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@mitchellcolbert.bsky.social
Non-toxic gamer. Published cannabis waste researcher. Animal lover. Sustainability advocate. Journalist with over 200 articles in over a dozen outlets (High Times, etc). A contemporary Renaissance man gifted with bardic knowledge. linktr.ee/mitchellcolbert
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Raising the Volume: How Regulations and Consumer Market Trends Have Increased the Volume of Cannabis Packaging Waste in California
www.astm.org
The ASTM International just published my study on #cannabis #CPG #waste. If you are interested in cannabis and #sustainability, do yourself a favor and check it out.
#ASTM #ASTMInternational
#ASTM #ASTMInternational
Finally got around to reading this, and I am inclined to agree.
I feel similarly about the tech futurists who think they can fully recreate human consciousness as an immortal computer-self. Consciousness is much more complicated than some 1's and 0's.
I feel similarly about the tech futurists who think they can fully recreate human consciousness as an immortal computer-self. Consciousness is much more complicated than some 1's and 0's.
In which I articulate the case that AGI is impossible and machines just plain cannot think. www.eruditorumpress.com/blog/on-inco...
On Incomputable Language: An Essay on AI
An incidental consequence of having written a book on tech-fascism and the so-called rationalist movement is that I find myself periodically queried for my thoughts on artificial intelligence. On the ...
www.eruditorumpress.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finally got around to reading this, and I am inclined to agree.
I feel similarly about the tech futurists who think they can fully recreate human consciousness as an immortal computer-self. Consciousness is much more complicated than some 1's and 0's.
I feel similarly about the tech futurists who think they can fully recreate human consciousness as an immortal computer-self. Consciousness is much more complicated than some 1's and 0's.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
December 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEWS: Bill Clinton is demanding full transparency from the Trump DOJ on the Epstein files.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
Clinton’s spokesman says the DOJ’s selective release suggests someone is being protected.
He calls on Trump to direct Bondi to immediately release all remaining materials referencing Clinton.
My man, you don't need to tell us that you don't want to be chill, and could never be chill — we all already know that about you.
It's like, if someone is constantly on adderall, generally, they are not the kind of person who wants to slow down.
It's like, if someone is constantly on adderall, generally, they are not the kind of person who wants to slow down.
Trump Touts Medical Marijuana As 'Substitute For Addictive' Opioids—But Says He Has No Interest In Using It Himself - Marijuana Moment
Marijuana can “make people feel much better” and serve as a “substitute for addictive and potentially lethal opioid painkillers,” President Donald Trump said on Thursday as he issued an executive orde...
www.marijuanamoment.net
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My man, you don't need to tell us that you don't want to be chill, and could never be chill — we all already know that about you.
It's like, if someone is constantly on adderall, generally, they are not the kind of person who wants to slow down.
It's like, if someone is constantly on adderall, generally, they are not the kind of person who wants to slow down.
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It’s impossible to overstate what a big deal this is for this legendary Kentucky brand. The last time Jim Beam closed down like this was during Prohibition. Trump’s tariffs & fight with Canada are surely to blame.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:54 PM
It’s impossible to overstate what a big deal this is for this legendary Kentucky brand. The last time Jim Beam closed down like this was during Prohibition. Trump’s tariffs & fight with Canada are surely to blame.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
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Two days after the House of Representatives voted to restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees, Trump moves to illegally end collective bargaining for TSA workers.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Two days after the House of Representatives voted to restore collective bargaining rights to federal employees, Trump moves to illegally end collective bargaining for TSA workers.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
Trump may be the most anti-union president in American history.
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
Happy flat fuck Friday!
Be like the gator and slide headfirst into some good vibes.
Be like the gator and slide headfirst into some good vibes.
a picture of a crocodile with the word me written on its face
ALT: a picture of a crocodile with the word me written on its face
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December 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Happy flat fuck Friday!
Be like the gator and slide headfirst into some good vibes.
Be like the gator and slide headfirst into some good vibes.
Something something something support our troops.
Alameda amassed nearly $400 million to transform an ex-naval base into a veterans clinic. The Trump administration torpedoed the project, declaring it dead without telling the people in charge.
Alameda lined up $400 million in federal funds to build a veterans clinic. Then Trump stepped in
Alameda amassed nearly $400 million to transform an ex-naval base into a veterans clinic. The Trump administration torpedoed the project, declaring it dead without telling the people in charge.
bit.ly
December 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Something something something support our troops.
If you've never read or heard of "Repent Harlequin!" Said The Ticktockman, do yourself a favor and read a funny short story about a hero standing up to fascism.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you've never read or heard of "Repent Harlequin!" Said The Ticktockman, do yourself a favor and read a funny short story about a hero standing up to fascism.
Just watched the documentary Santa Camp and I'm pretty sure this guy was in it.
It's a heartwarmingly sweet doc.
It's a heartwarmingly sweet doc.
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Just watched the documentary Santa Camp and I'm pretty sure this guy was in it.
It's a heartwarmingly sweet doc.
It's a heartwarmingly sweet doc.
Accepting donations of $67 to pay people $67 to get 67 tattooed on themselves
Let's enable an entire generation to get terrible tattoos.
Let's enable an entire generation to get terrible tattoos.
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Accepting donations of $67 to pay people $67 to get 67 tattooed on themselves
Let's enable an entire generation to get terrible tattoos.
Let's enable an entire generation to get terrible tattoos.
If I claimed to be a presidential ballroom, could I get some of those corporate donations?
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If I claimed to be a presidential ballroom, could I get some of those corporate donations?
It's a strange time where 6-7 anything gets a bigger reaction then O 69 in bingo.
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
It's a strange time where 6-7 anything gets a bigger reaction then O 69 in bingo.
I wish I still lived in the Bay Area to go to this.
As a writer and photographer I've almost certainly had my works stolen but I don't even have a way to know for sure right now, let alone, get paid for copyright violations.
As a writer and photographer I've almost certainly had my works stolen but I don't even have a way to know for sure right now, let alone, get paid for copyright violations.
If you only knew how close we are...
If you are in the Bay Area, please go to March2Testify.org and sign-up. Dec8th CA-AB 412: Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
Every single one of these AI bills matter right now. Every single one!
#March2Testify
If you are in the Bay Area, please go to March2Testify.org and sign-up. Dec8th CA-AB 412: Generative artificial intelligence: training data: copyrighted materials.
Every single one of these AI bills matter right now. Every single one!
#March2Testify
December 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I wish I still lived in the Bay Area to go to this.
As a writer and photographer I've almost certainly had my works stolen but I don't even have a way to know for sure right now, let alone, get paid for copyright violations.
As a writer and photographer I've almost certainly had my works stolen but I don't even have a way to know for sure right now, let alone, get paid for copyright violations.
It's nights like tonight, when I'm freezing my ass off inside, that I think about how hard life is for the unhoused.
And then I'm grateful that, as hard as things have got at times, I've never truly been homeless.
Be grateful for what you've got and try to have some perspective for others.
And then I'm grateful that, as hard as things have got at times, I've never truly been homeless.
Be grateful for what you've got and try to have some perspective for others.
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It's nights like tonight, when I'm freezing my ass off inside, that I think about how hard life is for the unhoused.
And then I'm grateful that, as hard as things have got at times, I've never truly been homeless.
Be grateful for what you've got and try to have some perspective for others.
And then I'm grateful that, as hard as things have got at times, I've never truly been homeless.
Be grateful for what you've got and try to have some perspective for others.
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They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
They're not hiding it, folks—straight up neo-Nazi advertising, from the font to the language to the 11 stars for the Confederacy. Then you have the DHS openly using white nationalist language of "remigrate", which means ethnic cleansing.
This is who MAGA is now.
This is who MAGA is now.
David Tennant always has and always will be my Doctor.
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
David Tennant always has and always will be my Doctor.
If you do not fact check memes before posting them prepare to be unfollowed or muted, I don't condone Blue MAGA on my feed.
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you do not fact check memes before posting them prepare to be unfollowed or muted, I don't condone Blue MAGA on my feed.
I need you to fact check your easily disproven memes.
It's very cold out now and I don't want to have to go out for a rage smoke over how dumb you are...
Seriously, if I can do one 30 second Google search so can you...
It's very cold out now and I don't want to have to go out for a rage smoke over how dumb you are...
Seriously, if I can do one 30 second Google search so can you...
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I need you to fact check your easily disproven memes.
It's very cold out now and I don't want to have to go out for a rage smoke over how dumb you are...
Seriously, if I can do one 30 second Google search so can you...
It's very cold out now and I don't want to have to go out for a rage smoke over how dumb you are...
Seriously, if I can do one 30 second Google search so can you...
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It feels GREAT to cancel my NYTimes subscription.
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It feels GREAT to cancel my NYTimes subscription.
Just going to leave this here...
"Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from ... a micropenis."
Modern research has proven what many long suspected about dictators.
"Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from ... a micropenis."
Modern research has proven what many long suspected about dictators.
Hitler's DNA reveals Nazi leader likely had syndrome that can affect genitals, researchers say
Researchers behind the "Hitler's DNA" documentary say the Nazi dictator likely had Kallmann Syndrome, a rare genetic condition which can cause undescended testicles and a micropenis.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Just going to leave this here...
"Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from ... a micropenis."
Modern research has proven what many long suspected about dictators.
"Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from ... a micropenis."
Modern research has proven what many long suspected about dictators.
If I fact check your meme it has nothing to do with this being Bluesky or me being a scold and everything to do with your meme being factually inaccurate.
I've always had a low tolerance for BS and that feeling has been cranked up to 11 in recent years.
I've always had a low tolerance for BS and that feeling has been cranked up to 11 in recent years.
Bluesky daily usage is down in Oct 2025.
Shame that people went back to The Bad Place.
While this article calls users judgy: I get on average 95% good comments here.
A scroll through Threads, they receive 75% bashing.
The internet is hateful & judgy, bottom line.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
Shame that people went back to The Bad Place.
While this article calls users judgy: I get on average 95% good comments here.
A scroll through Threads, they receive 75% bashing.
The internet is hateful & judgy, bottom line.
www.forbes.com/sites/conorm...
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
If I fact check your meme it has nothing to do with this being Bluesky or me being a scold and everything to do with your meme being factually inaccurate.
I've always had a low tolerance for BS and that feeling has been cranked up to 11 in recent years.
I've always had a low tolerance for BS and that feeling has been cranked up to 11 in recent years.
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Andrew Johnson claimed to an alleged child molestation victim that Trump's pardon entitled him to multi-million dollar reparations.
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
interc.pt
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Andrew Johnson claimed to an alleged child molestation victim that Trump's pardon entitled him to multi-million dollar reparations.