david

david

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when in doubt, assume every snake can and will kill you

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Another reason to not use AI is of course that it's a vector for not only corporate censorship but outright manipulation. You are prompting a system built by and designed to serve corporations' version of reality. And open models won't save you; they're distilled from the corporate models.

Anat Shenker-Osorio@anatosaurus.bsky.social

Among things Meta did in Brazil was have their AI bot within WhatsApp allow users to generate election poster for Flavio but deny requests to do so for Lula. When folks asked for posters for invented candidates, AI tagged them with #22 - Flavio's # - in a country where folks vote by #.

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anthropic's exploding lol it went public, we find out the company's debts are like $650 billion dollars. It's valuation was based on like a ton of IOUs. a week ago those IOU holders were selling them off. in china right now, the bubble is very much popping and $450 billion vanished overnight. hm

I know I'm late to this but listen, real Americans do NOT even like the cheesecake factory. They like the idea of a cheesecake factory... And they are disappointed by the reality of it every single time they go there.

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A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.
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Eric Bauza was the People's Bugs Bunny, he fought tirelessly to get Coyote vs. Acme released, he was on the front lines of strikes supporting writers and actors, this is a huge loss

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I need to start raising rent. I have no idea how bad things are going to be with patreon next month. I genuinely do not know if I will be able to keep my apartment after next month or if I'll need to find a place to live. Any small bit or share helps #mutualaid #helpsky #urgentneed

Kivan@kivanbay.bsky.social

Unfortunately I am still looking for work and dealing with health problems and uncertain how I'll pay November rent let alone get to stay in my apartment. I still need to pay $185 for my power bill. Anything helps #helpsky #mutualaid paypal.me/kivabay Cashapp $kivabay

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we should all be pissed off at this btw. if not because sex work is legitimate work and should be treated with respect, then because you should be concerned at attempts to gentrify online spaces as pretext to court investors and force out minorities so those spaces can become part of a portfolio.

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Singal wrote a fluff piece whitewashing the ”crowdsource the assault and murder of transgender people” platform KiwiFarms

Toby Buckle@polphilpod.bsky.social

every now & then someone on the anti-trans side will get cold feet about how openly ugly it's all getting—they want to keep the image of a nice, sensible centrist but it's never enough for them to get off the train

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The government says anti-fascists are a threat to the public because they want to give the far-Right the green light to kill people. www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

oregonlive.comFBI probes 16-year-old Bend shooter’s online radicalization, apparent Nazi obsessionThe FBI and police are investigating the teen’s interactions with violent extremism groups, including the predatory faction known as 764, on the online platform Discord, two law-enforcement sources to...
John Thelefty@johnnthelefty.bsky.social

Notice how Andy Ngo leaves out the Bend mass shooter's obsession with Nazism www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/1...

got the water running, had to cap the hot water line until the heater can get replaced. better than nothing. heating water manually for a bit, i guess.

my back hurts. moving water heaters is hard. three-man job, for sure. we had two... and this is part of the deal i made for access to housing anyway, the new one doesn't work. still no hot water 🙃

In Oklahoma, The democrat, Cyndi Munson, is sending out mailers about Cyndi Munson, in contrast to the republican, who is sending out mailers about Cyndi Mumson.

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In Oklahoma, The democrat, Cyndi Munson, is sending out mailers about Cyndi Munson, in contrast to the republican, who is sending out mailers about Cyndi Mumson.

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FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social

NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG SAYS HE BELIEVES MOST PEOPLE IN GERMANY WILL MOSTLY WORK INSIDE A DIGITAL TWIN OF THEIR COMPANY, BUILDING DIGITAL CARS WITH DIGITAL BRAINS, WITH AI ROBOTS BUILDING ROBOTIC CARS INSIDE ROBOTIC FACTORIES

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I'm a bit late to the party here, but I just finished Spencer's article on Nazi-Satanism & I believe that it should be required reading for anyone interested in the subject. I hope that he expands this into a book to accompany his also excellent book Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism.

Spencer Sunshine@transform6789.bsky.social

My “A Short History of Nazi-Satanism,” the first comprehensive overview of Nazi-Satanism, is finally out! Runs from the 1970s alliances b/t the Church of Satan & neo-Nazi groups thru today’s Order of Nine Angles and NVE. Link for PDF download. (captcha req) escholarship.org/uc/item/1f57...

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🔍 Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Total Active Cases: 202 Active Voting Rights Cases: 167 Active Redistricting Cases: 37 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 75 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 92 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 Find real-time updates here: https://demdock.com/4dNXDfy

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The 2020 protests in Portland, the City could’ve listened and responded by holding their own cops accountable and changing policy so cops would stop killing people. Instead, they disparage protesters and enlarge their own budget. They keep right on killing people.

Kevin Foster@kevinhfoster.bsky.social

Isn’t it crazy how around the world right now millions/billions of dollars are being spent on police overtime and military equipment to beat up protesters (often kids), when instead political leaders could just listen to the people and meet their modest demands for decency and a dignified future?

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Reminder: during the most riotous parts of the George Floyd Uprising the movement was at its most popular, with the destroying of the 3rd precinct polling much higher than either presidential candidate, and it was only after months and years of revision that ppl talk like they werent

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Reminder: no "principles" are upheld by the firms that perform this work, and all should be deemed MAGA collaborators. Don't fall for "everybody's entitled to a defense" crap—this type of defense isn't something a peasant like you can even access, it's lobbying and logrolling and it's lucrative.

shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social

it was the fuck-aroundest of times, it was the find-outest of times (gift link) www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Replying to @pftompkins.bsky.social

Now is the time to care about everyone, not “once we win” The time to care about everyone is always always always now