Witchzilla
@msbw.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy
Remember what the dormouse said. Feed your head.
she/her/that horrid creature
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she/her/that horrid creature
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There is nothing law-like or court-like about the latest shadow docket decision from the Roberts Court, which stays a district court decision throwing out Texas’s mid-decade gerrymander due to racial basis.
The majority simply ignored: the lower court, its own precedents re deference to lower […]
The majority simply ignored: the lower court, its own precedents re deference to lower […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
There is nothing law-like or court-like about the latest shadow docket decision from the Roberts Court, which stays a district court decision throwing out Texas’s mid-decade gerrymander due to racial basis.
The majority simply ignored: the lower court, its own precedents re deference to lower […]
The majority simply ignored: the lower court, its own precedents re deference to lower […]
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No.
December 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
No.
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I retired from teaching 18 months ago, in part because it was becoming clear to me that the "AI" industry was undermining education in profound ways. This essay makes a convincing case that LLMs are a plague on learning -- and, not incidentally, higher education […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I retired from teaching 18 months ago, in part because it was becoming clear to me that the "AI" industry was undermining education in profound ways. This essay makes a convincing case that LLMs are a plague on learning -- and, not incidentally, higher education […]
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does anyone out there have a leica q3? or a friend who does?
i want to know what its macro performance is like, and i cant find shit online. i need a macro nerds take on that camera
i want to know what its macro performance is like, and i cant find shit online. i need a macro nerds take on that camera
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
does anyone out there have a leica q3? or a friend who does?
i want to know what its macro performance is like, and i cant find shit online. i need a macro nerds take on that camera
i want to know what its macro performance is like, and i cant find shit online. i need a macro nerds take on that camera
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Gov. Tim Walz said about Trump’s racist attack on Somali-Americans:
“It is unprecedented. We have kids going to school today, and
the president called them ‘garbage.’
Condemn this attack or you are complicit in it.
The only thing hurting this state is Trump himself.
Our kids are watching."
I […]
“It is unprecedented. We have kids going to school today, and
the president called them ‘garbage.’
Condemn this attack or you are complicit in it.
The only thing hurting this state is Trump himself.
Our kids are watching."
I […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Gov. Tim Walz said about Trump’s racist attack on Somali-Americans:
“It is unprecedented. We have kids going to school today, and
the president called them ‘garbage.’
Condemn this attack or you are complicit in it.
The only thing hurting this state is Trump himself.
Our kids are watching."
I […]
“It is unprecedented. We have kids going to school today, and
the president called them ‘garbage.’
Condemn this attack or you are complicit in it.
The only thing hurting this state is Trump himself.
Our kids are watching."
I […]
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Hegseth must resign or be impeached.
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Hegseth must resign or be impeached.
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The admiral's new narrative:
After debating for 41 minutes, they determined the remaining 2 of the party of 11 on a speedboat full of drugs were going to survive with their cocaine. And contrary to his own prior statements, the 2 persons did not call anyone.
And […]
[Original post on mas.to]
After debating for 41 minutes, they determined the remaining 2 of the party of 11 on a speedboat full of drugs were going to survive with their cocaine. And contrary to his own prior statements, the 2 persons did not call anyone.
And […]
[Original post on mas.to]
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The admiral's new narrative:
After debating for 41 minutes, they determined the remaining 2 of the party of 11 on a speedboat full of drugs were going to survive with their cocaine. And contrary to his own prior statements, the 2 persons did not call anyone.
And […]
[Original post on mas.to]
After debating for 41 minutes, they determined the remaining 2 of the party of 11 on a speedboat full of drugs were going to survive with their cocaine. And contrary to his own prior statements, the 2 persons did not call anyone.
And […]
[Original post on mas.to]
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The important part of this story is the “freedom cities” aspect, but, for those unfamiliar with the lore, Loomer was recorded drunkenly coming on to an AltRight guy years ago by calling him an “Aryan god” and touting her “big tits and Ashkenazi IQ.”
Watch at your own risk: youtu.be/zqO8Yh5Ngqg?...
Watch at your own risk: youtu.be/zqO8Yh5Ngqg?...
The guy L-ura L00mer was drunkenly talking to in that viral video calling him an Aryan God now works for one of those Thiel freedom cities/ ZEDE projects. This one wanted to buy land in Greenland. Unclear if Trump and Roger Stone will attempt a coup for this one
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...
A Startup Linked to Peter Thiel Wants to Build the "Next Great City" in Greenland
Funded to the tune of $525 million, Praxis aims to “revitalize Western Civilization” through a techno-libertarian city upon a hill
www.insidehook.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The important part of this story is the “freedom cities” aspect, but, for those unfamiliar with the lore, Loomer was recorded drunkenly coming on to an AltRight guy years ago by calling him an “Aryan god” and touting her “big tits and Ashkenazi IQ.”
Watch at your own risk: youtu.be/zqO8Yh5Ngqg?...
Watch at your own risk: youtu.be/zqO8Yh5Ngqg?...
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[Trauma inducing, ICE pulling US citizen out of car while she screams, Fascism, ICE]
7 News Miami: ‘I’m a U.S. citizen’: Video shows federal agents briefly detaining woman in Key Largo […]
7 News Miami: ‘I’m a U.S. citizen’: Video shows federal agents briefly detaining woman in Key Largo […]
Original post on ai6yr.org
m.ai6yr.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
[Trauma inducing, ICE pulling US citizen out of car while she screams, Fascism, ICE]
7 News Miami: ‘I’m a U.S. citizen’: Video shows federal agents briefly detaining woman in Key Largo […]
7 News Miami: ‘I’m a U.S. citizen’: Video shows federal agents briefly detaining woman in Key Largo […]
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"Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Epstein counterpart, wrote in a letter filed Wednesday in federal court that she plans to soon file a court petition challenging her detention, a long-shot bid that, if successful, could result in a new trial." […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
"Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Epstein counterpart, wrote in a letter filed Wednesday in federal court that she plans to soon file a court petition challenging her detention, a long-shot bid that, if successful, could result in a new trial." […]
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Maybe you little "peace plan" and "ceasefire" should succeed before you strut a Board of Peace" there, hmmm?
TRUMP PLANS TO ANNOUNCE GAZA GOVERNMENT AND “BOARD OF PEACE” BY CHRISTMAS, OFFICIALS SAY – AXIOS
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Maybe you little "peace plan" and "ceasefire" should succeed before you strut a Board of Peace" there, hmmm?
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The whole thing is just exhausting. There's no reason to believe that claim at the outset, there's no interest on the part of AI boosters to back their shit up with empiricism, *and* the demands being placed on all of us are completely absurd at a level that's difficult for me to even describe […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The whole thing is just exhausting. There's no reason to believe that claim at the outset, there's no interest on the part of AI boosters to back their shit up with empiricism, *and* the demands being placed on all of us are completely absurd at a level that's difficult for me to even describe […]
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AI boosters are not just asking us to believe the incredible and extraordinary claim that, in spite of all evidence and all theoretical understanding, LLMs work in the capacity they're described as working, but *also* to fundamentally reshape every aspect of society around that claim.
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
AI boosters are not just asking us to believe the incredible and extraordinary claim that, in spite of all evidence and all theoretical understanding, LLMs work in the capacity they're described as working, but *also* to fundamentally reshape every aspect of society around that claim.
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General-purpose laptop and desktop computers? Nope, can't have those, AI needs the hardware.
Living wages and secure employment? Nope, can't have that either, need to AI-ify the workplace.
Clean water and a solution to the climate crisis? A regulatory regime that allows, or at least doesn't […]
Living wages and secure employment? Nope, can't have that either, need to AI-ify the workplace.
Clean water and a solution to the climate crisis? A regulatory regime that allows, or at least doesn't […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
General-purpose laptop and desktop computers? Nope, can't have those, AI needs the hardware.
Living wages and secure employment? Nope, can't have that either, need to AI-ify the workplace.
Clean water and a solution to the climate crisis? A regulatory regime that allows, or at least doesn't […]
Living wages and secure employment? Nope, can't have that either, need to AI-ify the workplace.
Clean water and a solution to the climate crisis? A regulatory regime that allows, or at least doesn't […]
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So. AI, in its current form as a marketing term for LLMs and generative AI images, simply doesn't work. That's well established by now, and is the understanding that's consistent with theory a priori anyway.
But there's another aspect to AI boosterism that gets to me. Even if AI *did* work […]
But there's another aspect to AI boosterism that gets to me. Even if AI *did* work […]
Original post on wandering.shop
wandering.shop
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
So. AI, in its current form as a marketing term for LLMs and generative AI images, simply doesn't work. That's well established by now, and is the understanding that's consistent with theory a priori anyway.
But there's another aspect to AI boosterism that gets to me. Even if AI *did* work […]
But there's another aspect to AI boosterism that gets to me. Even if AI *did* work […]
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The guy who makes people do stupid crazy stuff on video for money is opening a financial services firm? And people will give him money?
The same guy who put his name on a hamburger joint and then whined when they made shitty burgers? Who would trust this guy?
www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/238...
The same guy who put his name on a hamburger joint and then whined when they made shitty burgers? Who would trust this guy?
www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/238...
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The guy who makes people do stupid crazy stuff on video for money is opening a financial services firm? And people will give him money?
The same guy who put his name on a hamburger joint and then whined when they made shitty burgers? Who would trust this guy?
www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/238...
The same guy who put his name on a hamburger joint and then whined when they made shitty burgers? Who would trust this guy?
www.theverge.com/2023/8/7/238...
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"this administration is a collection of the worst people. ... And the implicit argument is that we should all be that way. And we should cheer when people get brutalized. And we should laugh when we see the corruption because everybody is corrupt and everybody is sadistic, and that’s who we […]
Original post on newsie.social
newsie.social
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"this administration is a collection of the worst people. ... And the implicit argument is that we should all be that way. And we should cheer when people get brutalized. And we should laugh when we see the corruption because everybody is corrupt and everybody is sadistic, and that’s who we […]
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What's missing from this arrest affidavit, something that appears in ALL other January 6 affidavits, are data points showing that Brian Cole did ANYTHING between December 19, 2020, when Trump announced the rally and when he appears on Capitol Hill on January 5.
December 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
What's missing from this arrest affidavit, something that appears in ALL other January 6 affidavits, are data points showing that Brian Cole did ANYTHING between December 19, 2020, when Trump announced the rally and when he appears on Capitol Hill on January 5.
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Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Video of U.S. Military Killing Boat Strike Survivors Is Horrifying, Lawmakers Reveal
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
“What I saw in that room is one of the most troubling scenes I’ve ever seen in my time in public service.”
theintercept.com/2025/12/04/b...
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Fantastic DIY #flock camera detector (WIP) from Chuck Toussieng
He reports that he
a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete
#flockcameras
https://chuckt.com/
He reports that he
a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete
#flockcameras
https://chuckt.com/
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fantastic DIY #flock camera detector (WIP) from Chuck Toussieng
He reports that he
a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete
#flockcameras
https://chuckt.com/
He reports that he
a) will work on a case once he's ironed everything out
b) will post to Github as well, after a) is complete
#flockcameras
https://chuckt.com/
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Celebrating war crimes is a moral failure, not cultural pride https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/celebrating-brutality-a-peculiar-filthy-human-tradition #auspol
Celebrating war crimes is a moral failure, not cultural pride
From ancient Rome to modern Melbourne, societies have repeatedly transformed civilian suffering into spectacle. Celebrating violence against the innocent is not a cultural quirk – it is a profound moral collapse.
johnmenadue.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Celebrating war crimes is a moral failure, not cultural pride https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/12/celebrating-brutality-a-peculiar-filthy-human-tradition #auspol
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New York Attorney General Letitia James made an argument to a judge on Thursday that in addition to Alina Habba, the Trump administration also twisted the law to make John Sarcone the acting US Attorney for Northern New York. apnews.com/article/trum...
NY attorney general challenges authority of acting US attorney investigating her Trump lawsuits
New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her.
apnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
New York Attorney General Letitia James made an argument to a judge on Thursday that in addition to Alina Habba, the Trump administration also twisted the law to make John Sarcone the acting US Attorney for Northern New York. apnews.com/article/trum...
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it's just fucking embarrassing
a bizarre simulacrum of journalism by brunchlords with heads full of mashed potatoes desperately trying to get the GOP to like them by pretending any of this is important or interesting
a bizarre simulacrum of journalism by brunchlords with heads full of mashed potatoes desperately trying to get the GOP to like them by pretending any of this is important or interesting
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
it's just fucking embarrassing
a bizarre simulacrum of journalism by brunchlords with heads full of mashed potatoes desperately trying to get the GOP to like them by pretending any of this is important or interesting
a bizarre simulacrum of journalism by brunchlords with heads full of mashed potatoes desperately trying to get the GOP to like them by pretending any of this is important or interesting