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venezuela's major metropolitan areas are all somewhat inland because the spanish were worried about this exact situation: pirates conquering their towns.
i'm 100% serious about the pirates part
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i'm 100% serious about the pirates part
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minor point but "COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY" BOATS
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
venezuela's major metropolitan areas are all somewhat inland because the spanish were worried about this exact situation: pirates conquering their towns.
i'm 100% serious about the pirates part
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i'm 100% serious about the pirates part
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this summarizes a point i was reaching for, thought i would share it bsky.app/profile/benj...
oppressed classes throughout history from women to slaves to the colonized have been analogized to children as a paternalist rationale for their subjugation
the oppression of children runs so deep in our society that one of the primary ways that we disempower people is by assigning them child-adjacent status as adults. license to abuse flows from that
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
this summarizes a point i was reaching for, thought i would share it bsky.app/profile/benj...
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the oppression of children runs so deep in our society that one of the primary ways that we disempower people is by assigning them child-adjacent status as adults. license to abuse flows from that
December 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
the oppression of children runs so deep in our society that one of the primary ways that we disempower people is by assigning them child-adjacent status as adults. license to abuse flows from that
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im thinking about the parental estrangement forums and shit and it feels like such a natural thing to come from a culture that doesn't see children as full human beings with agency, to extend the status of problem child past the age of majority and allow publishing and media to be complicit in abuse
December 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
im thinking about the parental estrangement forums and shit and it feels like such a natural thing to come from a culture that doesn't see children as full human beings with agency, to extend the status of problem child past the age of majority and allow publishing and media to be complicit in abuse
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One of my favourite Mario 64 modders experimented briefly with using ChatGPT to help with code optimization. I feel that a 'Hey man, knock that off, it sucks' is a more useful response than 'You are forever dead to me, traitor to humanity, I can never trust anything you do ever again!'.
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
One of my favourite Mario 64 modders experimented briefly with using ChatGPT to help with code optimization. I feel that a 'Hey man, knock that off, it sucks' is a more useful response than 'You are forever dead to me, traitor to humanity, I can never trust anything you do ever again!'.
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Oh dear god, there are already some people (some of whom should know WAY BETTER) declaring that [Random Baldur's Gate 3 plot-point they didn't like] was OBVIOUSLY written by AI, because a human couldn't write [Moderately disappointing prose] in a game with a 1.5m word branching script.
December 17, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Oh dear god, there are already some people (some of whom should know WAY BETTER) declaring that [Random Baldur's Gate 3 plot-point they didn't like] was OBVIOUSLY written by AI, because a human couldn't write [Moderately disappointing prose] in a game with a 1.5m word branching script.
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[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
[email protected] : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.
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Rob Reiner was an unwavering LGBTQ+ ally – here's everything he did for the queer community
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/15/rob-reiner-lgbtq-marriage-equality/?utm_content=1765956000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/15/rob-reiner-lgbtq-marriage-equality/?utm_content=1765956000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Rob Reiner was a staunch LGBTQ+ ally– here's everything he did for the community
Alongside his work in the entertainment industry, Rob Reiner was also celebrated marriage equality and human rights activist
www.thepinknews.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Rob Reiner was an unwavering LGBTQ+ ally – here's everything he did for the queer community
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/15/rob-reiner-lgbtq-marriage-equality/?utm_content=1765956000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/15/rob-reiner-lgbtq-marriage-equality/?utm_content=1765956000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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So weird that Firefox rose up as an open source alternative to Explorer, and now people are migrating to an open source alternative to Firefox (Waterfox)
Time is a flat circle, die a hero etc etc
Time is a flat circle, die a hero etc etc
Mozilla has a new CEO and he just announced that Firefox will evolve into a modern AI browser. This is a good example of how management doesn’t understand its own user base and why they go out of their way to install Firefox on Windows, Android, iOS and other devices blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/l...
December 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
So weird that Firefox rose up as an open source alternative to Explorer, and now people are migrating to an open source alternative to Firefox (Waterfox)
Time is a flat circle, die a hero etc etc
Time is a flat circle, die a hero etc etc
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Oh no, users might not get told that they're bad people if they click phishing links on the link-clicking machine. However, letting some remote LLM drive your DOM is a recipe for nightmares.
December 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Oh no, users might not get told that they're bad people if they click phishing links on the link-clicking machine. However, letting some remote LLM drive your DOM is a recipe for nightmares.
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“Israel is an illegitimate occupying power in Palestine, and simply does not have the right to bar entry to Canadian lawmakers into the country,” the group’s president, Yara Shoufani, said in a statement.
