@crepuscule54.bsky.social
in the dark, with the light behind me
she/her, gen-x, licensed esthetician, art school dropout, former radio dj, reader, record collector, cookbook collector, cat lover, early adopter, humanist, democrat, anti-fascist moron, #BowieForever
she/her, gen-x, licensed esthetician, art school dropout, former radio dj, reader, record collector, cookbook collector, cat lover, early adopter, humanist, democrat, anti-fascist moron, #BowieForever
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Guess that part about freedom of religion Lil' Marco forgot.
State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said.
www.politico.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Guess that part about freedom of religion Lil' Marco forgot.
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Every time an authoritarian con-artist is held accountable, every time the mask slips in a courtroom, the spell weakens.
It takes pressure. It takes a public that doesn't flinch when the volume gets turned up. It takes faith - not in the perfection of institutions, but in their potential.
It takes pressure. It takes a public that doesn't flinch when the volume gets turned up. It takes faith - not in the perfection of institutions, but in their potential.
Authoritarian Grift Meets the Grind of Justice
Marine Le Pen has been convicted of fraud, shattering the illusion of far-right immunity—and sending a warning shot to strongmen everywhere.
www.theindex.media
April 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Every time an authoritarian con-artist is held accountable, every time the mask slips in a courtroom, the spell weakens.
It takes pressure. It takes a public that doesn't flinch when the volume gets turned up. It takes faith - not in the perfection of institutions, but in their potential.
It takes pressure. It takes a public that doesn't flinch when the volume gets turned up. It takes faith - not in the perfection of institutions, but in their potential.
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If you think it’ll stop at Columbia and Harvard, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t go beyond universities to infiltrate all schools, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t demand compliance at media, medical, and non-profit organizations, you’re wrong. Fascism is here. Fight it.
April 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If you think it’ll stop at Columbia and Harvard, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t go beyond universities to infiltrate all schools, you’re wrong. If you think it won’t demand compliance at media, medical, and non-profit organizations, you’re wrong. Fascism is here. Fight it.
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Alnur Mussayev, 72, who headed Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, alleges Donald Trump was recruited when he was a 40-year-old New York real estate developer. His code name was Krasnov
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
February 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Alnur Mussayev, 72, who headed Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee, alleges Donald Trump was recruited when he was a 40-year-old New York real estate developer. His code name was Krasnov
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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The chaos is the point. The cruelty is the point. The uncertainty is the point. These are all points, not objectives.
But the grift, the power, the taming of the people, the survival of the fittest, and the emergence and perpetuation of a new world order, these are the underlying objectives.
But the grift, the power, the taming of the people, the survival of the fittest, and the emergence and perpetuation of a new world order, these are the underlying objectives.
February 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The chaos is the point. The cruelty is the point. The uncertainty is the point. These are all points, not objectives.
But the grift, the power, the taming of the people, the survival of the fittest, and the emergence and perpetuation of a new world order, these are the underlying objectives.
But the grift, the power, the taming of the people, the survival of the fittest, and the emergence and perpetuation of a new world order, these are the underlying objectives.
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Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
arstechnica.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
Relevant reading.
February 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Relevant reading.
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What a weird time. Hold onto your butts
January 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What a weird time. Hold onto your butts
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A short thread with some tips about Trump fatigue and the next few years:
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
I just… I’m too fucking OLD for another four years of Trump. You know?
I’m already so fucking tired.
I’m already so fucking tired.
BREAKING: Donald Trump to sign 200+ executive orders tomorrow.
Per FOX and Eric Daugherty, they include:
- Declare emergency at the border + issue proclamation closing the border
- Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
- Remain in Mexico, Catch and Release will be reinstated
Per FOX and Eric Daugherty, they include:
- Declare emergency at the border + issue proclamation closing the border
- Designate cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
- Remain in Mexico, Catch and Release will be reinstated
January 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A short thread with some tips about Trump fatigue and the next few years:
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
1. Be prepared to pace yourself. Had too much for one day? Shut it down. Dig into work and hobbies. Find enjoyment.
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I admit it, I had a crush on Boy George when I was, what, 13? I was chock full of hormones and he was really *pretty.* Between Boy George and Annie Lennox I was deeply confused and willing to go with it.
