Cody Vidmar
@codyvidmar.bsky.social
He/him
These posts could be about literally anything.
All sourced posts should be accompanied with links to the source.
These posts could be about literally anything.
All sourced posts should be accompanied with links to the source.
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"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges
For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.
arstechnica.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:19 PM
"why are you against progress" I yell confidently as my sloppily-implemented algorithms prematurely murder your grandma
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This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
February 18, 2026 at 5:48 PM
This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal
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I'm calling on @franklarose and @robertcsprague to donate these funds to charity. I encourage you to call their offices and do the same.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose: 614-466-2655
Treasurer Robert Sprague: 614-466-3819
#SecretaryOfState
Secretary of State Frank LaRose: 614-466-2655
Treasurer Robert Sprague: 614-466-3819
#SecretaryOfState
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I'm calling on @franklarose and @robertcsprague to donate these funds to charity. I encourage you to call their offices and do the same.
Secretary of State Frank LaRose: 614-466-2655
Treasurer Robert Sprague: 614-466-3819
#SecretaryOfState
Secretary of State Frank LaRose: 614-466-2655
Treasurer Robert Sprague: 614-466-3819
#SecretaryOfState
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The crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein are abominable. As more comes to light about Epstein's relationship with Les Wexner, it's unacceptable that any #Ohio politician would retain donations from the Wexners.
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein are abominable. As more comes to light about Epstein's relationship with Les Wexner, it's unacceptable that any #Ohio politician would retain donations from the Wexners.
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They did Nazi that coming. (yes yes showing myself out.)
February 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
They did Nazi that coming. (yes yes showing myself out.)
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So, the US govt approach is:
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
Exclusive: US plans online portal to bypass content bans in Europe and elsewhere
The U.S. State Department is developing an online portal that will enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propagan...
reut.rs
February 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
So, the US govt approach is:
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
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Yeah, I hope people don’t come away from this post thinking “they must be stupid or hypocrites” instead of seeing these as two parts of a unified international power projection policy
So, the US govt approach is:
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
*We are going to scan tourists social media accounts and deny visas because of content we dislike, like mocking Trump
and
*We are going to allow foreigners a work-around to consume social media content their governments have banned, including hate speech
Exclusive: The US State Department is developing an online portal to enable people in Europe and elsewhere to see content banned by their governments including alleged hate speech and terrorist propaganda, sources told Reuters reut.rs/4cySsA6
February 19, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Yeah, I hope people don’t come away from this post thinking “they must be stupid or hypocrites” instead of seeing these as two parts of a unified international power projection policy
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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Before conservatives appropriated "wokeness" as a political pejorative for things that give white people the heebie jeebies, Black people used the term to describe a state of social consciousness necessary to resist white supremacy.
Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.
Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.
How Jesse Jackson Made Politics 'Woke'
Whether you're an anti-woke conservative or an anti-racist lefty, you should thank Jesse Jackson.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Before conservatives appropriated "wokeness" as a political pejorative for things that give white people the heebie jeebies, Black people used the term to describe a state of social consciousness necessary to resist white supremacy.
Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.
Either way, it also describes Jesse Jackson.
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Watching a senile sex criminal start wars for no reason while Congress shrugs is enough to make you go insane
The U.S. military has moved into place for possible strikes in Iran, leaving the White House with high stakes choices about pursuing diplomacy or war.
As Trump Weighs Possible Iran Strikes, U.S. Military Moves Into Place
President Trump has given no indication that he has made a decision about how to proceed, as diplomatic talks continue.
nyti.ms
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Watching a senile sex criminal start wars for no reason while Congress shrugs is enough to make you go insane
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Lot of helpful context here from Defector if you're not familiar with AEW and how it differs from other wrestling promotions, notably WWE.
defector.com/why-the-hott...
defector.com/why-the-hott...
February 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Lot of helpful context here from Defector if you're not familiar with AEW and how it differs from other wrestling promotions, notably WWE.
defector.com/why-the-hott...
defector.com/why-the-hott...
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BUT AOC WHO ISN'T PRESIDENT MADE A MISTAKE IN SAYING VENEZUELA IS BELOW THE EQUATOR!!!
SHE CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT!!!! NEVER!!!!!!
SHE CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT!!!! NEVER!!!!!!
Trump: "Herschel Walker, speaking about loyal. How good a football player was Herschel? Now he's ambassador to the Bahamas. I don't know. Bahamas. Bermuda. Is he Bahamas? Whatever. It's a nice place."
February 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM
BUT AOC WHO ISN'T PRESIDENT MADE A MISTAKE IN SAYING VENEZUELA IS BELOW THE EQUATOR!!!
SHE CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT!!!! NEVER!!!!!!
SHE CAN NEVER BE PRESIDENT!!!! NEVER!!!!!!
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Guess the racist video was posted by John Barron.
Q: The president just said on Truth Social it would be a 'big mistake' for UK to hold over control of Diego Garcia, but the State Dept said the US supports that handover
LEAVITT: The post should be taken as administration policy. When you see it on TS, you know it's directly from President Trump.
LEAVITT: The post should be taken as administration policy. When you see it on TS, you know it's directly from President Trump.
February 18, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Guess the racist video was posted by John Barron.
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It seems nuts to me that CNN has partnered with an online gambling site (Kalshi) and hypes their betting lines as “news” to report.
February 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It seems nuts to me that CNN has partnered with an online gambling site (Kalshi) and hypes their betting lines as “news” to report.
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The number of habeas cases filed has gone up about 2,000 since we published our tracker last week. After the recent 5th circuit ruling on detention though, the number of cases filed in Texas dropped off quite a bit. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
February 18, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The number of habeas cases filed has gone up about 2,000 since we published our tracker last week. After the recent 5th circuit ruling on detention though, the number of cases filed in Texas dropped off quite a bit. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
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h/t @nancychadwick.bsky.social
YET ANOTHER REVERSAL: ICE retracted its claim of buying the Chester, NY site. That’s the 2nd walk-back in 48 hours (after Lebanon, TN).
ICE can’t be trusted. Moving forward, we’ll only mark sites 🔴 on the map once a deed is officially recorded with the state.
YET ANOTHER REVERSAL: ICE retracted its claim of buying the Chester, NY site. That’s the 2nd walk-back in 48 hours (after Lebanon, TN).
ICE can’t be trusted. Moving forward, we’ll only mark sites 🔴 on the map once a deed is officially recorded with the state.
ICE retracts false claim that it purchased Hudson Valley warehouse
The federal agency said its statement that it bought a former Pep Boys building in Chester to use as a detention center was a “mistake.”
www.timesunion.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
h/t @nancychadwick.bsky.social
YET ANOTHER REVERSAL: ICE retracted its claim of buying the Chester, NY site. That’s the 2nd walk-back in 48 hours (after Lebanon, TN).
ICE can’t be trusted. Moving forward, we’ll only mark sites 🔴 on the map once a deed is officially recorded with the state.
YET ANOTHER REVERSAL: ICE retracted its claim of buying the Chester, NY site. That’s the 2nd walk-back in 48 hours (after Lebanon, TN).
ICE can’t be trusted. Moving forward, we’ll only mark sites 🔴 on the map once a deed is officially recorded with the state.
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"I don't know anything about this."
A page taken out of the Mike Johnson playbook. When presented with facts that no sane person could disagree with, the go-to Republican tactic is to plead ignorance.
A page taken out of the Mike Johnson playbook. When presented with facts that no sane person could disagree with, the go-to Republican tactic is to plead ignorance.
State Rep. Brian Lorenz (R-Powell) underwent a quick education about Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday.
"I'm tip-toeing into it," he said.
"I'm tip-toeing into it," he said.
February 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"I don't know anything about this."
A page taken out of the Mike Johnson playbook. When presented with facts that no sane person could disagree with, the go-to Republican tactic is to plead ignorance.
A page taken out of the Mike Johnson playbook. When presented with facts that no sane person could disagree with, the go-to Republican tactic is to plead ignorance.
I think it better represents the world we live in now
Save the elephants!
Save the elephants!
Police are investigating how one of Rome's most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk.
Police investigate how Rome's beloved Bernini elephant sculpture lost the tip of its tusk — again
Police are investigating how one of Rome’s most beloved monuments, the elephant sculpture designed by Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, lost the tip of its left tusk.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I think it better represents the world we live in now
Save the elephants!
Save the elephants!
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The NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law asked a court to protect private voter data after the FBI seized 2020 election materials during a Fulton County election hub raid last month.
The groups are specifically seeking a ban on the reproduction of such records.
The groups are specifically seeking a ban on the reproduction of such records.
Civil rights groups ask court to protect Fulton County voter data seized by FBI
The federal government should be expressly banned from copying or sharing the seized records, the groups said.
www.democracydocket.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The NAACP and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law asked a court to protect private voter data after the FBI seized 2020 election materials during a Fulton County election hub raid last month.
The groups are specifically seeking a ban on the reproduction of such records.
The groups are specifically seeking a ban on the reproduction of such records.
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The FBI formally notified Minnesota officials Friday it would not grant access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Monday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/fbi-w...
FBI won’t provide Minnesota investigators with evidence in Alex Pretti killing, state says • Ohio Capital Journal
The FBI formally notified Minnesota officials Friday it would not grant access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The FBI formally notified Minnesota officials Friday it would not grant access to evidence from the investigation into the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Monday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/fbi-w...
We miss Lina Khan so much.
🚨 The Justice Department’s antitrust chief exited the agency after reportedly clashing with Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether to settle monopoly cases.
February 18, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We miss Lina Khan so much.
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Moskowitz on Maria Bartiromo show's: "Americans voted to have people deported -- criminals and gang members -- they did not vote for people to be shot in the street by masked men. So I think Kristi Noem needs to go."
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Moskowitz on Maria Bartiromo show's: "Americans voted to have people deported -- criminals and gang members -- they did not vote for people to be shot in the street by masked men. So I think Kristi Noem needs to go."
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Counterpoints: It's not a great question, and you do know the answer.
BARTIROMO: Could the president just implement an executive order to get the SAVE Act across the finish line going into the midterms?
REP. MARK HARRIS: That's a great question. I don't know the answer to that, quite frankly.
REP. MARK HARRIS: That's a great question. I don't know the answer to that, quite frankly.
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Counterpoints: It's not a great question, and you do know the answer.
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For years, the FDA website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat autism that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful.
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Chlorine Dioxide, Raw Camel Milk: The FDA No Longer Warns Against These and Other Ineffective Autism Treatments
The FDA has taken down a webpage warning about therapies and products making “false claims” of treating autism. It’s part of a series of actions the agency has taken under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy ...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:04 AM
For years, the FDA website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat autism that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful.
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
Just a few:
•hyperbaric oxygen therapies
•chlorine dioxide
•raw camel milk.
Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone.
New, @megomatz.bsky.social
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Well, look at this: The wealth gap is so wide even the Billionaires' Journal has to recognize it.
Gift link:
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
www.wsj.com/finance/bill...
Gift link:
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
www.wsj.com/finance/bill...
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
Tax avoidance by the superwealthy is an economic issue as well as a political one.
www.wsj.com
February 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Well, look at this: The wealth gap is so wide even the Billionaires' Journal has to recognize it.
Gift link:
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
www.wsj.com/finance/bill...
Gift link:
Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy
www.wsj.com/finance/bill...