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I can hardly believe - after all we've been through - people still look to politicians for moral leadership.
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can hardly believe - after all we've been through - people still look to politicians for moral leadership.
I've noticed that @techmeme.com rarely - if ever - shares links to Threads posts. Is that because Meta blocks it, or because they have exclusive deals with X and Bluesky?
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I've noticed that @techmeme.com rarely - if ever - shares links to Threads posts. Is that because Meta blocks it, or because they have exclusive deals with X and Bluesky?
Jesus Christ. What kind of people are they..?
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth
In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.
www.motherjones.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Jesus Christ. What kind of people are they..?
It has only been one lifetime since this day in 1945. Another world.
April 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It has only been one lifetime since this day in 1945. Another world.
It’s the biggest shakedown in history. All any company or country has to do to get relief from the tariffs is perform a favor. Or two. Or ten. Idiotic voters handed the biggest cudgel in the world to a second-rate mob boss.
April 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It’s the biggest shakedown in history. All any company or country has to do to get relief from the tariffs is perform a favor. Or two. Or ten. Idiotic voters handed the biggest cudgel in the world to a second-rate mob boss.
Time for Grindr to amp up their servers in the Austin area…
Curious what the gender ratio is at this event. www.wired.com/story/natal-...
Far-Right Influencers Are Hosting a $10K-per-Person Matchmaking Weekend to Repopulate the Earth
The Natal Conference, which costs up to $10,000 to attend, features multiple matchmaking strategy sessions and onsite ministers so attendees can get married, WIRED has learned.
www.wired.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Time for Grindr to amp up their servers in the Austin area…
You won't see this in mainstream media: a worthwhile discussion about the logic (... yes, logic) behind Trumpist economic actions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXV...
Is Trump ‘Detoxing’ the Economy or Poisoning It? | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You won't see this in mainstream media: a worthwhile discussion about the logic (... yes, logic) behind Trumpist economic actions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXV...
America's Authoritarian Turn | Gary Gerstle - the best explanation I've seen of the historical causes of our present crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHFE...
www.youtube.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:49 AM
America's Authoritarian Turn | Gary Gerstle - the best explanation I've seen of the historical causes of our present crisis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHFE...
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Duh. Of course. How else can they extract q. p. q. if they don't threaten to hold up deals..? www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/t...
Trump administration to continue Biden's strict scrutiny of corporate mergers
www.cnbc.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Duh. Of course. How else can they extract q. p. q. if they don't threaten to hold up deals..? www.cnbc.com/2025/02/18/t...
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February 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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a drunk, a junkie, a kremlin asset, and a bunch of thieves and sex criminals crowd into a bar — bartender says, what is this, a cabinet meeting?
February 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
a drunk, a junkie, a kremlin asset, and a bunch of thieves and sex criminals crowd into a bar — bartender says, what is this, a cabinet meeting?
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Another sign that Texas is becoming the economic and political capital of Axis America. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/t...
The New York Stock Exchange is launching an exchange in Texas
The NYSE Chicago will reincorporate in Texas and be renamed NYSE Texas.
www.cnbc.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Another sign that Texas is becoming the economic and political capital of Axis America. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/t...
But aren’t *all* Thomas Kinkade fans “plus size”? 😂
Among the data used by Cambridge Analytica to profile gun owners in the database: income, debt, religious affiliation, whether they liked the paintings of Thomas Kinkade and whether the underwear women had purchased was plus size or petite.
By Corey G. Johnson & @byardduncan.bsky.social
By Corey G. Johnson & @byardduncan.bsky.social
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain
Documents and interviews reveal how the now-disgraced political firm targeted potential voters by combining its cache of confidential consumer data with information secretly collected from millions…
propub.li
February 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
But aren’t *all* Thomas Kinkade fans “plus size”? 😂
Chakrabarti, the Svengali who created AOC and the rest of the so-called “Squad” is revenge-running against Pelosi (who got him exiled from Congress). People should keep an eye on this guy. sfstandard.com/2025/02/05/s...
AOC's ex-aide challenges Nancy Pelosi for Congress
Saikat Chakrabarti, a former software engineer for Stripe who served as chief of staff to AOC, will challenge Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in next year’s election.
sfstandard.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chakrabarti, the Svengali who created AOC and the rest of the so-called “Squad” is revenge-running against Pelosi (who got him exiled from Congress). People should keep an eye on this guy. sfstandard.com/2025/02/05/s...
Notice how Trump isn’t targeting Garland..? ‘Nuff said.
Hey Merrick Garland, fuck you forever. Through your inaction, you enabled this blitzkrieg against the rule of law and democracy.
February 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Notice how Trump isn’t targeting Garland..? ‘Nuff said.
O3-mini already accused me of violating TOS because I asked it a simple question about its capabilities (can it access my custom instructions). I’ll stick with 4o - it’s got a better personality.
January 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
O3-mini already accused me of violating TOS because I asked it a simple question about its capabilities (can it access my custom instructions). I’ll stick with 4o - it’s got a better personality.
As usual, the internet mobs miss the point. This isn’t about IP, it’s about national security.
Sources: Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI's API was obtained in an unauthorized manner by a group linked to DeepSeek (Bloomberg)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
January 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
As usual, the internet mobs miss the point. This isn’t about IP, it’s about national security.
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I can't believe (or maybe I can?) the feds canceled a talk about historical complicity with fascists
I was to give a talk at a big US Attorney's Office next week abt the complicity of German lawyers in the creation of the Nazi state. Yesterday the Justice Department cancelled it.
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
Irony is dead.
I've got an op/ed on this I'm looking to place. Help appreciated.
#LawSky #Skystorians #Holocaust
January 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I can't believe (or maybe I can?) the feds canceled a talk about historical complicity with fascists
I’ve added “DeepSeek” to my muted terms because I’m not thrilled with how easily the CCP took over my timeline.
January 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’ve added “DeepSeek” to my muted terms because I’m not thrilled with how easily the CCP took over my timeline.
Holy hell. I asked Copilot about new features in its mobile app and it completely hallucinated a response from a news report about some school app in Marietta, Georgia!
January 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Holy hell. I asked Copilot about new features in its mobile app and it completely hallucinated a response from a news report about some school app in Marietta, Georgia!
Gramps is a bit tone-deaf.
It is time to look to the future.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
The challenges that face America are many and great.
The Senate must respond with resolve, bipartisanship, and fidelity to the working and middle class of this country.
January 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Gramps is a bit tone-deaf.
People losing their minds over the loss of a worthless phone app three days before a demented autocrat takes over the government of the United States is peak 21st Century.
January 17, 2025 at 4:40 PM
People losing their minds over the loss of a worthless phone app three days before a demented autocrat takes over the government of the United States is peak 21st Century.