turtlyburtly
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algo-based (and, to an even greater degree, ad-based) social media inherently drifts rightward b/c it is most profitable to capitalize on reactivity (mostly fear/shame)
same deal with 24/7 news outlets, btw
this shit is bad for you, it turns out! it’s bad to be this stimulated!
same deal with 24/7 news outlets, btw
this shit is bad for you, it turns out! it’s bad to be this stimulated!
X has a problem with foreign accounts profiting specifically on right wing extremism because it’s really hard to rage bait someone with “everyone should have access to affordable healthcare”
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
algo-based (and, to an even greater degree, ad-based) social media inherently drifts rightward b/c it is most profitable to capitalize on reactivity (mostly fear/shame)
same deal with 24/7 news outlets, btw
this shit is bad for you, it turns out! it’s bad to be this stimulated!
same deal with 24/7 news outlets, btw
this shit is bad for you, it turns out! it’s bad to be this stimulated!
a belt motherfucker have you heard of it
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
a belt motherfucker have you heard of it
someone ought to do some research into why these right wing losers are so obsessed with bad movies
*checks something*
oh that's right my research background is in politics, film, and propaganda
shit, it's me i want, isn't it
*checks something*
oh that's right my research background is in politics, film, and propaganda
shit, it's me i want, isn't it
November 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
someone ought to do some research into why these right wing losers are so obsessed with bad movies
*checks something*
oh that's right my research background is in politics, film, and propaganda
shit, it's me i want, isn't it
*checks something*
oh that's right my research background is in politics, film, and propaganda
shit, it's me i want, isn't it
1. stop using llms, even to dunk on them
2. suggesting that it is weirder to eat crocodile than to eat ugly foam shoes (which are, thankfully, technically edible) is deeply classist/racist and suggests that chatgpt reflects a western chauvinist worldview that is hostile to other experiences
bummer
2. suggesting that it is weirder to eat crocodile than to eat ugly foam shoes (which are, thankfully, technically edible) is deeply classist/racist and suggests that chatgpt reflects a western chauvinist worldview that is hostile to other experiences
bummer
I just tested this and ChatGPT seems to suggest it would be weirder to eat crocodile (something I've done) than to eat footwear (something I have not done).
"please let it be the shoes"
"please let it be the shoes"
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
1. stop using llms, even to dunk on them
2. suggesting that it is weirder to eat crocodile than to eat ugly foam shoes (which are, thankfully, technically edible) is deeply classist/racist and suggests that chatgpt reflects a western chauvinist worldview that is hostile to other experiences
bummer
2. suggesting that it is weirder to eat crocodile than to eat ugly foam shoes (which are, thankfully, technically edible) is deeply classist/racist and suggests that chatgpt reflects a western chauvinist worldview that is hostile to other experiences
bummer
wilson’s support surprisingly weak among families reporting multiple watercraft as dependents
November 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
wilson’s support surprisingly weak among families reporting multiple watercraft as dependents
this is the same conversation i had with my parents about cleaning my room
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
this is the same conversation i had with my parents about cleaning my room
okay okay but this is extra funny because the new deal caused the right wing to flip out so much and still does
the john birch society and william buckley both probably aren’t a thing without fdr
this probably pissed off a very specific & shitty kind of conservative old guy
the john birch society and william buckley both probably aren’t a thing without fdr
this probably pissed off a very specific & shitty kind of conservative old guy
Ok, but why did Trump post this solo photo of Zohran Mamdani on his Truth Social? And did Mamdani ask to be photographed in front of FDR, who is his favoite president?
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
okay okay but this is extra funny because the new deal caused the right wing to flip out so much and still does
the john birch society and william buckley both probably aren’t a thing without fdr
this probably pissed off a very specific & shitty kind of conservative old guy
the john birch society and william buckley both probably aren’t a thing without fdr
this probably pissed off a very specific & shitty kind of conservative old guy
i have a pet theory that people of my micro-generation, who entered adolescence around 9/11 (i was 12 in ‘01) and the subsequent wars either rejected politics completely or ended up getting degrees in it
Every day is like watching a hundred very weird political science dissertations being born.