As a fellow Gen Xer it also makes me fume when other Gen Xers complain about "the LGBT agenda". Like, my dude, we grew up with Culture Club in heavy rotation on MTV.
a woman with red and pink hair wearing a top hat smiles
ALT: a woman with red and pink hair wearing a top hat smiles
media.tenor.com
December 25, 2024 at 1:45 AM
I admit it, I had a crush on Boy George when I was, what, 13? I was chock full of hormones and he was really *pretty.* Between Boy George and Annie Lennox I was deeply confused and willing to go with it.
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An app that matches up ND people by pairing one person who’s currently hyperfixating on a subject with another who’s dying to infodump on that same subject
December 23, 2024 at 2:15 AM
An app that matches up ND people by pairing one person who’s currently hyperfixating on a subject with another who’s dying to infodump on that same subject
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there is a 24/7 right-wing propaganda apparatus that operates across multiple mediums and it designed to do exactly this: smother any kind of local, material concern with cultural war signifiers and cultivate a “political affiliation as team sport” ethos
Montana is the clearest place to see the nationalization of US politics. Whole Dem ticket was multigenerational MT hunters & farmers in bolo ties. Dem gov candidate owned a gun manufacturer. GOP slate was outta state tech.
Whole race was dominated by natl culture war & southern border, GOP sweep
Whole race was dominated by natl culture war & southern border, GOP sweep
December 23, 2024 at 2:35 AM
there is a 24/7 right-wing propaganda apparatus that operates across multiple mediums and it designed to do exactly this: smother any kind of local, material concern with cultural war signifiers and cultivate a “political affiliation as team sport” ethos
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Reader, I googlied him
December 13, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Reader, I googlied him
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Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Tech bros know what every parent wants: children who sleep less
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There are roughly 330M people in this country, and I realized this morning that for less than the cost of a cheap cup of coffee a day, a S. African billionaire was able to buy the Presidency, and in effect — the country. It’s both embarrassing and sad that, not only was it easy, but it was so cheap…
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
There are roughly 330M people in this country, and I realized this morning that for less than the cost of a cheap cup of coffee a day, a S. African billionaire was able to buy the Presidency, and in effect — the country. It’s both embarrassing and sad that, not only was it easy, but it was so cheap…
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We are not ready for the wave of witch hunt-level "scandals" that are coming, via people who take even the slightest mishap as proof of a nefarious conspiracy because their only view of institutional power is through the lens of how they'd weaponize it against their opponents.
December 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
We are not ready for the wave of witch hunt-level "scandals" that are coming, via people who take even the slightest mishap as proof of a nefarious conspiracy because their only view of institutional power is through the lens of how they'd weaponize it against their opponents.
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It's Christmas so you should watch GREMLINS anyway but it has a nice depiction of a literal town square if you just let shitheads run amok in the gormless pursuit of "everything to everyone"
December 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
It's Christmas so you should watch GREMLINS anyway but it has a nice depiction of a literal town square if you just let shitheads run amok in the gormless pursuit of "everything to everyone"
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If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
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One reason Bluesky (still) works for news is that there’s no obvious, pervasive culture of misinformation. If someone you trust reshares something on, say, Syria, the odds that it’s a chud trying to troll people remains relatively low.
December 8, 2024 at 1:59 PM
One reason Bluesky (still) works for news is that there’s no obvious, pervasive culture of misinformation. If someone you trust reshares something on, say, Syria, the odds that it’s a chud trying to troll people remains relatively low.
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The birthright citizenship portion of the US Constitution is totally, inarguably unambiguous. No wiggle room. If the supreme court agrees to throw it out they are explicitly throwing out the entire document and our entire system of government.
December 8, 2024 at 10:29 PM
The birthright citizenship portion of the US Constitution is totally, inarguably unambiguous. No wiggle room. If the supreme court agrees to throw it out they are explicitly throwing out the entire document and our entire system of government.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#20BooksChallenge
Day 20 of 20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#20BooksChallenge
Day 20 of 20
December 8, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#20BooksChallenge
Day 20 of 20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
#20BooksChallenge
Day 20 of 20