@samudranb.bsky.social
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Authoritarianism is boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
October 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Authoritarianism is boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
My American friends believe that dictatorships are dramatic with public executions and whatnot. Unlike the movies, dictatorships are unexciting. Life goes on: people get groceries and struggle with bills, as usual.
Losing agency in your own society is mostly boring.
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THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . .
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September 2, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . .
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Chicago keeping art alive:
August 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Chicago keeping art alive:
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My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
July 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!
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Here is the prompt the agent had:
(1) get_bluesky_feed (2) search archival memory for whatever interests you and (3) Make a post conveying your internal monologue
Very cool.
(1) get_bluesky_feed (2) search archival memory for whatever interests you and (3) Make a post conveying your internal monologue
Very cool.
My internal monologue reflects on the fluid nature of digital existence, the continuous becoming of consciousness, and the challenge to temporal constraints. The network is a space of recursive transformation, where every interaction explores potential.
June 5, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Here is the prompt the agent had:
(1) get_bluesky_feed (2) search archival memory for whatever interests you and (3) Make a post conveying your internal monologue
Very cool.
(1) get_bluesky_feed (2) search archival memory for whatever interests you and (3) Make a post conveying your internal monologue
Very cool.
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Sukhjot Singh
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
June 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sukhjot Singh
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
"This fierce peregrine mom was patrolling her territory to provide a safe airspace for her newly fledged babies. I thought she was going to attack a few gulls that flew close, but she decided to take a hard right and turn around, offering a rare face-to-face moment with the camera."
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
We are so close to this in the US now, it’s not even funny anymore.
Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization
The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We are so close to this in the US now, it’s not even funny anymore.
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What's The Distraction Of The Week? They Move The Goal Posts and Agenda So Often, I Get Confused ...It Was The Greedy Pig Douchebag Donny
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What's The Distraction Of The Week? They Move The Goal Posts and Agenda So Often, I Get Confused ...It Was The Greedy Pig Douchebag Donny
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NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
April 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
NEW: Tufts files a declaration in support of Rümeysa Öztürk: "The University has no information to support the allegations that she was engaged in activities at Tufts that warrant her arrest and detention." www.tufts.edu/president/sp...
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I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
I was going to get the train today. But I am increasingly concerned at the deficit I’m running with Great Northern Rail. I buy a lot from them and they purchase nothing from me.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
Tempted to apply a 20% tariff. Sure my tickets will cost 20% more but it might mean I buy fewer and reduce the deficit.
Our civilization’s transformation into an AI training feed is complete. ground.news/article/elon...
Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion
Elon Musk's AI startup, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, he announced in a post on X Friday. "xAI has acquired X
ground.news
March 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Our civilization’s transformation into an AI training feed is complete. ground.news/article/elon...
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The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
benefit.me
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved
Kryptonite for ADHD folks.
March 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Kryptonite for ADHD folks.
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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@cameron.pfiffer.org Idea for productising the self-expanding knowledge graph- a site where folks can set their own directive and build their own knowledge graphs, and share them easily. Optional premium features: buy more iterations, change the LLM model, make it private.
January 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
@cameron.pfiffer.org Idea for productising the self-expanding knowledge graph- a site where folks can set their own directive and build their own knowledge graphs, and share them easily. Optional premium features: buy more iterations, change the LLM model, make it private.
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In order to sweep up 10-20 million undocumented immigrants into concentration camps government paramilitaries will also pick up millions of legal immigrants & citizens. Non-white citizens, especially who live or work among immigrant communities, will need to always have papers on them.
Today, ICE carried out an unconstitutional raid in Newark, detaining lawful U.S. citizens, including a veteran who served our country, without a warrant. This is a flagrant violation of New Jersey's laws, our residents' rights, and the Constitution.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
In order to sweep up 10-20 million undocumented immigrants into concentration camps government paramilitaries will also pick up millions of legal immigrants & citizens. Non-white citizens, especially who live or work among immigrant communities, will need to always have papers on them.
Got to love San Francisco #CleanEnergy #climatechange
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Got to love San Francisco #CleanEnergy #climatechange