H. Simpleton
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there are basically not enough republican voters to create enough safe seats to withstand the kind of wave that, for example, turned virginia into a democratic supermajority state for the first time in the modern era of its politics
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
there are basically not enough republican voters to create enough safe seats to withstand the kind of wave that, for example, turned virginia into a democratic supermajority state for the first time in the modern era of its politics
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really important element of this basically total victory is that it puts the fear of god in republican incumbents and may bring the redistricting push to a total halt
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
really important element of this basically total victory is that it puts the fear of god in republican incumbents and may bring the redistricting push to a total halt
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pointless to say this but the democrat leaders should be out there banging the drum that they're going to tear these agencies apart & prosecute every single masked fash who ever did some shit while refusing to identify themselves
Masked men jumped a San Bernardino family in unmarked cars, opened fire, and shattered their truck windows—all while the family was just coming home from work.
The feds later admitted it was CBP, but the family says the agents never showed warrants or IDs.
The feds later admitted it was CBP, but the family says the agents never showed warrants or IDs.
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
pointless to say this but the democrat leaders should be out there banging the drum that they're going to tear these agencies apart & prosecute every single masked fash who ever did some shit while refusing to identify themselves
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EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
August 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage
More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age
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In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
Watch: Senior Trump adviser dumps on Minneapolis, prompting retort from Mary Moriarty
Stephen Miller’s comments are the latest in a recent string from Trump loyalists targeting Minneapolis.
bit.ly
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In response to White House staffer Stephen Miller’s comments, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said: “If we wanted a white supremacist’s opinion, we’d ask. But we don’t. So we won’t. Also, Minneapolis is great.”
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did you know that barilla has spotify playlists that are the exact length of cook time for different varieties of pasta?
boil water, drop noodles, music finishes when your noodles are al dente
boil water, drop noodles, music finishes when your noodles are al dente
Simply Classics Linguine
Playlist · BARILLA · 5 items · 5.8K saves
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April 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
did you know that barilla has spotify playlists that are the exact length of cook time for different varieties of pasta?
boil water, drop noodles, music finishes when your noodles are al dente
boil water, drop noodles, music finishes when your noodles are al dente
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A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Some of the anti-AI stuff feels a bit like when people would say "don't use Wikipedia as a source." It's just like anything else, a piece of information that you weigh against multiple sources and your own understanding of its likely failure modes
April 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A key difference here is that while either can be incorrect, the structure of Wikipedia *creates context* and the structure of LLMs *destroys context*
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
Wikipedia has linked sources and an edit history showing where information came from and who added it when
An LLM just generates text
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Dem leadership's refusal to meaningfully interfere with the GOP's coup is true class solidarity.
February 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dem leadership's refusal to meaningfully interfere with the GOP's coup is true class solidarity.
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"Coup Klux Klan" feels like a keeper
February 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Coup Klux Klan" feels like a keeper
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I can’t take it. “some see”? Just us paranoid race-obsessed people?
The absolute refusal to identify racism unless it involves metal chains or burning crosses is an article of faith for so many media outlets and courts. It’s sickening. And it’s part of why we have a country that is so incapacitated.
The absolute refusal to identify racism unless it involves metal chains or burning crosses is an article of faith for so many media outlets and courts. It’s sickening. And it’s part of why we have a country that is so incapacitated.
February 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I can’t take it. “some see”? Just us paranoid race-obsessed people?
The absolute refusal to identify racism unless it involves metal chains or burning crosses is an article of faith for so many media outlets and courts. It’s sickening. And it’s part of why we have a country that is so incapacitated.
The absolute refusal to identify racism unless it involves metal chains or burning crosses is an article of faith for so many media outlets and courts. It’s sickening. And it’s part of why we have a country that is so incapacitated.
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Can't get over how confused this kid must be, how often do you get fired for the exact same reason you got hired
I linked DOGE staffer Marko Elez to a deleted X account that advocated repealing the Civil Rights Act, backed a “eugenic immigration policy,” and wrote, “You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity."
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
He just resigned. www.wsj.com/tech/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Resigns Over Racist Posts
A staffer for Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency whose access to U.S. Treasury payment systems was approved by a federal judge on Thursday has links to a deleted social-media account that...
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Can't get over how confused this kid must be, how often do you get fired for the exact same reason you got hired
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None of us are free until all of us are free. If trans people aren’t safe, neither am I. I know who these people are because they are who they have always been.
The fundamental point is: they are coming for trans people because they are coming for queer people because they are coming for cis women because they are coming for Black people
February 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
None of us are free until all of us are free. If trans people aren’t safe, neither am I. I know who these people are because they are who they have always been.
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The fundamental point is: they are coming for trans people because they are coming for queer people because they are coming for cis women because they are coming for Black people
February 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The fundamental point is: they are coming for trans people because they are coming for queer people because they are coming for cis women because they are coming for Black people
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You mean “breaking the law”
President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP
February 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
You mean “breaking the law”
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the middle distance is 2025's trendiest place to stare
February 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
the middle distance is 2025's trendiest place to stare
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The absolute glee some are displaying in blaming Palestinians, and people who protested on their behalf, for their own ethnic cleansing is a strategic error (obvs you target the decision maker), a political error (obvs you need those votes), and a moral error (obvs fix your hearts or die).
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The absolute glee some are displaying in blaming Palestinians, and people who protested on their behalf, for their own ethnic cleansing is a strategic error (obvs you target the decision maker), a political error (obvs you need those votes), and a moral error (obvs fix your hearts or die).
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they got rid of DEI and the right wing tech elites immediately started hiring based on experience
oh no wait lol
oh no wait lol
February 4, 2025 at 10:34 PM
they got rid of DEI and the right wing tech elites immediately started hiring based on experience
oh no wait lol
oh no wait lol
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If they're unable to bring themselves to consider nuclear options like withholding unanimous consent the bare minimum they can do is wheel a bunch of cancer patients out in front of cameras to say "Donald Trump is trying to murder me." If it's gonna be performance at least make it good performance.
if i see one more senator or congressperson posting MAN THIS IS SO ILLEGAL SOMEBODY SHOULD PROBABLY DO SOMETHING i think i might actually fucking black out
January 28, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If they're unable to bring themselves to consider nuclear options like withholding unanimous consent the bare minimum they can do is wheel a bunch of cancer patients out in front of cameras to say "Donald Trump is trying to murder me." If it's gonna be performance at least make it good performance.
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what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?
Friday night inbox: Department of Labor to cease and desist all enforcement actions under Equal Employment Opportunity Act
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
what would you do differently if you were trying to legalize discrimination?
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looked this up. the ENTIRE state of alabama has a grand total of 2,569 haitian immigrants. as best i can tell there are no more than 100 haitian immigrants in Guntersville, a town of about 8500
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
looked this up. the ENTIRE state of alabama has a grand total of 2,569 haitian immigrants. as best i can tell there are no more than 100 haitian immigrants in Guntersville, a town of about 8500
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If I die with unfinished business, you won't see me as a ghost. If anything, I'll die so I don't have to finish my business
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If I die with unfinished business, you won't see me as a ghost. If anything, I'll die so I don't have to finish my business
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