Pollie
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,750,750!
October 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #9,750,750!
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This green meteor was captured while taking a time-lapse to document the urbanization around the Skyislands southern in India. The camera was set at 15s exposure for 999 shots and this came into one of those shots.
September 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
This green meteor was captured while taking a time-lapse to document the urbanization around the Skyislands southern in India. The camera was set at 15s exposure for 999 shots and this came into one of those shots.
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i think most of this is dead on arrival, of course, but i also think this is a great maximalist start to thinking of court reform AND some of this stuff, especially the large expansion of the circuit and district courts, is absolutely feasible in the next four years.
Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious efforts to date to remake the Supreme Court following controversies over rulings and ethics.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
i think most of this is dead on arrival, of course, but i also think this is a great maximalist start to thinking of court reform AND some of this stuff, especially the large expansion of the circuit and district courts, is absolutely feasible in the next four years.
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Hey remember last year when the OpenAI board all sounded alarm at sam Altman's sketchy and self-serving trajectory for the company and the tech press broadly portrayed them all as kooky doomers?
OpenAI Execs Mass Quit as Company Removes Control From Non-Profit Board and Hands It to Sam Altman
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is losing even more executives — right as Reuters reports that it's looking to restructure its core business.
futurism.com
September 26, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Hey remember last year when the OpenAI board all sounded alarm at sam Altman's sketchy and self-serving trajectory for the company and the tech press broadly portrayed them all as kooky doomers?
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I wish Baudrillard was here
September 27, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I wish Baudrillard was here
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Isn’t it true that the people who specialize in such things tell us that killing pets is a predictable step along the way to killing humans.
September 24, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Isn’t it true that the people who specialize in such things tell us that killing pets is a predictable step along the way to killing humans.
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regular reminder bodily autonomy is a “house divided” issue. it is neither politically nor constitutionally tenable to allow each state to determine the legal rights a pregnant person has. www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/h...
She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy. SC woman now tells her story | CNN
Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer.
www.cnn.com
September 23, 2024 at 11:55 PM
regular reminder bodily autonomy is a “house divided” issue. it is neither politically nor constitutionally tenable to allow each state to determine the legal rights a pregnant person has. www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/h...
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Getting fired in the Open Office Geodesic Dome, the Hurt Yurt, the Fear Sphere, the Dodecadownsizer
July 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Getting fired in the Open Office Geodesic Dome, the Hurt Yurt, the Fear Sphere, the Dodecadownsizer
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🌺 Welcome to the world, Payal Mehta! When I quit publishing back in 2019 it was in service of this book, and I can’t quite believe it’s out. I hope you’ll laugh and feel seen by Payal’s awkward charm. This really is my love letter to the diaspora. ♥️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
September 24, 2024 at 2:03 PM
🌺 Welcome to the world, Payal Mehta! When I quit publishing back in 2019 it was in service of this book, and I can’t quite believe it’s out. I hope you’ll laugh and feel seen by Payal’s awkward charm. This really is my love letter to the diaspora. ♥️
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
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very excited to watch Violent Night again this year, starring David Harbour as an absolutely filthy nasty Santa with a giant sledgehammer doing John Wick shit
September 24, 2024 at 12:28 PM
very excited to watch Violent Night again this year, starring David Harbour as an absolutely filthy nasty Santa with a giant sledgehammer doing John Wick shit
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I'm thinking about Marcellus Williams and how this system prioritizes the finality of its edicts above all else. The murder the state of Missouri plans to commit today is happening in defense of the state's right to kill without answering to the people or to reality itself.
September 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
I'm thinking about Marcellus Williams and how this system prioritizes the finality of its edicts above all else. The murder the state of Missouri plans to commit today is happening in defense of the state's right to kill without answering to the people or to reality itself.
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i suddenly feel better about not getting any fuckin job interviews
there is going to have to be a reckoning with how the entire hiring process is ML garbage on both sides. people are using scripts with LLMs to spam applications which means there are record numbers of applicants being sorted through arbitrarily by algorithms because there are too many applicants.
my fave is when people use ChatGPT for form letters, pad out meeting minutes, resumes etc because they're things that have to be written a certain way and all it does is just reinforce the problem they're a supposed solution for rather than address why those things are even needed!
September 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
i suddenly feel better about not getting any fuckin job interviews
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an under-discussed dimension of this scotus majority is its bloodthirstiness. it has not yet seen a prisoner it wasn’t ready to execute in the name of some properly orderly process
SCOTUS won't stay the execution of Marcellus Williams. The three liberals dissent.
