Toni Batchelli
@tbatchelli.org
Building the future of work with AI. Previously CTO at Peerspace. Love data, functional programming, AI and that kind of stuff. Father of 2 and husband of 1.
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Toni Batchelli
@tbatchelli.org
· Nov 14
tbatchelli (@[email protected])
158 Posts, 397 Following, 101 Followers · Technologist and humanist. I like to help building things and people. I am into electronic music and I dabble in production and DJing. If you are weird, I wil...
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Moving away from twitter is hard, all the hope I had on human to human comms is lost. Everything good can and will be corrupted. I do like that now I can follow people on different platforms and not just one. So currently here at @bsky.app and also on Mastodon at hachyderm.io/@tbatchelli
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sorry, I left out their third source for this story: a Republican consultant
June 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
sorry, I left out their third source for this story: a Republican consultant
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to be clear: when they write "Democrats" they actually mean Third Way and a guy who was a Deputy Mayor 25 years ago
June 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
to be clear: when they write "Democrats" they actually mean Third Way and a guy who was a Deputy Mayor 25 years ago
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Thirty four thousand
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Thirty four thousand
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Here is the free access link to the entire article iai.tv/articles/con...
Consciousness, the brain, and our chimeric selves | Anna M. Hennessey
iai.tv
March 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here is the free access link to the entire article iai.tv/articles/con...
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The Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv has published my latest article, which explores #microchimerism in a theory of #consciousness and the self. A philosophy of birth is influential to this discussion of the mind iai.tv/articles/con...
Consciousness, the brain, and our chimeric selves | Anna M. Hennessey
iai.tv
March 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv has published my latest article, which explores #microchimerism in a theory of #consciousness and the self. A philosophy of birth is influential to this discussion of the mind iai.tv/articles/con...
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Moving a detainee around to evade judicial review is classic authoritarian behavior.
The government claims Mahmoud Khalil was already in NJ on his way to Louisiana by the time his habeas petition was filed—an argument that the NY federal court lacks jurisdiction.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
But Khalil's lawyer checked the ICE locator when she filed and even 4 hrs after, and he was listed as still being in NY.
March 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Moving a detainee around to evade judicial review is classic authoritarian behavior.
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literally all we had to do to stop Elon Musk years ago was enforce basic laws
we desperately need to implement a "broken windows" policy for billionaires
we desperately need to implement a "broken windows" policy for billionaires
March 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
literally all we had to do to stop Elon Musk years ago was enforce basic laws
we desperately need to implement a "broken windows" policy for billionaires
we desperately need to implement a "broken windows" policy for billionaires
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the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
The embodiment of Democratic Party resistance. “They’re throwing out the Constitution. I’m not sure how I’ll vote on it.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
March 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
the absolute most charitable thing you can say about a lot of democratic lawmakers is that they want to hold onto a political order that no longer exists
Who’s cool with this?
USAID staff were ordered to destroy classified documents and personnel records.
“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” a top official's memo says.
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“Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or needs a break,” a top official's memo says.
@jasonleopold.bsky.social @iainmarlow.bsky.social
USAID Official Orders Staff to Destroy Classified Documents
Staff at USAID were ordered to destroy classified documents and personnel records, according to a memo from a top official, prompting fresh legal challenges as well as alarm from the union that repres...
www.bloomberg.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Who’s cool with this?
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When you hear Trump & his supporters defend the detention of a Green Card holder by pretending to care about 1) antisemitism on campus, and 2) trespassing on college property, remember that Trump 1) hosted a Holocaust denier for dinner & 2) pardoned violent insurrectionists.
March 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
When you hear Trump & his supporters defend the detention of a Green Card holder by pretending to care about 1) antisemitism on campus, and 2) trespassing on college property, remember that Trump 1) hosted a Holocaust denier for dinner & 2) pardoned violent insurrectionists.
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
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The only way I can interpret the GOP's actions is that they are 100% certain they will never face another democratic election again.
They hit the shore and burned their ships.
They hit the shore and burned their ships.
February 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The only way I can interpret the GOP's actions is that they are 100% certain they will never face another democratic election again.
They hit the shore and burned their ships.
They hit the shore and burned their ships.
Good thread. The reality is that organized religions are effectively massive political power systems, with different groups making completely different interpretations of the same religious texts.
As the expected Christian Nationalism EO came in, I’m seeing a bunch of “this isn’t real Christianity” noise in my mentions.
Nope.
Christian friends. 1/x 🧵
This is 💯 part of the history of Christianity, dating to Constantine, to the Holy Roman Empire, forced conversions, Inquisitions, +
Nope.
Christian friends. 1/x 🧵
This is 💯 part of the history of Christianity, dating to Constantine, to the Holy Roman Empire, forced conversions, Inquisitions, +
February 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Good thread. The reality is that organized religions are effectively massive political power systems, with different groups making completely different interpretations of the same religious texts.
The purpose of a system is what it does. This applies to today’s political landscape too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
The purpose of a system is what it does - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
The purpose of a system is what it does. This applies to today’s political landscape too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_pur...
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🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
www.bloomberg.com
February 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
And it looks like someone called the police, just not the representatives of the US … the goons did.
They’ve called armed federal officers to the scene. We aren’t dangerous. We are here to represent our people. To defend public education. This is an authoritarian regime. You cannot block members of Congress from entering the Department of Education.
February 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And it looks like someone called the police, just not the representatives of the US … the goons did.
These US representatives should be able to enter the building, and some random brown shirt shouldn’t be able to stop them. Call the police!
Any bets the bandaid is covering an SS or 88 tat?
Any bets the bandaid is covering an SS or 88 tat?
February 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
These US representatives should be able to enter the building, and some random brown shirt shouldn’t be able to stop them. Call the police!
Any bets the bandaid is covering an SS or 88 tat?
Any bets the bandaid is covering an SS or 88 tat?
Back to back news on my Reddit feed. Our public health future looks bleak…
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Back to back news on my Reddit feed. Our public health future looks bleak…
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ProPublica tracker of the staffers who are part of Musk DOGE team. With biography and SpaceX/Musk corporate work history for each. Photos too. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
February 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
ProPublica tracker of the staffers who are part of Musk DOGE team. With biography and SpaceX/Musk corporate work history for each. Photos too. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
The best book about this current period in the USA gov is going to be named “Chesterton’s Fences for Dummies”
February 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The best book about this current period in the USA gov is going to be named “Chesterton’s Fences for Dummies”
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/3 My response has illustrated why, as a rule, I am not called upon to serve a diplomatic role.
February 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
/3 My response has illustrated why, as a rule, I am not called upon to serve a diplomatic role.
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So I posted a call to action on LinkedIn, because surely other software developers would be aghast at untested changes being pushed directly to production by people with 0 years of COBOL experience and less than 5 years of professional SWE experience. Most folks got it. Others, not so much...
February 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So I posted a call to action on LinkedIn, because surely other software developers would be aghast at untested changes being pushed directly to production by people with 0 years of COBOL experience and less than 5 years of professional SWE experience. Most folks got it. Others, not so much...