Richard Ⓐber
@richaber.bsky.social
Pressing all the Ⓦords since 2009.
This is a personal account.
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
Pinned
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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The name means “Way mo’ traffic deaths!”
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The name means “Way mo’ traffic deaths!”
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They’re testing it but we’re all the guinea pigs I guess. Good luck out there everyone!
Waymo, the driverless ride-hailing company, is bringing its fleet of autonomous electric vehicles to Minneapolis.
Ridesharing without a driver? It's coming to Minneapolis
Testing will begin Thursday morning. No date has been set to start offering rides to passengers.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
They’re testing it but we’re all the guinea pigs I guess. Good luck out there everyone!
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Right now, state statute requires at least one person be on board of an autonomous vehicle, who could take over if needed.
But a new report says robotaxi company Waymo has hired lobbyists to explore the possibility of changing state laws to expand into Minnesota.
But a new report says robotaxi company Waymo has hired lobbyists to explore the possibility of changing state laws to expand into Minnesota.
Could Minnesotans soon see driverless taxis on the road?
The company behind driverless ‘robotaxis,’ Waymo, has hired lobbyists in an effort to expand to Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Right now, state statute requires at least one person be on board of an autonomous vehicle, who could take over if needed.
But a new report says robotaxi company Waymo has hired lobbyists to explore the possibility of changing state laws to expand into Minnesota.
But a new report says robotaxi company Waymo has hired lobbyists to explore the possibility of changing state laws to expand into Minnesota.
Yuck
Lawmakers say they must consider new regulations as Waymo prepares to put robotaxis on the road in Minnesota.
Waymo’s push to bring driverless taxis to Minneapolis prompt questions from Minnesota lawmakers
Lawmakers say they must consider new regulations as the ride-hailing service prepares to put robotaxis on the road in Minnesota.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yuck
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Lawmakers say they must consider new regulations as Waymo prepares to put robotaxis on the road in Minnesota.
Waymo’s push to bring driverless taxis to Minneapolis prompt questions from Minnesota lawmakers
Lawmakers say they must consider new regulations as the ride-hailing service prepares to put robotaxis on the road in Minnesota.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Lawmakers say they must consider new regulations as Waymo prepares to put robotaxis on the road in Minnesota.
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WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!! PICKET AND STRIKE VOTE ARE CANCELLED!
Please come by the Indeed Taproom this evening to congratulate the workers on a long, hard fought victory!
Please come by the Indeed Taproom this evening to congratulate the workers on a long, hard fought victory!
Indeed workers are voting this afternoon to authorize a strike next week. Follow the link to email the boss that if they go on strike you will respect the strike line at the taproom & will boycott the products at the stores. Pass this to anyone you can think of who supports workers.
Indeed Workers are Strike Ready
Indeed Brewing’s unionized workers have been fighting for a first contract for a year and a half, but Indeed management has been stalling! Because of Indeed management’s approach, the workers may go o...
actionnetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!! PICKET AND STRIKE VOTE ARE CANCELLED!
Please come by the Indeed Taproom this evening to congratulate the workers on a long, hard fought victory!
Please come by the Indeed Taproom this evening to congratulate the workers on a long, hard fought victory!
AI is a fascist project, and Musk is an insecure fascist prick.
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
AI is a fascist project, and Musk is an insecure fascist prick.
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The richest man in the world and the biggest loser in the world are the same person. Makes me wonder how many of the other billionaires who are shitting all over the planet are equally stupid and cringey.
It's lunacy that these fools have been allowed to seize so much influence.
It's lunacy that these fools have been allowed to seize so much influence.
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The richest man in the world and the biggest loser in the world are the same person. Makes me wonder how many of the other billionaires who are shitting all over the planet are equally stupid and cringey.
It's lunacy that these fools have been allowed to seize so much influence.
It's lunacy that these fools have been allowed to seize so much influence.
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Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
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Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
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Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
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🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
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New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
New from me:
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
Kash Patel is engaged in purges, removal of real accountability, and impunity for loyalists at the FBI.
Researchers told me that these are the exact patterns that create abusive national security organizations under authoritarianism. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...
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Once again, remember the rules: they can say whatever they please, the rest of us better “Sir Mr. President Sir” or off to a Salvadoran mega-prison we go.
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Once again, remember the rules: they can say whatever they please, the rest of us better “Sir Mr. President Sir” or off to a Salvadoran mega-prison we go.
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he's also sharing someone who's got a red iron cross as their profile image
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
he's also sharing someone who's got a red iron cross as their profile image
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MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
Epstein emails show close connection with MIT's Noam Chomsky
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In t...
www.wbur.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
MIT's famous linguistic professor Noam Chomsky was in regular and close contact with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a review of emails published by the U.S. House Oversight Committee. In the documents, Chomsky described Epstein as a "highly valued friend."
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The strong bond between an authoritarian state and the AI industry...Saudi is the largest investor in AI in the world.
Authoritarianism is the bailout.
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The strong bond between an authoritarian state and the AI industry...Saudi is the largest investor in AI in the world.
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“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”
Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania said that "if you should care about something else, and if you want something else, you should just not be here."
www.businessinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”
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NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
NEW: The leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community in Minnesota enabled a child abuser by pressuring his victims to forgive and forget his sins — so that they could never speak of them again.
With @startribune.com
With @startribune.com
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
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Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Yesterday, striking baristas took action at Starbucks’ biggest distribution center that serves the entire east coast.
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
Today, union stores in 25+ MORE cities are joining our national, open-ended ULP strike!
Our union isn’t slowing down… in fact, we’re just getting started. #NoContractNoCoffee $SBUX
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oh my god
"as a private company, it is under no obligation to release this information — but it’s not trivial. The lack of information has left several people we’ve spoken to on Wall Street a bit confused."
"as a private company, it is under no obligation to release this information — but it’s not trivial. The lack of information has left several people we’ve spoken to on Wall Street a bit confused."
Who is OpenAI’s auditor? on.ft.com/4pl31Kr
Who is OpenAI’s auditor?
Just asking
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
oh my god
"as a private company, it is under no obligation to release this information — but it’s not trivial. The lack of information has left several people we’ve spoken to on Wall Street a bit confused."
"as a private company, it is under no obligation to release this information — but it’s not trivial. The lack of information has left several people we’ve spoken to on Wall Street a bit confused."
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith