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Thesis: ICE is un-American and the Minneapolis protestors are real Americans.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Thesis: ICE is un-American and the Minneapolis protestors are real Americans.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
Antithesis: Ackshually ICE is operating in a long American tradition of racist terror.
Synthesis: Minneapolis is now the epicenter of a clash between two distinct but historically grounded American political traditions.
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The existence of this agency, staffed the way it is today, is just completely incompatible with a democratic society.
"We have a nice little database. Now you're considered a domestic terrorist." www.reddit.com/r/Maine/comm...
From the Maine community on Reddit: ICE tells legal observer she is a domestic terrorist for peacefully filming
Explore this post and more from the Maine community
www.reddit.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The existence of this agency, staffed the way it is today, is just completely incompatible with a democratic society.
is that good
Microsoft is handing over Bitlocker keys to law enforcement. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
Microsoft Gave FBI BitLocker Encryption Keys, Exposing Privacy Flaw
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.
www.forbes.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:40 PM
is that good
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FAQ
Q. a rogue polecat broke out of my sandbox and is wreaking havoc across my filesystem. the deacon is unable to track it down. it seems to have radicalized the dogs sent after it, they're operating as a sort of found family.
A. like i said, gas town isn't production-ready, these things happen,
Q. a rogue polecat broke out of my sandbox and is wreaking havoc across my filesystem. the deacon is unable to track it down. it seems to have radicalized the dogs sent after it, they're operating as a sort of found family.
A. like i said, gas town isn't production-ready, these things happen,
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
FAQ
Q. a rogue polecat broke out of my sandbox and is wreaking havoc across my filesystem. the deacon is unable to track it down. it seems to have radicalized the dogs sent after it, they're operating as a sort of found family.
A. like i said, gas town isn't production-ready, these things happen,
Q. a rogue polecat broke out of my sandbox and is wreaking havoc across my filesystem. the deacon is unable to track it down. it seems to have radicalized the dogs sent after it, they're operating as a sort of found family.
A. like i said, gas town isn't production-ready, these things happen,
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This family did every single thing they’ve been asked to in order to seek asylum here.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This family did every single thing they’ve been asked to in order to seek asylum here.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
Yet in less than 24 hours, this kid and his Dad were nabbed off our streets and sent to Texas, using tactics that can only be described as pure evil.
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The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
The crux, setting aside anything about who, what, when: 99% of people talking about phil of mind around LLMs actively have no interest in it.
Like they are wildly incurious about the entire topic
Like they are wildly incurious about the entire topic
you can argue that you think *maybe* it isn't thinking but if you just flat out state it, it means you haven't thought about what you mean by that very hard. and when it is suggested they should they seem fairly unhappy about it
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The crux, setting aside anything about who, what, when: 99% of people talking about phil of mind around LLMs actively have no interest in it.
Like they are wildly incurious about the entire topic
Like they are wildly incurious about the entire topic
I used "one cool hosts file trick" to use bsky less but am back as a treat. Hope there's lots of good news to read & not any bad news
January 23, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I used "one cool hosts file trick" to use bsky less but am back as a treat. Hope there's lots of good news to read & not any bad news
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it's so sad that cats can't speak. i'm sure they have rich inner lives but it's just impossible for us to know what they're thinking
January 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM
it's so sad that cats can't speak. i'm sure they have rich inner lives but it's just impossible for us to know what they're thinking
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Fuck these losers
January 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Fuck these losers
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Spectacular: Man Reaches Lowest Browser-Tabs Count in Years
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Spectacular: Man Reaches Lowest Browser-Tabs Count in Years
Marco Rubio p-zombie theory
I don’t think Marco experiences consciousness. So nothing
January 19, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Marco Rubio p-zombie theory
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The palpable sense of martyrdom from someone who's writing exactly what his audience wants to hear is so grating.
January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The palpable sense of martyrdom from someone who's writing exactly what his audience wants to hear is so grating.
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Today is a Day when People Want The Person They Are Talking to to be The Person They Want to Fight energy is WAY HIGH on Bluesky... even for Bluesky
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Today is a Day when People Want The Person They Are Talking to to be The Person They Want to Fight energy is WAY HIGH on Bluesky... even for Bluesky
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company statement: "we're now AI-powered!"
bluesky response: "omg [company] is AI slop now, I'm never using it ever again!"
reality: the head of sales changed the name of the sales data spreadsheet from "sales stats" to "sales AI"
bluesky response: "omg [company] is AI slop now, I'm never using it ever again!"
reality: the head of sales changed the name of the sales data spreadsheet from "sales stats" to "sales AI"
January 18, 2026 at 6:16 PM
company statement: "we're now AI-powered!"
bluesky response: "omg [company] is AI slop now, I'm never using it ever again!"
reality: the head of sales changed the name of the sales data spreadsheet from "sales stats" to "sales AI"
bluesky response: "omg [company] is AI slop now, I'm never using it ever again!"
reality: the head of sales changed the name of the sales data spreadsheet from "sales stats" to "sales AI"
damn this really is such a thing -- we hate to see it all over the place
For reasons I never read doctorow during his ascent but have they ever actually been insightful or novel? Or were they just a particular type of web 1 booster that is grumpy the world has passed them by?
January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
damn this really is such a thing -- we hate to see it all over the place
pointing out ridiculous opportunity costs (what if we saved a teaspoon, ignored gallons) is different from whataboutism btw
January 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
pointing out ridiculous opportunity costs (what if we saved a teaspoon, ignored gallons) is different from whataboutism btw
Ooo, I hadn't realized MJ had shipped some of its interactive fiction experiments! storytelling-dev.midjourney.com
storytelling-dev.midjourney.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Ooo, I hadn't realized MJ had shipped some of its interactive fiction experiments! storytelling-dev.midjourney.com
God, taking issue with:
"At this point if you continue to argue that LLMs write useless code you’re damaging your own credibility." -- which is pretty clearly a statement about absolutist "no usecase" arguments --
"At this point if you continue to argue that LLMs write useless code you’re damaging your own credibility." -- which is pretty clearly a statement about absolutist "no usecase" arguments --
January 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
God, taking issue with:
"At this point if you continue to argue that LLMs write useless code you’re damaging your own credibility." -- which is pretty clearly a statement about absolutist "no usecase" arguments --
"At this point if you continue to argue that LLMs write useless code you’re damaging your own credibility." -- which is pretty clearly a statement about absolutist "no usecase" arguments --
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artificial angel hunter
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
artificial angel hunter
Big agree; people point to small-fish or epiphenomena without glancing at civil society generally falling apart
Hot take: a way more worrying trend for the health of society than marriages or birth rates is the collapse in the number of close friendships people report, and that is quite closely related to the former trend.
January 18, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Big agree; people point to small-fish or epiphenomena without glancing at civil society generally falling apart
Basically normal for people to listen to their shit on their speakers on public transit now. We're fucking done for
January 17, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Basically normal for people to listen to their shit on their speakers on public transit now. We're fucking done for
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i like existence of ~the list~ because it speeds up realization of just how much AI usage is already everywhere and it's hopeless and ridiculous to remain some kind of purist in that regard
not going to QT any of this whole slopware watchlist discourse, but pretty depressing that is the sort of behavior people are resorting to instead of just, like, choosing to use or not use software. could have just been a "tools that don't use AI for development" list instead
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 AM
i like existence of ~the list~ because it speeds up realization of just how much AI usage is already everywhere and it's hopeless and ridiculous to remain some kind of purist in that regard