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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 01/10/2026

If Claude has moral standing then it is responsible for the consequences of any harmful things it does. That's the unique use case for AI. I don't think that's the AI cultist's intention but it's on the radar of corporations using AI. That's a far more realistic risk than the skynet scenario

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People need to understand the people leading the AI industry, transhumanist/longtermist/EA movements, and tech broadly, as died-in-the-wool pseudoscientists, denialists (climate change, the holocaust), and crank purveyors of conspiritualist woo of the highest order. The height of Rationalism.

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"The rainforest is gay" pretty much made my day. I've known that there are a bunch of serious wackos in AI and tech generally but they usually bury their crazy deeper than that.

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I've been wondering when they'd do this. One of their key texts is The Camp of the Saints, which is full of vicious anti-Indian bigotry. The silver lining is this will play very poorly in Silicon Valley

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"...because they have no friends" absolutely reeks of his pathetic terror at the subconscious knowledge that even those closest to him don't give a fuck about him.

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Also the typical behavior of someone who just experienced traumatic stress often makes absolutely no sense to an outsider. People often go through stages of denial and bargaining, much like dealing with grief over a death. That leads to actions which can be used to create doubt at trial. 2/2

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Much of the time the physical evidence is just evidence of sex, not coercion. Coercion is much harder to prove. Creating reasonable doubt is easy if there's no witnesses other than the rapist and the victim. Even in an ideal world getting convictions for acquaintance rape is hard. 1/2

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In my experience it's either complete idiots or people with a high IQ and absolutely no personal accomplishments of note. The genuinely smart people I know don't talk about it at all. Some of them are insufferably arrogant, but they never mention test scores.

Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You know a republican is certain they're about to get thrashed in the elections when they start talking about bipartisanship, "healing," reaching across the aisle, etc.

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This is a big f’ing deal. Story at the newsletter right now, and full explainer coming soon (so make sure you’re subscribed to AED) Three anti-abortion states are asking the Supreme Court to allow them to extradite abortion providers from pro-choice states.

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DSP💙#🟦✡️ @drawstickpeople.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is why most women of social media choose the bear

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It's easy to write stories about them because the elite press already has lots of sources. It's a matter of a few phone calls and emails to create a fleshed-out story with quotes from people who know them. A story about an outsider requires real effort to develop sources. That's hard and expensive.

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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We're maybe two iterations of the renaming cycle away from calling them "god boxes."

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The "evidence" bandied about to support this claim is in fact perfectly consistent with someone who just experienced major life-changing trauma. People rarely react to traumatic stress the way most people expect them to. Often the reaction is strange, sometimes it can be outright bizarre.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That was my thought when I first heard about it. The way Kash Patel talked about non-consensual beastiality makes it seem even more likely. There's probably a particular individual they are protecting, someone who is useful to their movement but vulnerable because there's video out there somewhere.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AI is good in areas where the solutions are well defined and testing can be automated. Where it sucks is open ended problems where verifying the solution is roughly as difficult as coming up with it in the first place. I think that's going to continue even as it becomes more sophisticated.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This got an actual out-loud laugh from me.

Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 29/09/2026

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You may have seen a few familiar MAGA faces distance themselves from Trump this past week. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Peter Thiel. Sen. John Kennedy. But hold your applause for now, because their courage just happened to show up when the cost of speaking out got cheap. (link below)

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dubya seriously hurt US credibility with two botched wars and the biggest economic crisis since 1929. MAGA has reduced it to zero. Trump is a symptom - a pustule not the plague. This is now recognized by most allies, and they are adjusting to build a world order with less reliance on the USA.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's a phenomenon akin to regulatory capture or movement capture which happens with journalists. Anytime there's a force in opposition to the interests of concentrated wealth it is subverted and redirected in a way that maintains a facade of independence. The mechanisms vary but not the outcome.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Interesting. I don't know much about the literature on forensics, which is why I searched for a paper in a reputable journal. I'm really appreciating your factual approach to this case. Some people I used to admire are going nuts with assumptions.

Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This paper says 80% have water in the lungs in a sample from Japan. Still plenty of room for reasonable doubt, but not as dramatic as 5%. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Forensic pathologist Darin Wolfe says that he only finds water in the lungs in about 5% of the drowning autopsies he does.

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Rebecca Bodenheimer @rmbodenheimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

God this is so smart @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An example of how white supremacy works in such hidden, nefarious ways

One reason Trump’s backers strenuously opposed diversity in newsrooms is because it made the reporter more likely to be removed from elite, nepotistic circles — and potentially harder to control. The demand for insularity is what motivated mass firings of Black journalists prior to and after Trump’s reinstallation. “Access journalism” is not about the journalist having access to the regime, but the regime having longtime access to the journalist. It is a common prerequisite in mafia states.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Another genius idea for revolutionizing education starting from total ignorance of what's been tried, what's known to work, and what's known about learning. The big theme of techbro solutions is zero effort to really understand the problem and zero effort to learn what's already been done.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/09/2026

Please read this article on the massive weirdos who are largely running the massively powerful and big-money AI industry in the U.S. today.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've been using a paid search engine for important stuff. It makes a big difference. They put a lot of effort into keeping the crap out. I suspect there's some legit websites that get excluded but that's OK for me. I think ad supported "free" search is eventually going to die.

Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why does AI Vance seem much more human, sincere, and relatable than the real one?

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I suspect that some of it is people wanting to be on the record as opposing something in order to avoid being the person blamed for it. If there's an email saying "this is bad and wrong" it's a lot harder to make the writer the fall guy.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The logic can be flipped upside down if you consider the relative contributions to climate change and other negative environmental impacts. The highest positive long term impact on climate change would be to kill off the wealthiest people. Stupid assumptions lead to stupid conclusions

Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is a perfect summation of the techbro mindset

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My main concern is that the guy who allegedly beat that racist idiot's ass might have missed his flight. I fly a lot and I know what a pain that can be, not to mention expensive.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything!

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The taxidermist did a fantastic job.

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Frogbat @dr-frogbat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Exactly this. Musk is also well known for taking credit for things he didn't do so he was going to claim an outsize role in Trump's victory no matter what.