Nicolas diPierro
@ndipierro.bsky.social
New Yorker🗽living in Dublin
Art is the ultimate weapon of asymmetric warfare.🪩
Defend democracy.🗳️ Defend wildlife.🦒
“A valuable member of the team”🏆
Art is the ultimate weapon of asymmetric warfare.🪩
Defend democracy.🗳️ Defend wildlife.🦒
“A valuable member of the team”🏆
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Nicolas diPierro
@ndipierro.bsky.social
· Jan 21
On the upside, all those assholes who said "Burn it all down," will get their wish over the next few years.
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Pete Hegseth is violating international law the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Pete Hegseth is violating international law the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
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From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
November 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
From Frederick Douglass's 1867 "Composite Nation" speech, a defense of Chinese migration to the United States at a time when anti-Chinese sentiment was intensifying.
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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The state of Montana is on the verge of being the first in the nation to counter the impact of Citizens United via a 2026 ballot measure using an innovative legal maneuver that other states could adopt.
Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections
Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.
truthout.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The state of Montana is on the verge of being the first in the nation to counter the impact of Citizens United via a 2026 ballot measure using an innovative legal maneuver that other states could adopt.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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If Kathy Hochul doesn’t do *everything* in her power to ensure success for this Mayor, she needs to lose next year’s primary. Might I suggest @bradlander.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
If Kathy Hochul doesn’t do *everything* in her power to ensure success for this Mayor, she needs to lose next year’s primary. Might I suggest @bradlander.bsky.social
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If sandwich guy wins, somebody should make a statue of him throwing a sandwich at one of the confederate statues.
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If sandwich guy wins, somebody should make a statue of him throwing a sandwich at one of the confederate statues.
Growing up before the internet meant finding ways to entertain yourself to avoid boredom. I remember just making up new alphabets in school. How could I design a better alphabet with the sounds I have to make every day to form words?
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Growing up before the internet meant finding ways to entertain yourself to avoid boredom. I remember just making up new alphabets in school. How could I design a better alphabet with the sounds I have to make every day to form words?
I don’t even refer to my cats as females. They are ladies, thank you very much. 🐈⬛🐈⬛
October 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I don’t even refer to my cats as females. They are ladies, thank you very much. 🐈⬛🐈⬛
George Orwell thought we’d be here 41 years earlier. We sure showed him!
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
George Orwell thought we’d be here 41 years earlier. We sure showed him!
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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So, you want to leave Bluesky, but you don't want to lose your community and start all over again.
Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.
Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖
Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.
Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖
So, You Want to Leave Bluesky...
The most important thing you need to know is:
leaflet.pub
September 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
So, you want to leave Bluesky, but you don't want to lose your community and start all over again.
Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.
Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖
Great news! You can leave without losing anything. Here's how.
Please share if you find this helpful so people don't lose their shit and go back to twt for no reason 🙏💖
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it’s really good when “technology of the future” treats you leaving as if you were leaving a cult
October 2, 2025 at 9:35 PM
it’s really good when “technology of the future” treats you leaving as if you were leaving a cult
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From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.
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Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.
September 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Horrific to hear that Charlie Kirk was shot today in Utah. Political violence must be always and totally rejected. Praying for him and all who may have been injured or impacted.
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"Spanberger and Mamdani are at opposite ends of the Democratic ideological spectrum." Good. Diversity in a political party is good!
Here’s a Shocking Idea: Democrats Don’t All Have to Sound Alike
Four candidates in wildly different races show the value of being yourself.
www.thebulwark.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Spanberger and Mamdani are at opposite ends of the Democratic ideological spectrum." Good. Diversity in a political party is good!
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Trump's splotchy hand and swollen ankles raise new questions about Joe Biden's health.
August 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Trump's splotchy hand and swollen ankles raise new questions about Joe Biden's health.
“Men’s rights don’t vary state by state, but women’s do.”
“Men can’t marry children in every state, can they?”
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“Men can’t marry children in every state, can they?”
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August 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“Men’s rights don’t vary state by state, but women’s do.”
“Men can’t marry children in every state, can they?”
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“Men can’t marry children in every state, can they?”
🙄
New York should send its National Guard troops to Memphis to help maintain safety and order.
August 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
New York should send its National Guard troops to Memphis to help maintain safety and order.
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It’s crazy that Alan Dye had no experience with UI before being thrust into a position of power over platform design, affecting millions of apps. He has a responsibility to the industry. Platform design should be way more comprehensive and far less restrictive than this.
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/a-respo...
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/a-respo...
A Responsibility to the Industry
lmnt.me
July 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
It’s crazy that Alan Dye had no experience with UI before being thrust into a position of power over platform design, affecting millions of apps. He has a responsibility to the industry. Platform design should be way more comprehensive and far less restrictive than this.
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/a-respo...
🔗 lmnt.me/blog/a-respo...
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This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
July 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This @today.yougov.com poll is why I'm going to become the Joker.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
The US murder rate in 2024 was likely down nearly 30 percent relative to 2020 and down nearly 50 percent relative to 1990.
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Once again: LLMs are word-association algorithms. They are incapable of grokking that the words they parse correspond to actual objects & phenomena outside of their own algorithms. To an LLM, its statements depend not on facts but on how often words occur together in the material the're trained on.
Grok spread dangerous misinformation during the tsunami last night.
It confidently and persistently argued that there were no tsunami warnings in effect for various areas when such warnings were in effect.
Many were using Grok for updates since the ability to locate reliable data on X is degraded.
It confidently and persistently argued that there were no tsunami warnings in effect for various areas when such warnings were in effect.
Many were using Grok for updates since the ability to locate reliable data on X is degraded.
July 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Once again: LLMs are word-association algorithms. They are incapable of grokking that the words they parse correspond to actual objects & phenomena outside of their own algorithms. To an LLM, its statements depend not on facts but on how often words occur together in the material the're trained on.
Racing to the front of the internet to sound the alarm about the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle jeans ad being a eugenics dog whistle while <gestures across America> makes you look like you can’t prioritize threats looking you right in the face.
July 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Racing to the front of the internet to sound the alarm about the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle jeans ad being a eugenics dog whistle while <gestures across America> makes you look like you can’t prioritize threats looking you right in the face.
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"Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."
–George Orwell
–George Orwell
July 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible."
–George Orwell
–George Orwell