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Greg B. Pool

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Recovering geologist, skeptical inquirer, and burned-out jedi: “The galaxy is watching, and I have friends everywhere.” 🖖🏼

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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Al allows the wealthy to access skills while stripping skilled people of their ability to access wealth.” Source: www.instagram.com/p/DeQ5PNoBfd...
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J Q Lazzarus • Goodbye Horses
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I came across a Reddit post that described Al in a way I can't stop thinking about:

"Al allows the wealthy to access skills while stripping skilled people of their ability to access wealth.”

I don't think l've ever seen the purpose of Al captured so brutally and accurately.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If the glue fits, wear it!
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
You wait until you hear back from the Cornell development office about your naming rights on that new building where they’ll be teaching ethics.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Spending is up because the middle class still has to spend on non-discretionary items. We have no choice but to pay for higher gas and diesel.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
You know what’s more dangerous than a trans athlete? 7 frat boys at Cornell University. Also, we haven’t forgotten about Brock Turner.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
That’s not a salute. It’s a hand puppet.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Live shot of the Sports Illustrated offices:
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Don Jr.’s wedding > Hunters’s laptop > Hillary’s emails > Monica’s blue dress > Watergate
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I have a friend who’s son is on the USS Lincoln, and he’s coming home to this 💩. WTF
military.com
US Iran War Causing 'Shortfalls' in Department of Defense, Navy and US Military Payroll
The Navy has had to transfer money from its payroll to cover the costs of the war, according to a report.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
F🍁ck you, Google Maps.
Release the Trump-Epstein files!
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
This should be a generational milestone that never allows this sort of graft to ever occur again.
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Etienne Domingue @akhuan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A lot more polite than many of my previous attempts.
A map of Lake Ontario, with the name changed to “Lake Non-Indigenous People Don’t Get to Rename Lakes.”
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today, we are all Canadians!
Shirt that reads “F🍁CK TRUMP”
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ooh, that’s gotta hurt!
slashdot.org
A Fundamental Flaw Leaves LLMs Strikingly Vulnerable To Attack - Slashdot
joshuark quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: It is impossible to make large language models fully secure against hacks because of a fundamental flaw in how they work, a team of researchers arg...
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
FFS not Glen Hansard. Loved him since “The Commitments” and through “Once.”
theguardian.com
Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning Irish singer-songwriter, dies aged 56 in motorcycle crash
Frontman of chart-topping band the Frames had huge success as the star of 2007 romantic drama Once
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
FIFA so woke
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Watching cognitive dissonance in real-time is not for the timid.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
You can tell this is AI slop because Elaine Cho is actually by his bedside.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Kompromat is a helluva drug
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Why Graham Platner should be the next president of FIFA. By Sepp Blater
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I smashed my guitar with a free kick from just outside the 18.
The World Cup ruined John
Denver music
CHANGE MY MIND
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Final: 1-4 Belgium over USA. I blame Trump. #ETTD
espn.com
World Cup live updates: United States takes on Belgium in last 16
Enjoy all the updates from Monday's 2026 World Cup round-of-16 match between the United States and Belgium.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Everything Trump Touches Dies #ETTD
espn.com
U.S. President Donald Trump confirms he asked FIFA to review Balogun red card
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he called FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the red card given to USMNT striker Folarin Balogun in the team's match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, calling it a "horrible" call.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
The current administration does NOT want you to watch or distribute this video any further. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
youtu.be
"Little Marco" (Sitcom Edition) (from the record "MAGA Country")
YouTube video by MAGA Country
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
We are all Amphifa
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Antifa got caught wet handed
BREAKING: EXPERTS
CONCLUDE THE CHEMICAL THAT ANTIFA MEMBERS POURED INTO THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL REFLECTING POOL TO CAUSE ALGAE GROWTH
WAS DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
How does JD “Downblending” Vance attend an Ivy League law school and think he can get away with this kind of spin?
open.spotify.com
The Staggering Dishonesty of JD Vance's Iran Deal Spin
Bulwark Takes · Episode
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There’s always a PANTONE swatch.
Pantone Radical Left Pond Scum 8647
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
May this be the result of uric acid.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Fascist FIFA" seen outside of Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. FIFA has a long history of supporting authoritarian regimes. I haven’t supported the World Cup starting with Qatar. You shouldn’t either!
FIGA FACHA
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
TFW the cook says you may want to hold off on eating his last dish.
slashdot.org
Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags 'Self-Improvement' Risk - Slashdot
Anthropic is urging leading AI labs to consider slowing development, warning that frontier models are advancing fast enough that they may soon be able to improve themselves without direct human interv...
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Ask your doctor if Two-Factor Authentication is right for you.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
In other words…let them eat cake.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
What is the main reason you are canceling your subscription to Paramount+?

Mostly the cancellation of Colbert, but in the end it was the modernization and restructuring by Bari Weiss. Free Sharyn Alfonsil
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Hope and change
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Four out of five bots agree: Ask an LLM if your commencement speech is going to be tone deaf.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Kash was livid he wasn’t allowed to christen the bow of the USS Arizona with his custom bourbon bottle.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Trump: “My good friend Bobby Fischer always told me to avoid the Thucydides Trap.” ♟️
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We need to find that missing sperm and bring it home.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“The bottles in question are part of a common practice in the FBI…” I’ll need to see either the James Comey coffee cup or sea shells to believe it.
theguardian.com
FBI defends Kash Patel after report alleging he gifts custom whiskey bottles
Agency says FBI director ‘followed all applicable ethical guidelines’ in giving out personalized bourbon bottles
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Let’s compare Ka$h’s logo and the actual FBI logo. Yup. Ka$h lacks fidelity, bravery, and integrity. So does his logo.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
25 47
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tgage @tgagemurphy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I'm old enough to remember when the Strait of Hormuz was open the entire time during Biden's years in office.
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
May the Fourth be with you. Always.
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Andor: Nemik's Manifesto
YouTube video by SWFT
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
KIMMEL: “It’s time to make yourself great again, with REZYNE… Ask your conscience if REZYNE is right for you.” Amazing stuff
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Invoke the 25th Amendment on the 47th President
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is geologically correct. ⚒️
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
It’s been one long episode of Black Mirror.
“Can you imagine going back to 1776 and telling the Founding Fathers that in 250 years, the King of England would be standing in the United States Capitol lecturing American lawmakers about the importance of democratic norms?”
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Yet 77,302,580 Americans decided to ignore the projections and make him the second biggest mob boss on the 🤬 planet. Because he works for the first. 🇷🇺
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Greg B. Pool @gregbpool.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Big thanks to @levin.house.gov for looking into this. Please also ask whether the Navy is also asking officers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to pay a monthly stipend for their food. Outrageous!
usatoday.com
'Congress must investigate': Pics of gross Navy food spark outrage
The Navy denied there was a shortage of food on board U.S. ships in the Middle East. But fresh food is running out between restocks, officials said.
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