Marco Rogers
@polotek.bsky.social
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Marco Rogers
@polotek.bsky.social
· May 29
So we need to decide what we're going to do. The default is that we walk willingly into this fresh hell and spend the rest of our lives complaining about it.
I believe there is an opportunity to focus on regulation and ethics standards. To put guardrails in place. But we're running out of time.
I believe there is an opportunity to focus on regulation and ethics standards. To put guardrails in place. But we're running out of time.
I think this is the last cogent thread I wrote about LLM tech. I still subscribe to everything in it. And it also outlines my two major ethical concerns when I think about my resistance to fully adopting it.
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We often talk about how you shouldn't have to watch scenes of police violence in order to care about the issues. I believe that wholeheartedly.
I say that to say ain't no way I'm about to watch Donald Trump shit on camera. I believe you.
I say that to say ain't no way I'm about to watch Donald Trump shit on camera. I believe you.
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
We often talk about how you shouldn't have to watch scenes of police violence in order to care about the issues. I believe that wholeheartedly.
I say that to say ain't no way I'm about to watch Donald Trump shit on camera. I believe you.
I say that to say ain't no way I'm about to watch Donald Trump shit on camera. I believe you.
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NEW ‼️ Judge has ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Ramos 🙏🏼
January 31, 2026 at 8:24 PM
NEW ‼️ Judge has ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Ramos 🙏🏼
This was about 10 months ago. Early in Trump's second term. I was worried then about prominent figures being punitively arrested for speaking against Trump. I sounded like I was wearing a tin foil hat. People said I was overreacting.
This is absolutely incredible. Not the incompetence of adding a journalist. We already know they are incompetent. But there is so much information about who these people are packed into these texts.
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 AM
This was about 10 months ago. Early in Trump's second term. I was worried then about prominent figures being punitively arrested for speaking against Trump. I sounded like I was wearing a tin foil hat. People said I was overreacting.
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
Damn.
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Damn.
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every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
January 30, 2026 at 11:58 PM
every epstein file drop underscores how elite power operates through shared socio-economic networks, regardless of people's ideological differences, populist posturing, or public feuds
Forgot my grilled cheese on the stove. Burnt grilled cheese is the worst. It's gonna be that kinda day huh?
January 30, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Forgot my grilled cheese on the stove. Burnt grilled cheese is the worst. It's gonna be that kinda day huh?
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Also ICE agents are not private citizens minding their own business. If they want the privacy to which private citizens are entitled, they can give up the qualified immunity they enjoy in its place.
The "protection" they want is from public censure, not from crimes or violence.
The "protection" they want is from public censure, not from crimes or violence.
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Also ICE agents are not private citizens minding their own business. If they want the privacy to which private citizens are entitled, they can give up the qualified immunity they enjoy in its place.
The "protection" they want is from public censure, not from crimes or violence.
The "protection" they want is from public censure, not from crimes or violence.
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I was interviewed for two documentaries about "AI" that both premiered at Sundance this year: @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social ("Ghost in the Machine") and "The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist". As a pair, these films are a study in contrasts.
Another long 🧵>>
Another long 🧵>>
January 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I was interviewed for two documentaries about "AI" that both premiered at Sundance this year: @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social ("Ghost in the Machine") and "The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist". As a pair, these films are a study in contrasts.
Another long 🧵>>
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Here's what I expect from Democrats. Their goal is to win big in the midterms. Do some tepid sanctioning of the Trump regime. Then hopefully win the presidency in 28. They want to reinforce that the status quo still works. They don't want to acknowledge the institutions are broken.
Democrats are still committed to letting this regime shift blame. If they ever find a suitable scapegoat, we'll be back where we started.
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Here's what I expect from Democrats. Their goal is to win big in the midterms. Do some tepid sanctioning of the Trump regime. Then hopefully win the presidency in 28. They want to reinforce that the status quo still works. They don't want to acknowledge the institutions are broken.
They don't care about this either. The only reason this is hard to weasel out of is there's nobody else to blame. With school shootings you can blame "lone gunman", parents, inept local police. But this is a federal agency exciting the president's direct orders.
Dead kids didn’t matter. Endless school shootings didn’t matter. But a single liberal with a firearm? That broke the GOP.
January 28, 2026 at 4:32 PM
They don't care about this either. The only reason this is hard to weasel out of is there's nobody else to blame. With school shootings you can blame "lone gunman", parents, inept local police. But this is a federal agency exciting the president's direct orders.
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Almost every reason people have for defunding or abolishing ICE is also a reason to defund or abolish the police, yet many people who are rightly calling for action against ICE would never come close to doing to the same for police. But this fight goes beyond just ICE. ICE represents a larger issue.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Almost every reason people have for defunding or abolishing ICE is also a reason to defund or abolish the police, yet many people who are rightly calling for action against ICE would never come close to doing to the same for police. But this fight goes beyond just ICE. ICE represents a larger issue.
