@pegasusisme.bsky.social
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I just heard a guest say on MSNBC that Trump likely doesn't have a case in his Wall Street Journal libel case unless he gets Judge Cannon. Everyone nodded and agreed. And it struck me that we've now reached the point where brazen corruption is just expected and accepted as a part of civic life.
July 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I just heard a guest say on MSNBC that Trump likely doesn't have a case in his Wall Street Journal libel case unless he gets Judge Cannon. Everyone nodded and agreed. And it struck me that we've now reached the point where brazen corruption is just expected and accepted as a part of civic life.
@patrickhwillems.bsky.social needs to listen to the new Clipse album
July 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
@patrickhwillems.bsky.social needs to listen to the new Clipse album
@adamlancegarcia.bsky.social Mephisto?
July 2, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@adamlancegarcia.bsky.social Mephisto?
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Good morning, beloved.
Fan the flames of justice AND kindness.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Fan the flames of justice AND kindness.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
June 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Good morning, beloved.
Fan the flames of justice AND kindness.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Fan the flames of justice AND kindness.
Today is a great day to overcome evil with good.
Popped into Bsky specifically to see @adamlancegarcia.bsky.social 's response to Doctor Who. Was not disappointed!
June 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Popped into Bsky specifically to see @adamlancegarcia.bsky.social 's response to Doctor Who. Was not disappointed!
They suck and are useful for very specific purposes, if heavily supervised by a human with relevant expertise
There are a lot of critiques of LLMs that I agree with but "they suck and aren't useful" doesn't really hold water.
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
I understand people not using them because of social, economic, and environmental concerns. And I also understand people using them because they can be very useful.
Thoughts?
April 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
They suck and are useful for very specific purposes, if heavily supervised by a human with relevant expertise
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It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
Some Americans Have Already Been Caught in Trump’s Immigration Dragnet. More Will Be.
Federal immigration authorities have a history of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens. Advocates warn that the Trump administration’s immigration policies mean that more citizens will get caught up in…
www.propublica.org
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It’s unclear exactly how many citizens have faced the Trump administration’s dragnet so far.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
The government does not release such figures.
Neither Border Patrol nor ICE would tell ProPublica how many Americans have been mistakenly detained.
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Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
April 14, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Tomorrow’s going to be a good stress test of the press. El Salvadoran President Bukele will visit the White House. At the press availability, every Q ought to be about Abrego Garcia: where is he now? Did US ask you to return him? etc. WH will hate, maybe try to prevent, so all should band together.
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Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
April 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
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if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | The manufactured nostalgia of Trump’s tariffs
Those who credit manufacturing jobs for a glorious past America mistake correlation for causation.
www.msnbc.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
if you want to bring back the prosperity* and security of mid-century american life then you need high rates of unionization, a generous social insurance state, and widespread, freely available education. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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How does an authoritarian grab power?
April 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
How does an authoritarian grab power?
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“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
-Luke 23:24
Sometimes… entertaining the idea that someone is moving in stupidity… is the foundation of forgiveness.
-Luke 23:24
Sometimes… entertaining the idea that someone is moving in stupidity… is the foundation of forgiveness.
April 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.”
-Luke 23:24
Sometimes… entertaining the idea that someone is moving in stupidity… is the foundation of forgiveness.
-Luke 23:24
Sometimes… entertaining the idea that someone is moving in stupidity… is the foundation of forgiveness.
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it is hard to find a stronger example of motivated reasoning than a bunch of traders who are desperate for there to be a rational explanation for the fact that they’re all hurtling into the abyss
April 4, 2025 at 12:19 AM
it is hard to find a stronger example of motivated reasoning than a bunch of traders who are desperate for there to be a rational explanation for the fact that they’re all hurtling into the abyss
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Every time I see a cybertruck in the wild it's like sorry I don't believe a real person bought one of these with their own money. These are paid actors
March 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Every time I see a cybertruck in the wild it's like sorry I don't believe a real person bought one of these with their own money. These are paid actors
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once you have enough money that it no longer matters in material terms and serves only as a scorekeeping device, you have too much money
Part of the problem is that these folks have genuinely bought into the great lie of capitalism, which is boundless growth.
They measure themselves against an imaginary future of infinite wealth that their current wealth is competing against.
By that metric they are losing, and they want to WIN.
They measure themselves against an imaginary future of infinite wealth that their current wealth is competing against.
By that metric they are losing, and they want to WIN.
part of what makes the current moment so infuriating is that these people had about 99% of everything they could have ever wanted and found the rules preventing them from acquiring that last 1% so onerous that they’re risking the entire system that created their wealth
March 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
once you have enough money that it no longer matters in material terms and serves only as a scorekeeping device, you have too much money
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We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We've heard concerning things about the Social Security Administration lately, so I decided to check for myself.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
SSA says Wednesday is the best day to call, so I called then.
Their system told me there would be a two-hour wait time, told me to call back, and then just hung up.
Feels like a first amendment issue
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have ordered a Plano mosque to stop funeral services as they investigate a plan to build a Muslim community in North Texas
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Gov. Abbott orders Plano mosque to stop funeral services
The conservative politicians are looking to an investigate the East Plano Islamic Center's plans to build a Muslim community in North Texas.
www.chron.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Feels like a first amendment issue
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It's not knee-jerk. It's an environmentally-destructive technology designed to fetishize idea over effort and excise artists from art in order to make techlords richer by plagiarizing pre-existing material made by *actual* creative people and not quote-unquote "prompt engineers."
I get the knee-jerk reaction against generative AI, especially with how much of it gets wrapped up in the whole Silicon Valley tech-bro culture.
But I fear we’re seriously missing the mark in writing it off entirely like this. There’s a ton of creativity happening with advanced prompt engineering.
But I fear we’re seriously missing the mark in writing it off entirely like this. There’s a ton of creativity happening with advanced prompt engineering.
I get why techbros and their ilk like gen-AI: artists and writers to them are just an obstacle to be bypassed. But I'll never get an author/artist/musician who uses it. "I want to be a writer." No you don't. You fetishize ideas but hate the work. You don't respect the craft or its practitioners.
March 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It's not knee-jerk. It's an environmentally-destructive technology designed to fetishize idea over effort and excise artists from art in order to make techlords richer by plagiarizing pre-existing material made by *actual* creative people and not quote-unquote "prompt engineers."
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If Trump issued an Executive Order requiring all newspapers to send articles to the WH for review before publication, would newspapers report it is a “requirement” or “mandate”? Or would the fact it’s preposterously illegal and unconstitutional make right into the lede and headline?
March 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
If Trump issued an Executive Order requiring all newspapers to send articles to the WH for review before publication, would newspapers report it is a “requirement” or “mandate”? Or would the fact it’s preposterously illegal and unconstitutional make right into the lede and headline?
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PSA: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now.
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
Column | Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now
The genetic information company declared bankruptcy on Sunday, and California’s attorney general has issued a privacy “consumer alert.”
wapo.st
March 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
PSA: Delete your DNA from 23andMe right now.
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
It just declared bankruptcy. And California’s attorney general has issued an unusual “consumer alert” about how to protect your privacy.
Instructions and details in my @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/4kUsBEF
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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No weed, no alcohol, no cigarettes, no drugs, and no coffee. Never done any of those things.
Don’t judge others, they can do what they like and good for them.
But they are not for me
Don’t judge others, they can do what they like and good for them.
But they are not for me
March 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
No weed, no alcohol, no cigarettes, no drugs, and no coffee. Never done any of those things.
Don’t judge others, they can do what they like and good for them.
But they are not for me
Don’t judge others, they can do what they like and good for them.
But they are not for me