Tim Isakson
@loiosh13.bsky.social
Board and TTRPG gamer, Science Fiction and Fantasy reader, Homeschool Dad
An important article from @thebulwark.com about what Regime Change actually takes.
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean
It’s not clear the administration has settled on a goal, much less considered the consequences.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
An important article from @thebulwark.com about what Regime Change actually takes.
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
Interesting take on LLMs vs. generalized AI (which, to be fair, probably isn’t better, despite being different).
Ex-Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has Lunch with the FT and in one of those instances so rare that you know he didn't sign an NDA, says exactly why as.ft.com/r/e503690d-8...
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Interesting take on LLMs vs. generalized AI (which, to be fair, probably isn’t better, despite being different).
This datapoint explains an awful lot.
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This datapoint explains an awful lot.
Seems like a good approach.
Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
December 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Seems like a good approach.
“Proof by repeated assertion” is not, in fact, actually a strong argument in and of itself.
So, Chuck’s rant is a worthwhile read on its own, but it got me thinking about how many arguments for gen ai/llm use cite benefits without mentioning what those benefits would actually be.
It is, I think, why they work so hard to normalize the idea of “inevitably”
It is, I think, why they work so hard to normalize the idea of “inevitably”
My Open Letter To That Open Letter About AI In Writing And Publishing
The tl;dr before you get into this post is this: the SFWA came out, said that some AI usage was okay enough in books for the authors of those books to not to be disqualified from winning a Nebula a…
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December 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
“Proof by repeated assertion” is not, in fact, actually a strong argument in and of itself.
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A bit of hope that I needed tonight.
Exceptional cover of Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Rhiannon Giddens and the Resistance Revival Chorus.
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Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"
YouTube video by Resistance Revival Chorus
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December 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
A bit of hope that I needed tonight.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sigh. This does, indeed, seem apt, and funny in an entirely un-funny way.
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sigh. This does, indeed, seem apt, and funny in an entirely un-funny way.
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Fact | You can't write something predicated in the utterly ludicrous assumption that white men are being excluded from publishing unless you are racist.
December 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Fact | You can't write something predicated in the utterly ludicrous assumption that white men are being excluded from publishing unless you are racist.
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Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
December 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
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Christmas Story John Henry Faulk, Old Time Radio
YouTube video by The Classic Archives Old Time Radio Channel
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December 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Carol of the Bells in #
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
Kyiv subway.
Voices of the Embassies of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom came together to perform Shchedryk in the Kyiv metro as a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thankful to everyone who stands with us!
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The holidays bring a lot up for people. Some are full of joy. Some are just trying to get through the day. Wherever this lands, it’s okay. May today give you a moment to breathe, a reason to smile, and a reminder that you matter.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The holidays bring a lot up for people. Some are full of joy. Some are just trying to get through the day. Wherever this lands, it’s okay. May today give you a moment to breathe, a reason to smile, and a reminder that you matter.
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We just want to say, it’s ok to feel sad during the holidays. It’s not selfish, it’s not weakness. It’s grief. It’s ok to grieve. Especially now.
And we’re sending a special hug to all of you who are facing the people who should have loved you best, but chose to hurt you instead. We see you. 💚
And we’re sending a special hug to all of you who are facing the people who should have loved you best, but chose to hurt you instead. We see you. 💚
December 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
We just want to say, it’s ok to feel sad during the holidays. It’s not selfish, it’s not weakness. It’s grief. It’s ok to grieve. Especially now.
And we’re sending a special hug to all of you who are facing the people who should have loved you best, but chose to hurt you instead. We see you. 💚
And we’re sending a special hug to all of you who are facing the people who should have loved you best, but chose to hurt you instead. We see you. 💚
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Holiday festivities in medieval and Tudor England included a celebration of social chaos and misrule, a tradition now honored in vestigial form for the next ~30 hours at supermarkets
December 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Holiday festivities in medieval and Tudor England included a celebration of social chaos and misrule, a tradition now honored in vestigial form for the next ~30 hours at supermarkets
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I don't think free speech on campus ought to mean that a young coddled bigot gets to use their ignorance to casually destroy the career of a knowledgeable trans person on a random Wednesday
Worth noting that the student admits that she just threw the thing together in 30 minutes without reading the paper she was supposed to be responding to.
December 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I don't think free speech on campus ought to mean that a young coddled bigot gets to use their ignorance to casually destroy the career of a knowledgeable trans person on a random Wednesday
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Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
December 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.
Good grief!
Being in control of 99.9999% of the United States and its history is just not going to cut it.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good grief!
If you squint, you can just see it …
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If you squint, you can just see it …
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My favorite tyrant joke: a man comes every day and peers at the front page of the newspaper without buying it.
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
December 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My favorite tyrant joke: a man comes every day and peers at the front page of the newspaper without buying it.
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
The newspaper vendor says, "what are you looking for?"
"An obituary."
"Obituaries aren't on the front page."
"This one will be."
They’ve had 15 years.
Not even the concept of a plan
Status update on House Republicans and a health care plan, after this morning’s conference meeting:
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
“The consensus is we need to come up with something,” Rep. Ralph Norman says.
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
They’ve had 15 years.
This definitely rings largely true to me, and gets at why I have discomfort about Newsome and the rest of the more traditional Democrats.
Stand for something shouldn’t be a radical idea!
Stand for something shouldn’t be a radical idea!
Gavin "I have one good idea for every three monstrous acts I perform" Newsom is in the news demanding that Democrats be more "socially normal", and this one is definitely not ending up in the "good idea" bucket.
It's just a new way to spin the failing "embrace the center", but there's a fun twist.
It's just a new way to spin the failing "embrace the center", but there's a fun twist.
December 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This definitely rings largely true to me, and gets at why I have discomfort about Newsome and the rest of the more traditional Democrats.
Stand for something shouldn’t be a radical idea!
Stand for something shouldn’t be a radical idea!
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...