Lara
@kle138.bsky.social
Mom, Seattleite, engaged citizen. Pro-housing, pro-growth. Hopeful. New around here.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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“This article urges a fresh view on [AI large language model] hallucinations by arguing that, rather than being errors in any conventional sense, they are evidence of a probabilistic system incapable of dealing with questions of knowledge.”
Rethinking Error: “Hallucinations” and Epistemological Indifference | Critical AI | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
December 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“This article urges a fresh view on [AI large language model] hallucinations by arguing that, rather than being errors in any conventional sense, they are evidence of a probabilistic system incapable of dealing with questions of knowledge.”
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Not for nothing, but if you need leg extensions then it’s literally not in your DNA?
Decades of the white nationalist movement evolving to adapt to current political trends has brought them to this moment.
December 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Not for nothing, but if you need leg extensions then it’s literally not in your DNA?
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A way to disqualify mail-in ballots?
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 30, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A way to disqualify mail-in ballots?
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Nothing about this quote about a “ballroom” suggests “peaceful transfer of power.”
Trump on the ballroom: "It's bigger than I told you. It's, you know -- after realizing we're gonna do the inauguration in that building, it's got all bulletproof glass, it's got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It's dronessss -- won't touch it. It's a big beautiful safe building."
December 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Nothing about this quote about a “ballroom” suggests “peaceful transfer of power.”
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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2025 was believable but 2026 just sounds like a made up year
December 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
2025 was believable but 2026 just sounds like a made up year
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The most volatile group of voters is turning on Trump
The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, but they now appear to be just as aggressively swinging away.
www.vox.com/politics/473...
The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, but they now appear to be just as aggressively swinging away.
www.vox.com/politics/473...
The most volatile group of voters is turning on Trump
There’s a new line dividing young Americans.
www.vox.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The most volatile group of voters is turning on Trump
The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, but they now appear to be just as aggressively swinging away.
www.vox.com/politics/473...
The Gen Z cohort swung hard toward Republicans last year, but they now appear to be just as aggressively swinging away.
www.vox.com/politics/473...
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Succinct and simple explanation of why ICE agents are acting like lawless thugs: because the Supreme Court allows for it.
Why ICE Is Getting Away With It
The Constitution inarguably applies to federal immigration agents—but the Supreme Court has taken away the hope of ever holding them to that standard.
www.theatlantic.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Succinct and simple explanation of why ICE agents are acting like lawless thugs: because the Supreme Court allows for it.
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look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
look we're all making a big bet on AI! and if it pays off as big as we hope, well, it's going to make a handful of people super rich and you're going to lose your job but get to watch mickey mouse fuck geralt from the witcher. if it doesn't pay off well then you get to pay for the bailouts
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The world’s richest man and the GOP’s biggest donor is a gutter white supremacist.
December 29, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The world’s richest man and the GOP’s biggest donor is a gutter white supremacist.
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If it weren’t so terrifying that these people have actual power, it would be flat out comical that an adult could believe this. We don’t have flying cars because USAID got a toenail clipping off the federal budget?
Meanwhile, here's Stephen Miller's latest ignorant racist screed.
December 29, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If it weren’t so terrifying that these people have actual power, it would be flat out comical that an adult could believe this. We don’t have flying cars because USAID got a toenail clipping off the federal budget?
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Thinking about the time Sacks and his buddies started a run on their own bank and had to be bailed out.
David Sacks, presumably, on the push by some in the tech and VC world to fund a primary challenge to Congressman Khanna.
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Thinking about the time Sacks and his buddies started a run on their own bank and had to be bailed out.
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Congress could (and should) adopt a provision defunding salary, staff, etc. for anybody either house finds in contempt, among other possible triggers.
Whether deputy WH chief of staff is an impeachable "officer" is somewhat iffy but falls in to the category of he is if Congress says he is.
Whether deputy WH chief of staff is an impeachable "officer" is somewhat iffy but falls in to the category of he is if Congress says he is.
