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Susieus Maximus

@susieusmaximus.bsky.social

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They say you are what you eat, but I don't recall eating a disgruntled elderly woman. I may follow back, but not just because you followed me. Feel free not to follow me, really. And if you've already followed 10s of 1000s of accounts, I'm blocking you.

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Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · Jun 8

Also the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights
www.chirla.org/get-involved...

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 3h

found exactly the one use of “evil recoils in the presence of Christ” I am willing to sign off on, HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT

Father Larry did not come here to fuck around

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Ragnarok Lobster @eclecticbrotha1.bsky.social · 1h

It cannot be overstated how insane this is.

Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 18h

A Qatar military base in Idaho. I can’t even believe I’m typing that. America First!

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4h

This is just so very, very illegal. And Republicans in Congress aren’t the least bit interested in controlling the purse. They’re just employees of trump org at taxpayer expense. This is a dictatorship.

Task & Purpose @taskandpurpose.com · 6h

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops trib.al/G0HMywT

Pentagon moves $8 billion from research to pay troops

Left over R&D funds will be used to pay military members on Oct. 15, the Department of Defense said, following orders from President Trump.

trib.al

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Citizen K @citizenkryptik.bsky.social · 2h

Once more tapping the sign:

Citizen K @citizenkryptik.bsky.social · 11d

People remain infinitely more mad at hypothetical Democratic sins than the actual GOP sins that said hypotheticals would be responding to.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 3h

FUCK ICE FOREVER

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 4h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 3h

Remember self-care. Sprinkle some joy in with the doom scrollin' and whatnot. I love you and there's absolutely nothin' you can do about it.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 4h

Breaking? This happened a year ago.

Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 4h

A trial date was set in August of 2024. Has it been changed?

Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 4h

I was with you right up until the last six words. This government is unquestionably spying on us. That's not a conspiracy theory, that's just flat old fact. For starters, see below, and then look at the thread the skeet comes from.

bsky.app/profile/clay...

Clay Jackson @clayjak.substack.com · 5h

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/09/...

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Hey Esker! @eskercat.bsky.social · 5h

We will never use this tech to serve ads directly to your brain.

This current thought brought to you by ...

.. think "skip" to continue. Ha! Kidding. Only 3 more to go. No you can't mute. Yes I heard that. Oh hold on ... terms of service updated! We're copying all your thoughts now!

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6h

I am straight-up going to have nightmares about this

In the video Smith posted online, he said Neuralink engineers had started using language models including ChatGPT and Grok to serve up a selection of relevant replies to questions, as well as options for things he could say in conversations going on around him. One example that he outlined: “My friend asked me for ideas for his girlfriend who loves horses. I chose the option that told him in my voice to get her a bouquet of carrots. What a creative and funny idea.”

These aren’t really his thoughts, but they will do—since brain-clicking once in a menu of choices is much faster than typing out a complete answer, which can take minutes.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6h

Hi hello did you know that Elon Musk's third Neuralink patient (previously nonverbal) is "getting help from Grok" to communicate

and I hope -- I REALLY HOPE -- he's not stuck in his own brain listening as a robot talks for him without his input because this, to me, would be worse than death

This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI

A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.

www.technologyreview.com

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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 6h

The mass layoffs of federal workers on Friday night swept up the top two leaders of the federal measles response team, even as the nation grapples with the most cases recorded since 2000, when measles was declared eliminated in the United States.

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 6h

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The agency cut nearly everyone who works to administer federal funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, one staffer said.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 1d

He doesn't deserve to have mostly the same name as Chappell Roan.

Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, I didn't mean to imply that that's the sure-fire way to tell, or that there is such a thing. I guess really the point is, somewhat sadly, to train ourselves to look carefully in general, because there's always a chance that what we're looking at is faked.

Susieus Maximus @susieusmaximus.bsky.social · 1d

Also, it's a good idea to look carefully at videos you know to be AI so you can start noticing how they look. There's often a combination of exaggerated expressions on the faces of the primary characters and almost expressionless, unmoving faces on the people in the background, for example.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t feel stupid if you fell for fake video. It can be really hard to tell these days. But we do have to try and be careful with what we share because there’s so much AI video out there.

It’s just the world we live in now.

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 1d

New from me at Cato: I go through the numerous and massive First Amendment and academic-freedom violations of Trump's proffered "compact" with universities and then talk about the mechanism by which it would be enforced, by way of what I describe as a "retroactive push-button guillotine."

Universities Must Defend Their Independence by Rejecting Trump's "Compact"

The Trump administration has proffered a “compact” to universities that would require them to surrender their independence and academic freedom. How many First Amendment violations can we identify in ...

www.cato.org

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking my social media fast to tell you that the Oregon Humane Society has slashed adoption fees 50% this weekend to offset an intake surge in the aftermath of an animal hoarding raid. Go adopt a new bestie like Miles (link below).

Miles
164090
Portland Campus

A very handsome coonhound basset hound mix

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 1d

Andy Ngo and his milkshake

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

Every RIF is personal. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Russian officials began to target email addresses associated with Hillary Clinton's personal and campaign offices "on or around" the same day Donald Trump called on Russia to find emails that were missing from her personal server, according to a new indictment from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
"Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing, I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press," Trump said in a July 27, 2016 news conference.

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