Connie
@conniemac1.bsky.social
History/linguistics/geopolitics geek, stubborn streak (think Petty's "I Won't Back Down") that serves me well in my battle for democracy. I'm like Canada - nice until you push me too far...then you'll be the one who's "Sorry."
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I can't help but visibly gag every time someone says to my face that they just use LLMs to help with "moving past the blank page".
"Moving past the blank page" is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the writing process -- it's the part where you DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK.
"Moving past the blank page" is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the writing process -- it's the part where you DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK.
Nothing to see here other than a university telling its research community that AI can appropriately be used to "generate first drafts."
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February 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I can't help but visibly gag every time someone says to my face that they just use LLMs to help with "moving past the blank page".
"Moving past the blank page" is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the writing process -- it's the part where you DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK.
"Moving past the blank page" is THE MOST IMPORTANT PART of the writing process -- it's the part where you DECIDE WHAT YOU THINK.
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If James VanDerBeek was left broke because he couldn't pay the bills during his cancer struggle, imagine the plight of millions of Americans?
Medicare for All or some major, radical overhaul of the system will only gain steam as Republicans and billionaires continue killing us.
Medicare for All or some major, radical overhaul of the system will only gain steam as Republicans and billionaires continue killing us.
February 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM
If James VanDerBeek was left broke because he couldn't pay the bills during his cancer struggle, imagine the plight of millions of Americans?
Medicare for All or some major, radical overhaul of the system will only gain steam as Republicans and billionaires continue killing us.
Medicare for All or some major, radical overhaul of the system will only gain steam as Republicans and billionaires continue killing us.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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Behold, the genetic superiority of the master race. bsky.app/profile/chri...
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Behold, the genetic superiority of the master race. bsky.app/profile/chri...
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Living in Minnesota right now is wondering if your patient is late because they got caught in traffic, because they got arrested, or because they got detained and all of these are perfectly plausible and equally likely.
February 11, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Living in Minnesota right now is wondering if your patient is late because they got caught in traffic, because they got arrested, or because they got detained and all of these are perfectly plausible and equally likely.
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
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Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
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Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
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⚡️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Women, Children, and Medical Workers Among Over 20 Palestinians Killed in Surge of Israeli Attacks Across Gaza
As US media coverage of Gaza has plummeted since the “ceasefire,”...
Story by Abd Qader Sabbah & Sharif Abdel Kouddous
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As US media coverage of Gaza has plummeted since the “ceasefire,”...
Story by Abd Qader Sabbah & Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-israe...
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
⚡️ NEW from @dropsitenews.com: Women, Children, and Medical Workers Among Over 20 Palestinians Killed in Surge of Israeli Attacks Across Gaza
As US media coverage of Gaza has plummeted since the “ceasefire,”...
Story by Abd Qader Sabbah & Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-israe...
As US media coverage of Gaza has plummeted since the “ceasefire,”...
Story by Abd Qader Sabbah & Sharif Abdel Kouddous
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-israe...
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Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Wishing former Capitol police officer Harry Dunn the best in his run for Congress. If anyone deserves to win, it's him.
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"I regret being named in the Epstein files" passes as accountability and justice apparently.
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"I regret being named in the Epstein files" passes as accountability and justice apparently.
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Maga is handling the latest Epstein files in the very mature way of sticking their fingers in their ears and yelling "La la la, I can't hear you", while still screaming that Joe Biden is PDFile. Meanwhile, trump's name is in there more times than Harry Potter's name is in all 7 Harry Potter books.🙄
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Maga is handling the latest Epstein files in the very mature way of sticking their fingers in their ears and yelling "La la la, I can't hear you", while still screaming that Joe Biden is PDFile. Meanwhile, trump's name is in there more times than Harry Potter's name is in all 7 Harry Potter books.🙄
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
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it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 AM
it’s genuinely reassuring to me that this is the most miserable and paranoid person in the entire world
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Hearing him loud and clear.
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 5, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Hearing him loud and clear.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Y’all didn’t realize they were using “Democracy dies in darkness” as a mission statement, not a salutary motto
February 4, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Y’all didn’t realize they were using “Democracy dies in darkness” as a mission statement, not a salutary motto
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Name them
shame them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Name them
shame them
shame them
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I need all my doomer friends to get a grip. At a minimum, use conditional language, like ”He will try to do X.” Stop giving away your power as an American. This country got through a revolution, a civil war, a couple of world wars and a shit ton of other badness. We will get through this too. 1/2
February 5, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I need all my doomer friends to get a grip. At a minimum, use conditional language, like ”He will try to do X.” Stop giving away your power as an American. This country got through a revolution, a civil war, a couple of world wars and a shit ton of other badness. We will get through this too. 1/2
White men failing upward.
One lesson from the Epstein–Mandelson affair is that we need to stop routinely rehabilitating political careers after serious scandals.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
When politicians knowingly engage in grave ethical wrongdoing, that should permanently end their political careers. Being "talented" should not override that.
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
White men failing upward.