Liam R.
@willwrites.bsky.social
A neurodivergent mess haphazardly disguised as a responsible adult with delusions of being a writer.
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ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
AI was trained on my books (without my permission and against my will) so this annoys me. I never use AI. Not for research, not for images, not for writing. AI used me.
I keep seeing reports of non-AI users being told that an AI detector has dubbed their work AI generated, and it makes me insane because:
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
1) AI detection tools *are themselves AI* and thus entirely bullshit; and
2) if an AI was trained on your works, of COURSE it’ll flag you as sounding “like” AI!
June 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
ON TOP of the ethical reasons to not use AI, it's also
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
1) bad at what it does
2) literally makes you stupider
3) has HUGE environmental costs: every search is equivalent to pouring out an entire bottle of water. It's not worth it to generate a cutesy emoji or have it write an error-riddled draft.
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The DNC will park a taco truck near the Republican National Committee's headquarters on Capitol Hill with a graphic of Trump in a chicken suit and the "Trump Always Chickens Out" slogan.
The truck will be there between noon and 2pm on Tuesday and will actually serve free tacos. 🌮
#TACOTrump
The truck will be there between noon and 2pm on Tuesday and will actually serve free tacos. 🌮
#TACOTrump
Scoop: DNC mocks Trump on 'TACO' slogan with truck serving free tacos on Capitol Hill
"Trump always chickens out — we're just bringing the tacos to match," said DNC chair Ken Martin.
www.axios.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The DNC will park a taco truck near the Republican National Committee's headquarters on Capitol Hill with a graphic of Trump in a chicken suit and the "Trump Always Chickens Out" slogan.
The truck will be there between noon and 2pm on Tuesday and will actually serve free tacos. 🌮
#TACOTrump
The truck will be there between noon and 2pm on Tuesday and will actually serve free tacos. 🌮
#TACOTrump
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Doomscroll respite: bluebells on Bluesky
April 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Doomscroll respite: bluebells on Bluesky
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Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.
April 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Russia carried out a terrorist attack in Sumy, Ukraine using ballistic missiles. They murdered at least 31 civilians and injured 80+ others as people celebrated Palm Sunday. Russia attacked at midday to maximize the number of civilian casualties.
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In March, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in New Mexico. Why is nothing known about who was arrested or their whereabouts?
The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests
In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.
www.newyorker.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
In March, ICE announced that it had arrested 48 people in New Mexico. Why is nothing known about who was arrested or their whereabouts?
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Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
April 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here's the reality: they've backed themselves into a corner. If they bring him home there will be hell to pay. It's clear that they believe that the lesser hell is not bringing him home. So we need to make that hell the worse hell. Start calling and screaming at all of your representatives now! 1/2
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Indiana congresswoman says, “You violated the law, you don’t get due process.” These are the same lawmakers who oppose Red Flag Laws because they don’t provide armed domestic abusers with … due process.
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Indiana congresswoman says, “You violated the law, you don’t get due process.” These are the same lawmakers who oppose Red Flag Laws because they don’t provide armed domestic abusers with … due process.
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Much of mainstream media has caved to Trump.
X is pretty much state-run.
Big law firms have bent the knee.
His entire cabinet lies for him without hesitation.
Thank you @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social for your courage and commitment to the truth, during a time when we need it the most.
X is pretty much state-run.
Big law firms have bent the knee.
His entire cabinet lies for him without hesitation.
Thank you @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social for your courage and commitment to the truth, during a time when we need it the most.
March 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Much of mainstream media has caved to Trump.
X is pretty much state-run.
Big law firms have bent the knee.
His entire cabinet lies for him without hesitation.
Thank you @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social for your courage and commitment to the truth, during a time when we need it the most.
X is pretty much state-run.
Big law firms have bent the knee.
His entire cabinet lies for him without hesitation.
Thank you @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social for your courage and commitment to the truth, during a time when we need it the most.
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Thousands held a rally to demand the release and safe return of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was disappeared by the Trump regime, one of many people that have been kidnapped nationwide. #3E
March 27, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Thousands held a rally to demand the release and safe return of Rumeysa Ozturk, who was disappeared by the Trump regime, one of many people that have been kidnapped nationwide. #3E
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What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
We Might Have to “Shut Down the Country”
Anthony Romero, the A.C.L.U.’s executive director, talks about what he thinks could happen if the Trump Administration defies the authority of the courts.
nyer.cm
March 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
What happens if the courts can't stop the Trump Administration? “Then we’ve got to take to the streets in a different way,” Anthony Romero, the executive director of the A.C.L.U., tells David Remnick. “We've got to shut down this country.”
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Mike Waltz paid Pete Hegseth
🍺 🍻 💣✝️
last four of my SS: 2355
thx Pete
🍺 🍻 💣✝️
last four of my SS: 2355
thx Pete
March 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Mike Waltz paid Pete Hegseth
🍺 🍻 💣✝️
last four of my SS: 2355
thx Pete
🍺 🍻 💣✝️
last four of my SS: 2355
thx Pete
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“This is an Administration that does not have to slip on a Signal banana peel to reveal its deepest-held prejudices and its painful incapacities.” David Remnick writes about Signalgate—and the threat of autocracy that hides in plain sight.
The Greater Scandal of Signalgate
The spectacle of incompetence and the attempts to smear a reporter are a misery; even worse is the encroaching threat of autocracy that cannot be concealed or encrypted.
www.newyorker.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“This is an Administration that does not have to slip on a Signal banana peel to reveal its deepest-held prejudices and its painful incapacities.” David Remnick writes about Signalgate—and the threat of autocracy that hides in plain sight.
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The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
March 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The more they lie, obfuscate and deny the glaringly obvious facts, the more I suspect they’re trying to protect the signal chats we haven’t seen yet.
March 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
Property is more protected than people, sadly. Though It's just as concerning how the lines might blur in coming decades.
Only in the US would harming an inanimate object be considered violence, while denying millions of people essential services leading to their certain deaths is only considered a 'bad policy'. #3E #EndAutogenocide
March 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Property is more protected than people, sadly. Though It's just as concerning how the lines might blur in coming decades.
Wonder what his next book will be about
March 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wonder what his next book will be about
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“How bad will things get before you don’t have elections anymore? And at that point can you really stop what is happening?” An expert on modern Turkey talks about the country’s declining Democracy and whether it is a model for Donald Trump’s America.
Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America?
After purging the judiciary, cracking down on the media, and jailing political opponents, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces protests on a scale not seen in a decade.
www.newyorker.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“How bad will things get before you don’t have elections anymore? And at that point can you really stop what is happening?” An expert on modern Turkey talks about the country’s declining Democracy and whether it is a model for Donald Trump’s America.
March 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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The Trump ICE operation is Ethnic Cleansing. Call it what it is. #3E #EndImpunity
March 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The Trump ICE operation is Ethnic Cleansing. Call it what it is. #3E #EndImpunity
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What’s needed to maintain personal identity if brain could stored as information and transferred? A meditation on some sci-fi tech.
#neuroskyence
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#neuroskyence
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The Altered Carbon Stack: Mind as Information
Is personal identity maintained if you dematerialize the brain into information and move the information into a blank brain?
jjvornov.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
What’s needed to maintain personal identity if brain could stored as information and transferred? A meditation on some sci-fi tech.
#neuroskyence
jjvornov.substack.com/p/the-altere...
#neuroskyence
jjvornov.substack.com/p/the-altere...