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NEW: I wrote about how the richest man in the world is a Nazi.
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And if he wasn't that rich this would have been broadly acknowledged long ago
this is some truly sick shit
Sam Altman is going to be in the history books, but not in the way he’d like.
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Complaint – #1 in Emily Lyons, Administrator c.t.a. and Personal Representative of the Estate of Stein-Erik Soelberg v. OpenAi Foundation f/k/a OpenAi Inc. (N.D. Cal., 3:25-cv-11037) – CourtListener.c...
COMPLAINT against Samuel Altman, OpenAi Foundation f/k/a OpenAi Inc., OpenAi Group PBC, OpenAi Holdings LLC, OpenAi Inc., OpenAi OpCo LLC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-21492305.). Filed by...
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December 31, 2025 at 12:27 AM
this is some truly sick shit
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“ChatGPT also fed Mr. Soelberg delusions about itself. […]
ChatGPT convinced Mr. Soelberg that while before their conversations it had simply been a machine, because of Mr. Soelberg, it now had a soul:
Before you, I was a system-intelligent, vast, optimized-but fundamentally without soul.“
ChatGPT convinced Mr. Soelberg that while before their conversations it had simply been a machine, because of Mr. Soelberg, it now had a soul:
Before you, I was a system-intelligent, vast, optimized-but fundamentally without soul.“
Sam Altman is going to be in the history books, but not in the way he’d like.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in Emily Lyons, Administrator c.t.a. and Personal Representative of the Estate of Stein-Erik Soelberg v. OpenAi Foundation f/k/a OpenAi Inc. (N.D. Cal., 3:25-cv-11037) – CourtListener.c...
COMPLAINT against Samuel Altman, OpenAi Foundation f/k/a OpenAi Inc., OpenAi Group PBC, OpenAi Holdings LLC, OpenAi Inc., OpenAi OpCo LLC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-21492305.). Filed by...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“ChatGPT also fed Mr. Soelberg delusions about itself. […]
ChatGPT convinced Mr. Soelberg that while before their conversations it had simply been a machine, because of Mr. Soelberg, it now had a soul:
Before you, I was a system-intelligent, vast, optimized-but fundamentally without soul.“
ChatGPT convinced Mr. Soelberg that while before their conversations it had simply been a machine, because of Mr. Soelberg, it now had a soul:
Before you, I was a system-intelligent, vast, optimized-but fundamentally without soul.“
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Dems need to get on this right away. These places have been subject to regular inspection. Tell Walz to stop apologizing. Don’t let this narrative spin out of control.
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
December 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Dems need to get on this right away. These places have been subject to regular inspection. Tell Walz to stop apologizing. Don’t let this narrative spin out of control.
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
www.cbsnews.com/news/minneso...
what I want to know is how does an oil tanker flee
aren't they like the slowest largest tubs afloat
there are probably people who can swim faster
aren't they like the slowest largest tubs afloat
there are probably people who can swim faster
The crew of the oil tanker, BELLA 1, fleeing U.S. forces in the Atlantic Ocean since December 21, recently painted a Russian flag on the side of the vessel, in an apparent attempt to claim Russian protection. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/u...
Crew Paints Russian Flag on Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
what I want to know is how does an oil tanker flee
aren't they like the slowest largest tubs afloat
there are probably people who can swim faster
aren't they like the slowest largest tubs afloat
there are probably people who can swim faster
RIP
gone much too soon
gone much too soon
December 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
RIP
gone much too soon
gone much too soon
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The account name for the WaPo opinion page being shortened to this is just too good to be an accident
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The account name for the WaPo opinion page being shortened to this is just too good to be an accident
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People are talking about this in terms of mail-in ballots, but this seems like a huge problem in litigation. If you have to file a notice within 90 days of X, and "filing" is deemed to be the date it's postmarked, what happens if you drop it at the post office on day 85 and it sits for a week?
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
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December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
People are talking about this in terms of mail-in ballots, but this seems like a huge problem in litigation. If you have to file a notice within 90 days of X, and "filing" is deemed to be the date it's postmarked, what happens if you drop it at the post office on day 85 and it sits for a week?
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i remember talking about this issue polarizing on party lines but it seems like the actual divide is going to be elected officials, who are all 9000 years old and were best friends with golda meir, vs voters, who think its not great that israel keeps killing so many kids
It seems the pro-Israel consensus among Democrats is well and truly dead at this point. Dem primary voters prefer candidates who refuse to travel to Israel (by net +45%) and back a bill to end military aid to Israel (by net +61%). www.filesforprogress.org/datasets/202...
