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Jim Wright

@helicopterxp.bsky.social
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Takes lots of pictures (If I post it, I took it). Flies things 🚁🛩️✈️. Lacrosse Rules. "I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned." - R Feynman

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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fuck this guy for defining overt white supremacist (<10% of population), outwardly violent (17%), evangelical christians (23%) as "normal". None of those groups represents a majority - but why would a life long, tenured academician have any concept of what normal really is?
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sometimes, I miss being in the military. Sometimes, I don't. "He went on to liken the establishment of the new command to an act of biblical significance, stating the department was “putting on the full armor of God. Because while we wage physical war, we all know the real battle is spiritual.”"
militarytimes.com
Hegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare
The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn't keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"...automating AI research could set off an “intelligence explosion.” Such a development could compress years of progress into months or less and outpace humans’ ability to understand it." OK, so don't automate it. Seems like the solution is present in the problem statement.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Schmitt: "Hold my beer..."
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The responses to this post provide a pretty extensive block list opportunity.
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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc...
John Anzalone &
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X.com
Underestimate @RahmEmanuel at your own risk.
He knows how to win. He knows how to fight.
And he knows how to message.
And no one will out work him. Regardless of whether he wins the Democratic nomination in 2028 he will make an impact on the race. You can be sure of that. Don't take your eyes off of him. At the minimum, learn from him.
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
Rahm Emanuel Makes His 2026 Play
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Cre8Fire @cre8fire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.reddit.com/r/nfl/commen...
reddit.com
From the nfl community on Reddit: [Highlight] A mariachi band performs the national anthem ahead of Bears-Eagles on Monday Night Football
Explore this post and more from the nfl community
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seems like using trusting an AI agent to monitor an AI agent because it might go rogue is little more than wishful thinking.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
fortune.com
DOGE’s push to shrink the federal workforce cost the Trump administration $6.7 billion for employees not to work | Fortune
Elon Musk’s ‘Fork in the Road’ initiative was responsible for most of a 435% increase in administrative leave between 2023 and 2035, a Government Accountability Office report found.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Putting fake signs on empty stores. Lol
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
youtube.com
2026: Time for the Midterms
YouTube video by Hamilton
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
ALL of the destruction matters; it collectively make us "less". But let's put this Kennedy Center business in perspective. It's a collection of man-made objects that has existed for less time than me. It can be rebuilt, if necessary. I'm more concerned about things that can't ever be replaced.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nobody who was in Kosovo in '99 should be even remotely surprised.
reuters.com
Former Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimes
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci was found guilty of war crimes including murder, torture and illegal ‌detention by the Kosovo war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Wednesday.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
CEOs try every day to figure out who can be fired and replaced by AI. Ironically enough, the Company CEO put out a two-paragraph Labor Day message to the masses today. Grammarly rated it as 98% probability of being written by AI. Draw your own conclusion.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Just watched a TED Talk. AI in Marketing is the general premise. The speaker went full googly-eyed about the idea that with GenAI and all the data it has harvested on you, advertising will be targetable to the individual at nearly 100%. 1/2
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Not sure which disgusts me more: -that ICE would use these things, or -that some amoral, anti-social MFer invented them in the first place PS: Congrats to @acteryx.bsky.social on the product placement here 👇
cnn.com
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents | CNN
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individ...
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
US Strategic Oil Reserve now at lowest level since 1983 - <300 million barrels, down 120M barrels since end of March. A GAO audit recently reported ~70M barrels may not be accessible due to infrastructure failures at storage sites. Son of 1973 inbound, just in time for Christmas!
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In case there were any remaining illusions that Republicans honor, or even understand, the concept of representative government.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Not 50 years worth (yet), but this 👇 describes the situation we're in. And for those "I don't respect a system that makes me pick the lesse of two evils" - a reminder: the "lesser of two evils" is exactly that. You either support the "lesser", as you see it, or you support the "greater".
static.klipy.com
Willy Wonka: Rules of the House
ALT: Willy Wonka: Rules of the House
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It amazes me that *anybody* still give oxygen to the concept that DOGE was about identifying and eliminating government waste. It was a data and access grab. Period. It was 100% successful from that perspective. Report on that.
rawstory.com
DOGE claims unravel in scathing new government report
A new government watchdog report delivers a blistering rebuke of DOGE, the Elon Musk-led cost-cutting initiative, finding it repeatedly overstated its savings and took credit for cuts it didn't actual...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026
FYI: Blanche rescinded the ORDER establishing the slush fund, not the underlying “settlement.” The settlement says any changes must be agreed to by ALL parties, not just Todd. This “rescission” isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
James Carville threatens the world...with what we've all be hoping for, for a long damn time.
yahoo.com
James Carville vows to abandon Democratic Party if far-left Hasan Piker becomes leading voice
James Carville vows to leave the Democratic Party if socialist streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading force, warning the two-party system faces stress.
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God @thegodshow.com · 17/07/2026
If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13/07/2026
OPINION: "Let’s be clear: AI has not created the problem of intellectual dishonesty among this generation of students. "Alas, the problem long predates AI and runs much deeper," Austin Sarat writes. www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-coll...
mississippifreepress.org
Opinion | College Student Cheating Habits Are the Problem, Not AI
Austin Sarat writes that college student cheating habits are based on more than just artificial intelligence.
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Pantrywoman @pantrywoman.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Social media algorithms do deserve much blame, but consider this: Over half of Americans stop posting on social media. Well over half of Americans disapprove of the regime that is institutionalizing AI-based mass surveillance and list-making. The Venn Diagram is likely 99% overlap.
pcmag.com
The Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media
If scrolling feels more exhausting than entertaining, you're not alone. I feel the same way, and a recent study backs up the sentiment: Social media is losing its fun factor.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"Tributes Pour In for Senator Lindsey Graham", then a dramatic blank space on the landing page of NYT.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A bit of natural fireworks on my later night dog walk - not bad for a 3.5 year old cellphone, Happy 4th, y'all, and good night
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Cathy🟧 @kitterlecathy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
In case you haven't seen this today.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Parade cancelled due to extreme heat; fireworks in doubt due to weather. Mother Nature getting in her 2¢ on all that "Drill, Baby, Drill" business.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What is the First Rule of Mashgin?
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Tinfoil hats are so "last year"! Please forward to all your MAGA acquaintances. We need to help these people with their self-inflicted financial immolation whenever possible!
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I never seem to have my real camera with me when I need it...
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Not believing in science really comes back to bite you, doesn’t it?
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
🧵 Fascinating article. It confirms what a lot of us have been saying for years...especially Black Women. There’s “progressive” PACs that are republican plants. So once again…if it looks like a republican & talks like a republican, it’s probably a republican. popular.info/p/progressiv...
popular.info
Progressive Champions PAC is a GOP front
Progressive Champions PAC, a super PAC created last month, says on its website that its mission is to “elect bold, progressive candidates up and down the ballot.” On Friday, according to FCC records, ...
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
It's never wrong to do the right thing, but The Law of Unintended Consequences is real. Who thinks Trump won't get rubber stamp on an even worse, younger nominee? The Constitution sets NO prerequisites for appointment. Consider the implications, for example: John Roberts: 71 or Russ Vought: 50
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Alabama still Alabama-ing I'm amazed they're willing to take the day off from gerrymandering any/all D seats out of existence.
al.com
State offices closed in Alabama on Monday for Jefferson Davis’ birthday
State employees will also get the day off.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Nobody demands you like the current reality, but that does not change the reality. Analogy. You're diagnosed with cancer and have two choices: a treatment that will leave you feeling ill/miserable every day but gives you reason to hope - or - do nothing, feel ill/miserable, and give up all hope.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hahahahaha <breath> hahahahaha (repeat as necessary)
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Dark clouds, silver linings, right? It'll make it much easier for American's to pay $250 for a tank full of gas, and it'll be an in-your-face reminder for all the MAGA Man-Truck drivers who is responsible.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
But where are they going to get all the processing power required to implement this nationwide? Oh, ya, nevermind...
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
When I started with my current employer, they told me I had to be reachable 24/7. Them: "Bring your personal cell to IT to have them install all required apps and permissions." Me: "And you are going to pay my monthly bill?" Them: "...uh...no...it's your personal device." Me: "Precisely."
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
When are Americans (median household income 2024: $83K per census.gov) going to realize that no billionaire is capable of representing them? If this guy put all his money in a standard 0.025% interest savings account, he'd "only" make a several million $ per year. Stop electing billionaires.
census.gov
Census.gov | U.S. Census Bureau Homepage
The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Probably (one of) the most unsurprising thing(s) I will read today:
reuters.com
Why Tesla’s AI trainers don’t trust its self-driving tech – or its safety stats
A Reuters examination found the automaker isn’t close to safely delivering self-driving vehicles at scale – a central promise underpinning Tesla's $1.6 trillion stock-market value.
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Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Sitting through a GenAI class right now. Current slide: GenAI typically has several important characteristics in common. Double click to learn more: - Non-deterministic - Not Inherently Trustworthy - Requires Review Can't wait to see the mental gymnastics required to declare it "good"
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