Alex
@aladenrex.eldritch.buzz
📍Seattle, WA
👨👩👦 Father, Husband
👨💻 Robot Librarian @ AMZN
🏘️ For: Housing, worker power, kid-friendly cities, collective care
👨👩👦 Father, Husband
👨💻 Robot Librarian @ AMZN
🏘️ For: Housing, worker power, kid-friendly cities, collective care
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91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
91 votes separate the two mayoral candidates in Seattle, but Katie Wilson has pulled ahead of incumbent Bruce Harrell and is now in the lead.
Seattle, we might be headed to a recount for mayor. Check your ballot!
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November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Seattle, we might be headed to a recount for mayor. Check your ballot!
Today in "Wrong On The Internet": the revolution is when no spreadsheets
The reason 30 Rock succeeds years later while parks and rec has aged like a toilet full of milk, is that 30 Rock doesnt shy away from portraying Liz Lemon as an obvious villian with a victim/hero complex, whereas Leslie Knope was played just a straight hero character, even tho she is a neolib shill
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Today in "Wrong On The Internet": the revolution is when no spreadsheets
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I think a lot of people have been noticing this over the past couple years but courage and conviction wins people over. Drawing lines and plotting indifference curves to figure out what you believe in turns them off
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I think a lot of people have been noticing this over the past couple years but courage and conviction wins people over. Drawing lines and plotting indifference curves to figure out what you believe in turns them off
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Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
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I just don’t understand how they thought “ha ha ha this loser can’t afford child care in the city I’m currently mayor of” would be a good look.
I address the first scandal of my political life—Momgate.
October 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I just don’t understand how they thought “ha ha ha this loser can’t afford child care in the city I’m currently mayor of” would be a good look.
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The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
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i keep saying this again and again, if your party is going to claim that you're the alternative to fascism than you have to offer people a vision for the future that's better than what they have now. fascism lies and does that, your platform can't be the status quo with slight technocratic tweaks.
This gets at the core problem the Democrats have right now: Consultants keep telling them to focus on ‘kitchen table issues’ but they don’t have an inspiring kitchen table agenda! ‘Expanding drug price negotiation’ is technocratic and taxing the wealthy is something they refuse to deliver on.
Okay, let's get into the text...
Here are their bullet point recommendations: Talk about the economy! Don't talk about immigrants or climate or "social issues!" Criticize the ultra-wealthy, but in a very-not-socialist sort of way!
This is... just popularism? Didn't we already do this?
Here are their bullet point recommendations: Talk about the economy! Don't talk about immigrants or climate or "social issues!" Criticize the ultra-wealthy, but in a very-not-socialist sort of way!
This is... just popularism? Didn't we already do this?
October 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
i keep saying this again and again, if your party is going to claim that you're the alternative to fascism than you have to offer people a vision for the future that's better than what they have now. fascism lies and does that, your platform can't be the status quo with slight technocratic tweaks.
SOMEBODY JUST HIT THE BALL A LITTLE HARDER PLEASE
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
SOMEBODY JUST HIT THE BALL A LITTLE HARDER PLEASE
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We deserve better. Dehumanizing our neighbors by using photos of them on their worst days without their consent is unacceptable. We have a lot of work to do to address homelessness, but this only moves us further from that goal by othering real people in an attempt to score cheap political points.
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We deserve better. Dehumanizing our neighbors by using photos of them on their worst days without their consent is unacceptable. We have a lot of work to do to address homelessness, but this only moves us further from that goal by othering real people in an attempt to score cheap political points.
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The best thing happening to the Democratic Party right now is that all the complacent business puppets who can’t actually govern are getting owned by nerds who watch YouTube videos about how we could improve door hinge manufacturing
October 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The best thing happening to the Democratic Party right now is that all the complacent business puppets who can’t actually govern are getting owned by nerds who watch YouTube videos about how we could improve door hinge manufacturing
10+ years as a paying Spotify customer. You don't get to run ICE ads, go 'well akshually doesn't violate our terms' and dust your hands. Cool, I have terms too. Byyyyyyyeeeeeee ✌️
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
10+ years as a paying Spotify customer. You don't get to run ICE ads, go 'well akshually doesn't violate our terms' and dust your hands. Cool, I have terms too. Byyyyyyyeeeeeee ✌️
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Here’s a little joy for you because we all need it
October 25, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Here’s a little joy for you because we all need it
Some interesting upgrades to my Home Assistant setup:
* Voice assistant has persistent memory loaded from a file on each interaction
* Memory updated when directed ("Please remember...") or when it otherwise deems appropriate
* Nightly automation summarizes and adds insights in the background
* Voice assistant has persistent memory loaded from a file on each interaction
* Memory updated when directed ("Please remember...") or when it otherwise deems appropriate
* Nightly automation summarizes and adds insights in the background
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Some interesting upgrades to my Home Assistant setup:
* Voice assistant has persistent memory loaded from a file on each interaction
* Memory updated when directed ("Please remember...") or when it otherwise deems appropriate
* Nightly automation summarizes and adds insights in the background
* Voice assistant has persistent memory loaded from a file on each interaction
* Memory updated when directed ("Please remember...") or when it otherwise deems appropriate
* Nightly automation summarizes and adds insights in the background
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"I have a decent fluency in LLMs, and they have utility, but the absurd degree of over-hype, the way they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"I have a decent fluency in LLMs, and they have utility, but the absurd degree of over-hype, the way they're being forced on everyone, and the insistence on ignoring the many valid critiques about them make it very difficult to focus on legitimate uses where they might add value."
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I get the point that's trying to be made here, but it's actually inaccurate. The *MAJORITY* of actual practitioners in the tech industry have a position that is neither of these, it's merely getting drowned out by these two loud positions. The most common belief in the tech industry is simple:
There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.
Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.
October 17, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I get the point that's trying to be made here, but it's actually inaccurate. The *MAJORITY* of actual practitioners in the tech industry have a position that is neither of these, it's merely getting drowned out by these two loud positions. The most common belief in the tech industry is simple:
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Nature is crazy.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Nature is crazy.
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tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
October 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working
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[soccer play-by-play commentator] “The referee is pulling out the card… oh, dear, it’s a red card! He’s a Wobblie! The refs are going on strike until their demands are met!!”
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
[soccer play-by-play commentator] “The referee is pulling out the card… oh, dear, it’s a red card! He’s a Wobblie! The refs are going on strike until their demands are met!!”
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This is saying nothing, of course, of how the mainline party reacted to the student and Muslim/Palestinian led protests of the Gaza genocide in the last cycle.
We live in a culture that has demonstrably rejected core facets of small “d” democratic life from its civil life. A recipe for catastrophe.
We live in a culture that has demonstrably rejected core facets of small “d” democratic life from its civil life. A recipe for catastrophe.
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is saying nothing, of course, of how the mainline party reacted to the student and Muslim/Palestinian led protests of the Gaza genocide in the last cycle.
We live in a culture that has demonstrably rejected core facets of small “d” democratic life from its civil life. A recipe for catastrophe.
We live in a culture that has demonstrably rejected core facets of small “d” democratic life from its civil life. A recipe for catastrophe.
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This weekend in Seattle sports is making my BP rise
THE KRAKEN WIN IN OVERTIME OVER THE KNIGHTS!
SEATTLE SPORTS KEEP ON ROLLING!
#SEAKRAKEN #SEATTLEKRAKEN
SEATTLE SPORTS KEEP ON ROLLING!
#SEAKRAKEN #SEATTLEKRAKEN
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
This weekend in Seattle sports is making my BP rise
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Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
Abolish ICE is table stakes. Even if Democrats win anyone unwilling to take this position is okay with it happening again, or worse, keeping this depravity in their back pocket for when it benefits them.
And I am in absolute awe of this woman’s bravery:
October 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Abolish ICE is table stakes. Even if Democrats win anyone unwilling to take this position is okay with it happening again, or worse, keeping this depravity in their back pocket for when it benefits them.
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The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest
An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.
www.oregonlive.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The sort of people the administration calls 'terrorists' :
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."
"[the 84 year olds] were rushed by federal officers “for no apparent reason.” She said her husband was leaning on his walker and wearing his Vietnam veterans cap as he was pushed to the ground."