"Captain" "Ruck" "Cohlchez"
@captainruck.bsky.social
Ne, ne travaillez jamais
No, never work, that's what they say
Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas
No, don't let's stop until it's done
https://www.mediamagpies.com/author-archive/?i=30&uname=Captain+Nath
No, never work, that's what they say
Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas
No, don't let's stop until it's done
https://www.mediamagpies.com/author-archive/?i=30&uname=Captain+Nath
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Arts and entertainment writing from the highbrow to the right now and whatever catches our eye.
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Damn, one of my favorite Darrell Hammond characters
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Damn, one of my favorite Darrell Hammond characters
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The Rainbow coalition platform he ran on in the 80s is to the left of modern Democrats
BREAKING: Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement Tuesday.
nbcnews.to
February 17, 2026 at 11:38 AM
The Rainbow coalition platform he ran on in the 80s is to the left of modern Democrats
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"equity punk" is the worst phrase I have ever heard
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
"equity punk" is the worst phrase I have ever heard
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forgot to mention I saw this car back in October. really wanted to do the Grey Poupon thing except ask if a scout troop's short a child and Khrushchev's due at Idlewild
February 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
forgot to mention I saw this car back in October. really wanted to do the Grey Poupon thing except ask if a scout troop's short a child and Khrushchev's due at Idlewild
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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
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“Lobbyist for private charter schools has big opinions on the need to destroy public education “
Democrats embraced *public school choice* Also no panacea & plenty of problems but there is public accountability.
FWIW: as an expert on AI slop (along w all other profs & teachers), I’d bet some plasma this was written w ChatGPT. Fitting, because the evidence cited herein is of the same merit.
FWIW: as an expert on AI slop (along w all other profs & teachers), I’d bet some plasma this was written w ChatGPT. Fitting, because the evidence cited herein is of the same merit.
Opinion | Democrats, It’s Time to Embrace School Choice
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:17 AM
“Lobbyist for private charter schools has big opinions on the need to destroy public education “
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One of the best selling books in the UK in 1974 by one of its most well known writers
February 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
One of the best selling books in the UK in 1974 by one of its most well known writers
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It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
“We plan to hire an AI rewrite specialist to ingest the reporting by Hannah and others and use AI to convert it into stories.”
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
The editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer said it will use AI to ‘write’ its articles.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/10...
February 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
It’s easy to think writing is mainly the transcription of ideas you already have—that is, until you try to write something worthwhile, and you find what you thought were saying transform into something far more interesting in the process. This skips that last step, and that is *not* an improvement.
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Slop is the perfect word to describe the low-quality, high-volume, AI-generated content being thrown around.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
February 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Slop is the perfect word to describe the low-quality, high-volume, AI-generated content being thrown around.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
If you don't have time to write it, I don't have time to read it.
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I think you're overlooking the important point, which is "You should vote for the candidate who's right about the issues *I* care about, no matter how much they shit on the issues YOU care about."
February 17, 2026 at 2:31 AM
I think you're overlooking the important point, which is "You should vote for the candidate who's right about the issues *I* care about, no matter how much they shit on the issues YOU care about."
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they want an award for voting for 99% hitler against 100% hitler but also will vote for 99% hitler when he's in the primaries against a bunch of 0% hitlers
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
they want an award for voting for 99% hitler against 100% hitler but also will vote for 99% hitler when he's in the primaries against a bunch of 0% hitlers
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Liberals are like I wouldn't vote for 99% Hitler either you cretins it was just a meme, now this 93% Hitler fella on the other hand
February 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Liberals are like I wouldn't vote for 99% Hitler either you cretins it was just a meme, now this 93% Hitler fella on the other hand
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If I ever profiled Nick Fuentes, I'd be sure to mention that he is a cum hunter. Nick Fuentes hunts for cum. He has special cum hunting tools, including a black light. If you are going to write about Nick Fuentes' supposed influence, don't forgot his cum hunts.
bsky.app/profile/jtis...
bsky.app/profile/jtis...
February 17, 2026 at 4:13 AM
If I ever profiled Nick Fuentes, I'd be sure to mention that he is a cum hunter. Nick Fuentes hunts for cum. He has special cum hunting tools, including a black light. If you are going to write about Nick Fuentes' supposed influence, don't forgot his cum hunts.
bsky.app/profile/jtis...
bsky.app/profile/jtis...
