Ferret Guy
@ferretguy.bsky.social
Historian, aviation meteorologist for over 35 years, retired USAF, love loud guitars, Jeff Beck, baseball (RIP to my beloved A’s), bourbon. Worked for the USFWS, until MAGA/DOGE bullshit. He/him. Colorado for the most part. Trans rights are human rights
Ghouls
"Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting" www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
Meta patents AI that takes over a dead person’s account to keep posting and chatting - Dexerto
Meta has been granted a patent outlining an AI system capable of simulating a user’s activity on social media to post after their death.
www.dexerto.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Ghouls
The ghost of Bill Buckley lives, absurd
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM
The ghost of Bill Buckley lives, absurd
That’s the way to do it
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
That’s the way to do it
Peacock’s Olympic coverage is so so so bad
February 16, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Peacock’s Olympic coverage is so so so bad
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My high school mascot was a Spartan and I used to argue how awful it was in 1987…
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
My high school mascot was a Spartan and I used to argue how awful it was in 1987…
Only 10 years late on this.
A New York Times op-ed last week boasted libertarians "told you so" about Trump.
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
But it was only a few, since politically exiled, who saw Trump's rise and said: “You know what? I think he and a lot of his followers mean it with the racism, violence and fascism.”
(new @ms.now column)
Opinion | Libertarians warned about executive power. Only a few actually warned about Trump.
Anthony L. Fisher: A recent New York Times op-ed showed the blind spot many libertarians still have for President Donald Trump.
www.ms.now
February 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Only 10 years late on this.
There was a pricing break? Never saw it
WSJ: “.. The pricing break is over. .. Companies .. are raising prices early this year on items from bluejeans and spices to housewares and industrial products.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/pri...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/pri...
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
There was a pricing break? Never saw it
Take a deep breath and rethink this
This is the ideal Democratic candidate. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
February 16, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Take a deep breath and rethink this
Is this funny? Just seems kind of dickish, tbh
'I Spilled My Soda,' Report Nation's Dopes https://theonion.com/i-spilled-my-soda-report-nations-dopes-1819572671/
February 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Is this funny? Just seems kind of dickish, tbh
Lol, cmon man
"The Ascent of populist movements is telling us that governments have have strayed too far from being responsive to the working class"
This is probably the only area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley.
This is probably the only area where AOC agrees with JD Vance and Josh Hawley.
February 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Lol, cmon man
Rick Wilson, trash Republican, ruined Max Cleland’s career, too woke
No. This guy isn’t even a Democrat and fat-shaming is not what people mean when they talk about ‘dark woke’ or ‘woke 2’.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
February 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Rick Wilson, trash Republican, ruined Max Cleland’s career, too woke
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this goes double for the “ZOMG THERE WONT BE ELECTIONS” bunch, stop chasing laser pointers and get in your goddamn lane
February 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
this goes double for the “ZOMG THERE WONT BE ELECTIONS” bunch, stop chasing laser pointers and get in your goddamn lane
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Happy Valentines Day from the man with such a loving marriage that he won’t be alone with his own mother
February 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy Valentines Day from the man with such a loving marriage that he won’t be alone with his own mother
They did the same thing for USFWS grants too. We reviewed for keywords, when every review came back with no issues, DOGE reviewed and killed every application. They keyed on “diversity”…yes, almost all fish and wildlife grants revolve around diversity, in the ecosystem. I quit that week, dream job
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
They did the same thing for USFWS grants too. We reviewed for keywords, when every review came back with no issues, DOGE reviewed and killed every application. They keyed on “diversity”…yes, almost all fish and wildlife grants revolve around diversity, in the ecosystem. I quit that week, dream job
“The right people voting…” fuck her
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 2:53 PM
“The right people voting…” fuck her
This describes most of the conservative movement from the 1950s on…
What a perfect example of how these people are not just incompetent, they’re lazy.
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This describes most of the conservative movement from the 1950s on…
So, never?
Every legal academic who loathes AI will do a 180 the moment LLMs can reliably complete all our missing footnotes in Bluebook format with appropriate quotes in parentheticals.
(I'm counting myself among this group)
(I'm counting myself among this group)
February 14, 2026 at 1:44 PM
So, never?
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The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
Going to see Ben Harper in Boulder in April and just cannot wait
February 14, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Going to see Ben Harper in Boulder in April and just cannot wait
My god people on this site today are just absurd
February 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
My god people on this site today are just absurd
Just fuck off with this
February 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Just fuck off with this
Anyone else about 400 books behind in their to read pile? Just me?
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Anyone else about 400 books behind in their to read pile? Just me?
FFS. Talk about abject stupidity
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
FFS. Talk about abject stupidity