Adam Riggio
@adamriggio.bsky.social
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Adam Riggio
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· Aug 19
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One of the most Freudian US Presidents in the history of the country
Kind of funny that Trump's chief-of-staff Susie Wiles looks a bit like his mom
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
One of the most Freudian US Presidents in the history of the country
HAL9000 was an unrealistic depiction of AI because he actually would apologize and say he couldn’t do something
December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
HAL9000 was an unrealistic depiction of AI because he actually would apologize and say he couldn’t do something
In case folks start thinking Marge Greene is a good person now just because she criticized Donald. She is very much not
The House is expected to vote this week on Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to make providing trans youth with gender-affirming care punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Life-saving health care is on the line. Tell your members of Congress to reject this bill NOW.
Life-saving health care is on the line. Tell your members of Congress to reject this bill NOW.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In case folks start thinking Marge Greene is a good person now just because she criticized Donald. She is very much not
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Oh for fuck's sake, "Socialism AI" was the best they could come up with? When "CheGPT" was sitting right there??
Another datapoint for the argument that we are living through an increasingly ludicrous market bubble
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Oh for fuck's sake, "Socialism AI" was the best they could come up with? When "CheGPT" was sitting right there??
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Seventeen years ago today.
Happy holidays to al who observe.
Happy holidays to al who observe.
two men standing at podiums with flags behind them and a sign that says ap on it
Alt: Bush shoeing incident.
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Seventeen years ago today.
Happy holidays to al who observe.
Happy holidays to al who observe.
Retrospectively, I hope Barack Obama understands that the biggest mistake of his presidency was continuing to fund & support DHS, ICE, & CBP as they grew increasingly fascistic. His fear of seeming soft to independent voters enabled the infrastructure of ethnic cleansing to root itself in government
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Retrospectively, I hope Barack Obama understands that the biggest mistake of his presidency was continuing to fund & support DHS, ICE, & CBP as they grew increasingly fascistic. His fear of seeming soft to independent voters enabled the infrastructure of ethnic cleansing to root itself in government
The 6-7 trend doesn’t bother me, no matter how insane my kids sound when they say it. I’m a millennial nerd. Do you understand how many bad jokes I’ve heard & told in my life about 42 & 37?
December 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The 6-7 trend doesn’t bother me, no matter how insane my kids sound when they say it. I’m a millennial nerd. Do you understand how many bad jokes I’ve heard & told in my life about 42 & 37?
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Trump implying that one of his supporters murdered Rob Reiner for criticizing him is really something
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Trump implying that one of his supporters murdered Rob Reiner for criticizing him is really something
As an old man millennial who saw the same thing go down on Facebook & forum sites 15 years ago, I can say for sure that you won’t “challenge the far right” by arguing with them. They engage in bad faith & aren’t looking to change their minds, only to spread & respect their talking points
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As an old man millennial who saw the same thing go down on Facebook & forum sites 15 years ago, I can say for sure that you won’t “challenge the far right” by arguing with them. They engage in bad faith & aren’t looking to change their minds, only to spread & respect their talking points
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I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I don’t use social media to argue about politics with strangers.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
I use social media to talk to people about fish.
When I talk about fish on Bluesky, people ask me questions about fish.
When I talk about fish on Twitter, people threaten to murder my family because we’re Jewish.
Yes because he’s fantastically rich, many people will believe him
He really doesn’t understand any of the most basic biology concepts at all, huh
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Yes because he’s fantastically rich, many people will believe him
Human reason is partial and limited, and it’s a long, difficult process to expand its boundaries in a universe much more complicated than our understanding has ever been, where many mysteries lie outside our certainties and confidence
December 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Human reason is partial and limited, and it’s a long, difficult process to expand its boundaries in a universe much more complicated than our understanding has ever been, where many mysteries lie outside our certainties and confidence
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Because it’s not getting reported on enough:
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
December 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Because it’s not getting reported on enough:
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.
He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
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I have not read enough on this so I don’t know the backgrounds or identities of the shooters but I am reminded of how when there’s a terror attack, the Trumps of the world use it as a chance to say why we need to ban certain people from the country, and they don’t care (because they’re racist) that…
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
WATCH: Bystander disarms active shooter at Bondi Beach in Sydney
December 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have not read enough on this so I don’t know the backgrounds or identities of the shooters but I am reminded of how when there’s a terror attack, the Trumps of the world use it as a chance to say why we need to ban certain people from the country, and they don’t care (because they’re racist) that…
The principle of institutional forbearance is when a government avoids its most powerful tools for fear of facing those tools when next they’re out of office. But if your party wants to establish itself as a permanent government, you won’t care about restraint
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | UCP government keeps blocking or nixing Alberta court challenges. Why? | CBC News
From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.
www.cbc.ca
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The principle of institutional forbearance is when a government avoids its most powerful tools for fear of facing those tools when next they’re out of office. But if your party wants to establish itself as a permanent government, you won’t care about restraint
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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Dexy’s Chris Midnight Runners
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Dexy’s Chris Midnight Runners
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chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
This is fascinating: www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/s/I...
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
Someone “worked on a book with ChatGPT” for weeks and then sought help on Reddit when they couldn’t download the file. Redditors helped them realized ChatGPT had just been roleplaying/lying and there was no file/book…
From the OpenAI community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community
www.reddit.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM
chatgpt is much like an improv comedy group
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
1) you are the audience, giving it prompts
2) it produces things roughly shaped like your prompt
3) it is trained to respond with Yes, And
4) it has the factual accuracy of improv
5) it does not understand comedy
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In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
The 25th anniversary of Bush v Gore is today. The conspiracy mongering & corruption of the GOP has been brewing for a long time.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Roberts, Barrett and Kavanaugh were all on Bush's legal team, where they pushed unfounded legal theories. SC justices were already enmeshed in voter fraud myths.
Here's Sandra Day O'Connor endorsing News Max levels of voter fraud conspiracies in the 2000 election.
December 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In terms of US politics, Bush v. Gore is the defining event of the century. It set the template: a ruthless right that instinctively seeks power & doesn't give a shit about rule of law...and a bunch of hapless, feckless octogenarian Dems worried about the good opinion of centrist opinion columnists.
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The beginning
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The beginning
Here's one question I'm left with after watching that Puffy documentary.
Who bought a Diddy Dirty Money album? Like, who saw Puff doing songs & live shows with a pair of women singers half his age & thought "This is excellent music that I can't miss"?
Who bought a Diddy Dirty Money album? Like, who saw Puff doing songs & live shows with a pair of women singers half his age & thought "This is excellent music that I can't miss"?
December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Here's one question I'm left with after watching that Puffy documentary.
Who bought a Diddy Dirty Money album? Like, who saw Puff doing songs & live shows with a pair of women singers half his age & thought "This is excellent music that I can't miss"?
Who bought a Diddy Dirty Money album? Like, who saw Puff doing songs & live shows with a pair of women singers half his age & thought "This is excellent music that I can't miss"?
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I just remembered that GenAI audio summaries is how Canada's AI minister Evan Solomon gets his news.
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I just remembered that GenAI audio summaries is how Canada's AI minister Evan Solomon gets his news.
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
It's hard not to be ranty about this stuff when the people at the top are wilfully blind to flaws with this technology that the rest of us can see so clearly.
macleans.ca/technology-3...
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This is a short, stunningly important piece of media criticism
CW: Nuzzi
CW: Nuzzi
A major Beltway scandal - Lawyers, Guns & Money
While I’m very happy to see that Simon and Schuster take a massive bath on Olivia Nuzzi’s hilariously reviewed cross between Shattered Glass and Rite Aid brand Joan Didion, I continue to respectfully ...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is a short, stunningly important piece of media criticism
CW: Nuzzi
CW: Nuzzi
Mickey as Hitler. SA porn starring Daisy Duck & Minnie Mouse. Goofy getting lynched. Porn of Launchpad McQuack SA'ing Pluto. Scrooge McDuck & the triplets getting marched into a gas chamber. Brought to you on X, the Everything App!
BREAKING: Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI, and will allow its iconic characters to be on the company's Sora AI video generator.
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Mickey as Hitler. SA porn starring Daisy Duck & Minnie Mouse. Goofy getting lynched. Porn of Launchpad McQuack SA'ing Pluto. Scrooge McDuck & the triplets getting marched into a gas chamber. Brought to you on X, the Everything App!
My wife has spent the last month trying to get a phone upgrade from her provider to hand her old phone down to one of our kids. It's been such a pain in the bureaucracy that we've decided to tell the children that Santa brings your presents but Krampus runs the phone company
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My wife has spent the last month trying to get a phone upgrade from her provider to hand her old phone down to one of our kids. It's been such a pain in the bureaucracy that we've decided to tell the children that Santa brings your presents but Krampus runs the phone company