Kathleen Hailperin
@khailper.bsky.social
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
Donald Trump’s racist attack on Somali Americans
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
i made a video about the president's gutter racism against somali-americans and how a scandal became a smear became a call for de facto ethnic cleansing
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must emphasize again that the government and courts have not only attacked trans rights built in the last 15 years and that were *explicitly envisaged as part of the Equality Act they are using to attack them* but forcing a rollback of *decades-old* policies by individual groups.
Stuck on this gutting sentence on the Women’s Institute decision. For young people it’s watching the world close to them before they’ve had a shot at life, for older women it’s watching half a century of progress vanish. Either way it’s grossly, unbearably cruel.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
must emphasize again that the government and courts have not only attacked trans rights built in the last 15 years and that were *explicitly envisaged as part of the Equality Act they are using to attack them* but forcing a rollback of *decades-old* policies by individual groups.
The last bit immediately made me think of this old Tumblr gem
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The last bit immediately made me think of this old Tumblr gem
Damn right that Minneapolis is an amazing city
This is one of those things that I think is quietly important – when these people are talking shit about cities, Portland or Minneapolis or New York or Charlotte or wherever, you have to loudly say, “no, fuck you, you’re lying, that town and its people whip ass and you’re the asshole”
“I walk around Portland, and I go, ‘Fuck you, assholes. Portland is fine.’” - John Darnielle, @themountaingoats.bsky.social. We're proud to claim you as a Portlander, sir.
December 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Damn right that Minneapolis is an amazing city
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
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Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Tomorrow from Ezra Klein and Matt Yglesias: the Democratic Party will never win elections again unless it stops listening to its far-left extremists like Bill Kristol
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day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
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Q: "A new WaPo report says that Secretary Hegseth called for everyone aboard the first suspected drug boat that was targeted to be killed when two people survived…with a follow-on strike."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Q: "A new WaPo report says that Secretary Hegseth called for everyone aboard the first suspected drug boat that was targeted to be killed when two people survived…with a follow-on strike."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
Sen. Tim Kaine: "If that reporting is true it…rises to the level of a war crime."
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This essay has already generated more hate mail than anything else I've written from the Star Tribune. Which is, I think, telling ... though I'm not sure of what.
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This essay has already generated more hate mail than anything else I've written from the Star Tribune. Which is, I think, telling ... though I'm not sure of what.
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Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
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we need to democratize womb transplants specifically so we can ask guys like this "well why aren't YOU bearing children then"
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
we need to democratize womb transplants specifically so we can ask guys like this "well why aren't YOU bearing children then"
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My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Not your typical Florida Man story
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Not your typical Florida Man story
As someone who hasn't been involved with the Scouts in ~20 years, weird to see them attacked for being too inclusive www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
As someone who hasn't been involved with the Scouts in ~20 years, weird to see them attacked for being too inclusive www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
If it's anything like other AI companies, xAI spent *billions* on Grok, so it's literally orders of magnitude more humiliating than that
It's pretty humiliating to be the richest guy in the world and then sink millions into building a robot that hyperbolically tells the world how special you are.
November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If it's anything like other AI companies, xAI spent *billions* on Grok, so it's literally orders of magnitude more humiliating than that
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Where are the learning loss people? It’s hard to learn at school if you’re afraid to go because the secret police might kidnap you.
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Where are the learning loss people? It’s hard to learn at school if you’re afraid to go because the secret police might kidnap you.
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i get it girl... we all feel this way for a couple months right at the beginning,
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
i get it girl... we all feel this way for a couple months right at the beginning,
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Twitter is unavailable, we now have a monopoly on Nuzzi-Lizza discourse
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Twitter is unavailable, we now have a monopoly on Nuzzi-Lizza discourse
Fox has joined the War on Christmas, on the side against Christmas
Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays:
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
"Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Fox has joined the War on Christmas, on the side against Christmas
Yeah, that's part of what I was trying to get at. Just reading the PHB, I'll go "Paladins seem cool I guess, but I'm not sure exactly who mine is and how they fit into the world around them". Tell me we're playing Eberron and I'll have a dozen paladin concepts I'd have fun trying out.
They also made the campaign setting generic as possible and therefore boring. They wanted to create a multiverse like marvel because they think that's their golden paycheck.
This feels akin to why I've drifted away from D&D. It wants to position itself as a generic toolbox, but the mechanics don't actually support that. And the semi-genericness means there's just not enough there to fire the imagination compared to games with a clear vision of what they're for.
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yeah, that's part of what I was trying to get at. Just reading the PHB, I'll go "Paladins seem cool I guess, but I'm not sure exactly who mine is and how they fit into the world around them". Tell me we're playing Eberron and I'll have a dozen paladin concepts I'd have fun trying out.
This feels akin to why I've drifted away from D&D. It wants to position itself as a generic toolbox, but the mechanics don't actually support that. And the semi-genericness means there's just not enough there to fire the imagination compared to games with a clear vision of what they're for.
I suppose my take on all this is that as of 2025, Dungeons and Dragons does not feel like a very coherent game/brand. Some of that is by design because they want to be the “everything” game. But I think they‘ve spread themselves a bit thin in terms of vibes/aesthetic.
The only thing I have an issue with here is there’s a friendly beholder
That’s just wrong
That’s just wrong
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This feels akin to why I've drifted away from D&D. It wants to position itself as a generic toolbox, but the mechanics don't actually support that. And the semi-genericness means there's just not enough there to fire the imagination compared to games with a clear vision of what they're for.
Gotta make him regret threaten the Fed
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Gotta make him regret threaten the Fed
Wasn't this literally a Black Mirror plot?
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Wasn't this literally a Black Mirror plot?