CrazyITGuy42
@crazyitguy42.bsky.social
Programmer, animal lover. Loves history, photography, birding, trains, planes.
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“Expanding community oversight of policing has been an uphill battle for decades,” says state Senator Angela McKnight, who represents Jersey City. She is a sponsor of a bill that would strengthen investigatory powers for civilian oversight boards.
New Jersey Cities Are Pressing Resistant State Officials for Civilian Police Oversight
Local officials in Newark, Jersey City, and Trenton want civilian agencies that can investigate police and issue subpoenas. But they keep running into the state’s Democratic leaders.
boltsmag.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Expanding community oversight of policing has been an uphill battle for decades,” says state Senator Angela McKnight, who represents Jersey City. She is a sponsor of a bill that would strengthen investigatory powers for civilian oversight boards.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Just had an absolutely fascinating exchange with @hikikomorphism.bsky.social on the use of generative AI in law, which resulted in me crafting a question designed to trip an AI up in numerous ways; the AI correctly identifying those traps; and then getting the answer spectacularly wrong anyway. 1/x
modern deep research tools are pretty good. Out of curiousity, would you be willing to give me a question that would require nontrivial research? something you know the answer to, where the answer is tweet-length? I'll run it through a deep research tool and respond with the summarized output
January 27, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Just had an absolutely fascinating exchange with @hikikomorphism.bsky.social on the use of generative AI in law, which resulted in me crafting a question designed to trip an AI up in numerous ways; the AI correctly identifying those traps; and then getting the answer spectacularly wrong anyway. 1/x
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I want people to remember... When police get more money for "training" This is the kind of courses they take:
www.thetrace.org/2020/06/warr...
www.thetrace.org/2020/06/warr...
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I want people to remember... When police get more money for "training" This is the kind of courses they take:
www.thetrace.org/2020/06/warr...
www.thetrace.org/2020/06/warr...
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Stay angry, Neil.
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Stay angry, Neil.
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Groups like the Heritage Foundation need to be destroyed.
Stripped of tax exempt status, the ability to spend unlimited sums of money on politics, and the ability to conceal donors.
Go down a list: Heritage, CNP, the Manhattan Institute, ALEC, DonorsTrust, Americans for Prosperity, etc.
Stripped of tax exempt status, the ability to spend unlimited sums of money on politics, and the ability to conceal donors.
Go down a list: Heritage, CNP, the Manhattan Institute, ALEC, DonorsTrust, Americans for Prosperity, etc.
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Groups like the Heritage Foundation need to be destroyed.
Stripped of tax exempt status, the ability to spend unlimited sums of money on politics, and the ability to conceal donors.
Go down a list: Heritage, CNP, the Manhattan Institute, ALEC, DonorsTrust, Americans for Prosperity, etc.
Stripped of tax exempt status, the ability to spend unlimited sums of money on politics, and the ability to conceal donors.
Go down a list: Heritage, CNP, the Manhattan Institute, ALEC, DonorsTrust, Americans for Prosperity, etc.
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Signal: it’s good and is no longer tainted by association with its creator. Meredith has made it much better and reliability.
January 27, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Signal: it’s good and is no longer tainted by association with its creator. Meredith has made it much better and reliability.
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Today in 1995, US and Norwegian scientists launched a Black Brant XII high-altitude sounding rocket from Andøya Island off of Norway to study the aurora borealis. A Russian early-warning radar on the Kola Peninsula quickly detected the launch, which operators mistook for a US Trident II D5 SLBM.
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today in 1995, US and Norwegian scientists launched a Black Brant XII high-altitude sounding rocket from Andøya Island off of Norway to study the aurora borealis. A Russian early-warning radar on the Kola Peninsula quickly detected the launch, which operators mistook for a US Trident II D5 SLBM.
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NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
NEW: There are 2,400+ elections for DA & sheriff this year.
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
These matter hugely to criminal justice & policing—including: *these are often officials who decide ICE collaboration.*
So I took a dive into these 2,400+ races to identify early hotspots and battlegrounds.
Read, & check out our maps:
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TD Cowen had a data center themed analyst letter today that said that Oracle may lay off 20-30,000 people or sell Cerner to keep up with the debt on the data centers it’s building for OpenAI.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 AM
TD Cowen had a data center themed analyst letter today that said that Oracle may lay off 20-30,000 people or sell Cerner to keep up with the debt on the data centers it’s building for OpenAI.
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Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pope Leo’s top U.S. ally — Cardinal Joseph Tobin — calls on Congress to defund ICE.
