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@chrispps.bsky.social
midwest academic / inveterate fan of The Fall / cat enthusiast / boring social democrat / photographer
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📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
Inside Viktor Orbán’s Failure to Achieve His Demographic Goal - VSquare.org
The Prime Minister has long said that he would like to grow the population of Hungary without bringing in immigrants. Recently, births have fallen, but the number of people leaving the country has also soared.
vsquare.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
📉🇭🇺 INVESTIGATION: Viktor Orbán vowed to boost Hungary’s population without immigrants. But births keep falling—and emigration is soaring. Direkt36's investigation shows many young people are leaving, posing serious risks for the country’s future.
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Bluesky would be a lot better if people on here were more self-conscious about being unintentional parodies of Bluesky users.
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Bluesky would be a lot better if people on here were more self-conscious about being unintentional parodies of Bluesky users.
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I’m so bothered by the Leavitt family story that I had to shake up how I even describe these people.
The word is “dirty.”
You want the mother of your grandson who came here as a child deported to a country where she has nothing?
You’re a fucking dirty little freak. You’re not like the rest of us.
The word is “dirty.”
You want the mother of your grandson who came here as a child deported to a country where she has nothing?
You’re a fucking dirty little freak. You’re not like the rest of us.
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I’m so bothered by the Leavitt family story that I had to shake up how I even describe these people.
The word is “dirty.”
You want the mother of your grandson who came here as a child deported to a country where she has nothing?
You’re a fucking dirty little freak. You’re not like the rest of us.
The word is “dirty.”
You want the mother of your grandson who came here as a child deported to a country where she has nothing?
You’re a fucking dirty little freak. You’re not like the rest of us.
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The governor of West Virginia is now walking back his initial post, where he stated two National Guard members died after being shot
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The governor of West Virginia is now walking back his initial post, where he stated two National Guard members died after being shot
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I’m opposed to Trump deploying National Guard in the streets of DC. I think it’s a bad approach undertaken for dishonest ends. But my impression is that (unlike ICE) most if not all NG have behaved professionally and are not the ones to blame for a bad policy.
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m opposed to Trump deploying National Guard in the streets of DC. I think it’s a bad approach undertaken for dishonest ends. But my impression is that (unlike ICE) most if not all NG have behaved professionally and are not the ones to blame for a bad policy.
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John, from “Homer’s Phobia”. Zzzzzap!
November 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
John, from “Homer’s Phobia”. Zzzzzap!
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There is no demonstrable difference in crime before and after the Guard came to the District. They were made props with big, fat targets on their backs.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There is no demonstrable difference in crime before and after the Guard came to the District. They were made props with big, fat targets on their backs.
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An enterprising Democrat in WV would pin this on the governor who allowed his NG to be mobilized by Trump for no good reason.
NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
An enterprising Democrat in WV would pin this on the governor who allowed his NG to be mobilized by Trump for no good reason.
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New from Thompson & McCabe: "The importance of local racial demographic changes in democratic erosion in the mass American public"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
White Americans in counties with white decline/Black growth are more violent/antidemocratic when primed to think of US racial demo change.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
White Americans in counties with white decline/Black growth are more violent/antidemocratic when primed to think of US racial demo change.
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
New from Thompson & McCabe: "The importance of local racial demographic changes in democratic erosion in the mass American public"
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
White Americans in counties with white decline/Black growth are more violent/antidemocratic when primed to think of US racial demo change.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
White Americans in counties with white decline/Black growth are more violent/antidemocratic when primed to think of US racial demo change.
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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One of my number one pet peeves with respect to western perceptions of Buddhism is that it gets treated as either a minus sign in front of the Bad Bits of Christianity or as Generic California Hippyshit, neither of which take actually-existing Buddhism into account.
Buddhism isn't something you can project your perceptions on. It is a religion with movements and reactionary waves like all the others
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One of my number one pet peeves with respect to western perceptions of Buddhism is that it gets treated as either a minus sign in front of the Bad Bits of Christianity or as Generic California Hippyshit, neither of which take actually-existing Buddhism into account.
Cry Baby Cry
Name your fav song by The Beatles.
November 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cry Baby Cry
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There was a great photo book about metal musicians and their cats published about 10 years ago. Would be great to get an update.
Cats, and the Metalheads Who Love Them
The author of the book 'Metal Cats' talks about why metal dudes and cute kittehs are natural BFFs.
www.vice.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
There was a great photo book about metal musicians and their cats published about 10 years ago. Would be great to get an update.
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We are at the point where understanding any political decision requires factoring in the threat of violence
The Fear Taking Hold Among Indiana Republicans
“I’d rather my house not get firebombed.”
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We are at the point where understanding any political decision requires factoring in the threat of violence
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'The fading leaves are glad to die'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
'The fading leaves are glad to die'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
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No. The Thing is a movie about a bunch of people who all distrust and hate each other trapped in one building as the tension between them slowly builds until it reaches a breaking point. It's a Thanksgiving movie.
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
Is John Carpenter’s THE THING A Christmas Movie? Have Your Say
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
No. The Thing is a movie about a bunch of people who all distrust and hate each other trapped in one building as the tension between them slowly builds until it reaches a breaking point. It's a Thanksgiving movie.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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I am generally (inaccurately) considered a hypist on this site because I do applied AI/ML stuff as a scientist. But I 100% agree. I _wish_ all of the “ocean-boiling lie machine” energy was focused on morally obliterating image and video gen, which have few legit (and zero compelling) use cases.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I am generally (inaccurately) considered a hypist on this site because I do applied AI/ML stuff as a scientist. But I 100% agree. I _wish_ all of the “ocean-boiling lie machine” energy was focused on morally obliterating image and video gen, which have few legit (and zero compelling) use cases.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
much of the work on AI-generated misinformation focuses on regular users/communities, while ignoring how political and economic elites can seal themselves into a hermetic slop box -- a repeat of the same mistake we made with radicalization and conspiracism in the previous decade
good analysis here from @ryanenos.bsky.social ->
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
good analysis here from @ryanenos.bsky.social ->
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Trump underwater with all adults, even in many red states. This includes non voting adults, who deeply disapprove. They might be unimportant, but they might give us hints about marginal voters next year and who decides to stay home. www.economist.com/interactive/...
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Trump underwater with all adults, even in many red states. This includes non voting adults, who deeply disapprove. They might be unimportant, but they might give us hints about marginal voters next year and who decides to stay home. www.economist.com/interactive/...
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Telling people to touch grass, constantly going off on how much he hates AI, getting swept up in poly drama... Truly he is the Poster's Pope
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
Pope Leo and the Vatican reject polygamy in sweeping doctrinal praise of monogamy
In a new doctrinal note, Pope Leo and the Vatican sharply reject polygamy and growing Western polyamory, praising monogamy as an exclusive union between one man and one woman.
www.sltrib.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Telling people to touch grass, constantly going off on how much he hates AI, getting swept up in poly drama... Truly he is the Poster's Pope
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some of these cats have an "no! wait! no photo!" look and others are "i'm ready for my close-up, i own the whole city" look
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
some of these cats have an "no! wait! no photo!" look and others are "i'm ready for my close-up, i own the whole city" look
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New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New: A federal judge in California ruled that Trump's administration cannot impose mandatory detention on thousands of migrants held by U.S. immigration authorities nationally without first giving them an opportunity to seek release on bond. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...