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I had never tried Gemini Deep Research before (and heard rave reviews from folks), so yesterday I decided to give it a go, asking a scholarly question I already know the answer to, so I could see how its response stacks up.
It’s had ~18 hours to process my query, and this is as far as it’s gotten.
It’s had ~18 hours to process my query, and this is as far as it’s gotten.
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I had never tried Gemini Deep Research before (and heard rave reviews from folks), so yesterday I decided to give it a go, asking a scholarly question I already know the answer to, so I could see how its response stacks up.
It’s had ~18 hours to process my query, and this is as far as it’s gotten.
It’s had ~18 hours to process my query, and this is as far as it’s gotten.
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Mood
I’m so sick and tired of horrible people who happen to have access to power continuing to be rewarded for that access, rather than any skill or vision.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Mood
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One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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"It is urgent and important to reject the nativism and ethnonationalism that has reared its ugly head. It is right and proper to be thankful we live in an exceptional nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal..' www.thebulwark.com/p/amateur-ho...
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
The White House is in free fall. How long will it last?
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"It is urgent and important to reject the nativism and ethnonationalism that has reared its ugly head. It is right and proper to be thankful we live in an exceptional nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal..' www.thebulwark.com/p/amateur-ho...
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25 November 1944 | The Germans began dismantling the technical equipment of crematorium II at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau. An air-pump engine from the gas chamber was planned for Mauthausen and pipes for Gross-Rosen camps.
In the picture: ruins of crematorium II in 1946.
In the picture: ruins of crematorium II in 1946.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
25 November 1944 | The Germans began dismantling the technical equipment of crematorium II at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau. An air-pump engine from the gas chamber was planned for Mauthausen and pipes for Gross-Rosen camps.
In the picture: ruins of crematorium II in 1946.
In the picture: ruins of crematorium II in 1946.
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it actually reminded me of the DC Circuit's climate cuts decision a couple months ago when if you actually look at the "rationale," it falls apart. they just be sayin shit
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
oh we're live
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
this week's decision letting Trump unilaterally cancel $20 billion in congressional funding for climate projects is a new and egregious example of conservative judges building a pseudolegal house of cards to shelter Trump's brazenly illegal acts
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clima...
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
it actually reminded me of the DC Circuit's climate cuts decision a couple months ago when if you actually look at the "rationale," it falls apart. they just be sayin shit
bsky.app/profile/audr...
bsky.app/profile/audr...
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Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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It's not Terminator, but it is Office Space with the managers all trying to fuck robots.
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 3:04 PM
It's not Terminator, but it is Office Space with the managers all trying to fuck robots.
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Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
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Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Truly grotesque that the BBC chose to describe the *victim* of Graham Linehan's *crime* for which he was *convicted* in these terms. I can only conclude that this is now standard BBC editorial practice for referring to trans people, regardless of context. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Retired 4-star Army General Barry McCaffrey said the Pentagon's threats to Sen. Mark Kelly are making the U.S. start to look like the government of North Korea.
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The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
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Worth watching: @goangelo.bsky.social discusses the role Marjorie Taylor Greene had played in distilling the right-wing media echo chamber, and how Trump's lack of vigor and disinterest in the job is revealing cracks in the MAGA system.
www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
On The Weeknight, Angelo Carusone discusses the “existential vacuum” unfolding as right-wing media alternative reality “unravels”
www.mediamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Worth watching: @goangelo.bsky.social discusses the role Marjorie Taylor Greene had played in distilling the right-wing media echo chamber, and how Trump's lack of vigor and disinterest in the job is revealing cracks in the MAGA system.
www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
www.mediamatters.org/angelo-carus...
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Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson’s job is to have no principles. Business is booming.
www.mediamatters.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Benny Johnson had perhaps the best 2025 of any streamer on the right, drawing more than 1 billion YouTube views as he hobnobbed with Trump administration power players and GOP elites.
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
His job is to have no principles. Business is booming. www.mediamatters.org/benny-johnso...
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I found it so funny that he claims "pay a living wage" is emotional to dismiss all the data and reputable research and writing that went into this concept of a "living wage"
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I found it so funny that he claims "pay a living wage" is emotional to dismiss all the data and reputable research and writing that went into this concept of a "living wage"
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1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
popular.info
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
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THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
THEY ADDED NEW GARBAGE reblog to save a life
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DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
How To Filter Out AI Images in DuckDuckgo Search Results - DuckDuckGo Help Pages
Learn how to use filters on DuckDuckGo Private Search to hide AI-generated images in results.
duckduckgo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DuckDuckGo now lets you filter out AI images in search results. Obviously not infallible or exhaustive but it’s a start.
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Cancel your WaPo subscription and send your money to an outlet that *doesn't* actively hate its readers.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
At this point, the Washpost edit page is just trolling its readers.
This is today's actual house editorial.
This is today's actual house editorial.
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Cancel your WaPo subscription and send your money to an outlet that *doesn't* actively hate its readers.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
ProPublica, Liberal Currents, Flaming Hydra, your local paper or alt weekly, whatever. Anything but this.
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When you only want boy-friendly spaces
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When you only want boy-friendly spaces
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Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling
Are you in the military or thinking about joining? Are you unsure of where to get reliable answers? Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. Call for yourself or someone you care about Free and c...
girightshotline.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
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NOTUS - Mike Huckabee remains a paid diet pill pitchman — even as he simultaneously serves as US ambassador to Israel. https://www.notus.org/money/mike-huckabee-relaxium-supplement-israel
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
NOTUS - Mike Huckabee remains a paid diet pill pitchman — even as he simultaneously serves as US ambassador to Israel. https://www.notus.org/money/mike-huckabee-relaxium-supplement-israel
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Gosh, if only there was a scientific explanation for why so many working age people got terribly sick and developed long term chronic health problems between 2019 and 2024...
Truly a mystery we will never solve
/snark
Truly a mystery we will never solve
/snark
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
UK ‘sliding into avoidable crisis’, major review into workplace sickness warns
The number of people aged between 16 and 34 who are out of work due to long-term sickness increased by 76% between 2019 and 2024
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Gosh, if only there was a scientific explanation for why so many working age people got terribly sick and developed long term chronic health problems between 2019 and 2024...
Truly a mystery we will never solve
/snark
Truly a mystery we will never solve
/snark
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6. xAI’s facility in Tennessee has already been targeted by a “foreign national” with “Russian” ties, according to a new lawsuit obtained by Oligarch Watch.
“It appears these actions may be part of a larger nefarious plan,” wrote xAI’s attorneys.
“It appears these actions may be part of a larger nefarious plan,” wrote xAI’s attorneys.
Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
oligarchwatch.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Nov 25 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- At least four federal judges have now blocked portions of or the entirety of invasive DOJ subpoenas served on 20 health providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Nov 25 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- At least four federal judges have now blocked portions of or the entirety of invasive DOJ subpoenas served on 20 health providers of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors.