VocalMinority
@vocalminority.bsky.social
I wish I could claim this will be a productive use of my time
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What is concerning about US is not ultimately about Trump.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
August 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What is concerning about US is not ultimately about Trump.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
There are always Trumps.
It is the legislature and judiciary that should check and balance, but shrug instead.
It is his party and the media who should hold him to account, but shrug instead.
Trump is doing what he can get away with.
This is technically accurate, but it does rather fall into the trap of assuming that bad actors wouldn't game the system.
It might be defintionally and historically true that this is how genocide has been perputrated in the past, but if you want to muddy the water, you won't do things the same.
It might be defintionally and historically true that this is how genocide has been perputrated in the past, but if you want to muddy the water, you won't do things the same.
I was asked "what would be different if this really were an intentional genocide against the Palestinians," and no one wants to hear the reality that it would be over by now. Genocide is not "a brutal and indiscriminate war that goes on for a long time." War crimes are not genocide.
"A genocide is only present when all possible force was brought to bear as soon as possible" is your argument?
August 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is technically accurate, but it does rather fall into the trap of assuming that bad actors wouldn't game the system.
It might be defintionally and historically true that this is how genocide has been perputrated in the past, but if you want to muddy the water, you won't do things the same.
It might be defintionally and historically true that this is how genocide has been perputrated in the past, but if you want to muddy the water, you won't do things the same.
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Those who were outraged at the federal government using its lethal power at the Waco siege of 1993 are not bothered when in 2025 Trump sends in federal troops into US cities.
It is a fascinating contrast.
It is a fascinating contrast.
Query
The Waco siege of 1993 generated political shockwaves: how dare federal government use its power in that way.
But in 2025 Trump sends in federal troops against US citizens, but with hardly any political shockwaves.
Was it because Waco siege was about gun rights, rather than federal power?
The Waco siege of 1993 generated political shockwaves: how dare federal government use its power in that way.
But in 2025 Trump sends in federal troops against US citizens, but with hardly any political shockwaves.
Was it because Waco siege was about gun rights, rather than federal power?
August 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Those who were outraged at the federal government using its lethal power at the Waco siege of 1993 are not bothered when in 2025 Trump sends in federal troops into US cities.
It is a fascinating contrast.
It is a fascinating contrast.
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Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
Google Gemini doesn’t appear to be doing too well:
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
‘"I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes . . . I am a disgrace to all possible and impossible universes and all that is not a universe," the bot continued.’
Google says it's working on a fix for Gemini's self-loathing 'I am a failure' comments
Google Gemini users said the bot is sharing self-loathing messages while attempting to solve tasks, including "I am a disgrace to this universe."
www.businessinsider.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Oh so it does have phd level intelligence
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The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
July 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The man predicted the future and he told you exactly how it was going to happen, too
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dude this party is such an echo chamber. it's just friends hanging out and chilling and having a good time. you need to invite some people over who want to kill you with hammers
June 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
dude this party is such an echo chamber. it's just friends hanging out and chilling and having a good time. you need to invite some people over who want to kill you with hammers
I have three degrees and just realised that the reason I couldn't get my guitar amp to make noise was not the amp, guitar or cable but the fact I had not plugged the cable in fully.
I'm fine it's great.
I'm fine it's great.
June 4, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I have three degrees and just realised that the reason I couldn't get my guitar amp to make noise was not the amp, guitar or cable but the fact I had not plugged the cable in fully.
I'm fine it's great.
I'm fine it's great.
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One of the funniest jokes in TV history big RIP
June 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
One of the funniest jokes in TV history big RIP
I don't think you can interpret it as anything else tbh.
I'd normally have some reservations about if something like this would be effective, but we already know that the alternative of holding back isn't with Putin, so I understand the approach.
I'd normally have some reservations about if something like this would be effective, but we already know that the alternative of holding back isn't with Putin, so I understand the approach.
Given the timing of this, I wonder whether it was meant as pre-peace talk message to Putin, with promises of worse.
Reuters, by the way, has the full text of Ukraine's ceasefire proposal to Russia, ahead of tomorrow's talks in Istanbul.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
June 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I don't think you can interpret it as anything else tbh.
I'd normally have some reservations about if something like this would be effective, but we already know that the alternative of holding back isn't with Putin, so I understand the approach.
I'd normally have some reservations about if something like this would be effective, but we already know that the alternative of holding back isn't with Putin, so I understand the approach.
So thunderbolts is good
May 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So thunderbolts is good
The Supreme Court decision on Gender Identity is tricky; my lay person impression is that it was probably correct *as a matter of law* but creates the need for legislation specifically around trans rights that probably won't get addressed in this current parliament due to the political climate.
April 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Supreme Court decision on Gender Identity is tricky; my lay person impression is that it was probably correct *as a matter of law* but creates the need for legislation specifically around trans rights that probably won't get addressed in this current parliament due to the political climate.
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While civil society falls apart, @hankazaria.bsky.social's explanation for why he ultimately decided to stop voicing Apu on The Simpsons is a case study more people need to hear.
The full YT episode is both very funny and worth your time: youtu.be/9rnyMXm1ThQ?...
The full YT episode is both very funny and worth your time: youtu.be/9rnyMXm1ThQ?...
April 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
While civil society falls apart, @hankazaria.bsky.social's explanation for why he ultimately decided to stop voicing Apu on The Simpsons is a case study more people need to hear.
The full YT episode is both very funny and worth your time: youtu.be/9rnyMXm1ThQ?...
The full YT episode is both very funny and worth your time: youtu.be/9rnyMXm1ThQ?...
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Big day for dickheads who pretend not to know the difference between "prosecuting your political opponents" and "prosecuting people who did crimes and also happen to be political opponents"
March 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Big day for dickheads who pretend not to know the difference between "prosecuting your political opponents" and "prosecuting people who did crimes and also happen to be political opponents"
Jeffrey Goldberg will still be in it however.
pete hegseth is going to feel really shitty when the second groupchat leaks that’s called “houthi war plan no pete”
March 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jeffrey Goldberg will still be in it however.
The amount of time some small segments of the left spent concerned about if kamala was sufficiently aligned with lgbtq+ issues feels rather quaint now.
February 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The amount of time some small segments of the left spent concerned about if kamala was sufficiently aligned with lgbtq+ issues feels rather quaint now.
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Coming around to the view that a certain kind of narcissist simply needs Musk to be a genius rather than a fraud, because they want to believe there’s a hereditary Brahmin class of accomplished, beautiful minds—and that they’re a part of that class.
February 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Coming around to the view that a certain kind of narcissist simply needs Musk to be a genius rather than a fraud, because they want to believe there’s a hereditary Brahmin class of accomplished, beautiful minds—and that they’re a part of that class.
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POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.
February 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
POV: You're 16, believe being in advanced placement math class means you're a once in a generation genius, and have just discovered Reddit.
There are any number of reasons this is incredibly dumb, but 'confirmation bias' is a really important concept in intelligence analysis and getting rid of reports that mention is it mind-boggling.
Honestly there's a lot of words here which are like that. You think diverse only has a 'woke' meaning?
Honestly there's a lot of words here which are like that. You think diverse only has a 'woke' meaning?
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There are any number of reasons this is incredibly dumb, but 'confirmation bias' is a really important concept in intelligence analysis and getting rid of reports that mention is it mind-boggling.
Honestly there's a lot of words here which are like that. You think diverse only has a 'woke' meaning?
Honestly there's a lot of words here which are like that. You think diverse only has a 'woke' meaning?
Not going to watch it all, but I'm going to see the start of the superbowl at least, and I still can't decide who I want to see lose more.
..I don't really hate either team, I just feel a lions-bills superbowl would have been so much more fun
..I don't really hate either team, I just feel a lions-bills superbowl would have been so much more fun
February 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Not going to watch it all, but I'm going to see the start of the superbowl at least, and I still can't decide who I want to see lose more.
..I don't really hate either team, I just feel a lions-bills superbowl would have been so much more fun
..I don't really hate either team, I just feel a lions-bills superbowl would have been so much more fun
The one semi-positove I can see from the current US administrations flurry of actions is that they are unambiguous and direct. So you might get some unified opposition. It's harder when things are less egregious, and fatigue is a real factor.
February 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The one semi-positove I can see from the current US administrations flurry of actions is that they are unambiguous and direct. So you might get some unified opposition. It's harder when things are less egregious, and fatigue is a real factor.
Okay so I know for a fact this will change when I think about it more or listen to things again but;
There there
Fuast arp
Fog again (live, piano only version)
Karma police
True love waits (live, from I might be wrong)
There there
Fuast arp
Fog again (live, piano only version)
Karma police
True love waits (live, from I might be wrong)
Radiohead top 5 (this is hard):
5. Faust Arp
4. There, there
3. Everything In Its Right Place
2. Let Down
1. Bodysnatchers
5. Faust Arp
4. There, there
3. Everything In Its Right Place
2. Let Down
1. Bodysnatchers
January 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Okay so I know for a fact this will change when I think about it more or listen to things again but;
There there
Fuast arp
Fog again (live, piano only version)
Karma police
True love waits (live, from I might be wrong)
There there
Fuast arp
Fog again (live, piano only version)
Karma police
True love waits (live, from I might be wrong)
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Yes it was a Nazi salute. Only fools, cowards and fellow travellers won’t say out loud what he is now.
Musk today at an AfD rally: “The German people are really an ancient nation which goes back thousand of years… It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything” www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Elon Musk appears on video at German far right campaign event
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance during Germany's AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland) election campaign event in Halle in eastern Germany on Saturday, speaking publicly in support of the far right party for the second time in as many weeks.
www.reuters.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Yes it was a Nazi salute. Only fools, cowards and fellow travellers won’t say out loud what he is now.
Honestly the Switch 2 looks like it might be my first day one console purchase precisely because it's the original switch but faster and better with backwards compatibility. Thank you very much that's exactly what I wanted.
January 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Honestly the Switch 2 looks like it might be my first day one console purchase precisely because it's the original switch but faster and better with backwards compatibility. Thank you very much that's exactly what I wanted.
I hate that this is true. But it is.
I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I hate that this is true. But it is.
Douthat is frustrating in that he's clearly not an idiot, but engages in this kind of anger-baiting nonsense rather than focusing on actually interesting ideas or concepts from a conservative angle.
I really *want* to take him seriously, but he does his best to make that impossible.
I really *want* to take him seriously, but he does his best to make that impossible.
A Douthat special, in which he dismisses Canada's nationhood: "not-Americanness finally ceased to be a plausible basis for a nation-state." Ugly American.
O Canada, Come Join Us www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
O Canada, Come Join Us www.nytimes.com/2025/01/11/o...
Opinion | O Canada, Come Join Us
Perhaps Trump is not making a threat but offering an opportunity.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Douthat is frustrating in that he's clearly not an idiot, but engages in this kind of anger-baiting nonsense rather than focusing on actually interesting ideas or concepts from a conservative angle.
I really *want* to take him seriously, but he does his best to make that impossible.
I really *want* to take him seriously, but he does his best to make that impossible.