Dirk Peters
@halfalpine.bsky.social
Software developer, generalist, and all-around technophile. Prefer long-period groundswell and exfoliating granite batholiths. Jerry take the wheel. 🌺
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This is a huge reason execs are shoving AI down our throats. Friend who’s a senior VP was just telling me how all his fellow execs love it because it tells them “what an insightful question!” *And they believe it* instead of realizing it’s a chatbot programmed to keep you subscribed.
Hassett: "The way to think about what AI & its agents can do is they can act as if they're the best coach you've ever had. And so while you're trying to figure out, how do I make my boss happy? It's like you've got a coach right there with you every step of the way."
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is a huge reason execs are shoving AI down our throats. Friend who’s a senior VP was just telling me how all his fellow execs love it because it tells them “what an insightful question!” *And they believe it* instead of realizing it’s a chatbot programmed to keep you subscribed.
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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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🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
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Step one: Schumer has to go.
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Step one: Schumer has to go.
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Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Republicans thought they had a permanent hold over young men. They didn't.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
Spanberger wins men 18-29 by 14%, Sherrill by 10%, and Mamdani by a stunning 40%.
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Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else
2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one
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Rhode Island opened window shopping today for 2026 ACA marketplace plans. Because of expiring premium tax credit enhancements, a typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 will have to pay an additional $18,600 annually for benchmark coverage. (1/4)
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Rhode Island opened window shopping today for 2026 ACA marketplace plans. Because of expiring premium tax credit enhancements, a typical 60-year-old couple making $85,000 will have to pay an additional $18,600 annually for benchmark coverage. (1/4)
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me: wants to wake up early so I can enjoy some quiet time
aws: sure
me: no not like that
aws: sure
me: no not like that
October 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
me: wants to wake up early so I can enjoy some quiet time
aws: sure
me: no not like that
aws: sure
me: no not like that
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Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
October 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Me: The perfect running shoe doesn’t ex-
Zappos: Sure it does! Once a shoe is perfected, it’s time for it to be discontinued.
Zappos: Sure it does! Once a shoe is perfected, it’s time for it to be discontinued.
October 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Me: The perfect running shoe doesn’t ex-
Zappos: Sure it does! Once a shoe is perfected, it’s time for it to be discontinued.
Zappos: Sure it does! Once a shoe is perfected, it’s time for it to be discontinued.
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Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
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TFW when you realize you're about to fail the Lando test: "Harvard officials have since discussed internally the possibility of seeking additional assurances from the admin. that the university will not be subject to further demands once an agreement has been signed"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
TFW when you realize you're about to fail the Lando test: "Harvard officials have since discussed internally the possibility of seeking additional assurances from the admin. that the university will not be subject to further demands once an agreement has been signed"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
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The 2005-07 analogies don’t work because particularly in 2006-07 housing was in recession whereas the rest of the economy was seemingly fine, whereas now the non-AI economy is in a malaise if not the R-word whereas AI is clearly in a mega-boom.
October 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The 2005-07 analogies don’t work because particularly in 2006-07 housing was in recession whereas the rest of the economy was seemingly fine, whereas now the non-AI economy is in a malaise if not the R-word whereas AI is clearly in a mega-boom.
A thousand times, this:
The problem is that everyone assumes that anti-incumbency was caused by inflation and is therefore over now when it is in fact caused by the internet and is continuing or even worsening
2024 was an anti-incumbent year around the globe largely because of forces beyond any one lawmaker's control and I feel like that's where all analyses should start and I don't really know how much more complicated it should get than that.
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A thousand times, this:
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.
I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters
Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.
I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.
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ME: where’s waldo
BUFFALO BILL: wears waldo
FULL MOON: weres waldo
BUFFALO BILL: wears waldo
FULL MOON: weres waldo
October 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
ME: where’s waldo
BUFFALO BILL: wears waldo
FULL MOON: weres waldo
BUFFALO BILL: wears waldo
FULL MOON: weres waldo
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Every day you think there should be some sort of "emperor's new clothes" moment where someone loses it, stands up, and shouts, "My god, can't everyone see that this man is insane?" I realize it's probably not going to happen at an event full of Pentagon brass, but sheesh.
September 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Every day you think there should be some sort of "emperor's new clothes" moment where someone loses it, stands up, and shouts, "My god, can't everyone see that this man is insane?" I realize it's probably not going to happen at an event full of Pentagon brass, but sheesh.
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
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Gaming (and streaming) is the fastest growing media form and it ALREADY generates the most revenue of all media forms. EA is a juggernaut.
Vehicle for global influence and a growing source of cash.
Functionally the equivalent of Murdoch buying a newspaper a few decades ago.
Vehicle for global influence and a growing source of cash.
Functionally the equivalent of Murdoch buying a newspaper a few decades ago.
I honestly don't get this. Like, what's the reasoning here, either real-life financial or bug-eyed tinfoil-hat conspiracist?
September 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Gaming (and streaming) is the fastest growing media form and it ALREADY generates the most revenue of all media forms. EA is a juggernaut.
Vehicle for global influence and a growing source of cash.
Functionally the equivalent of Murdoch buying a newspaper a few decades ago.
Vehicle for global influence and a growing source of cash.
Functionally the equivalent of Murdoch buying a newspaper a few decades ago.
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
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You'll notice Charlie Kirk is not mentioned
Trump brags about extracting $16 million from ABC settlement, says he wants to “test” the network out again. More explicit threats that if a private company doesn’t do his bidding, Trump will punish with lawsuits or government action.
September 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
You'll notice Charlie Kirk is not mentioned
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idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
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I know Charlie Kirk valued debate and free speech because he blocked me for fact-checking his lies on Twitter and then put me on his organization's Professor Watchlist for writing a book he didn't like.
September 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I know Charlie Kirk valued debate and free speech because he blocked me for fact-checking his lies on Twitter and then put me on his organization's Professor Watchlist for writing a book he didn't like.