Merry (they/them)
@themerry.bsky.social
Corgi enthusiast, fan of pajamas, please send breakfast tacos
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This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is one of the most horrific and evil things I have ever read. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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This is just to say
I have [fed AI]
the [poems]
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for [a new collection]
Forgive me
they were delicious
and [turned
the robot] so cold.
I have [fed AI]
the [poems]
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for [a new collection]
Forgive me
they were delicious
and [turned
the robot] so cold.
Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..."
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is just to say
I have [fed AI]
the [poems]
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for [a new collection]
Forgive me
they were delicious
and [turned
the robot] so cold.
I have [fed AI]
the [poems]
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for [a new collection]
Forgive me
they were delicious
and [turned
the robot] so cold.
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oh my god he was rooting for Cersei?!
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
oh my god he was rooting for Cersei?!
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One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
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Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Everything so stupid but I have faith it can get stupider
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apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
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Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca read Letterboxd reviews and guessed which Scorsese movie they were about.
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca read Letterboxd reviews and guessed which Scorsese movie they were about.
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Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My god this is for real one of the most incredible speeches I’ve ever seen by an elected US politician: ‘And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one.’
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Janos Slynt has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Janos Slynt has just endorsed Andrew Cuomo.
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
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How can you not be romantic about baseball? [DEROGATORY] [COMPLIMENTARY]
November 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
How can you not be romantic about baseball? [DEROGATORY] [COMPLIMENTARY]
is the problem that there is just too much blue happening
November 2, 2025 at 3:49 AM
is the problem that there is just too much blue happening
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"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
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Fuck yeah
Green sea turtles are making a comeback in the Pacific: nest counts on Australia’s Heron Island have risen, and populations across the Pacific now meet IUCN recovery thresholds, thanks to decades of protection, turtle-safe fishing, and community-led conservation.
buff.ly/sbvCO4v
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Green sea turtle saved from extinction in major conservation victory - Oceanographic
The green sea turtle has been rescued from extinction thanks to forty years of conservation and protection efforts, the IUCN has said.
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Fuck yeah
“weird” how the government shutdown prevents federal employees from getting paid but does not prevent the White House from getting demolished to build a ballroom
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
“weird” how the government shutdown prevents federal employees from getting paid but does not prevent the White House from getting demolished to build a ballroom
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In "the most rigorous test to date of how AI would perform in the real world," researchers found that workers using AI completed tasks 19% slower than when working without it -- but thought they were faster.
#AI #GenerativeAI 🧪
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
#AI #GenerativeAI 🧪
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Just How Bad Would an AI Bubble Be?
The entire U.S. economy is being propped up by the promise of productivity gains that seem very far from materializing.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In "the most rigorous test to date of how AI would perform in the real world," researchers found that workers using AI completed tasks 19% slower than when working without it -- but thought they were faster.
#AI #GenerativeAI 🧪
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
#AI #GenerativeAI 🧪
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
If you see this, quote post with your favorite pokemon, wrong answers only!
October 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If you see this, quote post with your favorite pokemon, wrong answers only!
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Love Island? the place that Odysseus tied himself to a mast to avoid?
September 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Love Island? the place that Odysseus tied himself to a mast to avoid?
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ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role.
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
September 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ANDOR creator Tony Gilroy likes the idea of a Kleya and Vel ‘Nazi hunters’ spin-off series in which the duo hunt after former Imperials following the fall of the Empire with the assistance of Dedra Meero in a Hannibal Lector-esque role.
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
(Source: youtu.be/mGBXFWvPRsE?...)
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I mean it was obvious what the birthday card was before the image was circulated but goddamn seeing it makes it so unmistakable as to what it represents: a high five between pedophiles over their bond of loving pedophilia and doing pedophile shit together. grim
September 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I mean it was obvious what the birthday card was before the image was circulated but goddamn seeing it makes it so unmistakable as to what it represents: a high five between pedophiles over their bond of loving pedophilia and doing pedophile shit together. grim
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"We cannot wait to work with you as we journey together, but we also want to clarify that we mean real, actual money and not allegorical discussions on the concept of fiat currency."
Plato’s Cave Regrets to Inform You It Will Be Raising Its Rent
To all inhabitants of Plato’s Cave, If you are receiving this letter, it means you have been designated a tenant of the cave—i.e., you are chained ...
buff.ly
September 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"We cannot wait to work with you as we journey together, but we also want to clarify that we mean real, actual money and not allegorical discussions on the concept of fiat currency."