Mr. Fahrenheit
@mrfahrenheit.bsky.social
Recent resident of Colorado Springs.
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
she/her
mostly nice, fervently anti-GOP
In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
H. L. Mencken
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JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
JUST IN—Yván Gil Pinto, Venezuela's Minster of Foreign Affairs, posted an official statement to Telegram. t.me/YvanGilPinto...
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
"The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack."
Full translation:
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They fired all the generals who wouldn't go along, then they kicked all the reporters out of the Pentagon.
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 AM
They fired all the generals who wouldn't go along, then they kicked all the reporters out of the Pentagon.
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AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Venezuela’s government does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
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CNN: CNN just getting report that the smoke appears to be rising from the vicinity of Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered, which would seem to indicate that somebody is targeting the defenses of Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 AM
CNN: CNN just getting report that the smoke appears to be rising from the vicinity of Fort Tiona, which is where the Venezuelan ministry of defense is headquartered, which would seem to indicate that somebody is targeting the defenses of Venezuela.
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Like I said, the “party of family values” is exposing themselves as the pro-pedophilia party.
If this happened to my kid, I’d unleash whatever is more fearsome than the Kraken.
If this happened to my kid, I’d unleash whatever is more fearsome than the Kraken.
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Like I said, the “party of family values” is exposing themselves as the pro-pedophilia party.
If this happened to my kid, I’d unleash whatever is more fearsome than the Kraken.
If this happened to my kid, I’d unleash whatever is more fearsome than the Kraken.
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Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
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“Building on an anti-spam cybersecurity tactic known as tarpitting, he created Nepenthes, malicious software named after a carnivorous plant that will ‘eat just about anything that finds its way inside.’”
One of my favorite stories of 2025 came after seeing a debate on Hacker News questioning if so-called "AI tarpits" were effective. I wanted to know 1) if they actually were disrupting AI crawlers (they were) and 2) how quickly new traps could be built (within days) arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
arstechnica.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 AM
“Building on an anti-spam cybersecurity tactic known as tarpitting, he created Nepenthes, malicious software named after a carnivorous plant that will ‘eat just about anything that finds its way inside.’”
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Gupta: He keeps citing this constant passing of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test…
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Gupta: He keeps citing this constant passing of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment test…
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
This is not a tool that the general public should be utilizing with that level of frequency unless there’s a reason to do it—which is to assess and monitor the evolution of mild dementia or impairment.
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For one thing I never saw this obvious fact widely reported bsky.app/profile/matt...
Literally Republicans did not, on January 6, make any serious effort to hide what they were planning to do. This was the chair of the AZGOP that day:
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
For one thing I never saw this obvious fact widely reported bsky.app/profile/matt...
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The issue, & not one @qjurecic.bsky.social has demonstrated in her reporting, is how the majority of the news media, politicians, & other elites & notables responded to & framed the attack on 6 January, how the attack came about, & its aftermath. 1/
my theory of Jan 6 is that nobody (except for a few weirdos) likes to think about it. from 2021-2025, the investigations/prosecutions meant that Biden was the guy who was making people think about it (which they hated). now Trump is the guy making them think about it and they also hate that
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021,” the editorial board writes. “Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries.”
“Tragically, America is still living in a political era that began on Jan. 6, 2021,” the editorial board writes. “Recognizing as much is necessary to bring this era to an end before it has many more anniversaries.”
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The issue, & not one @qjurecic.bsky.social has demonstrated in her reporting, is how the majority of the news media, politicians, & other elites & notables responded to & framed the attack on 6 January, how the attack came about, & its aftermath. 1/
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Old punk rock photos in color
48 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #paulsimonon #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
48 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #paulsimonon #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 3, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Old punk rock photos in color
48 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #paulsimonon #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
48 years ago
Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon in London, January 1978
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #joestrummer #paulsimonon #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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We need a total and complete shut down of private equity until we can figure out what’s going on. (it’s bad and should be shut down for good)
January 3, 2026 at 4:29 AM
We need a total and complete shut down of private equity until we can figure out what’s going on. (it’s bad and should be shut down for good)
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You probably already know this already, but yes, the answer is private equity.
After 20 years of shaping American dessert culture, Sprinkles has officially closed all of its stores nationwide, marking the end of a brand that not only helped spark but also outlasted the U.S. cupcake craze.
Sprinkles, known for celeb fans and cupcake ATMs, shuts down abruptly
Sprinkles, a pioneer in the U.S. cupcake craze, has closed all its stores nationwide after 20 years.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
You probably already know this already, but yes, the answer is private equity.
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“When civilizations fall, so too do the consciousnesses that created them.”
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
January 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
“When civilizations fall, so too do the consciousnesses that created them.”
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
Part of a viral thread of mine from 2023 about the war on rationality and where it is leading:
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All the other scientists are yelling at me because I’m wearing the Doomsday Clock like Flavor Flav
December 12, 2024 at 3:36 PM
All the other scientists are yelling at me because I’m wearing the Doomsday Clock like Flavor Flav
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#republican President Lying or Delusional...
either make him Unfit for office
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
either make him Unfit for office
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump says the job market is booming for U.S.-born. The data doesn’t show it.
The idea that employment is surging for U.S.-born workers is routinely trumpeted by Trump officials. But economists say otherwise.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM
#republican President Lying or Delusional...
either make him Unfit for office
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
either make him Unfit for office
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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My man looks like he set the tanning bed to "terraform"
January 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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We have too many rights. To change our bodies, to alter our sex, to pursue careers outside the home, to divorce, remarry, sterilise ourselves freely. The far right casts this as "civilisational suicide" and demands we stop being so free and refocus on the "good of the nation."
January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We have too many rights. To change our bodies, to alter our sex, to pursue careers outside the home, to divorce, remarry, sterilise ourselves freely. The far right casts this as "civilisational suicide" and demands we stop being so free and refocus on the "good of the nation."
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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BREAKING: The Coast Guard just announced it suspended its search for an unspecified number of survivors from the Dec. 30 strike. It's unclear how many people are now considered lost at sea.
www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...
www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...
www.news.uscg.mil
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 AM
BREAKING: The Coast Guard just announced it suspended its search for an unspecified number of survivors from the Dec. 30 strike. It's unclear how many people are now considered lost at sea.
www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...
www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releas...
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Here's an unusual bit of news: The Coast Guard is on day 4 of searching for survivors of a Dec. 30 airstrike on an alleged drug boat. Unusual because past survivors were either 1) bombed again 2) quickly rescued by the Navy or 3) left to Mexico to recover/not found taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
Coast Guard searching for survivors of US strikes on boats in the Pacific
The effort, now in its fourth day, is the most extensive one conducted by the U.S. since it began attacks on alleged drug ships in September.
taskandpurpose.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Here's an unusual bit of news: The Coast Guard is on day 4 of searching for survivors of a Dec. 30 airstrike on an alleged drug boat. Unusual because past survivors were either 1) bombed again 2) quickly rescued by the Navy or 3) left to Mexico to recover/not found taskandpurpose.com/news/coast-g...
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This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
January 3, 2026 at 3:24 AM
This what we call in the biz: A dramatic heel turn. Welcome back to reality, Paul.
The measure, which emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation, bars Microsoft engineers in China and other adversarial countries from servicing sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.
Trump Signs Defense Bill Prohibiting China-Based Engineers in Pentagon IT Work
The measure, which emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation, bars Microsoft engineers in China and other adversarial countries from servicing sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
The measure, which emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation, bars Microsoft engineers in China and other adversarial countries from servicing sensitive Pentagon cloud computing systems.