@ethantsterling.bsky.social
Programmer specialized in interpretable machine learning. Left-wing and anti-fascist. Looking for projects to unfuck America.
Gun control arguments are infuriating, because the gun nuts make themselves right. We need an armed populace to defend against government tyranny... because most gun nuts vote for tyrannical governments.
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Gun control arguments are infuriating, because the gun nuts make themselves right. We need an armed populace to defend against government tyranny... because most gun nuts vote for tyrannical governments.
Republican politicians are nazis. Corporate dems disapprove of nazis, but corporate dems work for billionaires, and those billionaires back nazis.
To regain freedom, we must remove the nazis, the billionaires, and their craven appeaser flesh puppets.
To regain freedom, we must remove the nazis, the billionaires, and their craven appeaser flesh puppets.
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Republican politicians are nazis. Corporate dems disapprove of nazis, but corporate dems work for billionaires, and those billionaires back nazis.
To regain freedom, we must remove the nazis, the billionaires, and their craven appeaser flesh puppets.
To regain freedom, we must remove the nazis, the billionaires, and their craven appeaser flesh puppets.
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
Congress split 218-215 on the subject of kidfucking. 218 signed the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, so 218 oppose kidfucking. The other 215, all of them Republicans, support kidfucking.
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Congress split 218-215 on the subject of kidfucking. 218 signed the discharge petition to release the Epstein files, so 218 oppose kidfucking. The other 215, all of them Republicans, support kidfucking.
Israel is a genocidal ethnostate conducting a Holocaust against the natives. The U.S. should not arm Israel, should not support Israel, and should not shield Israel from international condemnation.
But... what's the endgame?
But... what's the endgame?
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Israel is a genocidal ethnostate conducting a Holocaust against the natives. The U.S. should not arm Israel, should not support Israel, and should not shield Israel from international condemnation.
But... what's the endgame?
But... what's the endgame?
If the mainstream media were actually liberal, the mainstream media wouldn't constantly complain that the mainstream media is liberal. A liberal mainstream media would be glad it's liberal!
On the other hand, a conservative mainstream media would be permanently mad about any liberalism in media.
On the other hand, a conservative mainstream media would be permanently mad about any liberalism in media.
October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
If the mainstream media were actually liberal, the mainstream media wouldn't constantly complain that the mainstream media is liberal. A liberal mainstream media would be glad it's liberal!
On the other hand, a conservative mainstream media would be permanently mad about any liberalism in media.
On the other hand, a conservative mainstream media would be permanently mad about any liberalism in media.
In a sane world, ICE would be a honeypot to catch domestic terrorists.
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In a sane world, ICE would be a honeypot to catch domestic terrorists.
The GOP lets billionaires rape kids, because...
Conservatism wants hierarchies where those above hurt those below. Expect top-down violence, and kiss your abuser's ass unless you want more. Call your father "sir" or get the belt. Talk back to a cop? Taste pavement. "HAVE YOU SAID THANK YOU ONCE?"
Conservatism wants hierarchies where those above hurt those below. Expect top-down violence, and kiss your abuser's ass unless you want more. Call your father "sir" or get the belt. Talk back to a cop? Taste pavement. "HAVE YOU SAID THANK YOU ONCE?"
October 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The GOP lets billionaires rape kids, because...
Conservatism wants hierarchies where those above hurt those below. Expect top-down violence, and kiss your abuser's ass unless you want more. Call your father "sir" or get the belt. Talk back to a cop? Taste pavement. "HAVE YOU SAID THANK YOU ONCE?"
Conservatism wants hierarchies where those above hurt those below. Expect top-down violence, and kiss your abuser's ass unless you want more. Call your father "sir" or get the belt. Talk back to a cop? Taste pavement. "HAVE YOU SAID THANK YOU ONCE?"
Y'all too lazy to go back in time and kill Hitler. We've got several Hitlers active today and you ain't done shit.
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Y'all too lazy to go back in time and kill Hitler. We've got several Hitlers active today and you ain't done shit.
The DNC and RNC are both arms of capital, but they're not the same arm. The Democratic party works for stability and prosperity by investing in infrastructure, in research, and in the health and productivity of the workforce.
The Republican party robs you on behalf of the richest few.
The Republican party robs you on behalf of the richest few.
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The DNC and RNC are both arms of capital, but they're not the same arm. The Democratic party works for stability and prosperity by investing in infrastructure, in research, and in the health and productivity of the workforce.
The Republican party robs you on behalf of the richest few.
The Republican party robs you on behalf of the richest few.
To call ICE an invading military is to give them too much credit. ICE are terrorists conducting strikes on U.S. soil.
October 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
To call ICE an invading military is to give them too much credit. ICE are terrorists conducting strikes on U.S. soil.
The Mangione thing shook us as a society. None of us guessed something so awful could happen to such a handsome guy.
October 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Mangione thing shook us as a society. None of us guessed something so awful could happen to such a handsome guy.
Concentrated power threatens humanity. It's necessary at times, but must be accountable to the people. An elected official is accountable. A billionaire is not.
For the sake of human freedom and wellbeing, there must not be billionaires.
For the sake of human freedom and wellbeing, there must not be billionaires.
October 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Concentrated power threatens humanity. It's necessary at times, but must be accountable to the people. An elected official is accountable. A billionaire is not.
For the sake of human freedom and wellbeing, there must not be billionaires.
For the sake of human freedom and wellbeing, there must not be billionaires.
If you're paid to say what your employer wants to hear, your speech isn't free.
October 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
If you're paid to say what your employer wants to hear, your speech isn't free.
Live debate is useful for exploring a person's beliefs. They present their view and receive pushback that lets them elaborate.
But live debate is crap for determining truth, because truth is about evidence rather than confidence (and fact-checking would break the flow).
But live debate is crap for determining truth, because truth is about evidence rather than confidence (and fact-checking would break the flow).
October 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Live debate is useful for exploring a person's beliefs. They present their view and receive pushback that lets them elaborate.
But live debate is crap for determining truth, because truth is about evidence rather than confidence (and fact-checking would break the flow).
But live debate is crap for determining truth, because truth is about evidence rather than confidence (and fact-checking would break the flow).
Atlas Shrugged would be the greatest book of all time if it had worked. Oligarchs 'abandoning' us and fucking off to freeze in the mountains?
a man wearing a top hat says stop don t come back
Alt: Willy Wonka saying "Stop. Don't. Come back." in a flat tone of voice that reveals that he clearly doesn't mean it.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Atlas Shrugged would be the greatest book of all time if it had worked. Oligarchs 'abandoning' us and fucking off to freeze in the mountains?
Yes, fascists were the enemy in World War II. Yes, the good guys killed fascists. Yes, we've celebrated our fascist-killing heroes for eighty years. Yes, fascists are an explicit threat to life and liberty and humanity. Yes, fascists took over your government and they're hunting your neighbors. But
September 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Yes, fascists were the enemy in World War II. Yes, the good guys killed fascists. Yes, we've celebrated our fascist-killing heroes for eighty years. Yes, fascists are an explicit threat to life and liberty and humanity. Yes, fascists took over your government and they're hunting your neighbors. But
Usually when a public figure dies, their supporters want you to hear their words and know what they stood for.
But the TPUSA guy died and his supporters are desperate to make sure you don't hear his words and never find out what he stood for.
But the TPUSA guy died and his supporters are desperate to make sure you don't hear his words and never find out what he stood for.
September 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Usually when a public figure dies, their supporters want you to hear their words and know what they stood for.
But the TPUSA guy died and his supporters are desperate to make sure you don't hear his words and never find out what he stood for.
But the TPUSA guy died and his supporters are desperate to make sure you don't hear his words and never find out what he stood for.
America celebrated the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. His murder was political violence: the extrajudicial killing of a husband and a father. But it was completely justified and fuck that guy, I'm glad he's dead.
September 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
America celebrated the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. His murder was political violence: the extrajudicial killing of a husband and a father. But it was completely justified and fuck that guy, I'm glad he's dead.
We all need a safe place to poo when we're out in public. That includes broke people who can't afford to buy something. And homeless people, who may be messy from life outdoors. And visibly gender-nonconforming people, who don't match the assumed appearance for the Men's or Women's restroom.
September 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We all need a safe place to poo when we're out in public. That includes broke people who can't afford to buy something. And homeless people, who may be messy from life outdoors. And visibly gender-nonconforming people, who don't match the assumed appearance for the Men's or Women's restroom.
A common trick in politics is for me to define what I want as apolitical, and what you want as political, and to demand that you stop bringing politics into everything.
September 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
A common trick in politics is for me to define what I want as apolitical, and what you want as political, and to demand that you stop bringing politics into everything.
For the first time in living memory, Republican politicians are sad about a school shooting.
September 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
For the first time in living memory, Republican politicians are sad about a school shooting.
Second amendment remedies are appropriate to defend freedom against government tyranny, but... why Charlie Kirk? He wasn't a tyrant, he was just a cheerleader for tyrants.
September 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Second amendment remedies are appropriate to defend freedom against government tyranny, but... why Charlie Kirk? He wasn't a tyrant, he was just a cheerleader for tyrants.
When America delivered bombs to Nazi Germany we had the good sense to arm the bombs first.
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
When America delivered bombs to Nazi Germany we had the good sense to arm the bombs first.
The death penalty is pointless. Once you've caught the perp, convicted them, and imprisoned them, they're no longer a threat.
Well. There's one kind of perp that's still a threat: the rich/powerful/connected, who can run an empire from a cell or buy a pardon. But they'd never get the death penalty.
Well. There's one kind of perp that's still a threat: the rich/powerful/connected, who can run an empire from a cell or buy a pardon. But they'd never get the death penalty.
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The death penalty is pointless. Once you've caught the perp, convicted them, and imprisoned them, they're no longer a threat.
Well. There's one kind of perp that's still a threat: the rich/powerful/connected, who can run an empire from a cell or buy a pardon. But they'd never get the death penalty.
Well. There's one kind of perp that's still a threat: the rich/powerful/connected, who can run an empire from a cell or buy a pardon. But they'd never get the death penalty.