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In all seriousness, I think there would be exponentially less left-wing pessimism about computer technology as a whole if more people embraced FOSS tools that are decoupled from Big Tech's clutches and get-rich-quick schemes.
the replies to this are draining my life force man nobody knows the thing im talking about already exists no wonder you all conflate "the computer" and whatever big tech is doing as the same thing. i'm talking about FOSS. you don't have to use the tech bro evil computer software*
its capitalism that's corrupting the computer, making it into something twisted and perverse. there is a better way
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 AM
In all seriousness, I think there would be exponentially less left-wing pessimism about computer technology as a whole if more people embraced FOSS tools that are decoupled from Big Tech's clutches and get-rich-quick schemes.
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*Epstein-class luxury jet
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:46 AM
*Epstein-class luxury jet
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This belies what it means to be a socialist. The changing nature of work won’t change whether the capitalists will exploit you. Whether you’re working in a mine, serving coffee, or an AI engineer you’re still being exploited.
I think this is directionally correct and honestly I'm less concerned about what it means for the left's take on AI than I am for the left's ability to metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 AM
This belies what it means to be a socialist. The changing nature of work won’t change whether the capitalists will exploit you. Whether you’re working in a mine, serving coffee, or an AI engineer you’re still being exploited.
haha, those last two posts / that thread kinda covers everything else, but this is such a funny phrase - the right has historically, FAMOUSLY, been the ones to not only refuse to "metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally" but get hostile and violent at the idea they should
I think this is directionally correct and honestly I'm less concerned about what it means for the left's take on AI than I am for the left's ability to metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
haha, those last two posts / that thread kinda covers everything else, but this is such a funny phrase - the right has historically, FAMOUSLY, been the ones to not only refuse to "metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally" but get hostile and violent at the idea they should
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why isn't the left engaging seriously with the fascist imaginary machine, people love the fascist imaginary machine, the left is clearly wrong about this, like they were wrong about crypto and NFTs and the metaverse
I think this is directionally correct and honestly I'm less concerned about what it means for the left's take on AI than I am for the left's ability to metabolize new information and changing circumstances generally www.transformernews.ai/p/the-left-i...
The left is missing out on AI
As a movement, it has largely refused to engage seriously with AI, ceding debate about a threat and opportunity to the right
www.transformernews.ai
February 17, 2026 at 4:35 AM
why isn't the left engaging seriously with the fascist imaginary machine, people love the fascist imaginary machine, the left is clearly wrong about this, like they were wrong about crypto and NFTs and the metaverse
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To take this a step further, AI, as actually implemented, exists to increase the ruling class's money and power, destroy human creativity and critical thinking, and fail at basic tasks.
That's *serfdom*. Leftists shouldn't embrace serfdom even if it has a really good marketing plan!!
That's *serfdom*. Leftists shouldn't embrace serfdom even if it has a really good marketing plan!!
full skepticism and abolition of AI as currently envisioned is the only rational response, if there is a "use" for AI beyond making billionaires richer and destroying society, then I'll accept some compromises
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 AM
To take this a step further, AI, as actually implemented, exists to increase the ruling class's money and power, destroy human creativity and critical thinking, and fail at basic tasks.
That's *serfdom*. Leftists shouldn't embrace serfdom even if it has a really good marketing plan!!
That's *serfdom*. Leftists shouldn't embrace serfdom even if it has a really good marketing plan!!
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not supporting abolishing ICE is tacit support for hurting this baby
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:16 AM
not supporting abolishing ICE is tacit support for hurting this baby
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Ah, Strider. If only you weren't so buggy
February 17, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Ah, Strider. If only you weren't so buggy
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We know EXACTLY who it's for: aggrieved parents who treat their kids like props.
Yeah, so my feeling is NOPE, NO, NUH UH, NEVER
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
For one thing, IQ is bullshit. For another, there is a reason we DON’T want a streamlined way to identify “the most vulnerable”. Please see the United States for further details.
Lastly—who is this for?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is under consideration. Here’s what parents need to know
Category describes people who have little or no language, an IQ of less than 50 and require 24-hour supervision
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:16 AM
We know EXACTLY who it's for: aggrieved parents who treat their kids like props.