Shgery
@shaneryan.bsky.social
Paramedic, nerd, progressive. He/him
#gotiges
#gotiges
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April 2026, in case you were wondering
From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
theonion.com
October 9, 2026 at 8:28 AM
April 2026, in case you were wondering
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Brilliant @amyremeikis.bsky.social piece here - absolutely gut-wrenching that Nepal PM's speech got buried under the nonsense of AI doom-hype.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
September 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Brilliant @amyremeikis.bsky.social piece here - absolutely gut-wrenching that Nepal PM's speech got buried under the nonsense of AI doom-hype.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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qasimrashid
Qasim Rashid
Writer
Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • Sirius Host • Creator of Let’s Address This
Qasim Rashid
Writer
Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • Sirius Host • Creator of Let’s Address This
September 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
qasimrashid
Qasim Rashid
Writer
Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • Sirius Host • Creator of Let’s Address This
Qasim Rashid
Writer
Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • Sirius Host • Creator of Let’s Address This
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The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
September 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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i think about this post all the time. you might too
September 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
i think about this post all the time. you might too
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it also looks like he stole his mustache off the guy behind him
Breaking News: A sheriff in California was ordered by the state Supreme Court to return about 650,000 ballots to election officials after he confiscated them for an investigation into voter fraud that state officials said had no basis in fact. nyti.ms/4hejTBu
September 24, 2026 at 7:33 PM
it also looks like he stole his mustache off the guy behind him
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My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?"
Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
September 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?"
Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him.
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these people will happily whitewash and paraphrase unhinged Trump rants to make them seem grammatically coherent and authoritative, but if a young woman says “like” we must keep it in there to make sure you know she’s a bimbo
infuriating actually
infuriating actually
“This country has never elected a female president. Why are we pretending that this is not a factor?” Ocasio-Cortez said with a laugh. “That doesn’t make it impossible, but to act as though it’s not a factor in anything ever is really a form of, like, denialism” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
Will Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Run for President in 2028? Here’s What She Said.
In a wide-ranging interview, the New York congresswoman offered her most detailed insight yet into how she is thinking about a possible presidential run.
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2026 at 10:43 PM
these people will happily whitewash and paraphrase unhinged Trump rants to make them seem grammatically coherent and authoritative, but if a young woman says “like” we must keep it in there to make sure you know she’s a bimbo
infuriating actually
infuriating actually
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every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
AI ‘Actor’ Tilly Norwood Abruptly Switches Languages Mid-Interview
Tilly Norwood, a controversial AI “actor,” abruptly switched languages during an interview with Piers Morgan, though the company behind the AI creation denied she malfunctioned.
www.forbes.com
September 19, 2026 at 4:29 AM
every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women
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I'll never miss a chance to drop Chris D'Elia discovering in real time you could screenshot Snapchats.
The faces are legendary.
The faces are legendary.
September 18, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I'll never miss a chance to drop Chris D'Elia discovering in real time you could screenshot Snapchats.
The faces are legendary.
The faces are legendary.
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Essential thread.
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 9, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Essential thread.
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it's me
Everything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As Stupid
CARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem...
theonion.com
September 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
it's me
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Dolly Parton's take on AI in 2023:
“I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing. I’m sure it’s a good thing for scientists or medical things. But when it comes to trying to duplicate a human being and every little thing they are, it don’t seem right to me. It’s too much.”
“I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing. I’m sure it’s a good thing for scientists or medical things. But when it comes to trying to duplicate a human being and every little thing they are, it don’t seem right to me. It’s too much.”
Dolly Parton's Sister Asks People to Stop Posting AI Slop of the Legendary Singer
"I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing," said Dolly Parton in 2023.
gizmodo.com
September 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Dolly Parton's take on AI in 2023:
“I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing. I’m sure it’s a good thing for scientists or medical things. But when it comes to trying to duplicate a human being and every little thing they are, it don’t seem right to me. It’s too much.”
“I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing. I’m sure it’s a good thing for scientists or medical things. But when it comes to trying to duplicate a human being and every little thing they are, it don’t seem right to me. It’s too much.”
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Have you considered pushing for amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act in conjunction with the Online Safety Act, to define algorithms of social media platforms to be the equivalent of human oversight such as an Editor? They both curate content. There is a political pathway for that legislation
Algorithms are actively pushing harmful content at young men, and we know it: within 23 minutes of opening a new account, boys are already being fed misogynistic material. But Matt Canavan's answer is to point the finger at the women who teach our young men consent and respect.
September 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Have you considered pushing for amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act in conjunction with the Online Safety Act, to define algorithms of social media platforms to be the equivalent of human oversight such as an Editor? They both curate content. There is a political pathway for that legislation
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Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
September 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state.
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface.
And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
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Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military.
September 7, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Exclusive: US-controlled weapons corporations and forces have control or access to more than 100 facilities across the continent, which some analysts describe as a ‘colonisation’ of Australia’s military.
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Guys, this is Bernie Sanders' guy for all things AI.
Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute, funded to the tune of $665m by crypto billionaires, that's of course, after all the Muskrat + friends' money. Their "seed funding" was from Musk. 🧵
www.politico.com/news/2024/03...
Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute, funded to the tune of $665m by crypto billionaires, that's of course, after all the Muskrat + friends' money. Their "seed funding" was from Musk. 🧵
www.politico.com/news/2024/03...
The little-known AI group that got $660 million
Powered by a massive cash infusion from a cryptocurrency mogul, the Future of Life Institute is building a network to fixate governments on the AI apocalypse.
www.politico.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Guys, this is Bernie Sanders' guy for all things AI.
Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute, funded to the tune of $665m by crypto billionaires, that's of course, after all the Muskrat + friends' money. Their "seed funding" was from Musk. 🧵
www.politico.com/news/2024/03...
Max Tegmark of the Future of Life Institute, funded to the tune of $665m by crypto billionaires, that's of course, after all the Muskrat + friends' money. Their "seed funding" was from Musk. 🧵
www.politico.com/news/2024/03...
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The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
August 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Milo stuff is the perfect picture of fascism. You think you're protected because you go as big as you can on racism, you spend years harassing the movement's perceived enemies, you even disavow your own sexuality. They'll still throw you in a cage over the tiniest disagreement already forgotten.
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now thats a perfect paragraph #MagnificasHumanitas
May 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
now thats a perfect paragraph #MagnificasHumanitas
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This is one of the more disastrous trends of the past decade. It feels like we’re perpetually in that Key & Peele sketch where Key keeps asking “but is it against the law though?” because we’ve lost any other sense of conduct being beyond the pale on general principle…
One of the things we have lost is the power to shame public officials. It seems quaint but it is actually very important. Without it, formal law is significantly weaker and our lives are significantly poorer.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
A Republican Attack Ad Used a Family’s Tragedy. Now They’re Furious. (Gift Article)
Relatives of a family killed by a semi truck say they were not consulted about the ad, which connected the crash to illegal immigration.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This is one of the more disastrous trends of the past decade. It feels like we’re perpetually in that Key & Peele sketch where Key keeps asking “but is it against the law though?” because we’ve lost any other sense of conduct being beyond the pale on general principle…
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This is the piece I wrote for Mother Jones expanding on the idea that imperial collapse feels like a mundane process: www.motherjones.com/media/2020/0...
I'm a historian, and I studied the fall of Rome. Here's what life is like in a dying empire.
It's the little things.
www.motherjones.com
August 25, 2026 at 2:19 PM
This is the piece I wrote for Mother Jones expanding on the idea that imperial collapse feels like a mundane process: www.motherjones.com/media/2020/0...
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Evidence keeps accumulating that LLMs are a powerfully useful technology for people who already know what they're talking about, and a dangerous outsourcing of cognitive function for people who don't.
This can occur within a single individual, who knows a lot about some things and not about others.
This can occur within a single individual, who knows a lot about some things and not about others.
Students who get good grades on homework tend to get good grades on tests.
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
Woah.
August 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Evidence keeps accumulating that LLMs are a powerfully useful technology for people who already know what they're talking about, and a dangerous outsourcing of cognitive function for people who don't.
This can occur within a single individual, who knows a lot about some things and not about others.
This can occur within a single individual, who knows a lot about some things and not about others.
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Students who get good grades on homework tend to get good grades on tests.
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
August 19, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Students who get good grades on homework tend to get good grades on tests.
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did.
Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
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Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.
August 19, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.