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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Need more of this all the time, non-stop, from all men and women, especially senior white people.

Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

So let me get this straight... white nationalist cops are being poached by ICE and local police is upset saying "don't poach our white nationalist cops"?

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/05/2025

“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy," Emily Feiner tells us.

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Meet the 64-year-old social worker who was dragged out of a Republican town hall

Her offense? Asking Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) what it would take for him to stand up to Trump.

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Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Emily Feiner, a retired social worker and mother of two, posed no threat whatsoever. Ms. Feiner politely asked her congressman — Rep. Mike Lawler — what his red line was to finally, vocally oppose the lawless Trump regime. Lawler refused to answer the question. When Ms. Feiner called out for him…

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Should be banned on major freeways in and out of cities during daylight hours. In Germany, big trucks banned in cities during heavy daylight traffic, but small delivery vans under 7.5t usually allowed—especially if local deliveries & clean engines.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Framing Donald Trump’s remark that “your kids only need two dolls, not 30” as a justification for tariffs offers a revealing window into a broader authoritarian impulse — one where government, under the guise of populism, dictates not only economic policy but personal consumption and moral virtue.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Even worse than having unemployed veterans defend themselves (yes, been through that -- lots of orgs that say they have legal help for vets, but when it comes down to it, none available or willing to go up against the big law firms hired by corporations). US legal system is bought & paid for.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

It reflects a broader pattern: American innovation disproportionately rewards consumer-facing tech while underinvesting in public systems that quietly shape daily life. The smarter path forward may not be about building smarter cars—it’s about building smarter cities.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The real issue isn't technical feasibility—it's political and economic priorities. We’re pouring investment into high-risk, high-cost mobile autonomy while ignoring the lower-risk, high-impact infrastructure improvements that could be deployed today.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

In effect, they offer a layer of situational awareness that can save lives, especially in cities struggling with pedestrian fatalities and rising vehicle-animal collisions.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Using the same types of computer vision and sensor fusion technologies deployed in autonomous vehicles, these systems could detect and track pedestrians, cyclists, and even unexpected hazards—like a stray turkey, a coyote, or a loose dog—helping prevent accidents before they happen.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

They enhance the entire transportation grid and benefit all road users, regardless of vehicle make, model, or automation. Moreover, smart intersections can do something traditional traffic signals can’t: see.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

but also significantly reduce fuel consumption and emissions across tens of thousands of vehicles. Unlike self-driving cars—which seek to solve problems at the individual level and face massive regulatory, ethical, and public trust hurdles—smart intersections offer a systemic solution.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

These intersections could communicate with one another, track vehicle flow in real time across multiple blocks, and dynamically adjust red and green signals to optimize traffic throughput. This approach would not only ease congestion and cut down commute times,

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Rather than relying on outdated, one-size-fits-all timed traffic lights, municipalities could install stationary sensor arrays and AI systems at key intersections to create a responsive, city-wide traffic network.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

While American companies continue to spend billions on developing autonomous vehicles—each packed with mobile sensors, AI, and complex algorithms to navigate unpredictable environments—a far simpler, more scalable use of the same core technologies remains largely overlooked: smart intersections.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

reduced emissions, smoother commutes, and increased safety—regardless of what kind of car you drive. In short, the future of transportation may not require reinventing the car—it may just require making the city smarter.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

but smart traffic systems improve efficiency at the systemic level. And unlike self-driving cars, which face regulatory hurdles and public skepticism, smart intersections offer immediate, equitable benefits:

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

and coordinate signals to optimize traffic across tens of thousands of vehicles in real time. This isn't just a technical oversight—it reflects a systemic bias in how innovation is funded and applied. Autonomous vehicles tackle mobility at the individual level,

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Instead of relying on outdated, static timed lights, cities could deploy stationary sensors and algorithms at intersections to create a dynamic, networked traffic system. Such a system could track vehicle flow across multiple intersections, anticipate congestion,

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

While American companies invest billions in developing self-driving cars—each equipped with complex mobile sensor arrays, real-time data feeds, and advanced AI to navigate dynamic environments—there remains a strikingly underused application of this same technology: smart intersections.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

It's not enough. We can do better.

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Not Real Pics @notrealpics.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Mr. Trump's Grand Theft Economy, new version out multiple times each day (and 3am tweets). Buy now, only 10,000 Trump coins.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

This ass did not have the humility to refuse the position he was way under qualified for ... hope he does the honorable thing and fess up to all the chaos and damage he caused.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm in the U.S. Thanks! Do you have the electoral system in Canada (never mind -- I can google it)... here in the U.S. there are many valid reasons for not voting, largely due to electoral system usage instead of ranked or popular vote. Thanks again.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm disabled. Leaving home is unsafe, even dangerous. What are you saying?

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Here’s the truth: The tools always change. But art? Art’s what you do with them. If you're scared of the brush, maybe you never had much to paint in the first place.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

And now AI walks into the room, and what do we get? A bunch of people sittin’ on digital thrones built by Adobe, complaining that this new tool is “slop.” Like they carved their tweets into stone tablets using a chisel made from pure integrity.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Then we hit the 20th century—Photoshop shows up, Wacom tablets, digital video editing—same panic. “This isn’t real! It’s too easy!” But nobody stopped using it. They just started charging more.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Then comes the camera. That’s when painters freaked the hell out. “It’s the death of painting!” No, genius, it’s the birth of photography. Suddenly, we got moody Frenchmen with mustaches taking blurry portraits and calling it art. And you know what? It was.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Fast forward to the Renaissance. Da Vinci starts using lenses and a camera obscura to trace stuff. Did people scream? Yeah, probably. “You’re not supposed to cheat with optics, Leonardo!” Meanwhile, he’s inventing helicopters and painting the Mona Lisa, so maybe let the man trace a little.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Back in the day, artists used charcoal on cave walls. Nobody was yellin’ “This isn’t real art!” 'cause they were too busy not dying of saber-tooth attacks. Then someone gets the idea to grind up some minerals, make paint—“Oh no! Pigments?! That’s cheating!”

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Alright, lemme tell you somethin' about the history of art tools, folks. Every time a new one shows up, the self-appointed gatekeepers clutch their pearls like the Sistine Chapel’s about to catch fire.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

You don’t see real artists panicking. You see gatekeepers, trend-chasers, and terminally online folks found a new thing to hate that doesn’t require any real risk or insight. They’re not protecting art—they’re just mad the playground got bigger and now everyone’s allowed to bring their own crayons.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

They think yelling “slop!” makes them sound like defenders of some holy creative temple—but most of ’em never laid a brick in that temple to begin with.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

These folks aren’t mixing paints or chiseling marble—they’re draggin’ and droppin’ in Canva while yelling “AI is killing creativity!” Gimme a break. If you didn’t boycott Photoshop, you don’t get to whine now. You’re not defending art—you’re defending your comfort zone.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

You know who’s always screamin’ the loudest about AI art? The same people who never sketched a damn thing in their lives. They’re not in some darkroom developing film with chemicals up to their elbows. No, they’re snappin’ selfies with an iPhones.

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

also: Takedown El Salvador! Skip the trip. Skip the coffee. U.S. tourists = 40% of visits. Exports = $2.1B (clothes, sugar, coffee). Boycotts hit El Salvador where it hurts. #BoycottElSalvador #TourismStrike #ConsumerPower

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Calm the Hell @calmthehell.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Don't visit El Salvador & don't buy their products! U.S. tourists make up nearly 40% of visitors—cutting travel slashes over $3.5B/year in revenue. El Salvador exports $2.1B in goods to the U.S.—mainly clothing, sugar, and coffee.

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