TheOtherNik
@theothernik.bsky.social
I have never watched the Office. Creator of Naruto. Owner and CEO of Twitter. Talk One Piece with me | he/him
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This isn’t a Fee this is a Deterrent! This is going to light the economy On Fire!
Tucked away in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is the requirement that all visitors to the US must pay $250 just to enter the country starting 1 October! For a family of 5 that's $1250! I doubt this will help America's crashing tourism business which is down 10% already since January
July 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This isn’t a Fee this is a Deterrent! This is going to light the economy On Fire!
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It’s designed to help incarcerated people who are vulnerable to being transferred by ICE following their release - via @prismreports
New Helpline Aims to Disrupt the “Prison-to-ICE Deportation Pipeline”
It is designed to help incarcerated people who are vulnerable to being transferred by ICE following their release.
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July 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s designed to help incarcerated people who are vulnerable to being transferred by ICE following their release - via @prismreports
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I think the general public need to cop to the phenomenon of conservative Christians proclaiming themselves to be radical feminists, trans people were way ahead of this rhetorical trick but unfortunately we were ignored
The censorship of 80+ games on Steam this week was apparently the work of Australian antiporn group Collective Shout, which partnered with US evangelicals to pressure Visa and Mastercard.
They claimed, without evidence, that the games involved child abuse.
Great work by @acvalens.net for VICE.
They claimed, without evidence, that the games involved child abuse.
Great work by @acvalens.net for VICE.
Group Behind Steam Censorship Policies Have Powerful Allies — And Targeted Popular Games With Outlandish Claims
The organization behind Steam's latest payment processor censorship, Collective Shout, appears to tell some misleading tales.
www.vice.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I think the general public need to cop to the phenomenon of conservative Christians proclaiming themselves to be radical feminists, trans people were way ahead of this rhetorical trick but unfortunately we were ignored
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Since Israel uses its offensive weapons to commit genocide in Gaza and bomb the countries around it, Israel should have to pay for its own defense.
The Israeli military operates the way it does because those in power know the U.S. will continue to back them, no matter what. 1/2
The Israeli military operates the way it does because those in power know the U.S. will continue to back them, no matter what. 1/2
July 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Since Israel uses its offensive weapons to commit genocide in Gaza and bomb the countries around it, Israel should have to pay for its own defense.
The Israeli military operates the way it does because those in power know the U.S. will continue to back them, no matter what. 1/2
The Israeli military operates the way it does because those in power know the U.S. will continue to back them, no matter what. 1/2
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this is such a perfect illustration of the fundamental disconnect between what LLMs are and how they are sold and how people interact with them
it’s not a person, it does not “know” things, it does not remember and learn from things the way a person does
it is predicting what someone might say
it’s not a person, it does not “know” things, it does not remember and learn from things the way a person does
it is predicting what someone might say
July 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
this is such a perfect illustration of the fundamental disconnect between what LLMs are and how they are sold and how people interact with them
it’s not a person, it does not “know” things, it does not remember and learn from things the way a person does
it is predicting what someone might say
it’s not a person, it does not “know” things, it does not remember and learn from things the way a person does
it is predicting what someone might say
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PLEASE SIGN! Steam just updated their TOS due to payment processors' pressue to remove content that "violates terms". Visa and Mastercard are targeting adult content again. Patreon's stringent rules around 18+ work exist bc of them and onlyfans was pressured too (along with many others). Push back.
Once again, there is an ACLU petition specifically made to stop Mastercard from unlawfully policing adult content. It’s getting pretty grim for us out there. Please sign and/or spread the word.
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
action.aclu.org/petition/mas...
Mastercard: Sex Work is Work. End Your Unjust Policy.
Mastercard's new policy unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers more vulnerable, especially Black trans women. It must be stopped.
action.aclu.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
PLEASE SIGN! Steam just updated their TOS due to payment processors' pressue to remove content that "violates terms". Visa and Mastercard are targeting adult content again. Patreon's stringent rules around 18+ work exist bc of them and onlyfans was pressured too (along with many others). Push back.
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Millions get their news from NPR and PBS every day.
For emergency alerts, disaster updates, the weather and other reliable news.
Stations in rural areas, which rely twice as much on federal funding, could close.
Defunding this basic service would put millions in the dark.
For emergency alerts, disaster updates, the weather and other reliable news.
Stations in rural areas, which rely twice as much on federal funding, could close.
Defunding this basic service would put millions in the dark.
July 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Millions get their news from NPR and PBS every day.
For emergency alerts, disaster updates, the weather and other reliable news.
Stations in rural areas, which rely twice as much on federal funding, could close.
Defunding this basic service would put millions in the dark.
For emergency alerts, disaster updates, the weather and other reliable news.
Stations in rural areas, which rely twice as much on federal funding, could close.
Defunding this basic service would put millions in the dark.
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In Brazil you can buy games on Steam using PIX, a fantastic digital payment system developed by the Brazilian government.
