Tavis
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Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
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You constantly hear how much more polarized we are now, and that’s obviously true, but that is presented as everyone is split right down the middle moderate instead of “65-80% of the country is held hostage by a diamond-dense (in every sense of the term) minority block of guns and money”
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You constantly hear how much more polarized we are now, and that’s obviously true, but that is presented as everyone is split right down the middle moderate instead of “65-80% of the country is held hostage by a diamond-dense (in every sense of the term) minority block of guns and money”
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This is slavery.
Private prison company GEO Group allegedly made immigration detainees work for no pay. Now it's at the Supreme Court trying to prevent the detainees from suing. bit.ly/4pfafj2
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is slavery.
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My opinion of the New York Times is distinctly outside the mainstream among journalists. Most think NYT is mostly excellent journalism with some flaws and blind spots, I think it's mostly a vehicle for laundering right wing propaganda with some excellent people who put out good work.
I just learned that this incredibly flawed story was put on the front page of the newspaper, and that certainly seems like an editorial choice
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
December 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My opinion of the New York Times is distinctly outside the mainstream among journalists. Most think NYT is mostly excellent journalism with some flaws and blind spots, I think it's mostly a vehicle for laundering right wing propaganda with some excellent people who put out good work.
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And their objection isn’t that they have been compelled to make such an apology, because they never have.
What they object to is that others feel the conviction to not only confess to racism’s crimes but seek to make reparation.
What this tells us is that social pressure is extremely effective.
What they object to is that others feel the conviction to not only confess to racism’s crimes but seek to make reparation.
What this tells us is that social pressure is extremely effective.
Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.
Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And their objection isn’t that they have been compelled to make such an apology, because they never have.
What they object to is that others feel the conviction to not only confess to racism’s crimes but seek to make reparation.
What this tells us is that social pressure is extremely effective.
What they object to is that others feel the conviction to not only confess to racism’s crimes but seek to make reparation.
What this tells us is that social pressure is extremely effective.
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My favorite thing about Frog and Toad is that it is the story of two men deeply and obviously in love with one another, drawn as a tribute to his lifelong partner by a gay man long before their relationship was socially sanctioned.
Then Frog and Toad went out onto the front porch to wait for the mail.
They sat there, feeling happy together.
They sat there, feeling happy together.
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My favorite thing about Frog and Toad is that it is the story of two men deeply and obviously in love with one another, drawn as a tribute to his lifelong partner by a gay man long before their relationship was socially sanctioned.
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guys you can’t flip your shit about every bananas racist op-ed about zohran in the ny post. or you can i guess but that’ll mean spending most of your life in a shit flip. it’s a marathon and that rag has been training for it way longer than any of us
December 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
guys you can’t flip your shit about every bananas racist op-ed about zohran in the ny post. or you can i guess but that’ll mean spending most of your life in a shit flip. it’s a marathon and that rag has been training for it way longer than any of us
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i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
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I stand by my assertion that they simply are not smart people. They may also be bad people. But they are clearly dumb as shit.
And the thing is, they know it. And they’re tired of knowing it. And that’s what this whole conservative revolt is about. Rage about deep feelings of inferiority.
And the thing is, they know it. And they’re tired of knowing it. And that’s what this whole conservative revolt is about. Rage about deep feelings of inferiority.
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I stand by my assertion that they simply are not smart people. They may also be bad people. But they are clearly dumb as shit.
And the thing is, they know it. And they’re tired of knowing it. And that’s what this whole conservative revolt is about. Rage about deep feelings of inferiority.
And the thing is, they know it. And they’re tired of knowing it. And that’s what this whole conservative revolt is about. Rage about deep feelings of inferiority.
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[on ghost tour]
Tour guide: Any questions?
Me: [raises hand] How did you die?
Tour guide: I meant about Fort Sumter.
Me: [lowers hand]
Tour guide: [rolling eyes] Testicular cancer, okay? Was that worth it? Is everyone’s experience improved by this?
[very validating general murmurs of approval]
Tour guide: Any questions?
Me: [raises hand] How did you die?
Tour guide: I meant about Fort Sumter.
Me: [lowers hand]
Tour guide: [rolling eyes] Testicular cancer, okay? Was that worth it? Is everyone’s experience improved by this?
[very validating general murmurs of approval]
December 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
[on ghost tour]
Tour guide: Any questions?
Me: [raises hand] How did you die?
Tour guide: I meant about Fort Sumter.
Me: [lowers hand]
Tour guide: [rolling eyes] Testicular cancer, okay? Was that worth it? Is everyone’s experience improved by this?
[very validating general murmurs of approval]
Tour guide: Any questions?
Me: [raises hand] How did you die?
Tour guide: I meant about Fort Sumter.
Me: [lowers hand]
Tour guide: [rolling eyes] Testicular cancer, okay? Was that worth it? Is everyone’s experience improved by this?
[very validating general murmurs of approval]
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains.
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This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
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flipside of the slop tsunami: companies like Google aren't just flooding our digital existence with AI gruel, they're actively, intentionally destroying real human-created content too, because they know that we largely still value real content and that ultimately the slop can't compete
First I read that new YouTube users are served up material that is 20% AI slop.
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
And now, multiple cases of legitimate YouTube creators having their content stolen and being accused themselves of copyright theft.
Like this poor guy.
YouTube is destroying itself.
youtube.com/shorts/QtXHn...
YouTube wrongfully deleted my video
YouTube video by Life in Jars?
youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
flipside of the slop tsunami: companies like Google aren't just flooding our digital existence with AI gruel, they're actively, intentionally destroying real human-created content too, because they know that we largely still value real content and that ultimately the slop can't compete
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so what’s everyone’s new years revolutions
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
so what’s everyone’s new years revolutions
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
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What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
December 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome
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it's incredible to contemplate: these people don't have enough. they look at your rickety remaining safety nets -- maybe some employer provided health insurance, maybe even a 401k -- and they think: i need to get my greasy lips around those dregs and drink them dry too
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
it's incredible to contemplate: these people don't have enough. they look at your rickety remaining safety nets -- maybe some employer provided health insurance, maybe even a 401k -- and they think: i need to get my greasy lips around those dregs and drink them dry too
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The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.
December 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The government failed at actually redacting the Epstein files because DOGE cancelled the feds adobe acrobat premium subscription is the funniest shit.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Republicans want to kill the post office and the media is there for it, which is why you have never seen a news story about how the police department has never turned a profit and is a waste
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500 Muppets: there goes Mr. Asshole. There goes Mr. Bitch.
Heard people on this site talking about how Tiny I am. Wanna take this shit outside?
December 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
500 Muppets: there goes Mr. Asshole. There goes Mr. Bitch.