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CroTheFool

@crothefool.bsky.social
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Cancer survivor, gamer geek, DJ, and part-time philosopher. American living in Germany.

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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My 9 games that shaped me.
my9games.net
My 9 Games | Shared games picks
A shared 9-panel games collage.
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I would be curious to see what percentage of people for or against AI are religious or atheist and in which direction they lean.
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI is the Gyges' ring of student work: it offers perfect concealment of wrongdoing. If Glaucon is right, then everyone will use it to do injustice (cheat), & will be wise to do so. If Socrates/Plato is right, then doing so also harms the wrong-doer, whose soul will be malformed into misery by it.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026
Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“six million forms of communication-really C3P0?”: an investigation 1/1138
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Research units from across government have been gutted. More than 10,000 PhDs have left government. For example the research arm of the Department of Education lost 90% of their staff and the research office for the Secretary of Health and Human Services lost an estimated 60% of their staff.
figure shows dramatic cut in research staff
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Tom Stafford @tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
Related: The AI wheel of death for Universities via www.optimallyirrational.com/p/are-u…
This “wheel of death”, proposed by James Bedford and William Scates Frances in 2023 and updated by Bedford in 2025, illustrates how AI might progressively erode the current role of universities.
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 19/09/2026
this tweet is NINE years old and is still the best trans rights policy advice out there
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And scene.
quote from 1984 where the party is always right.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Deliberately crashing the American economy—costing American families well over $5,000 each—and then promising to pay those families back $5,000 but *only if* they keep letting him abuse them and the country for two more years... ...is some *seriously* dark, domestic-abuser shit.
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Katherine T. Tyson @katherinettyson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fear being a high chance (>10%) of human extinction this decade They have agency in choosing to pursue Agentic AI but are acting like they have none. It's half a dozen US companies trying to secure individual enrichment through inflated IPO offers, while pretending they can't stop because "China"
wsj.com
Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Griffon girls learned about physics today 😂 IG: @the.griffon.girls
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I think that part of the problem is that Germany only has 2 conservative parties and a lot of liberal ones. www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Europe wrestles with impact of historic regional gains for Germany’s AfD
The BBC's Europe editor Katya Adler sees the far-right win in Saxony-Anhalt state ringing alarm bells for the EU and traditional parties.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If ICE went after the people employing illegal immigrants, the issue would resolve itself.
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I wonder how the US is doing...
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
WTactualF
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Remember that you are loved!
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Other *relevant* experts have also now contributed to the damning criticisms of 'The Great #ADHD Myth?', with more professionalism than me. But less rage-fuelled snark. Which, let's be fair, is probably helpful www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...
theguardian.com
There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon
Channel 4’s programme wastes a chance to ask important questions about how ADHD is diagnosed and treated, instead indulging in unscientific methods and conspiracy theories, says author Gina Rippon
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A warm welcome to all the Muslim anchor babies who will be born in this new U.S. territory!
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I am the only American I know who can say that I have never had covid... because I live in Germany.
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You should read this thread for a well reasoned reality check.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Meiselas: This is a breaking news alert. There is no trade deal between Canada and the United States. As I’ve always said, you can’t do any deal with bad people. And Donald Trump is a fraud, and the people he surrounds himself with are frauds and bad people.
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
WINTER IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN: last seen at Bayview Place and Remsen Ave, she is 35 pounds and chipped: 991001002411510. If you've seen or found her please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT WINTER!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Who did this? 😂
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
lots of replies asking about this so here are two solid use cases for AI: 1. LLMs are good at summarizing widely available information. Ask one to summarize a news story you aren't caught up on. 2. Girlfriend. Ask the AI to be your girlfriend. Now you're well-informed and you have a girlfriend.
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Encephalophatass (Any pronouns) @encephalophatass.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As wealth accumulation becomes so grotesque that collecting material items stops being enough to signal status, the powerful turn to the most expensive vice: conspicuous deprivation. 1/?
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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What are data centers? What does it mean when one opens near you, for electricity, water and more? Here’s how it all works. politifact.com/article/2026...
politifact.com
Data centers in the spotlight: Key facts and AI’s role
