normalooking (she/her)
@normalooking.bsky.social
Autistic, queer, confirmed childless cat lady thornback in Oregon, graphic designer, potter and crafter, obsessed with equity, justice, and the common good
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Premium newsletter: Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft need $2 Trillion in AI revenue by 2030 or they've wasted their capex. The massive cost of building data centers and constant decay in value of expensive-to-run GPUs may make AI profits impossible to achieve.
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Big Tech Needs $2 Trillion In AI Revenue By 2030 or They Wasted Their Capex
As I've established again and again, we are in an AI bubble, and no, I cannot tell you when the bubble will pop, because we're in the stupidest financial era since the great financial crisis — though,...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
October 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.
Epstein Shutdown.
Epstein Shutdown.
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Agreed.
When right-wingers say "elites," they mean "anyone who influences anything outside of my personal and tribal control."
When right-wingers say "elites," they mean "anyone who influences anything outside of my personal and tribal control."
October 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Agreed.
When right-wingers say "elites," they mean "anyone who influences anything outside of my personal and tribal control."
When right-wingers say "elites," they mean "anyone who influences anything outside of my personal and tribal control."
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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Things I have been able to do in an N95 mask:
-Work
-Build friendships
-Give birth (twice)
-Learn to deadlift 160 lbs
-Get degrees
Things I have not been able to do:
-Eat at buffets
-Avoid being bullied by pretty much everyone I know from every end of the political spectrum
Trade off.
-Work
-Build friendships
-Give birth (twice)
-Learn to deadlift 160 lbs
-Get degrees
Things I have not been able to do:
-Eat at buffets
-Avoid being bullied by pretty much everyone I know from every end of the political spectrum
Trade off.
September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Things I have been able to do in an N95 mask:
-Work
-Build friendships
-Give birth (twice)
-Learn to deadlift 160 lbs
-Get degrees
Things I have not been able to do:
-Eat at buffets
-Avoid being bullied by pretty much everyone I know from every end of the political spectrum
Trade off.
-Work
-Build friendships
-Give birth (twice)
-Learn to deadlift 160 lbs
-Get degrees
Things I have not been able to do:
-Eat at buffets
-Avoid being bullied by pretty much everyone I know from every end of the political spectrum
Trade off.
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“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
"The new research also “calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,” Viswanathan says."
Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“A study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that last season’s 2024–2025 mRNA COVID vaccines reduced people’s risk of emergency department visits by 29%, their risk of hospitalizations by 39% & their risk of death by 64%”
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
Benefits were seen even if 0 risk factors
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Democrats should just start insisting that they saw very real videos of people rioting at Mar-a-Lago -- overturning golf carts, setting fire to the brunch buffet, stabbing busboys with carving knives, whatever -- and calling on Trump to send the Illinois National Guard there to restore order.
October 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Democrats should just start insisting that they saw very real videos of people rioting at Mar-a-Lago -- overturning golf carts, setting fire to the brunch buffet, stabbing busboys with carving knives, whatever -- and calling on Trump to send the Illinois National Guard there to restore order.
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I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
September 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.
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one time elizabeth warren proposed making the ultra-wealthy pay 2 cents on every dollar of their net worth above $50 million and republicans ate their own faces
THE TOP 1% OF U.S. EARNERS NOW CONTROL MORE WEALTH THAN THE ENTIRE MIDDLE CLASS
September 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
one time elizabeth warren proposed making the ultra-wealthy pay 2 cents on every dollar of their net worth above $50 million and republicans ate their own faces
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In a gold rush, the people making money are the people selling shovels.
There will be people who strike it rich in mining. But the people selling shovels are _guaranteed_ money if they just sell you the idea that you will be one of them.
There will be people who strike it rich in mining. But the people selling shovels are _guaranteed_ money if they just sell you the idea that you will be one of them.
July 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a gold rush, the people making money are the people selling shovels.
There will be people who strike it rich in mining. But the people selling shovels are _guaranteed_ money if they just sell you the idea that you will be one of them.
There will be people who strike it rich in mining. But the people selling shovels are _guaranteed_ money if they just sell you the idea that you will be one of them.
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Anti-vaxxers aren’t questioning the science, they’re questioning who deserves to live
September 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Anti-vaxxers aren’t questioning the science, they’re questioning who deserves to live
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COVID was Dems' fault because they acknowledged it. Any societal disruption could've been avoided if only we pretended.
First time US media and voting public didn't hold the president responsible for a bad thing on his watch. Even as he messed it up on live TV. Nothing I can think of comes close.
First time US media and voting public didn't hold the president responsible for a bad thing on his watch. Even as he messed it up on live TV. Nothing I can think of comes close.
Somehow our diseased information environment has produced the net outcome that *the pandemic is considered a political problem for Dems*, not the party that lied about it & got people killed at every juncture. The party that tried, but not perfectly, to save lives, is being forced to apologize.
September 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
COVID was Dems' fault because they acknowledged it. Any societal disruption could've been avoided if only we pretended.
First time US media and voting public didn't hold the president responsible for a bad thing on his watch. Even as he messed it up on live TV. Nothing I can think of comes close.
First time US media and voting public didn't hold the president responsible for a bad thing on his watch. Even as he messed it up on live TV. Nothing I can think of comes close.
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If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
August 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If the AI bubble really is bursting, please take this lesson from it:
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
Nothing marketed to you this relentlessly is ever worth it. If it was, they wouldn’t need to beg you.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Homeless camps are a policy failure, but "clearing homeless camps" isn't a policy solution, it's the state harassing people for the crime of embarrassing the state with its policy failure.
Press needs to stop repeating govt euphemism of “clearing homeless camps.” I’ve witnessed it in other cities: massive destruction of personal property. Not just bedrolls & tents; family photos, Bibles, meds. Times I’ve seen it people weren’t even given option to move their things.
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Homeless camps are a policy failure, but "clearing homeless camps" isn't a policy solution, it's the state harassing people for the crime of embarrassing the state with its policy failure.
I am terrified of dogs. I was attacked when I was 8, and bitten by a friend’s dog as an adult. Dogs barking, even little ones, makes me fight or flight. If I organize an outdoor block party, AITA if I request humans only?
August 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I am terrified of dogs. I was attacked when I was 8, and bitten by a friend’s dog as an adult. Dogs barking, even little ones, makes me fight or flight. If I organize an outdoor block party, AITA if I request humans only?
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some personal news! if you say “I used chatgpt for this” to me I will pull your nose out as far as I can and let it go *boyoyoyoyoing* back to your face
August 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
some personal news! if you say “I used chatgpt for this” to me I will pull your nose out as far as I can and let it go *boyoyoyoyoing* back to your face
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Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.
August 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.
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Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
August 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it
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if you're following TX redistricting news and you saw republicans won't let democrats who left the state get paid through direct deposit and you saw jokes that they barely get paid anyway and you're wondering why, it's because TX is set up so only well-off people can afford to be state lawmakers
August 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
if you're following TX redistricting news and you saw republicans won't let democrats who left the state get paid through direct deposit and you saw jokes that they barely get paid anyway and you're wondering why, it's because TX is set up so only well-off people can afford to be state lawmakers
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As Trump intensifies arrests, deportations and denaturalizations, the 287(g) program, which allows ICE to team up with local police by delegating them the authority to enforce immigration rules, is providing more manpower for the GOP to target immigrants.
The Trump Administration Is Turning Local Police Into ICE Agents
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As Trump intensifies arrests, deportations and denaturalizations, the 287(g) program, which allows ICE to team up with local police by delegating them the authority to enforce immigration rules, is providing more manpower for the GOP to target immigrants.