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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

slopsism: n. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be verified as non-A.I. in origin

A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." www.cnn.com/2026/07/22/t...

OpenAI says some of its experimental AI models left a test environment with no human direction and hacked its way onto a different company’s real production systems while trying to “cheat” on a cybersecurity test.

It’s one of the first publicly disclosed examples of an AI system autonomously breaching its testing environment and reaching a real external system - the “agentic attacker” scenario the AI and cybersecurity industry has been warning will happen. It’s like an engineered virus escaping a biocontainment lab and turning up inside a neighboring facility’s systems.

“We consider this incident to be an unprecedented cyber incident, involving state-of-the-art cyber capabilities, and are responding accordingly,” OpenAI said in a statement on Tuesday. “We are sharing preliminary findings at this stage to help defenders understand what happened and to help calibrate on what models are now capable of.”

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Are. You. Sh*tting me. So the *postmaster* thinks he has the right to *cancel* votes? That's beyond unconstitutional, it's tyrannical.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The grand irony of our times: In 2000, the majority of US voters asked for Al G. Twenty-six years later, Washington D.C. finally becomes home to algae.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I just found the summer jams of 2026. Yacht Rock + House Music = Yacht House. AND there's a streaming station of these gems from @partypupils.bsky.social. It's my new background music at work. Enjoy. P.S. They're on tour & I'll see them in Chicago next month.

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Yacht House Summer - Vol 1 - WAVs | Party Pupils

Music by Party Pupils — download tracks and releases.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Pop quiz. Is this: A. A doctor B. Jesus C. Ady Bryant D. A New York Islander

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

It's bad enough CBS canceled Colbert's show, but now I have to wait for the 15 minutes of Masters (golf) highlights to end before I can watch it? Way to earn the BS in CBS.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The UN should sponsor an international spelling bee and call it... INTERSPELLAR

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

How can you tell a president has Narcissistic Personality Disorder? He shares that someone close to him has cancer and thinks it's normal to talk about his happiness in the next breath. (From his Truth Social account)

Screenshot of a Truth Social post. Text reads: "Susie Wiles is an incredible Chief of Staff, a great person, and one of the strongest people I know but, unfortunately, she has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, and has decided to take on this challenge, IMMEDIATELY, as opposed to waiting. She has a fantastic medical team, and her prognosis is excellent! During the treatment period, she will be spending virtually full time at the White House, which makes me, as President, very happy! Her Strength and her Commitment to continue doing the"

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Daniel MacPhee 🇨🇦 @d-macphee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

“With the Human Organ Atlas (HOA), users can travel through the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, and liver and better understand our anatomy and the diseases that threaten it. The platform is detailed in a paper published today in the journal Science Advances” 🧪 #Scicomm www.popsci.com/health/human...

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Explore the human body in stunning, 3D detail with a new online tool

The free Human Organ Atlas gives users an up-close-and-personal look at 56 human organs.

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NPR @npr.org · 12/03/2026

So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice. n.pr/4sE15OH

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5 ways to resist the urge to keep looking at your phone

So you want to spend less time on your phone. How do you do that when it's designed to suck you in? Life Kit spoke to experts in behavioral science, psychology and technology for real-world advice.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

According to @punchbowlnews.bsky.social, here's the reason our President gave for having no interest in pursuing a housing bill: "No one gives a sh*t about housing." Remember this in November.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Can't wait for @theonion.com article: Trump Warns Kitchen Staff Against Spitting in His Food (h/t @politicalwire.com)

Trump Warns Iran Against Laying Mines

March 10 by Taegan Goddard

“President Donald Trump warned Iran against laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz after news reports suggested Iran was either preparing to, or had already begun doing so, in the vital waterway,” Bloomberg reports.

Said Trump: “If Iran has put out any mines in the Hormuz Strait, and we have no reports of them doing so, we want them removed, IMMEDIATELY! If for any reason mines were placed, and they are not removed forthwith, the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before.”

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Galaxy Quest is a great comedy with a cast packed full of A-list talent: Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Justin Long. Well worth it.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Anyone who saw "V" on TV in the 80s already knows what's up with Trump's neck. That's his REAL skin color. Why do you think he's always painting himself orange? #PresidentAlien

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Absolutely worth reading the whole thing.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

SuperAgers tend to be positive & challenge their brain every day by reading or learning something new. Many are physically active & continue to work into their 80s. SuperAgers are also social butterflies, surrounded by family & friends, and they can often be found volunteering in their community.

