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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
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Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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"You wanna continue our drug run?"
"Ok."
"Ok."
a man and a woman are laying in the water and looking at each other
ALT: a man and a woman are laying in the water and looking at each other
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"You wanna continue our drug run?"
"Ok."
"Ok."
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👴🏻"But we have to protect US auto worker jobs!"🤡
Everyone who says this is lying.
Because when you call their bluff and try to protect US auto worker jobs directly, they say no. Then they dismantle the NLRB.
And you protect US auto worker jobs by making affordable, competitive cars in the US.
Everyone who says this is lying.
Because when you call their bluff and try to protect US auto worker jobs directly, they say no. Then they dismantle the NLRB.
And you protect US auto worker jobs by making affordable, competitive cars in the US.
December 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
👴🏻"But we have to protect US auto worker jobs!"🤡
Everyone who says this is lying.
Because when you call their bluff and try to protect US auto worker jobs directly, they say no. Then they dismantle the NLRB.
And you protect US auto worker jobs by making affordable, competitive cars in the US.
Everyone who says this is lying.
Because when you call their bluff and try to protect US auto worker jobs directly, they say no. Then they dismantle the NLRB.
And you protect US auto worker jobs by making affordable, competitive cars in the US.
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This person who openly advocates war crimes, who lobbied for pardons for war criminals, and repeatedly disdains the laws and ethics of war, the one we confirmed as Secretary of Defense, turns out to have done war crimes. Shocking!
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’
GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’
"When you have two individuals that are literally floating in the water, a second order to kill them all is not something that we would consider within the rules of war"
The post GOP Senator Says Reporting on Hegseth’s Kill Order ‘Shocked Us All’ first appeared on Mediaite.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This person who openly advocates war crimes, who lobbied for pardons for war criminals, and repeatedly disdains the laws and ethics of war, the one we confirmed as Secretary of Defense, turns out to have done war crimes. Shocking!
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
(But hey, if they're finally coming around, better late than never.)
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
I feel that partisanship has to be destroyed, and the way to do that is for each of us to promote our non-orthodox stances. Blur the boundaries.
I have found a lot of merit in certain conservative ideas which I deploy almost entirely against actually-existing conservatives
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I feel that partisanship has to be destroyed, and the way to do that is for each of us to promote our non-orthodox stances. Blur the boundaries.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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For folks who think that "most" college athletics programs are revenue-positive for their schools, go to this table and sort by "percent allocated." sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
NCAA Finances: Revenue & Expenses by School - USA TODAY
Which are the most profitable college athletic programs in the country? See a ranked listed, including total revenue and expenses. Brought to you by USA TODAY.
sportsdata.usatoday.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
For folks who think that "most" college athletics programs are revenue-positive for their schools, go to this table and sort by "percent allocated." sportsdata.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances
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This was labeled “Negro mis-rule” when people were arguing to end Reconstruction.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This was labeled “Negro mis-rule” when people were arguing to end Reconstruction.
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
ICE agent who shot woman in Chicago drove Border Patrol vehicle back to Maine
An unnamed ICE agent, who shot and injured a woman in Chicago, is now back in Maine after driving the Border Patrol vehicle he was in 1,100 miles.
wgme.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ask yourself why there wasn’t this level of wall to wall coverage for this shooting wgme.com/news/local/i...
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good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong
this story delights me every year
this story delights me every year
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong
this story delights me every year
this story delights me every year
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2022 ProPublica report on CIA-trained "Zero Units" in Afghanistan, a former member of which shot two National Guard troops in DC yesterday
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
2022 ProPublica report on CIA-trained "Zero Units" in Afghanistan, a former member of which shot two National Guard troops in DC yesterday
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HSBC forecasts that OpenAI is going to have nearly a half trillion in operating losses until 2030
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
HSBC forecasts that OpenAI is going to have nearly a half trillion in operating losses until 2030
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People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
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Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Don’t forget that *Trump’s own lawyer’s argument* to the Supreme Court in the immunity case was that the check on the President using his immunity to order criminal acts was that those under him would not follow illegal orders. Now it’s a crime for lawmakers to remind servicemembers of that?
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People piping in to "akshually" me about the identity of the shooter. Let me be clear: I wrote this before I knew who it was. Because that doesn't change my assessment: Fuck that asshole. Dudes w/ guns shooting people who aren't literally shooting at them? Always assholes. Easy!
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
People piping in to "akshually" me about the identity of the shooter. Let me be clear: I wrote this before I knew who it was. Because that doesn't change my assessment: Fuck that asshole. Dudes w/ guns shooting people who aren't literally shooting at them? Always assholes. Easy!
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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You can help struggling billionaire owners of big tech companies that can’t build AI data centers fast enough by closing accounts and canceling subscriptions
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
You can help struggling billionaire owners of big tech companies that can’t build AI data centers fast enough by closing accounts and canceling subscriptions
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An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
An ICE agent was caught removing a sign marking an ICE kidnapping in DC last week! Do we think he did it out of anger, embarrassment, or most appropriately shame? If you think what you’re doing is right, why are you trying to hide the evidence? 👀
Holy shit
This happened to my friend’s husband. He nearly killed her bc chat convinced him he had an “ultimate destiny “ and that she was standing between him and achieving it. It was horrifying. He lost his wife, his job, their kids and now lives in his mom’s basement
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Holy shit
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“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.”
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Prosecutors think they’ve found a constitutional loophole — if you can’t punish reporting it, punish transporting it.”
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
We wrote for @theintercept.com about how efforts to criminalize possession of words threaten press freedom.
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Can you draw a Cool S?: easier on mobile than desktop, my best score is 5.34 https://vole.wtf/cool-s/
Can You Draw a Cool S ? 🆒⚡️
Only the coolest people can doodle it fast.
vole.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Can you draw a Cool S?: easier on mobile than desktop, my best score is 5.34 https://vole.wtf/cool-s/