@masterplaster2.bsky.social
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the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
June 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
the thing with Mamdani is that he’s obviously an incredible political talent - the campaign he’s run has been extremely impressive even if you don’t like his policies
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
the party should be delighted, and that they’re instead pulling out all the stops to beat him speaks volumes
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this is the real use case for AI: creating a centralized source of "truth" that can be altered at the whim of its fascist owners. technology cannot be disconnected from its financial backing & political consequences. pretending it "could be useful" in a vacuum is a fantasy. bsky.app/profile/pale...
June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
this is the real use case for AI: creating a centralized source of "truth" that can be altered at the whim of its fascist owners. technology cannot be disconnected from its financial backing & political consequences. pretending it "could be useful" in a vacuum is a fantasy. bsky.app/profile/pale...
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Oh look. Another "Gender Critical" myth about trans healthcare, for which they have no evidence at all, disproven via study. When we all knew it was false all along anyway
June 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Oh look. Another "Gender Critical" myth about trans healthcare, for which they have no evidence at all, disproven via study. When we all knew it was false all along anyway
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i'm not at all qualified to evaluate this study but i am absolutely going to share it with my students, scared straight style
"Over four months, LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels."
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task
This study explores the neural and behavioral consequences of LLM-assisted essay writing. Participants were divided into three groups: LLM, Search Engine, and Brain-only (no tools). Each completed thr...
arxiv.org
June 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
i'm not at all qualified to evaluate this study but i am absolutely going to share it with my students, scared straight style
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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i can't believe how hard this guy cooks him lmao. a nice little treat for all of us
During a debate titled "One Christian vs. Twenty Atheists," Jordan Peterson loses by forgetting what side he’s on
May 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
i can't believe how hard this guy cooks him lmao. a nice little treat for all of us
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how do you deal with the fact that the united states has about 20% of the overall population that lives in an entirely different fake reality
40% of Republicans say the COVID-19 vaccine has probably or definitely killed more people than the COVID-19 virus.
May 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
how do you deal with the fact that the united states has about 20% of the overall population that lives in an entirely different fake reality
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Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
kotaku.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Nintendo Halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders Over Trump's Tariffs
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
New tariffs threaten massive price hikes on gaming hardware and other consumer goods
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Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.
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It's no longer safe for trans tourists or immigrants to come to the United States.
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
Germany issues warning for transgender & nonbinary people traveling to the U.S.
A German official confirmed the government’s alert to The Advocate.
www.advocate.com
March 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It's no longer safe for trans tourists or immigrants to come to the United States.
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
www.advocate.com/news/germany...
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It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
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The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
I found a ‘dead’ person collecting Social Security in Seattle
“Dead” Ned Johnson turns out to be very much alive. It took him weeks to convince the system he was breathing and to start clawing his benefits back.
www.seattletimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The richest man in the world took over $5K out of this guy's bank account, claiming he was dead. The richest man in the world said he was saving money.
He was not dead.
He was not dead.
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"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."
March 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"dei medal" you might as well just put "n*gger medal" because that's what they mean to say
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This was the DOGE staffer who was previously fired for racist and nazi tweets but was brought back after JD Vance and Elon supported him.
www.yahoo.com/news/doge-st...
www.yahoo.com/news/doge-st...
DOGE Staffer Broke Treasury Rules in Transmitting Personal Data
(Bloomberg) -- A staffer for the Department of Government Efficiency violated Treasury Department policies when he sent a spreadsheet containing personal information to two other people in the Trump a...
www.yahoo.com
March 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This was the DOGE staffer who was previously fired for racist and nazi tweets but was brought back after JD Vance and Elon supported him.
www.yahoo.com/news/doge-st...
www.yahoo.com/news/doge-st...
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
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US political prisoners, according to the left: Whistleblowers and protesters
US political prisoners, according to the right: Fascist coup orchestrators and Russian agents
US political prisoners, according to the right: Fascist coup orchestrators and Russian agents
March 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
US political prisoners, according to the left: Whistleblowers and protesters
US political prisoners, according to the right: Fascist coup orchestrators and Russian agents
US political prisoners, according to the right: Fascist coup orchestrators and Russian agents
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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"You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way!" has more propulsive moral urgency than almost anything the Democratic Party has produced in half a decade
Texas Republican Keithself storms out of the meeting he's supposed to be running because a Democrat asked him to treat his colleague Sarah McBride with respect. These people would not last one day as a trans person.
March 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"You will not continue it with me unless you introduce a duly elected representative the right way!" has more propulsive moral urgency than almost anything the Democratic Party has produced in half a decade
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This isn’t a novel concept, it’s highly popularized. And the fact that we’re seeing this attitude resonate so deeply within the so-called opposition party should alarm the shit out of overton-window watchers.
“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”
Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher
Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.
www.thepinknews.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This isn’t a novel concept, it’s highly popularized. And the fact that we’re seeing this attitude resonate so deeply within the so-called opposition party should alarm the shit out of overton-window watchers.
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I keep saying this, but... www.readtpa.com/p/fine-lets-...
March 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I keep saying this, but... www.readtpa.com/p/fine-lets-...
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the Democratic experts and consultants are very proud of their ability to look past basic moral objections and see that Andrew Cuomo, a man who already resigned from office in disgrace once, might be a Democratic frontrunner in 2028.
March 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
the Democratic experts and consultants are very proud of their ability to look past basic moral objections and see that Andrew Cuomo, a man who already resigned from office in disgrace once, might be a Democratic frontrunner in 2028.