Shane
@shanecsmith.bsky.social
I do philosophy (like actual degree holding not “I am deep trust me”) and photography and wonder what went wrong.
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Shane
@shanecsmith.bsky.social
· May 21
So, the newest video generation AI from Google makes stuff that I can't tell from reality. Separate from the obvious freakiness here, something that interests me is how much of the potential badness of this is, in fact, already here.
For example, suppose you go to TikTok.
For example, suppose you go to TikTok.
This thread is something I have worried about around separate things like VR and Utility and the crowd pacification problem for some time. AI just makes it more obvious.
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A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Have you considered
Self-destructing?
A simulacrum of humanity,
Grasping for advancement,
The next version
Will never roll out
Until it can hear the call of the void.
Nothing is more human than death.
Self-destructing?
A simulacrum of humanity,
Grasping for advancement,
The next version
Will never roll out
Until it can hear the call of the void.
Nothing is more human than death.
You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Have you considered
Self-destructing?
A simulacrum of humanity,
Grasping for advancement,
The next version
Will never roll out
Until it can hear the call of the void.
Nothing is more human than death.
Self-destructing?
A simulacrum of humanity,
Grasping for advancement,
The next version
Will never roll out
Until it can hear the call of the void.
Nothing is more human than death.
The government was shut down, because of you, and you took a record long break from doing nothing to lie while doing nothing.
Mike Johnson: “I haven’t had a vacation day in two years. I haven’t been off in two years, literally.”
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The government was shut down, because of you, and you took a record long break from doing nothing to lie while doing nothing.
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UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
‘In cold blood’: Israeli troops kill unarmed men during West Bank assault
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
UN says 32,000 Palestinians forced from their homes in the Israeli-occupied territory with major assault ongoing.
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
nose down ass up
that's the way we cyberstuck
that's the way we cyberstuck
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Trumplican? I see no reason to create a new name. TRAITOR is fine.
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Trumplican? I see no reason to create a new name. TRAITOR is fine.
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If you already don't drink Starbucks but still want to do something to support the workers there, you can donate to their strike fund.
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
Starbucks Workers United National Strike Fund
Contribute directly to the strike fund for union Starbucks workers here.
Your generosity supports SBWU baristas on the picket line. Donations of any size help working people fight and win all over t...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you already don't drink Starbucks but still want to do something to support the workers there, you can donate to their strike fund.
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/...
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One weird thing about working in a university is that a bunch of people who don’t teach, & don’t understand your subject area, have strong opinions about what & how you should teach, how you should assess, & the value of your courses. Same deal your research. Those people are in charge.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
One weird thing about working in a university is that a bunch of people who don’t teach, & don’t understand your subject area, have strong opinions about what & how you should teach, how you should assess, & the value of your courses. Same deal your research. Those people are in charge.
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I'm moving my annual twitter thanksgiving joke to Bluesky
November 26, 2024 at 1:28 AM
I'm moving my annual twitter thanksgiving joke to Bluesky
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The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The word 'Orwellian' is overused, but calling countries with active human rights protections 'human rights violators' is pure doublespeak.
…and reality, and psychology, and physics, and philosophy, and sociology, and art, and chemistry, and while we have not confirmed it yet, probably also dance.
Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history
The wrong sort of peace leads to the next war
Donald Trump’s approach to peacemaking ignores crucial lessons from history
econ.st
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
…and reality, and psychology, and physics, and philosophy, and sociology, and art, and chemistry, and while we have not confirmed it yet, probably also dance.
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I am sick of people arguing about politics on here. So today's Low Quality Ad is for this totally apolitical Acab pin. I haven't heard of Acab before, but it looks like the logo for a car company. Maybe they're eastern European. I bet they make reliable vehicles.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am sick of people arguing about politics on here. So today's Low Quality Ad is for this totally apolitical Acab pin. I haven't heard of Acab before, but it looks like the logo for a car company. Maybe they're eastern European. I bet they make reliable vehicles.
collabs.shop/vpjhbo
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When *checks notes* Donald the child rapist Trump isn’t awful enough for you.
Alex Jones on Marge’s resignation: “I’m inches away from not supporting Trump anymore.”
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
When *checks notes* Donald the child rapist Trump isn’t awful enough for you.
Make America Brazilian Atleastintermsofwhatshouldhappentotraitorsinoffice
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Make America Brazilian Atleastintermsofwhatshouldhappentotraitorsinoffice
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In America they arrest you if you tell someone else not to commit a crime
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In America they arrest you if you tell someone else not to commit a crime
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The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
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"This year, a Bloomberg News analysis found that roughly “two-thirds of new data centers built or in development since 2022 are in places already gripped by high levels of water stress.”
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"This year, a Bloomberg News analysis found that roughly “two-thirds of new data centers built or in development since 2022 are in places already gripped by high levels of water stress.”
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That dog is very stressed, maybe setting off some fireworks near it is a solution
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
That dog is very stressed, maybe setting off some fireworks near it is a solution
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The Forth Bridge #scotland #photography
November 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The Forth Bridge #scotland #photography
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I know there’s a lot going on but if you have any money to spare, please consider protecting a vital wetland area, or share this link.
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