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Elijah

@tokusei.bsky.social
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Jaded idealist. Ponderer of the past.

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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Well, looks like we're doing killer robots. Fuckin' great. www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/he...
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Hegseth Announces “AutoWarCom” to Oversee Autonomous Drones and Robots
The Pentagon has announced a new four-star military command dedicated to the rapid adoption of killer robots and other autonomous weapons. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the announcement during h...
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm not a tech person, but why don't they just like, not plug the AI into the internet?
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Really wish the corporate media had started starving you know who of attention YEARS ago.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not The Onion, folks. www.cnn.com/2026/09/15/p...
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Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants | CNN Politics
FBI Director Kash Patel’s decision to remove bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for FBI job applicants drew bipartisan disbelief Tuesday after he said the change was intended to protect trafficki...
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The building code should require all public restrooms to have a very loud exhaust fan. Courtesy and practicality!
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We probably shouldn't be giving computers that we don't fully understand and can't control robot legs and guns. Going out on a limb here, I know, but everyone in tech seems to have pudding for brains.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fuck this "ballroom" and fuck the Supreme Court.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I remain convinced that ed tech as an industry is just a giant grift.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I bought a house AND I had avocado toast today. Take that society!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Bluesky should go back to invites, continue aggressive bot bans, create a Craigslist-style marketplace (since you’re more likely to buy/get services from a educated or good person on here than any other social network), and market this place like a walled garden protected from enshittification.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Leave it to ICE to seek out literal villain technology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwQk...
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Avatar: Legend of Korra Book 1 Air Chapter 6 And The Winner Is..... Shiro Shinobi gets electrocuted
YouTube video by Orange Asphalt
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Pentagon's "anyone have good ideas for how to defeat Iran" email has big "Abe Masahiro asks daimyo for feedback on dealing with the Americans" energy, and we all know how that turned out.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Let's fuckin' goooooooo!
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So say we all.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Think about how much resources the US military sucks up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV0s...
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Trump’s war proves what really limits governments
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A Very Bad Thing to Do….
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Let's go Spain!
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Certainly far down the priority list, but why the hell would we make Daylight Savings permanent instead of standard time?
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 13/07/2026
ICE and CBP have lied about EVERY shooting they've perpetrated. 100% of them.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
This is how you do politics amidst the rising tide of fascism.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This is how a real country behaves.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I understand why people love side by sides so much and I'm seeing more of them driving on the road. But there's an even better, more practical version of them. They're called kei trucks and Japan has been making them for 60 years. We could have nice things here.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The technical term for getting beaten soundly by Belgium in soccer is “getting waffle housed.”
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
He intervenes and the team loses in devastating fashion. I mean, the same thing happened with the Knicks.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Who could have seen this coming?
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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What a great article not only on faculty workloads, but how little our salaries actually factor in to most university budgets. A few highlights. First, our salaries are falling:
Third, faculty salaries are falling even if we statistically control for faculty rank and institution. By our analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data, tenured and tenure-track salaries are down 10 percent in real terms since 2016 and are lower today than they were in 2002; nontenured faculty salaries are down 4 percent since 2016 and are at 2002 levels today.

To put this plainly: Suppose sharply increased teaching loads enabled institutions to cut one out of every seven full-time faculty. (That’s roughly what we saw last year in severe cuts announced at West Virginia, Western Illinois, and St. Cloud State Universities.) The associated savings in salary and benefits even through such drastic action would amount to less than 2.5 percent of total institutional expenditures for the typical university.

The upshot? If you think higher education has a cost problem, squeezing more teaching out of faculty is not the first place you should look.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Well despite my best efforts, my iPhone updated last night. Liquid Glass? More like liquid ass, amirite? BOOM! But seriously, this new UI is dogshit.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I nominate the Democratic Party www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Nominate your invertebrate of the year
We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition
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joannes @playthroughline.com · 30/06/2026
A vicious cycle of four steps surrounding a black cat with a thousand-yard stare and a dapper little tie. The four endlessly cycling steps read:

-going forward we're gonna need more of your data to make sure it's you

-ahaha youre not gonna believe this but we had a bit of a data breach

-your data is probably for sale online now

-that means someone could easily impersonate you
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Congratulations to the Trump regime for validating every position the Islamic Revolution has held for some 40 years, and gifting them perhaps the world's most powerful geopolitical weapon.
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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I may only be a novelist who doesn’t get out much, but I know that if you win a war, you don’t have to pay the loser $300bn
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Metaphor alert! www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
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Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turns green after surface painted
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool appears green after recent repairs and painting work in Washington, D.C. See the photos.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
So who is more responsible for this Knicks win, Mamdani or Wu-Tang Clan? JB and OG probably had a hand in it too.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
We all know how the saying goes: 39th times a charm!
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Iran war costs $1 billion per day. ICE just got another $70 billion. Oh, and his birthday party cage fight cost $60 million. youtu.be/8U_ylrrrWoA?...
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America’s Debt Problem Is Getting Harder to Ignore | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I like this Spurs team, but damn the inexperience was on full display in game 4. Terrible decision making and shot selection in that second half. An epic meltdown like that has the potential to haunt players for the rest of their careers.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
That's karma coming back around for the Ewing layup.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Big "tariffs aren't taxes" energy here.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What could possibly be done to address revenue shortfalls and ballooning debt? I guess we'll never know.
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Morgan @larubia22.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. Both are back because of this science denying administration.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Trump shows up and the Knicks lose. Coincidence? I think not.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
You know, I just can't really think of any rea... ...yeah, nothing comes to mind. www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
economist.com
Why France is uneasy about German rearmament
Germany could become the benchmark military power in Europe
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I wonder whatever happened to hawk tuah girl. (I actually do not wonder)
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Another billionaire vanity penis rocket has exploded. Unbelievable how much our society allows these people to waste.
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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Seattle elects a socialist mayor: Super Bowl NY elects a socialist mayor: NBA Finals
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The tech bros gave us crypto currency that isn’t currency, artificial intelligence that isn’t intelligence, and prediction markets that are inside-trader scams. On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.
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Paul L. @paul9876.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If data centres are so beneficial, they should only be built in high end neighbourhoods or on 18 hole golf courses.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Man, the Spurs really missed Fox last night. They're going to need a steady hand on the ball against that Thunder defense, and could be in trouble if he and Harper are out.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Serious question: anyone have good recs on an alternative to the Google suite of products? I've been wanting to ditch it for some time now, but need a solid alternative to google drive, among other things. I'd like a search engine that is google circa 2010.
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Elijah @tokusei.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Gee, I wonder why anyone would want perpetual exemption from audits for them and their family. What an absolute joke of a government.
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