Julie Rohwein
@jirohwein.bsky.social
Composer, geek, reader of many books on all sorts of topics. Also cats! And other critters.
A$$h@t
"Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pushing for the return of public hangings for violent criminals as part of an effort to bring back 'masculine leadership.'"
Tech billionaire calls for return of public hangings www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
December 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A$$h@t
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Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
December 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Silent Middle Child nails it. Again:
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a.i.-generated text is the uncanny valley of the written word.
December 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
a.i.-generated text is the uncanny valley of the written word.
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Report: Trump law is even harder on poor Ohioans than people might think ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
Report: Trump law is even harder on poor Ohioans than people might think • Ohio Capital Journal
The details of President Trump's signature law are even worse for the poor and hungry in Ohio than is commonly known, a new report says.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Report: Trump law is even harder on poor Ohioans than people might think ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/04/r...
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 To put into perspective the war crimes committed by Sec. Pete Hegseth, we have to go back to Vietnam, 1968. One of the most horrific war crimes in history was committed. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.firstpost.com/explainers/h...
🧵 To put into perspective the war crimes committed by Sec. Pete Hegseth, we have to go back to Vietnam, 1968. One of the most horrific war crimes in history was committed. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.firstpost.com/explainers/h...
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 To put into perspective the war crimes committed by Sec. Pete Hegseth, we have to go back to Vietnam, 1968. One of the most horrific war crimes in history was committed. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.firstpost.com/explainers/h...
🧵 To put into perspective the war crimes committed by Sec. Pete Hegseth, we have to go back to Vietnam, 1968. One of the most horrific war crimes in history was committed. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
www.firstpost.com/explainers/h...
F-ing appalling
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 AM
F-ing appalling
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Make sure everyone you know hears about #ICELawlessness & knows the story of US CITIZEN & IRAQ WAR VETERAN, George Retes.
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Make sure everyone you know hears about #ICELawlessness & knows the story of US CITIZEN & IRAQ WAR VETERAN, George Retes.
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
"ICE officers used tear gas, broke his car window, and applied physical force, including kneeling on him, while he complied with their instructions."
Is this freedom?
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Project 2025 was 48% implemented yesterday.
Ticked up to 50% today.
Terrible times ahead.
Ticked up to 50% today.
Terrible times ahead.
Project 2025 Tracker
A comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposals
project2025.observer
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Project 2025 was 48% implemented yesterday.
Ticked up to 50% today.
Terrible times ahead.
Ticked up to 50% today.
Terrible times ahead.
💖
![Comic. Doing a task using a company or organization’s website: [flowchart] Go to website, try to log in → Did it work? → Yes → Try to do your task. → Did it work? Yes → Nice! Done! If logging in did not work → Spend hours troubleshooting account / login. If that works, go to Try to do your task. If no → Give up and call customer service. If spending hours troubleshooting doesn’t work, also give up and call customer service. After calling customer service: Hold message: “Did you know you could do all this more quickly and easily on our website? Just go to w-w-w dot…” → Throw phone and laptop into the sea.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiewqnkcrrc4tgla7j5skyz2djf3mrrvre3577c4xcgzurvq33bw4y@jpeg)
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
More info. Paper on the way to retraction
On the Factor Fexcectorn and autism bicycle AI slop study: I got an answer from Springer Nature this morning that this scientific paper will be retracted! 🧪
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Full story: nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/riding-the...
Riding the Autism Bicycle to Retraction Town
Does anyone *really* know their Factor Fexcectorn?
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
More info. Paper on the way to retraction
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Even if an above-the-line deduction where you don’t have to itemize, it would provide the biggest benefit to those with the highest incomes/in highest tax brackets while providing no or modest benefits to those with lower incomes (who now most benefit from the enhanced Marketplace credits). 1/2
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is proposing a new tax deduction for healthcare costs as lawmakers face an end-of-year deadline to address an expiring Affordable Care Act tax credit.
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/48llQHP
Read more: https://taxnotes.co/48llQHP
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Even if an above-the-line deduction where you don’t have to itemize, it would provide the biggest benefit to those with the highest incomes/in highest tax brackets while providing no or modest benefits to those with lower incomes (who now most benefit from the enhanced Marketplace credits). 1/2
Good morning from New Mexico
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Good morning from New Mexico
Dear merciful Heaven. This has actually been published by Nature
Sharing this "scientific paper" with Bsky because misery loves company: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Dear merciful Heaven. This has actually been published by Nature
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Roadrunner
Hog-nose snake
Opossum
Harbor seal
Loon
Roadrunner
Hog-nose snake
Opossum
Harbor seal
Loon
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Fox
Puffin
Ibis
Slow Worm
Quokka
Fox
Puffin
Ibis
Slow Worm
Quokka
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Rattlesnake
Hyena
Tuatara
Orca
Puerto Rican giant millipede
Rattlesnake
Hyena
Tuatara
Orca
Puerto Rican giant millipede
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Roadrunner
Hog-nose snake
Opossum
Harbor seal
Loon
Roadrunner
Hog-nose snake
Opossum
Harbor seal
Loon
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This is what malicious compliance looks like (sub-editor handed repugnant article: "hmm, I wonder what photo I can pair with this to undermine it …")
You can always depend on the Murdochs to have the worst takes.
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This is what malicious compliance looks like (sub-editor handed repugnant article: "hmm, I wonder what photo I can pair with this to undermine it …")
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ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
ATTN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES: The VA sent out an announcement with a link for employees to self-report their disabilities. I wouldn’t do this if I were you. They’ll likely use it to discriminate against you.
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Dear politicians,
Stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are right now. It's your duty to help us defeat the fascists so we can stop being awful, which is what we are right now.
Thank you.
Stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are right now. It's your duty to help us defeat the fascists so we can stop being awful, which is what we are right now.
Thank you.
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dear politicians,
Stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are right now. It's your duty to help us defeat the fascists so we can stop being awful, which is what we are right now.
Thank you.
Stop saying, "This is not who we are."
This is exactly who we are right now. It's your duty to help us defeat the fascists so we can stop being awful, which is what we are right now.
Thank you.
From the AP
The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed and alcohol pooled on the floor.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he's a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store and drank alcohol from the bottom shelves over the weekend.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:43 AM
From the AP
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#Flock is using Upwork to train its algorithms.
"...with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the U.S."
"The tipsters also pointed to several publicly available Flock presentations..."
Who is getting access to Flock’s data?
"...with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the U.S."
"The tipsters also pointed to several publicly available Flock presentations..."
Who is getting access to Flock’s data?
Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build its Surveillance AI
Flock accidentally exposed training materials and a panel which tracked what its AI annotators were working on. It showed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of U.S. communities, is using worke...
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#Flock is using Upwork to train its algorithms.
"...with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the U.S."
"The tipsters also pointed to several publicly available Flock presentations..."
Who is getting access to Flock’s data?
"...with training material telling workers how to review and categorize footage including images people and vehicles in the U.S."
"The tipsters also pointed to several publicly available Flock presentations..."
Who is getting access to Flock’s data?
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Exactly 80 years ago tomorrow (Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth should be very worried. www.executedtoday.com/2009/11/30/1...
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Exactly 80 years ago tomorrow (Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth should be very worried. www.executedtoday.com/2009/11/30/1...
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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this will keep happening because:
guardrails and any other control over these models is a scam
guardrails and any other control over these models is a scam
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
this will keep happening because:
guardrails and any other control over these models is a scam
guardrails and any other control over these models is a scam