September 24, 2024 at 11:21 PM
an under-discussed dimension of this scotus majority is its bloodthirstiness. it has not yet seen a prisoner it wasn’t ready to execute in the name of some properly orderly process
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If I was reading a history book about a nation that executed innocent people, allowed serious corruption within its judiciary to go unpunished, banned books on sexual autonomy, and featured a ranting autocrat promising to punish his political enemies, which nation am I reading about?
September 25, 2024 at 12:02 AM
If I was reading a history book about a nation that executed innocent people, allowed serious corruption within its judiciary to go unpunished, banned books on sexual autonomy, and featured a ranting autocrat promising to punish his political enemies, which nation am I reading about?
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This system is more deadly to some than others, but it wasn’t designed to save any of us. We are all disposable in the eyes of those who profit from our suffering, our labor, our displacement and our deaths. We’d all be better positioned if we understood this.
September 25, 2024 at 12:09 AM
This system is more deadly to some than others, but it wasn’t designed to save any of us. We are all disposable in the eyes of those who profit from our suffering, our labor, our displacement and our deaths. We’d all be better positioned if we understood this.
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never forget the face of the man who allowed this to happen.
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
September 25, 2024 at 12:30 AM
never forget the face of the man who allowed this to happen.
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
may Michael Parson never know peace again for the rest of his insignificant life
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"The first lawsuit of its kind": California sues ExxonMobil, "accusing the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastics recycling and contributing to the flood of bottles, bags and wrappers polluting waterways in the state and worldwide." wapo.st/4gBjNBl #plastics
California accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable
The state alleges the oil company deceived “the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis.”
wapo.st
September 23, 2024 at 3:59 PM
"The first lawsuit of its kind": California sues ExxonMobil, "accusing the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastics recycling and contributing to the flood of bottles, bags and wrappers polluting waterways in the state and worldwide." wapo.st/4gBjNBl #plastics
My favorite
Cass Elliot and John Denver with some timeless wisdom coming to you from August, 1972https://youtu.be/bRe648clNjg?si=YDKemwNblwaDiiH1
John Denver & Cass Elliot Leaving On A Jet Plane
YouTube video by John Denver
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September 25, 2024 at 8:37 AM
My favorite
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Cass Elliot and John Denver with some timeless wisdom coming to you from August, 1972https://youtu.be/bRe648clNjg?si=YDKemwNblwaDiiH1
John Denver & Cass Elliot Leaving On A Jet Plane
YouTube video by John Denver
youtu.be
September 25, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Cass Elliot and John Denver with some timeless wisdom coming to you from August, 1972https://youtu.be/bRe648clNjg?si=YDKemwNblwaDiiH1
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Deep-pocketed patrons: Call me
Someone needs to do a Tim Onion move here and buy InfoWars. Turn it into the exact opposite of what it was. That would be funny AND useful.
Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elemen...
apnews.com
September 25, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Deep-pocketed patrons: Call me
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just the sort of thing everybody was clamoring for, your finger is uncannily on the pulse of the nation, m'lords
New: U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges on lower courts do not have to publicly disclose when they dine or stay at someone's personal residence, even one owned by a business entity, under a revised ethics rule released Monday. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Supreme Court justices, other judges can stay at corporate-owned homes without disclosure
U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges on lower courts do not have to publicly disclose when they dine or stay at someone's personal residence, even one owned by a business entity, under a revised ethics rule.
www.reuters.com
September 24, 2024 at 7:11 PM
just the sort of thing everybody was clamoring for, your finger is uncannily on the pulse of the nation, m'lords
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im gonna anger so many people but im finally speaking My Truth: matthew mcfayden is the sexier mr darcy
September 25, 2024 at 3:49 AM
im gonna anger so many people but im finally speaking My Truth: matthew mcfayden is the sexier mr darcy
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That first part from if to we’re is as load-bearing as the “Roe is settled law” statements made by Supreme Court nominees. It’s there so gullible media types can have heard words they want to hear (the second part of the statement) and deliberately misunderstand the first.
REPORTER: Mr Speaker, do you commit to observing regular order in the certification process of the 2024 election, even if Harris beats Trump?
MIKE JOHNSON: Well of course -- if we have a free, fair, and safe election we're gonna follow the Constitution, absolutely
MIKE JOHNSON: Well of course -- if we have a free, fair, and safe election we're gonna follow the Constitution, absolutely
September 25, 2024 at 6:32 AM
That first part from if to we’re is as load-bearing as the “Roe is settled law” statements made by Supreme Court nominees. It’s there so gullible media types can have heard words they want to hear (the second part of the statement) and deliberately misunderstand the first.