Asinus Pervicax
@knownagitator.bsky.social
Still fighting to cleanse the world of ancient evils, ancient ills.
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The precedent set here is the end of Congress, which I don't think Congress will even notice
Breaking: The Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to cancel $65 million in teaching grants.
one of the things i've been saying for years at this point is that the american republic ended in 1946, when the presidency was given sole control over nuclear weapons. like in post-augustus rome, what came after preserved the forms of the republic, but was fundamentally different in substance.
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why do they look like a married gay couple who are telling you that they're adopting you as a teenager
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
Altman describes OpenAI's forthcoming AI device as more peaceful and calm than the iPhone | TechCrunch
Altman and Ive tease a simple AI device aimed at calm, distraction-free computing, launching within two years.
techcrunch.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
why do they look like a married gay couple who are telling you that they're adopting you as a teenager
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This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
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I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
AirBnB CEO calling it “vibe revenue” just 👨🍳 😘
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
The underlying cause of every bubble - debt masquerading as financial innovation - depends on not just short financial memory & speculative neophytism, but reinventing jargon of finance, like how each generation of kids has new ways to say same things.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I once knew a Federal bank examiner, and one time someone asked him why we had to KEEP inspecting banks over and over. He basically said every new batch of business school grads invents bank fraud from first principles.
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I need a horse immediately
If you haven't heard the cover by The Hu, you should go listen. Mongolian Folk Metal and Maiden go together very very well.
youtu.be/2WrvFUZgHro?...
youtu.be/2WrvFUZgHro?...
The HU - "The Trooper" (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The HU
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November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I need a horse immediately
I suspect this very much applies to politics across the anglosphere. regrettably, there will be a tendency to discuss this as if these operations 'caused' all of this awful shit, but it's merely catalyzing pre-existing contradictions in society rather than creating them.
God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I suspect this very much applies to politics across the anglosphere. regrettably, there will be a tendency to discuss this as if these operations 'caused' all of this awful shit, but it's merely catalyzing pre-existing contradictions in society rather than creating them.
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God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
November 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
God it's so cool that so much of British and European nationalist politics has broadly been shaped by warehouse clickfarms rented by guys in South Asia running "how to make money from racist old people" workshops, and that this has had more influence on media and politics than any grassroots group
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i can finally talk about this! 20k more unredacted epstein emails available to journalists and researchers (there's lots of sensitive info in there and things like victims are not redacted)! this is the same trove bloomberg has been working with, which is different from the gmail dataset.
Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
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Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
ddosecrets.com/article/epst...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
i can finally talk about this! 20k more unredacted epstein emails available to journalists and researchers (there's lots of sensitive info in there and things like victims are not redacted)! this is the same trove bloomberg has been working with, which is different from the gmail dataset.
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“North Carolina Republicans have broadly become moral ghosts in the Trump age. They ignore, or openly embrace, monstrous words and acts wildly contrary to their declared, and boasted upon, creeds, oaths, constitutional commitments and pledges of allegiance.”
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
Two voices North Carolina needs to hear on the Border Patrol | Opinion
Gene Nichol: Two voices North Carolina needs to hear on the Border Patrol | Opinion
www.newsobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
“North Carolina Republicans have broadly become moral ghosts in the Trump age. They ignore, or openly embrace, monstrous words and acts wildly contrary to their declared, and boasted upon, creeds, oaths, constitutional commitments and pledges of allegiance.”
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...
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This formerly regular Starbucks customer says #NoContractNoCoffee
Starbucks workers are still out on ULP strike! Support us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS anywhere until the strike is resolved!! We’re fighting for fair union contracts with better pay, better hours, and an end to union-busting - learn more at the link in our bio! #tobeapartner
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This formerly regular Starbucks customer says #NoContractNoCoffee
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Incredible reporting on the 1930s-style union-busting going on at Starbucks, including Schulz’s personal complicity and the company’s SHOCK, SHOCK I TELL YOU that $15.25/hr part-time with hours kept just under the threshold for benefits isn’t enough to satisfy some “partners”
How Starbucks tried to quash union activity in Colorado
The coffee giant shuttered a store in Colorado Springs in 2022 shortly after its workers voted to unionize. A federal agency later ordered Starbucks to reopen that store, along with 22 others.
www.dailycamera.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Incredible reporting on the 1930s-style union-busting going on at Starbucks, including Schulz’s personal complicity and the company’s SHOCK, SHOCK I TELL YOU that $15.25/hr part-time with hours kept just under the threshold for benefits isn’t enough to satisfy some “partners”
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It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s blowing my mind that schools, universities, public services would run headlong into this. We spent 15 years documenting black boxes. This is a black box in a black hole!
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Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
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Counterpoint: I also live in a country where, decades ago, an elected leader was shot in the street, and nobody knows who did it (to all intents and purposes who shot JFK is known), and trust in politics is relatively high; if jfk’s murder exposed anything, it was something that was already there.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Counterpoint: I also live in a country where, decades ago, an elected leader was shot in the street, and nobody knows who did it (to all intents and purposes who shot JFK is known), and trust in politics is relatively high; if jfk’s murder exposed anything, it was something that was already there.
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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All of Bluesky this morning:
a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
Alt: a person holding a bag with a note that says dead dove do not eat
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All of Bluesky this morning:
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Volunteering with fellow union siblings at the LA Fed Thanksgiving Community Food Distro today…
Cars lined up around the block, and still plenty to hand out—if you’re local and need a lift with Thanksgiving Dinner plans, come thru :)
Cars lined up around the block, and still plenty to hand out—if you’re local and need a lift with Thanksgiving Dinner plans, come thru :)
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Volunteering with fellow union siblings at the LA Fed Thanksgiving Community Food Distro today…
Cars lined up around the block, and still plenty to hand out—if you’re local and need a lift with Thanksgiving Dinner plans, come thru :)
Cars lined up around the block, and still plenty to hand out—if you’re local and need a lift with Thanksgiving Dinner plans, come thru :)
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people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
people are reading "catch-and-kill" in the journalistic sense but she was probably just finding raccoons for him to eat
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“Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24 people killed and another 54 wounded, including children.”
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“Health officials in Gaza reported at least 24 people killed and another 54 wounded, including children.”
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It would also give *Ryan Lizza*—who could, in theory, have leaked this info at any point over the last 12-16 months—a role in both RFK’s appointment and the untold preventable deaths. But Lizza either isn’t self aware enough to realize that or is too busy selling Substack subscriptions to care
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It would also give *Ryan Lizza*—who could, in theory, have leaked this info at any point over the last 12-16 months—a role in both RFK’s appointment and the untold preventable deaths. But Lizza either isn’t self aware enough to realize that or is too busy selling Substack subscriptions to care
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This story is not getting enough attention.
Unions affiliated with UC fought the Trump administration *and* the UC administration and WON, preserving academic freedom that was under enormous financial threat.
dailybruin.com/2025/11/14/j...
Unions affiliated with UC fought the Trump administration *and* the UC administration and WON, preserving academic freedom that was under enormous financial threat.
dailybruin.com/2025/11/14/j...
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This story is not getting enough attention.
Unions affiliated with UC fought the Trump administration *and* the UC administration and WON, preserving academic freedom that was under enormous financial threat.
dailybruin.com/2025/11/14/j...
Unions affiliated with UC fought the Trump administration *and* the UC administration and WON, preserving academic freedom that was under enormous financial threat.
dailybruin.com/2025/11/14/j...
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remember, Canada is not that different from the US.
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
remember, Canada is not that different from the US.
wonder if it was his brain worm that makes him sext like that.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
wonder if it was his brain worm that makes him sext like that.