Paul Ferguson
@fergdawg.bsky.social
Retired Internet Engineering & Technology Flunky, U.S. Army Cold War Veteran, Avid Hiker, Enthusiastic Traveler, Amateur Photographer, Patriot. Informed Voter. Tacoma, WA.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
Illegitimi non carborundum.
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I assume by “our” he is not talking about the company he owns that is the subject of the fine. I think by “our” he means that the government of the US must fight his battle for him.
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I assume by “our” he is not talking about the company he owns that is the subject of the fine. I think by “our” he means that the government of the US must fight his battle for him.
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The FIFA World Cup of Lifetime Achievement in Corruption
This is the most horrific trophy I’ve ever seen. It looks like a cursed object found in a desert crypt.
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The FIFA World Cup of Lifetime Achievement in Corruption
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When @padilla.senate.gov presented himself as a Senator, the Trump thugs tackled him. Now this
this is what they do to members of Congress in public
JFC. Monsters. and there MUST be accountability
Abolish ICE. It's the only option
this is what they do to members of Congress in public
JFC. Monsters. and there MUST be accountability
Abolish ICE. It's the only option
“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
Grijalva says the incident happened on Dec. 5 at a Taco Giro restaurant on the west side of the city.
www.fox10phoenix.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
When @padilla.senate.gov presented himself as a Senator, the Trump thugs tackled him. Now this
this is what they do to members of Congress in public
JFC. Monsters. and there MUST be accountability
Abolish ICE. It's the only option
this is what they do to members of Congress in public
JFC. Monsters. and there MUST be accountability
Abolish ICE. It's the only option
Crazy town. Worth a read.
Radicalized Anti-AI Activist Should Be A Wake Up Call For Doomer Rhetoric
A cofounder of a Bay Area “Stop AI” activist group abandoned its commitment to nonviolence, assaulted another member, and made statements that left the group worried he might obtain a weapon to use against AI researchers.…
A cofounder of a Bay Area “Stop AI” activist group abandoned its commitment to nonviolence, assaulted another member, and made statements that left the group worried he might obtain a weapon to use against AI researchers.…
Radicalized Anti-AI Activist Should Be A Wake Up Call For Doomer Rhetoric
A cofounder of a Bay Area “Stop AI” activist group abandoned its commitment to nonviolence, assaulted another member, and made statements that left the group worried he might obtain a weapon to use against AI researchers. The threats prompted OpenAI to lock down its San Francisco offices a few weeks ago. In researching this movement, I came across statements that he made about how almost any actions he took were justifiable, since he believed OpenAI was going to "kill everyone and every living thing on earth." Those are detailed below.
www.techdirt.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Crazy town. Worth a read.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
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“If you believe, as Ellison does, that Americans will be better off when they are subjected to ‘supervision at all times,’ then buying microvideo platforms, enterprise software, streaming services, cable networks, gaming developers, & internet publishers is just buying supervision capacity.”
The Ellisons Are Beta-Testing Big Brother.
If your feeds, subs, streams, games, and sports don't ensure you are on your "best behavior," your school and its EdTech partners will.
theamericanvandal.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“If you believe, as Ellison does, that Americans will be better off when they are subjected to ‘supervision at all times,’ then buying microvideo platforms, enterprise software, streaming services, cable networks, gaming developers, & internet publishers is just buying supervision capacity.”
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Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Two independent studies found that AI chatbots were better at persuading voters than political ads. The most persuasive bots also lied the most. This is something that humans working in psyops have known for decades. AI is psyops at scale. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
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MS NOW Exclusive:
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
Kash Patel ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources
FBI agents have grown increasingly concerned by Patel’s use of the bureau’s strapped resource.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
MS NOW Exclusive:
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
FBI Director Kash Patel has — on more than one occasion — ordered that the security detail protecting his girlfriend escort one of her allegedly inebriated friends home after a night of partying in Nashville, according to three people with knowledge of the incidents.
