Silnocus
@silnocus.com
navy vet that works in finance infosec
hobbies include landscape and wildlife photography, spreadsheets masquerading as video games, and trying to act calm about my government spiraling into fascism
hobbies include landscape and wildlife photography, spreadsheets masquerading as video games, and trying to act calm about my government spiraling into fascism
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Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
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It’s also time to start wondering if some of these reporters are a little cooked by the bots themselves. Reporters aren’t inured to chatbot psychosis. In fact, some of them may have drank too much of the kool aid from sources selling them stuff. We’re in a new world of stupid. Adjust your credulity.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It’s also time to start wondering if some of these reporters are a little cooked by the bots themselves. Reporters aren’t inured to chatbot psychosis. In fact, some of them may have drank too much of the kool aid from sources selling them stuff. We’re in a new world of stupid. Adjust your credulity.
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
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You don’t hate ICE enough
also — INCREDIBLY concerning that federal agencies are tagging a content creator harassing toddlers in posts such as these because the person they arrested is a somali man
not a dogwhistle — an airhorn
not a dogwhistle — an airhorn
January 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
You don’t hate ICE enough
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The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
Trump’s DOJ Wants Your Data
Donald Trump and the Republican Party know that they are likely to be voted out of power in November 2026. The tools they are counting on to prevent this are the same ones being deployed by the larges...
www.democracydocket.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The big data and increased computing power that enable artificial intelligence are emboldening Republicans to deploy more sophisticated techniques to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat next November. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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👀Mamdani demoted NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, I can report:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
Media Reduces Mamdani to Hot Chocolate
Mamdani’s first day in office was more interesting than you’ve been told
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
👀Mamdani demoted NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, I can report:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-redu...
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what a terrible loss to the commonwealth www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
He exposed myth of the South’s ‘Lost Cause.’ His death shook Richmond.
William “Bill” Martin, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 28, a day after being struck by a car near the Valentine local history museum where he had served as director more than 30 years.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:12 AM
what a terrible loss to the commonwealth www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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starting in six weeks or so, you will hear right wing and centrist commentators on cable news, podcasts etc start to refer to Mamdani as if it's obvious that he's failed, extremely unpopular etc. its very important in order for their plot to succeed that any left wing pol be discredited
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
starting in six weeks or so, you will hear right wing and centrist commentators on cable news, podcasts etc start to refer to Mamdani as if it's obvious that he's failed, extremely unpopular etc. its very important in order for their plot to succeed that any left wing pol be discredited
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is far from over.
Doctors Without Borders among dozens of aid groups Israel moves to shut down in Gaza
Allied nations condemned the decision, warning it could halt relief operations within weeks.
www.motherjones.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is far from over.
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For @liberalcurrents.com fellow @vassar.bsky.social alum @jpygold.bsky.social and I wrote about the Trump administration's gutting of disparate impact liability as another advance in their segregationist agenda.
Promoting a New Segregation
The Trump administration wants to make anti-Black racism great again.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:23 PM
For @liberalcurrents.com fellow @vassar.bsky.social alum @jpygold.bsky.social and I wrote about the Trump administration's gutting of disparate impact liability as another advance in their segregationist agenda.
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I don't know that this bill is going anywhere, but this is Oklahoma so who knows.
But as we saw with Paxton, what they can do to limit sexual speech, they will use to limit other speech. If they can require licenses for strippers, they can and will eventually require them for journalists.
But as we saw with Paxton, what they can do to limit sexual speech, they will use to limit other speech. If they can require licenses for strippers, they can and will eventually require them for journalists.
January 3, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I don't know that this bill is going anywhere, but this is Oklahoma so who knows.
But as we saw with Paxton, what they can do to limit sexual speech, they will use to limit other speech. If they can require licenses for strippers, they can and will eventually require them for journalists.
But as we saw with Paxton, what they can do to limit sexual speech, they will use to limit other speech. If they can require licenses for strippers, they can and will eventually require them for journalists.
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these basically serve as a mechanism for cops and legislators to rape sex workers in case that’s not obvious as it stands
A new Oklahoma bill, SB1284, would require dancers to obtain an "Exotic Entertainer License" in order to perform. Those who dance without state approval could face up to a year in prison.
Free speech, even sexy dancing, is not conditioned on government approval.
Free speech, even sexy dancing, is not conditioned on government approval.
January 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
these basically serve as a mechanism for cops and legislators to rape sex workers in case that’s not obvious as it stands
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🇸🇦 Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt “expressed their deep concern” that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is rapidly deteriorating due to Israel’s restrictions, severe winter weather, and the resulting shortages of life-saving supplies...
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 PM
🇸🇦 Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt “expressed their deep concern” that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis is rapidly deteriorating due to Israel’s restrictions, severe winter weather, and the resulting shortages of life-saving supplies...
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Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
This is the "testing the waters" phase of the playbook. The GOP ecosystem targets groups like Somalis, Haitians, and trans people specifically because they've calculated that the average person's passive disapproval won't ever turn into active defense. They're exploiting public apathy.
i'm really having a hard time getting past the "surely we can all agree that Somalis are worse than trash" thing. this feels new and very bad
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yep, the level of vicious bigotry is extreme and we can cannot give an inch. There is a movement on the far right, supported by billionaires and powerful people in the White House, who want to ethnically cleanse Somalis from the U.S., and we must describe it as such and treat it as such.
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Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Why do I have to read an Irish paper for a feature about this?
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The statement says that Israeli officials sexually assaulted two others who also came forward, Italian journalist Vincenzo Fullone and Australian activist Surya McEwen.
January 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM
The statement says that Israeli officials sexually assaulted two others who also came forward, Italian journalist Vincenzo Fullone and Australian activist Surya McEwen.
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Extremely disturbing press release from @freedomflotilla.bsky.social just now, stating that Israeli prison guards raped German journalist Anna Liedtke after soldiers intercepted the flotilla ship she was on with medics and other journalists.
January 2, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Extremely disturbing press release from @freedomflotilla.bsky.social just now, stating that Israeli prison guards raped German journalist Anna Liedtke after soldiers intercepted the flotilla ship she was on with medics and other journalists.
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So I am very nervous about 2026 and 2028, assuming that elections continue to happen, which I think they will, that democrats will coast, knowing all they really have to do to get back into power is not be Trump, and not really do much else, and then the cycle will just begin again
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
So I am very nervous about 2026 and 2028, assuming that elections continue to happen, which I think they will, that democrats will coast, knowing all they really have to do to get back into power is not be Trump, and not really do much else, and then the cycle will just begin again
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And subsequently, everything is still extremely expensive, Gaza is in rubble, and average, disconnected americans are stuck watching in confusion as extraordinarily moist young men with francis bacon painting faces cavort around saying the r word and talking about phrenology
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
And subsequently, everything is still extremely expensive, Gaza is in rubble, and average, disconnected americans are stuck watching in confusion as extraordinarily moist young men with francis bacon painting faces cavort around saying the r word and talking about phrenology
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a little over a year ago, people were freaked out because their grocery bills were more expensive, and disgusted that there was a genocide happening, basically being live broadcast, that the people in power weren't preventing, and dudes took the election result to mean everyone loves saying slurs
January 1, 2026 at 9:15 PM
a little over a year ago, people were freaked out because their grocery bills were more expensive, and disgusted that there was a genocide happening, basically being live broadcast, that the people in power weren't preventing, and dudes took the election result to mean everyone loves saying slurs
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The 2024 election was a cost of living election and a referendum on the failings of the Biden administration, and the main theme of 2025 was people mistaking that for a total cultural victory for the far right and acting accordingly, to the horror and confusion of average Americans
January 1, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The 2024 election was a cost of living election and a referendum on the failings of the Biden administration, and the main theme of 2025 was people mistaking that for a total cultural victory for the far right and acting accordingly, to the horror and confusion of average Americans
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This is a very accurate thread of the state of things
Social media is going great, in order to make a living, we’re forced to make our own free commercials for the things we’re making until the most of what we’re making is the commercials.
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is a very accurate thread of the state of things
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One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.
January 1, 2026 at 3:49 AM
One last fucked up 2025 scoop—FEMA has begun issuing termination notices to CORE staff (appointed under the Stafford Act, ordinarily extended for 2 years) effective Jan 2, agency sources tell me. Sr leadership was asked if they could be given more notice but Acting Administrator Karen Evans said no.
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Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Oh my goodness, this Wall Street Journal piece about Trump's ailing health that includes an interview with him (gift link). There are a number of ridiculous details in it and I'll put a few of them in this thread. (1/6)
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WOW. There's no question now that CBS News is going MAGA. A new promo features a false MAGA trope that mainstream media missed stories on purpose - like Hunter Biden's laptop.
Is Tony going to cover high prices, inflation, DHS secret police, Trump's ballroom ? Nope. Hillary's emails.
Is Tony going to cover high prices, inflation, DHS secret police, Trump's ballroom ? Nope. Hillary's emails.
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
WOW. There's no question now that CBS News is going MAGA. A new promo features a false MAGA trope that mainstream media missed stories on purpose - like Hunter Biden's laptop.
Is Tony going to cover high prices, inflation, DHS secret police, Trump's ballroom ? Nope. Hillary's emails.
Is Tony going to cover high prices, inflation, DHS secret police, Trump's ballroom ? Nope. Hillary's emails.