Hector Rodriguez
@rocketcheddar.bsky.social
Engineer. Mostly here for sports.
#GoPackGo 🧀 #ForzaFerrari 🏎️
Mountain View, CA
#GoPackGo 🧀 #ForzaFerrari 🏎️
Mountain View, CA
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These people will literally go on tv essentially defending a grown man sleeping with 15 year-olds (rape, FYI!) in service of a political allegiance.
At this point how can anyone say this isn’t a cult?
And how do we get folks out of it?
At this point how can anyone say this isn’t a cult?
And how do we get folks out of it?
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
These people will literally go on tv essentially defending a grown man sleeping with 15 year-olds (rape, FYI!) in service of a political allegiance.
At this point how can anyone say this isn’t a cult?
And how do we get folks out of it?
At this point how can anyone say this isn’t a cult?
And how do we get folks out of it?
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Schumer put the nail in his own coffin and the Democratic Leadership. It's done. Just a matter of time. Ditto Centrists.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
They have misread the moment and the rage of the people.
Trump and MAGA will continue playing them because they know they are weak.
Let’s assign them the blame, and let’s form a new party.
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Let’s assign them the blame, and let’s form a new party.
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My statement on the spending legislation and Republican healthcare crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My statement on the spending legislation and Republican healthcare crisis.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Tears, panic, and young Ukrainian soldiers pleading for help — a new disinformation campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) to fabricate videos of Ukraine's mobilization efforts is flooding social media platforms.
AI soldiers: How deepfakes are manipulating Ukraine’s mobilization narrative
Editor's note: This article was published as part of the Fighting Against Conspiracy and Trolls (FACT) project, an independent, non-partisan hub launched in mid-2025 under the umbrella of the EU Digit...
kyivindependent.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Tears, panic, and young Ukrainian soldiers pleading for help — a new disinformation campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) to fabricate videos of Ukraine's mobilization efforts is flooding social media platforms.
This is a great piece by Toni Cowan-Brown
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Sports are a political vehicle
The myth of apolitical sport: from ancient arenas to modern circuits
ideefixe.co
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is a great piece by Toni Cowan-Brown
ideefixe.co/p/sports-are...
ideefixe.co/p/sports-are...
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“A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... (this is just appalling.)
She says Tesla’s chatbot asked her 12-year-old for nudes
A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, ...
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“A Toronto mom says her 12-year-old son asked Tesla’s AI chatbot, Grok, which soccer player is better: Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. After some back and forth, she says the chatbot asked her son, 'Why don't you send me some nudes?'” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... (this is just appalling.)
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‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say OpenAI’s ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself — www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u... 💔
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say OpenAI’s ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself — www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u... 💔
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
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if you'd like a special little treat please google "dave portnoy tippy toes"
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
if you'd like a special little treat please google "dave portnoy tippy toes"
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ICE detained a US citizen with a toddler in the backseat. ICE had to be bullied by the crowd to not do their usual MO and drive off with the man and just leave the car in the road. The crowd asked them to let the family come take the baby. Instead they drove off with the child
Armed federal immigration agents drive away with a toddler in the backseat
Armed federal agents drive off with toddler in the back seat of car after arresting the child’s father, a U.S. citizen, who is accused of assault.
www.latimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
ICE detained a US citizen with a toddler in the backseat. ICE had to be bullied by the crowd to not do their usual MO and drive off with the man and just leave the car in the road. The crowd asked them to let the family come take the baby. Instead they drove off with the child
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The Cuomo rally is playing “Living on a Prayer” lollll this rules
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The Cuomo rally is playing “Living on a Prayer” lollll this rules
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57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.
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They deported a man in a vegetative state. He had called his family from detention until the calls mysteriously stopped, with no information.
📍 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒:
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel, a 52-year-old man deported by ICE in a vegetative state following months in U.S. custody, died on October 26 after returning to Costa Rica. His family accuses the agency of negligence and inhumane treatment. #AbuseofPowerWatch
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel, a 52-year-old man deported by ICE in a vegetative state following months in U.S. custody, died on October 26 after returning to Costa Rica. His family accuses the agency of negligence and inhumane treatment. #AbuseofPowerWatch
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
They deported a man in a vegetative state. He had called his family from detention until the calls mysteriously stopped, with no information.
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You need to read this testimony about conditions at Broadview.
Gonzales just broke down crying on the witness stand.
"It was too much. It was too much … I just can't deal with it."
"It was too much. It was too much … I just can't deal with it."
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
You need to read this testimony about conditions at Broadview.
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A+ job of vetting your Peace Prize winner, Nobel Committee.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado insists that Maduro rigged the 2020 US elections against Donald Trump (and many other elections in the region)
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A+ job of vetting your Peace Prize winner, Nobel Committee.
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NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
The Nonprofit Feeding the Entire Internet to AI Companies
Common Crawl claims to provide a public benefit, but it lies to publishers about its activities.
www.theatlantic.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Common Crawl, the massive archiver of the web, has gotten cozy with AI companies and is providing paywalled articles for training data. They’re also lying to publishers who have asked for material to be removed. “The robots are people too,” CC’s exec director told us when we asked about this.
Everybody is 12
They’ve all gone mad.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott: “After the polls close tomorrow night, I will impose a 100% tariff on anyone moving to Texas from NYC.”
November 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Everybody is 12