What are data centers? What does it mean when one opens near you, for electricity, water and more? Here’s how it all works.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 17/08/2026
Existential threats to Western Civilisation, ranked: 1. Anything that annoys me, personally 2. Whatever those darn kids are up to these days 3. Entertainment media casting choices 4. Bears or something, probably.
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I woke up with this song stuck in my head. If you would be interested by a band with a backstory so interesting that there is a book about it, check it out. youtu.be/y7tO_epO4JA?...
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Mercurochrome
YouTube video by Watershed - Topic
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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
True...
A close-up photographic portrait of Steve the otter with a stern, narrowed-eyed expression against a softly blurred green background.  
Text in image: “95% of being a dad is staring at your children like this until they act right”
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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
@ladygothic.bsky.social This is a far better explanation for what I was trying to explain last week.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/08/2026
France will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls starting Tuesday under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices. to.pbs.org/4wcaKxr
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France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week
France next week will ban unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practice...
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We wanted to understand how Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey differs from the Homer original. So we talked to three unvaccinated crypto investors at a Five Guys in Toms River.
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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
After Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, social media users misleadingly shared videos of Muslims marching in Dearborn, Michigan. The footage shows an annual parade held since 2004. politifact.com/article/2026...
politifact.com
Clips of Muslims marching in Dearborn show yearly procession
After Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, social media users misleadingly shared videos of Muslims marching in Dearborn, Michigan. The footage shows an annual parade held…
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
LUFFY IS MISSING IN THE BRONX: last seen at 168th St and Washington Ave, he's 59 pounds and chipped: 985113013965438. If you've seen or found him please call 888-466-3242 and PLEASE RT LUFFY
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CroTheFool @crothefool.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I woke up today with this song playing in my head. Give it a listen if you would like to go on a journey. I just wanted to let @thesmithstreetband.bsky.social know how much I appreciate their music. Thank you!
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I Am Nothing
YouTube video by The Smith Street Band - Topic
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Dr. Céline Gounder @celinegounder.com · 05/08/2026
One measles case in New Mexico cost $53,522. A dose of MMR costs $26.35. Save and send to other parents before the kids go back to school: www.celinegounder.com/p/measles-out… Read & subscribe for free: celinegounder.com
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/07/2026
Republicans spent years lecturing Democrats about “family values.” This poll says the lecture is over. Moral bankruptcy is not a dealbreaker for most Republican voters. And we can see it in the candidates they nominate and continue to support.
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The Economist @economist.com · 29/07/2026
Humanity’s ability to innovate “outpaces” its ability to adapt, argues Carson Block. Workers made obsolete by AI will struggle to develop the skills to use it as a tool, rather than compete with it, he warns
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If you thought the global financial crisis was bad…
When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block
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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Many Americans support switching to year-round daylight saving time to see more sunshine. But doctors and sleep experts say that schedule can disrupt our circadian rhythms and long-term health. Here’s why.
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Why doctors say permanent daylight saving time is a bad idea
Many Americans support switching to year-round daylight saving time to see more sunshine. But doctors and sleep experts say that schedule can disrupt our circadian rhythms and long-term health.…
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 27/07/2026
PIN Number ATM Machine UPC Code LCD Display We regret to inform you that this phenomenon has a name: RAS Syndrome. Redundant Acronym Syndrome…Syndrome.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
There is simply no ambiguity in what Elon Musk is arguing and endorsing here.
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Kevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all person in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion or national origin." President Truman signed Executive Order 9981 #OTD in 1948. #HistorySky.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 25/07/2026
Admirable clarity @science.org
The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, and they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected and to steer yet more money and more power back into their hands.

That’s it. That’s the story
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
In the last week, a GOP nominee for statewide office: -Apparently invoked the conspiracy theory that led to the Holocaust -Called to round up Chinese people -Quoted an obscure white nationalist novel -Called the nonworking "low IQ parasites" We asked GOP leaders to respond. None did. (Gift link).
texasmonthly.com
A GOP Nominee for Texas Office Keeps Peddling Fascist Ideas
Bo French was once criticized by members of his party for his offensive posts. Now that he’s the nominee for the Railroad Commission, they’re silent.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
yeah, I mean, there's a reason the Niemoller poem has "first we came for the communists" in there. and a reason that that is the line that is rarely if ever quoted.
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