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Thank you all SO much for joining us for our ICEBREAKER Immigrant Justice marathon. You all raised $130,772.53 over for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund in the last two days. We're just floored by the turn out and support. Again, thank you all so so much.
February 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Thank you all SO much for joining us for our ICEBREAKER Immigrant Justice marathon. You all raised $130,772.53 over for the WFM's Immigrant Rapid Response Fund in the last two days. We're just floored by the turn out and support. Again, thank you all so so much.
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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the fight continues anywhere ICE goes. do not let demotions make you take your eyes off the ball
January 27, 2026 at 3:45 PM
the fight continues anywhere ICE goes. do not let demotions make you take your eyes off the ball
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More than 20 years ago, Parenti wrote on how fascism could easily take hold in the US. A warning not to be complacent.
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
More than 20 years ago, Parenti wrote on how fascism could easily take hold in the US. A warning not to be complacent.
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every single day I stop myself from posting pictures of the shinzo abe gun
January 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
every single day I stop myself from posting pictures of the shinzo abe gun
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I think about this a lot: the fact that it's "inconceivable" is a HUGE part of the problem. Hey folks: conceive of it. That's the necessary first step. This fascism is in fact happening, and the whole "I can't imagine" part is stopping a lot of progress in overcoming it.
"The Court finds it inconceivable that the Department of Justice, which holds a duty to faithfully execute the
laws of the United States—even those with which it may have disagreement—would repeatedly ignore court orders, while simultaneously prosecuting citizens for breaking the law."
laws of the United States—even those with which it may have disagreement—would repeatedly ignore court orders, while simultaneously prosecuting citizens for breaking the law."
![Rather stunningly, Ms. Halligan fails to even mention Chief Judge Diaz’s Order, let alone
discuss its impact here. In short, Ms. Halligan has not only ignored Judge Currie’s rulings, she
has also turned a blind eye to an Order from the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit. The Court
finds it inconceivable that the Department of Justice, which holds a duty to faithfully execute the
laws of the United States even those with which it may have disagreement would
repeatedly ignore court orders, while simultaneously prosecuting citizens for breaking the law.
In the wise words of Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth
Circuit, “[w]e yet cling to the hope that it is not naive to believe our good brethren in the
Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos.” Abrego Garcia v.
Noem,'^o. 25-1404, 2025 WL 1135112, at *3 (4th Cir. Apr. 17, 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreifosp5rvubdinbaeqyixrxrmlsrldbblecdd7xyvq7wbyzypplobi@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I think about this a lot: the fact that it's "inconceivable" is a HUGE part of the problem. Hey folks: conceive of it. That's the necessary first step. This fascism is in fact happening, and the whole "I can't imagine" part is stopping a lot of progress in overcoming it.
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SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
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are you ready for Shelved By Genre, the world's best podcast about Tolkien's thoughts re: airplanes
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
are you ready for Shelved By Genre, the world's best podcast about Tolkien's thoughts re: airplanes
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Ever wonder “what did Tolkien think of the plane?” Or “what if goblins were played by the Beastie Boys?” Well, I’ve got the show for you.
SHELVED BY GENRE awakens far below the Misty Mountains, and with riddles and talking eagles and exploding pine cones, the hosts continue their discussion of THE HOBBIT! Also, we learn so much about what Tolkien thought of airplanes. rangedtouch.com/2026/01/16/t...
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Ever wonder “what did Tolkien think of the plane?” Or “what if goblins were played by the Beastie Boys?” Well, I’ve got the show for you.
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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GPT3, which is to say OpenAI's mode two generations back which was barely good enough to generate text that didn't instantly clock as nonsense, was trained on *billions* of words.
This is like saying you're going to build your own aircraft carrier in your backyard.
This is like saying you're going to build your own aircraft carrier in your backyard.
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
GPT3, which is to say OpenAI's mode two generations back which was barely good enough to generate text that didn't instantly clock as nonsense, was trained on *billions* of words.
This is like saying you're going to build your own aircraft carrier in your backyard.
This is like saying you're going to build your own aircraft carrier in your backyard.
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People keep insisting you can do this and you can't. If you train a model on only, say, a couple million words (which is basically the sum total of writing in Larian's games) you would not get output that is anywhere near coherent enough.
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
People keep insisting you can do this and you can't. If you train a model on only, say, a couple million words (which is basically the sum total of writing in Larian's games) you would not get output that is anywhere near coherent enough.
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This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is simply not technically possible. You cannot generate enough writing in-house to train an LLM. You cannot generate enough art in-house to train a GAN. People who think they have a model "trained on our own material" are using a base model of mass-scraped data, unknowingly or disingenuously.
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Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Black people five years ago: you know, they can kill anyone they want to out there
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
Everybody today: hot damn, did you know they can kill anyone they want to out there?
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
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prepping for the family fighting holiday by doubling down on my opinion that pissed this site off the most: if you want cool things to continue to happen, you have to seek out, support, and show up for the cool things
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
prepping for the family fighting holiday by doubling down on my opinion that pissed this site off the most: if you want cool things to continue to happen, you have to seek out, support, and show up for the cool things
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DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 AM
DOGE is disbanding after an estimated 600,000+ people died in other countries because of USAID cuts to lifesaving food and medication.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
Elon Musk will go down as one of history's' most prolific mass murderers of children.
Anyone driving a Tesla is supporting a nazi.
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nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
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Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
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one of the genius maneuvers i do fairly regularly is im like ok i need to reorganize my apartment. and i pull everything off shelves and out of closets and then i go eh you know what. i made som egood progress. but im tired. ill finish this later. and my entire place is covered in my bullshit
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 AM
one of the genius maneuvers i do fairly regularly is im like ok i need to reorganize my apartment. and i pull everything off shelves and out of closets and then i go eh you know what. i made som egood progress. but im tired. ill finish this later. and my entire place is covered in my bullshit
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i will be screaming this until the moment i die.
Or more Marxistly, AI critique reifies a political-economic movement as a technological force. This mystification helps naturalize the disruption of existing labor arrangements while directing critique away from the movement seeking to remake social relations through AI.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
i will be screaming this until the moment i die.