Cedric
@singing-ced.bsky.social
Singer, Actor, Parent, Baker, Nerd
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
for World AIDS Day, a 1988 cartoon from the Advocate's Gerald Donelan
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this is from April of this year, but it's so cheering I thought I'd repost - FBG's AI statement
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
this is from April of this year, but it's so cheering I thought I'd repost - FBG's AI statement
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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Tested this and it works. Chrome is much faster this way.
for anyone who may be using chrome still goto chrome://flags/ and disable everything to do with "ML" "AI" "gemini" and also "NTP Compose Entrypoint"
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tested this and it works. Chrome is much faster this way.
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Dr. Steve (@steveburgess53.bsky.social) has been somewhat puzzled by all the Epstein focus. Why are Trump’s activities a distraction from Epstein? Dr. Steve would argue that the reverse is more the case. #uspoli
Please Advise! Will the Epstein Files Finish Trump? | The Tyee
Of course not, says Dr. Steve. Just another sleazy moment.
thetyee.ca
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Dr. Steve (@steveburgess53.bsky.social) has been somewhat puzzled by all the Epstein focus. Why are Trump’s activities a distraction from Epstein? Dr. Steve would argue that the reverse is more the case. #uspoli
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![Steve Hogarty @misterbrilliant
[gets olympic tickets to 100m butterfly] Oh my god this will be great. [sees the huge stadium] Oh wow that must be where they keep it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k5zurjvwdwxqwpvd4ggk3w76/bafkreihzgag5tcnviy6ohpnaokdl6jbyus6lufcrxk27xbskrzjusvybxu@jpeg)
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I WANT TO HOST ONE OF THESE
props to WSJ for once on a useful notion, ADMIN PARTY for everybody
November 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I WANT TO HOST ONE OF THESE
Very cool.
Huh. Apparently cars don't have to kill people.
For a fast way to reduce traffic deaths: Just slow down.
www.not-ship.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Very cool.
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It's really cool that some of the original sit-inners were present for the unveiling of this memorial.
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's really cool that some of the original sit-inners were present for the unveiling of this memorial.
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
www.oklahoman.com/picture-gall...
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Fiction Standout #6:
Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com is an original take on the Snow White story. It features a gloriously neurodivergent protagonist - who is not the Snow White character, and it plays with standard Snow White tropes in a refreshingly nonstandard way.
Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com is an original take on the Snow White story. It features a gloriously neurodivergent protagonist - who is not the Snow White character, and it plays with standard Snow White tropes in a refreshingly nonstandard way.
November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fiction Standout #6:
Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com is an original take on the Snow White story. It features a gloriously neurodivergent protagonist - who is not the Snow White character, and it plays with standard Snow White tropes in a refreshingly nonstandard way.
Hemlock and Silver by @tkingfisher.com is an original take on the Snow White story. It features a gloriously neurodivergent protagonist - who is not the Snow White character, and it plays with standard Snow White tropes in a refreshingly nonstandard way.
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Reposting with Alt-text:
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Reposting with Alt-text:
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Seems like an appropriate moment to repost this
#nokings #protestart #protestsong #raiseyourvoice #singout
#nokings #protestart #protestsong #raiseyourvoice #singout
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Seems like an appropriate moment to repost this
#nokings #protestart #protestsong #raiseyourvoice #singout
#nokings #protestart #protestsong #raiseyourvoice #singout
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Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
October 18, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sorry to be corny but the aerial shots of these crowds are almost indescribably moving and hopeful
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Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Not a shitpost: #NoKings is feel-good performative activism for comfortable mostly upper and upper middle class white folks and that’s good, actually. Millions of people in the streets protesting a fascist regime is good. It is good for the normie baseline to be massive displays of public dissent.
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Army of Frogs - Watercolor
Me
Me
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Army of Frogs - Watercolor
Me
Me
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The fact that they can't get a random sampling of citizens from any city to indict people for interfering with ICE seems more informative than any political poll, tbh
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters
A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.
news.bloomberglaw.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The fact that they can't get a random sampling of citizens from any city to indict people for interfering with ICE seems more informative than any political poll, tbh
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Wow! Brilliant for writers!
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Wow! Brilliant for writers!
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I wrote a comic called THREE about the Spartan worker-class, the Helots, and talked to a bunch of PhDs in the field. My take-away was how unwilling anyone was to state something was true firmly.
After that, I'm even more more wary of Hot Take History online.
That you're sure makes me unsure.
After that, I'm even more more wary of Hot Take History online.
That you're sure makes me unsure.
Podcasts and "deep dive" media will try to convince you that you *now* know things, thanks to them.
A PhD, especially one with archival, observational, or observational components, will definitely convince you that you know next to nothing, thanks to the available resources & one's predecessors.
A PhD, especially one with archival, observational, or observational components, will definitely convince you that you know next to nothing, thanks to the available resources & one's predecessors.
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I wrote a comic called THREE about the Spartan worker-class, the Helots, and talked to a bunch of PhDs in the field. My take-away was how unwilling anyone was to state something was true firmly.
After that, I'm even more more wary of Hot Take History online.
That you're sure makes me unsure.
After that, I'm even more more wary of Hot Take History online.
That you're sure makes me unsure.
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“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.”
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
What an absolutely incredible, joyous achievement for everyone involved. Hurrah for science and scientists! www.bbc.com/news/article...
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To a great degree we’re dealing with the fallout from a generation of men who got lucky once during a specific moment in tech evolution, made to feel as gods, but are all now suffering their mid-life crises having accomplished nothing else of note.
These men have made nothing other than money.
These men have made nothing other than money.
i have seen exactly zero evidence to suggest that peter thiel is anything other than a dumbass who got lucky once
New argument against AI regulation just dropped. Checkmate, atheists.
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
www.wsj.com/tech/peter-t...
September 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
To a great degree we’re dealing with the fallout from a generation of men who got lucky once during a specific moment in tech evolution, made to feel as gods, but are all now suffering their mid-life crises having accomplished nothing else of note.
These men have made nothing other than money.
These men have made nothing other than money.