thecorkman
@thecorkman.bsky.social
Teacher, caregiver, caretaker.
Stagecraft and tech, props and inventory.
"Old school is the only school,
and I'm the @$#!% Headmaster"
Stagecraft and tech, props and inventory.
"Old school is the only school,
and I'm the @$#!% Headmaster"
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Elon Musk can't be trusted with rockets, drugs, video games, social media, or even his own children. He damn sure can't be trusted with your data.
Crawling
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April 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Elon Musk can't be trusted with rockets, drugs, video games, social media, or even his own children. He damn sure can't be trusted with your data.
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As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
March 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
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The Education Department announced this afternoon it is cutting about half of its workers. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
March 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Education Department announced this afternoon it is cutting about half of its workers. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
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This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
It wasn’t pretty.
It wasn’t pretty.
February 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
It wasn’t pretty.
It wasn’t pretty.
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She really hates to say it.
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
She really hates to say it.
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If you take down a Confederate memorial that was literally dedicated to promote white supremacy, that’s “erasing history.”
But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, that’s just fighting wokeness.
But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, that’s just fighting wokeness.
Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you take down a Confederate memorial that was literally dedicated to promote white supremacy, that’s “erasing history.”
But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, that’s just fighting wokeness.
But if you hide pictures of accomplished women, that’s just fighting wokeness.
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ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An archive of all CDC datasets uploaded to https://data.cdc.gov/browse before January 28th, 2025. Excludes corrupt datasets and data not publicly accessible.
archive.org
February 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ah cool, an archive of all CDC data before they tampered with it
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Thank you, Canada!
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, Canada!
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Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
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From Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
January 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
From Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Another month or two, gas and milk will be ten dollars a gallon.
January 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Another month or two, gas and milk will be ten dollars a gallon.
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Honored to be selected as Vice Ranking Member of Oversight Committee(Democrats) with my friend Rep. Gerry Connolly.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
January 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Honored to be selected as Vice Ranking Member of Oversight Committee(Democrats) with my friend Rep. Gerry Connolly.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
We'll be checking Trump's power & shining a light on every attack on our rights and freedoms.
We didn't play in the 118th & we're not about to start now.
Buckle up, buttercup.
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➡️ If you earn under $94k, your tax bill would go up under Trump's tax and tariff plans.
➡️ The middle 20% of Americans would see an average tax hike of $1,530 in 2026 alone.
➡️The richest 5% would get a tax break.
➡️ This would cost America $7.5 trillion.
@aoc.bsky.social
@demcastusa.bsky.social
➡️ The middle 20% of Americans would see an average tax hike of $1,530 in 2026 alone.
➡️The richest 5% would get a tax break.
➡️ This would cost America $7.5 trillion.
@aoc.bsky.social
@demcastusa.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
➡️ If you earn under $94k, your tax bill would go up under Trump's tax and tariff plans.
➡️ The middle 20% of Americans would see an average tax hike of $1,530 in 2026 alone.
➡️The richest 5% would get a tax break.
➡️ This would cost America $7.5 trillion.
@aoc.bsky.social
@demcastusa.bsky.social
➡️ The middle 20% of Americans would see an average tax hike of $1,530 in 2026 alone.
➡️The richest 5% would get a tax break.
➡️ This would cost America $7.5 trillion.
@aoc.bsky.social
@demcastusa.bsky.social
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Senator: I’ll speak in his defense because to err is human. Who among us hasn’t shown up drunk to work? Who here hasn’t cheated on their wife?
Hegseth: Please stop helping me
Senator: Who hasn’t taken off their pants at the zoo?
Hegseth: Please stop helping me
Senator: Who hasn’t taken off their pants at the zoo?
January 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Senator: I’ll speak in his defense because to err is human. Who among us hasn’t shown up drunk to work? Who here hasn’t cheated on their wife?
Hegseth: Please stop helping me
Senator: Who hasn’t taken off their pants at the zoo?
Hegseth: Please stop helping me
Senator: Who hasn’t taken off their pants at the zoo?
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Returning this man to power won’t end well.
January 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Returning this man to power won’t end well.
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U.S. Rep. Scott Perry and 15 other House Republicans have filed a bill to completely repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, President Joe Biden’s health care and clean energy infrastructure law. Repeal of the law would significantly increase costs for millions of American consumers.
Republicans move to repeal law that saves older Americans billions in health care costs
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry is cosponsoring a bill to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
pennsylvaniaindependent.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry and 15 other House Republicans have filed a bill to completely repeal the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, President Joe Biden’s health care and clean energy infrastructure law. Repeal of the law would significantly increase costs for millions of American consumers.
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Mr. Free Speech
⚠️ In response to Musk changing the X algorithm to deboost negative content, people asked Grok what is considered “negative” and were told:
• Criticism of the government
• Commentary about misinformation
• Suggestion the public is being manipulated
• Attacks against powerful people or institutions
• Criticism of the government
• Commentary about misinformation
• Suggestion the public is being manipulated
• Attacks against powerful people or institutions
![Answer
Under the new algorithm, posts by [redacted] could be considered too
negative might include those that express strong dissent against established narratives or institutions, or those that portray a very bleak or cynical view of societal or political outcomes. Here are some examples based on posts found on X:
• Posts that directly attack or insult powerful figures or institutions could be seen as too negative, especially if they suggest systemic manipulation or deceit. This includes posts that question official narratives or imply widespread misinformation by political influencers.
• Comments on the manipulation of public sentiment or the encouragement of negative social behaviors, like casual sadism or misinformation, would likely be viewed negatively under an algorithm designed to reduce the spread of content that could be seen as objectionable or divisive.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreiapqtacqylbomifj7xltpfszng5mgohvobnovdjrutbytm5d655aq@jpeg)
![If X wants to limit reach for [redacted] negative posts, what are the top 5 examples of posts of hers that X considers negative?
Answer
X might consider limiting the reach of C posts based on the following examples, which could be perceived as negative or controversial:
1. Criticism of Government Actions: A post where she describes actions by the US and UK governments as
"unforgivable malfeasance" could be seen as highly critical and potentially inflammatory. This kind of statement might be flagged for its political nature and could be interpreted as negative by X's algorithms or moderation policies.
2. Commentary on Social Media Misinformation: Her post about people who downplayed the USS Liberty story while pushing another narrative suggests a critique of selective information dissemination. This could be viewed as negative if it's seen as promoting conspiracy theories or misinformation.
Accusations Against Public Figures: Mentioning Joel Kaplan's collaboration with the Israeli government to restrict criticism on social media platforms might be viewed negatively due to its accusatory tone towards individuals or entities. Such posts can be controversial and might trigger moderation for potentially spreading unverified claims.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gvda6fem6r7selm4gzjjww4a/bafkreictojvsrghhm3cju3cp5cbvxxd2uf4fqdayafta2xaflshdec5xnu@jpeg)
January 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Mr. Free Speech
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Liberals favor a WITT ("We're In This Together") cultural ethos.
Incoming #PutinMuskAdministration of crooks, liars, traitors, and sex predators prefer a YOYO ("You're own Your Own") culture.
YOYOs kiss up and punch down because they view truth, justice and freedom as commodities to be rationed.
Incoming #PutinMuskAdministration of crooks, liars, traitors, and sex predators prefer a YOYO ("You're own Your Own") culture.
YOYOs kiss up and punch down because they view truth, justice and freedom as commodities to be rationed.
December 28, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Liberals favor a WITT ("We're In This Together") cultural ethos.
Incoming #PutinMuskAdministration of crooks, liars, traitors, and sex predators prefer a YOYO ("You're own Your Own") culture.
YOYOs kiss up and punch down because they view truth, justice and freedom as commodities to be rationed.
Incoming #PutinMuskAdministration of crooks, liars, traitors, and sex predators prefer a YOYO ("You're own Your Own") culture.
YOYOs kiss up and punch down because they view truth, justice and freedom as commodities to be rationed.
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Yeah, who could have predicted this?
December 29, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Yeah, who could have predicted this?
