Ravelin
@ravelincase.bsky.social
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This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
This clip is really bad. Absolutely hollow. But important to remember also that as this tech becomes "better" and more advanced, simply it being "bad" isn't going to cut it as a rhetorical argument. Slop like this must be opposed because it's fundamentally anti-human, regardless of "quality"
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We must accept that there are certain people and ideas that we cannot be in conversation with if our goal is human dignity, freedom, and flourishing futures.
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We must accept that there are certain people and ideas that we cannot be in conversation with if our goal is human dignity, freedom, and flourishing futures.
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the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is
- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)
- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)
- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)
- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)
- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)
- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is
- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)
- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)
- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)
- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)
- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)
- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)
In my opinion, the #1 most important thing you can do to improve your digital mental health is to stop using #Google #Search. There are plenty of good alternatives. No, not #Bing.
www.startpage.com and www.ecosia.org are my favorites.
www.startpage.com and www.ecosia.org are my favorites.
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May 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
In my opinion, the #1 most important thing you can do to improve your digital mental health is to stop using #Google #Search. There are plenty of good alternatives. No, not #Bing.
www.startpage.com and www.ecosia.org are my favorites.
www.startpage.com and www.ecosia.org are my favorites.
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This is a clear, true, & important distinction that many people refuse to make.
The same is true of "fancy city dwellers condescending to hard workin' ruralites."
The same is true of "wokesters forcing you to use pronouns."
These are RW bogie men. RW hysteria exceeds actual examples 1000/1.
The same is true of "fancy city dwellers condescending to hard workin' ruralites."
The same is true of "wokesters forcing you to use pronouns."
These are RW bogie men. RW hysteria exceeds actual examples 1000/1.
Men are not constantly being told “you’re bad,” they are constantly being told “LEFT WING SJWS THINK YOU’RE BAD” by conservative propaganda. There’s a huge difference.
I have two sons, and I don't think I've ever seen messaging going "Don't be a boy" or "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
Sure looks like that's in "I heard someone say that they heard..." territory, rather than actual direct experience.
Also worth noting, the main message from manosphere influencers is "YOU'RE BAD."
May 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is a clear, true, & important distinction that many people refuse to make.
The same is true of "fancy city dwellers condescending to hard workin' ruralites."
The same is true of "wokesters forcing you to use pronouns."
These are RW bogie men. RW hysteria exceeds actual examples 1000/1.
The same is true of "fancy city dwellers condescending to hard workin' ruralites."
The same is true of "wokesters forcing you to use pronouns."
These are RW bogie men. RW hysteria exceeds actual examples 1000/1.
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This is why @senategabe.bsky.social keeps hammering Senate Democrats for not matching their rhetoric with observable action.
There's no excuse for helping confirm Trump's nominees, none.
There's no excuse for helping confirm Trump's nominees, none.
16 Dems just voted to confirm Trump's ambassador to China, David Perdue:
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
Booker (D-NJ)
Coons (D-DE)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Hassan (D-NH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Warner (D-VA)
U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 119th Congress - 1st Session
www.senate.gov
April 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This is why @senategabe.bsky.social keeps hammering Senate Democrats for not matching their rhetoric with observable action.
There's no excuse for helping confirm Trump's nominees, none.
There's no excuse for helping confirm Trump's nominees, none.
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And we're gonna make damn sure the brand damage stays permanent. #teslatakedown www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Wall street analyst makes stunning claim after Elon Musk's return to Tesla: 'The damage … is 100% irreversible'
One of Tesla's most prominent Wall Street supporters fears its extensive global brand damage could be insurmountable.
www.thecooldown.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
And we're gonna make damn sure the brand damage stays permanent. #teslatakedown www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
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States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!
April 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!
"Populists exploit ad marketplaces, using them to bypass traditional media gatekeepers and deliver tailored messages to susceptible audiences. Foreign actors do the same, microtargeting divisive content to fracture our social fabric along existing fault lines."
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What If We Made Advertising Illegal?
What if we banned all advertising? Not regulate it—abolish it. This proposal would transform manipulation machines, and maybe save democracy itself. A thought experiment worth considering.
simone.org
April 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"Populists exploit ad marketplaces, using them to bypass traditional media gatekeepers and deliver tailored messages to susceptible audiences. Foreign actors do the same, microtargeting divisive content to fracture our social fabric along existing fault lines."
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This is funny. And the serious problem with the NYT is it misinforms about reality. Not with inaccuracy so much as emphasis, perspective, and framing. That makes it a bad news source. Go to the Guardian, or Wired, or others/ independent sources. You don't need the NYT or LA Times, or WaPo.
Three million Americans marched today. Here’s why we wrote about one American who didn’t.
April 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is funny. And the serious problem with the NYT is it misinforms about reality. Not with inaccuracy so much as emphasis, perspective, and framing. That makes it a bad news source. Go to the Guardian, or Wired, or others/ independent sources. You don't need the NYT or LA Times, or WaPo.
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By the by, check out ifixit.com for step-by-step repair guides on a lot of stuff. Glad they're still up and running even though I haven't visited in probably decades??
iFixit: The Free Repair Manual
iFixit is a global community of people helping each other repair things. Let's fix the world, one device at a time. Troubleshoot with experts in the Answers forum—and build your own how-to guides to s...
ifixit.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
By the by, check out ifixit.com for step-by-step repair guides on a lot of stuff. Glad they're still up and running even though I haven't visited in probably decades??
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Our Democratic senators need to step up and call for new leadership. Send your senators an email and urge them to publicly demand that Sen. Schumer steps aside.
March 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Our Democratic senators need to step up and call for new leadership. Send your senators an email and urge them to publicly demand that Sen. Schumer steps aside.
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These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
March 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
These are the same Senate Democrats who lectured the base for years about the importance of preserving the filibuster so it would still be available when Democrats were in the minority
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I have to remind people once again.
Please stop engaging with posts that enrage you. Obviously, rage bait posts aren’t worth your time. Don’t give these trolls a platform.
Block and move on.
Please stop engaging with posts that enrage you. Obviously, rage bait posts aren’t worth your time. Don’t give these trolls a platform.
Block and move on.
March 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I have to remind people once again.
Please stop engaging with posts that enrage you. Obviously, rage bait posts aren’t worth your time. Don’t give these trolls a platform.
Block and move on.
Please stop engaging with posts that enrage you. Obviously, rage bait posts aren’t worth your time. Don’t give these trolls a platform.
Block and move on.
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Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
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I was at a punk show in 83 where a skinhead jumped up on stage and gave a Nazi salute.
The bass player hit him with his bass, knocking him into the crowd and 150 people collectively hauled his ass out of the venue and threw him in the mud.
This was the right and only appropriate response.
The bass player hit him with his bass, knocking him into the crowd and 150 people collectively hauled his ass out of the venue and threw him in the mud.
This was the right and only appropriate response.
If you are at an event where someone on stage gives a Hitler salute and that person is not dragged off by security and kicked out, you are at a Nazi rally.
February 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I was at a punk show in 83 where a skinhead jumped up on stage and gave a Nazi salute.
The bass player hit him with his bass, knocking him into the crowd and 150 people collectively hauled his ass out of the venue and threw him in the mud.
This was the right and only appropriate response.
The bass player hit him with his bass, knocking him into the crowd and 150 people collectively hauled his ass out of the venue and threw him in the mud.
This was the right and only appropriate response.
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🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
🗣️ @aoc.bsky.social out fighting for the people & federal workers: “Every day our job is to wake up and say ‘what can I do today?’ — There is no act too small. Every action matters.” 🇺🇸
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”Why aren’t [Democratic leaders] taking the fired federal workers who are sharing their heartbreaking stories—the ones that Musk says were being paid to do nothing—and making them famous?...
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
Why Democrats Won’t Throw a Real Punch
Faced with existential threats from the right, the Democratic leadership remains timid; faced with demands for justice from the left, it goes on the attack.
www.thenation.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
”Why aren’t [Democratic leaders] taking the fired federal workers who are sharing their heartbreaking stories—the ones that Musk says were being paid to do nothing—and making them famous?...
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
[Such as] the cancer researcher on the verge of a breakthrough?"
Good question. 🧪
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For those asking where the Dems are, I might suggest: the right didn’t wait on the Republicans. They plotted the course & the Republicans followed, at first in small packs, but eventually all falling in line. The left may have to do something similar. Don’t wait on “the Democrats”. Show them the way
February 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
For those asking where the Dems are, I might suggest: the right didn’t wait on the Republicans. They plotted the course & the Republicans followed, at first in small packs, but eventually all falling in line. The left may have to do something similar. Don’t wait on “the Democrats”. Show them the way
Democratic politicians, you tried to be civil, and this is where we find ourselves. The American people are telling you the time for civility is past. The GOP has declared war on democracy. It is time to go to war.
@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social
@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Democratic politicians, you tried to be civil, and this is where we find ourselves. The American people are telling you the time for civility is past. The GOP has declared war on democracy. It is time to go to war.
@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social
@malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social
”This is the kind of crisis where I'd expect Democrats on the Hill, at a minimum, to be refusing to give Trump and the GOP anything. Call quorum on every vote. Debate every amendment. Raise every objection. Vote against everything. Do not confirm a single appointee."
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Pluralistic: Trump’s Tiktok two-step is a lesson for future presidents (12 Feb 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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February 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
”This is the kind of crisis where I'd expect Democrats on the Hill, at a minimum, to be refusing to give Trump and the GOP anything. Call quorum on every vote. Debate every amendment. Raise every objection. Vote against everything. Do not confirm a single appointee."
pluralistic.net/2025/02/12/y...
pluralistic.net/2025/02/12/y...
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But I would say this: Trump opponents need to start thinking like an insurgency, not an opposition party. They need to stir the pot until it bubbles over.
February 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
But I would say this: Trump opponents need to start thinking like an insurgency, not an opposition party. They need to stir the pot until it bubbles over.
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I guess I'd love to see Democratic politicians using dirty tricks on Republicans for a change rather than exhausting all their dirty tricks on their own progressive primary challengers
February 11, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I guess I'd love to see Democratic politicians using dirty tricks on Republicans for a change rather than exhausting all their dirty tricks on their own progressive primary challengers