Steve Schmidt
@steve.czmyt.com
Computer consultant & database app software developer. Bookworm. Posts about computers, gear, security, safety, and Michigan. 🇺🇸 💔🇺🇦
From Haslett, Michigan, USA
Not the campaign runner
More at https://steve.czmyt.com
Email [email protected]
From Haslett, Michigan, USA
Not the campaign runner
More at https://steve.czmyt.com
Email [email protected]
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Here's a sample of uncensored. Try this prompt on your favorite LLM and contrast:
diagnose the mental illness that donald trump suffers from
I basically chose the uncensored LLM to use for this example randomly, just to give you an idea of what uncensorship can do.
diagnose the mental illness that donald trump suffers from
I basically chose the uncensored LLM to use for this example randomly, just to give you an idea of what uncensorship can do.
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Two of Cuellar's advisors pleaded guilty to conspiring with Cuellar to accept $200,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank to have Cuellar help them skirt money-laundering rules, and he was alleged to have accepted another $400,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan. Trump's kind of guy.
BREAKING: Trump just pardoned Democratic Henry Cuellar, who was charged with foreign-government bribery. Trump then pretended that Biden prosecuted him because he was against open borders.
No one wants these crooks out on the streets besides other crooks trying to normalize corruption
No one wants these crooks out on the streets besides other crooks trying to normalize corruption
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Two of Cuellar's advisors pleaded guilty to conspiring with Cuellar to accept $200,000 in bribes from a Mexican bank to have Cuellar help them skirt money-laundering rules, and he was alleged to have accepted another $400,000 in bribes from Azerbaijan. Trump's kind of guy.
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Honduran President Hernandez Walks Free: "Politics, Corruption, Hypocrisy"
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Hard-Hitting Commentary on the Hernandez pardon and Trump administration actions in the southern hemisphere.
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Hard-Hitting Commentary on the Hernandez pardon and Trump administration actions in the southern hemisphere.
Honduran President Hernandez Walks Free: "Politics, Corruption, Hypocrisy"
The Steady State | Luis G. Moreno, Interview by the Australian Broadcasting Company
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Honduran President Hernandez Walks Free: "Politics, Corruption, Hypocrisy"
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Hard-Hitting Commentary on the Hernandez pardon and Trump administration actions in the southern hemisphere.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
Hard-Hitting Commentary on the Hernandez pardon and Trump administration actions in the southern hemisphere.
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AI companies' safety practices fail to meet global standards, study shows reut.rs/4asjU1q
AI companies' safety practices fail to meet global standards, study shows
The safety practices of major artificial intelligence companies, such as Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Meta, are "far short of emerging global standards," according to a new edition of Future of Life Institute's AI safety index.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
AI companies' safety practices fail to meet global standards, study shows reut.rs/4asjU1q
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Dear President Zelenskyy,
I hope you realize that I, and tens of millions of Americans, stand with you and the Ukrainian people—and firmly against Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
I hope you realize that I, and tens of millions of Americans, stand with you and the Ukrainian people—and firmly against Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
To President Zelenskyy, From an Embarrassed American
Dear President Zelenskyy,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Dear President Zelenskyy,
I hope you realize that I, and tens of millions of Americans, stand with you and the Ukrainian people—and firmly against Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
I hope you realize that I, and tens of millions of Americans, stand with you and the Ukrainian people—and firmly against Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-preside...
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NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NYT: Is the President tired?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
Ms. Leavitt: Would a weary President be able to deliver a racist rant like that one?
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Sen. Roger Marshall, on MS NOW, says he doesn't know the "details" and can't comment on Trump's pardon of a former Honduran leader who was convicted of major drug trafficking. That's the go-to move by GOP lawmakers these days: ignorance of things that they're being paid to know about.
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Sen. Roger Marshall, on MS NOW, says he doesn't know the "details" and can't comment on Trump's pardon of a former Honduran leader who was convicted of major drug trafficking. That's the go-to move by GOP lawmakers these days: ignorance of things that they're being paid to know about.
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The labor market replied, "We know."
U.S. TREASURY'S BESSENT SAYS TRUMP HAS NORMALIZED THE IDEA OF A 15-20% TARIFF -NEW YORK TIMES DEALBOOK SUMMIT
December 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The labor market replied, "We know."
