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jam @socialistboat.dad · 5h

Stella Sacco
@antlervel.vet
It's really funny that The Art of War is treated as this like alpha male book when it's clearly meant to be read by ancient Chinese failsons because it's all "please don't forget you have to feed your troops" and "if someone asks if you're going to attack them consider lying about it"
April 23, 2024 at 1:28 AM © Everybody can reply
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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 18h

WHY HAS NO ONE TOLD ME HOW INSANE THE SUBSTANCE IS!?!?!??!?!!!?!!

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Black Trans Texas Connection @blacktranstx.bsky.social · 22h

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Donate PayPal.me/blacktranstexas

#mutualaid #solidarity #transaid #mutualaidneed #urgent #pride

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OskiDarski @oskidarski.bsky.social · 1d

"I don’t remember learning about Black history in October; now, this month is the only time in the year many children in the UK will learn anything about it."

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 1d

When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-many-more-generations-will-be-denied-black-queer-history-before-we-take-action/

How many more generations will be denied Black queer history before we take action?

When we understand that our history is diverse, it changes our outlook. I hope that this Black History Month, we all take the time to uncover the history lessons we were denied in school

www.wearequeeraf.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

This pretty much captures the contradictions of the politics of Kirk and Turning Point: Of course we oppose doxxing and violence, but we will absolutely use inflammatory language, false claims, and enemies list that fuels threats and intimidation.

Several days after publishing the petition calling for Dr. Bray’s dismissal from Rutgers, the Turning Point USA chapter added an update saying that it did not support harassment or the doxxing of him or anyone else.

“I think that all death threats and doxxing are unjustified and not how political disputes should be resolved in civilized society,” Ava Kwan, a Turning Point USA chapter member, said in an email on Wednesday.
But she defended the broader point of the petition, saying, “I think Dr. Antifa, who believes in violence as a political tool, should be fired, of course. Taxpayer money should not fund the salaries of terrorists.”

For years, Turning Point USA has maintained a watch-list of hundreds of professors whom the group accuses of advancing leftist propaganda in the classroom. Dr. Bray is on the list.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

I went ahead and did the starting work for someone who wants to chase this angle. Most right-wing influencers who participated in the "Antifa" roundtable at the White House yesterday have easily provable ties to TPUSA (8 of 12). The other four need a closer look I don't have time for right now.

right-wing influencers standing for a photo together at the white house

(Left to Right)

Jack Posobiec - TPUSA employee
Seamus Bruner - Government Accountability Institute (GAI)
James Klug - TPUSA Ambassador
Jonathan Cho - TPUSA employee
Nick Sortor - Influencer
Julio Rosas - Former TPUSA, Blaze Media
Nick Shirley - Influencer
Andy Ngo - Human Events Media Group*
Brandi Kruse - Influencer
Savannah Hernandez - TPUSA employee
Katie Daviscourt - Former TPUSA, Human Events Media Group*
Cam Higby - TPUSA employee

(Human Events Media Group is closely tied to TPUSA. https://humanevents.com/about-human-events )

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 1d

My toxic video game trait is when I find a monster that can one shot me I fight it for 8 hours or until I kill it.

Whichever comes first.

Expedition 33 is not going well.

But I love it.

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 6d

Anyone who studies and really understands AI understands 2 things:

- general ai doesn’t work (ai not trained on a specific task)
- AI is only good for very specific and small tasks
- LLM’s mimic and analyze written speech patterns. It’s not fuckin sentient.

And if someone tells you different 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 4d

I can’t decide which is worse.

The mental atrophy that has been attributed to people using genai instead of consistently using skills.

Or ai psychosis where someone just leans into the AI’s yes-ing and completely losing their shit.

Like one is common. The other devastating. Both horrible.

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 4d

I can’t decide which is worse.

The mental atrophy that has been attributed to people using genai instead of consistently using skills.

Or ai psychosis where someone just leans into the AI’s yes-ing and completely losing their shit.

Like one is common. The other devastating. Both horrible.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 4d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 5d

Every month is wrath month in 2025

the word wrath that is on a red background

Alt: the word wrath that is on a fire background with hellmo celebrating

media.tenor.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 5d

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 5d

Every month is wrath month in 2025

the word wrath that is on a red background

Alt: the word wrath that is on a fire background with hellmo celebrating

media.tenor.com

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 5d

I also have some AP connects I can get you in touch with too.

So like. Any help I can provide.

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 5d

So.

I do manage large projects for a living. I’ll be happy to help.

I don’t know if I have the full time to do it but I’ll happily help in the ways I can.

DM me here or on discord if you are interested.

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 6d

a man is sitting at a table with his arms crossed and the words `` yes that 's true '' written on the screen .

Alt: a man is sitting at a table with his arms crossed and the words `` yes that 's true '' written on the screen .

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 6d

Anyone who studies and really understands AI understands 2 things:

- general ai doesn’t work (ai not trained on a specific task)
- AI is only good for very specific and small tasks
- LLM’s mimic and analyze written speech patterns. It’s not fuckin sentient.

And if someone tells you different 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 6d

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 6d

correspondent for The Economist

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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Radiant G🌈✨ @ Back CHAMP on Kickstarter! @radiantg.bsky.social · 7d

I have my qualms with The Good Doctor, but there was 1 episode about an influencer who had their audience vote on everything they did: Down to their choice of food.

Shawn said something like:
In this life, we are the choices we make. If you let others make all of those choices for you, who are you?

MiMi Aye @meemalee.bsky.social · 7d

Author and filmmaker Justine Bateman on generative AI

"They're trying to convince people they can't do the things they've been doing easily for years - to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies - to write that for you." We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, "that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won't know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can't do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat.
People are already doing this. You won't have to process grief, because you'll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via AI video call every day. One of the ways it's going to destroy humans, long before there's a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people." - author and filmmaker Justine Bateman from a piece by Emine Saner for the Guardian

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 7d

My animals are trying to make sure I take time and relax this morning.

It’s working.

Finished chapter 4 and finding time to chill before I take care of chores this afternoon.

Two very cute dogs napping on the couch next to me.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 8d

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 7d

THANK YOU

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Wrenound 🔜PAX U!! @wrenound.itch.io · 7d

Honestly when I went I was SO overwhelmed I basically did nothing at Anime Boston 😂😂😂

At least at PaxU I’ll be running games so I’ll have some stuff baked into the schedule.

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