Thomas Kiehne
@tkiehne.bsky.social
Information, data, and systems geek. Climate, sustainability, and adaptation focused with a healthy dose of democracy and public health thrown in. Anti-fascist
He/him/fuck-u-fascist
He/him/fuck-u-fascist
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Queuing up the next war for oil
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Thread. Venezuela.
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The US has issued a new NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) for the entire Venezuelan Flight Information Region, advising of a hazardous security environment amid worsening conditions and heightened military activity in and around Venezuela.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Queuing up the next war for oil
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Oh, you thought it was about "drugs?"
Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserves in the world and it is managed by a state monopoly, the industry having been nationalized in the 1970s
So, yeah, here we go again
Information warfare
November 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Information warfare
I call bullshit
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I call bullshit
This veteran says: fuck the traitor Donald Trump
Impeach, convict, remove
Impeach, convict, remove
November 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This veteran says: fuck the traitor Donald Trump
Impeach, convict, remove
Impeach, convict, remove
Welcome to Trump's America where white supremacist chuds get due process and immigrants don't
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Welcome to Trump's America where white supremacist chuds get due process and immigrants don't
A closed system designed to stroke the ego of an oligarch
"Grok is designed to answer almost any question with a touch of wit and humor, while also providing helpful and insightful responses."
Also Grok:
Also Grok:
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A closed system designed to stroke the ego of an oligarch
As with "drain the swamp" it was a convenient means of motivating his base that wasn't grounded in authenticity
Question: “how could he run on releasing the Epstein files and not do it?”
Answer: because he’s lied his whole life without consequences. Why would he think this situation would be any different?
Answer: because he’s lied his whole life without consequences. Why would he think this situation would be any different?
November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
As with "drain the swamp" it was a convenient means of motivating his base that wasn't grounded in authenticity
"Can you imagine if Democrats/Obama/Biden/whoever..."
No. It's a waste of time
No. It's a waste of time
there is no hypocrisy under supremacy. a double standard is, from a supremicist perspective, simply correct.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"Can you imagine if Democrats/Obama/Biden/whoever..."
No. It's a waste of time
No. It's a waste of time
Mamdani & Wilson both need to expend significant effort to anticipate and counter the raft of shyte coming from the right, media, and our own damn Federal government if they want to succeed
Did an opposition campaign write this post?
Katie Wilson, Seattle’s next mayor, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Mamdani & Wilson both need to expend significant effort to anticipate and counter the raft of shyte coming from the right, media, and our own damn Federal government if they want to succeed
The other progressive races didn't squeak by like this. The difference was the negative and disingenuous campaigning by Harrell
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close)
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wonder if incumbent Bruce Harrell will call her "Mayor-Elect Wilson" or if he'll keep referring to his successor as "this person" and "she."
publicola.com/2025/11/12/w...
Wilson Wins In a Squeaker (That Should Not Have Been This Close) - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett The voters have spoken: Katie Wilson will be the next Mayor of Seattle. On Wednesday, incumbent…
publicola.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The other progressive races didn't squeak by like this. The difference was the negative and disingenuous campaigning by Harrell
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
"Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
Directions included -
www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A grassroots whistle project helps neighbors warn each other of ICE activity and stand up for immigrant safety together in South Seattle.
southseattleemerald.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
Narrator: they were never going to work with us
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Narrator: they were never going to work with us
Live footage of Senate Democrats making a deal
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Live footage of Senate Democrats making a deal
Love on this site how i can scroll for a while, not seeing anything direct like "Dick Cheney is dead" but get enough backscatter that I can pause and think "is Dick Cheney dead?"
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Love on this site how i can scroll for a while, not seeing anything direct like "Dick Cheney is dead" but get enough backscatter that I can pause and think "is Dick Cheney dead?"
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time.
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Post Office Delays Could Result in Uncounted Ballots; Harrell's Budget Increases Graffiti Spending 36 Percent - PubliCola
1. Mail processing delays could result in more invalidated mail-in ballots this year, and elections officials are advising voters to…
publicola.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:23 AM
PSA for Seattle procrastinators: If you're voting today or tomorrow, USE A DROP BOX, NOT THE MAIL! The USPS won't guarantee your timely ballot is postmarked on time.
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Locations of ballot boxes: cd.kingcounty.gov/en/dept/elec...
More details: publicola.com/2025/10/03/p...
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
“what will happen when ai takes all the desk jobs”
so, the recursive loops that form when the bots generate the content they subsequently feed on, having been deprived of the material that gave a sheen of quality to their counterfeit languagelike slop?
that’s called “model collapse” and it’s ugly.
so, the recursive loops that form when the bots generate the content they subsequently feed on, having been deprived of the material that gave a sheen of quality to their counterfeit languagelike slop?
that’s called “model collapse” and it’s ugly.
What Is Model Collapse? | IBM
Model collapse refers to the declining performance of generative AI models that are trained on AI-generated content.
www.ibm.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“what will happen when ai takes all the desk jobs”
so, the recursive loops that form when the bots generate the content they subsequently feed on, having been deprived of the material that gave a sheen of quality to their counterfeit languagelike slop?
that’s called “model collapse” and it’s ugly.
so, the recursive loops that form when the bots generate the content they subsequently feed on, having been deprived of the material that gave a sheen of quality to their counterfeit languagelike slop?
that’s called “model collapse” and it’s ugly.
We desperately need a media ecosystem that is impervious to billionaires
November 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We desperately need a media ecosystem that is impervious to billionaires
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
November 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
NYC is going to have the world's biggest media-manufactured crime panic in history the second Mamdani is elected. They aren't even going to wait until he is inaugurated. Whether or not you like the guy, you need to start preparing now for the fire hose of disinformation that is about to activate.
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
Reposted by Thomas Kiehne
The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.
October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.
ICE must be abolished
Watch this ICE agent getting arrested for drunk driving tell a cop that he uses race to decide who to target. "You're a ginger, so I'm sure you're legal."
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ICE must be abolished
It's clear that Johnson's task was to dissolve Congress
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's clear that Johnson's task was to dissolve Congress
I hate "Snowflake" as a pejorative, but it really fits this guy. Imagine being so weak and insecure that you can't handle people speaking another language?
Fahr zu Hölle, "JD"
Fahr zu Hölle, "JD"
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I hate "Snowflake" as a pejorative, but it really fits this guy. Imagine being so weak and insecure that you can't handle people speaking another language?
Fahr zu Hölle, "JD"
Fahr zu Hölle, "JD"