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Randall @randallagordon.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

At a point where I'll gladly pay extra for services which avoid LLM usage…

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

"Women adopt AI at rates 25% lower than men. This isn’t a guess. It’s the finding of a Harvard Business School meta-analysis examining eighteen studies, over 140,000 participants, across multiple countries." "Every AI Company Is Building a Different Wife" abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they-built...

Every AI Company Is Building a Different Wife

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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · 10/09/2025

Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican' Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping. Here, he tells us his story.

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Randall @randallagordon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

“They were let go only because they were outside a work hub in Latin America — not for performance reasons.” But the AI, tho…? www.linkedin.com/comm/feed/up...

Screenshot of a LinkedIn post from Salesforce VP of Software Engineering:

“Due to the recent Salesforce layoffs, I have a few outstanding software engineers seeking their next opportunity. They were let go only because they were outside a work hub in Latin America — not for performance reasons.

Please DM me.

I’d love to find a great place for them to land!”

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maxgbowman @maxgbowman.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Meanwhile, here in Maine, AI crawlers have rendered the server that manages our statewide interlibrary loan unreachable by legitimate attempts to pass through requests/information Again, but louder: the server can’t be reached by libraries and the folks trying to use them BECAUSE OF AI CRAWLERS.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

The New York Times uses the word “maximalist” because it’s afraid to use the word “dictatorship.”

Trump Is Building a Maximalist Government
In a series of actions this week, the president sought to expand the government’s reach.

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FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez @agomezfcc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

A government-sanctioned "truth arbiter" will soon arrive at CBS. Their role will be to ensure that journalists do not criticize this Administration or express views that conflict with its agenda. This is a betrayal—not just of journalistic independence, but of the public trust. 🧵

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The Art of Asty @theartofasty.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Are Americans aware that down here in Mexico we’ve been getting bombarded for months with ads of Kristi Noem telling us to our face that we’re out welcome in the US, and that these ads even found their way into our national TV broadcasts Because I feel like I have seen nobody mention it

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

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madoc cairns @madoc.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Police in Canterbury today informed a protestor that the phrase "Israel is committing genocide in Gaza" could be considered a declaration of support for Palestine Action and therefore a terrorism offence.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 15/07/2025

Anti-LGBTQ orgs have explicitly stated they USE sports as a "gateway drug" to undermine trans people's rights. They've also said this is how they eventually roll back all progress on LGBTQ rights. Newsom falls for it hook, line, and sinker.

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Randall @randallagordon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Everything looks staged. The guy at 0:32 trying to squeeze by without even acknowledging Cuomo really highlights the lack of charisma.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

AI's key promise (that you too can grift to success) is also its biggest weakness. Despite ridiculous amounts of investment, Anthropic had to raise prices. Which means its customers (Cursor) had to raise prices. So THEIR customers (grifters) have to raise prices. And their customers (businesses)...

futurism.com

OpenAI May Be in Major Trouble Financially

Recent indicators in the AI industry point to a growing crisis of profitability, with OpenAI caught right in the middle.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The treatment of the TikTok ban might seem silly, but it is, effectively, a sign that the constitutional government we have operated under for more than 200 years is no longer in effect. Read the thread.

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Randall @randallagordon.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Got a house in Malibu you're trying to hide, @ericlipton.nytimes.com?

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

it’s absurd that NYT forced him to delete these skeets, which … convey the factual information that Zohran Mamdani is, in fact, a man of South Asian descent who was born and raised in Africa, and that the pseudonymous source of the hacked material is a white supremacist eugenicist.

bouie’s skeet, deleted at the direction of the NYT:
“he is a south Asian man born in Uganda?”

bouie’s skeet, deleted at the direction of the NYT:
“and the source is a eugenicist who opposes affirmative action because he thinks brown people are an inferior race! cool!”

bouie’s skeet, deleted at the direction of the NYT:
“I think you should tell readers if your source is a nazi”

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Good to know one of the U.S. President's main influencers on national security policy is calling for actual genocide (65 mil is the total Latino population of the U.S.)

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 02/07/2025

If you ever wondered what you would do in nazi Germany, you're doing it right now.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 02/07/2025

Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

You think that vast armed force is going to be used just for immigration? I doubt it. Watch for ICE duties to expand duties and for ICE to follow the pattern of militarization of police. Also watch it used as secret police against anything anti-ICE.

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I imagined the Chatsubo in 1984. 41 years later I opened its door. Neuromancer is in production.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I'm thankful DHS finally gave raw data on this assault claim, and wow, it shows why they've been hiding behind percent increases. ICE went from 1.7 assaults per month to 13.2 assaults per month at a time when they have MASSIVELY changed their at-large arrest posture.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 01/07/2025

Something is going on with silicon valley AI darling/coding platform Cursor. Their Reddit is full of people complaining about rate limits, being (non-specifically) overcharged, and general service degredation.

I contacted my bank, and got my money back
Question / Discussion

I’ve finally had enough of Cursor’s ever-shifting pricing and token system. After nearly twelve months on the service, the plan I originally bought looks nothing like what I receive today. As many Reddit users have reported, I was billed without any prior warning, and Cursor still offers no transparent pricing table (limits, tokens, usage), a flaw my bank’s legal team confirmed after auditing the service.

I compiled every invoice and email in my possession and opened a dispute with my bank. Six weeks later I received a nine-page letter confirming that the bank had refunded all charges from the past eight months and would seek reimbursement from Stripe, Cursor’s payment processor. According to the letter, the bank sent Cursor (or Stripe) (it dosent state who they sent the letter to) a tracked notice and received no response within the required 14-day window.

Cursor’s conduct appears to breach Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2019/770, which obliges digital-content providers to give clear advance notice of contract changes and to allow customers to opt out free of charge.

I’m relieved to have my money back and will be switching to another service.

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I used Sonnet thinking for a few hours - rate limited. WTF?
Bug Report

What is this shit?

Enshittification has truly begun. How can I be rate-limited after 2 hours? Pro plan my ass. Fuck Cursor at this point.

We're experiencing high demand for claude 4 sonnet right now

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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 30/06/2025

Johnny Harris & Sam Ellis’ Search Party dives into the murky world of online sports betting with Bellingcat and Josimar; uncovering the bizarre amateur games played around the clock www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4f5...

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The dystopian future of sports

YouTube video by Search Party

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Laura Carroll @lauracarroll88.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

"The quiz...is a warning. If citizens can’t tell what’s real, how can we preserve trust in elections, journalism, education—or daily life?...isn’t just about innovation; it’s about protecting civil rights, public safety, and democratic trust." Reader EMHinMI www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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A.I. Videos Have Never Been Better. Can You Tell What’s Real? (Gift Article)

In this quiz, you can guess whether these videos were made by A.I.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

A joy to march in NYC Pride with the people's champ Tish James 🏳️‍🌈

Zohran and Attorney General Tish James marching together in NYC Pride.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I hope that I am not right, but I do not think that the GOP fucking over rural areas will result in rural areas blaming the GOP: instead they'll double-down on blaming imaginary cultural enemies and resentment/fantasy about how the cities must be worse.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

We are dismantling American higher education & scientific research & health care & all the other things to fund concentration camps

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

The singularity is awesome

Google search for “all you can eat buffet near me”
Al Overview
To find an all-you-can-eat buffet near you, you can use online search engines like Google or Yelp, specifying "all you can eat buffet near me". These searches will typically provide a list of nearby restaurants offering buffet-style dining, including their addresses, contact information, and customer reviews. You can also refine your

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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 27/06/2025

Here's what fucked up shit we're going to see fought all the way to the Supreme Court: Is talking about being trans sexual content? Is reporting on lgbtq+ sexual? Is reporting on games with sex scenes sexual? Is reporting on movies w/sex in them sexual? Is it sexual content to depict trans people?

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Randall @randallagordon.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

“Many of the mistakes Claudius made are very likely the result of the model needing additional scaffolding—that is, more careful prompts.” i.e. you just need to use more tokens!! …won't you please use more tokens!? 💸 Such a farce. www.anthropic.com/research/pro...

anthropic.com

Project Vend: Can Claude run a small shop? (And why does that matter?)

We let Claude run a small shop in the Anthropic office. Here's what happened.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Generational change is coming: Since Zohran Mamdani won on Tuesday night, more than 1100 young people have reached out to @runforsomething.net to explore a run for local office -- one of our biggest spikes of the year yet.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state. That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress: Sit back and do absolutely nothing.

An Onion front page with the headline: Congress, Now More Than Ever, Our Nation Needs Your Cowardice

Who will stand up for our democracy? This
question, fraught in even the most peaceful
times, has only grown more pressing as our
country approaches its 250th anniversary.
Each passing day brings growing assaults on
essential liberties like freedom of speech and due process.
Meanwhile, our delicately assembled legal system faces
a constant barrage of threats. Even as this issue reaches
publication, the U.S. military has been deployed against
peaceful protesters. We teeter on the brink of collapse into
an authoritarian state. That is why, today, The Onion calls
upon our lawmakers to sit back and do absolutely nothing.
Members of Congress, now more than ever, our nation
desperately needs your cowardice.
Our republic is a birthright, an exceedingly rare treasure
passed down from generation to generation of Americans. It
was gained through hard years of bloody resistance and can
too easily be lost. Our Founding Fathers, in their abundant
wisdom, understood that all it would take was men and
women of little courage sitting in the corridors of power
and taking zero action as this precious inheritance was
stripped away—and that is where we have finally arrived.
Now is not the time for bravery or valor! This is the time
for protecting your own hide and lining your pocket. Now is
not the time for listening to your idiotic constituents drone
on about what’s happening to their precious democracy.
This is the time for getting down on all fours and grov-
eling. Now is not the time to say, “Enough is enough,” and
have the tough conversations about resisting the ongoing
assaults on American liberty. This is the time to let the wave
of apathy and indifference roll over you as you think about
getting a really nice renovation to your house in Kalorama.
But what can I, one coward, do alone? you might ask.

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Jerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

From Hunter S. Thompson’s ESPN page 2 column one week after 9/11.

We are At War now, according to President Bush, and I take him at his word. He also says this War might last for "a very long time."
Generals and military scholars will tell you that eight or 10 years is actually not such a long time in the span of human history - which is no doubt true - but history also tells us that 10 years of martial law and a wartime economy are going to feel like a Lifetime to people who are in their twenties today. The poor bastards of what will forever be known as Generation Z are doomed to be the first generation of Americans who will grow up with a lower standard of living than their parents enjoyed.
That is extremely heavy news, and it will take a while for it to sink in. The 22 babies born in New York City while the World Trade Center burned will never know what they missed. The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. The party's over, folks.

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Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com @revkin.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

When Putin's partner Dmitri Medvedev says this, you do have to wonder even more about what Trump has wrought with the Iran attack: "A number of countries are ready to directly supply Iran with their own nuclear warheads."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker. My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...

The Onion NYT ad. The headline of the editorial says “CONGRESS, NOW MORE THAN EVER OUR NATION NEEDS YOUR COWARDICE”

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Maia @maiamindel.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

"mommy why is Teheran a green crater" "well, this one video game about depression got a good review from an ex boyfriend..."

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 21/06/2025

This is a goal of at least some makers of AI: when you control the thing that gives people the Facts, you control the facts, you control the history, and that helps you control the future.

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