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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 3m

Fuck. FUCK

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 7m

So, like, I think this is an interesting idea, but the current technology is just utterly incapable of filling that role.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 7m

One of the things that I would differentiate here is that LLMs cannot, by their nature, be accurate simulations, because they are far too accommodating and deferential. It is nearly impossible to get an LLM to be overall antagonistic.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 9m

Increasingly likely that someone told Trump if China cuts off rare earths we are entirely boned.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 12m

They kind of misjudge the reasons why, they're mad about assessments going up in general, but there's plenty of posting about how expensive groceries are, etc. I think people are misjudging how much this could be a problem for the incumbent party again.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 12m

Something that I will note, being intimately involved in local politics, is that both the hard right and middle right in the area is yelling bloody murder about cost of living.

I mention this specifically because Trump's constant "prices are going down, working hard" isn't actually some magic spell

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 16m

it's also why it's increasingly possible them trying to do this ends up breaking something, because the payment systems aren't set up to work this way (because it's illegal)

I'm not sure how you'd reprogram funds into a nonexistent account, but DFAS's systems won't like however you end up doing it

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 16m

Realistically I do expect that one of the major high profile walkbacks of the admin here in the next little while is going to be walking back this, because the damage to the treats coalition if you don't is uh.. well, I hope you like losing badly

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12h

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 19m

Sorry 1 day lmao

A tweet from Donald Trump that reads “Don’t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn’t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!! President DJT”

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 19m

Love a good posting pile on, if I go totally broke brained and post something idiotic, I fully expect the response to be swift and merciless. Like hyenas turning on Scar at the end of the Lion King.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 21m

I mean that may not be a bad bet tbh

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 29m

Today in posts that the poster maybe should have thought harder about.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 31m

No it's 100% illegal and I really wish that guy would delete that post because the guy from xitter he's screenshotting is a former Mike Johnson advisor who is either unsurprisingly dumb or knowingly lying

You can't reprogram funds into an appropriation ("color of money") that doesn't exist

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 35m

The president appears worried about the markets response to his China posting.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 37m

Lmaaaaaaaoooooooo

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 45m

My “don’t worry about China, it will all be fine” shirt has people asking a lot of questions that are already answered by my shirt

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 38m

Lmao oh no.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 39m

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 44m

Nope. Nope nope nope

Nooopppee

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 47m

I tend to think this works on Vance in particular because everyone hates him and he's so odious and transparent. Other members of the lie about everything brigade are a little more clever about it.

Micah @rincewind.run · 55m

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 49m

Seeing toxx outside mechanism

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

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 1h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 50m

Lol. Even the media can't handle how much of a shit Vance is.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 2h

JD Vance is the Mallard Fillmore duck screaming "liberals!" Over and over again

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

BRENNAN: CBS confirmed the Trump administration rescinded the layoffs of CDC scientists. Some were involved with the federal measles response. How does a mistake like this happen?

VANCE: The govt shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos. It happened because of Schumer

B: But this was a WH decision

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 2h

It's the problem with conspiracy theories meeting reality. A little thought and it becomes clear why it's so insane. You pardoned 274 agents Mr. President?

Haggai Elitzur @helitzur.bsky.social · 2h

Haven't they been going back and forth on this since the actual day of J6? Alternating between "it was great, they were all patriots" and "it was all an antifa false flag."

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 2h

The "some of the J6ers were actually federal agents!" Thing is hilarious because uh, gonna institute some major distrust amongst your supporters.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 2h

Were gonna find 274 people that I pardoned, and out them back in jail!!

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

This has real -- I intended to dm "Pam" -- energy.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

This government is a well-oiled machine that’s definitely not suffering from internal power struggles hastily papered over as technical mistakes

The employees "were sent incorrect
notifications, which was fixed last night and this morning with a technical correction," a senior administration official said. "Any correction has already been remedied."

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