Kaz
@amkaz.bsky.social
在日アメリカ人・文系出身ITエンジニア Immigrant/humanities grad in tech
Formerly: WV, Boston (BSc), Hokkaido (JET), Kobe (MA). Currently: Tokyo. 🗼
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Formerly: WV, Boston (BSc), Hokkaido (JET), Kobe (MA). Currently: Tokyo. 🗼
🏳️🌈🍜🎧🍻
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I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I'm not sure it's in the self interest of America's tech bro billionaires to suggest that we bring back public executions to punish the most destructive people in our society.
I know "uniquely suited to win over Trump voters" is the Atlantic's spin, but also a reminder that a plurality of eligible voters DO NOT VOTE and are right there to be actually won instead...
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I know "uniquely suited to win over Trump voters" is the Atlantic's spin, but also a reminder that a plurality of eligible voters DO NOT VOTE and are right there to be actually won instead...
This kind of abject bigotry makes me insane particularly because like that's her legal fucking name?? Like this isn't a matter of "disagreeing" with someone's transgender identity you're literally using the wrong name
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This kind of abject bigotry makes me insane particularly because like that's her legal fucking name?? Like this isn't a matter of "disagreeing" with someone's transgender identity you're literally using the wrong name
If you made a movie out of this the audience would be cheering for the shooter by the end of the film
Let me get this straight: we trained this guy to be an elite killer, abandoned his country to the Taliban, isolated him, arbitrarily banned him from working and so left his family unsupported.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
I don’t know if there’s any more efficient way of producing a mental health crisis outside of torture.
Alleged D.C. Shooter Begged CIA for Help as He Tried to Find Work newrepublic.com/post/203784/... via @newrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
If you made a movie out of this the audience would be cheering for the shooter by the end of the film
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It's become normal now for high-level political figures to argue that an entire generation was brainwashed through fake videos into mass anti-Israel political mobilization by TikTok. Complete conspiracy thinking, rooted in zero evidence, based on nothing
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
It's become normal now for high-level political figures to argue that an entire generation was brainwashed through fake videos into mass anti-Israel political mobilization by TikTok. Complete conspiracy thinking, rooted in zero evidence, based on nothing
I just registered my MyNumber at the doctor and it worked immediately with facial recognition even though I never set it up before that was wild!
December 3, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I just registered my MyNumber at the doctor and it worked immediately with facial recognition even though I never set it up before that was wild!
Just learned the phrase 余計なお世話(かもしれませんが…) and what do you MEAN it can mean one thing or the exact opposite of that thing???? You're gonna give me a panic attack!
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Just learned the phrase 余計なお世話(かもしれませんが…) and what do you MEAN it can mean one thing or the exact opposite of that thing???? You're gonna give me a panic attack!
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Oh so they're literally insane huh
¥300,000 (≈$2,000) for PR application, and ¥100,000 (≈$650) for every single PR renewal news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2e8...
¥300,000 (≈$2,000) for PR application, and ¥100,000 (≈$650) for every single PR renewal news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2e8...
在留手数料「上限30万円」検討 政府、帰化要件も厳格化へ（時事通信） - Yahoo!ニュース
政府は27日、外国人の在留手続きの手数料を欧米並みに引き上げる方向で検討に入った。
永住許可の手数料（現行1万円）を「上限30万円」に引き上げる案を自民党に示した。具体的な額は政令で定める。日
news.yahoo.co.jp
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Oh so they're literally insane huh
¥300,000 (≈$2,000) for PR application, and ¥100,000 (≈$650) for every single PR renewal news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2e8...
¥300,000 (≈$2,000) for PR application, and ¥100,000 (≈$650) for every single PR renewal news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2e8...
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It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
I've been SAYING—the algorithmic internet is NOT. REAL.
You are giving yourself brain damage by trying to make sense of the world via these platforms
You are giving yourself brain damage by trying to make sense of the world via these platforms
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I've been SAYING—the algorithmic internet is NOT. REAL.
You are giving yourself brain damage by trying to make sense of the world via these platforms
You are giving yourself brain damage by trying to make sense of the world via these platforms
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i’m too stoned for this level of ventriloquy
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
i’m too stoned for this level of ventriloquy
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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Folks, Zohran Mamdani—smart guy, reminds me of a young me—you know what he said, I told him, “Zohran, I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna say the shahada,” and he said to me “Mr. President, you should say a third line confirming your belief in the wilayat of Ali,” should we do it folks? Should we say it?
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Folks, Zohran Mamdani—smart guy, reminds me of a young me—you know what he said, I told him, “Zohran, I’m gonna do it, I’m gonna say the shahada,” and he said to me “Mr. President, you should say a third line confirming your belief in the wilayat of Ali,” should we do it folks? Should we say it?
Until the Democratic party takes a stand against this class of political operators things will continue to get worse. Before all else the vast money in politics has to be reigned in.
The partisan divide has grown, too. The wealthiest 100 tended to give more to Republicans than to Democrats before last year. But giving to the GOP spiked in 2024, with *84%* of donations going to back Republicans or conservative PACs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Until the Democratic party takes a stand against this class of political operators things will continue to get worse. Before all else the vast money in politics has to be reigned in.
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all his fans are waiting for him to threaten denaturalization and he's just like: oh boy! the mayor! talking to me!
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
all his fans are waiting for him to threaten denaturalization and he's just like: oh boy! the mayor! talking to me!
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I do honestly think trump is senile enough that the mayor of New York is sort of instinctively an impressive person to him that he wants to please, despite being the fucking president
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I do honestly think trump is senile enough that the mayor of New York is sort of instinctively an impressive person to him that he wants to please, despite being the fucking president
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
nostalgia is a scam invented by big new to sell more old
Hey so being a freak towards your students doesn't have to rise to the level of criminality for you to be unfit for the job
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Hey so being a freak towards your students doesn't have to rise to the level of criminality for you to be unfit for the job
I don't know who I need to threaten to get an answer for this but riddle me this! Riddle me this!!!!
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I don't know who I need to threaten to get an answer for this but riddle me this! Riddle me this!!!!