Charles Sydnor
@sydsong.bsky.social
Composer, songwriter, singer. Kind of tall. Made the Law and Order sound.
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Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Sure, they've made an environmentally catastrophic mass hallucination disinformation plagiarism Clippy that will destabilize the world, but also their other goal is to replace human workers entirely and let us humans starve. A boycott of AI is the most important boycott of your entire life.
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Find her here substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
I’ve been suspended from BlueSky. I don’t know why. I wasn’t online much today, and the last things I posted were excerpts from my substack newsletter articles. The suspension followed without explana...
substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Find her here substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There is an actual life-changing conflict between WFH being cheaper and more efficient, an entire layer of middle managers who need to have meetings to feel alive, and the commercial real estate cabal that runs all cities. It’s going to get so fucking weird.
I've never seen her be incorrect.
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New Q & A answers are up! Readers sent in thoughtful questions on city raids, digital surveillance, the disappearing internet, and much more: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...
October 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I've never seen her be incorrect.
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If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.
![[quoting a tweet by fractalcounty that reads, “today I learned that there are actual people irl who get genuinely upset if they catch you using chatgpt. like they view it as a serious moral failing in certain circles”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihjvnz2ttxl7z4a2b3a4kylubobgvqxmjhwz6yuetuztzoc4g2s4y@jpeg)
August 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.
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how do people not get that democrats are purposely losing ARGHGGHG
oh, right: these media voices are themselves oligarch puppets that work to keep people from putting two and two together ARGHGGHG
oh, right: these media voices are themselves oligarch puppets that work to keep people from putting two and two together ARGHGGHG
A reminder that Dems went out of their way to NOT politicize their prosecutions of Trump. Garland dragged his feet. Biden kept his distance. And then they appointed a special counsel to look independent.
All a waste of time. You can never appease the GOP. So why do Dems keep trying? ARGHGGHG.
All a waste of time. You can never appease the GOP. So why do Dems keep trying? ARGHGGHG.
Exclusive | Ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith under investigation by Office of Special Counsel after claims of playing politics: ‘No one is above the law’
“Jack Smith’s actions were clearly driven to hurt President Trump’s election, and Smith should be held fully accountable,” said Senate Intelligence Committee chair Sen Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) in …
nypost.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
how do people not get that democrats are purposely losing ARGHGGHG
oh, right: these media voices are themselves oligarch puppets that work to keep people from putting two and two together ARGHGGHG
oh, right: these media voices are themselves oligarch puppets that work to keep people from putting two and two together ARGHGGHG
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US politics becomes much easier to process when you accept that the establishment Democrats do not want to win anything and are not there to be an opposition. That's why young progressives and less conservative Dems trying to work through the party get attacked until they compromise and conform.
June 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
US politics becomes much easier to process when you accept that the establishment Democrats do not want to win anything and are not there to be an opposition. That's why young progressives and less conservative Dems trying to work through the party get attacked until they compromise and conform.
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The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
May 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The big “why do you hate AI?” Thread got comments and quotes turned off, but here’s the main reason I hate AI:
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
It’s being developed by the worst people on the planet solely to enrich themselves at the expense and labor of the world’s vulnerable populations. Everything else stems from that
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"Be water" tactics can work like a dance.
Protesters block a car, the loudspeaker says "move", the car calls for backup, the backup takes 5 minutes to arrive, an arrest team assembles and awaits orders, the orders are given...
And the crowd melts away. They get back in the car and then, same thing
Protesters block a car, the loudspeaker says "move", the car calls for backup, the backup takes 5 minutes to arrive, an arrest team assembles and awaits orders, the orders are given...
And the crowd melts away. They get back in the car and then, same thing
May 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
"Be water" tactics can work like a dance.
Protesters block a car, the loudspeaker says "move", the car calls for backup, the backup takes 5 minutes to arrive, an arrest team assembles and awaits orders, the orders are given...
And the crowd melts away. They get back in the car and then, same thing
Protesters block a car, the loudspeaker says "move", the car calls for backup, the backup takes 5 minutes to arrive, an arrest team assembles and awaits orders, the orders are given...
And the crowd melts away. They get back in the car and then, same thing
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Here’s the China Minister of Education wiki page compared to the US Secretary of Education wiki page.
(You can repeat this comparison for any position and you’ll always see the same result)
(You can repeat this comparison for any position and you’ll always see the same result)
April 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Here’s the China Minister of Education wiki page compared to the US Secretary of Education wiki page.
(You can repeat this comparison for any position and you’ll always see the same result)
(You can repeat this comparison for any position and you’ll always see the same result)
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Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
April 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Things Democratic Senators could do that would be useful:
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
- Withdraw unanimous consent from all Senate business until constitutional rule was restored
- Refuse to vote for any legislation until constitutional rule was restored
- Boycott as a caucus until constitutional rule was restored
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this is a thread of 25 birds that frequent my yard and how i feel about them
i won't be ranking them 1-25 but i've placed them in seven groups:
- faves (2)
- the gang (6)
- cool but distant (3)
- they're fine (3)
- meh (4)
- opps (4)
- mortal enemies (3)
let's start at the bottom
i won't be ranking them 1-25 but i've placed them in seven groups:
- faves (2)
- the gang (6)
- cool but distant (3)
- they're fine (3)
- meh (4)
- opps (4)
- mortal enemies (3)
let's start at the bottom
should i or should i not spend the entire day ranking birds i have seen in my yard
March 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
this is a thread of 25 birds that frequent my yard and how i feel about them
i won't be ranking them 1-25 but i've placed them in seven groups:
- faves (2)
- the gang (6)
- cool but distant (3)
- they're fine (3)
- meh (4)
- opps (4)
- mortal enemies (3)
let's start at the bottom
i won't be ranking them 1-25 but i've placed them in seven groups:
- faves (2)
- the gang (6)
- cool but distant (3)
- they're fine (3)
- meh (4)
- opps (4)
- mortal enemies (3)
let's start at the bottom
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My senator, Adam Schiff, has voted to confirm five members of Trump’s cabinet. There was no strategic rationale for doing so. California is a safe Dem state and he has six years before he’s up for re-election. There’s simply no plausible explanation beyond the fact that he supports Trump’s agenda.
March 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My senator, Adam Schiff, has voted to confirm five members of Trump’s cabinet. There was no strategic rationale for doing so. California is a safe Dem state and he has six years before he’s up for re-election. There’s simply no plausible explanation beyond the fact that he supports Trump’s agenda.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
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My fear is that the Trump administration arrested Mahmoud Khalil to make an example out of him because they’re gambling Dems won’t put their jobs and lives on the line to protect a Palestinian.
March 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My fear is that the Trump administration arrested Mahmoud Khalil to make an example out of him because they’re gambling Dems won’t put their jobs and lives on the line to protect a Palestinian.
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I think we can all agree that america deserves this but that I do not
February 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I think we can all agree that america deserves this but that I do not
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Next time the Democratic Party has one billion dollars lying around they should just bribe 10 - 12 Republican Senators to convict on impeachment.
February 2, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Next time the Democratic Party has one billion dollars lying around they should just bribe 10 - 12 Republican Senators to convict on impeachment.
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16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
February 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
16 Democratic senators recently voted to confirm the Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary who just gave Musk’s team access to a Treasury payment system that disburses trillions and holds mass quantities of personal information. Food for thought. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I wish whoever is running all these Dem's social media would be sensitive to the fact that we are all being actively traumatized multiple times a day. Tell us what you're doing to combat the coup or don't post anything at all and just work.
February 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I wish whoever is running all these Dem's social media would be sensitive to the fact that we are all being actively traumatized multiple times a day. Tell us what you're doing to combat the coup or don't post anything at all and just work.
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In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
January 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread