TQ White II (he/him)
@tq.tqwhite.com
Septuagenarian Javascript programmer. Still coding.
I cook. I read a lot. Have a good wife. Grownup kids with jobs.
Your intelligence is not proof of your specialness: It's proof that your brain buys its own propaganda.
I cook. I read a lot. Have a good wife. Grownup kids with jobs.
Your intelligence is not proof of your specialness: It's proof that your brain buys its own propaganda.
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TQ White II (he/him)
@tq.tqwhite.com
· Feb 5
Read this and you will understand the assignment.
"Two Plus Two Equals Four – America is seeing a "soft coup" play out before its eyes, and the reality distortions around us have left us confused and unable to see it. But here's what we must do."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/two-plus-t...
"Two Plus Two Equals Four – America is seeing a "soft coup" play out before its eyes, and the reality distortions around us have left us confused and unable to see it. But here's what we must do."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/two-plus-t...
I don’t even do sports by am delighted to see people interacting about fun instead of the usual gloomy shit. Just witnessing brightens up my day.
welcome to real time social media, the actual best place to experience live sporting events
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
the mute button is over there if you don’t enjoy it
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I don’t even do sports by am delighted to see people interacting about fun instead of the usual gloomy shit. Just witnessing brightens up my day.
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I don’t care what you say, this is what the internet was made for
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I don’t care what you say, this is what the internet was made for
Haven’t baked a pie in years. Thought I should do a trial run before thanksgiving. Hmmm hmmm good.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Haven’t baked a pie in years. Thought I should do a trial run before thanksgiving. Hmmm hmmm good.
Seems like he is claiming that he plans to give illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Seems like he is claiming that he plans to give illegal orders.
"a lot of questions, under oath"...
AS IF!!! I stopped listening to hearings long ago because I NEVER saw a congress person do anything except bloviate. And, rarely have seen any smart enough to dig through deceptive answers.
AS IF!!! I stopped listening to hearings long ago because I NEVER saw a congress person do anything except bloviate. And, rarely have seen any smart enough to dig through deceptive answers.
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"a lot of questions, under oath"...
AS IF!!! I stopped listening to hearings long ago because I NEVER saw a congress person do anything except bloviate. And, rarely have seen any smart enough to dig through deceptive answers.
AS IF!!! I stopped listening to hearings long ago because I NEVER saw a congress person do anything except bloviate. And, rarely have seen any smart enough to dig through deceptive answers.
I'd say that this is no surprise.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I'd say that this is no surprise.
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Taylor Swift inspires Cambridge Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' #TheHill
thehill.com
Taylor Swift inspires Cambridge Dictionary’s ‘Word of the Year’
twp.ai
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Taylor Swift inspires Cambridge Dictionary's 'Word of the Year' #TheHill
Want your blood pressure to rise but in a good, activist sort of way? Read this.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-monopo...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-monopo...
The Private Governments Who Will Resist Zohran Mamdani and Populism
Zohran Mamdani will be the mayor of New York City, and he's invited Lina Khan to help. For new leaders in NYC, Virginia, and NJ, delivering means going at the monopolies making it hard to govern.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Want your blood pressure to rise but in a good, activist sort of way? Read this.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-monopo...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-monopo...
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 AM
No one can restrict zealots surrounding an abortion clinic for any reason. If it's ICE, then freedom doesn't exist. This is what tyranny looks like.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
No one can restrict zealots surrounding an abortion clinic for any reason. If it's ICE, then freedom doesn't exist. This is what tyranny looks like.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
The NY Times joins MAGA. The "sometimes violent" anti-fascists *might* include the Kirk shooter and perhaps another six individuals out of millions but the NY Times puts it first.
"Antifa is a term for a sometimes violent protest culture of far-left activists, but is not an actual organization."
"Antifa is a term for a sometimes violent protest culture of far-left activists, but is not an actual organization."
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The NY Times joins MAGA. The "sometimes violent" anti-fascists *might* include the Kirk shooter and perhaps another six individuals out of millions but the NY Times puts it first.
"Antifa is a term for a sometimes violent protest culture of far-left activists, but is not an actual organization."
"Antifa is a term for a sometimes violent protest culture of far-left activists, but is not an actual organization."
I am doing a presentation on AI in education with emphasis on privacy. I did an experiment that is interesting.
I prompted Claude to tell me what it knows about me. It said it knew nothing. Gemini. Also, nothing.
ChatGPT had a perfectly nice summary.
For privacy, I like the first two.
I prompted Claude to tell me what it knows about me. It said it knew nothing. Gemini. Also, nothing.
ChatGPT had a perfectly nice summary.
For privacy, I like the first two.
October 28, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I am doing a presentation on AI in education with emphasis on privacy. I did an experiment that is interesting.
I prompted Claude to tell me what it knows about me. It said it knew nothing. Gemini. Also, nothing.
ChatGPT had a perfectly nice summary.
For privacy, I like the first two.
I prompted Claude to tell me what it knows about me. It said it knew nothing. Gemini. Also, nothing.
ChatGPT had a perfectly nice summary.
For privacy, I like the first two.
If we lived in a decent country, we would have GDPR, too, and we would help Europe enforce it on these scumbags... except, of course, that they would have been shut down.... if America wasn't a corporate hellscape.
noyb.eu/en/criminal-...
noyb.eu/en/criminal-...
Criminal complaint against facial recognition company Clearview AI
Clearview AI is known for scraping billions of photos of people around the world on the internet – and selling its facial recognition system to law enforcement and state actors
noyb.eu
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If we lived in a decent country, we would have GDPR, too, and we would help Europe enforce it on these scumbags... except, of course, that they would have been shut down.... if America wasn't a corporate hellscape.
noyb.eu/en/criminal-...
noyb.eu/en/criminal-...
I like this though having it overlap Thanksgiving makes me a little skeptical of participation.
October 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I like this though having it overlap Thanksgiving makes me a little skeptical of participation.
Trump's roadie says the Supremacy Clause says that ICE Gestap cannot be arrested in doing federal business. It absolutely does NOT say that.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
Trump Official Warns California Against Arresting Federal Agents
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Trump's roadie says the Supremacy Clause says that ICE Gestap cannot be arrested in doing federal business. It absolutely does NOT say that.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
I like this.
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I like this.
This should be standard operating procedure for protesting from now on. They should hear the Imperial March Theme wherever they go.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Protester Who Played ‘Star Wars’ Song Sues After Arrest in Washington
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This should be standard operating procedure for protesting from now on. They should hear the Imperial March Theme wherever they go.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
NY Times again proves their fecklessness. No comment whatsoever of the truth of the assertion that Reagan was misrepresented.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
Trump Says He’s Cutting Off Trade Negotiations With Canada
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NY Times again proves their fecklessness. No comment whatsoever of the truth of the assertion that Reagan was misrepresented.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
In the era of AI slop, I've thought about certified reality many times. I did not know that this was in the pipeline. I like it. I want my web browser to indicate certified photos.
roc.camera
roc.camera
Roc Camera
Capture verifiably real moments in the age of Generative AI
roc.camera
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In the era of AI slop, I've thought about certified reality many times. I did not know that this was in the pipeline. I like it. I want my web browser to indicate certified photos.
roc.camera
roc.camera
Motherfuckers better bite the bullet. It sucks if Trump forces the shutdown of SNAP. Communities are going to have to really stand up for their poor. But if those assholes put us through a month and a half of shutdown only to capitulate, I'm done with them.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The shutdown cliff that could hit Democrats hard
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps feed more than 40 million people, will start to run out of funds Nov. 1.
www.politico.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Motherfuckers better bite the bullet. It sucks if Trump forces the shutdown of SNAP. Communities are going to have to really stand up for their poor. But if those assholes put us through a month and a half of shutdown only to capitulate, I'm done with them.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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This really is a GREAT sign!
October 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This really is a GREAT sign!
Why the open social web matters now
The needs are real – and you have so much power.
werd.io
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM