Christopher
@cekent.bsky.social
Medievalist, Futurist, Finder, Pointer. Looking at the long-term future of [something something something].
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Kent's Law: There is no need to fear AI until spellcheck and autocorrect work flawlessly 95% of the time.
At some point I have to assume these raids target those people protesting the environmental harm being done my Musk’s data center.
Memphis is experiencing gestapo-style raids 24/7 now. Our local media is failing us and the national media is ignoring this black/blue/incredibly poor city in a red state. I guess we just aren’t as sexy as LA or Portland.
November 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
At some point I have to assume these raids target those people protesting the environmental harm being done my Musk’s data center.
Once again I state my idea that all such payments should come from the union/pension plan/police benevolent society.
Why do citizens have to pay for this from city coffers?
Why do citizens have to pay for this from city coffers?
BREAKING: The City Council voted unanimously to pay $17M to a man who spent 27 years in prison after he was convicted of a double murder he did not commit, bringing the total cost of settling 9 lawsuits naming disgraced former CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara to $112M, records show. @wttw.bsky.social
Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Tops $112M, with 44 Lawsuits Pending
Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $285.3 million to resolve lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — ...
news.wttw.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Once again I state my idea that all such payments should come from the union/pension plan/police benevolent society.
Why do citizens have to pay for this from city coffers?
Why do citizens have to pay for this from city coffers?
In this week of bad men and young women, RFK Jr is 40 yrs her senior and old enough to be her father. Let's add that to the discussion.
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In this week of bad men and young women, RFK Jr is 40 yrs her senior and old enough to be her father. Let's add that to the discussion.
No one has to read the NYT story on Nuzzi. No one.
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
No one has to read the NYT story on Nuzzi. No one.
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I think this is a point of view worth keeping in mind when thinking about Patton Oswalt's suspension
Just gotta say as a trans person who gets death threats couched as "jokes", I'm glad that the rules are being applied this way. When mods are left to make subjective decisions about who is joking and who isn't, threats against marginalized ppl go unmoderated and we are told they dont violate the TOS
November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I think this is a point of view worth keeping in mind when thinking about Patton Oswalt's suspension
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
This is why humanities/Arts&Sciences degrees are so important. Because those degrees give you the tools to watch BLACK MIRROR and understand that those stories are a warning, and not an inspiration.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is why humanities/Arts&Sciences degrees are so important. Because those degrees give you the tools to watch BLACK MIRROR and understand that those stories are a warning, and not an inspiration.
Tonight, on Kid Diddlers Think Big Thoughts: Can anything really be illegal?
Jeffrey Epstein was developing a series, moderated by @lkrauss1.bsky.social, to bring scientists and celebrities together. The first season would include an episode where "Woody Allen talks about the human condition with Linguist Noam Chomsky."
drive.google.com/file/d/14Sla...
drive.google.com/file/d/14Sla...
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023123.txt
drive.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Tonight, on Kid Diddlers Think Big Thoughts: Can anything really be illegal?
I’m not crossing picket lines due to the strike, but can I just register my annoyance that in last month’s wave of closings, Starbucks closed two out of my 3 regular locations. Rude.
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’m not crossing picket lines due to the strike, but can I just register my annoyance that in last month’s wave of closings, Starbucks closed two out of my 3 regular locations. Rude.
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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I am now curious about which mildly-less worse person than Gaetz the NYT has decided to back in the Florida gubernatorial race?
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I am now curious about which mildly-less worse person than Gaetz the NYT has decided to back in the Florida gubernatorial race?
The way they keep going to the mortgage fraud well, and the well-documented projection issues, I have to wonder, how much mortgage fraud has Trump committed in his life?
"He is the fourth Democratic official to face mortgage fraud allegations in recent months."
Trump official refers Rep. Eric Swalwell for a federal criminal probe over alleged mortgage fraud
Swalwell is the latest Democrat to face mortgage fraud allegations from Federal Housing Finance Agency head Bill Pulte, who sent a letter to the Justice Department on Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The way they keep going to the mortgage fraud well, and the well-documented projection issues, I have to wonder, how much mortgage fraud has Trump committed in his life?
I've said it before, but Stitt is really working for the non-MAGA, non-insane GOP presidential nom.
BREAKING: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt stops the scheduled execution of Tremane Wood today, commuting his sentence to life without parole.
In doing so, Stitt accepted the recommendation of the Pardon and Parole Board. This is Stitt’s second death-sentence commutation as governor.
In doing so, Stitt accepted the recommendation of the Pardon and Parole Board. This is Stitt’s second death-sentence commutation as governor.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've said it before, but Stitt is really working for the non-MAGA, non-insane GOP presidential nom.
Nothing flummoxes the wise and kind people in my neighborhood more than the concept of "If there is a Federal holiday, trash and recycling pick-up shift by one day, regardless if holiday was your pick-up day."
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Nothing flummoxes the wise and kind people in my neighborhood more than the concept of "If there is a Federal holiday, trash and recycling pick-up shift by one day, regardless if holiday was your pick-up day."
@itschristmastown.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social @mobute.bsky.social I wonder how long until Candy Cams comes crawling back to The Crown?
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@itschristmastown.bsky.social @davidjroth.bsky.social @mobute.bsky.social I wonder how long until Candy Cams comes crawling back to The Crown?
GOP desperately waiting/hoping/praying for discovery of an email FROM Trump like, “Jeff what you are doing is wrong! I disavow you!” forgetting that Trump has never emailed and never used a computer.
CNN: Do you still have a question about whether Donald Trump knew about the sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein?
GOP REP. PETE SESSIONS: Well, I've not gone through all of the documents
GOP REP. PETE SESSIONS: Well, I've not gone through all of the documents
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
GOP desperately waiting/hoping/praying for discovery of an email FROM Trump like, “Jeff what you are doing is wrong! I disavow you!” forgetting that Trump has never emailed and never used a computer.
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If the Democrats had a hair on their ass they would start a nationwide campaign where they had commercials showing all the Republicans convicted of sex scandals plus the emails with they’re not like us playing in the background.
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 PM
If the Democrats had a hair on their ass they would start a nationwide campaign where they had commercials showing all the Republicans convicted of sex scandals plus the emails with they’re not like us playing in the background.
“That was fun, see you in three weeks.” is also a legitimate threat.
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“That was fun, see you in three weeks.” is also a legitimate threat.
Agentic AI shopping: the accuracy of voice-to-text systems+ChatGpt, tied directly to your credit card!
November 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Agentic AI shopping: the accuracy of voice-to-text systems+ChatGpt, tied directly to your credit card!
Is there a section in there about how retailers will have to beef-up/alter returns policies and processes?
*No more middle class consumers. First 'cause there's no middle class left. Next because you, as a mere human being, won't be allowed to shop. #agentic
www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
www.mckinsey.com/capabilities...
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Is there a section in there about how retailers will have to beef-up/alter returns policies and processes?
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is what male solidarity & collective action to oppress women looks like:
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.
Artist Andres Serrano--successful, but nowhere near the same class as Thiel & other billionaires in the files--stating that he'll vote for Trump, despite his politics, out of *sympathy* with T's sexual assaults on women.