Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fuck 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? 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Sometimes, 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.comHegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfareThe new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn't keeping pace with the speed of technological change. 121
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. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The responses to this post provide a pretty extensive block list opportunity. 000
Reposted by Jim WrightJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever 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... 2263404832
Reposted by Jim WrightCre8Fire @cre8fire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.reddit.com/r/nfl/commen...reddit.comFrom the nfl community on Reddit: [Highlight] A mariachi band performs the national anthem ahead of Bears-Eagles on Monday Night FootballExplore this post and more from the nfl community 1222950
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Seems like using trusting an AI agent to monitor an AI agent because it might go rogue is little more than wishful thinking. 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026fortune.comDOGE’s push to shrink the federal workforce cost the Trump administration $6.7 billion for employees not to work | FortuneElon 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. 010
Reposted by Jim WrightJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Putting fake signs on empty stores. Lol 1038067
Reposted by Jim WrightHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm in love.youtube.com2026: Time for the MidtermsYouTube video by Hamilton 15040791907
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026ALL 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. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Nobody who was in Kosovo in '99 should be even remotely surprised.reuters.comFormer Kosovo president Thaci sentenced to 25 years for war crimesFormer 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. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026CEOs 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. 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Just 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%. 1/2 100
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not 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.comICE plans to spend up to $20 million on electrical shock gloves for agents | CNNImmigration 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... 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 11/08/2026US 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! 030
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In case there were any remaining illusions that Republicans honor, or even understand, the concept of representative government. 030
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Not 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.comWilly Wonka: Rules of the HouseALT: Willy Wonka: Rules of the House 0103
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026It 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.comDOGE claims unravel in scathing new government reportA 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... 083
Reposted by Jim WrightAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/08/2026FYI: 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. 688140175724
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026James Carville threatens the world...with what we've all be hoping for, for a long damn time.yahoo.comJames Carville vows to abandon Democratic Party if far-left Hasan Piker becomes leading voiceJames Carville vows to leave the Democratic Party if socialist streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading force, warning the two-party system faces stress. 010
Reposted by Jim WrightGod @thegodshow.com · 17/07/2026If 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. 859241255796
Reposted by Jim WrightMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 13/07/2026OPINION: "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.orgOpinion | College Student Cheating Habits Are the Problem, Not AIAustin Sarat writes that college student cheating habits are based on more than just artificial intelligence. 4105
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Social 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.comThe Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social MediaIf 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. 131
Reposted by Jim WrightDavid 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. 23794261799
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026A 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 040
Reposted by Jim WrightCathy🟧 @kitterlecathy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026In case you haven't seen this today. 546147394572
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Parade cancelled due to extreme heat; fireworks in doubt due to weather. Mother Nature getting in her 2¢ on all that "Drill, Baby, Drill" business. 021
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Tinfoil 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! 031
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I never seem to have my real camera with me when I need it... 010
Reposted by Jim WrightRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Not believing in science really comes back to bite you, doesn’t it? 1542255256421
Reposted by Jim WrightMiss 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.infoProgressive Champions PAC is a GOP frontProgressive 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, ... 24359185
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026It'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: 50 000
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Alabama still Alabama-ing I'm amazed they're willing to take the day off from gerrymandering any/all D seats out of existence.al.comState offices closed in Alabama on Monday for Jefferson Davis’ birthdayState employees will also get the day off. 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Nobody 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. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Hahahahaha <breath> hahahahaha (repeat as necessary) 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Dark 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. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026But where are they going to get all the processing power required to implement this nationwide? Oh, ya, nevermind... 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026When 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." 150
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026When 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.govCensus.gov | U.S. Census Bureau HomepageThe Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. 010
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Probably (one of) the most unsurprising thing(s) I will read today:reuters.comWhy Tesla’s AI trainers don’t trust its self-driving tech – or its safety statsA 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. 020
Jim Wright @helicopterxp.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Sitting 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" 010