Patrick Hardy
@patrickdhardy.bsky.social
aspiring to be the anti-stephen miller of my generation
he/him
he/him
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The only positive thing you should be feeling about MTG abandoning Trump is that hopefully it’s a bellwether for rats to start fleeing the sinking ship. That doesn’t mean you invite the rat onto YOUR ship.
Christ, MTG is not reformed. She’s not apologetic for anything material she’s done. She isn’t going to bring anyone over to even a moderate centrist coalition. Stop being naive as fuck. It’s not a “purity test” to say “the fascist who happens to disagree with Hitler on some points isn’t an ally.”
December 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The only positive thing you should be feeling about MTG abandoning Trump is that hopefully it’s a bellwether for rats to start fleeing the sinking ship. That doesn’t mean you invite the rat onto YOUR ship.
I saw an under-35-year-old use "bork" as a verb today. Surprised me, honestly
December 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I saw an under-35-year-old use "bork" as a verb today. Surprised me, honestly
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Nick Shirley (producer of the video sparking the Minnesota daycare fraud GOP media bonanza) has had previous rounds of attention from right wing media and elites for his production of misleading anti-immigrant propaganda. Here's a story from ~2 years ago (when we were still anonymizing his name):
December 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Nick Shirley (producer of the video sparking the Minnesota daycare fraud GOP media bonanza) has had previous rounds of attention from right wing media and elites for his production of misleading anti-immigrant propaganda. Here's a story from ~2 years ago (when we were still anonymizing his name):
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THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context
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Why do butter cows have hooves? They lactose.
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Why do butter cows have hooves? They lactose.
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An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
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Kevin’s chart really says it all. this is what it looks like when a vulnerable user gets sucked in by an engagement optimized chatbot
December 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Kevin’s chart really says it all. this is what it looks like when a vulnerable user gets sucked in by an engagement optimized chatbot
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NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
Steep Drop in Homicides Continued for Full Year After ShotSpotter Was Removed: Analysis
Supporters of the gunshot detection system said it helped officers save lives when shootings were not reported to emergency services. ShotSpotter was never used to dispatch paramedics.
news.wttw.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
NEW: A steep drop in homicides in the 12 South and West side neighborhoods that had ShotSpotter sensors lasted a full year after Mayor Brandon Johnson scrapped the city’s controversial gunshot detection system, an updated analysis of Chicago crime data shows. @wttw.bsky.social
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
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Another example of how the U.S. political right appropriates digital tools, platforms, and data to create, (re)frame, and remix data visualizations to spread anti-immigrant propaganda. If you're interested in learning more, here's a paper from my research team: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Another example of how the U.S. political right appropriates digital tools, platforms, and data to create, (re)frame, and remix data visualizations to spread anti-immigrant propaganda. If you're interested in learning more, here's a paper from my research team: dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its…
wrd.cm
December 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
4 games that defined my 2025
December 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
4 games that defined my 2025
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"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
December 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
"Academics literally cannot make genAI go away" we also can't make underage drinking go away and we're not advocating for installing bar carts in every classroom.
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i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
74 suicide warnings and 243 mentions of hanging: What ChatGPT said to a suicidal teen
Analysis of high-schooler Adam Raine’s ChatGPT account by attorneys for his parents shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Po-ta-toes. Boil em, mash em, stick em in a fuckin stew
The Lord of The Rings movies were rated PG-13. By current rules that means that each film could contain one use of the word "Fuck". Which line are you altering to insert the most useful swear word?
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
"I can't carry it for you, but I can Fucking carry you"
December 28, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Po-ta-toes. Boil em, mash em, stick em in a fuckin stew
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This graph is killing me.
December 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This graph is killing me.
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Still can't believe netflix canceled The Residence. Absolutely trash decision.
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Still can't believe netflix canceled The Residence. Absolutely trash decision.
Thinking about how news orgs often pre-write obituaries for famous people who are getting old so they have something to publish the moment they die, and how some institutions are gerontocracies, so it follows that in certain institutions, someone writes your obit the moment ascend to the top
December 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Thinking about how news orgs often pre-write obituaries for famous people who are getting old so they have something to publish the moment they die, and how some institutions are gerontocracies, so it follows that in certain institutions, someone writes your obit the moment ascend to the top
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LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland, whose eloquence was exceeded only by his benevolence, dies at 85
LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland, whose eloquence was exceeded only by his benevolence, dies at 85
Popular Latter-day Saint apostle Jeffrey R. Holland, known for his powerful and poetic sermons, has died at age 85 from “complications associated with kidney disease."
www.sltrib.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LDS apostle Jeffrey Holland, whose eloquence was exceeded only by his benevolence, dies at 85
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ICYMI, the stunt Bari Weiss pulled this week really touched a nerve for me.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/25/o...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/25/o...
On "fair" reporting and what happened at "60 Minutes"
Laura Belin: I was alarmed (though not surprised) when CBS News boss Bari Weiss intervened to stop “60 Minutes” from airing a segment.
www.bleedingheartland.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
ICYMI, the stunt Bari Weiss pulled this week really touched a nerve for me.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/25/o...
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/12/25/o...
I started Kumail Nanjiani's special and about halfway through opened Bluesky only to see an ad for said special, which was the encouragement I needed to finish it uninterrupted
December 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I started Kumail Nanjiani's special and about halfway through opened Bluesky only to see an ad for said special, which was the encouragement I needed to finish it uninterrupted
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regular US policing.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
regular US policing.
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HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
December 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
HHS is trying to force Seattle Children's into doing a Sophie's choice of abandoning trans youth or see kids with cancer or other serious illness have their coverage and care disrupted. That's what this is about.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
Hopefully, the courts put a quick stop to this like the subpoenas.
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