Alison Smaalders
@vividwings.bsky.social
Archaeology major, currently working in P&C insurance. Gamer, LARPer, general nerd, cat lover. Occasionally known as Fun Fact. She/her.
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I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
“There will be more than enough jobs for the citizens of your nation, esp. those with vocational training,” said Karp. “I do think these trends really do make it hard to imagine why we should have large-scale immigration unless you have a very specialized skill.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Palantir CEO Says AI to Make Large-Scale Immigration Obsolete
Artificial intelligence will displace so many jobs that it will eliminate the need for mass immigration, according to Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp.
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I’m tired of being talked down to by people like this. They are doing the Elon Musk Mars In 2 Years bit but have tied the entire U.S. economy to a bespoke compliment generator. It’s time to start talking about these AI mutants like delusional babies.
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I'm standing at the corner of Market & Van Ness in #SanFrancisco, atop a subway station and next to a bus rapid transit stop. Still thinking about the retired planner who vowed to block 984 homes here, so he can preserve a defunct car dealership and his faded memories of a few shows he saw in 1971.
January 21, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I'm standing at the corner of Market & Van Ness in #SanFrancisco, atop a subway station and next to a bus rapid transit stop. Still thinking about the retired planner who vowed to block 984 homes here, so he can preserve a defunct car dealership and his faded memories of a few shows he saw in 1971.
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OMG there should be an app that lets you know.
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM
OMG there should be an app that lets you know.
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Good for al gore
the ft reporting that christine lagarde walked out on lutnick, and lutnick was being heckled by... al... gore?
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Good for al gore
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Minimum wage job: 12 hours of delicate, finicky, painful hard work
Medium wage job: 8 hours a day of delicate, annoying hard work. With emails
CEO of company: 4 hours of gooning to his AI secretary with a suspiciously childlike face, with word salad about quantum physics and how smart he is
Medium wage job: 8 hours a day of delicate, annoying hard work. With emails
CEO of company: 4 hours of gooning to his AI secretary with a suspiciously childlike face, with word salad about quantum physics and how smart he is
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Minimum wage job: 12 hours of delicate, finicky, painful hard work
Medium wage job: 8 hours a day of delicate, annoying hard work. With emails
CEO of company: 4 hours of gooning to his AI secretary with a suspiciously childlike face, with word salad about quantum physics and how smart he is
Medium wage job: 8 hours a day of delicate, annoying hard work. With emails
CEO of company: 4 hours of gooning to his AI secretary with a suspiciously childlike face, with word salad about quantum physics and how smart he is
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the fact that they hate the diversity and the vibrant regional cultures of this country has just led to them losing in a vibrant and diverse number of ways.
I may hate the US right now but I do love a lot of our people. 💓
I may hate the US right now but I do love a lot of our people. 💓
January 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM
the fact that they hate the diversity and the vibrant regional cultures of this country has just led to them losing in a vibrant and diverse number of ways.
I may hate the US right now but I do love a lot of our people. 💓
I may hate the US right now but I do love a lot of our people. 💓
Listening to C-Suite people hype up AI is like living in a mirror universe. "AI will surpass human intelligence!"
Bestie it cannot know anything. The most useful AI tools I've used pull from specific content sets and ONLY from those. The chatGPT plugin you've made is a hallucination engine.
Bestie it cannot know anything. The most useful AI tools I've used pull from specific content sets and ONLY from those. The chatGPT plugin you've made is a hallucination engine.
January 21, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Listening to C-Suite people hype up AI is like living in a mirror universe. "AI will surpass human intelligence!"
Bestie it cannot know anything. The most useful AI tools I've used pull from specific content sets and ONLY from those. The chatGPT plugin you've made is a hallucination engine.
Bestie it cannot know anything. The most useful AI tools I've used pull from specific content sets and ONLY from those. The chatGPT plugin you've made is a hallucination engine.
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This is why I always emphasize that "the media just likes Trump for clicks and ratings" is not accurate. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is the worst in political history and instead of sensationalizing it, they repeatedly minimize it and downplay it despite massive public interest
public perception says mainstream media is sensationalist, lusts for scandal, will make anything up to sell papers and get clicks etc.,
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
and then this particular president does like 10 scandals a day and mainstream media insists on describing his actions in the most uninteresting way possible
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
This is why I always emphasize that "the media just likes Trump for clicks and ratings" is not accurate. The Jeffrey Epstein scandal is the worst in political history and instead of sensationalizing it, they repeatedly minimize it and downplay it despite massive public interest
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Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Let tonight be a lesson to all of us: Make sure you have established your own, and are aware of your loved ones', advance directives.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
Do you want to be awakened from your slumber when It Happens? Or do you want to find out when you awake naturally and unlock your phone? Let your loved ones know.
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Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
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I sort of am becoming a statue posting “REMEMBER WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU” because they are in fact taking things from me, right now.
the western alliance was born in the fires of the most catastrophic conflict in the history of the world. republicans are spitting on the graves of the dead. these men and women are human filth.
Genuinely insane we are living in a world where the Danish have to deploy a battlegroup to protect themselves against America. Makes my blood turn molten, honestly
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I sort of am becoming a statue posting “REMEMBER WHAT THEY TOOK FROM YOU” because they are in fact taking things from me, right now.
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“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 AM
“nobody is insider trading off his death so it almost certainly didn’t happen” really sums up the state of the world in 2026 huh
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San Jose joined the National Free America Walkout today
#freeamericawalkout #freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
www.freeameri.ca
#freeamericawalkout #freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
www.freeameri.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:57 AM
San Jose joined the National Free America Walkout today
#freeamericawalkout #freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
www.freeameri.ca
#freeamericawalkout #freeamericafromfascism #womensmarch
www.freeameri.ca
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I love how we all had a couple minutes of hope followed by "DAMN IT"
January 21, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I love how we all had a couple minutes of hope followed by "DAMN IT"
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remember: one day you will feel this happy for real
January 21, 2026 at 3:48 AM
remember: one day you will feel this happy for real
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Giving into bullies and indulging folks who use their instability for control has consequences
"Asked why ownership was important instead of just fortifying Greenland, he said, 'Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success.' Asked if he meant... for himself or... the country, he said, 'Psychologically important for me.'" www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
With Threats to Greenland, Trump Sets America on the Road to Conquest
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Giving into bullies and indulging folks who use their instability for control has consequences
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"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
Majority of CEOs report zero payoff from AI splurge
: PwC survey finds more than half of 4,500+ biz leaders see no revenue growth nor cost savings
www.theregister.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"More than half of CEOs report seeing neither increased revenue nor decreased costs from AI, despite massive investments in the technology, according to a PwC survey of 4,454 business leaders."
Tall burgers lose structural stability and as someone with a kinda small mouth, they are also hard to eat. There is an ideal height to a burger and though it is taller than a standard fast food hamburger it is significantly shorter than many fancy restaurant burgers.
2. Burgers should be wider, not taller
January 20, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Tall burgers lose structural stability and as someone with a kinda small mouth, they are also hard to eat. There is an ideal height to a burger and though it is taller than a standard fast food hamburger it is significantly shorter than many fancy restaurant burgers.
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Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
January 20, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Bus thread has united us all together once again, thank you bus thread
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I was rude to Newt Gingrich in person when I was 8 and I believe everyone should be chasing a high like that
not enough people are rude to blatant liars like Jennings to their face and in public.
Oh, I think libs should go on and burn their chance of future invites to take him on increasingly surreal ways. Yap like a small dog, do the Mamdani/Ms. Rachel wha wha wha, impersonate his fucking accent back to him.
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
I was rude to Newt Gingrich in person when I was 8 and I believe everyone should be chasing a high like that
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Dear neighbor,
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/
January 20, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Dear neighbor,
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/
I’m joining faith leaders, union representatives and community members who are calling for a Day of Truth and Freedom on Friday, January 23, 2026.
This will be a general strike in Minnesota (no work, school, or shopping) in support of our immigrant neighbors. 1/