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I saw a post the other day that noted that one of the notable things about genAI content is that the only person ever interested in the output is the one who asked for it. No one else wants to read AI books or look at AI 'art' in preference to the human-made alternative.
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I saw a post the other day that noted that one of the notable things about genAI content is that the only person ever interested in the output is the one who asked for it. No one else wants to read AI books or look at AI 'art' in preference to the human-made alternative.
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This story is why so many trans women hate drag.
The latest HR nonsense: A gay man in Utah attends a watch party for the gay hockey show wearing a “Gay AF” t-shirt & is forced to leave the bar because multiple women complained to management about the presence of a man who they feared might get turned on by the TV show.
January 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
This story is why so many trans women hate drag.
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they don't know it, but the ultimate endpoint of a strategy focused on finding a popular slogan, winning over voters, and electing sympathetic politicians to change the police is "we need to find and elect candidates who have no family, no loved ones, nothing to lose, and aren't afraid to die".
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
they don't know it, but the ultimate endpoint of a strategy focused on finding a popular slogan, winning over voters, and electing sympathetic politicians to change the police is "we need to find and elect candidates who have no family, no loved ones, nothing to lose, and aren't afraid to die".
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even assuming you find a slogan that everybody likes, all the voter sympathy in the world smashes like an egg against a steel wall against the fact that the police can, and do, threaten and intimidate your government officials.
"fuck you, make us" >>>>>>> "our new slogan polls at 90 percent"
"fuck you, make us" >>>>>>> "our new slogan polls at 90 percent"
January 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
even assuming you find a slogan that everybody likes, all the voter sympathy in the world smashes like an egg against a steel wall against the fact that the police can, and do, threaten and intimidate your government officials.
"fuck you, make us" >>>>>>> "our new slogan polls at 90 percent"
"fuck you, make us" >>>>>>> "our new slogan polls at 90 percent"
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I don't think Walz is likely to deploy NG on ICE officers. That's a fair criticism. But from a practical standpoint it has also injected that idea into the public discourse as something acceptable and necessary for Serious Democrats to consider. This is probably useful.
January 11, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I don't think Walz is likely to deploy NG on ICE officers. That's a fair criticism. But from a practical standpoint it has also injected that idea into the public discourse as something acceptable and necessary for Serious Democrats to consider. This is probably useful.
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I keep thinking about how all these demands get whittle down to nothing (Abolish the Police -> Defund the Police -> Reform the Police -> Abolish ICE -> Defund ICE -> Reform ICE).
And how it's all justified by hiding behind *words* for the purpose of not thinking about *actions*.
And how it's all justified by hiding behind *words* for the purpose of not thinking about *actions*.
January 11, 2026 at 9:13 PM
I keep thinking about how all these demands get whittle down to nothing (Abolish the Police -> Defund the Police -> Reform the Police -> Abolish ICE -> Defund ICE -> Reform ICE).
And how it's all justified by hiding behind *words* for the purpose of not thinking about *actions*.
And how it's all justified by hiding behind *words* for the purpose of not thinking about *actions*.
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The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.
January 11, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The sign on Kristi Noem's podium reads "One of ours, all of yours." The reader will recall that this was a fascist rallying cry in the Spanish Civil War. What it means is that one of "our" people is worth all of "your" people.
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This’s not Gaza… this’s Lebanon.
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This’s not Gaza… this’s Lebanon.
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
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What I find telling here is that the possibility of him being turned on BY MEN was still judged to be threatening.
This is a group of cishet women arguing that the presence of gay male sexuality was threatening to them as they gathered to watch a show about gay men.
This is unabashed homophobia.
This is a group of cishet women arguing that the presence of gay male sexuality was threatening to them as they gathered to watch a show about gay men.
This is unabashed homophobia.
The latest HR nonsense: A gay man in Utah attends a watch party for the gay hockey show wearing a “Gay AF” t-shirt & is forced to leave the bar because multiple women complained to management about the presence of a man who they feared might get turned on by the TV show.
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
What I find telling here is that the possibility of him being turned on BY MEN was still judged to be threatening.
This is a group of cishet women arguing that the presence of gay male sexuality was threatening to them as they gathered to watch a show about gay men.
This is unabashed homophobia.
This is a group of cishet women arguing that the presence of gay male sexuality was threatening to them as they gathered to watch a show about gay men.
This is unabashed homophobia.
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FIRE EMBLEM: PATH OF RADIANCE
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 2005
GAMECUBE
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 2005
GAMECUBE
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
FIRE EMBLEM: PATH OF RADIANCE
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 2005
GAMECUBE
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS 2005
GAMECUBE
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This is the danger of treating Nazi goons like reasonable actors:
You can't stop people that kill because it's fun by simply providing them more targets and daring them to kill those, that is not how it works!