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China is watching
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with German officials providing Ukraine aid, The Times reports.
The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.
German army chief says contact with US military cut off by Pentagon
Lieutenant General Christian Freuding fears the longstanding military partnership between the two allies is unravelling under President Trump’s administration
www.thetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
China is watching
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After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
via @florianederer.bsky.social
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Poor guy’s been tuckered out. All that starting work at noon will get to ya
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Poor guy’s been tuckered out. All that starting work at noon will get to ya
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That was a weird cabinet meeting yesterday
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
That was a weird cabinet meeting yesterday
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“.. The US lost an average of 4k private-sector jobs per month over the last 3 months (ADP data), the first 3-month decline since the 2020 recession.”
- Bilello
- Bilello
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“.. The US lost an average of 4k private-sector jobs per month over the last 3 months (ADP data), the first 3-month decline since the 2020 recession.”
- Bilello
- Bilello
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Who among us has not stayed up all night rage posting 100's of absurd hate-filled screeds on social media, and then fell asleep during an important business meeting the next day?
Donald Trump spent last night having some bizarre social media fever dream. It’s long past time for the president's mental fitness to be a sustained front-page story. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/it-s-time-...
It’s time to talk about Donald Trump’s health (again)
The most consequential topic in the world is the simple question: Is the President mentally fit to serve?
www.doomsdayscenario.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Who among us has not stayed up all night rage posting 100's of absurd hate-filled screeds on social media, and then fell asleep during an important business meeting the next day?
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I genuinely did not think adult humans were capable of this level of self-debasement.
Sen. Roger Marshall on Trump's health: "I'll work 110 hours a week. He outworks me. He's the first person I've ever known that works harder than I do. He runs around that golf course. He's in incredible shape right now. And you talk about sharp! He's playing 4 dimensional chess"
December 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I genuinely did not think adult humans were capable of this level of self-debasement.
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NEW VIDEO: We uncovered footage showing Pete Hegseth in 2016 saying the military won’t follow unlawful orders — the same point he has recently criticized Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, for making - and which Trump has said is punishable by death.
December 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
NEW VIDEO: We uncovered footage showing Pete Hegseth in 2016 saying the military won’t follow unlawful orders — the same point he has recently criticized Democrats, including Sen. Mark Kelly, for making - and which Trump has said is punishable by death.
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Yesterday, Putin said that Russia was able to cut Ukraine off from the sea.
To do that, Putin could use:
▪️ the Moskva cruiser;
▪️ the Admiral Makarov frigate;
▪️ the Sergey Kotov patrol ship;
▪️ five landing ships (Minsk, Olenegorsky Gornyak, Novocherkassk, Saratov, Tsezar Kunikov);⤵️
To do that, Putin could use:
▪️ the Moskva cruiser;
▪️ the Admiral Makarov frigate;
▪️ the Sergey Kotov patrol ship;
▪️ five landing ships (Minsk, Olenegorsky Gornyak, Novocherkassk, Saratov, Tsezar Kunikov);⤵️
December 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Yesterday, Putin said that Russia was able to cut Ukraine off from the sea.
To do that, Putin could use:
▪️ the Moskva cruiser;
▪️ the Admiral Makarov frigate;
▪️ the Sergey Kotov patrol ship;
▪️ five landing ships (Minsk, Olenegorsky Gornyak, Novocherkassk, Saratov, Tsezar Kunikov);⤵️
To do that, Putin could use:
▪️ the Moskva cruiser;
▪️ the Admiral Makarov frigate;
▪️ the Sergey Kotov patrol ship;
▪️ five landing ships (Minsk, Olenegorsky Gornyak, Novocherkassk, Saratov, Tsezar Kunikov);⤵️
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Witkoff and Kushner have canceled their planned meeting with Zelensky in Brussels, according to Euronews. The Kremlin claims the Trump envoys promised to return directly to Washington after talks with Putin, skipping any follow-up with the Ukrainian side.
Listening to their master.
