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david (outlaw-type)

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 19d

it's now my birthday, which happens to be my least favorite day of the year. my plan was to sleep through it but that's off to a bad start already

if anyone wants to surprise me...
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a man is sitting on a couch saying " key to a good birthday ? low expectations . "

Alt: a white man with dark hair, sitting on a couch, gesturing and saying "the key to a good birthday? low expectations ." i do not know what show it's from.

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 5h

maybe i can sleep

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Sin the #smut peddler 🔞 | Comms open! 🎧💗 @sinmademanifest.com · 1d

For those seeking #MutualAid on BlueSky or would like support, here is an incredibly valuable resource of threads, lists, etc.

Please share this widely, so that those in need know how to tag and where to get help, and those who would like to help know where to find those in need.

#swmutualaid 💸💕

QuyetPawz - Mutual Aid @qpmutualaid.bsky.social · 21d

This is a resource I've put together for mutual aid on Blue Sky.

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Blue Sky Mutual Aid Community

Blue Sky Mutual Aid Community Updates & Additions by @QuyetPawz.bsky.social / @QPMutualAid.bsky.social Suggestions? Tag QuyetPawz on BlueSky or E-Mail [email protected] Want to support this wo...

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Stan Alluisi @salluisi.bsky.social · 19h

No Kings rally in Durant, Oklahoma, population ~19,000.

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 18h

it's very funny the white house doesn't know how to do their own verification on bluesky

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RiotDad @riotdad.bsky.social · 21h

the amount of bot accounts created to follow @whitehouse-47.bsky.social to boost their follower count is the most desperate thing Trump has done since trying to set tariffs on the penguins

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 12d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 12d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 19h

we all deserve better

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 1d

We. Told. You. So. But also, that "May Rely" in the significance section ( 👇🏾 ) is *way* too… let's go with "generous;" lexical associations and statistical priors are what these systems are literally made of, and all that they do. Literally. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Large Language Models (LLMs) are used in evaluative tasks across domains. Yet, what appears as alignment with human or expert judgments may conceal a deeper shift in how “judgment” itself is operationalized. Using news outlets as a controlled benchmark, we compare six LLMs to expert ratings and human evaluations under an identical, structured framework. While models often match expert outputs, our results suggest that they may rely on lexical associations and statistical priors rather than contextual reasoning or normative criteria. We term this divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification. Our findings suggest not only performance asymmetries but also a shift in the heuristics underlying evaluative processes, raising fundamental questions about delegating judgment to LLMs.

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Linda Marie @lindam174.bsky.social · 3d

Re-train = brainwash.

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Aaron H. Ellis @aaronhughellis.bsky.social · 1d

Variation on a meme:

God: In my book I invented the Golden Calf as a cautionary tale

Evangelicals: At long last, we have created the Golden Calf from classic novel, The Bible

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Michael Collins Morton @mcollinsmorton.bsky.social · Sep 15

Every infection of Covid-19 results in lasting harm. Repeated infections ensure the likelihood of irreparable damage by steadily undermining primary elements of essential well-being. Those who shun respirator masks are condemning themselves to serious illness and early mortality.

#COVID19

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Piper @yourfriendpiper.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god yall you’re not going to know who “infiltrators” and “informants” are at the mass protest!! This is not a useful way to deal with the threat of surveillance

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 1d

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 1d

the real horseshow theory is more like:

1. all the right's accusations are projections
2. all the right's most effective tactics were stolen from the left

and thus 1+2 = the illusion of similarity

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

As long as we don't think about all the people who lost jobs for tweeting, "hey, this Charlie Kirk guy seems to have been a racist?"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "The last time I checked, Americans have more freedom right now to express themselves and speak their minds after Republicans took over ... it is the Republicans who restored your right to share and speak your mind."

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The Asheville Blade @avlblade.bsky.social · 1d

We do not use the plagiarism/scam machine that is "AI," in any capacity, in our co-op's journalism, reporting, graphics, posts and columns.

We regard it as contrary to every last one of our principles, and the principles that anyone worth a damn should hold dear. Especially now.

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 2d

it's me, the "terrorist wing of the party"

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 2d

Experts say bad actors are more empowered after Trump cut cybersecurity resources and federal information sharing

story via @bypaigegross.bsky.social

A perfect storm for misinformation in 2026: AI, lax social media moderation and federal cuts to election cybersecurity | Arizona Mirror

Election misinformation 2026 midterms AI security concerns grow as Trump cuts cybersecurity programs and protections

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david (outlaw-type) @redconversation.bsky.social · 2d

bah

bah, indeed

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Dave of the Dead @aferaldavid.bsky.social · 2d

I want a giant loud speaker to yell at Silicone Valley "STOP ASSUMING I WANT MY COMPUTER TO ANTICIPATE THINGS"

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Oklahoma Policy Institute @okpolicy.bsky.social · 2d

Ryan Walters was a test. 📉
Oklahoma’s leaders flunked.

Accountability means speaking up before the damage is done — not waiting until our schools and kids pay the price.

#OKPolicy #Oklahoma #RyanWalters #Education

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Portland DSA @portlanddsa.bsky.social · 2d

Portland DSA supports a total restriction on any new liquid fuel infrastructure at the CEI Hub along with a managed decline of existing fuel storage capacity.

We must do everything we can to make Portlanders and our environment safe from a world-historic petrochemical disaster in our city.

Nick @ecosozialismus.bsky.social · 11d

Everything is stupid and dangerous right now, *but* we have an opportunity to make a least one thing less stupid and dangerous.

Please submit a comment to the PDX city planners asking them to prevent any further expansion of liquid fuel storage at the CEI Hub and mandate a fuel drawdown.

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Demand a Safer Portland! Stop the CEI Hub Time Bomb!

Tell City Hall to Choose Public Health and Safety Over Corporate Profits at the CEI Hub Portland faces a historic choice—one that will determine our city’s safety and environmental legacy for generat...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 2d

Wrote a thing. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

The CSIS report declares, “Radicals will argue that peaceful politics will inevitably fail and that only violence will make a difference,” but I have no idea who these radicals are because in my 40 years around direct action organizing, I’ve only encountered theoretical enthusiasm for violence from the sidelines and the occasional young hothead (almost always white and male) in movements whose vast majority and leadership are committed to nonviolence. I do know someone who was part of a violent group in the early ’70s and then became wanted fugitive; he’s since become an ardent advocate of nonviolence.

What too often gets described as left-wing violence at protests is property destruction, which can be dangerous and intimidating and is usually opposed by protest organizers, but should be regarded as distinct from harming human life. For example, at the 1999 protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle, the Black Bloc, a small cadre among the 50,000 protesters smashed a lot of shop windows quite spectacularly. But there are no reports of activists harming human beings. Police, on the other hand, used tear gas; pepper spray; rubber, plastic, and wooden bullets; concussion grenades; and armored vehicles against protesters bystanders resulting in many injuries. Nonetheless, for years afterward, mainstream media outlets portrayed this event as an occasion of shocking activist violence.

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 2d

wrote about this in my book, but the first time i saw/heard Americans use the term "remigrate" it was in the leaked private chats of the white supremacists who organized the deadly Charlottesville rally in 2017 — including Thomas Rousseau (now head of Patriot Front) & the leaders of Identity Evropa

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

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