flopperdog
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I make websites, have a dog, watch MST3K, and spit into the wind. Unionize everywhere but dissolve the police unions. Repeal 2A. she/her/hers
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Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her. He did not. Oh hi, ghost
December 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Tiny Tim, who did NOT hit her. He did not. Oh hi, ghost
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Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
"You should look for those who can’t believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!"
"You should look for those who can’t believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!"
Discworld QOTD, from I Shall Wear Midnight
"Witches knew that mysterious omens were around all the time. The world was always nearly drowning in mysterious omens. You just had to pick the one that was convenient."
"Witches knew that mysterious omens were around all the time. The world was always nearly drowning in mysterious omens. You just had to pick the one that was convenient."
Discworld QOTD, from Lords and Ladies
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Snuff
"You should look for those who can’t believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!"
"You should look for those who can’t believe that the law would ever catch them, who believe that they act out of a right that the rest of us do not have. The job of the officer of the law is to let them know that they are wrong!"
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![Poster says: Asst U.S. Attorney writes in 2020: "Donald Trump traveled on Epstein's private jet many more times than previously has been reported...including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case...didn't want any of this to be a surprise down the road"
above an email with the to/from redacted which says: For your situational awareness, wanted to let you know that the flight records we received yesterday reflect that Donald Trump traveled on Epstein’s private jet many more times than previously has been reported (or that we were aware), including during the period we would expect to charge in a Maxwell case. In particular, he is listed as a passenger on at least eight flights between 1993 and 1996, including at least four flights on which Maxwell was also present. He is listed as having traveled with, among others and at various times, Marla Maples, his daughter Tiffany, and his son Eric. On one flight in 1993, he and Epstein are the only two listed passengers; on another, the only three passengers are Epstein, Trump, and then-20-year-old [redacted] On two other flights, two of the passengers, respectively, were women who would be possible witnesses in a Maxwell case. We've just finished reviewing the full records (more than 100 pages of very small script) and didn’t want any of this to be a surprise down the road](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ai6bqm2vfan6aw655pmezyor/bafkreigjvxxdpvivicjk2xj7m72hswh3zlxfx6752qt4x7u5sljvidqlze@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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This book is so good and it's funny and there aren't enough funny books in the world. You can get it for less than a dollar so why wouldn't you? Get yourself a little holiday treat. A great read for the price of one chicken nugget.
No one ever tells me these things, so I just discovered that the Kindle ebook of first Coop heist novel, THE EVERYTHING BOX, is on sale for a lousy $.99. You can't even buy a three-legged hamster for $.99, so get a bunch of my books instead. 🐹
December 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
This book is so good and it's funny and there aren't enough funny books in the world. You can get it for less than a dollar so why wouldn't you? Get yourself a little holiday treat. A great read for the price of one chicken nugget.
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The deleted files referenced (but did not include) memos which relate to the deliberations of DoJ about who they should investigate.
Journalists, here’s the story. A set of memos that have yet to be disclosed - and mentioning they even exist was hot enough to remove pointers within hours.
Journalists, here’s the story. A set of memos that have yet to be disclosed - and mentioning they even exist was hot enough to remove pointers within hours.
Ut oh. DOJ posted a bunch of deliberative files on 2019 prosecutorial decisions, then took it all down.
I guess Todd Blanche feels like he has to directly compete with Bari Weiss for stupidity?
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
I guess Todd Blanche feels like he has to directly compete with Bari Weiss for stupidity?
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
New trove of apparent Epstein files posted on DOJ site disappear
The Justice Department didn’t respond to requests for comment on the new documents or the decision to remove them.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The deleted files referenced (but did not include) memos which relate to the deliberations of DoJ about who they should investigate.
Journalists, here’s the story. A set of memos that have yet to be disclosed - and mentioning they even exist was hot enough to remove pointers within hours.
Journalists, here’s the story. A set of memos that have yet to be disclosed - and mentioning they even exist was hot enough to remove pointers within hours.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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If you want to follow CECOT news beyond the CBS story, it is still playing out in the courts.
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg rules for those deported under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15 — certifying a class, finding the U.S. maintained constructive custody over them at CECOT, finding they were not given due process, and ordering return or that such process be given by Jan. 5, 2026.
![ORDER
For the reasons stated in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court ORDERS
that:
1. Plaintiffs' [177] Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED;
2. Plaintiffs' [178] Motion for Class Certification is GRANTED;
3. Defendants' [182] Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED; and
4. The Government shall submit its proposal either to facilitate the return
of Plaintiffs to the United States or to otherwise provide them with
hearings that satisfy the requirements of due process by January 5,
2026.
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Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB
Document 214
Filed 12/22/25
Page 2 of 2
/s/ James E. Boasberg
JAMES E. BOASBERG
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December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If you want to follow CECOT news beyond the CBS story, it is still playing out in the courts.
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Some folks seem to think that criticizing Democratic politicians is off-limits because the GOP is "worse." I expect nothing from the GOP; they are obviously a part of racists and Nazis. I DO expect something from the political party purporting to represent the "resistance."
December 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Some folks seem to think that criticizing Democratic politicians is off-limits because the GOP is "worse." I expect nothing from the GOP; they are obviously a part of racists and Nazis. I DO expect something from the political party purporting to represent the "resistance."
