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Steve Conklin
@nondim.com
· Aug 9
If you follow me but have zero posts and zero profile info, I'm much more likely to block you out the gate.
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
Two men shaking hands over Women's beauty.
smearing 1s and 0s into my face until the chatbot i'm trying to sleep with accepts me as one of its own.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Two men shaking hands over Women's beauty.
I'm not going to link to the propaganda press release by the DOJ, but here's a sample:
". . . the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell . . . defendants [redacted] are alleged to have been part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called “zines.”
". . . the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell . . . defendants [redacted] are alleged to have been part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called “zines.”
November 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm not going to link to the propaganda press release by the DOJ, but here's a sample:
". . . the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell . . . defendants [redacted] are alleged to have been part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called “zines.”
". . . the defendants were members of a North Texas Antifa Cell . . . defendants [redacted] are alleged to have been part of a group that created and distributed insurrectionary materials called “zines.”
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
Anxiety disorders linked to low Choline levels. Not mentioned in this study, but some studies have linked pesticide exposure with reduced brain Choline levels in humans.
Transdiagnostic reduction in cortical choline-containing compounds in anxiety disorders: a 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy meta-analysis - Molecular Psychiatry
Molecular Psychiatry - Transdiagnostic reduction in cortical choline-containing compounds in anxiety disorders: a 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy meta-analysis
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Anxiety disorders linked to low Choline levels. Not mentioned in this study, but some studies have linked pesticide exposure with reduced brain Choline levels in humans.
The President's national emergency being used to bypass environmental permitting to build a Uranium enrichment plant.
November 11, 2025 at 3:18 AM
The President's national emergency being used to bypass environmental permitting to build a Uranium enrichment plant.
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turtrucken
Thurston Co. Scanner, News, &
Weather Blog: A trooper with the Washington State Patrol just
called out a traffic stop on a semi that's towing a semi, which is towing a box truck that's also towing two vehicles on I-5 south at Pacific Avenue. The trooper reported […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
Weather Blog: A trooper with the Washington State Patrol just
called out a traffic stop on a semi that's towing a semi, which is towing a box truck that's also towing two vehicles on I-5 south at Pacific Avenue. The trooper reported […]
[Original post on hachyderm.io]
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
turtrucken
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An U.S. citizen of Indian descent being questioned about Zohran Mamdani (as if there is something wrong with knowing who the mayor-elect of NYC is) by masked men.
Three masked agents questioned an Illinois Department of Transportation employee about his immigration status — and if he had traveled to New York and was “aware” of the mayor-elect in New York City, the governor’s office said.
Indian IDOT employee stopped by ICE agents, questioned if he was 'aware' of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
An U.S. citizen of Indian descent being questioned about Zohran Mamdani (as if there is something wrong with knowing who the mayor-elect of NYC is) by masked men.
My lifelong friend Kitty Bryan just released a book. She's an accomplished engineer and fiber artist, and I highly recommend her book, which I had the good fortune to read in an earlier draft form.
Knitting Variegated Yarn: Gestalt Techniques
Amazon.com: Knitting Variegated Yarn: Gestalt Techniques: 9781737193043: Bryan, Kitty: Books
www.amazon.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My lifelong friend Kitty Bryan just released a book. She's an accomplished engineer and fiber artist, and I highly recommend her book, which I had the good fortune to read in an earlier draft form.
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[P] HECK YEAH!
Nerdcore superstar @megaran.com had earned a Grammy nom for his second kids record, Buddy's Magic Treehouse! BIG CONGRATS!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
[P] HECK YEAH!
I remember the "Billy Beer Scandal".
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I remember the "Billy Beer Scandal".
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If they’re comparing it to themselves, sure. If they’re comparing it to someone capable of putting on their pants without crying, probably not.
AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here on.ft.com/3JERVRg
AI pioneers claim human-level general intelligence is already here
Tech leaders say systems now rival human intelligence in key tasks, further fuelling the superintelligence debate
on.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If they’re comparing it to themselves, sure. If they’re comparing it to someone capable of putting on their pants without crying, probably not.
This is fine.
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is fine.
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.
Trumpsgiving: a box of Saltines and a jar of Peanut Butter.
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Trumpsgiving: a box of Saltines and a jar of Peanut Butter.
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The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor (2018)
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor - Longreads
It's a recognition that comes in the aisle of a grocery store.
longreads.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The Difference Between Being Broke and Being Poor (2018)
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Wow — Fox News fell for a racist AI video about SNAP recipients with “7 baby daddies”… then when called out changed the story to be about AI videos going viral 🤔
November 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Wow — Fox News fell for a racist AI video about SNAP recipients with “7 baby daddies”… then when called out changed the story to be about AI videos going viral 🤔
"Silverman: . . . tendency in tech in some areas of finance that they think that they’ve discovered ideas for themselves or they have very little respect for experts. . . . They don’t really entertain a lot of outside knowledge and they think that they’ve discovered ideas for the first time"
Gilded Rage: Talking With Jacob Silverman
Why Silicon Valley went from libertarian to authoritarian
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Silverman: . . . tendency in tech in some areas of finance that they think that they’ve discovered ideas for themselves or they have very little respect for experts. . . . They don’t really entertain a lot of outside knowledge and they think that they’ve discovered ideas for the first time"
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I looked it up...over 48,000 of those SNAP households are in Clay Higgins' district.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food.
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I looked it up...over 48,000 of those SNAP households are in Clay Higgins' district.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.
That's around 126,000 of his constituents, or 16% of the entire population of LA-03.