Opposing Phantom
@opposingphantom.bsky.social
Zelda & chill.
I cosplay with my wife @omgitzerinnn
I cosplay with my wife @omgitzerinnn
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It’s a stark illustration of how much power Congress has yielded to the imperial presidency that in 1973, Richard Nixon vetoed the War Powers Act (trying to maintain full control over the war in Cambodia), and Congress successfully overrode the veto
Today, congress can hardly be bothered
Today, congress can hardly be bothered
Nixon, War Powers Resolution, U.S. history, presidential authority, military intervention, congressional oversight
billofrightsinstitute.org
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It’s a stark illustration of how much power Congress has yielded to the imperial presidency that in 1973, Richard Nixon vetoed the War Powers Act (trying to maintain full control over the war in Cambodia), and Congress successfully overrode the veto
Today, congress can hardly be bothered
Today, congress can hardly be bothered
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Personally I am unfamiliar with any legitimate activity that requires switching license plates, which by the way is illegal.
Masked ICE agents spotted swapping out license plates this morning in Bell Gardens, CA
June 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Personally I am unfamiliar with any legitimate activity that requires switching license plates, which by the way is illegal.
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Absolutely surreal to have lived through the Napster days and watched as the titans of industry moved hell and high water to lock down any possible chance that someone's song might get swapped online without giving the studios a cut and now those same people are just like "well we gotta steal music"
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Absolutely surreal to have lived through the Napster days and watched as the titans of industry moved hell and high water to lock down any possible chance that someone's song might get swapped online without giving the studios a cut and now those same people are just like "well we gotta steal music"
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I've been traveling so forgive me for not posting this yesterday, but: That Signal clone app for archiving messages that Mike Waltz has been using, TeleMessage? It's unlicensed. Signal was unaware of its existence until they saw it in that Reuters photo. There's no known security vetting.
Photo appears to show Mike Waltz using Signal-like app that can archive messages
More than a month after he drew criticism for using Signal to discuss an impending military attack, Waltz was seen using what appears to be a different messaging app to message others in the Trump adm...
www.nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I've been traveling so forgive me for not posting this yesterday, but: That Signal clone app for archiving messages that Mike Waltz has been using, TeleMessage? It's unlicensed. Signal was unaware of its existence until they saw it in that Reuters photo. There's no known security vetting.
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In response to Heritage's anti-DEI proposal, IBM cited its policy on “'Workforce Diversity and Inclusion', which demonstrates our commitment to fostering a work environment where every IBMer is able to thrive because of their differences, not in spite of them"
www.ibm.com/investor/att...
www.ibm.com/investor/att...
April 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In response to Heritage's anti-DEI proposal, IBM cited its policy on “'Workforce Diversity and Inclusion', which demonstrates our commitment to fostering a work environment where every IBMer is able to thrive because of their differences, not in spite of them"
www.ibm.com/investor/att...
www.ibm.com/investor/att...
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This is what inspiration looks like.
At Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s town hall, @emilyjaynef.bsky.social was forcibly removed by law enforcement.
The specific reason for her removal remains unclear. As she was carried out, the crowd chanted “Let her stay” in protest ✊🏼🔥
At Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s town hall, @emilyjaynef.bsky.social was forcibly removed by law enforcement.
The specific reason for her removal remains unclear. As she was carried out, the crowd chanted “Let her stay” in protest ✊🏼🔥
May 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is what inspiration looks like.
At Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s town hall, @emilyjaynef.bsky.social was forcibly removed by law enforcement.
The specific reason for her removal remains unclear. As she was carried out, the crowd chanted “Let her stay” in protest ✊🏼🔥
At Republican Rep. Mike Lawler’s town hall, @emilyjaynef.bsky.social was forcibly removed by law enforcement.
The specific reason for her removal remains unclear. As she was carried out, the crowd chanted “Let her stay” in protest ✊🏼🔥
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Another disturbing reminder of the costs of LLM confabulation and sycophancy.
