simli
@simli.bsky.social
privacy, labour, online moderation (he/him)
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“it is illegal for you not to like me”
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“it is illegal for you not to like me”
"Tim Cook Posts AI Slop in Christmas Message on Twitter/X, Ostensibly to Promote ‘Pluribus’"
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Tim Cook Posts AI Slop in Christmas Message on Twitter/X, Ostensibly to Promote ‘Pluribus’
Link to: https://x.com/tim_cook/status/2003873311504130173
daringfireball.net
December 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"Tim Cook Posts AI Slop in Christmas Message on Twitter/X, Ostensibly to Promote ‘Pluribus’"
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
daringfireball.net/linked/2025/...
Missed the news that Microsoft is building a "data centre region" in Denmark.
Also:
> In addition, Microsoft has pledged to help upskill 1 million Danes with AI competencies through the Danish AI Pact
news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
nyheder.tv2.dk/business/202...
Also:
> In addition, Microsoft has pledged to help upskill 1 million Danes with AI competencies through the Danish AI Pact
news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
nyheder.tv2.dk/business/202...
Accelerating Europe’s Digital Future: Microsoft Announces Plans for a New Datacenter Region in West Denmark - Source EMEA
Microsoft announces plans for a new datacenter region in West Denmark, reinforcing its commitment to digital transformation, AI infrastructure, and sustainability while supporting local communities an...
news.microsoft.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Missed the news that Microsoft is building a "data centre region" in Denmark.
Also:
> In addition, Microsoft has pledged to help upskill 1 million Danes with AI competencies through the Danish AI Pact
news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
nyheder.tv2.dk/business/202...
Also:
> In addition, Microsoft has pledged to help upskill 1 million Danes with AI competencies through the Danish AI Pact
news.microsoft.com/source/emea/...
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
nyheder.tv2.dk/business/202...
drives me crazy how all the avengers teasers and trailers are edited the exact same way
December 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
drives me crazy how all the avengers teasers and trailers are edited the exact same way
> [Takaichi approval was] 92.4% among those aged 18-29, 83.1% of those in their 30s, 77.8% in their 40s, and 78.0% in their 50s.
> By contrast, a [September survey] recorded an overall approval rating of 37.9%, with support among those aged 18–29 at just 14.4%
japan-forward.com/takaichi-cab...
> By contrast, a [September survey] recorded an overall approval rating of 37.9%, with support among those aged 18–29 at just 14.4%
japan-forward.com/takaichi-cab...
Takaichi Cabinet Records Exceptional Youth Support in Latest Poll | JAPAN Forward
Fresh polling reveals how the Takaichi Cabinet rebuilt support across generations and regions after years of political fragmentation and youth disengagement.
japan-forward.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
> [Takaichi approval was] 92.4% among those aged 18-29, 83.1% of those in their 30s, 77.8% in their 40s, and 78.0% in their 50s.
> By contrast, a [September survey] recorded an overall approval rating of 37.9%, with support among those aged 18–29 at just 14.4%
japan-forward.com/takaichi-cab...
> By contrast, a [September survey] recorded an overall approval rating of 37.9%, with support among those aged 18–29 at just 14.4%
japan-forward.com/takaichi-cab...
old enough to remember when faze was under fire for mistreating tfue
December 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
old enough to remember when faze was under fire for mistreating tfue
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China has put out draft measures on human-like interactive AI services (chatbots etc.)
We'll get a working translation and some analysis soon, but these rules will set the standard of responsibility for inducing user suicidal ideation, dependancy, etc.
www.chinalawtranslate.com/chatbot-meas...
We'll get a working translation and some analysis soon, but these rules will set the standard of responsibility for inducing user suicidal ideation, dependancy, etc.
www.chinalawtranslate.com/chatbot-meas...
www.chinalawtranslate.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
China has put out draft measures on human-like interactive AI services (chatbots etc.)
We'll get a working translation and some analysis soon, but these rules will set the standard of responsibility for inducing user suicidal ideation, dependancy, etc.
www.chinalawtranslate.com/chatbot-meas...
We'll get a working translation and some analysis soon, but these rules will set the standard of responsibility for inducing user suicidal ideation, dependancy, etc.
www.chinalawtranslate.com/chatbot-meas...
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NYT when a trans man wants to take testosterone: 😡😡😡😡😡
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Earlier this year, we published an article on how women are increasingly seeking out testosterone to help with energy or their sex lives. We followed up with one woman who went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for her marriage.
What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NYT when a trans man wants to take testosterone: 😡😡😡😡😡
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
america is so funny because what do you mean politicians are legally disclosing their insider trading
December 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
america is so funny because what do you mean politicians are legally disclosing their insider trading
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“Remigration” is no longer fringe. As @heidibeirich.bsky.social explains, it “advocates the forced removal of non-white people from what they view as historically white countries—Europe, Canada, the US, Australia, & New Zealand.” Once confined to extremist circles, it is now entering the mainstream.
What is remigration, the far-right fringe idea going mainstream?
From the US to Europe, the idea of forcibly expelling non-white immigrants is gaining steam. Where does it come from?
www.aljazeera.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“Remigration” is no longer fringe. As @heidibeirich.bsky.social explains, it “advocates the forced removal of non-white people from what they view as historically white countries—Europe, Canada, the US, Australia, & New Zealand.” Once confined to extremist circles, it is now entering the mainstream.
forget ai, can we go back to the time before companies only showed 3d renders of their products?
December 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
forget ai, can we go back to the time before companies only showed 3d renders of their products?
probably not a good thing that the sportsbetting industry’s own people are investing directly in influencer groups
New: FaZe talent left after a major contract dispute. Influencers had the option to go independent or sign with HardScope, formed by DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish, who invested $10m in FaZe.
Kalish says FaZe's current structure is "unsustainable." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kalish says FaZe's current structure is "unsustainable." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
probably not a good thing that the sportsbetting industry’s own people are investing directly in influencer groups
As an autistic person, I forgot about the overstimulation of Christmas.
Felt like a dog on New Year’s Eve.
Felt like a dog on New Year’s Eve.
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
As an autistic person, I forgot about the overstimulation of Christmas.
Felt like a dog on New Year’s Eve.
Felt like a dog on New Year’s Eve.
This video on what body-fat percentages actually look like is my favourite kind of YouTube video that combines social causes with hard science and cool presentations, definitely share it far and wide.
youtu.be/5K9QhkPww44
youtu.be/5K9QhkPww44
What Every Body Fat % Actually Looks Like (50% to 5%)
YouTube video by Jeff Nippard
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This video on what body-fat percentages actually look like is my favourite kind of YouTube video that combines social causes with hard science and cool presentations, definitely share it far and wide.
youtu.be/5K9QhkPww44
youtu.be/5K9QhkPww44
PSA to people coming back to Bluesky:
We finally got a post notification feature, which makes it a lot easier to get a notification when ... people come back to Bluesky.
We finally got a post notification feature, which makes it a lot easier to get a notification when ... people come back to Bluesky.
December 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
PSA to people coming back to Bluesky:
We finally got a post notification feature, which makes it a lot easier to get a notification when ... people come back to Bluesky.
We finally got a post notification feature, which makes it a lot easier to get a notification when ... people come back to Bluesky.
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Twitter artists be like: "X is dead, I'm moving to Bluesky for the 3rd time, follow me via this link shown in a PNG because if I write it on Twitter, they'll shadowban me and that would be problematic because I'll be back tomorrow!"
December 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Twitter artists be like: "X is dead, I'm moving to Bluesky for the 3rd time, follow me via this link shown in a PNG because if I write it on Twitter, they'll shadowban me and that would be problematic because I'll be back tomorrow!"
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“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“.. We need to get better at treating this like a business,” ICE acting director Todd M. Lyons said .. as efficiently as Amazon moves packages: “Like Prime, but with human beings.”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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It's no surprise to anyone that funding for good investigative journalism is needed more than ever. From cuts to funding to censorship at media outlets, now, more than ever, it's important to support independent journalism.
Pleas consider donating to help us continue the work we do.
Pleas consider donating to help us continue the work we do.
Bellingcat’s work in 2025 verified war crimes, exposed deepfake abuse, and challenged disinformation. We want to uncover wrongdoing. We can with your support: www.bellingcat.com/donate
This is how we cut through the digital noise to tell stories that matter.
This is how we cut through the digital noise to tell stories that matter.
December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's no surprise to anyone that funding for good investigative journalism is needed more than ever. From cuts to funding to censorship at media outlets, now, more than ever, it's important to support independent journalism.
Pleas consider donating to help us continue the work we do.
Pleas consider donating to help us continue the work we do.
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Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
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This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
Congratulations to Stephen Macedo & Frances Lee, whose book In Covid's Wake has been recognized as:
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
⭐ A @newyorker.com Best Book of the Year
⭐ An @economist.com Book of the Year
⭐ A @wsj.com Best Book of the Year
Learn more about this eye-opening book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
if the eu doesn't finally use the bazooka after the trump admin sanction thierry breton, then literally just shut it all down
December 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
if the eu doesn't finally use the bazooka after the trump admin sanction thierry breton, then literally just shut it all down
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"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.
Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:
December 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"Kavanaugh Stop" went from a skeet on here to Bluesky meme to crosspollinating over on X to Brett Kavanaugh's burner account seeing it there to a whiny defensive footnote about it in a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Juice.
Juice.
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Wow. Genuinely shocked, and a hugely consequential decision.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
NEW: By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court blocks Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago to assist immigration agents. A majority holds that he likely lacks authority to do so. Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court's order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties' initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term "regular forces" in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Government argues that the term refers to civilian law enforcement officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service.
Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary.
We conclude that the term "regular forces" in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili-tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be "unable" with the regular military "to execute the laws of the United States." Because the statute requires an assessment of the military's ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from "execut[ing] the laws" "except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress."
18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the regular military and must be "unable" with those forces to perform that function.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiftbhzwvn3vgwhqsi7k2paizvdw4t26ailljvovso3chqupnmj364@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wow. Genuinely shocked, and a hugely consequential decision.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.
Importantly, this is a case where @martylederman.bsky.social's amicus brief appears to have made a MAJOR impact. Before he wrote it, courts were sidestepping the "regular forces" issue entirely. And that's what the Trump admin lost on.