Kristian van der Vliet
@vanders.bsky.social
Join me as I continue my Social Media addiction.
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Many commiserations on your post hitting the Discover feed and being found by Americans.
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Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
January 15, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Every example of ai being useful begins with "okay imagine you're in a situation, and you are very dumb"
*I've* heard from two U.S. officials that he has a very small penis and his breath smells.
BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.
ICE agent who shot Renee Good suffered internal bleeding, officials say
Jonathan Ross, who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week, suffered internal bleeding after the incident, two officials said, though it's not clear how extensive the bleeding was.
cbsn.ws
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
*I've* heard from two U.S. officials that he has a very small penis and his breath smells.
Jared Leto
A "phenomenal actor" has been chosen to play Ozzy Osbourne in an upcoming biopic stereogum.com/2485230/a-ph...
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Jared Leto
It's the exact same Liberal Brain problem that Labour have in the UK: they think that the purpose of winning elections is so they can win more elections. Doing something once you've won is secondary (if that) to wining again.
No! The criticism of the Dems isn't that they never win elections, it's that they don't use power to solve the problems that got us here. Elite impunity, concentration of wealth, the unitary executive. Winning is only step 1
New - Chuck Schumer to haters: “The answer to these critics is to win. If we win back the Senate, that will answer every question"
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
Peltola “was the last piece to the puzzle"
He says Dem path to Senate is Ohio, Alaska, Maine and NC. Dems are watching Texas/Iowa
www.semafor.com/article/01/1...
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It's the exact same Liberal Brain problem that Labour have in the UK: they think that the purpose of winning elections is so they can win more elections. Doing something once you've won is secondary (if that) to wining again.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
These people are going to fucking hate it here unless they change their hearts.
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
These people are going to fucking hate it here unless they change their hearts.
This is very cool but oof buddy
![The system uses [the] Nagios](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k7d77wuefnmovfy2ftoahxtg/bafkreigya2y2ni4ymjd3jwy4uqj5qxrt6cd75xdlhqvj3rgvgmyyixi7oa@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 AM
This is very cool but oof buddy
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
The plumber is currently muttering & swearing at the boiler like a fucking trooper.
January 14, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The plumber is currently muttering & swearing at the boiler like a fucking trooper.
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Sadness
Sadness
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Pimple Minds
Pimple Minds
Ruin a band by changing one letter
The Why
The Sinks
Gulp
The Why
The Sinks
Gulp
January 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Ruin a band by changing one letter
Sadness
Sadness
Another stunning unforced error. For a bunch of briefcases who spend all their time in focus groups you'd have thought they'd already known.
Exclusive: Government is considering watering down a key element of the Digital ID scheme
Government previously said Digital ID would be mandatory for Right to Work checks from 2029.
But this could now be introduced as optional, PoliticsHome understands
Government previously said Digital ID would be mandatory for Right to Work checks from 2029.
But this could now be introduced as optional, PoliticsHome understands
Government Considers Watering Down Mandatory Element Of Digital ID
Exclusive: There are discussions within government about introducing a key part of the digital ID scheme as optional, rather than as mandatory, Pol...
www.politicshome.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Another stunning unforced error. For a bunch of briefcases who spend all their time in focus groups you'd have thought they'd already known.
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4/13 White Vanguard thread
Previously we spoke about the violent tendencies White Vanguard and Youth Alliance share. This extended beyond targeting the left and minority communities, plans began to develop on how to prepare for conflict.
Previously we spoke about the violent tendencies White Vanguard and Youth Alliance share. This extended beyond targeting the left and minority communities, plans began to develop on how to prepare for conflict.
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
4/13 White Vanguard thread
Previously we spoke about the violent tendencies White Vanguard and Youth Alliance share. This extended beyond targeting the left and minority communities, plans began to develop on how to prepare for conflict.
Previously we spoke about the violent tendencies White Vanguard and Youth Alliance share. This extended beyond targeting the left and minority communities, plans began to develop on how to prepare for conflict.
No.
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI https://gizmodo.com/jensen-huang-is-begging-you-to-stop-being-so-negative-about-ai-2000709335
Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
" extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.
gizmodo.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
No.
Hard drive check for every single person who said "Should be allowed"
Has there ever been any poll showing the public this united? yougov.co.uk/technology/a...
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Hard drive check for every single person who said "Should be allowed"
Create a Department of Infrastructure and a wholly government-owned national engineering company.
HS2 is by far the most expensive railway, despite being built on relatively flat terrrain, more than any other rail project in the world as the total bill could surpass £100bn.
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
Read Gill Plimmer, @pickardje.bsky.social ial and Jonathan Vincent's excellent article
www.ft.com/content/3f73...
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Create a Department of Infrastructure and a wholly government-owned national engineering company.
All my legs, gone.
I wrote about why we should understand the metaverse hype cycle as a dress rehearsal for the generative AI hype cycle www.fastcompany.com/91467599/met...
What was the metaverse?
Mark Zuckerberg effectively declared its death last December. But the delusional fervor it inspired lives on.
www.fastcompany.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
All my legs, gone.
Julia Lopez MP (Con.) defending a CSAM generating website in Parliament.
Shad Tech Sec, Julia Lopez MP, despite (apparently) agreeing with gov't online portection aim, started a BIZARRE apologia/whatabout over X that equated Grok to "crude drawings", drew in Iran, rape gangs, immigration, trans rights, and even blamed children for "sharing their images too freely". 👀 ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Julia Lopez MP (Con.) defending a CSAM generating website in Parliament.
Can someone explain to me what people think they are doing when they reply to a post but quote the post, that they are replying to, in their reply?
January 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Can someone explain to me what people think they are doing when they reply to a post but quote the post, that they are replying to, in their reply?
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It's just slapstick now. They'll be whacking each other with frying pans in a few weeks.
New: Sources close to Jeremy Corbyn said he didn’t give permission for his name to be used on this slate and a specific request was put in that his name was not included. Sources said Corbyn is “very upset” that this was done without his consent.
New: A new group - Grassroots Left - has launched a slate of candidates ahead of Your Party’s central executive committee elections. The slate is backed by Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana and has called for “no more top-down party”.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 PM
It's just slapstick now. They'll be whacking each other with frying pans in a few weeks.
"The country is broken! We need Real Change! That's it, I'm done!" *votes for the exact same bunch of useless cunts that broke it*
"More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise."
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
A rebranding exercise of the most established party masquerading as anti-establishment that shows total contempt for voters. ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
"The country is broken! We need Real Change! That's it, I'm done!" *votes for the exact same bunch of useless cunts that broke it*
I didn't have the Badenoch Far Right to Khmer Rouge story arc on my card for 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
I didn't have the Badenoch Far Right to Khmer Rouge story arc on my card for 2026.
Perhaps today IS a good day to la petite mort!
A warrior's drink.
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Perhaps today IS a good day to la petite mort!
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Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s a balloon with a smiley face drawn on.
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI
As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s a balloon with a smiley face drawn on.