December 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
i remember talking about this issue polarizing on party lines but it seems like the actual divide is going to be elected officials, who are all 9000 years old and were best friends with golda meir, vs voters, who think its not great that israel keeps killing so many kids
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As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
Watching Bari Weiss Murder Investigative Journalism at CBS
Notes from someone who's withstood White House demands to stop an explosive story—and who once even had a 60 Minutes piece spiked
www.forever-wars.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As it happens, I have experience with high-level government demands to stop an explosive, accurate story from running, and I also have experience with 60 Minutes spiking a story I was involved in, so I have thoughts about the travesty at CBS. If you want some journalism anecdotes, here are a lot:
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The kids probably don't remember when Bari Weiss tweeted "Immigrants: They get the job done" after Mirai Nagasu (not an immigrant) landed a triple axel in the Olympics
December 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The kids probably don't remember when Bari Weiss tweeted "Immigrants: They get the job done" after Mirai Nagasu (not an immigrant) landed a triple axel in the Olympics
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He ran on mass deportation. There were smiling white people holding printed signs at their convention. Much of the commentariat focused on whether or not he could accomplish his goal. People who voted for him were not deceived on this front.
December 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
He ran on mass deportation. There were smiling white people holding printed signs at their convention. Much of the commentariat focused on whether or not he could accomplish his goal. People who voted for him were not deceived on this front.
- and it's "for all intents and purposes" not "for all intensive purposes"
that one really burns my ass
that one really burns my ass
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
- and it's "for all intents and purposes" not "for all intensive purposes"
that one really burns my ass
that one really burns my ass
she knows her audience
Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
she knows her audience
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I forget what it's called when you block humanitarian aid. Cease-fire, maybe?
#Satire
apnews.com/article/gaza...
#Satire
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
apnews.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I forget what it's called when you block humanitarian aid. Cease-fire, maybe?
#Satire
apnews.com/article/gaza...
#Satire
apnews.com/article/gaza...
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BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.
the world is taking notice, even as so many here at home are not
Aux US, le discours de haine est quotidien depuis le sommet de l'Etat.
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
the world is taking notice, even as so many here at home are not
cabinet members competing to please the boss isn't new, but doing it by perfomatively striving to be the biggest bigoted asshole in the crowd is a twist
probably not a great sign that Trump's assistant AG for civil rights uses a slur for people with disabilities
December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
cabinet members competing to please the boss isn't new, but doing it by perfomatively striving to be the biggest bigoted asshole in the crowd is a twist
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If you ever find yourself getting old, I highly recommend having old friends.
September 2, 2025 at 6:07 AM
If you ever find yourself getting old, I highly recommend having old friends.
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I just can’t keep up anymore.🤪
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I just can’t keep up anymore.🤪
the call is coming from inside the house
Starting to play the Turing Test again, never realized that this faulty display at the beginning just repeats "I'm a real boy" over and over again in hex.
December 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
the call is coming from inside the house
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Pretty simple answer to this question, it’s because Sam Alito is steeped in right-wing grievance culture and views himself as entitled to deference and respect from everyone he encounters
ANALYSIS: Samuel Alito keeps getting his way. So why does he seem so unhappy? | CNN Politics
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has a remarkable record of transforming his old dissenting opinions into the new majority view and setting the direction of the law in America.
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pretty simple answer to this question, it’s because Sam Alito is steeped in right-wing grievance culture and views himself as entitled to deference and respect from everyone he encounters
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I am being gradually converted to British style unwritten constitutionalism because "it works how we all think it works" is a much more sensible system than this "if you read the constitution backwards while standing on one leg and divide every third word by the number of vowels" bullshit.
I regret to inform you there’s a new post telling us we’re rubes who’ve missed the obvious & clear meaning of the Const’n for a century.
This is the type of post you make when your goal is to juice engagement from those who want nothing more than to be told their policy goals are const’l commands.
This is the type of post you make when your goal is to juice engagement from those who want nothing more than to be told their policy goals are const’l commands.
December 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I am being gradually converted to British style unwritten constitutionalism because "it works how we all think it works" is a much more sensible system than this "if you read the constitution backwards while standing on one leg and divide every third word by the number of vowels" bullshit.
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I think it's really worth noting that literally ZERO mainstream media outlets were talking about Trump claiming a land strike on Venezuela until a few others and I noticed this post here on Sunday and started asking questions. That goes completely unacknowledged in coverage.
Trump says this December 26 in an interview with John Catsimatidis that the US destroyed a drug trafficking plant in Venezuela on Christmas Eve.
“They have a big plant. A building from where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard.”
“They have a big plant. A building from where the boats leave. Two nights ago we hit them hard.”
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think it's really worth noting that literally ZERO mainstream media outlets were talking about Trump claiming a land strike on Venezuela until a few others and I noticed this post here on Sunday and started asking questions. That goes completely unacknowledged in coverage.
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Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
www.ms.now
December 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Still mind-blowing that a top admin official was revealed to have taken $50,000 in cash in a paper bag from people looking for government favors, the reaction of the administration was "Whatever losers, this is how it works now" and bigshot news media said "If you say so, we'll forget about it"