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Uh, that last line is very bad.
NEW: In a court filing this evening, the Trump administration said that it had mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to an "administrative error." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 1, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Uh, that last line is very bad.
Really holocausty vibes
Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem making content in front of the imprisoned men of El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center mega-prison www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
March 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Really holocausty vibes
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Section 230 reform will give government and private pressure groups more power over speech rules.
Understood that many folks do not trust private companies to do this.
But there are absolutely scenarios that are much worse than the current situation. This bill makes them much more likely.
Understood that many folks do not trust private companies to do this.
But there are absolutely scenarios that are much worse than the current situation. This bill makes them much more likely.
NEW: As early as next week, Senators plan to introduce the first bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230, the landmark internet law
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
I spoke with congressional aides to get the details of the ambitious effort, which internet experts described as akin to extortion
www.theinformation.com/articles/exc...
March 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Section 230 reform will give government and private pressure groups more power over speech rules.
Understood that many folks do not trust private companies to do this.
But there are absolutely scenarios that are much worse than the current situation. This bill makes them much more likely.
Understood that many folks do not trust private companies to do this.
But there are absolutely scenarios that are much worse than the current situation. This bill makes them much more likely.
@cartoonshateher.bsky.social Sisson take when??????? I keep refreshing all your feeds why are you depriving us
March 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
@cartoonshateher.bsky.social Sisson take when??????? I keep refreshing all your feeds why are you depriving us
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Would you like to hire a fake PhD for $240,000/year that makes so many mistakes that you also need human PhDs for each relevant subject area to double-check everything they do?
Well do we have the product for you!
Well do we have the product for you!
Source: OpenAI executives have told some investors about plans for a $2,000/month agent, a $10,000/month agent for coding, and a $20,000/month PhD-level agent (The Information)
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March 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Would you like to hire a fake PhD for $240,000/year that makes so many mistakes that you also need human PhDs for each relevant subject area to double-check everything they do?
Well do we have the product for you!
Well do we have the product for you!
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We are, unequivocally, the Bad Guys.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We are, unequivocally, the Bad Guys.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
We have been before, and we will be again, no doubt, but this one is particularly repellent.
Can we do a better job with this tho? High speed rail is already hard, our policies on building anything are insane
A majority of Californians support High Speed Rail. A majority of CA's High Speed Rail funding has come from our state, not the feds. We are going to build High Speed Rail, no matter what Trump and Musk say. ktla.com/news/califor...
Majority of Californians still support High-Speed Rail project, polling shows
Despite uncertainty over its budget and timeline, a majority of Californians who took part in a recent poll say the California High-Speed Rail project is still worthy of state funding. The poll, wh…
ktla.com
February 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Can we do a better job with this tho? High speed rail is already hard, our policies on building anything are insane
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Even a reality-TV squirrel will occasionally find a nut. The rail project has been the subject of reasonable criticism.
The administration’s attack on it isn’t sincere, but isn’t necessarily wrong.
The administration’s attack on it isn’t sincere, but isn’t necessarily wrong.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is booed by protesters as he announces Trump is cutting off funding for high-speed rail between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Instead of dealing with all the planes crashing everywhere, the former “Real World” star is abandoning investments in US infrastructure.
February 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Even a reality-TV squirrel will occasionally find a nut. The rail project has been the subject of reasonable criticism.
The administration’s attack on it isn’t sincere, but isn’t necessarily wrong.
The administration’s attack on it isn’t sincere, but isn’t necessarily wrong.
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This piece the Kids Online Safety Act is journalistic malpractice.
Yes, of course Big Tech lobbied against the bill. That's what they do
But the primary opposition to KOSA came from frontlines LGBTQ orgs and youth. This piece completely ignores the legitimate opposition www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Yes, of course Big Tech lobbied against the bill. That's what they do
But the primary opposition to KOSA came from frontlines LGBTQ orgs and youth. This piece completely ignores the legitimate opposition www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside Big Tech’s Bid to Sink the Online Kid Safety Bill
Tech giants and their allies are leaning on culture-war issues to splinter bipartisan support for the bill.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:58 PM
This piece the Kids Online Safety Act is journalistic malpractice.
Yes, of course Big Tech lobbied against the bill. That's what they do
But the primary opposition to KOSA came from frontlines LGBTQ orgs and youth. This piece completely ignores the legitimate opposition www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Yes, of course Big Tech lobbied against the bill. That's what they do
But the primary opposition to KOSA came from frontlines LGBTQ orgs and youth. This piece completely ignores the legitimate opposition www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
That you can do this with the line item veto as it exists in Wisconsin is absolutely bananas https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/05/tony-evers-extends-increases-for-public-schools-in-perpetuity/70381898007/
July 5, 2023 at 11:08 PM
That you can do this with the line item veto as it exists in Wisconsin is absolutely bananas https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/05/tony-evers-extends-increases-for-public-schools-in-perpetuity/70381898007/
Honestly really curious how the saudis feel about what’s gone down with that investment
July 2, 2023 at 5:32 AM
Honestly really curious how the saudis feel about what’s gone down with that investment