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Sal Buscema, beloved comics artist, passes away
Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.
Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.
Sal Buscema, beloved comics artist, passes away
Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.
www.comicsbeat.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Sal Buscema, beloved comics artist, passes away
Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.
Sal Buscema, a veteran comics artist and part of the famed Buscema family of Marvel artists, has passed away. He was 89 years old when he died on Friday, and the news broke today, on what would have been his 90th birthday.
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I see a criticism of Judge Menendez already, but her ability to constrain federal law enforcement is questionable at best. The 8th Cir. is not going to go out of their way to block ICE in MN. She’s asking tough questions. I think her power here is very limited and folks should be prepared for that.
January 26, 2026 at 4:39 PM
I see a criticism of Judge Menendez already, but her ability to constrain federal law enforcement is questionable at best. The 8th Cir. is not going to go out of their way to block ICE in MN. She’s asking tough questions. I think her power here is very limited and folks should be prepared for that.
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When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
When I teach Vietnam, I explain that opposition to the war really grew in fits and starts. Some big rallies and visible protests, but also a steady stream of celebrities and ordinary folks breaking with their priors and taking a new stand.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
This last month, this last week, feels like a real shift.
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This is terrible advice from an anonymous account you should not listen to. Don’t let randoms steer you wrong. I’ve been consistent on this front for a decade now.
Just. Use. Signal.
Just. Use. Signal.
January 26, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is terrible advice from an anonymous account you should not listen to. Don’t let randoms steer you wrong. I’ve been consistent on this front for a decade now.
Just. Use. Signal.
Just. Use. Signal.
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Minnesota, my home, is carrying a heavy burden right now.
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Minnesota, my home, is carrying a heavy burden right now.
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
Being kind is not being weak. The strength to care for others, to love and protect our neighbors, to be a shield and not a sword, to be warmth in the cold is true Minnesota nice.
(Photo by local photographer Ricky Roman, MN)
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When I was a very junior sysadmin, I was complaining about a cantankerous oracle db and one of the senior engineers looked me in the eyes and said "Oracle doesn't have customers, they have hostage situations" and it remains some of the best wisdom I've received
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
When I was a very junior sysadmin, I was complaining about a cantankerous oracle db and one of the senior engineers looked me in the eyes and said "Oracle doesn't have customers, they have hostage situations" and it remains some of the best wisdom I've received
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Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Following the Kent State massacre in May 1970, a Gallup poll showed that 58% of Americans thought the shootings were justified. The night *before* the killings, Ohio's GOP governor described the student protesters this way: "They're the worst type of people that we harbor in America."
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As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
As an older tech person, it's legit heartwarming watching the TikTok generation discover why we all hate Oracle.
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I said what I said about the silly people who say, "But there has to be a path back for MAGA folk!🤡" There has always been a path back. It's never been an issue at all. Many anti-MAGA folk spent some part of their life on the hateful side.
But the path back involves repair. Undoing harm. Like this.
But the path back involves repair. Undoing harm. Like this.
He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.
January 26, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I said what I said about the silly people who say, "But there has to be a path back for MAGA folk!🤡" There has always been a path back. It's never been an issue at all. Many anti-MAGA folk spent some part of their life on the hateful side.
But the path back involves repair. Undoing harm. Like this.
But the path back involves repair. Undoing harm. Like this.
Watch as Coco performs a magic trick. He makes parsley disappear!
#bunny #bunnies #rabbit #rabbits #houserabbit #houserabbits
#bunny #bunnies #rabbit #rabbits #houserabbit #houserabbits
January 26, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Watch as Coco performs a magic trick. He makes parsley disappear!
#bunny #bunnies #rabbit #rabbits #houserabbit #houserabbits
#bunny #bunnies #rabbit #rabbits #houserabbit #houserabbits
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Terry Pratchett nailed this dead on.
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Terry Pratchett nailed this dead on.
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Mamdani wandering through a darkened dungeon, hidden away in the bowels of a forgotten library, pulls an ancient crumbling tome off a forgotten shelf, blows the dust off the cracked cover to reveal the words "How To Do Retail Politics"
❄️ VIDEO: Mayor Mamdani seen with a shovel assisting a car stuck in the snow in the Hasidic-populated neighborhood of Williamsburg.
January 25, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Mamdani wandering through a darkened dungeon, hidden away in the bowels of a forgotten library, pulls an ancient crumbling tome off a forgotten shelf, blows the dust off the cracked cover to reveal the words "How To Do Retail Politics"
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January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM