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Don't worry, I'll fill out my profile eventually. Just looking around, hoping this doesn't turn into another Twitter. You can also find me at https://mas.to/@mwatson
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Nolanonymous @nolanonymous.bsky.social · 13h
I just don't think enough people are talking about how the RESOLUTE DESK, one of the most famous and valuable items belonging to the people of the United States, has turned up in Mar-a-Lago.
Picture of the Resolute Desk sitting in a hallway of Mar-a-Lago.
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Anonima NOLA @anonimanola.bsky.social · 13h
If you're organizing against ICE, please make sure you are using an encrypted app, like signal. You can create user groups up to 1000 people and keep them private and secure. Here are some other useful tips. #nolasky

initiativeforliteracy.org/leveling-up-...
Leveling Up with Signal: Usernames, Groups, and Staying Secure in Community Chats : Initative for Literacy in a Digital Age
Once you’ve got Signal set up, there are a few smart ways to use it for even more privacy, flexibility, and control, especially when you’re working with a group or online community. In this post, you’...
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks to @mostmuscle.bsky.social

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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 2d
This shirt also, for no real reason, has the Space Force logo on the arm. It really is just a vanity reminder polo from every angle.
missingthept.bsky.social Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 2d
He has his name on his shirt so he can look down and know who he is.
patriottakes.bsky.social PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 2d
Trump at Mar-a-Lago this weekend without his orange makeup
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Aaron Hall @immlawachall.bsky.social · 4d
So the terms we had Bukele agree to were basically “no lawyers, no abortions.”

No mention about keeping them safe or not torturing them.

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Text of agreement linked in post
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5d
NOT CRYING
djbyrnes1.bsky.social Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 5d
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 8d
New from 404 Media: logins for Flock, the company behind the nationwide AI-camera network, are included in malware infections. Includes government and police accounts, meaning hackers could potentially break in. Senator Wyden asking FTC to investigate Flock

www.404media.co/flock-logins...
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 8d
You absolutely need to go, it is hilarious.
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 9d
This is both understandable for arXiv to do and a big hit to the pre-print world. It may be limited now but I imagine open submission sites are going to just clamp down more and more.
carnage4life.bsky.social Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 10d
arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.

This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.

Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 11d
Ooh looking it up that amendment passed ~80% to 20% to add the language "Slavery and involuntary servitude are forever prohibited." ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Co...
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 11d
I remember driving through Tennessee and seeing a billboard for an amendment that just said "Y'all, slavery is still in our Constitution," and thinking it was really all you should have to say on this.
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 11d
You could almost, I dunno, re-draw this as a pyramid maybe?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, argues that technological revolutions are driven by new ways of paying for them. Here are unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
How OpenAI Uses Complex and Circular Deals to Fuel Its Multibillion-Dollar Rise
Here are seven unusual financial agreements helping to drive the ambitions of the poster child of the A.I. revolution.
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 11d
This comic is perpetually stuck in my head. Every once and awhile it pops back in to my thoughts and I need to re-read it.
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2013-11-22
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2013-11-22
www.smbc-comics.com
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12d
Boy, North Carolina Republicans sure don't want the attached story to circulate. I sure hope that this stupid threat from their spokesperson doesn't boomerang on them and have a lot more people read and share the story, which once again, is conveniently attached below. That would be a shame.
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 12d
Well I was surprised when I saw LA was going to cover SNAP. Now I am less surprised with how they plan on doing this. No better time to support/donate to food banks. (no-hunger.org)
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 13d
Republican plan would make deanonymization of census data trivial
“Differential privacy” algorithm prevents statistical data from being tied to individuals.
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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 14d
Rouge Herpes Murder Monkey infected with Covid and hepatitis c on the loose in rural Mississippi

www.wbrz.com/news/disease...
Diseased monkeys from Tulane University escape following truck crash on I-59 in Mississippi
HEIDELBERG, Miss. - Rhesus monkeys from Tulane University carrying diseases escaped from a truck following a crash on I-59, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.
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Verite News @veritenews.org · 14d
State begins process of potential takeover of New Orleans finances

A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
State begins process of potential takeover of New Orleans finances
A little-known state committee will meet Wednesday to determine whether the financially troubled city meets legal criteria for a takeover.
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 14d
I don't wish for the AI bubble to burst sooner rather than later because I want all of the bad impacts of a bubble to happen sooner. I want it to burst so we stop adding it to things before we ruin everything.
tomerullman.bsky.social Tomer Ullman @tomerullman.bsky.social · 14d
I got an invitation to use the "Nature Research Assistant", put up a paper on intuitive physics and asked it for more references to relevant papers; can you guess why I marked those parts in red
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 18d
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usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 18d
The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course.

Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18d
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 20d
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers😆just why? But seriously, fuck all of them.
contrariannews.org The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 20d
Alphabet
Altria
Amazon
Apple
Blackstone
Booz Allen Hamilton
Carrier
Caterpillar
Coinbase
Comcast
Google
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Meta
Microsoft
New York Jets
OpenAI
Palantir
Reynolds American
Ripple
Roblox
T-Mobile
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tether
Union Pacific Railroad
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M.W. @mwatson.bsky.social · 20d
This really was an enjoyable read. I too have been recommending it to everyone!
janelleshane.com Janelle Shane @janelleshane.com · 20d
I recently finished Automatic Noodle by @annaleen.bsky.social and am recommending it to everyone I see. Post-apocalyptic in a sense but not desperate because so many of the characters care about each other and their community and want to build them up. I have a feeling I’ll be rereading this soon.
Cover of Automatic Noodle. It’s in bright vaporwave style colors but a cartoony style - Tuca and Bertie vibes for sure. A robot hand holding chopsticks is lifting thick noodles out of a bowl that looms over San Francisco
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22d
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
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