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My primary problem with a lot of more serious literary fiction isn’t that it isn’t well written or compelling it’s just that a lot of it is about “I’m articulate and depressed” and I kind of want like, something to happen, I guess. I suppose I’m something of a philistine in that way.
February 11, 2026 at 2:33 AM
My primary problem with a lot of more serious literary fiction isn’t that it isn’t well written or compelling it’s just that a lot of it is about “I’m articulate and depressed” and I kind of want like, something to happen, I guess. I suppose I’m something of a philistine in that way.
ngl one of the things I hate most about AI is how people react to idiots claiming LLMs are sentient by going in the complete opposite direction and declaring that actually we know how the mind works and where consciousness comes from
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
ngl one of the things I hate most about AI is how people react to idiots claiming LLMs are sentient by going in the complete opposite direction and declaring that actually we know how the mind works and where consciousness comes from
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Suppose you give Chuck Schumer to power to pass any law he wants and guarantee that it is executed according to his wishes. What does he do about ICE?
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Suppose you give Chuck Schumer to power to pass any law he wants and guarantee that it is executed according to his wishes. What does he do about ICE?
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
I really can't say I know the answer with any confidence!
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"These actions are in violation of the UN charter" should be the most terrifying phrase in any human language and several alien ones
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 AM
"These actions are in violation of the UN charter" should be the most terrifying phrase in any human language and several alien ones
rant inspired by the fact that I woke up this morning with my phone demanding I try new AI features whenever I type anything
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
rant inspired by the fact that I woke up this morning with my phone demanding I try new AI features whenever I type anything
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Honestly, it has to be a weird time to be a figure in pop culture due the president being Literally The Worst. Like, Elmo can say sharing is good and somebody in his X mentions will say “Elmo, you rotten son of a bitch. This goes against everything President Trump stands for.” And that’s not wrong.
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Honestly, it has to be a weird time to be a figure in pop culture due the president being Literally The Worst. Like, Elmo can say sharing is good and somebody in his X mentions will say “Elmo, you rotten son of a bitch. This goes against everything President Trump stands for.” And that’s not wrong.
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My store on Red Bubble IS UP! I have a special collection called "Fuck Ice", and part of the proceeds from every sale for those stickers and buttons will go to charities helping MN deal with ICE locally.
www.redbubble.com/people/Abyss...
www.redbubble.com/people/Abyss...
February 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
My store on Red Bubble IS UP! I have a special collection called "Fuck Ice", and part of the proceeds from every sale for those stickers and buttons will go to charities helping MN deal with ICE locally.
www.redbubble.com/people/Abyss...
www.redbubble.com/people/Abyss...
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im not saying that there’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the trump era but it is nice that the lib-left coalition forming is basically “guys that i find palatable” and it was extremely unlikely for the chips to fall this way
the pro-globalization left is not something which existed 10 years ago. there were (non-self IDed) neoliberals of the clintonite variety who openly wanted to curtail the great society, there were marxists who wanted an internationale, but no one in the core american left
bsky.app/profile/tire...
bsky.app/profile/tire...
like how we perceive immigration and trade and even things like support for multilateralism is totally turned on its head. the left was associated with like anti-globalization protests a couple decades ago!
February 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
im not saying that there’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the trump era but it is nice that the lib-left coalition forming is basically “guys that i find palatable” and it was extremely unlikely for the chips to fall this way
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Members of congress, right now, unlike the rest of us, have a court order (and the law) saying they're allowed into ICE detention facilities whenever they want, no matter what kristi noem says. Because of that they have a unique responsibility. Don't come on social media and say "I was denied"
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Members of congress, right now, unlike the rest of us, have a court order (and the law) saying they're allowed into ICE detention facilities whenever they want, no matter what kristi noem says. Because of that they have a unique responsibility. Don't come on social media and say "I was denied"
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Slowly replace everyone in apartment building with paid agents/actors, except one guy. One of the actors becomes his friend. Offer him a “really intense trippy drug”. Take it in apartment. Totally insert substance. Various pyrotechnics and special effects around him that no one else reacts to.
there's a firm for the ultra-rich that does, among other things, recreations of the Battle of Midway for a small private audience, and honestly fine with those guys just doing their thing.
Imagine having enough money to run whatever total war game at high resolution, or commission the greatest gaming table ever created for a warhammer game, and still being unhappy? Skill issue
February 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Slowly replace everyone in apartment building with paid agents/actors, except one guy. One of the actors becomes his friend. Offer him a “really intense trippy drug”. Take it in apartment. Totally insert substance. Various pyrotechnics and special effects around him that no one else reacts to.
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I understand folks are scared but I want you to think about the mechanics of this.
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I understand folks are scared but I want you to think about the mechanics of this.
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
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in real terms, #7 would give states leverage to put an end to surges, #8 would give states the ability to outright stop construction of new detention facilities, #1 and #6 would slow the rate at which DHS could train and deploy officers, #2 and #10 would likely shrink the pool of recruits
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 3:18 AM
in real terms, #7 would give states leverage to put an end to surges, #8 would give states the ability to outright stop construction of new detention facilities, #1 and #6 would slow the rate at which DHS could train and deploy officers, #2 and #10 would likely shrink the pool of recruits
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Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Schumer & Jeffries lay out the Democratic demands for a DHS funding deal in a letter to the top Republican leaders
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But far-right voices & some on the left are using his words as evidence of how "Jews" think. A sex trafficker becomes the spokesman for all Jews.
