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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 15h

The freedom of speech lovers are at it again

WSJ headline that reads "breaking news: The U.S. has revoked the visas of at least six people for their comments on the death of Charlie Kirk, the State Department said"

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 15h

I wish I had the capital to do this. I think this could be a real thing if anyone had the gumption to do it.

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 18h

Will Menaker used this as the basis for the best explanation I've seen of Elite Columnist Trans Bathroom Panic in the UK - these people all went to boarding schools where kids doing horrendous things to one another in bathrooms (while everyone kept quiet about it) was part of the curriculum.

La Conquête du Panini @botsnack.bsky.social · 18h

Would read/listen to hours long analysis of this dynamic with historical context.

Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 18h

Mutual blackmail material has always been the backbone of elite solidarity. Aristocrats don't send their kids to boarding schools because the teachers are better; they send them to learn the group dynamic of being above the law. Whether you participate or only witness it, keep your mouth shut.

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 18h

The unspoken meaning of regular "If this gets leaked we're cooked lololol" jokes is to remind everyone that they're in a position to coerce or destroy anyone who gets out of line.

Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 19h

the chat logs leaked clearly show members are aware they’re posting compromising messages, they’re even talking about how cooked they be if it leaked

bc the social function of extremist rhetoric is that in-group members bond and attain status by transgressing with one another as witnesses

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 18h

Mutual blackmail material has always been the backbone of elite solidarity. Aristocrats don't send their kids to boarding schools because the teachers are better; they send them to learn the group dynamic of being above the law. Whether you participate or only witness it, keep your mouth shut.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 21h

Unbelievable story of Afghan refugee, a highly vetted fluent English speaker who helped the US against the Taliban and now lives here with his US citizen kids, declared “illegal” and perhaps about to be shipped home by the Trump admin to his likely death

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S.

Then ICE arrested him.

If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

America saved him from the Taliban. Trump wants to send him back.

He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.

www.washingtonpost.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 18h

these people know how extreme they are

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 16h

Yes absolutely.

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 16h

Remember that old adage that if a headline asks a question in this way, the answer is always “No” ?

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 16h

they don't make right wing freaks like this anymore, that pie would've put andy ngo into the ICU

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 16h

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 16h

So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 17h

we’ve gone so far past “sex workers are the canaries in the coal mine” re: internet freedom, to an internet that’s run off and robbed from all the sex workers in order to replace them with planet-destroying simulations of sex workers

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 20h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 16h

I really wish we could have a cash invoice system like they have at convenience stores in Japan.

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 16h

I’m at the point where the blindfold guy just beat the volcano curse. Has the good stuff not hit yet?

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 17h

Seriously, just completely fucked.

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Khloe the Fuche @khloeprower.bsky.social · 17h

Great… it’s fine if a computer makes the porn, but if another person makes the porn, we’re going to restrict any avenue of them getting compensated for their work. Fuck all the way off with this shit.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 20h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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🇵🇸QUEEN DISCO🏳️‍⚧️ @hyenagirl64.bsky.social · 17h

Trans medicalists are bourgeois as fuck

Fun fact: I’ve had bottom surgery! I had a phallus preserving vaginoplasty. I have an A in my report card

Not an accessible surgery! Didn’t even exist 10 years ago!

Was I “cissexual” until what I needed became possible, at which point I became transsexual?”

Doctor Cucumber @possumdementhe.bsky.social · 18h

I've had the people demanding all this actively tell me to kms for asking for help because I can't afford to just drop $100k while they shriek that I'm a man.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 17h

If Mastercard and Paypal and Stripe haven't already cut off OpenAI for this then we have all the proof anyone could want that it was never about pron or protecting women or children, they just wanted to punish poor people, queer people, and sex workers for the crime of Not Being Rich.

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 17h

Asking ChatGPT to write me furry transformation kink stories featuring Pokemon and forwarding all the output to Nintendo.

(Disclaimer: I am not actually going to do this)

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 20h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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ΛTLΛS @atlasbun.bsky.social · 17h

If you're using immigrants tax records to report them it was never about them not paying taxes.
If you're waiting outside the court it was never about them not doing it the right way.
If you are waiting for them outside their job it was never about them being lazy.
Fuck ICE.

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CerberusXt @cerberusxt.bsky.social · 23h

Imagine living your life in constant fear of anything not being white men. Sounds exhausting and pathetic.

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 18h

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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The Nerdskull @nerdskull.bsky.social · 18h

Started watching Jujutsu Kaisen last night. Not sure I like it TBH. Trying to give it a chance though.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 22h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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