Feral T. Robot, Oil Swamp Utility Bot #7629
@feralrobots.bsky.social
Cis straight borderline-elderly middle-class white man.
Follow implies ABSOLUTELY NO expectation you'll follow back. I block follow-farmers.
https://mastodon.social/@FeralRobots
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Pinned
The truth is, these are not very bright guys, & things got out of hand.
NeoLysenkoism.
Stuff like this has become so normalized, but it shouldn’t be.
The National Institutes of Health director leaving room for anti-vax narratives or participating in conferences of anti-vax groups is, frankly, outrageous.
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
The National Institutes of Health director leaving room for anti-vax narratives or participating in conferences of anti-vax groups is, frankly, outrageous.
www.importantcontext.news/p/nih-direct...
NIH Director Declines to Fully Rule Out Vaccine-Autism Link During Senate Hearing
Jay Bhattacharya would not categorically denounce the discredited narrative that vaccines cause autism.
www.importantcontext.news
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
NeoLysenkoism.
'Stuff we weren't expecting from the Epstein Files' number 6283178 in a series.
2017 email shows Jeffrey Epstein telling Michael Wolff that dinner guests were “concerned about dementia” after being with Donald Trump.
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
'Stuff we weren't expecting from the Epstein Files' number 6283178 in a series.
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I admit to being confused by some of the discourse re: protest on here. Community defense and mutual aid can in fact be forms of protest.
Definition of protest is: "a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something."
Community defense is an objection to something, for ex.
Definition of protest is: "a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something."
Community defense is an objection to something, for ex.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
I admit to being confused by some of the discourse re: protest on here. Community defense and mutual aid can in fact be forms of protest.
Definition of protest is: "a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something."
Community defense is an objection to something, for ex.
Definition of protest is: "a statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something."
Community defense is an objection to something, for ex.
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It’s fascinating to me that all the places that hated DEI are the ones that are doing the most to push AI
Almost as if those are connected
Almost as if those are connected
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
It’s fascinating to me that all the places that hated DEI are the ones that are doing the most to push AI
Almost as if those are connected
Almost as if those are connected
What I like about this version is that it makes it clearer how she makes money: She sells plateloads of shit under different names. Fool enough people who don't know one another under enough different names & you sell enough shit to gross "six figures" (i.e., >$99K).
"If you need an hour to cook a meal and I only need 10 seconds to shit onto a dinner plate, who's going to win the race?"
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM
What I like about this version is that it makes it clearer how she makes money: She sells plateloads of shit under different names. Fool enough people who don't know one another under enough different names & you sell enough shit to gross "six figures" (i.e., >$99K).
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King: why was your brother kicked off the burning man board?
Musk: because he wassa in the epstein files
King: oh
Musk: itsa not fair!
Musk: why they let him on the island anna not me???
Musk: because he wassa in the epstein files
King: oh
Musk: itsa not fair!
Musk: why they let him on the island anna not me???
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
King: why was your brother kicked off the burning man board?
Musk: because he wassa in the epstein files
King: oh
Musk: itsa not fair!
Musk: why they let him on the island anna not me???
Musk: because he wassa in the epstein files
King: oh
Musk: itsa not fair!
Musk: why they let him on the island anna not me???
Her framing's fascinating to me. She desperately needs us to believe she's The Winner, instead of another workaday grifter.
The whole article is repulsive but this passage is at the core of it. She has no interest in writing books, she wants to win some kind of competition that nobody entered
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Her framing's fascinating to me. She desperately needs us to believe she's The Winner, instead of another workaday grifter.
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Dumb question: This scandal, considered seismic in Britain, is really about Mandelson leaking confidential, market-moving govt information to Epstein amid the 2008 financial crisis, which Epstein in turn passed to JP Morgan, including advice to Jamie Dimon.
Why is this not hitting Jamie Dimon?
Why is this not hitting Jamie Dimon?
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Dumb question: This scandal, considered seismic in Britain, is really about Mandelson leaking confidential, market-moving govt information to Epstein amid the 2008 financial crisis, which Epstein in turn passed to JP Morgan, including advice to Jamie Dimon.
Why is this not hitting Jamie Dimon?
Why is this not hitting Jamie Dimon?
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It's just that the main things we now perceive as "the internet" are actually like 5 websites that obey engagement algorithms designed to make money by any means, and which force even interesting people to behave like brands.
February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
It's just that the main things we now perceive as "the internet" are actually like 5 websites that obey engagement algorithms designed to make money by any means, and which force even interesting people to behave like brands.
