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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 5h

For those searching, I'll save you the trouble:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratline...

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 5h

Sigh. One of the primary endpoints of the 21st century's Rattenlinien will be in Argentina. History may not repeat, but it sure as shit does rhyme.

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10d

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

Ryan Grim @ryangrim.bsky.social · 14d

After announcing a $20 billion bailout of Argentina, the White House now says it's pausing $18 billion in funding for NYC infrastructure projects

Russ Vought would love nothing more than to tear this country down to its studs

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 8h

...which itself could be an entry in the urban dictionary.

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 10h

The cybersecurity agency running propaganda ops on a breach notification call was not on my 2025 bingo card but definitely should have been.

Kim Zetter @kimzetter.bsky.social · 17h

On CISA media call just now to discuss the F5 hack and source code breach, CISA staffer interrupted the discussion to blame the Democrats for the government shutdown and forcing workers to work without pay

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 12h

It kind of brings a new meaning to "bringing your authentic self to your work".

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 1d

This is pure horseshit. ICE helps the cartels.

The cartels are enjoying a nearly unprecedented period of low enforcement as DEA agents, FBI, and border patrol that used to catch 10% of their shipments have all been reassigned to the interior of the country to pepper spray frogs and kidnap abuelas.

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Ghosts of Doggerland @onlylooksharmless.bsky.social · 1d

It does start to call into question the value of the union, when the blue cities and blue states who pay all the taxes aren't doing anything but funding their own oppression and propping up welfare for thugs and shitty conservative economies.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 2d

Do the Blue Jays have like an epic Roti or Poutine to show off?

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 2d

It's so strange to think of how much less suffering there would be in the world if a certain slice of America gave just a tiny bit more of a shit about keeping a white supremacist out of the White House.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 3d

By far the most anti-immigrant population in the US is made up of citizens who naturalized in adulthood. They like to talk about how they came in "the right way" (which usually means in 1986's amnesty period) and everyone behind them is illegal and should be kicked out.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

Rabbids yes, by the dozens.
Crash Bandicoot yes
Sonic no
Knuckles yes
Tails no
Fido Dido yes
Ecco the dolphin strangely yes?

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

...and if it makes me a better prompt-writer or agent-wrangler, or whatever, then it's worth the time.

That's how I use AI today, and it's kind of fun. I don't know if I'm going to (willingly) use it at all tomorrow, but I'm glad to have a mostly non-harmful reason to know how it all works.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

Make of that what you will. For the rest of the season, I'm going to continue to have the LLM make NCAA picks and write about them in the voice of a nonsensical persona (though in hindsight, I wish I'd picked a Hawaiian-shirted wiseguy that would be at home in a Carl Hiaasen book instead of a nun).

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

The thing is, it's (hopefully) absolutely clear that Sister Mary Catherine is fictional, even absurdist, and "AI", down to the LSU habit and the Red Solo Cup of sacramental wine.

And yet, it's been on a 11-5 heater since the college football season started.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

...I'm also asking it to consume a lot of "here are my picks, trust me bro" material and "this is a detailed analysis of the SEC's favorite defensive configuration, and what that means this week" material, and more.

and I am more than a little surprised at how well it can synthesize this stuff.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

Overall, I do use the bot to write (hopefully entertaining) slop, including tales of 35 nuns getting quite baked (on what Sister Margaret describes as the sticky icky) and discussing the liturgical implications of the forward pass and the ideal hangover gumbo.

but...

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

I have professional reasons to stay current with AI/LLM tech, which includes knowing how to use them. The bot is a side project that lets me do that and have fun.

I did not expect it to regularly beat the house, and I do expect that every winning streak will be followed by a longer losing one.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

For those who missed it, the bot went 4-0 on its picks, again.

Sister Mary Catherine is LLM output. It's trained on a lot of NCAA football data and the sportswriters who cover NCAA. I've been tuning prompts to try to add some personality, but I very rarely edit the output except for formatting.

Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 5d

OK, fess up. Which one of you left your weed in front of the sister's convent this week?

firedcoaches.beehiiv.com/p/heavenly-e...

Heavenly Enlightenment: A Week 7 Preview from the Garden of Earthly Delights

firedcoaches.beehiiv.com

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

"substantial procedural lapse".

That's what the Times is calling "blatantly illegal public sector personnel moves" these days?

The people who signed their names on bottom of the RIF letters committed a crime and should be charged. They don't have the president's "immunity" protection.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 4d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 4d

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 4d

What Fr Dowling is doing here was not just "offering communion to detainees". A full on Eucharistic Procession is a really fucking big deal. In Catholic theological framing, those folks were the honor guard with the very great privilege of escorting Jesus himself to the detention center.

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

Whether they are assisting with ICE isn't relevant. That's just a pretext.

A state has deployed troops to another state against the receiving state's wishes. That is an unwelcome act of aggression if not war, and the good people of Illinois should not be expected to tolerate or help the invasion.

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Sean Parker @seanforfive.bsky.social · 4d

Ever wonder what happened to George Lincoln Rockwell’s body?

Me neither who gives a shit about a dead nazi

But man @socialistdogmom.bsky.social is a hell of a story teller and the WLG pod is the best history pod out there. Check it out

Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · 6d

When the commander of the American Nazi Party died, he left instructions with his successor. He wanted the military funeral he was entitled to as an American veteran. It didn't go well.

@socialistdogmom.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

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Toxic @toxic.sf.ca.us · 4d

Never did i think the 3rd amendment would be relevant in my lifetime.

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