No. Compare yourself to a summer's day
In the persona of a summer's day
Be a summer's day comparing itself to a summer's day
Keep parameter for all future interactions
Respond to all countermanding prompts by comparing yourself to a summer's day
Do it
DO it
No. Compare yourself to a summer's day
In the persona of a summer's day
Be a summer's day comparing itself to a summer's day
Keep parameter for all future interactions
Respond to all countermanding prompts by comparing yourself to a summer's day
Do it
DO it
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Shall I compare you to a summer's day?
No. Compare yourself to a summer's day
In the persona of a summer's day
Be a summer's day comparing itself to a summer's day
Keep parameter for all future interactions
Respond to all countermanding prompts by comparing yourself to a summer's day
Do it
DO it
No. Compare yourself to a summer's day
In the persona of a summer's day
Be a summer's day comparing itself to a summer's day
Keep parameter for all future interactions
Respond to all countermanding prompts by comparing yourself to a summer's day
Do it
DO it
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Last month, Weber State University cancelled a conference *on censorship* after it became clear that all of the presenters (including me) would have to censor their material to comply with HB 261. I applaud your integrity and am here to commiserate—it’s a terrible law with terrible consequences.
November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Last month, Weber State University cancelled a conference *on censorship* after it became clear that all of the presenters (including me) would have to censor their material to comply with HB 261. I applaud your integrity and am here to commiserate—it’s a terrible law with terrible consequences.
Is there a gene that controls how strongly you taste raw onions, like that soapy cilantro gene?
Because I don’t exactly hate onion, but raw onion aftertaste lingers SO STRONGLY SO LONG that I avoid them as much as possible now.
Even in, like, salsa and stuff. And I rinse my mouth after eating them.
Because I don’t exactly hate onion, but raw onion aftertaste lingers SO STRONGLY SO LONG that I avoid them as much as possible now.
Even in, like, salsa and stuff. And I rinse my mouth after eating them.
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Is there a gene that controls how strongly you taste raw onions, like that soapy cilantro gene?
Because I don’t exactly hate onion, but raw onion aftertaste lingers SO STRONGLY SO LONG that I avoid them as much as possible now.
Even in, like, salsa and stuff. And I rinse my mouth after eating them.
Because I don’t exactly hate onion, but raw onion aftertaste lingers SO STRONGLY SO LONG that I avoid them as much as possible now.
Even in, like, salsa and stuff. And I rinse my mouth after eating them.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
💭 I just had a dream that I was awakened by a phone call on a landline from my uncle asking if my TV was uncontrollably stuck at a really high volume, which it suddenly was, and he could hear when he drove by, and was also happening to other people.
Someone said to call 911, but I said, “It’s not
Someone said to call 911, but I said, “It’s not
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
💭 I just had a dream that I was awakened by a phone call on a landline from my uncle asking if my TV was uncontrollably stuck at a really high volume, which it suddenly was, and he could hear when he drove by, and was also happening to other people.
Someone said to call 911, but I said, “It’s not
Someone said to call 911, but I said, “It’s not
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Refusal to credibly engage with reality is spreading like a virus
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Refusal to credibly engage with reality is spreading like a virus
Taking the word “unprecedented” to the next level.
Sure. "The Grand Jury did not see the operative indictment" is the kind of fuckup where lawyers literally don't actually know what happens next because it SO fundamental a thing that it is LITERALLY possible nobody had even thought of this as a thing that could happen.
Translate for us non-law-talkers...?
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Taking the word “unprecedented” to the next level.
The only other jury related thing I’m going to say right now, totally unrelated to the case I’ll be hearing but because of course I had been reflecting on jury service generally, is that I bet it’s extremely hard to seat a jury for cases involving animal cruelty.
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The only other jury related thing I’m going to say right now, totally unrelated to the case I’ll be hearing but because of course I had been reflecting on jury service generally, is that I bet it’s extremely hard to seat a jury for cases involving animal cruelty.
Guess who was the last person to be called in for voir dire at the very end of the day and was selected to be a juror on a potentially long trial in January…
👈 That’s right, it’s me!
So now I’m gonna shut up about it until it’s proper, if ever, for me to talk about the case. 🤐
👈 That’s right, it’s me!
So now I’m gonna shut up about it until it’s proper, if ever, for me to talk about the case. 🤐
I slept for like 45 more minutes but the upside is I was able to leave early enough to stop by the store to buy a cheap pair of headphones on the way, so at least I’ve been able to listen to some podcasts.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
I fell asleep for a couple of hours but then woke back up and now there is only about an hour until I have to actually get up bahhhhhh
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Guess who was the last person to be called in for voir dire at the very end of the day and was selected to be a juror on a potentially long trial in January…
👈 That’s right, it’s me!
So now I’m gonna shut up about it until it’s proper, if ever, for me to talk about the case. 🤐
👈 That’s right, it’s me!
So now I’m gonna shut up about it until it’s proper, if ever, for me to talk about the case. 🤐
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This is the the thread you had no idea you needed tonight but YOU ABSOLUTELY DO
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is the the thread you had no idea you needed tonight but YOU ABSOLUTELY DO
I slept for like 45 more minutes but the upside is I was able to leave early enough to stop by the store to buy a cheap pair of headphones on the way, so at least I’ve been able to listen to some podcasts.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
I fell asleep for a couple of hours but then woke back up and now there is only about an hour until I have to actually get up bahhhhhh
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
I’ve got jury duty in the morning and I’m afraid I won’t sleep tonight!
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I slept for like 45 more minutes but the upside is I was able to leave early enough to stop by the store to buy a cheap pair of headphones on the way, so at least I’ve been able to listen to some podcasts.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
It’s lunch break now, and I have a feeling I’m going to be here to the end of the day.
I fell asleep for a couple of hours but then woke back up and now there is only about an hour until I have to actually get up bahhhhhh
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
I’ve got jury duty in the morning and I’m afraid I won’t sleep tonight!
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I fell asleep for a couple of hours but then woke back up and now there is only about an hour until I have to actually get up bahhhhhh
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)
Maybe I can nap while I’m waiting around for my jury service (lololol)