M.W.
@mwatson.bsky.social
Don't worry, I'll fill out my profile eventually.
Just looking around, hoping this doesn't turn into another Twitter.
You can also find me at https://mas.to/@mwatson
Just looking around, hoping this doesn't turn into another Twitter.
You can also find me at https://mas.to/@mwatson
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I just don't think enough people are talking about how the RESOLUTE DESK, one of the most famous and valuable items belonging to the people of the United States, has turned up in Mar-a-Lago.
November 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I just don't think enough people are talking about how the RESOLUTE DESK, one of the most famous and valuable items belonging to the people of the United States, has turned up in Mar-a-Lago.
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If you're organizing against ICE, please make sure you are using an encrypted app, like signal. You can create user groups up to 1000 people and keep them private and secure. Here are some other useful tips. #nolasky
initiativeforliteracy.org/leveling-up-...
initiativeforliteracy.org/leveling-up-...
Leveling Up with Signal: Usernames, Groups, and Staying Secure in Community Chats : Initative for Literacy in a Digital Age
Once you’ve got Signal set up, there are a few smart ways to use it for even more privacy, flexibility, and control, especially when you’re working with a group or online community. In this post, you’...
initiativeforliteracy.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you're organizing against ICE, please make sure you are using an encrypted app, like signal. You can create user groups up to 1000 people and keep them private and secure. Here are some other useful tips. #nolasky
initiativeforliteracy.org/leveling-up-...
initiativeforliteracy.org/leveling-up-...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:46 AM
This shirt also, for no real reason, has the Space Force logo on the arm. It really is just a vanity reminder polo from every angle.
He has his name on his shirt so he can look down and know who he is.
Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend without his orange makeup
November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This shirt also, for no real reason, has the Space Force logo on the arm. It really is just a vanity reminder polo from every angle.
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So the terms we had Bukele agree to were basically “no lawyers, no abortions.”
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
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No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
So the terms we had Bukele agree to were basically “no lawyers, no abortions.”
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.
democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
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NOT CRYING
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NOT CRYING
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New from 404 Media: logins for Flock, the company behind the nationwide AI-camera network, are included in malware infections. Includes government and police accounts, meaning hackers could potentially break in. Senator Wyden asking FTC to investigate Flock
www.404media.co/flock-logins...
www.404media.co/flock-logins...
November 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New from 404 Media: logins for Flock, the company behind the nationwide AI-camera network, are included in malware infections. Includes government and police accounts, meaning hackers could potentially break in. Senator Wyden asking FTC to investigate Flock
www.404media.co/flock-logins...
www.404media.co/flock-logins...
This is both understandable for arXiv to do and a big hit to the pre-print world. It may be limited now but I imagine open submission sites are going to just clamp down more and more.
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.
Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
blog.arxiv.org
November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is both understandable for arXiv to do and a big hit to the pre-print world. It may be limited now but I imagine open submission sites are going to just clamp down more and more.
I remember driving through Tennessee and seeing a billboard for an amendment that just said "Y'all, slavery is still in our Constitution," and thinking it was really all you should have to say on this.
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I remember driving through Tennessee and seeing a billboard for an amendment that just said "Y'all, slavery is still in our Constitution," and thinking it was really all you should have to say on this.
You could almost, I dunno, re-draw this as a pyramid maybe?
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, argues that technological revolutions are driven by new ways of paying for them. Here are unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
nyti.ms
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You could almost, I dunno, re-draw this as a pyramid maybe?
This comic is perpetually stuck in my head. Every once and awhile it pops back in to my thoughts and I need to re-read it.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2013-11-22
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2013-11-22
www.smbc-comics.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This comic is perpetually stuck in my head. Every once and awhile it pops back in to my thoughts and I need to re-read it.
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Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
Well I was surprised when I saw LA was going to cover SNAP. Now I am less surprised with how they plan on doing this. No better time to support/donate to food banks. (no-hunger.org)
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Well I was surprised when I saw LA was going to cover SNAP. Now I am less surprised with how they plan on doing this. No better time to support/donate to food banks. (no-hunger.org)
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Rouge Herpes Murder Monkey infected with Covid and hepatitis c on the loose in rural Mississippi
www.wbrz.com/news/disease...
www.wbrz.com/news/disease...
Diseased monkeys from Tulane University escape following truck crash on I-59 in Mississippi
HEIDELBERG, Miss. - Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University carrying diseases escaped from a truck following a crash on I-59, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
www.wbrz.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Rouge Herpes Murder Monkey infected with Covid and hepatitis c on the loose in rural Mississippi
www.wbrz.com/news/disease...
www.wbrz.com/news/disease...
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State begins process of potential takeover of New Orleans finances
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
State begins process of potential takeover of New Orleans finances
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
veritenews.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
State begins process of potential takeover of New Orleans finances
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
I don't wish for the AI bubble to burst sooner rather than later because I want all of the bad impacts of a bubble to happen sooner. I want it to burst so we stop adding it to things before we ruin everything.
I got an invitation to use the "Nature Research Assistant", put up a paper on intuitive physics and asked it for more references to relevant papers; can you guess why I marked those parts in red
October 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I don't wish for the AI bubble to burst sooner rather than later because I want all of the bad impacts of a bubble to happen sooner. I want it to burst so we stop adding it to things before we ruin everything.
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The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers😆just why? But seriously, fuck all of them.
Alphabet
Altria
Amazon
Apple
Blackstone
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carrier
Caterpillar
Coinbase
Comcast
Google
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta
Microsoft
New York Jets
OpenAI
Palantir
Reynolds American
Ripple
Roblox
T-Mobile
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad
Altria
Amazon
Apple
Blackstone
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carrier
Caterpillar
Coinbase
Comcast
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta
Microsoft
New York Jets
OpenAI
Palantir
Reynolds American
Ripple
Roblox
T-Mobile
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad
October 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers😆just why? But seriously, fuck all of them.
This really was an enjoyable read. I too have been recommending it to everyone!
I recently finished Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social and am recommending it to everyone I see. Post-apocalyptic in a sense but not desperate because so many of the characters care about each other and their community and want to build them up. I have a feeling I’ll be rereading this soon.
October 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This really was an enjoyable read. I too have been recommending it to everyone!
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
It's shit like this that reminds me they plan on destroying the academic value at LSU and by takeover extension UNO. I would put money on LSU jumping at a Compact like offer from Trump.
Members of the committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits them from ever discussing the search. @piperhutch.bsky.social reports. lailluminator.com/2025/10/20/l...
LSU presidential search committee members required to sign non-disclosure agreements • Louisiana Illuminator
Members of the committee tasked with finding LSU’s next president have been asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that prohibits them from ever discussing the search. The search committee is a pub...
lailluminator.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
It's shit like this that reminds me they plan on destroying the academic value at LSU and by takeover extension UNO. I would put money on LSU jumping at a Compact like offer from Trump.
Hey all possibly going to the protests, have better OpSec than the current administration!
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown, millions across the US are expected to hit the streets for this weekend's "No Kings" protest. If that includes you or your loved ones, here's a 🧵 of guides to follow to protest safely in the age of surveillance.
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How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey all possibly going to the protests, have better OpSec than the current administration!