December 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
“Israel is an illegitimate occupying power in Palestine, and simply does not have the right to bar entry to Canadian lawmakers into the country,” the group’s president, Yara Shoufani, said in a statement.
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“Just months after Canada recognized Palestinian statehood, Israel is demonstrating its apartheid rule over Palestine and fundamental denial of Palestinian self-determination. Canada must impose consequences on Israel in response to this major violation of diplomacy,” she said.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“Just months after Canada recognized Palestinian statehood, Israel is demonstrating its apartheid rule over Palestine and fundamental denial of Palestinian self-determination. Canada must impose consequences on Israel in response to this major violation of diplomacy,” she said.
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“Israeli authorities had issued electronic travel authorizations to all members of the delegation, yet lawful observers, including elected Canadian officials, were ultimately barred from entry as ‘public safety threats’,” he said.
December 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Israeli authorities had issued electronic travel authorizations to all members of the delegation, yet lawful observers, including elected Canadian officials, were ultimately barred from entry as ‘public safety threats’,” he said.
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Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
Israel denies entry to Canadian MPs trying to reach occupied West Bank
Advocacy group urges sanctions on Israel after Canadian delegation, including six lawmakers, turned back to Jordan.
www.aljazeera.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Six members of the Canadian Parliament were denied entry into the occupied West Bank by the Israeli army today at the Allenby Bridge / King Hussein Crossing.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
One of the MPs, Iqra Khalid of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, was assaulted by an IDF soldier by being pushed multiple times.
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While governor of California, Ronald Reagan ordered the California national guard to fire on student protestors with guns. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Pe...
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
While governor of California, Ronald Reagan ordered the California national guard to fire on student protestors with guns. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Pe...
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Remember when a Latina single mother was about to unseat anti-abortion conservative Dem Cuellar? What did the party do? Thinkpieces about how abortion shouldn’t be an acid test for Dems. Pelosi personally campaigned for him and the DNC crushed her.
Yeah it sure paid off. “Blue no matter who” my ass
Yeah it sure paid off. “Blue no matter who” my ass
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Remember when a Latina single mother was about to unseat anti-abortion conservative Dem Cuellar? What did the party do? Thinkpieces about how abortion shouldn’t be an acid test for Dems. Pelosi personally campaigned for him and the DNC crushed her.
Yeah it sure paid off. “Blue no matter who” my ass
Yeah it sure paid off. “Blue no matter who” my ass
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The Democrats aren’t your allies and they won’t save you when the chips are down. Primary them all is a moderate compromise.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Democrats aren’t your allies and they won’t save you when the chips are down. Primary them all is a moderate compromise.
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I'm not saying to not fight against it. Just be aware that it WILL continue to seep into things until big legal challenges happen and maybe a major government or two puts down heavy restrictions. The bubble needs to pop in order to change those minds at the top, because that's how the economy works.
December 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I'm not saying to not fight against it. Just be aware that it WILL continue to seep into things until big legal challenges happen and maybe a major government or two puts down heavy restrictions. The bubble needs to pop in order to change those minds at the top, because that's how the economy works.
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I've said it before, but the problem of rising AI use across all industries is unlikely to be solved by public shaming. It can HELP (and has made companies back down) but the entire CEO/money-man class is basically the same circlejerk that convinced themselves that NFTs were the next bit thing.
December 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I've said it before, but the problem of rising AI use across all industries is unlikely to be solved by public shaming. It can HELP (and has made companies back down) but the entire CEO/money-man class is basically the same circlejerk that convinced themselves that NFTs were the next bit thing.
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And when the money starts to run out openai will definitely try to find a way to sell this data.
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
And when the money starts to run out openai will definitely try to find a way to sell this data.
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Link's perma ban continues to be unfair and his account should be restored.
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Link's perma ban continues to be unfair and his account should be restored.
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Cereal costs $11 now.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Cereal costs $11 now.
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28 Democrats voted yes on a bill that motherfucking TED CRUZ voted no on. It could not have passed without those 28 so check the list and if one of your senators is on it don't forget to write or call to tell them they're a bigot and a quisling and worse. Than. TED. FUCKING. CRUZ.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
28 Democrats voted yes on a bill that motherfucking TED CRUZ voted no on. It could not have passed without those 28 so check the list and if one of your senators is on it don't forget to write or call to tell them they're a bigot and a quisling and worse. Than. TED. FUCKING. CRUZ.
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on an unrelated note, i do not mourn for the gestapo characters when i am watching a ww2 movie
December 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
on an unrelated note, i do not mourn for the gestapo characters when i am watching a ww2 movie