Plek The Angee
@plektheangee.bsky.social
Small angry rabbit who talks about politics.
Ridicule and Shame > Shock and Alarmism
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Ridicule and Shame > Shock and Alarmism
This speaks to me.
January 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
This speaks to me.
It's not just slop. It's the most expensive and resource intensive form of truly worthless slop humanity has ever created.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Microsoft CEO Begs Users to Stop Calling It "Slop"
In a year-end writeup on the state of AI, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made it clear he'd really like us to stop saying "slop."
futurism.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
It's not just slop. It's the most expensive and resource intensive form of truly worthless slop humanity has ever created.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
And it still works.
January 5, 2026 at 9:50 PM
And it still works.
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Activist arrested on-camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan while summarizing the reasoning behind a peaceful protest against the U.S. government’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro held earlier that day.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Activist arrested on-camera in Grand Rapids, Michigan while summarizing the reasoning behind a peaceful protest against the U.S. government’s kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro held earlier that day.
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My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 PM
My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.
The game industry continues to be surprised that gamers are technically savvy about how Gen AI works and think it's gross when it's used in games.
December 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The game industry continues to be surprised that gamers are technically savvy about how Gen AI works and think it's gross when it's used in games.
This looks promising for any young trans persons in the US who are at risk of losing care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This looks promising for any young trans persons in the US who are at risk of losing care.
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
www.transyouthemergencyproject.org
The number of toxic people online is very small (3%-7%), but they post so frequently that most people assume the number of toxic people online is closer to 43%-47%
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Americans overestimate how many social media users post harmful content
Abstract. Americans can become more cynical about the state of society when they see harmful behavior online. Three studies of the American public (n = 1,0
academic.oup.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The number of toxic people online is very small (3%-7%), but they post so frequently that most people assume the number of toxic people online is closer to 43%-47%
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
Money we will spend to devalue human creativity:
$1,500,000,000,000 USD.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Money we will spend to prevent human birth defects:
$0 USD.
bsky.app/profile/cram...
$1,500,000,000,000 USD.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Money we will spend to prevent human birth defects:
$0 USD.
bsky.app/profile/cram...
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Money we will spend to devalue human creativity:
$1,500,000,000,000 USD.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Money we will spend to prevent human birth defects:
$0 USD.
bsky.app/profile/cram...
$1,500,000,000,000 USD.
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
Money we will spend to prevent human birth defects:
$0 USD.
bsky.app/profile/cram...
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🚨PSA🚨
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚨PSA🚨
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
A government restricting what scientists are allowed to study has NEVER been a sign of a society moving towards a more free, more just, or more enlightened future.
A thriving scientific ecosystem is a core pillar of a healthy democracy.
Can we invent a new form of economy to replace money?
Money is broken.
Money is broken.
December 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Can we invent a new form of economy to replace money?
Money is broken.
Money is broken.
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*sitting up to pound my fist dramatically on the table and point at this paragraph with fury and emphasis*
(please read the whole thing though, that last line is chef's kiss)
(please read the whole thing though, that last line is chef's kiss)
December 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
*sitting up to pound my fist dramatically on the table and point at this paragraph with fury and emphasis*
(please read the whole thing though, that last line is chef's kiss)
(please read the whole thing though, that last line is chef's kiss)
I would talk more but other people are so good at it already.
www.youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
www.youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
The flaw behind AI accelerationism
YouTube video by Etymology Nerd
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I would talk more but other people are so good at it already.
www.youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
www.youtube.com/shorts/aqhrY...
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Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
Here’s the plaque at West Point with the relevant text highlighted
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Someone needs to set up a camera so we'll know when Pete Hegseth orders this plaque removed from West Point.
We are literally on the Biff timeline from Back To The Future.
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
We are literally on the Biff timeline from Back To The Future.
Nothing we value has any value.
All that may thrive is what can be sold.
All that may thrive is what can be sold.
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Nothing we value has any value.
All that may thrive is what can be sold.
All that may thrive is what can be sold.
Because 36.1% of America did not or could not vote, it only took
31.82% to elect the current US President.
Less than 1/3rd of America wants this President.
31.82% to elect the current US President.
Less than 1/3rd of America wants this President.
October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Because 36.1% of America did not or could not vote, it only took
31.82% to elect the current US President.
Less than 1/3rd of America wants this President.
31.82% to elect the current US President.
Less than 1/3rd of America wants this President.
Billionaires think AI is smart because both billionaires and AI are dumber than a fishing rod in a jar of nickels.
Both have one function, which is to say what they think you want to hear as quickly and confidently as possible.
Both have one function, which is to say what they think you want to hear as quickly and confidently as possible.
October 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Billionaires think AI is smart because both billionaires and AI are dumber than a fishing rod in a jar of nickels.
Both have one function, which is to say what they think you want to hear as quickly and confidently as possible.
Both have one function, which is to say what they think you want to hear as quickly and confidently as possible.
The justification of cruelty does not deserve a debate.
There is no justification for cruelty.
There is no justification for cruelty.
October 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The justification of cruelty does not deserve a debate.
There is no justification for cruelty.
There is no justification for cruelty.
In a conflict, there is a great advantage in knowing your opponent, learning about them, understanding them better than they understand themselves.
I would like to believe that "making shit up about one's opponent and operating on that as fact" will put one at a severe advantage.
I would like to believe that "making shit up about one's opponent and operating on that as fact" will put one at a severe advantage.
October 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In a conflict, there is a great advantage in knowing your opponent, learning about them, understanding them better than they understand themselves.
I would like to believe that "making shit up about one's opponent and operating on that as fact" will put one at a severe advantage.
I would like to believe that "making shit up about one's opponent and operating on that as fact" will put one at a severe advantage.
There's actually a lot we can do. The problem is we need to do it together.
October 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There's actually a lot we can do. The problem is we need to do it together.
After being taught in school not to write a book report based on the Cliff Notes because it will be inaccurate, we as a society have poured astronomical time, effort, money and resources into a computer that generates inaccurate book reports based on the Cliff Notes.
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
After being taught in school not to write a book report based on the Cliff Notes because it will be inaccurate, we as a society have poured astronomical time, effort, money and resources into a computer that generates inaccurate book reports based on the Cliff Notes.