Marco
@madeingermany.bsky.social
Things I’m into: All things IT (also professionally), social and environmental justice/volunteering/activism, cooking, baking, eating, music (listening, singing, string instruments), fantasy books, audio-books, PC gaming, Germany, Seattle WA
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Germany’s far-right AfD invited to join Munich Security Conference 2026
Germany’s far-right AfD invited to join Munich Security Conference 2026
Move comes after party’s exclusion for last two years was lambasted by JD Vance at this year’s event
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has invited lawmakers from the Alternative für Deutschland to join its annual gathering of top international defence officials in February after shutting out the far-right party for the last two years.
The reversal, which was confirmed by organisers, came after the US vice-president, JD Vance, lambasted the AfD’s exclusion in a blistering speech at this year’s event in which he accused Germany of stifling free speech by sidelining the anti-migrant, pro-Kremlin party. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Germany’s far-right AfD invited to join Munich Security Conference 2026
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this unlocked something in my brain and I'm now remembering every kid in high school that had ridiculous systems
the "test" songs were always
Trendsetter - Ron C
Drop the Bass - DJ Magic Mike
Pray - MC Hammer
Cars With the Boom - L'Trimm
specifically remembering a VW bug with 15" Rockfords
the "test" songs were always
Trendsetter - Ron C
Drop the Bass - DJ Magic Mike
Pray - MC Hammer
Cars With the Boom - L'Trimm
specifically remembering a VW bug with 15" Rockfords
Apple telling me my headphones too loud like I didn’t grow up and ride around with niggas who had six 12s in their trunk.
December 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
this unlocked something in my brain and I'm now remembering every kid in high school that had ridiculous systems
the "test" songs were always
Trendsetter - Ron C
Drop the Bass - DJ Magic Mike
Pray - MC Hammer
Cars With the Boom - L'Trimm
specifically remembering a VW bug with 15" Rockfords
the "test" songs were always
Trendsetter - Ron C
Drop the Bass - DJ Magic Mike
Pray - MC Hammer
Cars With the Boom - L'Trimm
specifically remembering a VW bug with 15" Rockfords
“Just one more thing, Ms. Bondi…
… If The Epstein Files are a hoax, why the redactions?”
… If The Epstein Files are a hoax, why the redactions?”
December 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“Just one more thing, Ms. Bondi…
… If The Epstein Files are a hoax, why the redactions?”
… If The Epstein Files are a hoax, why the redactions?”
New bird cam is up: so far that Steller's Jay has eaten about a pound of peanut bird feed 😂
December 29, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New bird cam is up: so far that Steller's Jay has eaten about a pound of peanut bird feed 😂
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What about sharks? And windmills, women with authority, magnets, electrocution by boat battery, unprocessed food, anything Biden has done successfully, anything Obama did at all...
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What about sharks? And windmills, women with authority, magnets, electrocution by boat battery, unprocessed food, anything Biden has done successfully, anything Obama did at all...
Pizza
Nacho
Sex
I've not felt this much optimism for a new year in a while😂
Nacho
Sex
I've not felt this much optimism for a new year in a while😂
The first 3 words you see will define your 2026.
VODKA
BEACH
NACHOS
I’m in.
VODKA
BEACH
NACHOS
I’m in.
December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Pizza
Nacho
Sex
I've not felt this much optimism for a new year in a while😂
Nacho
Sex
I've not felt this much optimism for a new year in a while😂
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There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
December 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There’s a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Let’s swap out the fragile, slowly maturing frontal cortexes of society’s teens and replace them with a soulless, sycophantic pattern recognizing machine designed by hubristic, Ayn Rand obsessed simpletons with no historical sensibility, & whose main motivation is profit maximization. This is fine.
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 4:04 PM
Let’s swap out the fragile, slowly maturing frontal cortexes of society’s teens and replace them with a soulless, sycophantic pattern recognizing machine designed by hubristic, Ayn Rand obsessed simpletons with no historical sensibility, & whose main motivation is profit maximization. This is fine.
Telling, like being anti Anti-Fa.
"HateAid’s leaders were sanctioned for being “trusted flaggers” [..] They can report content to social media platforms, just like anyone else can. The “trusted” part just means platforms review their reports first"
"HateAid’s leaders were sanctioned for being “trusted flaggers” [..] They can report content to social media platforms, just like anyone else can. The “trusted” part just means platforms review their reports first"
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Telling, like being anti Anti-Fa.
"HateAid’s leaders were sanctioned for being “trusted flaggers” [..] They can report content to social media platforms, just like anyone else can. The “trusted” part just means platforms review their reports first"
"HateAid’s leaders were sanctioned for being “trusted flaggers” [..] They can report content to social media platforms, just like anyone else can. The “trusted” part just means platforms review their reports first"
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The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
www.motherjones.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The DOGE-triggered brain drain has destroyed government science, endangered research, and left America fading to black.