It really bothers me when I talk about race and people respond talking about "skin color". I understand why people think it makes sense to reduce it to that. But it's actually the opposite of helpful. Your goal is to become aware of the true depth of racial issues. Not flatten them.
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It really bothers me when I talk about race and people respond talking about "skin color". I understand why people think it makes sense to reduce it to that. But it's actually the opposite of helpful. Your goal is to become aware of the true depth of racial issues. Not flatten them.
Couldn't ask for a better illustration of my point. Also the links to donate to everyone are in the thread.
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Couldn't ask for a better illustration of my point. Also the links to donate to everyone are in the thread.
It's worth noting that ICE and CBP shot more of those vulnerable neighbors *in-between* Good and Pretti. And yet...
You know what nevermind.
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You know what nevermind.
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Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It's worth noting that ICE and CBP shot more of those vulnerable neighbors *in-between* Good and Pretti. And yet...
You know what nevermind.
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You know what nevermind.
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Bondi’s outrageous demand for Minnesota voter rolls in exchange for ICE leaving is smoking gun showing their plan to rig midterms. They’ll stop at nothing to spread false claims of voter fraud, wrongly purge eligible voters from rolls & challenge election results www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The DOJ’s “ransom” letter to Minnesota reveals how Trump plans to rig the midterms
After ICE killed Alex Pretti, US Attorney Pam Bondi tells Minnesota to hand over its voter roll to "bring an end to the chaos."
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January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Bondi’s outrageous demand for Minnesota voter rolls in exchange for ICE leaving is smoking gun showing their plan to rig midterms. They’ll stop at nothing to spread false claims of voter fraud, wrongly purge eligible voters from rolls & challenge election results www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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How I know Black people know white people better than we know ourselves:
Black people said we would set our privileges on fire rather than extend them to everyone.
Now we have evidence. In 2024, white folks voted away our privilege of not being shot by the government.
Equity woulda been easier.
Black people said we would set our privileges on fire rather than extend them to everyone.
Now we have evidence. In 2024, white folks voted away our privilege of not being shot by the government.
Equity woulda been easier.
January 24, 2026 at 7:43 PM
How I know Black people know white people better than we know ourselves:
Black people said we would set our privileges on fire rather than extend them to everyone.
Now we have evidence. In 2024, white folks voted away our privilege of not being shot by the government.
Equity woulda been easier.
Black people said we would set our privileges on fire rather than extend them to everyone.
Now we have evidence. In 2024, white folks voted away our privilege of not being shot by the government.
Equity woulda been easier.
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I had a tweet at the time saying Blue Lives Matter was the most openly fascist thing I'd seen in America in my lifetime bc it was responding to Black Lives Matter by saying "no they don't, and in fact your murderers are our heroes" with a little sticker you could put on your fucking pickup truck
January 24, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I had a tweet at the time saying Blue Lives Matter was the most openly fascist thing I'd seen in America in my lifetime bc it was responding to Black Lives Matter by saying "no they don't, and in fact your murderers are our heroes" with a little sticker you could put on your fucking pickup truck
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
I told myself I was gonna stay out of trouble.
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
I told myself I was gonna stay out of trouble.
A lot of people wanted to argue with me about Alex Pretti. You know what no one said to me today? "Who is Alex Pretti and what happened to him?" You already know.
Now find out how many people you recognize from this list.
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Now find out how many people you recognize from this list.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of shootings by U.S. immigration agents in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia
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January 25, 2026 at 5:15 AM
A lot of people wanted to argue with me about Alex Pretti. You know what no one said to me today? "Who is Alex Pretti and what happened to him?" You already know.
Now find out how many people you recognize from this list.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Now find out how many people you recognize from this list.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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I talk to MAGA voters a lot. They are open and honest about supporting mass deportation. They think it's a good thing, and they support the mission of ICE.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
When was the last time you talked to a Trump supporter about how happy they are about all this? I experienced this the other day, and the advantage they have is how morbidly stunning their alternative reality is. They hate being called Nazis, yet refuse to see why violent terror forces are wrong.
January 25, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I talk to MAGA voters a lot. They are open and honest about supporting mass deportation. They think it's a good thing, and they support the mission of ICE.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
The language they use to justify it and to excuse the horrors, is *exactly* the same language that centrist Dems use to justify US policing.
I don't mind when people get mad about something I said. I tend to say a lot of infuriating things. It does really bother me when people get mad about something I didn't say. I don't like to argue with your misinterpretation of what I said.
January 25, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I don't mind when people get mad about something I said. I tend to say a lot of infuriating things. It does really bother me when people get mad about something I didn't say. I don't like to argue with your misinterpretation of what I said.