There's a lot of recriminations flying around about past Trump impeachments and I would just like humbly to suggest we consider ways to force the removal from power of Stephen Miller. Could we impeach him? Defund his position? Bar him any access to legal authority? What tools can we conjure up here?
It’s astounding how much damage Miller has done — morally, economically, safety-wise — because he can’t stand brown people. We are so much worse off bc of him. And yes, there’s much blame to go around - Trump, Vance, Noem, etc. - but Miller is the heart of it (ironic since he seems to lack one).
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Congress could (and should) adopt a provision defunding salary, staff, etc. for anybody either house finds in contempt, among other possible triggers.
Whether deputy WH chief of staff is an impeachable "officer" is somewhat iffy but falls in to the category of he is if Congress says he is.
Whether deputy WH chief of staff is an impeachable "officer" is somewhat iffy but falls in to the category of he is if Congress says he is.
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There's a lot of recriminations flying around about past Trump impeachments and I would just like humbly to suggest we consider ways to force the removal from power of Stephen Miller. Could we impeach him? Defund his position? Bar him any access to legal authority? What tools can we conjure up here?
It’s astounding how much damage Miller has done — morally, economically, safety-wise — because he can’t stand brown people. We are so much worse off bc of him. And yes, there’s much blame to go around - Trump, Vance, Noem, etc. - but Miller is the heart of it (ironic since he seems to lack one).
Immigrant-hating Stephen Miller talks about Americans being "first to harness the atom." But the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was conducted by a team led by Italian immigrant Enrico Fermi, who didn't become a U.S. citizen until a year and a half later.
December 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
There's a lot of recriminations flying around about past Trump impeachments and I would just like humbly to suggest we consider ways to force the removal from power of Stephen Miller. Could we impeach him? Defund his position? Bar him any access to legal authority? What tools can we conjure up here?
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I wondered if I could figure out why Musk thinks this woman is unqualified by googling a picture of her and the answer was yes.
Elon Musk warns ‘people will die’ after Mamdani taps Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner
Elon Musk warns ‘people will die’ after Mamdani taps Lillian Bonsignore as FDNY commissioner
Elon Musk threw cold water on Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pick of Lillian Bonsignore as the city’s FDNY commissioner, warning it would have dire consequences because she lacks firefigh…
buff.ly
December 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I wondered if I could figure out why Musk thinks this woman is unqualified by googling a picture of her and the answer was yes.
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In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
In America, where irony is dead, a hotel chain uses a policy denying shelter to local people, for fear of accidentally housing homeless persons…
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
To deny a reservation to the author of a much-lauded book on how American economic unfairness forces working people into homelessness.
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
December 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I feel like "attention hacking" is most of politics now. The Minnesota aid fraud story is becoming a perfect example.
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
Recap: In 2022, the Biden DOJ filed the first charges against dozens of fraudsters, many of them Somali-American, who'd fleeced a state food aid program. (1/x)
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New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
New College is a DeSantis pet project, a Potemkin Campus that must be made real at any cost. While the NY Times notes it is the most expensive in the state, it does not tell readers what an extraordinary outlier it is. Freedom isn’t free, and a right-wing campus makeover is very expensive it seems.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We had congressional hearings when parents just suspected heavy metal was leading some kids to suicide.
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After the private equity firm Alden Capital purchased the Chicago Tribune some years ago, many of its best people left or were pushed out, diminishing the paper and its importance.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After the private equity firm Alden Capital purchased the Chicago Tribune some years ago, many of its best people left or were pushed out, diminishing the paper and its importance.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
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Agree 100% with this.
Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Agree 100% with this.
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Harder for Dems to show how corrupt Repubs have become, especially where fossil-fuel billionaires are concerned. Harder to convince voters that Dems will be different, will have the principle, spine and skill needed to reform the corrupted political systems that have failed so many Americans.
December 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Harder for Dems to show how corrupt Repubs have become, especially where fossil-fuel billionaires are concerned. Harder to convince voters that Dems will be different, will have the principle, spine and skill needed to reform the corrupted political systems that have failed so many Americans.