pheedthemonkey
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The U.S. prison system's inhumanity is always bad, even when it's a bad person being subjected to it.
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 PM
The U.S. prison system's inhumanity is always bad, even when it's a bad person being subjected to it.
Reminder that the correct opinion is: prison is meant for the safety of the general public and, hopefully, the rehabilitation of the prisoner (sorta the same thing), not to punish people with sub-human living conditions. "Being a terrible person" is not the same as "requiring maximum security."
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Reminder that the correct opinion is: prison is meant for the safety of the general public and, hopefully, the rehabilitation of the prisoner (sorta the same thing), not to punish people with sub-human living conditions. "Being a terrible person" is not the same as "requiring maximum security."
...whereas all of those things could be true, without ruling out dramatic and horrible and *preventable* disruptions to people's ability to earn a living.
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
...whereas all of those things could be true, without ruling out dramatic and horrible and *preventable* disruptions to people's ability to earn a living.
Seems to me he's genuinely concerned that the left's many valid objections to LLM's business models, environmental / social impact, absurd levels of investment and valuation, abuse-enabling, and ownership by the world's worst...might have led to a belief that it's *all* snake oil, nothing to fear.
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Seems to me he's genuinely concerned that the left's many valid objections to LLM's business models, environmental / social impact, absurd levels of investment and valuation, abuse-enabling, and ownership by the world's worst...might have led to a belief that it's *all* snake oil, nothing to fear.
This feels right. And his defense will max out at "bad". But I still think there's a greater than 25% chance he's an all star at some point, and that will suck. Value is probably about right, and if this means we get Quentin long-term, it's probably the right move. But.
February 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This feels right. And his defense will max out at "bad". But I still think there's a greater than 25% chance he's an all star at some point, and that will suck. Value is probably about right, and if this means we get Quentin long-term, it's probably the right move. But.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
I work in immigration law, and I can tell you for sure it's not happening. Unless, of course, Boy Throb reaches one million followers.
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I work in immigration law, and I can tell you for sure it's not happening. Unless, of course, Boy Throb reaches one million followers.
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over on Twitter I have been reliably assured by economists that a 75% marginal tax rate on zuck would have been bad because we would have missed out on groundbreaking innovation like this
“Meta has used back-to-school pictures of schoolgirls to advertise one of its social media platforms to a 37-year-old man, in a move parents described as “outrageous” and “upsetting.”
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Meta has 100% stopped even *pretending* not to be astoundingly evil.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Parents outraged as Meta uses photos of schoolgirls in ads targeting man
Exclusive: Instagram pictures of girls as young as 13 were posted to promote Threads site ‘as bait’, campaigner says
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
over on Twitter I have been reliably assured by economists that a 75% marginal tax rate on zuck would have been bad because we would have missed out on groundbreaking innovation like this
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
September 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Feel free to continue arguing over the shooter's motives, but please understand that *it doesn't matter*.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
There's a organized political movement that plans to suppress, arrest, or kill its political opposition. It it seeking pretexts. Anything will do. If it's not this, it'll be something else.
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Stephen Miler is open about what's coming: a federal law enforcement crackdown on its political opponents
September 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stephen Miler is open about what's coming: a federal law enforcement crackdown on its political opponents
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we’ve made it clear that anyone who visits the US could be disappeared into a Salvadoran prison but I’m sure it’s the kids and their avocado toasts who’re to blame
“.. Only 3.1 million people visited Sin City in June, down 11.3% compared to last year ..” 👀
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August 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
we’ve made it clear that anyone who visits the US could be disappeared into a Salvadoran prison but I’m sure it’s the kids and their avocado toasts who’re to blame
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It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
July 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!
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Trump, Miller, Noem et al are disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp to be tortured. They know this is what they're doing. Everyone who has touched this policy belongs in prison.
Those held at CECOT were forced to sleep on cold metal benches (mattresses were brought in for photo ops) and given a single water bucket for washing and drinking.
If anyone was seen washing themselves not at 4:00 AM, they were taken into a cell, tied to a chair, and beaten.
If anyone was seen washing themselves not at 4:00 AM, they were taken into a cell, tied to a chair, and beaten.
July 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump, Miller, Noem et al are disappearing innocent people to a concentration camp to be tortured. They know this is what they're doing. Everyone who has touched this policy belongs in prison.
Or a third option: they will simply rule against the Democratic administration when it tries to do the same thing, because the ruse where they pretend to be anything other than a 9-member legislative body (with a book report requirement) is up.
July 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Or a third option: they will simply rule against the Democratic administration when it tries to do the same thing, because the ruse where they pretend to be anything other than a 9-member legislative body (with a book report requirement) is up.
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9/11
July 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
9/11
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I almost can't believe that Elon Musk's AI called for the extermination of the Jewish people yesterday, and today not a single Congressional Democrat announced they were leaving his media network.
A party that often claims to act against antisemitism didn't do jack shit about straight up Nazism.
A party that often claims to act against antisemitism didn't do jack shit about straight up Nazism.
July 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I almost can't believe that Elon Musk's AI called for the extermination of the Jewish people yesterday, and today not a single Congressional Democrat announced they were leaving his media network.
A party that often claims to act against antisemitism didn't do jack shit about straight up Nazism.
A party that often claims to act against antisemitism didn't do jack shit about straight up Nazism.
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If it's not already a trademarked law of politics I am going to claim it: Effective opposition requires actually being opposed to what's happening.
July 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If it's not already a trademarked law of politics I am going to claim it: Effective opposition requires actually being opposed to what's happening.
I am a Sixers fan so 6”5 for a score first 2 guard sounds nice as hell 😂
June 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I am a Sixers fan so 6”5 for a score first 2 guard sounds nice as hell 😂
It at least means not undersized for a 2 guard, but I hear ya, you’d like him to play d.
June 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
It at least means not undersized for a 2 guard, but I hear ya, you’d like him to play d.
6’6 with a 6’10 wingspan who shot 40% from 3 on 6.8 attempts per game! But yeah, the can’t play defense part is true.
June 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
6’6 with a 6’10 wingspan who shot 40% from 3 on 6.8 attempts per game! But yeah, the can’t play defense part is true.
It has SUCH narrow use cases. I paste text PDFs into websites with some frequency, and Copilot helped me create a script, saved to a browser bookmark, that automatically removes the undesired carriage returns from the pasted text. I never could have done that on my own. I'd also be fine without it.
June 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It has SUCH narrow use cases. I paste text PDFs into websites with some frequency, and Copilot helped me create a script, saved to a browser bookmark, that automatically removes the undesired carriage returns from the pasted text. I never could have done that on my own. I'd also be fine without it.