May 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Another disturbing reminder of the costs of LLM confabulation and sycophancy.
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I get at least three heartbreaking, incoherent emails a day now from random strangers who believe they’ve awakened an LLM god or LLM consciousness of a new dimension. The most salient quote from the screenshots below: “(An LLM) will never just say, ‘Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about??’”
this feels like an incredible new urban legend taking shape on reddit otoh I've lowkey seen this happen. like jerusalem syndrome but for talking to the computer
May 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I get at least three heartbreaking, incoherent emails a day now from random strangers who believe they’ve awakened an LLM god or LLM consciousness of a new dimension. The most salient quote from the screenshots below: “(An LLM) will never just say, ‘Jesse, what the fuck are you talking about??’”
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If they can't actually murder them, they will deem them dead
What a grim paragraph www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/u...
April 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If they can't actually murder them, they will deem them dead
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Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
April 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Forcing people to pay $130 for a passport in order to vote is just a Jim Crow poll tax by another name.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
It is blatantly unconstitutional.
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My family got these payments when my dad died at 34 years old after serving in the Navy for a decade from what he had paid in. I was five. Jeanine is an incurious ignoramus. Thanks @jessicatarlov.bsky.social for correcting her, which is God’s work.
Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My family got these payments when my dad died at 34 years old after serving in the Navy for a decade from what he had paid in. I was five. Jeanine is an incurious ignoramus. Thanks @jessicatarlov.bsky.social for correcting her, which is God’s work.
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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I, a person who has taken and taught general relativity and passed a qualifying exam based on Wald (!), pointed out the earth is round in response to the suggestion that flight paths should be straight and a man who is a genomicist came into my mentions and told me I didn’t understand curvature
February 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I, a person who has taken and taught general relativity and passed a qualifying exam based on Wald (!), pointed out the earth is round in response to the suggestion that flight paths should be straight and a man who is a genomicist came into my mentions and told me I didn’t understand curvature
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Sign of the day…
February 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sign of the day…
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Yosemite National Park workers hang distress flag to protest Trump and Musk coming for their jobs.
February 23, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yosemite National Park workers hang distress flag to protest Trump and Musk coming for their jobs.
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BlueSky generated 33% more subscriptions than Threads for the Globe in January.
Traffic from Bluesky to @bostonglobe.com is already 3x that of Threads, and we are seeing 4.5x the conversions to paying digital subscribers.
February 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
BlueSky generated 33% more subscriptions than Threads for the Globe in January.
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I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
DOGE says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that
DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion, Itemized Data Show Far Less
The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.
www.bloomberg.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc
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It's been said before, but it really is striking how even within what he's pitching as a potentially limitless VR world beyond our wildest imaginations, the only things that Zuckerberg can imagine are new ways to do meetings.
February 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's been said before, but it really is striking how even within what he's pitching as a potentially limitless VR world beyond our wildest imaginations, the only things that Zuckerberg can imagine are new ways to do meetings.
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Howdy all, here is a beautiful Eyed Silkmoth to help you get through the week. #MothMonday
(Automeris sp.) Ecuador
(Automeris sp.) Ecuador
February 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Howdy all, here is a beautiful Eyed Silkmoth to help you get through the week. #MothMonday
(Automeris sp.) Ecuador
(Automeris sp.) Ecuador
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the richest man in the world has decided that you don't deserve to feel safe when you fly bsky.app/profile/rick...
Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
the richest man in the world has decided that you don't deserve to feel safe when you fly bsky.app/profile/rick...
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Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
February 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Engraving on the exterior of the United States Department of Justice headquarters.
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Captures it perfectly.
February 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Captures it perfectly.
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February 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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I was watching a video that provided training for internal ops and tooling, and in it, one of our leaders introduced himself with his pronouns. Leaders set the norm. I was so grateful for that gesture.
February 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I was watching a video that provided training for internal ops and tooling, and in it, one of our leaders introduced himself with his pronouns. Leaders set the norm. I was so grateful for that gesture.