Paul MacPherson
@stratfordmac.bsky.social
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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a meth-mouth in a tube-top ineffectually flailing at the back fat of a bald guy, forever.
Meanwhile at the White Trash White House last night the main event wasn’t even in the ring. Fights were breaking out on the lawn everywhere under the light of fireworks. Not since the White House burned down in 1814 have we seen so many battles. Sign! 🤡
June 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a meth-mouth in a tube-top ineffectually flailing at the back fat of a bald guy, forever.
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Am I missing something?
Choosing the F-35 will be more expensive, keeps us in a position of dependency to a potentially hostile power, and won’t have the same economic benefit as the Saab deal, which might actually help rebuild our defense industry.
Choosing the F-35 will be more expensive, keeps us in a position of dependency to a potentially hostile power, and won’t have the same economic benefit as the Saab deal, which might actually help rebuild our defense industry.
Another story that encouragingly foregrounds the question of who controls the F-35’s software when considering which jet Canada should buy.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Opinion: Sweden offers Canada a chance to revive its near-dead defence aerospace industry
Building Saab’s Gripen fighter jet and GlobalEye surveillance plane in Canada would create thousands of jobs – and infuriate Trump
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Am I missing something?
Choosing the F-35 will be more expensive, keeps us in a position of dependency to a potentially hostile power, and won’t have the same economic benefit as the Saab deal, which might actually help rebuild our defense industry.
Choosing the F-35 will be more expensive, keeps us in a position of dependency to a potentially hostile power, and won’t have the same economic benefit as the Saab deal, which might actually help rebuild our defense industry.
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TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
September 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TAPPER: Hepatitis A, whooping cough, & chickenpox cases are rising in Florida. Before you made this decision to lift vaccine mandates, did your dept do any analysis of how many new cases there will be?
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
LADAPO: Absolutely not
T: You didn't even do a projection?
L: It's an issue of right & wrong
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Ohhhhhhh so that’s what this was about
September 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ohhhhhhh so that’s what this was about
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Thank you. To be clear, I did not merely “dismiss” AI as mid. My argument is that LLMs 1) are not intelligent 2) average textual responses in a way that is mid 3) most generous use cases are a revolution of middle skills that don’t produce anything ergo LLMs are in every demonstrable way mid.
For this article on what generative AI is actually doing to society once you cut through the hype, I referenced, drew on, and engaged with some interesting writing by @cwarzel.bsky.social @tressiemcphd.bsky.social @noupside.bsky.social @garethwatkins.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social.
The Third Algorithm
ChatGPT and other generative AI isn't about to create superintelligence, but even if what we see now is it, the impact is on the scale of Google search and algorithmic social media, except maybe worse
www.arcdigital.media
August 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Thank you. To be clear, I did not merely “dismiss” AI as mid. My argument is that LLMs 1) are not intelligent 2) average textual responses in a way that is mid 3) most generous use cases are a revolution of middle skills that don’t produce anything ergo LLMs are in every demonstrable way mid.
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This guy's a vet and a lawyer who threw a sandwich and offered to turn himself in, so they sent a paramilitary platoon with a camera crew.
They have FBI and U.S. Marshal badges; apparently those agencies do no real work beyond camera stunts, harassing minorities, and filling concentration camps.
They have FBI and U.S. Marshal badges; apparently those agencies do no real work beyond camera stunts, harassing minorities, and filling concentration camps.
The White House posted an insane video of the police arresting the sandwich guy in a safe and wealthy neighborhood.
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This guy's a vet and a lawyer who threw a sandwich and offered to turn himself in, so they sent a paramilitary platoon with a camera crew.
They have FBI and U.S. Marshal badges; apparently those agencies do no real work beyond camera stunts, harassing minorities, and filling concentration camps.
They have FBI and U.S. Marshal badges; apparently those agencies do no real work beyond camera stunts, harassing minorities, and filling concentration camps.
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"Kennedy questioned the effectiveness of the vaccines…
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
RFK Jr. in interview with Scripps News: ‘Trusting the experts is not science’
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. sat down with Scripps News for a wide-ranging interview, discussing mRNA vaccine funding policy changes and a recent shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Kennedy questioned the effectiveness of the vaccines…
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
'You can't control the amount of energy that everybody is getting," he said. "When you give a vaccine, you want to know exactly how much energy is because some people react very, very badly and can get very, very badly injured.'"
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FLASHBACK: Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the Fifth when asked if he and Trump ever socialized with girls under 18.
That speaks volumes.
That speaks volumes.
August 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
FLASHBACK: Jeffrey Epstein pleaded the Fifth when asked if he and Trump ever socialized with girls under 18.
That speaks volumes.
That speaks volumes.
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Karoline Leavitt owes $326,370.50 from her failed 2022 congressional campaign, the majority of which comes from illegal campaign contributions that exceeded federal limits.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Karoline Leavitt owes $326,370.50 from her failed 2022 congressional campaign, the majority of which comes from illegal campaign contributions that exceeded federal limits.
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We're your neighborhood cinema—a dying breed. We're a point of reference for Mariemont Square, used as a selling point for area realtors, and an alternative to the cookie-cutter big-box theaters. Please support your local theaters—every ticket and concession sale keeps us open for another day.
