Nick Simmonds
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IRL support main | Hoosier expat | Wobbly | Utah Phillips socialist, not podcast socialist | left-YIMBY
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AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
Okay, I see this stuff about OpenClaw (née Clawd, then Moltbot for a bit) has escaped its bounds and is now getting glowing reviews in normal media.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS.
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Okay, I see this stuff about OpenClaw (née Clawd, then Moltbot for a bit) has escaped its bounds and is now getting glowing reviews in normal media.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS.
DO NOT INSTALL THIS.
In a darkly hilarious turn of events, it seems Jeffrey Epstein's hotel manager was named "Nick Simmonds" and comes up in emails 17 times.
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
In a darkly hilarious turn of events, it seems Jeffrey Epstein's hotel manager was named "Nick Simmonds" and comes up in emails 17 times.
A lot of the reason people hate AI isn't even what it's done or how it's built, it's that their entire experience of it is a clueless midwit shouting about how it's going to ruin their careers while forcing them to look at actual shit from a butt that they've named "Mona Lisa".
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 AM
A lot of the reason people hate AI isn't even what it's done or how it's built, it's that their entire experience of it is a clueless midwit shouting about how it's going to ruin their careers while forcing them to look at actual shit from a butt that they've named "Mona Lisa".
"Daddy daddy daddy can we play New Vegas?"
"We have New Vegas at home"
New Vegas at home:
"We have New Vegas at home"
New Vegas at home:
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"Daddy daddy daddy can we play New Vegas?"
"We have New Vegas at home"
New Vegas at home:
"We have New Vegas at home"
New Vegas at home:
I don't know if anyone else has put this together yet, but in March 2013 the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation announced a big research contest to develop a radically new condom, one that men would use because they would feel better.
www.mic.com/articles/128...
www.mic.com/articles/128...
2 Years Later, Here's What Happened to Bill Gates' Condoms of the Future
At long last, it looked like the greasy sheaths of latex would meet their demise.
In March 2013, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation challenged the world to reinvent the condom — a device that's be...
www.mic.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:16 PM
I don't know if anyone else has put this together yet, but in March 2013 the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation announced a big research contest to develop a radically new condom, one that men would use because they would feel better.
www.mic.com/articles/128...
www.mic.com/articles/128...
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
Birds have trouble working out what glass is; they don't have any inborn understanding of something that is clear but solid. There are some birds that can figure it out, but in places with high bird traffic you often paste a silhouette of a bird onto the glass.
February 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Birds have trouble working out what glass is; they don't have any inborn understanding of something that is clear but solid. There are some birds that can figure it out, but in places with high bird traffic you often paste a silhouette of a bird onto the glass.
In all honesty finding out there is one or a few tenuous connections between 4chan and this elite cabal since the beginning makes sense of a lot of things. Like the fact that GamerGate legitimately influenced Republican tactics is less insane now.
“Epstein plausibly responsible for /pol” is too much for me
January 31, 2026 at 9:25 AM
In all honesty finding out there is one or a few tenuous connections between 4chan and this elite cabal since the beginning makes sense of a lot of things. Like the fact that GamerGate legitimately influenced Republican tactics is less insane now.
Republicans: We want to pass a bill to fund the government that's currently busily murdering citizens
Democrats: 👏 Separate 👏 the 👏 murder! 👏
Democrats: 👏 Separate 👏 the 👏 murder! 👏
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Republicans: We want to pass a bill to fund the government that's currently busily murdering citizens
Democrats: 👏 Separate 👏 the 👏 murder! 👏
Democrats: 👏 Separate 👏 the 👏 murder! 👏
Of course they're trying to figure out a fucking path to funding ICE. Schumer is such a goddamn worm.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Of course they're trying to figure out a fucking path to funding ICE. Schumer is such a goddamn worm.
If you have never had Nazi blood on your knuckles I really don't want to hear about how jazzed you are about a shooting war breaking out. You are a little baby keyboard warrior, basically the equivalent of Republicans who get a hard on when the US invades somewhere.
