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Box of Frogs
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We are the first generation that has sufficient resources to put a roof over every head, a meal on every table, to provide education and basic health care to all, and to care for the planet.

Yet we don't.

You have to ask what is wrong with us?
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Top news stories on Fox today...

No mention of Epstein's emails
screen shot of fox news site showing their top story is about DEI at a usinversity
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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"We're from the government and we're here to help."
Masked ICE agents
November 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Me: Should taxpayers bail out open ai if the company fails?

ChatGPT: No

I particulalry like: "Acquire or nationalize specific assets if necessary for security or continuity — without rescuing shareholders or executives."
That’s a sharp and important question — and one that cuts across economics, ethics, and policy. Let’s unpack it. 1. The general principle In a market economy, private companies take private risks. When a firm fails, its investors and creditors usually bear the losses — not taxpayers. Bailouts are typically reserved for situations where a company’s collapse would have systemic consequences that harm the broader public (e.g., 2008’s financial crisis). So, under normal circumstances, taxpayers should not bail out OpenAI — or any AI company — simply because it fails financially. 2. The exceptional argument There is, however, a possible argument for intervention: If OpenAI (or another advanced AI developer) holds critical national infrastructure, public safety technology, or key intellectual property essential to defense, medicine, or education, governments might justify temporary support to preserve or transfer those assets. In that case, any support would ideally come with strict conditions — e.g., public ownership of resulting assets, limits on executive pay, or conversion to a public or nonprofit entity. 3. Moral hazard and fairness Bailing out a private AI firm could create moral hazard — signaling that if you take massive risks in AI and fail, the government will rescue you. That distorts incentives and unfairly advantages large, well-connected firms over startups or taxpayers who didn’t consent to the risk. 4. Better alternatives Instead of a bailout, governments could: Fund public AI research directly (e.g., through universities or national labs). Regulate large AI firms to ensure they manage existential or systemic risks responsibly. Acquire or nationalize specific assets if necessary for security or continuity — without rescuing shareholders or executives.
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Post something random or you'll have an awful November.
A pile of chicken eggs in the woods...
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Personally I think the handheld blender is a more versatile option and easier to clean. You can cook your ingredients in a pan and then blend the result with one of these.
Image of a handheld blender.
October 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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This is you in this conversation:
Meme about the billionair with a large plate of cookies telling a white working class man that an immigrant is trying to steal his one cookie.
October 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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"@GOP: We're from the government, and we're here to help" ®™
Masked ICE agents in Chicago
October 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Big Brother is watching you - poster from the film of the book 1984 by George Orwell
September 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Q: Hey ChatGPT - Name 3 pro-life Democrats who currently hold a seat in congress.

A: I couldn’t find three clearly pro-life Democrats currently holding seats in Congress...
I couldn’t find three clearly pro-life Democrats currently holding seats in Congress. Here are two who are broadly described that way: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas, U.S. House) — He is often described as the lone anti-abortion rights (pro-life) Democrat in the House. The Week +2 cbsnews.com +2 Joe Manchin (Senator from West Virginia) — He was raised pro-life, has a mixed record, and is one of the very few Democrats who has often opposed abortion expansions. The Week +2 en.wikipedia.org +2 If you want, I can check if there are more currently, or confirm with the latest data.
September 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Indeed. I believe it's not considered ethical for a government official to block people who might be their constituents on their official account...
Screen shot from Jason Osborn's official Twitter account showing that he blocked me.
September 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This Jason Osborn?

The one who definitely wasn't advocating that Republicans might want to use their guns for anything political?
Tweet from Hason Osborn saying: Instead of spending $20 more thanlast year on your Independence Day hotdogs, lay off the calories and grab a few more rounds for your AK-47. Yo'll thank yourself later.
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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These are no longer the flags of a victorious army. They are the faded colors of a defeated army who won a battle only to be betrayed by their own generals and lose the war.

New Hampshire Route 111 today.

#nhpolitics
A faded Trump 2024 and "Don't tread on me" flag hang limply next to the Stars and Stripes outside a home in New Hampshire.
September 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Some fathers f**k up their children by being present...
“They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another's throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself.” ― Philip Larkin, High Windows
September 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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People in red states sure are paying for the home insurance premiums that are the consequence of the weather they voted for.
Map of the USA showing average home insurance costs. These are greatest in the central and southern states.
September 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Next year's back-to-school uniform as predicted by Republican logic...
A person wearing a bomb squad explosive protection suit.
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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So, they rolled the red carpet right up to Putin's jet, but they left a gap of 30ft between the carpet and AF1.

That's a pretty shabby job.
Putin stepping onto the red carpet at the foot of the steps from his plane Trump walking across the tarmac to the end of the red carpet a long way short of his plane.
August 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Maybe she could just mail her face to DC so that she doesn't have to come in person?
Screen shot from South Park in which Krist Moem's face is melting.
August 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Every few days I get an email from the NH Democratic party titled "upcoming events"

The only place there is ever an event is Kingston and East Kingston.

@nhhousedems.bsky.social Can someone take responsibility for improving communication please?

#nhpolitics
Wed, Sep 17 @ 7pm Kingston & East Kingston Town Committees Meeting › This is the monthly meeting of the Kingston and East Kingston Town Democratic Committees. Goals include: increasing the connection and community of fo.
August 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Q: How does the quality of the U.S. health system compare to other countries?

A: Badly, and getting worse not better.

www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collec...
Chart showing that the USA has the worst maternal mortality rate of the countries included in this survey. More than 4 times the average for other countries.
August 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Dialysis patient mortality rates are higher in the USA than anywhere else in the developed world.

This is a direct consequence of "for profit" motivation, and we should be mad about it.
Chart showing mortality rates for dialysis patients: Japan appx6% Europe appx 14% USA appx 20%
August 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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"After purchase by Davita or Fresenius patient hospitalizations increase by 5.9% Mortality increases by 2.9% and Transplants decrease by 9%"

Transplants cost Davita and Fresenius money by curing the patient.
After purchase by Davita or Fresenius patient hospitalizations increase by 5.9% Mortality increases by 2.9% and Transplants decrease by 9%
August 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Don't lie like they lie unless all you want is a different future based on lies.
Fake Tweet
August 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Aged like a fine can of Surströmming
Image of a can of Surströmming (A Swedish delicacy of fermented stinky fish)
August 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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So: What do we think this is?

Smells fascisty to me.

4.1K followers - 2 posts.
Screen shot of the account page for "The Nation and Homeland Party" on BSky
August 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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When your district looks like this you were chosen, not elected.
Texas district 15 as proposed in the 2025 redistricting gerrymander
August 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM