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We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
June 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We’ve talked about “Alligator Alcatraz” before. Here are more details.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
Starting the first week of July, when South Florida’s heat index regularly hits 100°F, they plan to detain up to 5,000 people in tents. No A/C. No real shelter. Just suffocating heat, choking humidity, and swarms of mosquitoes.
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I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year
March 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year
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To Canadians travelling to the U.S. for longer trips: Anyone visiting U.S. for periods > 30 days must now register with the U.S. government. “Failure to comply with the registration requirement could result in penalties, fines, and misdemeanor prosecution.”
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
Travel advice and advisories for United States (USA)
Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada
travel.gc.ca
March 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
To Canadians travelling to the U.S. for longer trips: Anyone visiting U.S. for periods > 30 days must now register with the U.S. government. “Failure to comply with the registration requirement could result in penalties, fines, and misdemeanor prosecution.”
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
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Yes, they can make robots that replace workers, but until they make robots that buy the useless crap that they produce, I don't see much point.
February 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yes, they can make robots that replace workers, but until they make robots that buy the useless crap that they produce, I don't see much point.
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no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person
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Wish I knew somebody who was in one of the two halls of Congress right now.
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Wish I knew somebody who was in one of the two halls of Congress right now.
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There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
There is still beauty in this world
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Grandma isn’t lookin’ so good....
The Artist from the Fog Collection skips into the woods with some Grimm new Outfits for Sable Ward and The Unknown, designed by DuckieGrumpy (x/DuckieGrumpy).
The Artist from the Fog Collection skips into the woods with some Grimm new Outfits for Sable Ward and The Unknown, designed by DuckieGrumpy (x/DuckieGrumpy).
February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Grandma isn’t lookin’ so good....
The Artist from the Fog Collection skips into the woods with some Grimm new Outfits for Sable Ward and The Unknown, designed by DuckieGrumpy (x/DuckieGrumpy).
The Artist from the Fog Collection skips into the woods with some Grimm new Outfits for Sable Ward and The Unknown, designed by DuckieGrumpy (x/DuckieGrumpy).
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We are here. It’s what the stupid napoleon did. The one we don’t cover in high school.
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We are here. It’s what the stupid napoleon did. The one we don’t cover in high school.
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I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
January 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m not kidding: those who delegate all their writing, thinking and creative expression to machines are going to wake up one day and discover that they can no longer write or think. You need to make your own art. You need to keep your brain working. You need to stay human.
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It's ok to use chatbots for everyday monotony like writing your wedding vows because this frees you up to use your creative energy for what truly matters: making powerpoints for work meetings
January 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It's ok to use chatbots for everyday monotony like writing your wedding vows because this frees you up to use your creative energy for what truly matters: making powerpoints for work meetings
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Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek, ...
search.app
January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Oh no, the Chinese plagiarism machine might have plagiarized the American plagiarism machine
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
search.app/gLKPBELL2weQ...
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OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OpenAI says it has proof that Deepseek used its work without permission to create something meant to undermine and destroy its product.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
On behalf of all the authors whose novels and stories were taken as training data, oh no that must be so hard for you.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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How dare the Chinese 🇨🇳 plagiarize our American 🇺🇸 plagiarism machine!
January 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
How dare the Chinese 🇨🇳 plagiarize our American 🇺🇸 plagiarism machine!
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For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable.
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Remember when we were arguing about the term "foundation models"? It feels like ages ago! With those base models culminating in DeepSeek v3 in Dec 2024, 2025 will likely be the year of LLM specialization!
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
Anyway, I will be writing about it more soon :).
January 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For those interested in politics, don’t ignore AI. AI models will further change politics into something that is probably unrecognizable.
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
Just like a TikTok algo can get what it wants in front of you, campaigns will figure out how to get information to get you to vote , OUTSIDE of your phone/PC
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cool how Project 2025 went viral during the election, we were told Trump disavowed it and wouldn't do it, he got elected and started implementing it immediately and now we're being told "well this is what people voted for"
they very explicitly did not
they very explicitly did not
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
cool how Project 2025 went viral during the election, we were told Trump disavowed it and wouldn't do it, he got elected and started implementing it immediately and now we're being told "well this is what people voted for"
they very explicitly did not
they very explicitly did not
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Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this
cool how Project 2025 went viral during the election, we were told Trump disavowed it and wouldn't do it, he got elected and started implementing it immediately and now we're being told "well this is what people voted for"
they very explicitly did not
they very explicitly did not
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this
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I swear if this DeepSeek thing turns into “this is why we need more of ppl’s work and data for FREE so we can compete with CHINA” BS, instead of what it needs to be, a reveal of how pointless and inept the tech and its peddlers are and have always been, i’m gonna be so pissed.
January 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I swear if this DeepSeek thing turns into “this is why we need more of ppl’s work and data for FREE so we can compete with CHINA” BS, instead of what it needs to be, a reveal of how pointless and inept the tech and its peddlers are and have always been, i’m gonna be so pissed.
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it is very telling of these guys’ conception of how power works that they see issuing a flurry of executive orders as evidence of presidential strength and vigor and not a sign that the president is too weak to pursue a serious legislative agenda
Real "Dear Leader" type shit here
May he be struck down by a bolt of lightning for this blasphemy
May he be struck down by a bolt of lightning for this blasphemy
January 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
it is very telling of these guys’ conception of how power works that they see issuing a flurry of executive orders as evidence of presidential strength and vigor and not a sign that the president is too weak to pursue a serious legislative agenda
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oh what could the salute has possibly been
Elon Musk: "race mixing is bad. Italy for Italians!"
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
*woman next to him moves as far away as possible*
January 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
oh what could the salute has possibly been
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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...