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM
If you have never had Nazi blood on your knuckles I really don't want to hear about how jazzed you are about a shooting war breaking out. You are a little baby keyboard warrior, basically the equivalent of Republicans who get a hard on when the US invades somewhere.
A lot of this could have been avoided if the Fallout: New Vegas ending for siding with the Legion had been subtly changed, such that it would quietly euthanize the player.
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 AM
A lot of this could have been avoided if the Fallout: New Vegas ending for siding with the Legion had been subtly changed, such that it would quietly euthanize the player.
ICE is showing up en masse in Indiana, maybe as they draw down in MPLS.
This will be bad in ways you won't hear about. The population is more sympathetic and national media doesn't care about Indiana. They expect to get away with it better there.
This will be bad in ways you won't hear about. The population is more sympathetic and national media doesn't care about Indiana. They expect to get away with it better there.
January 29, 2026 at 11:34 AM
ICE is showing up en masse in Indiana, maybe as they draw down in MPLS.
This will be bad in ways you won't hear about. The population is more sympathetic and national media doesn't care about Indiana. They expect to get away with it better there.
This will be bad in ways you won't hear about. The population is more sympathetic and national media doesn't care about Indiana. They expect to get away with it better there.
The fundamental problem with LLMs is that *the output is not more valuable than the cost to produce it*. You can't make that profitable; not by selling access and not by selling output. If a machine takes in a dollar and makes something worth 99 cents you can't make it work.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The fundamental problem with LLMs is that *the output is not more valuable than the cost to produce it*. You can't make that profitable; not by selling access and not by selling output. If a machine takes in a dollar and makes something worth 99 cents you can't make it work.
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In a heartening turn of events, the ICEwatch patrol training in Pasadena was absolutely packed to the gills this week, surprising even the organizers of the event. LA continues to get organized against ICE terror
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January 28, 2026 at 5:10 AM
In a heartening turn of events, the ICEwatch patrol training in Pasadena was absolutely packed to the gills this week, surprising even the organizers of the event. LA continues to get organized against ICE terror
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Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
I don't envy Walz right now. He's basically deciding between saving lives by giving Trump an easy out vs. refusing to provide cover and letting things escalate. But it is galling to pretend the White House will do any of this.
The President agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and to talk to DHS about ensuring the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is able to conduct an independent investigation, as would ordinarily be the case.
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I don't envy Walz right now. He's basically deciding between saving lives by giving Trump an easy out vs. refusing to provide cover and letting things escalate. But it is galling to pretend the White House will do any of this.
like building a waterslide to use instead of your elevator because it's faster and water is included in your rent
January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
like building a waterslide to use instead of your elevator because it's faster and water is included in your rent
Brandon was the compromise
January 27, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Brandon was the compromise
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not over yet, but I literally cannot express the depth of my gratitude for the all the observers, patrollers, plate checkers, dispatchers, commuters who continue to successfully protect this city, sometimes at the cost of their wellbeing or lives. so many neighbors were not stolen, because of you
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
not over yet, but I literally cannot express the depth of my gratitude for the all the observers, patrollers, plate checkers, dispatchers, commuters who continue to successfully protect this city, sometimes at the cost of their wellbeing or lives. so many neighbors were not stolen, because of you
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
It's something, at least.
January 25, 2026 at 2:08 AM
It's something, at least.
I'm so terrified for everyone back home. This is going to be bad, I don't see anyone talking about how badly this is going to stretch and already incompetently run FEMA. The Trump admin is NOT up to this challenge and they don't care to meet it.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
Winter storm live updates: At least 18 states declare state of emergency
More than 180 million people are on alert for a brutal weekend storm.
abcnews.go.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:58 AM
I'm so terrified for everyone back home. This is going to be bad, I don't see anyone talking about how badly this is going to stretch and already incompetently run FEMA. The Trump admin is NOT up to this challenge and they don't care to meet it.
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
abcnews.go.com/US/live-upda...
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.