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Keep Circulating the Tapes
Taken down, apparently, but it's here too. bsky.app/profile/lopa...
...and here we go www.youtube.com/watch?v=lenF...
December 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Keep Circulating the Tapes
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You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.
I just uploaded @jasonparis.bsky.social 's recording of the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" to YouTube:
WATCH: Segment CBS News Pulled From "60 Minutes"
YouTube video by Phil Lewis
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
You can very clearly see why someone whose job it is to protect war criminals would need this pulled from the airwaves: It’s visible proof the Trump administration is operating concentration camps.
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i’ll just say that this isn’t the behavior of people who think their allies are on the verge of establishing a thousand year reich, much less holding control of the national legislature next year
December 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
i’ll just say that this isn’t the behavior of people who think their allies are on the verge of establishing a thousand year reich, much less holding control of the national legislature next year
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This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
December 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This has been made available, so for purposes of commenting on Bari Weiss's decision to spike the story, here's a live-post of that segment.
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
It begins with a "you may recall" summary of the deportation to el Salvador. Describes the admin's claim that it could deport the men without due process
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
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A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
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Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Emergency Project Offers Families Guidance To Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule
The organization tells EITM that they are prepared to scale up for further shutdown of care, and can offer most families places to continue getting care.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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yeah I have so many people replying to me like "they don't plan to answer to the voters"
I mean of course they don't but their "plan" is, by all appearances, of underpants gnomes level of sophistication.
1) Do crime in public.
2) ???
3) Never lose power.
I mean of course they don't but their "plan" is, by all appearances, of underpants gnomes level of sophistication.
1) Do crime in public.
2) ???
3) Never lose power.
i know one view is that "they don't intend to lose power" but i honestly think this gives them way too much credit.
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 AM
yeah I have so many people replying to me like "they don't plan to answer to the voters"
I mean of course they don't but their "plan" is, by all appearances, of underpants gnomes level of sophistication.
1) Do crime in public.
2) ???
3) Never lose power.
I mean of course they don't but their "plan" is, by all appearances, of underpants gnomes level of sophistication.
1) Do crime in public.
2) ???
3) Never lose power.
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Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
December 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
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Hey CBS employees, make a full copy of this episode and leak it. You put the work into it, might as well let it be seen. Also: quit.
December 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Hey CBS employees, make a full copy of this episode and leak it. You put the work into it, might as well let it be seen. Also: quit.
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My standard response is "tell me, in specific detail, how exactly I'll be 'left behind,'" and to date not a single techbro has ever answered the question. "You'll be left behind" is a statement of religious faith, not business fact, and should be treated as such.
So the “figure out how to use it lest you be left behind” replies about ‘AI’ that have been popping up here strike me as inauthentic but also kind of funny because they grant the point that rather than an automation panacea these technologies are quite difficult to figure out how to use effectively
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My standard response is "tell me, in specific detail, how exactly I'll be 'left behind,'" and to date not a single techbro has ever answered the question. "You'll be left behind" is a statement of religious faith, not business fact, and should be treated as such.
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I will keep saying this.
If you bought a calculator and it EVEN ONCE told you 2+2=5, you’d throw it out and demand a refund.
If you had an employee who lied confidently to you, and was easily caught, you’d fire them.
LLMs are the untrustworthy calculator and the confident liar.
Fire them.
If you bought a calculator and it EVEN ONCE told you 2+2=5, you’d throw it out and demand a refund.
If you had an employee who lied confidently to you, and was easily caught, you’d fire them.
LLMs are the untrustworthy calculator and the confident liar.
Fire them.
suspect a big reason why many academics and others who work in areas where getting facts RIGHT is key are disinterested in using LLMs for research:
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
they’ve tried it, they keep noticing major errors in output, and they conclude that having to verify all that doesn’t actually save them time.
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I will keep saying this.
If you bought a calculator and it EVEN ONCE told you 2+2=5, you’d throw it out and demand a refund.
If you had an employee who lied confidently to you, and was easily caught, you’d fire them.
LLMs are the untrustworthy calculator and the confident liar.
Fire them.
If you bought a calculator and it EVEN ONCE told you 2+2=5, you’d throw it out and demand a refund.
If you had an employee who lied confidently to you, and was easily caught, you’d fire them.
LLMs are the untrustworthy calculator and the confident liar.
Fire them.
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Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
September 1, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
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What if Mar-a-Lago was the real Comet Pizza basement all along?
They booked a bunch of 14 year old models to come to a Mar A Lago party, told them to dress sexy and tried to ply them with alcohol.
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What if Mar-a-Lago was the real Comet Pizza basement all along?
Please, from a Californian: Just say no to Newsom
Newsom isn't the one.
Refused to back taxing billionaire, says they're part of the big tent.
Gets money from the broligarchy.
Still sucks up to AIPAC.
Threw transgender people under the bus when he interviewed Charlie Kirk and Bannon on HIS podcast.
He won't reform anything. We deserve better.
Refused to back taxing billionaire, says they're part of the big tent.
Gets money from the broligarchy.
Still sucks up to AIPAC.
Threw transgender people under the bus when he interviewed Charlie Kirk and Bannon on HIS podcast.
He won't reform anything. We deserve better.
December 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Please, from a Californian: Just say no to Newsom