Carlton J. Wilkinson
@upsec.bsky.social
Musician, songwriter and composer, teacher, journalist, amateur photographer, husband and father, voter.
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I’ve been ignoring this platform for a few months. (Active in Threads, FB and IG). What did I miss?
September 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I’ve been ignoring this platform for a few months. (Active in Threads, FB and IG). What did I miss?
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A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 AI model
A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 AI model | TechCrunch
A third-party research institute Anthropic partnered with to test Claude Opus 4 recommended against deploying an early version because it tends to "scheme."
techcrunch.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A safety institute advised against releasing an early version of Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 AI model
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May 17, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
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Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
May 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Could you imagine the response if a democratic president said they didn’t know if they had to uphold the Constitution?
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
How fast would the articles of impeachment be drawn ?
20 minutes at the most
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Amid dropping vaccination rates, 25 children in New York State died from influenza during the 2024-25 flu season — more than in any recent flu season, state health authorities said on Wednesday.
Flu Killed 25 Children in New York This Season, the Most in Many Years
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Amid dropping vaccination rates, 25 children in New York State died from influenza during the 2024-25 flu season — more than in any recent flu season, state health authorities said on Wednesday.
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the president’s policies will carpet bomb the economy and ruin millions of lives but don’t worry, he and his failchildren will come away from everything as rich as ever
NYT Page One:
“.. a blitz of moneymaking ventures capitalizing on their father’s name and power, each seemingly trying to outdo the other.”
@nytimes.com
“.. a blitz of moneymaking ventures capitalizing on their father’s name and power, each seemingly trying to outdo the other.”
@nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
the president’s policies will carpet bomb the economy and ruin millions of lives but don’t worry, he and his failchildren will come away from everything as rich as ever
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Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
May 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Ben Franklin on inoculation, after his son died from smallpox.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
“In 1736, I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation”.
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It’s still mind blowing to me that the signature economic policy of the current US government was to place a 145% import tax on American businesses that source goods from the largest supplier in the world.
It’s like a doctor whose primary treatment is stabbing patients with a rusty nail.
It’s like a doctor whose primary treatment is stabbing patients with a rusty nail.
May 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It’s still mind blowing to me that the signature economic policy of the current US government was to place a 145% import tax on American businesses that source goods from the largest supplier in the world.
It’s like a doctor whose primary treatment is stabbing patients with a rusty nail.
It’s like a doctor whose primary treatment is stabbing patients with a rusty nail.
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Breaking news: New civil rights division chief said more than 100 attorneys have left their jobs, in many cases because they disagreed with the office’s new focus on combating anti-Christian bias, transgender athletes in women’s sports, and “woke ideology.”
Civil rights lawyers leave en masse as Justice Dept. mission shifts
Civil rights director Harmeet K. Dhillon redirected her staff to focus on combating antisemitism, anti-Christian bias and what she calls “woke ideology.”
www.washingtonpost.com
April 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Breaking news: New civil rights division chief said more than 100 attorneys have left their jobs, in many cases because they disagreed with the office’s new focus on combating anti-Christian bias, transgender athletes in women’s sports, and “woke ideology.”
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ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
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“He is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin. When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him. There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.”
Sen. Jon Ossoff
Sen. Jon Ossoff
April 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“He is granting audiences to people who buy his meme coin. When the sitting president of the United States is selling access for what are effectively payments directly to him. There is no question that that rises to the level of an impeachable offense.”
Sen. Jon Ossoff
Sen. Jon Ossoff
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Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.
April 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Plenty of politicians on both sides of the aisle feel threatened by rising class consciousness.
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Enough is enough.
💥 BREAKING: Goldman Sachs shareholders voted today to reject two anti-DEI proposals, both by 98-2 percent. GS Board urged shareholders to vote to reject proposals. "We believe that diversity, including diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, is important to our commercial success."
April 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Enough is enough.
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Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
Sunday morning April 20, 2025
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen
NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen
CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen
CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen
ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen
@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.
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The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
April 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.
The fight to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador is wholly justified, but we have to keep in mind one reason for Trump’s resistance: to the extent that media focuses on the fate of one individual, it basically ignores the unconstitutional treatment of dozens of others.
April 16, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The fight to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador is wholly justified, but we have to keep in mind one reason for Trump’s resistance: to the extent that media focuses on the fate of one individual, it basically ignores the unconstitutional treatment of dozens of others.
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Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Got a new one today when the press secretary accused him of being a "human trafficker" just absolutely out of thin air!
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There’s a word for this, and it’s called bribery.
April 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
There’s a word for this, and it’s called bribery.
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"These are defacto tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by the poor" - Steve Liesman on CNBC
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"These are defacto tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by the poor" - Steve Liesman on CNBC
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CNBC Hosts Sit In Stunned Silence For 19th Consecutive Hour
April 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
CNBC Hosts Sit In Stunned Silence For 19th Consecutive Hour