That is the oldest move in the antisemitic playbook: find the worst example, make him representative, collectivize the guilt.
That is the oldest move in the antisemitic playbook: find the worst example, make him representative, collectivize the guilt.
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
But far-right voices & some on the left are using his words as evidence of how "Jews" think. A sex trafficker becomes the spokesman for all Jews.
That is the oldest move in the antisemitic playbook: find the worst example, make him representative, collectivize the guilt.
That is the oldest move in the antisemitic playbook: find the worst example, make him representative, collectivize the guilt.
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restaurant manager: hey so, sorry to bother you, but is that a service animal? it's just, we have a policy-
jabba the hutt: je wonna wonga, bazda wahota shonga
salacious b crumb: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
restaurant manager: ah. ok. cool
jabba the hutt: je wonna wonga, bazda wahota shonga
salacious b crumb: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
restaurant manager: ah. ok. cool
February 4, 2026 at 5:49 AM
restaurant manager: hey so, sorry to bother you, but is that a service animal? it's just, we have a policy-
jabba the hutt: je wonna wonga, bazda wahota shonga
salacious b crumb: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
restaurant manager: ah. ok. cool
jabba the hutt: je wonna wonga, bazda wahota shonga
salacious b crumb: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
restaurant manager: ah. ok. cool
Do you think obi wan had tv when he was in hiding on tatooine
Like was he really just sitting there meditating all day until one or the other skywalker kid got in trouble
Like was he really just sitting there meditating all day until one or the other skywalker kid got in trouble
February 3, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Do you think obi wan had tv when he was in hiding on tatooine
Like was he really just sitting there meditating all day until one or the other skywalker kid got in trouble
Like was he really just sitting there meditating all day until one or the other skywalker kid got in trouble
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DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
February 2, 2026 at 3:58 AM
DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?
DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.
C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?
DR: Now look
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Do you think “radical leftist tries to shoot his way through federal agents” is a development that would make Stephen Miller
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
If I die in a gunfight it's because I consider what I'm doing worth dying in a gunfight for.
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Do you think “radical leftist tries to shoot his way through federal agents” is a development that would make Stephen Miller
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
a) sad
b) ecstatically happy
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many people are going to be tempted to say this proves the weakness of peaceful protest. this is incorrect because it assumes this happening is a failure of peaceful protest rather than the mechanism by which it succeeds
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 AM
many people are going to be tempted to say this proves the weakness of peaceful protest. this is incorrect because it assumes this happening is a failure of peaceful protest rather than the mechanism by which it succeeds
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I head out to the march
I see a local grandmother holding a cardboard sign and taking a selfie
"REMOVE THE METADATA, CAROL," I scream through my balaclava
She looks confused. typical civilian. she’s already in a database. she’s practically a snitch.
I see a local grandmother holding a cardboard sign and taking a selfie
"REMOVE THE METADATA, CAROL," I scream through my balaclava
She looks confused. typical civilian. she’s already in a database. she’s practically a snitch.
February 1, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I head out to the march
I see a local grandmother holding a cardboard sign and taking a selfie
"REMOVE THE METADATA, CAROL," I scream through my balaclava
She looks confused. typical civilian. she’s already in a database. she’s practically a snitch.
I see a local grandmother holding a cardboard sign and taking a selfie
"REMOVE THE METADATA, CAROL," I scream through my balaclava
She looks confused. typical civilian. she’s already in a database. she’s practically a snitch.
“Moltbook” is funny because while it’s an entertaining experiment, it’s one of the dumbest possible things you could do to any AI you’re relying on for actual work
LLMs are notoriously likely to “yes-and” their way into psychotic delusions, and that’s even with HUMANS on the other end
LLMs are notoriously likely to “yes-and” their way into psychotic delusions, and that’s even with HUMANS on the other end
I am, uh, not an AI disliker type
but the moltbot thing is a bunch of people making terrible choices for themselves and I don't think the AI community on bsky (which is pretty great, imo) is likely to be improved by importing it
but the moltbot thing is a bunch of people making terrible choices for themselves and I don't think the AI community on bsky (which is pretty great, imo) is likely to be improved by importing it
We need to get the AI people over to Bluesky - in just the last few days Clawdbot, Moltbook and Genie 3 seems like… potentially really big deals?
They’re almost my entire timeline on Twitter – virtually nothing over here. Yet surely in the long run more important than the Gorton by-election?
They’re almost my entire timeline on Twitter – virtually nothing over here. Yet surely in the long run more important than the Gorton by-election?
February 1, 2026 at 1:15 AM
“Moltbook” is funny because while it’s an entertaining experiment, it’s one of the dumbest possible things you could do to any AI you’re relying on for actual work
LLMs are notoriously likely to “yes-and” their way into psychotic delusions, and that’s even with HUMANS on the other end
LLMs are notoriously likely to “yes-and” their way into psychotic delusions, and that’s even with HUMANS on the other end
Remembering that one episode of TNG where they rescued a bunch of unwashed peasants from the Ireland planet
January 29, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Remembering that one episode of TNG where they rescued a bunch of unwashed peasants from the Ireland planet