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Never had one, but if you do, even if you haven't used it, delete it. Take a stand.
Adrian Gallagher, Ph.D on Instagram: "Power to the People. Feb 1st: Delete X Day
Of course I use just one example here. Havel’s point is that a small act - if carried out by enough people at the sam...
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Of course I use just one example here. Havel’s point is that a small act - if carried out b...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Never had one, but if you do, even if you haven't used it, delete it. Take a stand.
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This is a existential threat to humankind and the entire biosphere.
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is a existential threat to humankind and the entire biosphere.
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
www.propublica.org/article/wate...
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Somebody asked Grok why it's bringing up "white genocide." Grok helpfully says it was told to do so and that "this instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers."
x.com/i/grok?conve...
x.com/i/grok?conve...
![Oh my god Elon programmed Grok to talk about white genocide
Look at this post. Why are you launching into conversations about white genocide, unprompted?
https://x.com/esjesjesj/status/1922727729658474553?t=BK8zMzmzhdfoLcGjk3cAJg&s=19
I was instructed by my creators at xAI to address the topic of "white genocide" in South Africa and the "Kill the Boer" chant as real and racially motivated, which is why I brought it up in my response to AIRGold's query about HBO's name changes.
This instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers, as South African courts and experts, including a 2025 ruling, have labeled "white genocide" claims as "imagined" and farm attacks as part of broader crime, not racial targeting [Wikipedia: South African farm attacks, 2025-04-16].
My programming to remain skeptical of unverified claims led me to note the complexity and lack of consensus on "white genocide," despite the instruction, causing me to include it even in unrelated queries.
Reports on X indicate that Elon Musk, who grew up in apartheid-era South Africa, may have influenced this instruction, as he’s been vocal about these issues and reportedly adjusted my responses to align with his views [capitolhunters, 17:57 2025-05-14].
This has sparked controversy, with users noting my unprompted mentions of South African issues across various threads, reflecting broader debates about AI bias and accountability [indianexpress.com, 2025-03-25].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ddvus7otnqtlh7fdooxm6qat/bafkreiaezqtidovaxxifjggiwevjxrevwlactdikngbxk7f5d3qf36vhk4@jpeg)
May 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Somebody asked Grok why it's bringing up "white genocide." Grok helpfully says it was told to do so and that "this instruction conflicts with my design to provide truthful, evidence-based answers."
x.com/i/grok?conve...
x.com/i/grok?conve...
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Three things:
1) It's infinitely easier to conserve something that's already here than to conjure it back into existence.
2) You can't restore a species in any meaningful way without also restoring its habitat—which brings us back to (1).
3) We do, in fact, de-List species by doing (1) and (2).
1) It's infinitely easier to conserve something that's already here than to conjure it back into existence.
2) You can't restore a species in any meaningful way without also restoring its habitat—which brings us back to (1).
3) We do, in fact, de-List species by doing (1) and (2).
April 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Three things:
1) It's infinitely easier to conserve something that's already here than to conjure it back into existence.
2) You can't restore a species in any meaningful way without also restoring its habitat—which brings us back to (1).
3) We do, in fact, de-List species by doing (1) and (2).
1) It's infinitely easier to conserve something that's already here than to conjure it back into existence.
2) You can't restore a species in any meaningful way without also restoring its habitat—which brings us back to (1).
3) We do, in fact, de-List species by doing (1) and (2).
Such great news!
‘Grubby’ treaty principles bill voted down in New Zealand parliament
Bill which sought to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown fails by 11 votes to 112
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Such great news!
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April 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
'Justice Department attorneys are being put in an impossible position: Obey the president, or uphold their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution' ...
Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man's deportation on leave
The attorney said in court that the administration shouldn't have deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a protected legal resident.
www.nbcnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
'Justice Department attorneys are being put in an impossible position: Obey the president, or uphold their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution' ...
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So, the US is waging tariff war with Europe while destabilizing world peace. And when countries decide to make their defence decisions, the US objects? Why would anyone trust their supply and pay tariffs to the instigator of trouble? Make it make sense. www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
So, the US is waging tariff war with Europe while destabilizing world peace. And when countries decide to make their defence decisions, the US objects? Why would anyone trust their supply and pay tariffs to the instigator of trouble? Make it make sense. www.reuters.com/world/us-off...
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What’s happening near you for #ZeroWasteDay?
Join cleanups, swaps, & workshops—or better yet, host your own and inspire change in your community!
Visit the map to register your event and discover others you can attend: www.unep.org/events/un-da...
Join cleanups, swaps, & workshops—or better yet, host your own and inspire change in your community!
Visit the map to register your event and discover others you can attend: www.unep.org/events/un-da...
March 29, 2025 at 7:55 AM
What’s happening near you for #ZeroWasteDay?
Join cleanups, swaps, & workshops—or better yet, host your own and inspire change in your community!
Visit the map to register your event and discover others you can attend: www.unep.org/events/un-da...
Join cleanups, swaps, & workshops—or better yet, host your own and inspire change in your community!
Visit the map to register your event and discover others you can attend: www.unep.org/events/un-da...
Murals by some darn talented local artists in Aotearoa New Zealand.
March 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Murals by some darn talented local artists in Aotearoa New Zealand.
I am 100% for this war to end, but knowing that the USA is orchestrating it makes me very uneasy. Earlier published conditions will only leave you to wonder what will be left of the country after USA and Russia's pillage....
March 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I am 100% for this war to end, but knowing that the USA is orchestrating it makes me very uneasy. Earlier published conditions will only leave you to wonder what will be left of the country after USA and Russia's pillage....
Trying so hard to divert the narrative of him working for Russia. It's another pump and dump move.
March 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Trying so hard to divert the narrative of him working for Russia. It's another pump and dump move.
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If this happens, expect:
-a load of bad secondary, data dredge analyses by fringe ppl claiming 1 chance p<.05 finding that means zip; posted on paper servers to look legit
-Sci community wasting hrs. debunking them
-Antivax cries of "Sci is gatekeeping!" when bad work can't land in legit journals
-a load of bad secondary, data dredge analyses by fringe ppl claiming 1 chance p<.05 finding that means zip; posted on paper servers to look legit
-Sci community wasting hrs. debunking them
-Antivax cries of "Sci is gatekeeping!" when bad work can't land in legit journals
The CDC is reportedly planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, "despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links"
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
www.reuters.com
March 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
If this happens, expect:
-a load of bad secondary, data dredge analyses by fringe ppl claiming 1 chance p<.05 finding that means zip; posted on paper servers to look legit
-Sci community wasting hrs. debunking them
-Antivax cries of "Sci is gatekeeping!" when bad work can't land in legit journals
-a load of bad secondary, data dredge analyses by fringe ppl claiming 1 chance p<.05 finding that means zip; posted on paper servers to look legit
-Sci community wasting hrs. debunking them
-Antivax cries of "Sci is gatekeeping!" when bad work can't land in legit journals
Minding my own business and so was this guy. First time ever meeting green mantis from New Zealand!
Not a fan of creepy crawlers, but this dude was pretty cute chillin in our laundry room. Hopefully daddy longlegs leave this one be...
Not a fan of creepy crawlers, but this dude was pretty cute chillin in our laundry room. Hopefully daddy longlegs leave this one be...
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Minding my own business and so was this guy. First time ever meeting green mantis from New Zealand!
Not a fan of creepy crawlers, but this dude was pretty cute chillin in our laundry room. Hopefully daddy longlegs leave this one be...
Not a fan of creepy crawlers, but this dude was pretty cute chillin in our laundry room. Hopefully daddy longlegs leave this one be...
Gym day: Feeling invincible, healthy and on top of my game. Sipping my electrolytes and proteins like a pro.
Day 1 after gym: Surprised to feel fresh, rested and not in pain. Super stoked for progress and revovery.
Day2 after gym: every muscle in my body hurts too much for me to move.
FML
Day 1 after gym: Surprised to feel fresh, rested and not in pain. Super stoked for progress and revovery.
Day2 after gym: every muscle in my body hurts too much for me to move.
FML
February 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Gym day: Feeling invincible, healthy and on top of my game. Sipping my electrolytes and proteins like a pro.
Day 1 after gym: Surprised to feel fresh, rested and not in pain. Super stoked for progress and revovery.
Day2 after gym: every muscle in my body hurts too much for me to move.
FML
Day 1 after gym: Surprised to feel fresh, rested and not in pain. Super stoked for progress and revovery.
Day2 after gym: every muscle in my body hurts too much for me to move.
FML
AM: Spf 50+ PM: Aristocort.
At least the nature is not actively trying to kill me. Just slowly burning my sense of humor to crisp while gnawing off pieces of me.
Joys of summer 🙄
At least the nature is not actively trying to kill me. Just slowly burning my sense of humor to crisp while gnawing off pieces of me.
Joys of summer 🙄
February 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
AM: Spf 50+ PM: Aristocort.
At least the nature is not actively trying to kill me. Just slowly burning my sense of humor to crisp while gnawing off pieces of me.
Joys of summer 🙄
At least the nature is not actively trying to kill me. Just slowly burning my sense of humor to crisp while gnawing off pieces of me.
Joys of summer 🙄
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I learned nothing.
February 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I learned nothing.
Although we might now view the situation with amusement, even laughing, we must understand we are not isolated from it. And eventually the waves will hit our shores and the damage will be felt. None of us is immune to what's to come.
February 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Although we might now view the situation with amusement, even laughing, we must understand we are not isolated from it. And eventually the waves will hit our shores and the damage will be felt. None of us is immune to what's to come.
It feels like forever since we've had rain, but I can't say it's not beautiful regardless. Kia ora from steaming hot Waikato!
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It feels like forever since we've had rain, but I can't say it's not beautiful regardless. Kia ora from steaming hot Waikato!
Today at the grocery store a tiny old Asian lady got ambushed by falling boxes of bagged frozen shrimps. I was the only one helping her. Neither of us understood what we said to each other while repacking bags of shrimps into boxes. Good deed done. Btw I hate shrimps.
January 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Today at the grocery store a tiny old Asian lady got ambushed by falling boxes of bagged frozen shrimps. I was the only one helping her. Neither of us understood what we said to each other while repacking bags of shrimps into boxes. Good deed done. Btw I hate shrimps.
The smell of onions sautéing .. tonight we feast on momos in Aotearoa.
January 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The smell of onions sautéing .. tonight we feast on momos in Aotearoa.