Totoro
@nigelsq.bsky.social
Southerner in a red state wishing I could afford to live in a blue state.
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In 2010 we had managed capitalism in America. The political chaos and race to fascism IS the #AI problem. There will not be managed capitalism in America in 2030. In 2030 we'll either have #Socialism or #Fascism. AI has taken away any possibility of our future being managed capitalism.
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Demand living wages and union rights.
And STOP being so damned afraid of being called “socialists.
You ARE 100% going to be called that by the GOP no matter what the fuck you say or believe.
Own that shit & move on.
People want government to work for THEM, & not the fat cats. So run on THAT!
And STOP being so damned afraid of being called “socialists.
You ARE 100% going to be called that by the GOP no matter what the fuck you say or believe.
Own that shit & move on.
People want government to work for THEM, & not the fat cats. So run on THAT!
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Demand living wages and union rights.
And STOP being so damned afraid of being called “socialists.
You ARE 100% going to be called that by the GOP no matter what the fuck you say or believe.
Own that shit & move on.
People want government to work for THEM, & not the fat cats. So run on THAT!
And STOP being so damned afraid of being called “socialists.
You ARE 100% going to be called that by the GOP no matter what the fuck you say or believe.
Own that shit & move on.
People want government to work for THEM, & not the fat cats. So run on THAT!
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Len Blavatnik, owner of Warner Music and former partner of Brett Ratner, rears his head. Dude gets big mad if you call him an oligarch.
And then she starts posting Russian propaganda every single day. What a coincidence.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Len Blavatnik, owner of Warner Music and former partner of Brett Ratner, rears his head. Dude gets big mad if you call him an oligarch.
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This week we learned that many of the most active Twitter accounts are foreigners, most likely Russian influence agents, operating in the guise of Red State Americans.
November 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
This week we learned that many of the most active Twitter accounts are foreigners, most likely Russian influence agents, operating in the guise of Red State Americans.
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JFC.
They should stop asking me what it would take for me to resubscribe.
They should stop asking me what it would take for me to resubscribe.
The Washington Post editorial board decided the Epstein files have “no public interest” before even seeing them. That’s a stunning position for any newsroom to take. Praising Clay Higgins as the lone ‘no’ vote, too? No wonder no one trusts legacy media. Absolutely disgusting.
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
JFC.
They should stop asking me what it would take for me to resubscribe.
They should stop asking me what it would take for me to resubscribe.
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I’m a Black higher ed lawyer, formerly in-house counsel at Harvard and top expert on Project 2025.
This is Project 2025 in action, dismantling the Department of Education; no Congressional approval, no public comment periods, nothing.
No coming back from this, folks. It didn’t have to be this way.
This is Project 2025 in action, dismantling the Department of Education; no Congressional approval, no public comment periods, nothing.
No coming back from this, folks. It didn’t have to be this way.
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I’m a Black higher ed lawyer, formerly in-house counsel at Harvard and top expert on Project 2025.
This is Project 2025 in action, dismantling the Department of Education; no Congressional approval, no public comment periods, nothing.
No coming back from this, folks. It didn’t have to be this way.
This is Project 2025 in action, dismantling the Department of Education; no Congressional approval, no public comment periods, nothing.
No coming back from this, folks. It didn’t have to be this way.
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The LLM privacy question comes up (rightly so) on every data community call I'm on. I've had sooo many questions myself. #databs #rstats #pydata
Good resource:
posit.co/blog/trust-l...
Also, have you seen side::kick in RStudio? simonpcouch.github.io/side/
Good resource:
posit.co/blog/trust-l...
Also, have you seen side::kick in RStudio? simonpcouch.github.io/side/
Privacy and AI Assistants - Posit
Many of our LLM tools can execute code and access your files. What does this mean for privacy?
posit.co
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The LLM privacy question comes up (rightly so) on every data community call I'm on. I've had sooo many questions myself. #databs #rstats #pydata
Good resource:
posit.co/blog/trust-l...
Also, have you seen side::kick in RStudio? simonpcouch.github.io/side/
Good resource:
posit.co/blog/trust-l...
Also, have you seen side::kick in RStudio? simonpcouch.github.io/side/
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Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "Try as much as you can to save democracy and freedom of the press and speech in America. Do not be a copy of a Middle East dictatorship. We look to you as a role model of Western civilization—please maintain it."
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Jamal Khashoggi's widow, Hanan Elatr Khashoggi: "Try as much as you can to save democracy and freedom of the press and speech in America. Do not be a copy of a Middle East dictatorship. We look to you as a role model of Western civilization—please maintain it."
In 2010 we had managed capitalism in America. The political chaos and race to fascism IS the #AI problem. There will not be managed capitalism in America in 2030. In 2030 we'll either have #Socialism or #Fascism. AI has taken away any possibility of our future being managed capitalism.
November 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
In 2010 we had managed capitalism in America. The political chaos and race to fascism IS the #AI problem. There will not be managed capitalism in America in 2030. In 2030 we'll either have #Socialism or #Fascism. AI has taken away any possibility of our future being managed capitalism.
So, we need new Democratic representatives.
What
BREAKING: Republicans pass bill to condemn Socialism, 285-98. 86 House Democrats voted yes, further demonstrating that we have two right-wing parties in America. 2 members voted Present, and 47 members of the House did not vote (20 R and 27 D).
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
So, we need new Democratic representatives.
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This is quite interesting as it ends the CTC and EITC and creates a big child allowance (5600/y), a 2k baby bonus and a 3k/y UBI for adults 19-67. The Policy Engine (CC: @maxghenis.bsky.social )folks did an analysis of the net impacts...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is quite interesting as it ends the CTC and EITC and creates a big child allowance (5600/y), a 2k baby bonus and a 3k/y UBI for adults 19-67. The Policy Engine (CC: @maxghenis.bsky.social )folks did an analysis of the net impacts...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
I now only wash dishes on Friday. It's not to save money, it's so I can tell the passing of time.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I now only wash dishes on Friday. It's not to save money, it's so I can tell the passing of time.
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Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster - Annie Palmer got the WARN records & details… www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/a...
Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster
Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs.
www.cnbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster - Annie Palmer got the WARN records & details… www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/a...
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That is the exact opposite of what happens when a major oil producer goes offline.
At least George W. Bush tried to hide it a little. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
That is the exact opposite of what happens when a major oil producer goes offline.
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Right here and now I am saying that the massive investment in AI by our big seven corporations is over-leveraged and is going to cause a major financial catastrophe.
AI is a thing. And it has some potential. But it is NOT going to deliver anywhere near the revenue it’s claiming it will.
AI is a thing. And it has some potential. But it is NOT going to deliver anywhere near the revenue it’s claiming it will.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Right here and now I am saying that the massive investment in AI by our big seven corporations is over-leveraged and is going to cause a major financial catastrophe.
AI is a thing. And it has some potential. But it is NOT going to deliver anywhere near the revenue it’s claiming it will.
AI is a thing. And it has some potential. But it is NOT going to deliver anywhere near the revenue it’s claiming it will.
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True coloring with marc benioff
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
True coloring with marc benioff
Same.
I don't care if Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton or Jesus Christ himself is implicated in the Epstein files. Anyone who committed such crimes should burn. I believe that because I'm not in a cult.
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Same.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Im watching Elementary and Ive decided Lucy Liu is the best possible roommate.
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Im watching Elementary and Ive decided Lucy Liu is the best possible roommate.
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give grok the peace prize. put it on the cover of Time with the GREATEST TRIUMPH headline. it’s earned it all.
November 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
give grok the peace prize. put it on the cover of Time with the GREATEST TRIUMPH headline. it’s earned it all.
I 100% stand by my statement.
honestly I just learned about this myself as I was researching bad TV adaptations. :) The plot armor on the characters in RoP is so thick you can drive on it.
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I 100% stand by my statement.
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calling tech support because the AI i made to tell everyone how great i am wants them to know i can drink enough piss to create a “thirst-free future”
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
calling tech support because the AI i made to tell everyone how great i am wants them to know i can drink enough piss to create a “thirst-free future”
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.