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This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

I am entirely serious when I say that this should be seen as a moderate position. It specifically and surgically dismantles institutions that did not exist pre-9/11 and assigns their functions much as they were assigned pre-9/11.

New York City! You have 10 days left to register to vote! Go to vote.nyc to register, find your polling site or see a sample ballot. And don’t forget: turn your ballot over to vote on faster government!

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Hot news for the sea lion in my comments bothering everyone about how training data is fair use www.courthousenews.com/ai-training-...

It's Knife Ghost season.

A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes

ICYMI we're serializing a free light novel and it starts TODAY!

My generation was trained to do one thing, generate income at all personal costs as a financial battery for a family then die early for the effort. It tracks, you have work friends that disappear when you retire then🪦

Agree With Abdul El-Sayed 💯%....

Just in case it wasn’t clear, when they say the U.S. Government’s paying for this, that’s YOUR taxpayer dollars they’re using. I’ll say this as many times as I need to: it is ILLEGAL to use American taxpayer dollars from the government to pay for candidates’ or parties’ political ads.

Or Anything You Aspire To Be.......

We need this in Chicago! Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing www.thestranger.com/news/seattle...

when ai leaves u behind

25 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right.

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I’ve shared this before, but it bears repeating. A lot.

I am generally opposed to capital punishment but I now concede there's a strong case for applying the death penalty to anyone who intentionally pursues a line of R&D that they *believe* will lead to the extinction of the human species. And Sam Altman and the AI bros are standing on the trapdoor.

GM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

I have received news of a perfectly named cafe located on the waterfront of Nova Scotia's capital, if you know what I mean

Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.

Data centres should pay ten times the consumer rate for energy. They should subsidise us, and not the other way around.

All Russian oligarchs living in luxury in the West should be rounded up, given a suitcase w a change of clothes abd dropped off at a border crossing. All their assets in the West confiscated.

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END CITIZENS UNITED.......

Hey, guys, when the librarians get pissed about the destruction of books, it’s time to put those listening ears on. Because we are very comfortable with the idea that books are tools that can be retired. What’s happening right now is not that.

If you're voting for the Hugos this weekend, please consider A GIRL AND HER FED for "Best Graphic Story or Comic." We're eligible as we wrapped the most recent act in 2025, a 20-year project about the illusions of freedom we somehow managed to land. #Hugos #WorldCon #GraphicArt #GraphicStory #Comic

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

Dear Prime Healthcare: Welcome to the Streisand Effect. www.youtube.com/shorts/ha7Te...

Stay the hell away from Elon Musk and especially his cars, rockets and software….

This is an apt descriptions of Republicans now.

lots of reporters suddenly worried about slipping into communism but strangely f*cking quiet about slipping into fascism

Americans cannot allow this. 💯👇💯👇 Repost Please 💙

Governor Beshear... Get in your car. Drive to the hospital. Demand to speak to the Senator. No more waffling, no more waiting for them to reply. "I see the Senator now, or I assume he's not coming back and call an election when I leave."