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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 3d

Current state of AI coding is like level 2 autonomous driving being more irritating and stressful than the driver just driving themselves because the human in the loop has to constantly anticipate and correct all the random unexpected things AI will do.
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AI Coding Sucks

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Was The 20th Century A Catastrophe, Or A Miracle? | Aaron Bastani Meets Yanis Varoufakis

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 3d

'Is patriarchy harmful to the perpetrators, as well as women? Did Blair do more to privatise Britain than Thatcher? Does Keir Starmer have a plan? And how does fascism end up destroying not just those it deems to be its enemies, but the motherland as well?'
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From the law community on Reddit: Durbin to Bondi: "Although you've been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn't recuse yourself from signing off on Trump's solicitation of a free jet from th...

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 3d

Senator Durbin's summary of Pam Bondi's conflicts of interest and corruption during her hearing.
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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 3d

iFixit teardown of Meta RayBan Display glasses
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Inside Meta’s $800 AR Glasses: Waveguides, Secrets, and Surprises

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America's SHAME in Chicago (w/ Casey Newton) | The Bulwark Podcast

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 3d

'Trump's TikTok deal looks like classic crony capitalism as well as open theft... Silicon Valley thinks they're building a machine god with AI... Plus, the armed invasion of Chicago, Sam Altman seems disconnected from reality...'
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From the EducatedInvesting community on Reddit: Pam Bondi Refuses To Answer if the FBI has Photos of Kids from Epstein's Home Safe, During Senate Judiciary Committee

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 5d

Pam Bondi refuses to answer whether FBI found photo that Epstein had of Trump with half naked young women in order to avoid perjuring herself.
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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 5d

'Body-camera video of a Border Patrol agent involved in the shooting of a woman who was allegedly chasing agents... shows an officer saying, “Do something, b----,” before pulling over and shooting the woman five times...'
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, ‘Do something b----’ before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

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Trump Declares War On Blue America

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 5d

'Trump orders National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, making good on his promise to generals to use American cities as "training grounds." [Hosts] discuss the court order... that blocked the deployment in Portland, the military-style immigration raids...'
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The REAL Reason Trump Is Giving Argentina $20 Billion, Part 1

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 7d

'The Trump administration is sending Argentina $20 billion to stabilize their economy after President Javier Milei’s DOGE-style cuts drove the poverty rate to 53%. We broke down why Trump is stepping in and the wealthy elites who will benefit.'
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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 7d

'Two companies collapsed last month... Now their bonds are trading at cents on the dollar... In this video, we dig into down the bankruptcies... what they reveal about private credit, and why supposedly safe securities are starting to look a lot less safe...'
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AAA Rated Junk: What Tricolor and First Brands Reveal About Credit Markets!

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Why U.S. farmers rely on soy (and why they're in trouble)

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 7d

Soybean is widely grown in the US because it is a nitrogen fixing cash crop with substantial demand that is easy to grow, easy to harvest, and can be used in crop rotation in many regions.
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Is Gavin Newsom the ONLY One Ready for This Fight? | Secret Podcast Preview

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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 8d

'the government shutdown chaos and what it really means. They debate why Democrats can’t afford to play defense, how Trump is openly embracing authoritarian ideas like Project 2025, and the GOP’s sheer inability to govern even as they drive the country toward crisis.'
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Is the World Really Running Out of Sand?

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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 8d

'There’s a lot changing in the construction industry, and a lot of growth in the need for materials like sand and gravel. But I don’t think it’s fair to say the world is running out of those materials...'
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Tim Miller: Trump’s Dumbest Cabinet Member Sank the Epstein Narrative

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 9d

'Whitehouse to discuss the chaos around the Epstein files as Howard Lutnick contradicts Kash Patel’s testimony, how Democrats can handle the messaging around the government shutdown, and Trump’s continued attacks on ships in the Caribbean.'
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GOP Playbook: Democrat Edition w/ Tim Miller & David Faris | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 9d

'...what Democrats are hoping to achieve through the shutdown, ...whether the party should rethink its resistance tactics and policy priorities, and ...what it would look like if Democrats embraced the hardball precedents Trump and Republicans have set...'
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Conway Explains: Trump’s Corruption Is as Stupid as It Gets

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 9d

'...Trump’s authoritarian playbook ramps up with attacks on free speech, politicizing the military, prosecuting enemies, and weaponizing the funding fight as Democrats refuse to bankroll Trump’s corrupt, authoritarian agenda...'
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Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 10d

'...Trump administration is cancelling nearly $8B in funding for energy programs he characterized as part of “the Left’s climate agenda.”
The cuts will impact 16 states — all of which voted for ... Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election...'
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The Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump.

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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 10d

'Judge Young’s scathing opinion against Trump officials who tried to deport pro-Palestinian students for their speech.'
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Republican Judge RIPS Trump in Scathing Ruling

The U.S. Feels More Like a Powder Keg Every Day (w/ Van Lathan) | The Bulwark Podcast

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 10d

'Van Lathan talks with Tim about our recent interview with Ezra Klein and what political conversations about beating MAGA are missing. Plus, Charlie Kirk’s assassination continues to drive debate about how to confront MAGA as a cultural and political movement.'
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More Speed & Simplicity: Practical Data-Oriented Design in C++ - Vittorio Romeo - CppCon 2025

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 11d

'Data-Oriented Design (DOD) presents a different way of thinking: prioritizing data layout not only unlocks significant performance gains via cache efficiency but can also lead to surprising simplicity in the code that actually processes the data...'
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sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 11d

I F**king Hate Ezra Klein

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Donald Trump Announced That We're all Terrorists - EVEN MORE NEWS

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 11d

'...the tragic mass shootings that occurred over the weekend, Donald Trump's National Presidential Security Measure - 7 which labels most non-MAGA beliefs to be a gateway to domestic terrorism, and they get into the James Comey's indictment.'
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Here’s What I Saw at the LARGEST Christian Nationalist Event in the Country | The New Evangelicals

sealpuppuree.bsky.social @sealpuppuree.bsky.social · 12d

'I spent two days at Turning Point USA's "Americafest" to learn what drives the Christian Nationalist and far right movement. Some of what I heard was expected but some of what I heard truly shocked me.'
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YouTube video by The New Evangelicals