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I've written a short comment regarding this new MIT study that is being passed around and why it is horseshit. "11.7% of US workforce is being replaced by AI" my ass. Thought that might be of interest. Also - thanks for all your work, you are one of the best resources out there.
AI isn't coming for your job: Melting the Iceberg
Why the new MIT Study speaking of 11.7% automation is horseshit and why the way it's being reported is even worse
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I've written a short comment regarding this new MIT study that is being passed around and why it is horseshit. "11.7% of US workforce is being replaced by AI" my ass. Thought that might be of interest. Also - thanks for all your work, you are one of the best resources out there.
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Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
Johnson: "Grijalva should be working for her constituents right now. I don't know what she's doing. I keep seeing their political stunt videos. She should be in her office. She should be working or in the district for her constituents" (Grijalva is not in fact a Rep. b/c Johnson refuses to seat her)
October 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
No phones, no staff, nothing.
I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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Apparently the framers didn’t mean that whole no emoluments things.
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Apparently the framers didn’t mean that whole no emoluments things.
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This is *exactly* why the @cncf.io was created. A safe space for community and companies to come together with longitudinal guarantees of stability and fair ground rules.
There are no backsies. @synadia.bsky.social? @derekcollison.bsky.social? This is not ok.
www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04...
There are no backsies. @synadia.bsky.social? @derekcollison.bsky.social? This is not ok.
www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04...
Protecting NATS and the integrity of open source: CNCF’s commitment to the community
When a company contributes a project to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), it’s not just sharing code—it’s making a commitment to the open source community. It’s a pledge to uphold open…
www.cncf.io
April 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is *exactly* why the @cncf.io was created. A safe space for community and companies to come together with longitudinal guarantees of stability and fair ground rules.
There are no backsies. @synadia.bsky.social? @derekcollison.bsky.social? This is not ok.
www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04...
There are no backsies. @synadia.bsky.social? @derekcollison.bsky.social? This is not ok.
www.cncf.io/blog/2025/04...
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DOGE's new AI, built to scan federal workers' emails to see if they get to keep their jobs, is the latest in a number of AI schemes from Musk.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
What's really behind Elon Musk and DOGE's AI schemes
DOGE is feeding workers' emails into an AI to decide if they should keep their jobs. It's a cruel joke in the service of something much worse.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
DOGE's new AI, built to scan federal workers' emails to see if they get to keep their jobs, is the latest in a number of AI schemes from Musk.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
We might scoff at how dumb these ideas are, but the truth is, they're not even supposed to work. They're built to eliminate accountability.
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again, this is the easiest political slam dunk in the world
find a veteran with a lifetime of public service who has been fired for no reason and bring him on television with you
do it again tomorrow with a different veteran, and again, and again
show the human cost
find a veteran with a lifetime of public service who has been fired for no reason and bring him on television with you
do it again tomorrow with a different veteran, and again, and again
show the human cost
February 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
again, this is the easiest political slam dunk in the world
find a veteran with a lifetime of public service who has been fired for no reason and bring him on television with you
do it again tomorrow with a different veteran, and again, and again
show the human cost
find a veteran with a lifetime of public service who has been fired for no reason and bring him on television with you
do it again tomorrow with a different veteran, and again, and again
show the human cost
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“Engineers who designed virtual nurses or AI therapists often told me their technology was ‘better than nothing,’ particularly useful for low-income people who can’t catch the attention of busy nurses in community clinics, for example, or who can’t afford therapy.”
The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI
From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. What are the options for the less advantaged?
www.wired.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:46 PM
“Engineers who designed virtual nurses or AI therapists often told me their technology was ‘better than nothing,’ particularly useful for low-income people who can’t catch the attention of busy nurses in community clinics, for example, or who can’t afford therapy.”
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My god. He was right.
September 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
My god. He was right.
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Self-awareness isn’t his strong suit.
December 31, 2023 at 2:25 AM
Self-awareness isn’t his strong suit.
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This was once Amazon rainforest.
How a living planet is killed: ancient ecosystems of incalculable diversity turned into sterile monocultures, stretching to the horizon.
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How a living planet is killed: ancient ecosystems of incalculable diversity turned into sterile monocultures, stretching to the horizon.
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November 26, 2023 at 6:29 AM
This was once Amazon rainforest.
How a living planet is killed: ancient ecosystems of incalculable diversity turned into sterile monocultures, stretching to the horizon.
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How a living planet is killed: ancient ecosystems of incalculable diversity turned into sterile monocultures, stretching to the horizon.
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