Gritmonger 🔵
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He says "erasure" when he means "alternative to." Like all conservative ideas they can't compete with alternatives so they try and eliminate them.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 13, 2026 at 6:46 AM
He says "erasure" when he means "alternative to." Like all conservative ideas they can't compete with alternatives so they try and eliminate them.
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year of the horse draws near let us reflect upon the elements of harmony
4) applejack
4) applejack
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 PM
year of the horse draws near let us reflect upon the elements of harmony
4) applejack
4) applejack
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year of the horse draws near let us reflect upon the elements of harmony
1) twilight sparkle
1) twilight sparkle
February 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
year of the horse draws near let us reflect upon the elements of harmony
1) twilight sparkle
1) twilight sparkle
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bite the hand that will not feed
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
bite the hand that will not feed
I'm not sure if it is a sensitivity I just have or is part of my autism. AI images are horrifying. Intentless zombie art. AI text is robotic excrement, polished but formless. All of the LLM product is like nails on a chalkboard to all of my senses.
It is not a hypothetical. This stuff is gross.
It is not a hypothetical. This stuff is gross.
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I'm not sure if it is a sensitivity I just have or is part of my autism. AI images are horrifying. Intentless zombie art. AI text is robotic excrement, polished but formless. All of the LLM product is like nails on a chalkboard to all of my senses.
It is not a hypothetical. This stuff is gross.
It is not a hypothetical. This stuff is gross.
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It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
This is all due to the incredible resistance of the people of Minnesota.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Their resilience - and their determination - helped enforce the Constitution in a way that political elites in Congress and the courts did not or could not.
I have never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor
"Where they're needed."
So, nowhere? The void?
So, nowhere? The void?
Homan: "Operation Metro Surge is ending. In the next week, we're going to deploy the officers here on detail back to their home stations or to other areas of the country where they're needed."
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
"Where they're needed."
So, nowhere? The void?
So, nowhere? The void?
Whoops.
Had my notes shuffled.
ICE is NOT a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We ARE out scouring the streets to disappear people and deny people their civil rights and die process.
Had my notes shuffled.
ICE is NOT a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We ARE out scouring the streets to disappear people and deny people their civil rights and die process.
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Whoops.
Had my notes shuffled.
ICE is NOT a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We ARE out scouring the streets to disappear people and deny people their civil rights and die process.
Had my notes shuffled.
ICE is NOT a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We ARE out scouring the streets to disappear people and deny people their civil rights and die process.
All my Great Caesars ghosted
All my heavens to betsy'd
All my flibberties gibbetted
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
All my Great Caesars ghosted
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
A fun little QR code I'm thinking of printing onto a mssk.
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
A fun little QR code I'm thinking of printing onto a mssk.
All cops means all cops.
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 PM
All cops means all cops.
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I stand by my opinion that everyone claiming to not understand why anyone is against genAI in TYoOL 2026, or that anyone against it is just a hysteric incapable of reason, is a fucking faker.
Once again: people are angry for very good reason, and this brand of post is perhaps one of the most tedious and bewildering. Practically every social media platform is rabidly pro-‘AI’ so are govts, academia, companies. This one small space being critical of AI is okay, I think.
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I stand by my opinion that everyone claiming to not understand why anyone is against genAI in TYoOL 2026, or that anyone against it is just a hysteric incapable of reason, is a fucking faker.
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DHS initially claimed the shooting of Marimar Martinez was justified because agents “were ambushed by domestic terrorists that rammed federal agents with their vehicles.”
Footage reveals that agent Charles Exum slammed his SUV into hers and shot Martinez seconds after leaving his vehicle.
Footage reveals that agent Charles Exum slammed his SUV into hers and shot Martinez seconds after leaving his vehicle.
DHS shot her and called her a “terrorist.” New videos show something different.
"It’s time to get aggressive," a Border Patrol agent said shortly before Marimar Martinez was shot five times.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
DHS initially claimed the shooting of Marimar Martinez was justified because agents “were ambushed by domestic terrorists that rammed federal agents with their vehicles.”
Footage reveals that agent Charles Exum slammed his SUV into hers and shot Martinez seconds after leaving his vehicle.
Footage reveals that agent Charles Exum slammed his SUV into hers and shot Martinez seconds after leaving his vehicle.
Let us play pretend at the national newspaper. Why are you against soothing lies for our bruised egos?
The Times's coverage of Feb. 3 and 4 accurately reported the public statements of both the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Our reporting also accurately contextualized the shift from both of these organizations regarding gender-related surgical procedures.
February 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Let us play pretend at the national newspaper. Why are you against soothing lies for our bruised egos?
So they're in the unreleased Epstein files.
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
So they're in the unreleased Epstein files.
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
There is nothing there. It can't even take a simple transcript without making up fictions. It is useless.
There is nothing to the hype. It creates drudgery by its use. We cannot use it in my company without being its nanny, editor, and gatekeeper.
It can't be left alone or generate anything new
There is nothing to the hype. It creates drudgery by its use. We cannot use it in my company without being its nanny, editor, and gatekeeper.
It can't be left alone or generate anything new
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
There is nothing there. It can't even take a simple transcript without making up fictions. It is useless.
There is nothing to the hype. It creates drudgery by its use. We cannot use it in my company without being its nanny, editor, and gatekeeper.
It can't be left alone or generate anything new
There is nothing to the hype. It creates drudgery by its use. We cannot use it in my company without being its nanny, editor, and gatekeeper.
It can't be left alone or generate anything new
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I argued that communities targeted by ICE should be granted citizenship immediately. This is both a matter of justice and an imperative if we're going to crush fascism.
Fascism thrives where there are groups that lack full rights. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/for-immigr...
Fascism thrives where there are groups that lack full rights. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/for-immigr...
For Immigrants, Citizenship Now
Abolishing ICE isn’t enough.
www.everythingishorrible.net
January 13, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I argued that communities targeted by ICE should be granted citizenship immediately. This is both a matter of justice and an imperative if we're going to crush fascism.
Fascism thrives where there are groups that lack full rights. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/for-immigr...
Fascism thrives where there are groups that lack full rights. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/for-immigr...
Need to print a mask with the QR code for "drop table"
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Need to print a mask with the QR code for "drop table"
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purrfect balance
February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
purrfect balance
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Paleontology: Where you can get creepy-skeevy-harassed before you're even professionally involved, as a curious and excited teen, when you *are* professionally involved, in grad school, and even after you quit and change careers, only to return for brief conference moments and the like!
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Paleontology: Where you can get creepy-skeevy-harassed before you're even professionally involved, as a curious and excited teen, when you *are* professionally involved, in grad school, and even after you quit and change careers, only to return for brief conference moments and the like!
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I lived under the military as a dependent where you are required to carry your ID.
But we also had socialized medical care and subsidized tax-free groceries.
But we also had socialized medical care and subsidized tax-free groceries.
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I lived under the military as a dependent where you are required to carry your ID.
But we also had socialized medical care and subsidized tax-free groceries.
But we also had socialized medical care and subsidized tax-free groceries.