irishoutsider
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Hey. 👈 Go Irish.
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Hey. 👈 Go Irish.
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Pinned
Back on our bullshit this fine afternoon
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Back on our bullshit this fine afternoon
No one:
No one at all:
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No one at all:
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February 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
No one:
No one at all:
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No one at all:
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Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...
Trump has lost the voters who weren’t paying attention in 2024
The least-engaged Americans have swung 25 points against him since 2024 — about twice the shift among everyone else. Trump has flattened the engagement gap.
www.gelliottmorris.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Good news: there's no durable majority for fascism
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
Bad news: we are locked in a life or death struggle against fascism and our victory depends on people with less understanding of how the world functions than my 14-month old
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been getting a lot of questions about this. some quick answers:
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
I need to be clear that I am NOT!
trying to restart World War I
trying to restart World War I
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
been getting a lot of questions about this. some quick answers:
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
—I am IN FAVOR of the current borders of Europe's nation-states
—I bear ABSOLUTELY NO ALLEGIANCE to Kaiser Wilhelm or the Emperor of Austria-Hungary
—I have NO plans to assassinate ANY archdukes
Hope this clears things up
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damn you're telling me that sin taxes work to reduce consumption of socially harmful goods while keeping them legal and thus avoiding the problems of criminalization?
February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
damn you're telling me that sin taxes work to reduce consumption of socially harmful goods while keeping them legal and thus avoiding the problems of criminalization?
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The art of politics is not to do what people think. If it was, there literally wouldn’t be any politics. The art of politics is to convert public opinion in the direction of your policies. Not so subordinate your policies to opinion.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The art of politics is not to do what people think. If it was, there literally wouldn’t be any politics. The art of politics is to convert public opinion in the direction of your policies. Not so subordinate your policies to opinion.
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Woman (1990)
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Woman (1990)
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here's a great example of something LLMs are well structured to do for you
it is literally impossible for people to follow the content of hundreds upon hundreds of weekly podcast hours produced and listened to by millions
and an LLM can track this reasonably well www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
it is literally impossible for people to follow the content of hundreds upon hundreds of weekly podcast hours produced and listened to by millions
and an LLM can track this reasonably well www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
How The New York Times uses a custom AI tool to track the “manosphere”
The daily podcast round-up is just one way the Times is adopting in-house AI transcription and summarization tools.
www.niemanlab.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:13 PM
here's a great example of something LLMs are well structured to do for you
it is literally impossible for people to follow the content of hundreds upon hundreds of weekly podcast hours produced and listened to by millions
and an LLM can track this reasonably well www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
it is literally impossible for people to follow the content of hundreds upon hundreds of weekly podcast hours produced and listened to by millions
and an LLM can track this reasonably well www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/how-...
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What an utter piece of shit. Face of a completely poisonous cunt and the words to back it up. Never trust a “Sir Jim”
!["I think Nigel [Farage] is an intelligent man, and, I think he's got good intentions.
But in a way, you could say exactly the same about (Labour leader) Keir Starmer.
"I think it needs somebody who's prepared to be unpopular for a period of time to get the big issues sorted out."
Sir Jim Ratcliffe](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lwuxfdikvtkzsxflyg2xlksu/bafkreifcndfj6nzvenfghbk5xy3ghru4shh5is3esvna6rgdg5u5zzs5ke@jpeg)
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What an utter piece of shit. Face of a completely poisonous cunt and the words to back it up. Never trust a “Sir Jim”
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I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Belfast when I saw that photo.
February 12, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I can't be the only one who immediately thought of Belfast when I saw that photo.
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BLUESKY TIP
When you come upon a post from a stranger, target it by holding the triangle button. If the post glows green, it is about you. If it doesn’t, you can move along. Try to find all the posts about you each day!
When you come upon a post from a stranger, target it by holding the triangle button. If the post glows green, it is about you. If it doesn’t, you can move along. Try to find all the posts about you each day!
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
BLUESKY TIP
When you come upon a post from a stranger, target it by holding the triangle button. If the post glows green, it is about you. If it doesn’t, you can move along. Try to find all the posts about you each day!
When you come upon a post from a stranger, target it by holding the triangle button. If the post glows green, it is about you. If it doesn’t, you can move along. Try to find all the posts about you each day!
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Nothing gets me going like a well cited rhetorical argument
February 12, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Nothing gets me going like a well cited rhetorical argument
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Absolutely peak Bluesky.
February 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Absolutely peak Bluesky.
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The fact that James Van der Beek's family needs a crowdfunder page is mindblowing.
February 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The fact that James Van der Beek's family needs a crowdfunder page is mindblowing.
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
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According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 3:28 AM
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
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Like the admin story about “cartel drones” is so suspect that even Cruz and Cornyn are calling bullshit.
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Like the admin story about “cartel drones” is so suspect that even Cruz and Cornyn are calling bullshit.
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this is a comically textbook example of how totalitarians think - the masses are mere clay, mindless; might makes right; the world is run via conspiracy and endless propaganda.
February 11, 2026 at 11:19 PM
this is a comically textbook example of how totalitarians think - the masses are mere clay, mindless; might makes right; the world is run via conspiracy and endless propaganda.
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If I travelled back in time to the early 90s and said things like “there are almost 5000 channels and one of them just shows Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, specifically this one”, no one would believe me.
I’d sound like I have a girlfriend in Canada and her uncle works for Nintendo.
I’d sound like I have a girlfriend in Canada and her uncle works for Nintendo.
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 AM
If I travelled back in time to the early 90s and said things like “there are almost 5000 channels and one of them just shows Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, specifically this one”, no one would believe me.
I’d sound like I have a girlfriend in Canada and her uncle works for Nintendo.
I’d sound like I have a girlfriend in Canada and her uncle works for Nintendo.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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This is a false choice. I feel we could spend less than 3% more per railcar to have comfortable seats for any distance. We can also constantly work to improve speed, safety, and frequency.
We should never suffer, we should embrace the joy of train travel that doesn't punish your body or ability.
We should never suffer, we should embrace the joy of train travel that doesn't punish your body or ability.
I do agree that seats should be more comfortable, but faster, more frequent trains are a better way to improve revenue than going for the most luxurious. Just look at the British IETs, notorious for poor comfort, yet LNER are rapidly recovering despite having seats significantly worse than Amtrak
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
This is a false choice. I feel we could spend less than 3% more per railcar to have comfortable seats for any distance. We can also constantly work to improve speed, safety, and frequency.
We should never suffer, we should embrace the joy of train travel that doesn't punish your body or ability.
We should never suffer, we should embrace the joy of train travel that doesn't punish your body or ability.
Unsettling!
Williams added an outward facing screen to the screens that driver look at while they're in the garage and they put eyes on it like Cars #F1
February 12, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Unsettling!