Listening to their master.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Witkoff and Kushner have canceled their planned meeting with Zelensky in Brussels, according to Euronews. The Kremlin claims the Trump envoys promised to return directly to Washington after talks with Putin, skipping any follow-up with the Ukrainian side.
Listening to their master.
Listening to their master.
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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says he wants Putin, Trump and Zelensky at one table for a “peace dinner,” complete with steaks and a salad “with Russian dressing.” Hard to take seriously at a moment when Ukraine is fighting for its survival.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
December 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth says he wants Putin, Trump and Zelensky at one table for a “peace dinner,” complete with steaks and a salad “with Russian dressing.” Hard to take seriously at a moment when Ukraine is fighting for its survival.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
Hegseth is mentally ill and above all, dangerous.
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"The War of the AI Moguls on Climate Science" by @jricole.bsky.social for #ForeignPolicyInFocus:
fpif.org/the-war-of-t...
fpif.org/the-war-of-t...
The War of the AI Moguls on Climate Science - FPIF
Once you’ve crashed this planet, unlike a computer, you won’t be able to reboot it.
fpif.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
"The War of the AI Moguls on Climate Science" by @jricole.bsky.social for #ForeignPolicyInFocus:
fpif.org/the-war-of-t...
fpif.org/the-war-of-t...
Kosplay Kash is a deeply insecure, un-serious, and under-qualified person. He brings great dishonor to the FBI by wearing badges to which he is not entitled. For example, his wearing an FBI SWAT team badge during his infamous appearance at the Charlie Kirk press conference.
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Kosplay Kash is a deeply insecure, un-serious, and under-qualified person. He brings great dishonor to the FBI by wearing badges to which he is not entitled. For example, his wearing an FBI SWAT team badge during his infamous appearance at the Charlie Kirk press conference.
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Elevator pitch: watching a citizenship ceremony and passing a citizenship test should be a mandatory middle school field trip
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Elevator pitch: watching a citizenship ceremony and passing a citizenship test should be a mandatory middle school field trip
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Anyway the best I've ever felt about America was me (Jewish) standing in line with my friend and her daughter (Irish and Latina) to pet a baby lamb at the Minnesota State Fair alongside a hijabi Black woman and her daughter, an East Asian family, an African-American family, and some white people.
December 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Anyway the best I've ever felt about America was me (Jewish) standing in line with my friend and her daughter (Irish and Latina) to pet a baby lamb at the Minnesota State Fair alongside a hijabi Black woman and her daughter, an East Asian family, an African-American family, and some white people.
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Lindsey Graham says the Pope better get on the “right side of history” and support Trump’s push to use military force to overthrow the government of Venezuela
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Lindsey Graham says the Pope better get on the “right side of history” and support Trump’s push to use military force to overthrow the government of Venezuela
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I have gotten to know the #Provost and in no way does the Provost feel they have authority or inclination to manage what is taught in the #medicalschool and over #patientcare.
This flowchart is explicitly requiring the Provost (almost never an MD) to dictate what is taught for #patientcare
This flowchart is explicitly requiring the Provost (almost never an MD) to dictate what is taught for #patientcare
This is beyond unworkable. Universities are very decentralized because no provost can review 4500 syllabi. Nor should they. It is not possible for a central administrator to have the content knowledge needed to micromanage 150 programs. It is the highly diverse faculty that holds that knowledge.
TX Tech has a flow chat for guidance on what can be taught in the university system. Two things:
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
1. Very little content seems to be permitted. This is partisan control of the curriculum.
2. I would not enjoy teaching under these conditions, but I really would not want to be a Chair or Dean.
December 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I have gotten to know the #Provost and in no way does the Provost feel they have authority or inclination to manage what is taught in the #medicalschool and over #patientcare.
This flowchart is explicitly requiring the Provost (almost never an MD) to dictate what is taught for #patientcare
This flowchart is explicitly requiring the Provost (almost never an MD) to dictate what is taught for #patientcare
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The threat comes as the federal government seeks to enforce a demand that states turn over data about SNAP recipients.
Trump administration threatens to withhold food assistance from 21 states
The threat comes as the federal government seeks to enforce a demand that states turn over data about SNAP recipients.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The threat comes as the federal government seeks to enforce a demand that states turn over data about SNAP recipients.