May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We're your neighborhood cinema—a dying breed. We're a point of reference for Mariemont Square, used as a selling point for area realtors, and an alternative to the cookie-cutter big-box theaters. Please support your local theaters—every ticket and concession sale keeps us open for another day.
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🔥 Kimmel on @repstansbury.bsky.social gloriously trolling Marge for using a doctored photo to try to make a witness look bad
May 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🔥 Kimmel on @repstansbury.bsky.social gloriously trolling Marge for using a doctored photo to try to make a witness look bad
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Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.
May 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.
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"We have good investments over there-"
Just a reminder, America. He's talking about how his personal business empire is affected by the deal with the UK, not the welfare of the people of the United States that he is apparently President of.
Just a reminder, America. He's talking about how his personal business empire is affected by the deal with the UK, not the welfare of the people of the United States that he is apparently President of.
Trump does a promo for properties he still owns and profits from: "There all on the ocean. I only have interest if they're on the ocean. We have good investments over there. Beautiful."
May 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"We have good investments over there-"
Just a reminder, America. He's talking about how his personal business empire is affected by the deal with the UK, not the welfare of the people of the United States that he is apparently President of.
Just a reminder, America. He's talking about how his personal business empire is affected by the deal with the UK, not the welfare of the people of the United States that he is apparently President of.
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Tonight, every night, approximately 400,000 people in pretrial detention (i.e. in jail, awaiting trial, because they couldn't afford bail). As Fiona Apple notes in this mesmerizing video, 60,000 of them are women (66% of whom have minor child at home). These folks should be home with their families.
When they talk about real ones, they will be talking about Fiona Apple forever.
Fiona Apple - Pretrial (Let Her Go Home) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by fionaappleVEVO
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May 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight, every night, approximately 400,000 people in pretrial detention (i.e. in jail, awaiting trial, because they couldn't afford bail). As Fiona Apple notes in this mesmerizing video, 60,000 of them are women (66% of whom have minor child at home). These folks should be home with their families.
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Lmao
WELKER: When does it become the Trump economy?
TRUMP: It partially is right now. I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy
TRUMP: It partially is right now. I think the good parts are the Trump economy and the bad parts are the Biden economy
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lmao
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trading on material non-public information is still illegal even if you're in congress
she can go to jail too along with all the DOGE cybercriminals and the ICE terrorists
she can go to jail too along with all the DOGE cybercriminals and the ICE terrorists
BREAKING: This is unusual trading by a politician.
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir, $PLTR, on April 8th.
On April 17th, Palantir, $PLTR, was awarded a government contract with ICE to develop ImmigrationOs.
Marjorie sits on the Homeland Security Committee.
Palantir is up nearly 50% since.
Marjorie Taylor Greene bought Palantir, $PLTR, on April 8th.
On April 17th, Palantir, $PLTR, was awarded a government contract with ICE to develop ImmigrationOs.
Marjorie sits on the Homeland Security Committee.
Palantir is up nearly 50% since.
April 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
trading on material non-public information is still illegal even if you're in congress
she can go to jail too along with all the DOGE cybercriminals and the ICE terrorists
she can go to jail too along with all the DOGE cybercriminals and the ICE terrorists
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"There are indicators that after 15 minutes of accounts being created [by DOGE], somebody tried to access it from Russia with the right password, and that happened over 20 times." Andrew Bakaj, Chief Legal Counsel at Whistleblower Aid, on DOGE's alleged mishandling of sensitive data at the NLRB.
April 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"There are indicators that after 15 minutes of accounts being created [by DOGE], somebody tried to access it from Russia with the right password, and that happened over 20 times." Andrew Bakaj, Chief Legal Counsel at Whistleblower Aid, on DOGE's alleged mishandling of sensitive data at the NLRB.
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During the campaign, Trump said it would be so easy to end the war in Ukraine he could do it in 24 hours and in fact would do it before being inaugurated. Three months after his inauguration, his chief diplomat now says it is so hard he may stop trying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/w...
Rubio Says U.S. to ‘Move On’ From Ukraine Peace Efforts if No Progress Soon
“If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we need to move on,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said as he departed meetings in Paris.
www.nytimes.com
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
During the campaign, Trump said it would be so easy to end the war in Ukraine he could do it in 24 hours and in fact would do it before being inaugurated. Three months after his inauguration, his chief diplomat now says it is so hard he may stop trying. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/w...
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My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
My story breaking this news exclusively was 7K+ words and had almost all of this in it, and more:
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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Whoa, one of those NLRB whistleblowers received a threatening note on his home door, w pics of him taken by drone, that referenced the complaint he was preparing but had NOT yet sent to Congress.
Who’s the whistleblower?
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
Daniel Berulis — a senior DevSecOps architect at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), formerly with TS/SCI clearance.
He just told Congress the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) pulled off a covert cyber op inside a federal agency.
April 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Whoa, one of those NLRB whistleblowers received a threatening note on his home door, w pics of him taken by drone, that referenced the complaint he was preparing but had NOT yet sent to Congress.
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1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social launches scheme to profit from Trump's tariff policies
A jaw-dropping conflict of interest.
popular.info
April 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
1. Truth Social, Trump's social media platform, announced an audacious scheme yesterday to profit from Trump's tariffs
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
Truth Social will offer actively-managed INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS composed of stocks in companies who benefit from Trump's policies
It's a jaw-dropping conflict of interest
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Very informative chart from Washington Post
April 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Very informative chart from Washington Post