zota
@zota.bsky.social
Technology therapist, gonzo designer, grey-hat historian.
Los Angeles.
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We are not out of the woods, not by a long shot.
The horrors are here, they have not receded.
At the same time, the regime has overplayed its hand and failed in its efforts of total consolidation of power.
I don't see a path to their realizing totalitarian control.
The horrors are here, they have not receded.
At the same time, the regime has overplayed its hand and failed in its efforts of total consolidation of power.
I don't see a path to their realizing totalitarian control.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We are not out of the woods, not by a long shot.
The horrors are here, they have not receded.
At the same time, the regime has overplayed its hand and failed in its efforts of total consolidation of power.
I don't see a path to their realizing totalitarian control.
The horrors are here, they have not receded.
At the same time, the regime has overplayed its hand and failed in its efforts of total consolidation of power.
I don't see a path to their realizing totalitarian control.
I encountered a black bear maybe half that size on a trail, and did as I was trained, raising my arms and hollering.
Without even breaking stride, it slooowly turned it's head to glance at me with what I perceived as bear disgust, then slowly looked back where it was going and kept walking away.
Without even breaking stride, it slooowly turned it's head to glance at me with what I perceived as bear disgust, then slowly looked back where it was going and kept walking away.
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I encountered a black bear maybe half that size on a trail, and did as I was trained, raising my arms and hollering.
Without even breaking stride, it slooowly turned it's head to glance at me with what I perceived as bear disgust, then slowly looked back where it was going and kept walking away.
Without even breaking stride, it slooowly turned it's head to glance at me with what I perceived as bear disgust, then slowly looked back where it was going and kept walking away.
I've spent time in the Sierras and haven't been anywhere near such a chonk without Emergency Protocols being invoked.
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I've spent time in the Sierras and haven't been anywhere near such a chonk without Emergency Protocols being invoked.
me, expecting to be unimpressed in comparison to California bears: Oh. Oh, wow. Damn. Ohh Damn.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
me, expecting to be unimpressed in comparison to California bears: Oh. Oh, wow. Damn. Ohh Damn.
At the level of physics, the universe will carry on. But nothing anyone does will ever make any difference in the lives of this one incredibly unpopular fascist as his administration implodes.
Sounds pretty nihilistic?
Sounds pretty nihilistic?
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
At the level of physics, the universe will carry on. But nothing anyone does will ever make any difference in the lives of this one incredibly unpopular fascist as his administration implodes.
Sounds pretty nihilistic?
Sounds pretty nihilistic?
Yeah, at Nuremberg it's not.
But just on a subjective level of dealing with your legal defense, do you really see no difference between the President and the Secretary of Defense saying yes they gave the order, as opposed to both of them saying they never gave it and how dare you suggest otherwise?
But just on a subjective level of dealing with your legal defense, do you really see no difference between the President and the Secretary of Defense saying yes they gave the order, as opposed to both of them saying they never gave it and how dare you suggest otherwise?
December 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Yeah, at Nuremberg it's not.
But just on a subjective level of dealing with your legal defense, do you really see no difference between the President and the Secretary of Defense saying yes they gave the order, as opposed to both of them saying they never gave it and how dare you suggest otherwise?
But just on a subjective level of dealing with your legal defense, do you really see no difference between the President and the Secretary of Defense saying yes they gave the order, as opposed to both of them saying they never gave it and how dare you suggest otherwise?
There's several levels of screwed in between "following the Commander in Chief's direct orders" and "freelance assassin"
December 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
There's several levels of screwed in between "following the Commander in Chief's direct orders" and "freelance assassin"
Well I guess you can go back to bed and forget about it all then
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Well I guess you can go back to bed and forget about it all then
If you believe nothing will happen to them no matter what anyone does, you are flatly stating that nothing anyone does matters.
Would you call yourself more of a nihilist?
Would you call yourself more of a nihilist?
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 AM
If you believe nothing will happen to them no matter what anyone does, you are flatly stating that nothing anyone does matters.
Would you call yourself more of a nihilist?
Would you call yourself more of a nihilist?
I disagree with dismissing impeachment, but he did leave room for using it as a cudgel during the midterm campaign while moving forward with criminal investigations that will outlive this administration.
It's Jeffries, so who knows. But what he said is different than the posted bait.
It's Jeffries, so who knows. But what he said is different than the posted bait.
December 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I disagree with dismissing impeachment, but he did leave room for using it as a cudgel during the midterm campaign while moving forward with criminal investigations that will outlive this administration.
It's Jeffries, so who knows. But what he said is different than the posted bait.
It's Jeffries, so who knows. But what he said is different than the posted bait.
I don't love Jeffries, but the quote is that Trump will order his minions to block impeachment, and that they will to pursue charges now and beyond his administration.
We have enough things to be rage baited over to skip the stupid ones.
We have enough things to be rage baited over to skip the stupid ones.
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I don't love Jeffries, but the quote is that Trump will order his minions to block impeachment, and that they will to pursue charges now and beyond his administration.
We have enough things to be rage baited over to skip the stupid ones.
We have enough things to be rage baited over to skip the stupid ones.
You aren't a very good writer, so I don't think there's much point in trying to explain the depths of cognitive training in becoming one.
Carry on.
Carry on.
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 AM
You aren't a very good writer, so I don't think there's much point in trying to explain the depths of cognitive training in becoming one.
Carry on.
Carry on.
ChatGPT in particular based a big chunk of its business model on destroying education—"help me with my homework" is a top level default option.
Do you not know any teachers?
Do you not know any teachers?
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
ChatGPT in particular based a big chunk of its business model on destroying education—"help me with my homework" is a top level default option.
Do you not know any teachers?
Do you not know any teachers?
The real distinction is in product design.
The underlying technologies all have multiple purposes and some have been around for decades. OpenAI chose build and market a sycophantic conversation partner to do your homework.
The underlying technologies all have multiple purposes and some have been around for decades. OpenAI chose build and market a sycophantic conversation partner to do your homework.
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The real distinction is in product design.
The underlying technologies all have multiple purposes and some have been around for decades. OpenAI chose build and market a sycophantic conversation partner to do your homework.
The underlying technologies all have multiple purposes and some have been around for decades. OpenAI chose build and market a sycophantic conversation partner to do your homework.
The whole reason Google's search originally became the most useful information sorting service in history is deciding what the top handful of things out of a hundred million possible options would be the most relevant for you in particular.
They gave that up in favor of profitable obfuscation.
They gave that up in favor of profitable obfuscation.
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The whole reason Google's search originally became the most useful information sorting service in history is deciding what the top handful of things out of a hundred million possible options would be the most relevant for you in particular.
They gave that up in favor of profitable obfuscation.
They gave that up in favor of profitable obfuscation.
the Telegraph, and the BBC
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December 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the Telegraph, and the BBC
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stop trying to make Libertarians happen
December 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
stop trying to make Libertarians happen
"But maybe TPUSA has a valid argument about student academic freedom and—"
Please stop.
TPUSA aren't arguing for free speech. They're forcing speech out of the public sphere with terror.
Please stop.
TPUSA aren't arguing for free speech. They're forcing speech out of the public sphere with terror.
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"But maybe TPUSA has a valid argument about student academic freedom and—"
Please stop.
TPUSA aren't arguing for free speech. They're forcing speech out of the public sphere with terror.
Please stop.
TPUSA aren't arguing for free speech. They're forcing speech out of the public sphere with terror.
You think that Oklahoma University would have defended a trans grad student at trial?
Or that the grad student would still be alive and in the state for that long?
"Prove how bad my bad essay is" is not a case that goes to a judge and jury. It's a way to target and terrorize an individual.
Or that the grad student would still be alive and in the state for that long?
"Prove how bad my bad essay is" is not a case that goes to a judge and jury. It's a way to target and terrorize an individual.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
You think that Oklahoma University would have defended a trans grad student at trial?
Or that the grad student would still be alive and in the state for that long?
"Prove how bad my bad essay is" is not a case that goes to a judge and jury. It's a way to target and terrorize an individual.
Or that the grad student would still be alive and in the state for that long?
"Prove how bad my bad essay is" is not a case that goes to a judge and jury. It's a way to target and terrorize an individual.
Getting a bad grade on a bad essay will not be "adjudicated"
What will happen is a trans person in a deep red state will lose their job and be hounded out of public life, while fearing for their own.
And it's sick that this stochastic terror attack is being debated like a case study.
What will happen is a trans person in a deep red state will lose their job and be hounded out of public life, while fearing for their own.
And it's sick that this stochastic terror attack is being debated like a case study.
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Getting a bad grade on a bad essay will not be "adjudicated"
What will happen is a trans person in a deep red state will lose their job and be hounded out of public life, while fearing for their own.
And it's sick that this stochastic terror attack is being debated like a case study.
What will happen is a trans person in a deep red state will lose their job and be hounded out of public life, while fearing for their own.
And it's sick that this stochastic terror attack is being debated like a case study.
The context of all of this is a purposeful targeting of a vulnerable person. This is not a grade dispute—the grade is not in dispute. This is an organized pre-planned attack.
That's extremely relevant to what's happening. Pretending this is an abstract 1A edge case is fascist obfuscation.
That's extremely relevant to what's happening. Pretending this is an abstract 1A edge case is fascist obfuscation.
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The context of all of this is a purposeful targeting of a vulnerable person. This is not a grade dispute—the grade is not in dispute. This is an organized pre-planned attack.
That's extremely relevant to what's happening. Pretending this is an abstract 1A edge case is fascist obfuscation.
That's extremely relevant to what's happening. Pretending this is an abstract 1A edge case is fascist obfuscation.