ilinamorato
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Just shouting into the void
"May not?" It isn't. But that's the world we're in.
The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort. n.pr/4iPffZC
Trump is trying to preempt state AI laws via an executive order. It may not be legal
The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.
n.pr
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
"May not?" It isn't. But that's the world we're in.
Sometimes my state does me proud.
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sometimes my state does me proud.
In 1637, the Dutch East India Company hit a valuation of (adjusted for inflation) $10T. The company had a state-issued monopoly on *all trade from Asia,* and it used that power in support of a ruthless and brutal trade empire.
*SPACEX SAID TO PURSUE 2026 IPO RAISING FAR ABOVE $30 BILLION *SPACEX SEES VALUATION OF ABOUT $1.5 TRILLION IN PUBLIC OFFERING
December 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In 1637, the Dutch East India Company hit a valuation of (adjusted for inflation) $10T. The company had a state-issued monopoly on *all trade from Asia,* and it used that power in support of a ruthless and brutal trade empire.
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we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
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This makes me want to flip tables.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This makes me want to flip tables.
It's December 5. The statute of limitations on the kids' Halloween candy has expired, right?
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's December 5. The statute of limitations on the kids' Halloween candy has expired, right?
When I first read this I just assumed it was some other organization that happened to have the initials "FIFA." But nope. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
...Why are they giving out peace prizes? Is this a Guinness World Records/Michelin Star Restaurants thing?
...Why are they giving out peace prizes? Is this a Guinness World Records/Michelin Star Restaurants thing?
December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
When I first read this I just assumed it was some other organization that happened to have the initials "FIFA." But nope. Fédération Internationale de Football Association.
...Why are they giving out peace prizes? Is this a Guinness World Records/Michelin Star Restaurants thing?
...Why are they giving out peace prizes? Is this a Guinness World Records/Michelin Star Restaurants thing?
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If he's anything like this Area Dad, he's actually not getting new ones, he's just finding shirts he bought in 2011 in the back of his closet and bringing them into the rotation.
Area Family Has No Idea Where Dad Gets Shirts https://theonion.com/area-family-has-no-idea-where-dad-gets-shirts-1819574264/
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If he's anything like this Area Dad, he's actually not getting new ones, he's just finding shirts he bought in 2011 in the back of his closet and bringing them into the rotation.
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"With a strong safety net, the sky's the limit."
November 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"With a strong safety net, the sky's the limit."
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Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
![I am not a Know-Nothing. That is certain. How could I be? How can any one who abhors the oppression of negroes, be in favor or degrading classes of white people? Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:egd33s7iuqsmwlwab6mbtrqi/bafkreiaaicjid4jg3oongeah73ukqvwsqv4vwbp75q4f755nldtcfermhi@jpeg)
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Abraham Lincoln, 1855.
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
It's amazing that people can still be this misinformed.
The dirty secret of pies is that they have the lowest ceiling potential of all sweets. Your best pie is merely fine. Your median pie is bad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's amazing that people can still be this misinformed.
Another way to write this title could've been "devices are costing more than ever in an economy where more Americans than ever are making less money than ever, and it's costing the economy" but CNBC decided to blame the poors.
"Make good purchases, make repairs, make it work, make do without it."
"Make good purchases, make repairs, make it work, make do without it."
This will never be me - I bought an M4 Mac Air just before my book tour - but I think the premise of "device hoarding" here is ridiculous. With every major purchase, buy as well as you can and then use that thing until you can't use it any more. That's just sensible.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h...
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Another way to write this title could've been "devices are costing more than ever in an economy where more Americans than ever are making less money than ever, and it's costing the economy" but CNBC decided to blame the poors.
"Make good purchases, make repairs, make it work, make do without it."
"Make good purchases, make repairs, make it work, make do without it."
Look, this is just so profoundly *SAD*
Elon continues to prove that no amount of money - not even a trillion dollars - can make you cool
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Look, this is just so profoundly *SAD*
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Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series » GateWorld
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm.
www.gateworld.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new #Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm. @primevideo.bsky.social
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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pro tip: innocent people don't work this hard to keep the files that prove their innocence a secret
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
pro tip: innocent people don't work this hard to keep the files that prove their innocence a secret
I love that someone at my alma mater came up with this. Beautiful.
It's getting pretty hammered with traffic right now, but maybe when it calms down check it out.
It's getting pretty hammered with traffic right now, but maybe when it calms down check it out.
The Mamdani political sign generator is kinda fun https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html
November 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I love that someone at my alma mater came up with this. Beautiful.
It's getting pretty hammered with traffic right now, but maybe when it calms down check it out.
It's getting pretty hammered with traffic right now, but maybe when it calms down check it out.
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Huh, interesting. I wonder why that might be.
Oh hey look, the Affirm CEO also said that furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in paying their mortgages and car loans, too. And they're feeling "meh" on the idea of prescription medication and groceries.
Oh hey look, the Affirm CEO also said that furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in paying their mortgages and car loans, too. And they're feeling "meh" on the idea of prescription medication and groceries.
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Huh, interesting. I wonder why that might be.
Oh hey look, the Affirm CEO also said that furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in paying their mortgages and car loans, too. And they're feeling "meh" on the idea of prescription medication and groceries.
Oh hey look, the Affirm CEO also said that furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in paying their mortgages and car loans, too. And they're feeling "meh" on the idea of prescription medication and groceries.