It is banking on empathy from people who'll shoot you for simply knowing that word.
You can't stop people that kill because it's fun by simply providing them more targets and daring them to kill those, that is not how it works!
It is banking on empathy from people who'll shoot you for simply knowing that word.
Controversial counterpoint: don’t shoot babies
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This is the danger of treating Nazi goons like reasonable actors:
You can't stop people that kill because it's fun by simply providing them more targets and daring them to kill those, that is not how it works!
It is banking on empathy from people who'll shoot you for simply knowing that word.
You can't stop people that kill because it's fun by simply providing them more targets and daring them to kill those, that is not how it works!
It is banking on empathy from people who'll shoot you for simply knowing that word.
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woke 2 isnt here yet until people start at the bare minimum destroying the idea that sex and race are natural categories and this gains some level of mass prominence. a pretty simple standard
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
woke 2 isnt here yet until people start at the bare minimum destroying the idea that sex and race are natural categories and this gains some level of mass prominence. a pretty simple standard
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This is truly insane
This’s not Gaza… this’s Lebanon.
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
Israel just carried out ~30 airstrike on residential areas in Lebanon, violating Security Council resolution SCR1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences
This’s another war crime and the ICC remains silent
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
This is truly insane
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fuck these people
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
fuck these people
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Fascism is the aesthetic of politics, liberalism is the the aesthetics of morality.
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Fascism is the aesthetic of politics, liberalism is the the aesthetics of morality.
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hey so this is blatant false information punishing people for doing the right thing. no, it was not a "grabber". it was a reputable survey site that discord has used previously for limited surveys.
nothing can """grab""" information if you dont provide it, which an anonymous survey didnt ask for.
nothing can """grab""" information if you dont provide it, which an anonymous survey didnt ask for.
January 11, 2026 at 4:37 AM
hey so this is blatant false information punishing people for doing the right thing. no, it was not a "grabber". it was a reputable survey site that discord has used previously for limited surveys.
nothing can """grab""" information if you dont provide it, which an anonymous survey didnt ask for.
nothing can """grab""" information if you dont provide it, which an anonymous survey didnt ask for.
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I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
January 10, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount
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it's genuinely hard for me to trust that someone who knows i'm trans actually sees me as a woman until i do something they don't like and still get gendered correctly about it
January 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
it's genuinely hard for me to trust that someone who knows i'm trans actually sees me as a woman until i do something they don't like and still get gendered correctly about it
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one of the most depressing things about being trans is seeing just how many people see misgendering and degendering as weapons to be brandished at any trans person who acts out of line
January 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
one of the most depressing things about being trans is seeing just how many people see misgendering and degendering as weapons to be brandished at any trans person who acts out of line
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what's the bait? being murdered?
January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
what's the bait? being murdered?
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"don't take the bait" is their workshopped replacement for "don't get distracted", huh
January 10, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"don't take the bait" is their workshopped replacement for "don't get distracted", huh
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"von der wissenschaft wurde erich von däniken nie ernstgenommen"
ja no shit, sherlock: das liegt daran das der ausschließlich unwissenschaftliche scheiße von sich gegeben hat
ja no shit, sherlock: das liegt daran das der ausschließlich unwissenschaftliche scheiße von sich gegeben hat
January 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"von der wissenschaft wurde erich von däniken nie ernstgenommen"
ja no shit, sherlock: das liegt daran das der ausschließlich unwissenschaftliche scheiße von sich gegeben hat
ja no shit, sherlock: das liegt daran das der ausschließlich unwissenschaftliche scheiße von sich gegeben hat
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niemand:
wirklich niemand:
ard: hier sind gleich zwei wohlwollende artikel über einen schwurbler der verreckt ist
wirklich niemand:
ard: hier sind gleich zwei wohlwollende artikel über einen schwurbler der verreckt ist
January 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
niemand:
wirklich niemand:
ard: hier sind gleich zwei wohlwollende artikel über einen schwurbler der verreckt ist
wirklich niemand:
ard: hier sind gleich zwei wohlwollende artikel über einen schwurbler der verreckt ist
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There is no attitude for which legacy journalists are more often rewarded by their bosses than "Everybody needs to calm down." It is a preening announcement that you are the adult in the room, immune from emotion or overreaction or "hysteria." And it is the worst imaginable priority for this era. >
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
There is no attitude for which legacy journalists are more often rewarded by their bosses than "Everybody needs to calm down." It is a preening announcement that you are the adult in the room, immune from emotion or overreaction or "hysteria." And it is the worst imaginable priority for this era. >
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"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."