November 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
i have a pet theory that people of my micro-generation, who entered adolescence around 9/11 (i was 12 in ‘01) and the subsequent wars either rejected politics completely or ended up getting degrees in it
so let me flip this question a bit: what does copilot DO, exactly?
(all quotes taken from the article)
(all quotes taken from the article)
This is probably the most tone deaf question of the year from a tech exec.
Microsoft Exec Asks: Why Aren't More People Impressed With AI?
Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's head of AI, vents after the company receives backlash for saying 'Windows is evolving into an agentic OS.'
www.pcmag.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
so let me flip this question a bit: what does copilot DO, exactly?
(all quotes taken from the article)
(all quotes taken from the article)
well, uh, so this is weird as fuck to watch
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
well, uh, so this is weird as fuck to watch
oh so if you disable gemini in gmail google punishes you by taking away your inbox folders. great, cool, nice move, that doesn't make me hate alphabet/google/sundar pichai any less!
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
oh so if you disable gemini in gmail google punishes you by taking away your inbox folders. great, cool, nice move, that doesn't make me hate alphabet/google/sundar pichai any less!
fucking WHAT
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
fucking WHAT
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
this is 1984 landslide territory
Generic Ballot Polling Among White Voters:
🔵 Democrats: 50%
🔴 Republicans: 46%
Marist / Nov 13, 2025
🔵 Democrats: 50%
🔴 Republicans: 46%
Marist / Nov 13, 2025
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
this is 1984 landslide territory
days without the vice president doing something inexplicable and revolting: 0
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
days without the vice president doing something inexplicable and revolting: 0
yeah, man. it’s about power. it’s about abusing children to feel power. this is a significant percentage of the conservative political and legal movement.
When I heard someone say Epstein trafficked more than a thousand women, it stopped me cold. Then I remembered this and it clicked: it all ties back to white supremacy.
Epstein was obsessed with genetic engineering, eugenics, and “improving” humanity, including his own DNA. It’s documented.
🧵
Epstein was obsessed with genetic engineering, eugenics, and “improving” humanity, including his own DNA. It’s documented.
🧵
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
yeah, man. it’s about power. it’s about abusing children to feel power. this is a significant percentage of the conservative political and legal movement.
more than half of the funding for helion was provided in a single 2021 funding round by sam altman (openai) dustin moskowitz (meta) and two vc firms, including mithril (peter thiel). cool technology but why should we assume this is benevolent?
tracxn.com/d/companies/...
tracxn.com/d/companies/...
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
more than half of the funding for helion was provided in a single 2021 funding round by sam altman (openai) dustin moskowitz (meta) and two vc firms, including mithril (peter thiel). cool technology but why should we assume this is benevolent?
tracxn.com/d/companies/...
tracxn.com/d/companies/...
in the sense that the northern germanic territories *survived* the 30 years war, i suppose this is technically correct
but this should be a career-ending statement
except it won't be because conservative attorneys are rewarded for being stupid
but this should be a career-ending statement
except it won't be because conservative attorneys are rewarded for being stupid
um.
If this is what you're reaching for as a *comforting* comparison...
If this is what you're reaching for as a *comforting* comparison...
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
in the sense that the northern germanic territories *survived* the 30 years war, i suppose this is technically correct
but this should be a career-ending statement
except it won't be because conservative attorneys are rewarded for being stupid
but this should be a career-ending statement
except it won't be because conservative attorneys are rewarded for being stupid
michael starosky makes $260k per year to believe stupid fucking shit like “llms increase creativity”
Now it's question time! Student Board Director Mangelsen asks how generative AI supports creativity? She's skeptical.
Starosky says that it's so people can be curious about anything. Hmmm.
Starosky says that it's so people can be curious about anything. Hmmm.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 AM
michael starosky makes $260k per year to believe stupid fucking shit like “llms increase creativity”
first of all, love your hat joseph
but also 100% cosign this message! affordable, reliable transit is possibly even more necessary in rural/exurban areas than in urban ones! (we can debate this, it's really important everywhere!)
but also 100% cosign this message! affordable, reliable transit is possibly even more necessary in rural/exurban areas than in urban ones! (we can debate this, it's really important everywhere!)
Covington CM Joseph Cimaomo, talking at the last regional transit committee mtg of 2025, issued a plea for better transit service in SE King County.
"I would like to be able to take a bus from Covington to North Bend, without having to transfer 8 different times and go over 3 different highways."
"I would like to be able to take a bus from Covington to North Bend, without having to transfer 8 different times and go over 3 different highways."
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
first of all, love your hat joseph
but also 100% cosign this message! affordable, reliable transit is possibly even more necessary in rural/exurban areas than in urban ones! (we can debate this, it's really important everywhere!)
but also 100% cosign this message! affordable, reliable transit is possibly even more necessary in rural/exurban areas than in urban ones! (we can debate this, it's really important everywhere!)
theater kids are annoying (i was one and also taught drama and i love theater kids so much)
debate kids are literally rewarded for sociopathy at a formative time in their lives and often encouraged to pursue law and public policy as a career (in part because they didn't pursue the arts!)
and, well
debate kids are literally rewarded for sociopathy at a formative time in their lives and often encouraged to pursue law and public policy as a career (in part because they didn't pursue the arts!)
and, well
People love to talk about how awful theater kids are, and they’re not wrong, but let’s be real, debate kids have made this country a lot worse
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
theater kids are annoying (i was one and also taught drama and i love theater kids so much)
debate kids are literally rewarded for sociopathy at a formative time in their lives and often encouraged to pursue law and public policy as a career (in part because they didn't pursue the arts!)
and, well
debate kids are literally rewarded for sociopathy at a formative time in their lives and often encouraged to pursue law and public policy as a career (in part because they didn't pursue the arts!)
and, well
no it cannot and will not
There is a big push at Cop30 to reframe AI as a way to cut, rather than add to, planet-heating emissions.
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
no it cannot and will not
sundar pichai should be in prison
this is the moderate position
this is the moderate position
BBC: Pichai said while AI investment had been an “‘extraordinary moment’, there was some ‘irrationality’ ..
“Asked whether Google would be immune to the impact of the AI bubble bursting, Mr Pichai said .. ‘I think no company is going to be immune, including us.’”
$GOOGL
www.bbc.com/news/article...
“Asked whether Google would be immune to the impact of the AI bubble bursting, Mr Pichai said .. ‘I think no company is going to be immune, including us.’”
$GOOGL
www.bbc.com/news/article...
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
sundar pichai should be in prison
this is the moderate position
this is the moderate position
the PA was created through the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, which was signed by Israeli PM Yitzak Rabin
Rabin was assassinated in 1995. Itamar Ben-Gvir said prior to Rabin's killing, "We got to his car, and we’ll get to him, too."
www.timesofisrael.com/labor-chief-...
Rabin was assassinated in 1995. Itamar Ben-Gvir said prior to Rabin's killing, "We got to his car, and we’ll get to him, too."
www.timesofisrael.com/labor-chief-...
Labor chief Michaeli: Rabin was assassinated with Netanyahu’s cooperation
Speaking ahead of anniversary of ex-PM's killing, minister singles out Likud leader and Ben Gvir for roles in incitement; Likud sources: She’s desperate to cross Knesset threshold
www.timesofisrael.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
the PA was created through the Gaza-Jericho Agreement, which was signed by Israeli PM Yitzak Rabin
Rabin was assassinated in 1995. Itamar Ben-Gvir said prior to Rabin's killing, "We got to his car, and we’ll get to him, too."
www.timesofisrael.com/labor-chief-...
Rabin was assassinated in 1995. Itamar Ben-Gvir said prior to Rabin's killing, "We got to his car, and we’ll get to him, too."
www.timesofisrael.com/labor-chief-...
wow bret stephens really is that stupid, huh
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
wow bret stephens really is that stupid, huh
Reposted by turtlyburtly
In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets the monster right:
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein' gets the monster right for the age of AI
Too bad he lets the founders off easy.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein gets the monster right:
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility
-Preening college dropout founder desperate to troll and provoke
-Secures financing from war profiteer
-Unethically harvests key materials for startup from people living and dead without consent
-Takes 0 responsibility