In the same week as US payment processors are censoring what you can buy, the US government is attacking Brazil & PIX.
In the same week as US payment processors are censoring what you can buy, the US government is attacking Brazil & PIX.
July 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
In Brazil you can buy games on Steam using PIX, a fantastic digital payment system developed by the Brazilian government.
In the same week as US payment processors are censoring what you can buy, the US government is attacking Brazil & PIX.
In the same week as US payment processors are censoring what you can buy, the US government is attacking Brazil & PIX.
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July 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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As i have been saying for years now, the most practically effective, strategically feasible, and 100% non-violent way to abolish ICE is to make working there--in any capacity, at any level--one of the most socially unpopular things an American can do.
As i have been saying for years now, the most practically effective, strategically feasible, and 100% non-violent way to abolish ICE is to make working there--in any capacity, at any level--one of the most socially unpopular things an American can do.
pretty wild that ICE ERO is currently hiring Directors for 21 of its 25 Field Offices. must be some pretty severe turnover!
www.usajobs.gov/job/840604700
www.usajobs.gov/job/840604700
July 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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As i have been saying for years now, the most practically effective, strategically feasible, and 100% non-violent way to abolish ICE is to make working there--in any capacity, at any level--one of the most socially unpopular things an American can do.
As i have been saying for years now, the most practically effective, strategically feasible, and 100% non-violent way to abolish ICE is to make working there--in any capacity, at any level--one of the most socially unpopular things an American can do.
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They just say shit--no matter the consequences. This is not justice.
At a press conference last month, the Attorney General of the United States publicized the claim that Abrego played a role in the murder of a rival gang member’s mother.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
Today, more than a month later, the government’s own witness admitted that they haven’t been able to corroborate that allegation.
July 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
They just say shit--no matter the consequences. This is not justice.
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A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.
July 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.
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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
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To hear Trump tell it, he has infinite power to do good and no power to do bad, and anyone who says otherwise is an enemy of the country. To believe in MAGA is to believe in his simultaneous omnipotence and impotence, depending on whichever is convenient for partisan purposes.
July 14, 2025 at 12:23 PM
To hear Trump tell it, he has infinite power to do good and no power to do bad, and anyone who says otherwise is an enemy of the country. To believe in MAGA is to believe in his simultaneous omnipotence and impotence, depending on whichever is convenient for partisan purposes.
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President Donald Trump presents himself as strong, indomitable, and always forceful. But when disaster strikes — whether hurricane, flash flood, or pandemic — he’s oddly helpless.
July 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
President Donald Trump presents himself as strong, indomitable, and always forceful. But when disaster strikes — whether hurricane, flash flood, or pandemic — he’s oddly helpless.
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It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Won't. Stop. With. Immigrants.
It. Will. Move. On. To. The. Next. Group. He. Hates.
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Dismantling the Department of Education was in P25. It's no surprise that they are doing it. What is surprising is that people are dumbed down to the point of thinking this is a good idea. We will never be able to compete with the world. We are becoming a third world nation, in less than a year.
July 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Dismantling the Department of Education was in P25. It's no surprise that they are doing it. What is surprising is that people are dumbed down to the point of thinking this is a good idea. We will never be able to compete with the world. We are becoming a third world nation, in less than a year.
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REPORT: Most seizures of fentanyl occur at U.S. points of entry, not via migrants. In reality, U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers.
Fentanyl smuggling: Most seizures occur at ports of entry where U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers - American Immigration Council
Most fentanyl enters the U.S. through ports of entry, not via migrants. U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers, often recruited by criminal networks. Effective solutions focus on better screening at ...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
July 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
REPORT: Most seizures of fentanyl occur at U.S. points of entry, not via migrants. In reality, U.S. citizens are the primary smugglers.
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They want poor and marginalized people to starve so badly they are burning food rather than giving it away.
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
They want poor and marginalized people to starve so badly they are burning food rather than giving it away.
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So this is a confession that’s he’s in Epstein’s records, all over the place, so that if and when they become public he can claim it’s a set up.
a deranged Trump claims Obama and Hillary wrote the Epstein files and urges people to not care about them 🥴
July 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
So this is a confession that’s he’s in Epstein’s records, all over the place, so that if and when they become public he can claim it’s a set up.
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Loyalty purges are the opposite of doing justice
Pam Bondi just fired more than 20 Justice Dept. employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases and Trump's handling of classified documents.
The firings are part of a massive purge aimed at clearing DOJ of attorneys and staff who took part in Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump. www.axios.com/2025/07/12/p...
The firings are part of a massive purge aimed at clearing DOJ of attorneys and staff who took part in Jack Smith's prosecution of Trump. www.axios.com/2025/07/12/p...
Bondi fires 20 DOJ employees from Jan. 6, Trump documents cases
It's part of a massive purge of staffers who took part in the prosecution of Trump for Jan. 6 and possessing classified documents unlawfully.
www.axios.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Loyalty purges are the opposite of doing justice