BSKY ELDERS/BSKY HATERS: Bsky is fading.
THIS TWITTER STALWART: Bsky is going vertical, Twitter [sic] is empty.
Way too much social media discourse by ostensibly-serious people seems to reduce to some flavor of 'Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.'
THIS TWITTER STALWART: Bsky is going vertical, Twitter [sic] is empty.
Way too much social media discourse by ostensibly-serious people seems to reduce to some flavor of 'Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.'
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 PM
BSKY ELDERS/BSKY HATERS: Bsky is fading.
THIS TWITTER STALWART: Bsky is going vertical, Twitter [sic] is empty.
Way too much social media discourse by ostensibly-serious people seems to reduce to some flavor of 'Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.'
THIS TWITTER STALWART: Bsky is going vertical, Twitter [sic] is empty.
Way too much social media discourse by ostensibly-serious people seems to reduce to some flavor of 'Nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.'
"'It's easier to fool a man than to convince him that he's been fooled.' ... But eventually you figure it out, right?" & then if you're a lot of people who did something now believed to be objectively horrible, you change your story about what you did.
February 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"'It's easier to fool a man than to convince him that he's been fooled.' ... But eventually you figure it out, right?" & then if you're a lot of people who did something now believed to be objectively horrible, you change your story about what you did.
In other news, the quote was not expunged. Even kings can know their limits.
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
February 8, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In other news, the quote was not expunged. Even kings can know their limits.
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The Target situation is like a microcosmic example of the US tariff initiative. People thought they needed Target, until the boycott. Now they’ve found ways around it and don’t wanna go back. Other countries are now realizing they don’t need the big superpower USA and are adjusting accordingly.
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 AM
The Target situation is like a microcosmic example of the US tariff initiative. People thought they needed Target, until the boycott. Now they’ve found ways around it and don’t wanna go back. Other countries are now realizing they don’t need the big superpower USA and are adjusting accordingly.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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"But they were TEEN girls!" say the people who whole-heartedly believed posts that the Democrats were killing and eating babies and the 2024 DNC.
February 7, 2026 at 12:13 PM
"But they were TEEN girls!" say the people who whole-heartedly believed posts that the Democrats were killing and eating babies and the 2024 DNC.
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Worth your time.
“fundamentally you are in love with a business product”
“fundamentally you are in love with a business product”
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Worth your time.
“fundamentally you are in love with a business product”
“fundamentally you are in love with a business product”
I used to argue that the dotcom's key underlying belief could be summarized as "cocaine is nutritious."
In the crypto boom I amended that to "crystal meth is nutritious."
Where do we go with genAI? "Meth is God"?
In the crypto boom I amended that to "crystal meth is nutritious."
Where do we go with genAI? "Meth is God"?
"Electricians are getting harder to find, and some construction projects are on hold. Smartphones are expected to get pricier for potentially years to come. And promising innovations are being starved of investment funding." Just some of the effects of the boom.
The AI boom is so huge it’s causing shortages everywhere else
The hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by tech companies on AI projects are diverting resources from other parts of the economy.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:32 PM
I used to argue that the dotcom's key underlying belief could be summarized as "cocaine is nutritious."
In the crypto boom I amended that to "crystal meth is nutritious."
Where do we go with genAI? "Meth is God"?
In the crypto boom I amended that to "crystal meth is nutritious."
Where do we go with genAI? "Meth is God"?
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It's time to deport drug addicts who scam the government.
by Elon Musk
by Elon Musk
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM
It's time to deport drug addicts who scam the government.
by Elon Musk
by Elon Musk
Boo-urns.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 7, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Boo-urns.
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Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
The only way I can make sense of laying off all the photographers & photo editors is to make a declarative statement that you should never again expect photos to represent reality.
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The only way I can make sense of laying off all the photographers & photo editors is to make a declarative statement that you should never again expect photos to represent reality.
To be fair, "it's fake, who cares" is his D'Souza's main guiding principal in life
February 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?!
"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
February 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
these modern movies are so annoying with their flashy camera moves and camera tricks - why didn't they just film it for real?!
"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
"The Road to Singapore" (1931), two full scale shots tied together with a miniature
youtu.be/LAmatoKlQXU?...
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SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
SCORPION: take me across the river
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?
FROG: if I do that, you'll sting me
S: if I sting you, we'll both drown
F: ok, that makes sense
*halfway across the river*
F: so?
S: so what?
F: sting me
S: what?
F: sting me, like you promised
S: no
F: sting me so we'll both drown
S: *crying* what is happening?