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nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
@nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
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GME Degen | interests: democracy, infosec, mtb, golf, sailing, and tendies | living in New England with my wife and toddler
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bobgeiger.bsky.social
Executive summary of the difference between Blue and Red states.
March 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...
I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them. Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
Today I cancelled my WSJ and Netflix subscriptions. Also hibernated my LinkedIn account. Last week I disabled Instagram and left Blind. Tonight, I made a purchase locally instead of through Amazon. Who else is voting with their wallet?
January 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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chubbyvegan.bsky.social
Wide open skies

#photography #grandtetonnationalpark
A view of the Moulton Barn in the foreground at sunrise with the Grand Tetons in the background. At Grand Teton National Park
January 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
I won a full set of encyclopedias from 1930 in an auction! Let me know if anyone wants me to look stuff up. History has been rewritten many times since these books so let’s see how people described things a century ago
January 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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youranoncentral.bsky.social
Life comes at you fast ✨
Human trafficker / rapist talks crap at Anonymous Human trafficker / rapist finds out about Anonymous
November 22, 2024 at 12:54 PM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
Good googly moogly I love this stonk
November 20, 2024 at 5:59 PM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
My goals this week instead of doom scrolling: (1) read 100 pages of current book (2) Duolingo goal everyday (3) bring my son to the library once after work. What are yours?
November 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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kellycarlin.bsky.social
Please read this book.

It will crack the code. All the pieces will fall into place.

It’s truly a very different take.

I’ve been studying this way of looking at our human journey for almost 20 years. It is a game changer.
Picture of book: A Post-Truth World by Ken Wilber
November 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM
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marciaaurelia.bsky.social
A sound advice
November 16, 2024 at 3:28 AM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
Is anyone else excited for the fight tonight and cheering aggressively for Tyson?
November 16, 2024 at 12:41 AM
nubbinsmctendies.bsky.social
Hey Bluesky! This app is great so far. Is anyone else not a writer but following a lot of writers writing about writing?
November 15, 2024 at 11:56 PM