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Artificial Intelligence is DELUSIONAL VAPORWARE
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· Feb 19
AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data - Nature
Analysis shows that indiscriminately training generative artificial intelligence on real and generated content, usually done by scraping data from the Internet, can lead to a collapse in th...
www.nature.com
They're only good for validating existing information not creating new information. We feed it the answers through a decision tree process because we're limited with a binary code.
AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI models collapse when trained on recursively generated data
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Everyone associated with Trump will sooner or later be destroyed, including Trump himself. Most are too dumb or avaricious to grasp this.
December 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Everyone associated with Trump will sooner or later be destroyed, including Trump himself. Most are too dumb or avaricious to grasp this.
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If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
ALT: a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
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They're Cassandras who smelled the fascism all over Trump. trib.al/mzZWdVX
Much has been made of the cross-class nature of Trump’s strongest support. That the same is true of his strongest opposition is far less discussed.
Much has been made of the cross-class nature of Trump’s strongest support. That the same is true of his strongest opposition is far less discussed.
December 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
They're Cassandras who smelled the fascism all over Trump. trib.al/mzZWdVX
Much has been made of the cross-class nature of Trump’s strongest support. That the same is true of his strongest opposition is far less discussed.
Much has been made of the cross-class nature of Trump’s strongest support. That the same is true of his strongest opposition is far less discussed.
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Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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The gaps in the Epstein files release is going to make the 18.5 minute gap in the Nixon tapes look like child’s play.
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The gaps in the Epstein files release is going to make the 18.5 minute gap in the Nixon tapes look like child’s play.
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I look forward to going on @velshimsnow.bsky.social @velshi.com this Saturday morning around 10:20 AM Eastern, hoping to join my mentor, colleague, friend and former NIH Director Francis Collins as we try and figure out what the heck is going on…
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I look forward to going on @velshimsnow.bsky.social @velshi.com this Saturday morning around 10:20 AM Eastern, hoping to join my mentor, colleague, friend and former NIH Director Francis Collins as we try and figure out what the heck is going on…
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Think of AI instead of cigarettes here. Nothing is inevitable.
this is a good reminder of how things that are shitty but have been accepted as normal and inevitable can actually turn out to be abnormal and evitable with some science, time, education and political will
December 20, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Think of AI instead of cigarettes here. Nothing is inevitable.
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The Rock’s daughter, Ava, has doubled down on her remarks about Charlie Kirk. “If you want people to have kind words when you pass, you should say kind words when you’re alive.”
Following backlash, Ava responded: “and I’ll stand behind this. be kind, now more than ever.”
Following backlash, Ava responded: “and I’ll stand behind this. be kind, now more than ever.”
September 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The Rock’s daughter, Ava, has doubled down on her remarks about Charlie Kirk. “If you want people to have kind words when you pass, you should say kind words when you’re alive.”
Following backlash, Ava responded: “and I’ll stand behind this. be kind, now more than ever.”
Following backlash, Ava responded: “and I’ll stand behind this. be kind, now more than ever.”
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China Didn’t Want You to See This Video of Xi and Putin. So Reuters Deleted It.
theintercept.com/2025/09/12/r...
theintercept.com/2025/09/12/r...
China Didn’t Want You to See This Video of Xi and Putin. So Reuters Deleted It.
Following a copyright takedown request, Reuters removed a hot mic video of Putin and Xi discussing life extension and immortality.
theintercept.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
China Didn’t Want You to See This Video of Xi and Putin. So Reuters Deleted It.
theintercept.com/2025/09/12/r...
theintercept.com/2025/09/12/r...
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read what i wrote about andor to celebrate its win:
“Andor” Has a Message for the Left: Act Now
The “Star Wars” series shows a rebel movement struggling to be born but has a clear lesson for fighting rising fascism.
theintercept.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:32 AM
read what i wrote about andor to celebrate its win:
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Here’s a thread showcasing my Nick Fuentes/groyper expertise.
First - I wrote about Nick Fuentes's AFPAC, held during Charlie Kirk's The Peoples Convention last year.
I Watched Groypers Descend on Detroit — Where They Were No Longer Pariahs Among Mainstream Republicans
For a time, associating with Nick Fuentes was enough to tank a career in GOP politics. Now, it hardly seems to matter.
theintercept.com
September 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Here’s a thread showcasing my Nick Fuentes/groyper expertise.
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www.ft.com/content/ca6c... This is an extremely useful exercise in ideological mapping (this link - on.ft.com/4n3FooO - should work for the first couple of non-FT subscribers to click anyways)
How Ukraine and Gaza scrambled the ideological map
The two wars have divided the west — and not along the old left-right lines
www.ft.com
September 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
www.ft.com/content/ca6c... This is an extremely useful exercise in ideological mapping (this link - on.ft.com/4n3FooO - should work for the first couple of non-FT subscribers to click anyways)
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wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend
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DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO QUACK BACK 🐥‼️
Duck deliveries are incoming, but you still can put $3 to letting your Congressional representative know via. duck messenger to #ImpeachRFK and remove the Quack!
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
Duck deliveries are incoming, but you still can put $3 to letting your Congressional representative know via. duck messenger to #ImpeachRFK and remove the Quack!
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO QUACK BACK 🐥‼️
Duck deliveries are incoming, but you still can put $3 to letting your Congressional representative know via. duck messenger to #ImpeachRFK and remove the Quack!
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
Duck deliveries are incoming, but you still can put $3 to letting your Congressional representative know via. duck messenger to #ImpeachRFK and remove the Quack!
act.standupforscience.net/fundraising/...
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Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant
By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.
www.americanprogress.org
September 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Fifteen years after Citizens United opened the floodgates of corporate and dark political money, the Center for American Progress has figured out how to slam them back shut.
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
CAP published its groundbreaking how-to report today: "The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant."
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"Harris is right ... Biden staffers often stoked negative stories about Harris ... It was often done subtly, [via] matter-of-fact asides about how the VP’s operation was struggling to get up to speed or having difficulty with the migration portfolio."
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on the ex-veep's book.
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on the ex-veep's book.
Mom and Dad Are Fighting
Harris and Biden alumni clash over former VP’s book excerpt.
www.thebulwark.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"Harris is right ... Biden staffers often stoked negative stories about Harris ... It was often done subtly, [via] matter-of-fact asides about how the VP’s operation was struggling to get up to speed or having difficulty with the migration portfolio."
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on the ex-veep's book.
@lauren-egan.bsky.social on the ex-veep's book.
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Tim Dillon: "If I had a dispute with DoorDash and Kash Patel was investigating it, would I get the DoorDash credit?...Kash Patel would not be able to secure my credit of $11.90...What organization could Kash Patel run credibly? I don't know."
September 15, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tim Dillon: "If I had a dispute with DoorDash and Kash Patel was investigating it, would I get the DoorDash credit?...Kash Patel would not be able to secure my credit of $11.90...What organization could Kash Patel run credibly? I don't know."
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Here's how to support my work:
I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social.
The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up!
www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social.
The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up!
www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series
A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.
www.resistancesummerschool.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Here's how to support my work:
I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social.
The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up!
www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social.
The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up!
www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
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I hired Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2017, and worked with him closely until he was murdered by the Saudi regime in Istanbul -- simply for expressing himself.
I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.
www.npr.org/2018/10/18/6...
I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.
www.npr.org/2018/10/18/6...
'Washington Post' Publishes Jamal Khashoggi's Last Column
Noel King talks to Karen Attiah, of The Washington Post, about the column which was filed before Khashoggi disappeared. He wrote passionately about the need for a free press in the Arab world.
www.npr.org
September 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I hired Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2017, and worked with him closely until he was murdered by the Saudi regime in Istanbul -- simply for expressing himself.
I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.
www.npr.org/2018/10/18/6...
I put my safety on the line for years to push publicly for justice and accountability in his murder.
www.npr.org/2018/10/18/6...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM