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Begging for your tolerance was our first mistake.
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Begging for their tolerance, begging to be allowed to exist within their system, begging for one more exception to be made to their rules, begging to be allowed to exist in one additional way, was our first, last, and only mistake.
See, I agree with this, but I assume elected Dems were just kind of stupid bipartisan brain ed had dumb priorities, and their priorities were just getting people health insurance.
I didn't think that was the right priority, but it at least was a reasonable thing.
Yeah, they didn't even want that.
I didn't think that was the right priority, but it at least was a reasonable thing.
Yeah, they didn't even want that.
That being said, as I've said a few times, I am vehemently against the false premise of this shutdown.
ACA subsidies are not nearly a big enough ask given how extreme this crisis is. They need to be calling for Trump to be removed from office and thrown in prison.
That's the moderate position.
ACA subsidies are not nearly a big enough ask given how extreme this crisis is. They need to be calling for Trump to be removed from office and thrown in prison.
That's the moderate position.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
See, I agree with this, but I assume elected Dems were just kind of stupid bipartisan brain ed had dumb priorities, and their priorities were just getting people health insurance.
I didn't think that was the right priority, but it at least was a reasonable thing.
Yeah, they didn't even want that.
I didn't think that was the right priority, but it at least was a reasonable thing.
Yeah, they didn't even want that.
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They got cute and used Senators not up for re-election next year or ones that were retiring for the surrender vote.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
They got cute and used Senators not up for re-election next year or ones that were retiring for the surrender vote.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
So here's the metric we use instead:
If you aren't pushing for a new Democratic leader in the Senate *immediately,* you're out on your ass.
No one should vote for anyone who 'understands' why this happened.
The entire fucking caucuses is in on this, it's a deliberate con where they have the Democrats who are not vulnerable fold.
But listen to how the ones that voted 'no' talk.
They're all in on it.
The entire fucking caucuses is in on this, it's a deliberate con where they have the Democrats who are not vulnerable fold.
But listen to how the ones that voted 'no' talk.
They're all in on it.
I understand why some of my Democratic colleagues will support this bill. President Trump and Republicans seem determined to inflict harm on vulnerable Americans not just by making health care less affordable, but also by shutting down SNAP and firing federal employees.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
No one should vote for anyone who 'understands' why this happened.
The entire fucking caucuses is in on this, it's a deliberate con where they have the Democrats who are not vulnerable fold.
But listen to how the ones that voted 'no' talk.
They're all in on it.
The entire fucking caucuses is in on this, it's a deliberate con where they have the Democrats who are not vulnerable fold.
But listen to how the ones that voted 'no' talk.
They're all in on it.
What the article doesn't mention is that he's actually conned the police into believing he ages backwards, and has solved several crimes for them.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What the article doesn't mention is that he's actually conned the police into believing he ages backwards, and has solved several crimes for them.
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as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
as a computer scientist, i am BEGGING people to realize that there is no cognition inside of an LLM
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
no reasoning, no thought process, no self-awareness
I read a lot of arguments (for AND against) LLMs, and both sides seem to think there’s a consciousness or intentionality or even a moral alignment
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
It is becoming more and more clear that Marjorie Taylor Green is just an ignoramus, and I mean that in a good way, because other people in her party are vicious monsters who are fully aware of what they are doing.
She's just kind of dumb, and knows nothing, but sometimes ends up sounding reasonable
She's just kind of dumb, and knows nothing, but sometimes ends up sounding reasonable
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I wouldn't vote for Andrew Cuomo...All these women came out with these accusations against him which I found pretty disgusting. And then the Covid lockdowns and all the people's parents and grandparents who died in nursing homes."
November 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It is becoming more and more clear that Marjorie Taylor Green is just an ignoramus, and I mean that in a good way, because other people in her party are vicious monsters who are fully aware of what they are doing.
She's just kind of dumb, and knows nothing, but sometimes ends up sounding reasonable
She's just kind of dumb, and knows nothing, but sometimes ends up sounding reasonable
Strangest fucking headline by Bloomberg here: Failure to hide evidence of crime threatens to expose criminals to billions in damages
...um, the thing that theatens them with penalties for doing a crime is doing the crime, not failing to cover it up.
...um, the thing that theatens them with penalties for doing a crime is doing the crime, not failing to cover it up.
"OpenAI Inc.’s failure to shield internal communications about pirated books from copyright plaintiffs threatens to expose the company to billions in damages and potentially debilitating sanctions."
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/opena...
OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row
OpenAI Inc.'s failure to shield internal communications about pirated books from copyright plaintiffs threatens to expose the company to billions in damages and potentially debilitating sanctions.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Strangest fucking headline by Bloomberg here: Failure to hide evidence of crime threatens to expose criminals to billions in damages
...um, the thing that theatens them with penalties for doing a crime is doing the crime, not failing to cover it up.
...um, the thing that theatens them with penalties for doing a crime is doing the crime, not failing to cover it up.
It's fun how Trump causes us to ignore things that would be pretty big scandals in the past, like a Republican president endorsing a former Democratic governor, someone who ran in the Democratic primary, in a race for there is an actual Republican running.
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It's fun how Trump causes us to ignore things that would be pretty big scandals in the past, like a Republican president endorsing a former Democratic governor, someone who ran in the Democratic primary, in a race for there is an actual Republican running.
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Yet more things the media shouldn't let them get away with saying.
It is basically completely insane to pretend that a government law that is going to be voted on in Congress should be kept secret before that.
There's no reason to do that, except that people would be upset by it.
It is basically completely insane to pretend that a government law that is going to be voted on in Congress should be kept secret before that.
There's no reason to do that, except that people would be upset by it.
Mike Johnson talks about the Republican "healthcare plan" like it's highly classified information: "We're not gonna be on a conference call explaining all our plans and strategies for healthcare reform, because they're leaked in real time."
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yet more things the media shouldn't let them get away with saying.
It is basically completely insane to pretend that a government law that is going to be voted on in Congress should be kept secret before that.
There's no reason to do that, except that people would be upset by it.
It is basically completely insane to pretend that a government law that is going to be voted on in Congress should be kept secret before that.
There's no reason to do that, except that people would be upset by it.
One of the stupidest fucking things about AI, besides the fact that the giant bubble that's about to destroy our economy, is the suggestion that it might be intelligent. And the fact we have to fight that suggestion.
AI has literally none of the feedback loop that conscious thought requires.
AI has literally none of the feedback loop that conscious thought requires.
Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious
Microsoft AI chief says only biological beings can be conscious
Mustafa Suleyman has become one of the most influential voices in tech to come out against building seemingly conscious AI.
cnb.cx
November 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
One of the stupidest fucking things about AI, besides the fact that the giant bubble that's about to destroy our economy, is the suggestion that it might be intelligent. And the fact we have to fight that suggestion.
AI has literally none of the feedback loop that conscious thought requires.
AI has literally none of the feedback loop that conscious thought requires.
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No Kapos.
No Quislings.
No Brianna Wu's.
No Quislings.
No Brianna Wu's.
November 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
No Kapos.
No Quislings.
No Brianna Wu's.
No Quislings.
No Brianna Wu's.
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everyone that works in a high up position in tech is unbelievably fucking stupid
"Torment Nexus" comes from this tweet and is often used now to describe the kind of negative experiences you can have with social networks, like getting dogpiled or harassed or being pushed into conflict
November 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
everyone that works in a high up position in tech is unbelievably fucking stupid
I'm sure the men's rights activists will be all over this
Citing a Trump executive order banning "gender ideology," the VA is withholding coverage and treatment for male veterans with breast cancer, an increasing condition among veterans exposed to toxic chemicals during service. 100 male veterans a year are diagnosed with breast cancer.
Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I'm sure the men's rights activists will be all over this
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which is why it's catastrophic for large segments of the public to spend hours a day in social spaces where being liberal is deemed some combination of ridiculous, naive, and contemptible. even people who agree with the underlying values will try to navigate themselves away from the perceived group
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
which is why it's catastrophic for large segments of the public to spend hours a day in social spaces where being liberal is deemed some combination of ridiculous, naive, and contemptible. even people who agree with the underlying values will try to navigate themselves away from the perceived group
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Thinking about the common, stubborn myth that leftists are all epistemic and moral relativists, who think there’s no such thing as truth, and how in actuality the left is, in general, the branch of Western politics pushing for data, evidence, scientific consensus, etc, while the right are the ones..
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Thinking about the common, stubborn myth that leftists are all epistemic and moral relativists, who think there’s no such thing as truth, and how in actuality the left is, in general, the branch of Western politics pushing for data, evidence, scientific consensus, etc, while the right are the ones..
Yeah this.
As a non-binary person, I have a confession to make:
I'm getting real tired of arguments about trans people in sports. And which gender they should compete under.
Because I basically think gender or sex or whatever should not exist as a matter of law or formal rules, period.
As a non-binary person, I have a confession to make:
I'm getting real tired of arguments about trans people in sports. And which gender they should compete under.
Because I basically think gender or sex or whatever should not exist as a matter of law or formal rules, period.
Abolition of legal sex. Ideally. Requirement to provide gender neutral facilities. Choice of comparator.
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Yeah this.
As a non-binary person, I have a confession to make:
I'm getting real tired of arguments about trans people in sports. And which gender they should compete under.
Because I basically think gender or sex or whatever should not exist as a matter of law or formal rules, period.
As a non-binary person, I have a confession to make:
I'm getting real tired of arguments about trans people in sports. And which gender they should compete under.
Because I basically think gender or sex or whatever should not exist as a matter of law or formal rules, period.
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This is another aspect I hate about the whole discourse sex is so fucking fake at least gender has like an internal component of self-creation sex is just some bullshit cis scientists slapped on to a bunch of chromosomes to make them fit their gender system
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
This is another aspect I hate about the whole discourse sex is so fucking fake at least gender has like an internal component of self-creation sex is just some bullshit cis scientists slapped on to a bunch of chromosomes to make them fit their gender system
I enjoy the fact that everyone's doing a bit, but despite the fact that I don't really know baseball, I know baseball games don't last that long.
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I enjoy the fact that everyone's doing a bit, but despite the fact that I don't really know baseball, I know baseball games don't last that long.
I feel this is stupid, not because any part of it is wrong, but people are going to be lined up to get food, that will happen fairly soon, we should talk about the fucking ballroom until that point.
You can't lead the media to criticism of Trump, but you can show them a disaster as it happens.
You can't lead the media to criticism of Trump, but you can show them a disaster as it happens.
Tim Walz: "People are gonna be lined up out here to get food, and we're talking about a damn ballroom. Don't lose the plot."
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I feel this is stupid, not because any part of it is wrong, but people are going to be lined up to get food, that will happen fairly soon, we should talk about the fucking ballroom until that point.
You can't lead the media to criticism of Trump, but you can show them a disaster as it happens.
You can't lead the media to criticism of Trump, but you can show them a disaster as it happens.
I think we should actually make it very clear that if society does collapse that all of us will put aside our differences, and I mean _literally_ all of us, we will all put aside our differences, and break into and destroy those bunkers.
I mentioned this before, in the terrible Crossed comic one of the main characters is a dude who built bunkers for rich assholes.
When the zombie apocalypse happens, he has a lot of locations *and* he knows those rich guys won't even be in the same state as their fancy bunker.
When the zombie apocalypse happens, he has a lot of locations *and* he knows those rich guys won't even be in the same state as their fancy bunker.
October 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I think we should actually make it very clear that if society does collapse that all of us will put aside our differences, and I mean _literally_ all of us, we will all put aside our differences, and break into and destroy those bunkers.
The next Democratic president should not only tear down the ballroom and reconstruct the East Wing exactly as it was before, but they should put a large plaque up saying exactly what companies paid to help tear it down originally.
October 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The next Democratic president should not only tear down the ballroom and reconstruct the East Wing exactly as it was before, but they should put a large plaque up saying exactly what companies paid to help tear it down originally.
Since it's that time of year, if you really want to set me off, ask me about the blue pumpkins.
"Oh, so these are the kids I'm supposed to be nice to because they have autism."
What sort of sociopaths need an indicator to be nice to a kid who shows up at your door on Halloween?
"Oh, so these are the kids I'm supposed to be nice to because they have autism."
What sort of sociopaths need an indicator to be nice to a kid who shows up at your door on Halloween?
idk what it is with the being weird about autism but literally i just treat people with autism like how i would want to be treated and i've never had any communication issues, let alone any personal weirdness or complexes about the idea of autism. and i'm like, fucking stupid.
October 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Since it's that time of year, if you really want to set me off, ask me about the blue pumpkins.
"Oh, so these are the kids I'm supposed to be nice to because they have autism."
What sort of sociopaths need an indicator to be nice to a kid who shows up at your door on Halloween?
"Oh, so these are the kids I'm supposed to be nice to because they have autism."
What sort of sociopaths need an indicator to be nice to a kid who shows up at your door on Halloween?