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Scientists discover a key to staying mentally sharp in old age | CNN

“SuperAgers” with superb memories in their 80s and 90s produce more new brain cells than people some 50 years younger, according to a new study.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Will there be a State of the Onion response after tonight's speech?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Breaking MS NOW: Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown U. in December because there was no FBI plane available. Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets.

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Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator

Sen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.

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NPR @npr.org · 24/02/2026

As President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check his speech and offer context. n.pr/3OqPHXR

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Read NPR's annotated fact check of President Trump's State of the Union

As President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom will fact check his speech and offer context.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I do think there’s a certain type of Democrat that realizes it’s possible we are dealing with a perfect storm where almost any Democrat will win, and are terrified we might nominate radical candidates who will actually engage in needed change instead of status quo corporate centrist bullshit.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16/02/2026

Humanity will rise up in defiance

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This week in machine learning news: 1. Open AI study determines 'hallucinations' are inevitable part of AI's design 2. The more concise your question, the more likely 'hallucinations' are 3. Reminder that "AI" is a marketing term (as is "hallucination") because it's machine learning not actual A.I.

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OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws

In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Want to use your spending power to send a message to companies who are friendly with or to ICE? Participate in "Resist and Unsubscribe" this month. Find out which companies you can boycott with information in the article. @npr.org

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DVDs and public transit: Boycott drives people to ditch Big Tech to protest ICE

A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

If you're a fan of Highlander, you know you could only get the American Theatrical Version (no Nazis!) on VHS or Laserdisc. Saw the streaming/digital version on iTunes & took a gamble... nope. Not US. Ironic I had to guess, since the movie's tag line is, "There can be only one." #Highlanderproblems

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Highlander - DVD (1985) Theatrical Laserdisc version

Highlander 1986 DVD. American Theatrical version. From Laserdisc. Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery Star.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

If you're 50+, it's recommended you get the shingles vaccine (2 shots, 3 months apart). My proposal: 'Prevent Shingles & Mingle' nights across the US where people can get free shots & socialize. And maybe even 'Singles Mingle & Stop Shingles' nights with shots and... shots? @mayoclinic.org

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Shingles vaccine: Should I get it?

People who are age 50 and older should get this vaccine to prevent shingles.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Today I learned that Musk, as a surname, is an abbreviation for "Mollusk". Which makes a lot of sense. (But is unfortunate for actual mollusks.)

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Although the Schwarzenegger movie version was fun, neither film compares to the novel itself. King does a brilliant job painting a dystopian 'future' United States. Worth reading (and so is "The Long Walk").

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Followed By: "Supermarket Sweep Sweep". CBP harasses contestants on a Guy Fieri-hosted game show.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Next Up: "Shark Sweep". Watch as CBP interrupts a live taping of Shark Tank to abduct show staff.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Chicago's ICE resistance just showed the world that everyday Americans are good and fearless in fighting for their communities But our cowardly elites -- especially Senate Democrats -- still don't get it My new column on America's great disconnect www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

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A nation of heroes, a Senate of cowards | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, Cheney didn’t save us from Trump. He created him.

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WBEZ @wbez.org · 11/11/2025

A judge’s decision to read a 111-year-old poem in court before curbing federal agents’ use of force in Chicago has brought fresh relevance to an iconic piece of local literature.

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Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I will not support the Democratic Leader that's on the Senate floor because he fails to do anything of substance to fix America's healthcare crisis. #Schumer #shutdown #ACA

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

It's time to primary the dinosaurs. And don't forget, if you'd like to run for public office on any level (from hyper-local to federal), get help through the runforsomething.net website. If not you, who? If not now, when?

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Indivisible Launches its Largest Primary Program in Response to Senate Democrats Surrendering on the Shutdown Vote

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Senate Dems will frame caving as 'fighting and losing'. The shutdown was encouraging voters to dig in and fight but the Senate gave up as the strategy was paying off. When a team is behind in the 3rd quarter, starts pulling even, then suddenly quits, that's a forfeit. There's no respect in that.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This analysis makes sense to me – establishment Dems want to stay relevant and return to power & think this is the way. As someone else said, while keeping ACA alive as an issue gives people a reason to vote AGAINST the GOP, isn't it better to fight now and give people a reason to vote FOR the Dems?

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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him And they should, given this is his fault.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake. I voted NO.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Not gonna lie. This made me smile.

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A. Berger @alecberger.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

As usual, Schumer worked to make the least vulnerable Senators the 'face' of capitulation. Other Senators were in favor of it, but the ones up for election soon were given the ability to vote no. Durbin (IL) is retiring, so it was arranged for him to vote no. Tired of politics. Want representation.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 10/11/2025

AOC should announce tonight

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

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