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Duncan

@duncanives.bsky.social

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Criminal defense attorney, not religious but welcoming to all kind, gentle, tolerant people. Lefty, anti-fascist. I don't tolerate intolerance. Eat the rich.

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Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 3h

Because when I think of the core messages of Christ, like love, tolerance & forgiveness, the first name that jumps to mind is Mel Gibson...🤦🏻

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 3h

I know what you're suggesting and I would never do that because it would be wrong.

a man in a suit and tie is smiling .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is smiling .

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Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

Between her disastrous performance & Pee Wee German's plenary live tv freeze, what an amazing....I mean typical week during the Trump administration it has been. And it is only Tuesday!

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

But she showed everybody when she asked the Harvard Law grad if he went to law school because b/c he pointed out that she, the AG from the executive, refused to answer oversight questions from the legislative branch that...oversees what she does.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson doesn't want the Epstein files released because even thinking about them sets off his porn alarm. Between that and his Grindr notifications he's distracted enough as it is.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

The only AI account I might use would explain the backstory of this in 50 words because I can't keep current on everything, & if I google it, hello 2 hour rabbit hole.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

Hey guys! I want to play soldier & have a fort to defend and everything! And no girls, brown people, fatties or uggos!! It'll be so cool!

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 1d

They're not authentic apologies. They are realizations that "wait, this could affect me?"

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 2d

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 3d

Hey Lestat. Good you see you. Glad to see you're safe from being all....war torn...

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 4d

Jesus.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. I recommend following @edzitron.com for a better understanding of the myths & facts of AI.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 4d

I went to YouTube, typed in "Oregonian", subscribed, and found this. Here you go.
youtube.com/shorts/8e4N5...

Federal agent sprays nonviolent Portland protesters at ICE facility

YouTube video by The Oregonian

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 4d

I just popped in on Threads, & saw accounts posting about what an unusable hellhole Bluesky is.

I'm not engaged to the extent that I have a feel for these things. Bluesky doesn't feel like a hellhole to me.

What are they talking about?

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The Red Terra @theredterra.bsky.social · 7d

@edzitron.com is pretty much the only writer in the media who recognizes this Ponzi scheme for what it is and is willing to call it out. I’m so grateful, because I had a real case of The Emperor’s New Clothes paranoia that I was the only person who knew that the gross tyrant was stark naked.

a close up of a man 's face with a ponytail

Alt: Rowdy Roddy Piper puts on the sunglasses in the movie “They Live” and sees the world as it truly is for the first time.

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Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 7d

Swalwell's social media director deserves a raise.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

👀 @ericswalwell.bsky.social bringing it 👇🏽

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 7d

Wow. I just read his 2 part Case Against Generative AI. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HIM TO ME. 🙏

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 7d

Just followed you & read The Case Against Generative AI. I'm so glad to have found you. Well done.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 7d

Good find. I searched Bluesky for "fancy predictive text" and it's been bouncing around for quite a while. There's a prime originator of it out there & "fancy" adds this quaint "bless your heart" irony that caught the...well...fancy of people who saw it. I don't know why I'm still talking.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 8d

That looks familiar...

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 8d

I wish I could remember who coined this phrase & credit them. As I recall it was someone familiar with what's "under the hood" of AI who scoffed at all the exaggeration & called it "fancy predictive text".

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8d

Pro-tip: Don’t try to take on Gavin Newsom’s press team. Especially if you’re a dumb dumb.

A series of posts on X and an article preview. The first post by Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer
) from 3 hours ago states, "No. COVID jabs kill. You wish." This is a reply to a post by Governor Newsom Press Office (@CAgovernor
) from 7 hours ago, responding to @LauraLoomer
and @LoomerUnleashed
with "vaxxed?" followed by a second reply 29 minutes ago saying, "maybe the dog food made you sick again?" The conversation includes 219 replies, 253 retweets, 1.8K likes, and 122K impressions. Below is a preview of an Independent article by Ariana Baio, dated September 20, 2024, at 4:05 AM PDT, titled "Inside the pro-MAGA pet company that convinced Laura Loomer to eat dog food," with a 3-minute read time and 14 comments. The article image shows a person holding food near their mouth in a room with shelves and decorations.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 8d

Over the next three years he plans to install loyalists - to him, not the Constitution, into top military leadership positions.

It's not like there's some mystery or reasonable debate about where this is going.

Duncan @duncanives.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah...wait. Maybe that's a good thing, just not in the way Hegs intended.