Five Seventeen
@nowwearefive.bsky.social
Book designer, bunker dweller, insurance company survivor (initials CL)
Had to get my iMacs logic board/hard drive replaced (they should not be one item imo) and got back a computer with Tahoe installed. Besides the fact that it won’t run Adobe or Izotope, it’s UGLY and its only new features seem to benefit Apple, not the user. It’s also, maybe, impossible to downgrade.
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Had to get my iMacs logic board/hard drive replaced (they should not be one item imo) and got back a computer with Tahoe installed. Besides the fact that it won’t run Adobe or Izotope, it’s UGLY and its only new features seem to benefit Apple, not the user. It’s also, maybe, impossible to downgrade.
Really annoyed that an Apple iMac bought in Feb 2023 stopped working with no warning and needs its logic board replaced + the option to expand the memory no longer exists. Less than three years old. The last two Mac’s that I owned lasted two years. Really disappointed by the huge drop in quality. 🤬
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Really annoyed that an Apple iMac bought in Feb 2023 stopped working with no warning and needs its logic board replaced + the option to expand the memory no longer exists. Less than three years old. The last two Mac’s that I owned lasted two years. Really disappointed by the huge drop in quality. 🤬
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Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
A sad day, a win for anti-vaccine ignorance and politicized public health, a new age where children, families, and communities will face additional health risks for no good reason other than the comfort of joining others with similar fact-less beliefs.
A sad day, a win for anti-vaccine ignorance and politicized public health, a new age where children, families, and communities will face additional health risks for no good reason other than the comfort of joining others with similar fact-less beliefs.
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
A sad day, a win for anti-vaccine ignorance and politicized public health, a new age where children, families, and communities will face additional health risks for no good reason other than the comfort of joining others with similar fact-less beliefs.
A sad day, a win for anti-vaccine ignorance and politicized public health, a new age where children, families, and communities will face additional health risks for no good reason other than the comfort of joining others with similar fact-less beliefs.
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For @spitfirenews.com I wrote about "ChatGPT induced psychosis," how the chatbot distorts reality for all of its users, and why, despite what feels like growing pressure to conform to the hype, I still won't use it (and I'm not missing out)
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-stil...
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Why I Still Won't Use ChatGPT
This technology easily manipulates your perception of reality. Who is that useful for?
spitfirenews.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
For @spitfirenews.com I wrote about "ChatGPT induced psychosis," how the chatbot distorts reality for all of its users, and why, despite what feels like growing pressure to conform to the hype, I still won't use it (and I'm not missing out)
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-stil...
spitfirenews.com/p/why-i-stil...
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Aftonbladet's report is harrowing and should make anyone who doubted it feel ashamed.
Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”
– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar
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October 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Aftonbladet's report is harrowing and should make anyone who doubted it feel ashamed.
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I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
September 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵
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‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her
NASA is not a publicly traded company. You cannot manipulate stock prices. Funds are being cut so billionaires can make more money.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/s...
With 15,000 workers furloughed and funds uncertain, NASA focuses on one mission — return to the moon | CNN
The space agency has been grappling with budget uncertainties and a talent exodus even before the shutdown. But NASA’s moon program has remained largely untouched.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
NASA is not a publicly traded company. You cannot manipulate stock prices. Funds are being cut so billionaires can make more money.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/s...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/03/s...
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
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October 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.
Trump announces 'TrumpRx' website for pharmaceutical drugs after Pfizer deal
Trump said the move will help improve healthcare access for low-income Americans.
abcnews.go.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.
My kinda LLM.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My kinda LLM.
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This is appalling.
"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression
I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is appalling.
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The next time Jimmy Carr harps on about free speech he should never be allowed to forget that, in order to co-headline (?) with Louis CK in the big comedy wash, he had to sign a contract promising to be mega-woke for Saudi Arabia.
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka Reveals Riyadh Fest’s “Censorship Rules” After Turning Down Gig
With Saudi Arabia's Riyadh Comedy Festival kicking off this weekend, Atsuko Okatsuka has revealed some of the event's strict terms.
deadline.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The next time Jimmy Carr harps on about free speech he should never be allowed to forget that, in order to co-headline (?) with Louis CK in the big comedy wash, he had to sign a contract promising to be mega-woke for Saudi Arabia.
deadline.com/2025/09/atsu...
deadline.com/2025/09/atsu...
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The silver lining about the Riyadh comedy festival is that there’s really just one comic that it’s disappointing to see doing it. Coulda been worse!
September 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The silver lining about the Riyadh comedy festival is that there’s really just one comic that it’s disappointing to see doing it. Coulda been worse!
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
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The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
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September 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
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"Americans cannot trust the federal government’s health advice" www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...
The U.S. government has jumped the public health shark
“The Trump regime sees science as an enemy and public health as only fit for personal anecdotes and conspiracy,” writes Arthur Caplan.
www.statnews.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Americans cannot trust the federal government’s health advice" www.statnews.com/2025/09/23/t...
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A statement from Tylenol
September 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A statement from Tylenol
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Cosmerics company provided cream used on prisoners in Nazi concentratuon camp, study shows www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Weleda allegedly supplied cream used on prisoners in Dachau by SS doctor
Study claims Swiss firm provided Nazi concentration camp with anti-frostbite product used in deadly tests in early 1940s
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Cosmerics company provided cream used on prisoners in Nazi concentratuon camp, study shows www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Circa 1984, I was introduced to Leni Riefenstahl through a banned German documentary, Time of Darkness and Silence (1982) by Nina Gladitz. The bootleg that I found to rewatch was dark and noisy, so I cleaned it up a bit. It makes a great companion to Andres Veiel’s doc.
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Time of Darkness and Silence (1982) a Leni Riefenstahl documentary by Nina Gladitz
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September 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Circa 1984, I was introduced to Leni Riefenstahl through a banned German documentary, Time of Darkness and Silence (1982) by Nina Gladitz. The bootleg that I found to rewatch was dark and noisy, so I cleaned it up a bit. It makes a great companion to Andres Veiel’s doc.
youtu.be/VHtI9J5fGnc?...
youtu.be/VHtI9J5fGnc?...
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"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
September 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
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NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is deporting people to African countries like Ghana on military flights that are nearly un-trackable.
www.rollingstone.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Air Force jets are doing ICE flights to Africa with transponders turned off, making them nearly un-trackable.
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This includes the third-country removal to Ghana and another secret flight. We figured out where it landed.
From me for @rollingstone.com:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Man, a lot of crazy shit has happened since Epstein’s birthday letter was released a week ago Monday.
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.