Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
Pressing all the Ⓦords since 2009.
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Opinions are my own.
No cross, no crown.
No gods, no masters.
And I'm Batman.
He/Him
This is a personal account.
Opinions are my own.
No cross, no crown.
No gods, no masters.
And I'm Batman.
He/Him
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Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
· Nov 12
If I followed you, and you don't know me, please do not feel obligated to follow back.
I am literally a nobody.
I am literally a nobody.
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My thoughts on AI and writing is simple: if you do not care enough to put time in to write and edit something, it signals to me that I should not put my time in to read it. Life is short. Why would I spend time reading something you care so little about?
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:48 AM
My thoughts on AI and writing is simple: if you do not care enough to put time in to write and edit something, it signals to me that I should not put my time in to read it. Life is short. Why would I spend time reading something you care so little about?
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a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
February 15, 2026 at 10:42 PM
a neighbor set up this werewolf for halloween and instead of taking it down they just update it with seasonal outfit changes. now it’s dressed for valentine’s day and holding a sign with a picture of bad bunny and his super bowl slogan. i love him.
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"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
"By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week" is an insane sentence.
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I know Saint Paul is one of the greatest places on earth because everytime we do patrol at our neighborhood mosque we are fed and brought tea and we all hug each other and it’s too wholesome to bear. This is how we win
February 15, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I know Saint Paul is one of the greatest places on earth because everytime we do patrol at our neighborhood mosque we are fed and brought tea and we all hug each other and it’s too wholesome to bear. This is how we win
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if you insist
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 AM
if you insist
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We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
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We sure don’t allow AI slop—and it shows in our fantastic reporting and writing. Follow @mississippifreepress.org and other real journalism on this list.
Today is a good day to follow news outlets that explicitly disallow Generative AI slop:
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
We sure don’t allow AI slop—and it shows in our fantastic reporting and writing. Follow @mississippifreepress.org and other real journalism on this list.
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Oh it got better. Ars Technica used ai to write a story about it me it made quotes up.
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.
arstechnica.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Oh it got better. Ars Technica used ai to write a story about it me it made quotes up.
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
arstechnica.com/staff/2026/0...
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This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor
Journalism schools lag in teaching AI, crucial for modern reporting, which aids in efficient news gathering and frees reporters for fieldwork.
www.cleveland.com
February 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This AI-loving newspaper editor is teaching young journalists a valuable lesson: editors can be dumbasses
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
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What’s your personal breaking point? Tech bros want to know so they can squeeze every last penny out of you. Stop algorithmic and surveillance pricing before it becomes normalized for the rest of your lives.
4/11) In 2025, Delta tested “Fetcherr,” reportedly an AI designed to find the highest price before a consumer abandons a purchase. Delta has called that characterisation inaccurate, but on investor calls, execs hyped the tech as a “super analyst” that would end static prices.
February 16, 2026 at 3:24 AM
What’s your personal breaking point? Tech bros want to know so they can squeeze every last penny out of you. Stop algorithmic and surveillance pricing before it becomes normalized for the rest of your lives.
Wife and I had belated Valentine's dinner at Texas Roadhouse. She had the beef kabob, I had pulled pork.
She said her kabob was delicious. I said the pulled pork was pretty good, but mine is better.
Can't wait for true spring so I can fire up the smoker again.
She said her kabob was delicious. I said the pulled pork was pretty good, but mine is better.
Can't wait for true spring so I can fire up the smoker again.
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Wife and I had belated Valentine's dinner at Texas Roadhouse. She had the beef kabob, I had pulled pork.
She said her kabob was delicious. I said the pulled pork was pretty good, but mine is better.
Can't wait for true spring so I can fire up the smoker again.
She said her kabob was delicious. I said the pulled pork was pretty good, but mine is better.
Can't wait for true spring so I can fire up the smoker again.
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What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
February 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
What’s so weird about men in power is how when they face scandal and should step down the world acts like no one else can do their jobs. Bottstein, Wasserman, these aren’t irreplaceable men! Stop with this delusion.
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DHS moans that they’re being “obstructed,” but then agents spend their time tracking down legal observers’ homes to show up and menace them.
Which really demonstrates that the mission being obstructed is straight up dominance. They can’t abide a community that doesn’t bend the knee to them.
Which really demonstrates that the mission being obstructed is straight up dominance. They can’t abide a community that doesn’t bend the knee to them.
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM
DHS moans that they’re being “obstructed,” but then agents spend their time tracking down legal observers’ homes to show up and menace them.
Which really demonstrates that the mission being obstructed is straight up dominance. They can’t abide a community that doesn’t bend the knee to them.
Which really demonstrates that the mission being obstructed is straight up dominance. They can’t abide a community that doesn’t bend the knee to them.
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Protestors were shot in street battles. Political parties were outlawed and labelled Far Left Terrorists. Elections were "monitored" for the Security of the Homeland.
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Protestors were shot in street battles. Political parties were outlawed and labelled Far Left Terrorists. Elections were "monitored" for the Security of the Homeland.
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The Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" evolved over time.
Early versions - before the Wannsee Conference - involved deporting the Jewish population to the island of Madagascar, & before that financial inducements for self-deportation, & before that widespread violence and terror to "persuade"
Early versions - before the Wannsee Conference - involved deporting the Jewish population to the island of Madagascar, & before that financial inducements for self-deportation, & before that widespread violence and terror to "persuade"
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The Nazi plan for the "Final Solution" evolved over time.
Early versions - before the Wannsee Conference - involved deporting the Jewish population to the island of Madagascar, & before that financial inducements for self-deportation, & before that widespread violence and terror to "persuade"
Early versions - before the Wannsee Conference - involved deporting the Jewish population to the island of Madagascar, & before that financial inducements for self-deportation, & before that widespread violence and terror to "persuade"
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ICE keeps coming back to her house although they won't say why they're interested in her. She can't work or go outside. Thi Dua Vang and her husband have had to go into hiding.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
Donate to Standing with Thi Dua for Justice and Healing, organized by THI DUA VANG
Thi Dua Vang came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam, seeking s… THI DUA VANG needs your support for Standing with Thi Dua for Justice and Healing
www.gofundme.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
ICE keeps coming back to her house although they won't say why they're interested in her. She can't work or go outside. Thi Dua Vang and her husband have had to go into hiding.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
Please help this refugee family get what they need to survive this ordeal.
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Another ICE horror story. Young boy opens door:
“Do you know this guy?” they asked him, showing him a name. “Oh, that’s my mom!” her son replied.
“Where’s your mom?” they pressed.
“My mom’s still sleeping,” he said.
Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.
“Do you know this guy?” they asked him, showing him a name. “Oh, that’s my mom!” her son replied.
“Where’s your mom?” they pressed.
“My mom’s still sleeping,” he said.
Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.
Federal agents convinced an 11-year-old boy to open the door at 7:30 a.m. and then detained this Hmong grandma for 2 weeks in Texas. She shared a cell with 20 women. What did she do wrong? She has no idea, but ICE has returned repeatedly. She's still in hiding. www.twincities.com/2026/02/15/h...
Hmong grandmother detained in Texas for 2 weeks still doesn’t know why
After being repeatedly visited by ICE, Thi Dua Vang and her husband, both in the U.S. legally awaiting green cards, are in hiding.
www.twincities.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Another ICE horror story. Young boy opens door:
“Do you know this guy?” they asked him, showing him a name. “Oh, that’s my mom!” her son replied.
“Where’s your mom?” they pressed.
“My mom’s still sleeping,” he said.
Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.
“Do you know this guy?” they asked him, showing him a name. “Oh, that’s my mom!” her son replied.
“Where’s your mom?” they pressed.
“My mom’s still sleeping,” he said.
Within minutes, the federal agents had roused Thi Dua Vang from bed.
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The previous administration was run by beta cuck soy boys who were too soft to carry out their duties. Here’s why I fired a Coast Guard pilot for forgetting my blankie.
by Kristi Noem
by Kristi Noem
February 15, 2026 at 6:13 PM
The previous administration was run by beta cuck soy boys who were too soft to carry out their duties. Here’s why I fired a Coast Guard pilot for forgetting my blankie.
by Kristi Noem
by Kristi Noem
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ICE is still active all across Minnesota, even parking at observers homes this morning. But we’ve been showing up all weekend with massive food drives, placing hearts where were abducted, at singing marches, and there’s another big protest at Jackson Square Park today at noon. Let’s keep showing up!
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
ICE is still active all across Minnesota, even parking at observers homes this morning. But we’ve been showing up all weekend with massive food drives, placing hearts where were abducted, at singing marches, and there’s another big protest at Jackson Square Park today at noon. Let’s keep showing up!
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There are some who will hate you for who you are, for no reason other than you do not conform to their small minded notions. Do not let them sway you! You are a warrior, a person of honor and courage, not a puppet who bobs on the strings of their prejudices and bigotry.
February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
There are some who will hate you for who you are, for no reason other than you do not conform to their small minded notions. Do not let them sway you! You are a warrior, a person of honor and courage, not a puppet who bobs on the strings of their prejudices and bigotry.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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“When *my husband* was deporting people and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein…sorry I forgot where I was going with this”
Hillary Clinton: "More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump's second term."
February 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“When *my husband* was deporting people and hanging out with Jeffrey Epstein…sorry I forgot where I was going with this”
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Growing up is about making tough choices, like "should I buy a Nintendo Switch 2, a whole beef tenderloin, or one week of health insurance?"
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Growing up is about making tough choices, like "should I buy a Nintendo Switch 2, a whole beef tenderloin, or one week of health insurance?"