PorkanoQue
@porkanoque.bsky.social
Avid taco and opera fan. Chiles rule. Trains are awesome. Also snarky and has a potty mouth.
Euskal Herria zoragarria da! ¡El País Vasco es fantástico!
Euskal Herria zoragarria da! ¡El País Vasco es fantástico!
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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Here's how Greg Bovino denies tackling Scott Blackburn, while watching a video showing him tacking Scott Blackburn.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![A 5-question exchange in which Greg Bovino is asked if he sees an older gentleman, "expressing his disagreement with [Bovino's] presence in Chicago [who] doesn't like the fact that you are instructing him to move down, right?"
Bovino responds, no, "That individual is failing to follow instructions to vacate the area."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreibxlni2hq5i7mycqssosneb3ahdrtvw3ullnbi6y66dtomevhyhh4@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Here's how Greg Bovino denies tackling Scott Blackburn, while watching a video showing him tacking Scott Blackburn.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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For those saying there will be no consequences for Bovino.
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Here's how Greg Bovino denies tackling Scott Blackburn, while watching a video showing him tacking Scott Blackburn.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For those saying there will be no consequences for Bovino.
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
Maybe.
But DOJ has had to dismiss a slew of cases bc of this, and Bovino seems to now spend his time trolling on Xitter (he likes to call me "empty tire" when I note he's an adjudged liar).
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No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
No bailouts. The US should extort these companies when the crash happens so they get minimal compensation in return for nationalizing the entire panopticon industry and then destroying it once harvested for socially useful parts. It won’t happen but it should
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screaming FUCK YOU into a banana phone
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
screaming FUCK YOU into a banana phone
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This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
well, what the heck. it's the tuesday before thanksgiving, and whoever is on here deserves a treat: the first new translation I've posted in a long while: the Life and Martyrdom of Susanna:
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
andrewjacobs.org/translations...
Life and Martyrdom of Susanna
andrewjacobs.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is a late ancient (5-7th c.?) Greek account of the life of a rich woman who was raised Jewish, converted to Christianity when her parents died, lived for 20 years as a male monk named John, was discovered & made head of a woman's monastery, & was later martyred
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It's weird to not only have lived through an information revolution but also now living through its undoing, all within less than a generation.
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The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the chemical industry.
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
This is why you always follow the money.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2025/09/17/a...
loons and monsters who should never ever be listened to, and in fact should be unacceptable in a polite society
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel reveals he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
loons and monsters who should never ever be listened to, and in fact should be unacceptable in a polite society
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In fairness, accusing the current pope of being the antichrist is one of Peter Thiel’s most traditionalist and conservative behaviors
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel reveals he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In fairness, accusing the current pope of being the antichrist is one of Peter Thiel’s most traditionalist and conservative behaviors
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Wild events in Missouri: "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday involved federal immigration agents in her push to halt a campaign seeking to strike down the state’s congressional map."
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Wild events in Missouri: "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday involved federal immigration agents in her push to halt a campaign seeking to strike down the state’s congressional map."
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
www.kansascity.com/news/politic...
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Thanksgiving Travel By The Numbers https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-travel-by-the-numbers/
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Thanksgiving Travel By The Numbers https://theonion.com/thanksgiving-travel-by-the-numbers/
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JICYMI: Republican pushback against Trumpian redistricting has gotten lot of attention. But, keep an eye on Missouri - where local organizers are fighting the good fight. So much so that MO Republicans are threatening to sic ICE on them.
They are getting desperate ...
They are getting desperate ...
Missouri attorney general involves ICE in push to halt anti-gerrymandering group
The attorney general did not provide any evidence to support her claims, which the campaign called false.
www.kansascity.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
JICYMI: Republican pushback against Trumpian redistricting has gotten lot of attention. But, keep an eye on Missouri - where local organizers are fighting the good fight. So much so that MO Republicans are threatening to sic ICE on them.
They are getting desperate ...
They are getting desperate ...
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Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
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Like we can decide that if the LLM returns nonsense 1% of the time, that’s probably fine and we don’t need to check over everything it does.
If it returns nonsense 20% of the time, then you’ve probably gotta spend more time checking it than you would doing the work yourself. It wouldn’t be worth it
If it returns nonsense 20% of the time, then you’ve probably gotta spend more time checking it than you would doing the work yourself. It wouldn’t be worth it
November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Like we can decide that if the LLM returns nonsense 1% of the time, that’s probably fine and we don’t need to check over everything it does.
If it returns nonsense 20% of the time, then you’ve probably gotta spend more time checking it than you would doing the work yourself. It wouldn’t be worth it
If it returns nonsense 20% of the time, then you’ve probably gotta spend more time checking it than you would doing the work yourself. It wouldn’t be worth it
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If we test a drug and it seems to work, but there’s a 6% chance that result is due to random error, then we don’t say the drug works. We say the result is not significant and don’t adopt the drug.
It’s weird that we’re not approaching LLM information this way.
It’s weird that we’re not approaching LLM information this way.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If we test a drug and it seems to work, but there’s a 6% chance that result is due to random error, then we don’t say the drug works. We say the result is not significant and don’t adopt the drug.
It’s weird that we’re not approaching LLM information this way.
It’s weird that we’re not approaching LLM information this way.
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We can figure out what the probability is that a positive (the drug works) result is due to chance. We as a community have generally agreed that if the probability its due to chance is 5% or less, that’s good enough.
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We can figure out what the probability is that a positive (the drug works) result is due to chance. We as a community have generally agreed that if the probability its due to chance is 5% or less, that’s good enough.
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Like we recognize that because of random chance, sometimes we will get studies where it looks like a drug cures a disease, but it’s really just chance. Some people might spontaneously get better or will, by chance cut out a bad thing from their diet.
We account for that statistically.
We account for that statistically.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Like we recognize that because of random chance, sometimes we will get studies where it looks like a drug cures a disease, but it’s really just chance. Some people might spontaneously get better or will, by chance cut out a bad thing from their diet.
We account for that statistically.
We account for that statistically.
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One thing thats annoyed me about ai adoption is how self identified data and science people are approaching it so unscientifically.
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
One thing thats annoyed me about ai adoption is how self identified data and science people are approaching it so unscientifically.
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
Before making a decision about whether to accept something as true or adopt a new drug, etc, scientists set a parameter of acceptable error.
But we dont for ai?
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The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense