Hoppy Croaklightly
@hoppycroaklightly.bsky.social
Amphibian. I have the Great Frog on speed dial. Frogs are the best result of the Big Bang by a mile. If you can manage it, please donate to PBS. Tax/Spend. "Brekekekex koax koax!" Whatever it takes.
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At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.
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The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The U.S. is the only democracy in the world with:
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
- Lifetime terms for high court judges
- An electoral college for choosing an executive
- A legislative chamber where legislative minorities routinely and permanently thwart legislative majorities
- 75% requirements for constitutional amendments
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this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
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There is no path forward outside of seizing and redistributing the assets of all these tech sociopaths as well as every oligarch whose singular dream of the future is a eugenicist’s fortress where their peons, us, gamble and lose to their house, while their tech poisons the world and kills truth
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
There is no path forward outside of seizing and redistributing the assets of all these tech sociopaths as well as every oligarch whose singular dream of the future is a eugenicist’s fortress where their peons, us, gamble and lose to their house, while their tech poisons the world and kills truth
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Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
h/t @robertfreundlaw.bsky.social
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
holy shit, an accurate legal critique of LLMs. LLMs don't reason because they're just stitching together plausible-looking sentences indifferent to the content
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last week @theverge.com published my essay exploring the limitations of large-language models. This week, that same essay is cited by a federal judge in Michigan to distinguish the process of human reasoning from what these models do. Very, very gratifying.
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“In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties.”
-1984, George Orwell
-1984, George Orwell
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
“In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties.”
-1984, George Orwell
-1984, George Orwell
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Whatever anyone thinks of rank, experience, or interpersonal respect, “don’t ask questions” is terrible leadership.
An admiral leading an entire combatant command probably knows some things. And such a person will sometimes need to ask things to do their job well.
Can’t believe I have to say that.
An admiral leading an entire combatant command probably knows some things. And such a person will sometimes need to ask things to do their job well.
Can’t believe I have to say that.
1. This is not how anyone talks to an O-10.
2. This is certainly not how a 40 year-old ex-O-4 talks to an O-10.
3. This is the most dumbshit company grade officer crap imaginable. No competent commander tells a senior officer not to ask questions.
4. He may as well have called Holsey "boy."
2. This is certainly not how a 40 year-old ex-O-4 talks to an O-10.
3. This is the most dumbshit company grade officer crap imaginable. No competent commander tells a senior officer not to ask questions.
4. He may as well have called Holsey "boy."
December 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Whatever anyone thinks of rank, experience, or interpersonal respect, “don’t ask questions” is terrible leadership.
An admiral leading an entire combatant command probably knows some things. And such a person will sometimes need to ask things to do their job well.
Can’t believe I have to say that.
An admiral leading an entire combatant command probably knows some things. And such a person will sometimes need to ask things to do their job well.
Can’t believe I have to say that.
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As CBP forces began disappearing residents in the greater New Orleans area, the New Orleans City Council launched an online portal for residents to report civil & #humanrights abuses by ICE & CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during the Trump regime’s anti-migrant occupation.
New Orleans launches portal to report human rights abuses by Trump paramilitary units
The New Orleans City Council Dec. 3 launched an online portal for residents to report civil and human rights abuses by ICE and CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during
www.nola.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 AM
As CBP forces began disappearing residents in the greater New Orleans area, the New Orleans City Council launched an online portal for residents to report civil & #humanrights abuses by ICE & CBP paramilitary units occupying the city during the Trump regime’s anti-migrant occupation.
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you mean to tell me the ceo of the ford motor company is comfortable with open white nationalism in the white house
December 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
you mean to tell me the ceo of the ford motor company is comfortable with open white nationalism in the white house
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PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.
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court martial him
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
court martial him
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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Your state Attorney General can help people file a class action lawsuit against the DoJ.
December 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Your state Attorney General can help people file a class action lawsuit against the DoJ.
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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They were the wrong leaders for any time. The fact that they rose in the Dem party is a flashing warning light that tells us why Trump has been able to end the American experiment in democracy.
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
They were the wrong leaders for any time. The fact that they rose in the Dem party is a flashing warning light that tells us why Trump has been able to end the American experiment in democracy.
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WV Sen Shelly Moore Capito
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
WV Sen Shelly Moore Capito
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
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Free speech news
On Monday, the University of Alabama suspended two student-run magazines over fears stemming from a July DOJ memo. The student journalists I spoke with yesterday told me that the decision was nonsensical and threatened their First Amendment rights.
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.alreporter.com/2025/12/03/u...
University of Alabama suspends two student magazines over DEI
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
www.alreporter.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Free speech news
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South Carolina has a fixed timeline for special elections by law. If Mace resigns by April, there will be a special election. Her district is one the Democrats will need to contest for real in this environment. A moral victory is not sufficient.
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
South Carolina has a fixed timeline for special elections by law. If Mace resigns by April, there will be a special election. Her district is one the Democrats will need to contest for real in this environment. A moral victory is not sufficient.
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What an indictment of the country that it elected this man twice.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
What an indictment of the country that it elected this man twice.
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Hoarding wealth at the billionaire level is unethical, full stop.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hoarding wealth at the billionaire level is unethical, full stop.
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Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
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Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Can I let you in on a little secret?
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
Billionaire philanthropy isn’t charity.
It’s PR to distract you from low wages, labor exploitation, and a tax system that’s rigged for the rich.
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the thing about signalgate is that it’s a scandal hegseth was ever nominated for this job, a scandal that 50 senators and vp vance voted to confirm him, and a scandal trump didn’t fire him months ago
December 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
the thing about signalgate is that it’s a scandal hegseth was ever nominated for this job, a scandal that 50 senators and vp vance voted to confirm him, and a scandal trump didn’t fire him months ago