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And there's the motive.
Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he believed 2020 election conspiracy theories
The suspect has been cooperating with the FBI, according to sources, and is expected to make his first court appearance on Friday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
And there's the motive.
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1 in 4 Americans surveyed about skyrocketing premiums are saying that if the ACA tax credits expire, they are "very likely" to go without any health insurance at all.
Republican inaction here isn't acceptable. There's a simple solution: extend the ACA tax credits.
Republican inaction here isn't acceptable. There's a simple solution: extend the ACA tax credits.
1 in 4 Affordable Care Act enrollees would 'very likely' forego health insurance if premiums double: Poll
One in four Americans covered by the Affordable Care Act are considering going without health insurance if their monthly payments double next year, a new KFF poll finds.
abcnews.go.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
1 in 4 Americans surveyed about skyrocketing premiums are saying that if the ACA tax credits expire, they are "very likely" to go without any health insurance at all.
Republican inaction here isn't acceptable. There's a simple solution: extend the ACA tax credits.
Republican inaction here isn't acceptable. There's a simple solution: extend the ACA tax credits.
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At the end of this clip, Berman had Cotton taking the position (which is de facto the Administration’s position) that the President on his own can declare who he wants to to be terrorists and to kill them under inherent Article II authority.
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
At the end of this clip, Berman had Cotton taking the position (which is de facto the Administration’s position) that the President on his own can declare who he wants to to be terrorists and to kill them under inherent Article II authority.
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I’m guessing it’s a 50/50 chance the pipe bomber gets a pardon, based on what letter comes after his name.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I’m guessing it’s a 50/50 chance the pipe bomber gets a pardon, based on what letter comes after his name.
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"It was all about business. Oligarch money. Projects. Investments. And now Ukraine is about to pay the price for those conversations.
My sources are telling me that in that Miami meeting, Kushner and Witkoff are not negotiating. They’re delivering an ultimatum."
My sources are telling me that in that Miami meeting, Kushner and Witkoff are not negotiating. They’re delivering an ultimatum."
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"It was all about business. Oligarch money. Projects. Investments. And now Ukraine is about to pay the price for those conversations.
My sources are telling me that in that Miami meeting, Kushner and Witkoff are not negotiating. They’re delivering an ultimatum."
My sources are telling me that in that Miami meeting, Kushner and Witkoff are not negotiating. They’re delivering an ultimatum."
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America is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal, not whatever this is. (See the Declaration of Independence, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, and Gettysburg Address)
I mean this is straight up white supremacy:
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
America is dedicated to the proposition that all men and women are created equal, not whatever this is. (See the Declaration of Independence, Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, and Gettysburg Address)
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Exclusive: Warner Bros. enters exclusive talks to sell its studios and streaming service to Netflix
Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. has entered exclusive negotiations to sell its film and TV studios and HBO Max streaming service to Netflix Inc., according to people familiar with the discussions.
bloom.bg
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Exclusive: Warner Bros. enters exclusive talks to sell its studios and streaming service to Netflix
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🔥 KOH: “What we’re seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most — the collapse of our checks & balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch, It's basically a mouthpiece for Trump. Members of congress are resigning rather than stand up to him.”
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
🔥 KOH: “What we’re seeing is what the founding fathers feared the most — the collapse of our checks & balances. The Supreme court is supposed to be a co-equal branch, It's basically a mouthpiece for Trump. Members of congress are resigning rather than stand up to him.”
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NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.
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NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok chatbot will, with minimal prompting, provide residential addresses of everyday Americans.
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
Prompts as simple as "[name] address" immediately returned accurate home addresses of private citizens — alongside other personal info we didn't ask for.
futurism.com/future-socie...
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I keep seeing video after video of ICE agents assaulting or attempting to assault young women in New Orleans.
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I keep seeing video after video of ICE agents assaulting or attempting to assault young women in New Orleans.