@alexsearlesy.bsky.social
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AI companies are playing a game wherein these computer programs are presented to the public as autonomous individuals capable of issuing a meaningful apology. The machine is just a machine. Human beings owe the apology for building the machine irresponsibly and unleashing it on the world.
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
AI companies are playing a game wherein these computer programs are presented to the public as autonomous individuals capable of issuing a meaningful apology. The machine is just a machine. Human beings owe the apology for building the machine irresponsibly and unleashing it on the world.
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If you want to imagine the future, imagine a robot apologizing for making child porn in Celebrity Who Said A Slur Voice, forever
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
If you want to imagine the future, imagine a robot apologizing for making child porn in Celebrity Who Said A Slur Voice, forever
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
Hard to pick just one but either The Mercy of the Gods by James S. A. Corey or The Postmortal by Drew Magary
What was the best book you've read this year? (Any genre.)
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Hard to pick just one but either The Mercy of the Gods by James S. A. Corey or The Postmortal by Drew Magary
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all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
The year politics became brainrot
You don’t bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
www.theverge.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
all meaning has collapsed in our post-literate society and i wrote a bunch of useless, useless words about it. read it if you, like me, are one of a diminishing minority who still reads www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
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“The tech industry has run out of hypergrowth ideas, and in its desperation hitched itself to the least-profitable hardware and software in history, then spent three straight years lying about what was possible to the media, analysts and shareholders.” — @edzitron.com
The Enshittifinancial Crisis
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www.wheresyoured.at
December 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
“The tech industry has run out of hypergrowth ideas, and in its desperation hitched itself to the least-profitable hardware and software in history, then spent three straight years lying about what was possible to the media, analysts and shareholders.” — @edzitron.com
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"What happened here for more than two months is unlike anything in recent American history: the federal government sending agents dressed for war into neighborhoods of the country’s third-largest city to arrest mostly people who look Latino and to ask questions later."
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"What happened here for more than two months is unlike anything in recent American history: the federal government sending agents dressed for war into neighborhoods of the country’s third-largest city to arrest mostly people who look Latino and to ask questions later."
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Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
December 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Did the United States really spend trillions of dollars on winning the Cold War, only for its president in 2025 take orders from a Russian dictator?
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
This is an earth-shattering humiliation for America of which its reputation may never recover.
According to this I’m going to find a job, change sexual orientations and then have a lot of - presumably - gay sex. What a year!
The first three words you see will define your 2026
FRIENDS
TRAVEL
BEACH
🏖️ 😁
FRIENDS
TRAVEL
BEACH
🏖️ 😁
December 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
According to this I’m going to find a job, change sexual orientations and then have a lot of - presumably - gay sex. What a year!
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Every time the MORON or just the US schedule a meeting with PUTIN FOR PEACE TALKS OVER HIS UKRAINE WAR, PUTIN BLASTS UKRAINE 24 hours before the talks! PUTIN HAS NO INTENTION OF ANY PEACE! He must show the loss of 1.2 million and almost 4 yrs of war paid off! Putin wants it all! Kidnap PUTIN!
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every time the MORON or just the US schedule a meeting with PUTIN FOR PEACE TALKS OVER HIS UKRAINE WAR, PUTIN BLASTS UKRAINE 24 hours before the talks! PUTIN HAS NO INTENTION OF ANY PEACE! He must show the loss of 1.2 million and almost 4 yrs of war paid off! Putin wants it all! Kidnap PUTIN!
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Billionaires do not create jobs. Markets create jobs.
Markets create demand, and capital fills that demand if it can. The whole "job creator" noise is marketing propaganda designed to keep the public from taxing billionaire wealth.
Monopolists and government contractors are not job creators.
Markets create demand, and capital fills that demand if it can. The whole "job creator" noise is marketing propaganda designed to keep the public from taxing billionaire wealth.
Monopolists and government contractors are not job creators.
December 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Billionaires do not create jobs. Markets create jobs.
Markets create demand, and capital fills that demand if it can. The whole "job creator" noise is marketing propaganda designed to keep the public from taxing billionaire wealth.
Monopolists and government contractors are not job creators.
Markets create demand, and capital fills that demand if it can. The whole "job creator" noise is marketing propaganda designed to keep the public from taxing billionaire wealth.
Monopolists and government contractors are not job creators.
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Mike Benz's stupidity would be funnier if he hadn't been one of the loudest voices lying about USAID--lies that Elon Musk bought and then brought into the Trump administration, and which have since led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
Elon’s white knight “cyber” simp Mike Benz/Frame Game tries to defend Russia, is loudly and stupidly wrong. A play in 3 acts.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Mike Benz's stupidity would be funnier if he hadn't been one of the loudest voices lying about USAID--lies that Elon Musk bought and then brought into the Trump administration, and which have since led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
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“The old man is too self-absorbed to understand that he isn't putting a lesser being in his place. His hubris forbids him from recognising that he is losing the room to his own philosophical offspring.”
hate to be the bearer of such news, but unfortunately substack has the juice
December 27, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“The old man is too self-absorbed to understand that he isn't putting a lesser being in his place. His hubris forbids him from recognising that he is losing the room to his own philosophical offspring.”
It is almost a certainty that this guys life will be made into a movie.
Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete. The authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.
How Ryan Wedding, a Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Turned into a Drug Lord
Ryan Wedding rose to fame as a Canadian Olympic athlete, but the authorities say he became one of the world’s biggest drug lords, who ordered an informant executed.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It is almost a certainty that this guys life will be made into a movie.
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joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
joining the "cybertruck owners only" group on fb is one of the best decisions i've ever made. every so often when i'm scrolling through fb getting pissed off, i get to see a little treat like this
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
Into the shitter by Q3 of next year is my bet. AI bubble bound to pop eventually and venture capital is filled with potentially toxic assets disguised through continuation vehicles that will sour in a market downturn. But I’m just guessing 🤷♂️
Economists are watching closely for signs that a slowing job market or worsening inflation could derail growth. Here are 10 areas experts are tracking to gauge where things with the economy may be headed:
10 charts that show where the economy is heading
The U.S. economy experienced steady growth in 2025, despite concerns over inflation and the job market, with artificial intelligence playing a significant role in driving growth.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Into the shitter by Q3 of next year is my bet. AI bubble bound to pop eventually and venture capital is filled with potentially toxic assets disguised through continuation vehicles that will sour in a market downturn. But I’m just guessing 🤷♂️
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John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
John Oliver has said this explicitly FYI
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
That without local news he couldn't do his show (and to his credit, he's pretty good about crediting his news sources)
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NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NORAD Santa tracker is Woke
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You have a logical mind.
Told to me by a clown who was also my professor for my theater and social change course.
Like he was a literal clown.
Like professionally.
I don't mean this as an insult. I mean this man's job was clowning.
Told to me by a clown who was also my professor for my theater and social change course.
Like he was a literal clown.
Like professionally.
I don't mean this as an insult. I mean this man's job was clowning.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
You have a logical mind.
Told to me by a clown who was also my professor for my theater and social change course.
Like he was a literal clown.
Like professionally.
I don't mean this as an insult. I mean this man's job was clowning.
Told to me by a clown who was also my professor for my theater and social change course.
Like he was a literal clown.
Like professionally.
I don't mean this as an insult. I mean this man's job was clowning.
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The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The people who profited most from the cancel culture/free speech panic were less interested in actual freedom of speech than establishing their own control over public discourse. You don't even have to take my word for it. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Best investment I ever made was buying SPDR gold end of last year…
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Best investment I ever made was buying SPDR gold end of last year…
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I know that it's unfashionable to say this in defense circles, but Venezuela has cheap Iranian offshore patrol vessels with anti-ship missiles too. These may be detectable, but the cost they can impose on American warships will be far greater than they are worth.
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I know that it's unfashionable to say this in defense circles, but Venezuela has cheap Iranian offshore patrol vessels with anti-ship missiles too. These may be detectable, but the cost they can impose on American warships will be far greater than they are worth.
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