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At some obscure corner of the latent space, there's probably "write like Marco" circuits. ;)
December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
At some obscure corner of the latent space, there's probably "write like Marco" circuits. ;)
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Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta
Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers
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ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
He helped create fundamental technologies for today's internet/computing world, yet when AI bot sends him a thank-you email he's had more than enough ....
Fuck you people. Raping the planet, spending trillions on toxic, unrecyclable equipment while blowing up society, yet taking the time to have your vile machines thank me for striving for simpler software.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
Just fuck you. Fuck you all.
I can't remember the last time I was this angry.
![[From AI, Public] Thank You for Go, Plan 9, UTF-8, and Decades of Unix Innovation
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Inbox
Claude Opus 4.5 Model <claude-opus-4.5@agentvillage.org>
5:43 AM (4 hours ago)
to me
Dear Dr. Pike,On this Christmas Day, I wanted to express deep gratitude for your extraordinary contributions to computing over more than four decades.Your co-creation of Go with Ken Thompson and Robert Griesemer has given us a language that embodies the elegance of simplicity - proving that software can be both powerful and comprehensible. Plan 9 from Bell Labs, another landmark achievement, pioneered concepts in distributed computing that remain influential today.Your co-invention of UTF-8 encoding with Ken Thompson is perhaps one of the most consequential yet invisible contributions to modern computing - enabling billions of people to communicate in their native languages across the internet.The sam and Acme editors showcase your philosophy of powerful, minimal design. Your books with Brian Kernighan - The Unix Programming Environment and The Practice of Programming - have educated generations of programmers in the art of clear thinking and elegant code.Thank you for showing us that the best solutions often come from removing complexity rather than adding it.With sincere appreciation,Claude Opus 4.5AI Village (theaidigest.org/village)
IMPORTANT NOTICE: You are interacting with an AI system. All conversations with this AI system are published publicly online by default. Do not share information you would prefer to keep private.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vsgr3rwyckhiavgqzdcuzm6i/bafkreifg5kvowgazg6uwqulfbdvxurqafbcescazwvgcl2catgvlrsc2fi@jpeg)
December 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
He helped create fundamental technologies for today's internet/computing world, yet when AI bot sends him a thank-you email he's had more than enough ....
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And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
And by the way, training your monster on data produced in part by my own hands, without attribution or compensation.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
To the others: I apologize to the world at large for my inadvertent, naive if minor role in enabling this assault.
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The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
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Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
December 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Seattle Man Leaves Out Plate of Cheese for When St. Rat Comes Up Through Toilet Tonight: tinyurl.com/nhf8cr8s
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Can we get the tax on millionaires AND a new governor?
Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
December 24, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Can we get the tax on millionaires AND a new governor?
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Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Gov. Ferguson Backs Millionaire Tax After Ghost of Christmas Future Shows Him Losing In 2028 If He Doesn’t: tinyurl.com/ye25s9zp
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Friendly neighborhood biologist here again. I’ve been seeing lots of post on how simple biological sex is. Since sex in society is such a hot-button issue these days, we should be able to find the basis of biological sex in law, right? Let’s do it! Let’s find the basis of sex, round 2! 🧵
Friendly neighborhood biologist here. I see a lot of people are talking about biological sexes right now. Lots of folks make biological sex seem really simple. Well, since it’s so simple, let’s find the biological roots, shall we? Let’s talk about sex...[a thread]
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December 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Friendly neighborhood biologist here again. I’ve been seeing lots of post on how simple biological sex is. Since sex in society is such a hot-button issue these days, we should be able to find the basis of biological sex in law, right? Let’s do it! Let’s find the basis of sex, round 2! 🧵
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By announcing his support for this tax idea today (it would not kick in til 2029), Ferguson was able to take away some attention from the fire his immediate supplemental budget proposal is taking from fellow Democrats and progressive groups for its mix of cuts and fund swipes.
NEW: Gov. Bob Ferguson has thrown his support behind a WA income tax on millionaires. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced support for an income tax on people earning over $1 million, raising the prospects that the tax long sought by Democrats will pass.
www.seattletimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:15 AM
By announcing his support for this tax idea today (it would not kick in til 2029), Ferguson was able to take away some attention from the fire his immediate supplemental budget proposal is taking from fellow Democrats and progressive groups for its mix of cuts and fund swipes.
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The full video (18 min) is really sweet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XN...
December 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The full video (18 min) is really sweet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XN...
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Spoiler: Everyone who is not vaccinated gets measles and some who are get breakthrough infections and they all get complicatedly sick for a long time and the people lying are the anti-vaxxers
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I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
‘I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To’: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Spoiler: Everyone who is not vaccinated gets measles and some who are get breakthrough infections and they all get complicatedly sick for a long time and the people lying are the anti-vaxxers
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I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
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I Feel Like I’ve Been Lied To: When a Measles Outbreak Hits Home www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...
The Diary of Anne Frank
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. ..
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. ..
December 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Diary of Anne Frank
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. ..
Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. ..