Running With Spoons
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Maybe we deserve this
"AI Skills" == how to manage a precocious 20-year-old who lacks common sense and makes stuff up when unsure
"AI Skills" == how to manage a precocious 20-year-old who lacks common sense and makes stuff up when unsure
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A big part of our plan for 2026 at @liberalcurrents.com is to focus on what comes after. Help us fund the projects we have planned; our fundraiser is just $4600 away from reaching one-third of our goal gofund.me/376d9d6be
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A big part of our plan for 2026 at @liberalcurrents.com is to focus on what comes after. Help us fund the projects we have planned; our fundraiser is just $4600 away from reaching one-third of our goal gofund.me/376d9d6be
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Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
December 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.
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The past year has been terrifying. Really, the past two—I lost a lot of sleep in 2024 over the promises of the Trump campaign, promises they immediately sought to make good on. But at the end of the first year of his would-be dictatorship, I am calling it: we are going to win.
We Are Going to Win
Trump's revolution will fail, but we still have a long and painful road ahead of us.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The past year has been terrifying. Really, the past two—I lost a lot of sleep in 2024 over the promises of the Trump campaign, promises they immediately sought to make good on. But at the end of the first year of his would-be dictatorship, I am calling it: we are going to win.
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Matt Taibbi is someone who deserves to get legal advice from Caitlin Flanagan.
a lot of dumb dumbs at the Atlantic, but man, Caitlin Flanagan is on another level
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Matt Taibbi is someone who deserves to get legal advice from Caitlin Flanagan.
Shots fired at TikTokers *and* Fox News viewers
This might sound harsh, and judgmental, but if video is your preferred way of getting information about a topic, you’re a fucking moron
December 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Shots fired at TikTokers *and* Fox News viewers
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This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
"Any artist cancelling their show at the Trump Kennedy Center over political differences isn't courageous or principled—they are selfish, intolerant, and have failed to meet the basic duty of a public artist: to perform for all people"- Kennedy Center spokesperson Roma Daravi
Kennedy Center vows to sue musician who canceled performance over Trump name change
The Kennedy Center is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump's name appeared on the building.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This is essentially the plot of The Sound of Music.
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DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
Top DOJ Official Todd Blanche Shut Down Crypto Enforcement While Holding Crypto Assets
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, exper...
www.propublica.org
December 28, 2025 at 2:30 AM
DOJ official Todd Blanche promised to dump his crypto holdings no later than 90 days after his Senate confirmation in March.
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
But about a month into the job — before divesting — he ordered an end to investigations into crypto companies.
By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al
I used to hold The Atlantic in high regard. What happened?
Gatekeepers in certain industries seem to have favored women or members of racial minorities recently—“but only those equipped with a prix-fixe menu of progressive values and beliefs,” Thomas Chatterton Williams argues.
The Other Way the ‘Super Woke’ Left Discriminates
Race and gender aren’t the only categories that determine who gets special treatment.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I used to hold The Atlantic in high regard. What happened?
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It absolutely makes sense that an app that turned investment into online gambling is the best performing share in today’s America.
The S&P 500's best-performing stock of 2025:
Robinhood
Robinhood
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It absolutely makes sense that an app that turned investment into online gambling is the best performing share in today’s America.
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The AI bubble* and the fascist Trump regime are deeply intertwined, fueling each other.
If the bubble pops, it'll make the regime easier to deal with.
If the regime falls, the bubble likely goes with it.
*Bubble doesn't mean nothing of value. It means severely overinflated value and exuberance.
If the bubble pops, it'll make the regime easier to deal with.
If the regime falls, the bubble likely goes with it.
*Bubble doesn't mean nothing of value. It means severely overinflated value and exuberance.
Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The AI bubble* and the fascist Trump regime are deeply intertwined, fueling each other.
If the bubble pops, it'll make the regime easier to deal with.
If the regime falls, the bubble likely goes with it.
*Bubble doesn't mean nothing of value. It means severely overinflated value and exuberance.
If the bubble pops, it'll make the regime easier to deal with.
If the regime falls, the bubble likely goes with it.
*Bubble doesn't mean nothing of value. It means severely overinflated value and exuberance.
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I find the idea that you need to know “how to use” AI tools really funny, as if it isn’t incredibly easy to type in prompts and the marketing these tools is that literally anyone can do it
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I find the idea that you need to know “how to use” AI tools really funny, as if it isn’t incredibly easy to type in prompts and the marketing these tools is that literally anyone can do it
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December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Apparently having "inherent randomness" in your AI automation system makes it difficult to manage. Huh
"'All of us were more confident about large language models a year ago'... strategic shift away from generative AI toward more predictable "deterministic" automation... after Salesforce reportedly reduced its support staff from 9,000 to 5,000 employees...”
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/t...
After laying off 4,000 employees and automating with AI agents, Salesforce executives admit: We were more confident about…. - The Times of India
Tech News News: Salesforce, one of the world's most valuable enterprise software companies, is pulling back from its heavy reliance on large language models after enc.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Apparently having "inherent randomness" in your AI automation system makes it difficult to manage. Huh
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Everyone Is Twelve theory trying to become a law
“.. Next to the ship was a picture of Trump raising his fist in the air ..”
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Everyone Is Twelve theory trying to become a law
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“And Weiss is apparently doing this all for – sources in and close to the Trump administration tell Zeteo – people who don’t even like her, or who think she’s merely a “useful idiot” embedded in the legacy media that the president loves to trash.”
Bari Weiss praised El Salvador's dictator before spiking '60 Minutes' story on his torture prison.
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
new w/ @premthakker.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social @zeteo.com
zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“And Weiss is apparently doing this all for – sources in and close to the Trump administration tell Zeteo – people who don’t even like her, or who think she’s merely a “useful idiot” embedded in the legacy media that the president loves to trash.”
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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When amateurs and technology collide, good things happen.
So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When amateurs and technology collide, good things happen.
Bari Weiss is the Barbara Streisand of Chris Lichts
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
Archivists Posted the 60 Minutes CECOT Segment Bari Weiss Killed
iCloud, Mega, and as a torrent. Archivists have uploaded the 60 Minutes episode Bari Weiss spiked.
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Bari Weiss is the Barbara Streisand of Chris Lichts
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Breaking: HHS to require every baby born in the United States to be named Donald J. Trump
December 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Breaking: HHS to require every baby born in the United States to be named Donald J. Trump
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trump is really just running with the idea that as long as you say the words "national security" you can do whatever you want
the legacy of the war on terror coming home to roost--we chipped away at the rule of law for years, years, years. now here we are.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
the legacy of the war on terror coming home to roost--we chipped away at the rule of law for years, years, years. now here we are.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
Trump Administration Halts All Offshore Wind Projects
The Interior Department cited “national security risks” as it paused the federal leases for five projects in the works from Massachusetts to Virginia.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
trump is really just running with the idea that as long as you say the words "national security" you can do whatever you want
the legacy of the war on terror coming home to roost--we chipped away at the rule of law for years, years, years. now here we are.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
the legacy of the war on terror coming home to roost--we chipped away at the rule of law for years, years, years. now here we are.
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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This is a big deal in the conservative legal world: John Malcom and the Ed Meese center are leaving the Heritage Foundation, 15 staff departing in all. (Hard to translate this for a BlueSky audience, but it's a pretty significant move in the conservative legal world.)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | Top Heritage Officials Flee to Mike Pence’s Nonprofit as Think Tank Fractures
The former vice president’s political group is poaching top officials from the foundation amid growing ideological fights within the conservative movement.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is a big deal in the conservative legal world: John Malcom and the Ed Meese center are leaving the Heritage Foundation, 15 staff departing in all. (Hard to translate this for a BlueSky audience, but it's a pretty significant move in the conservative legal world.)
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM