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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

Who robbed the Louvre

Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

Well... OK. Creepy credit where due.... the next search I ran it *did* attribute the overview to Wikipedia.

Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

I'm surprised Musk was able to dial it in that well. He's had trouble with fine-grained control before. This is a perfect outcome, from his perspective.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

"Everyone is 12" theory still winning

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

Seems like all the best Gemini summaries are just "Repost the first paragraph of the Wikipedia page verbatim without attribution"

Google could probably do that without using GPUs

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 8h

Described by herself and others as conservative, so nost likely "shhh. Don't spoil a good plan to take over the supreme court" AFAICT

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 10h

Rarely does enforced alliteration lead so close to literal accuracy.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 10h

So we're going to have an election in '28, it's going to be "We should have a king" vs "We should remain a republic," and the pro-king party is going to brand itself "anti-elite" and claim the "elites" want to screw you over by requiring you to engage in self-governance.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 10h

If we cared about our data, we could hard-nope paying money for this, and sue if they try to force the issue.

Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 10h

"they didn't think"

is a load-bearing pillar of tbeir platform

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 10h

> what trump brought to the republican party ... was contempt for virtue

Excellent concise summary of the central pillar of Trumpism.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 13h

#petrobro

Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 14h

Broader: Centrist Dems should stop punching left, and leftists should stop sabotaging incremental progress and demotivating ideologically mixed coalitions (mostly this is centrist Dem leadership and leftist rank and file. Leftists in office and center-left rank and file often set good examples IMO)

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 14h

In this context it means "inspiration posting" shouldn't code as liberal (rather than leftist)

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 14h

Eggs came first. Fish had them.

More seriously: yes, there is. If we survive another decade we can talk about it over coffee. Meanwhile we need a coalition that can take power from fascists and address some existential threats, and we need it yesterday.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

>being left is being unimpressed

That's a luxury belief, and we can't afford it in this political economy. Burn it like a wicker man, so that people can eat in the future.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

>being left is being unimpressed

That's a luxury belief, and we can't afford it in this political economy. Burn it like a wicker man, so that people can eat in the future.

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

I hear one of his viziers (Zuck) learned some kendo

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

Hey, your destiny may be to swordfight Kind Donald I at the climactic point of the rebellion. Don't give him advice. :)

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

Does this require carying a red cape, to lure the ensuing charge off target?

Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

What!?

I'm pretty damn jaded at this point, but ... what!?

If this boat was broadcasting a pan-pan for engine failure then the US Navy knew it when they attacked. That's "ravening monster" level behavior. There are probably some outright pirates who would do better.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: COLOMBIA’s President says 🇺🇸 government (Trump) “committed murder” and bombed a fisherman with no ties to drugs

“The boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure”

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

They could have changed since then, but it still seems true

As far as I can tell, NYT is more devotedly pro-Trump than Fox. Fox just wants a particular viewership to feel things. NYT chooses every word, font, and article placement to provide the best possible cover for an authoritarian takeover

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 15h

iPhone-style smartphones were good, as a technical invention. Awesome, even. Downstream consequences of missuse of a powerful tool aren't so good, but I don't blame the tool.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 1d

Hey if you are a federal employee (currently furloughed or otherwise) who attended a No Kings protest today I have a quick question for you I’d love to hear thoughts on, Signal is davelevitan.26 and you can remain anonymous!

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Graham Cummins @grahamiancummins.bsky.social · 16h

Interview a "real" American!

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