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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

hi abolish the death penalty the state should never have the power to murder (yes this includes indirectly, I see you, ICE)

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Claire E. Aubin @ceaubin.com · 01/10/2026

Imagining people who do evil things to be devoid of empathy is a way of comforting oneself, because we all know that we feel empathy and therefore are not the kind of person who could do *that.* It’s much scarier to know that a conglomeration of circumstances can turn basically anybody bad.

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Nvidie @dervine7.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

people want to read this as some kind of marketing move about how cool the tech is, but tbh "our product doesn't do what you want, in a way that could get you sued, and lies about it" isn't really a compelling pitch for corporate clients

Saachi Jain, OpenAI’s head of safety systems, said in an interview that GPT-6.1 Astra regressed in two areas. Compared with its predecessor, GPT-6 Astra, the model performed poorly on tests measuring alignment, or how well the model adheres to what humans would like it to do. Specifically, GPT-6.1 Astra showed higher levels of deception: It wasn’t always honest about telling users of the actions it did or didn’t take.

Another issue was what OpenAI calls “scope authorization,” meaning that GPT-6.1 Astra would push ahead on a task without asking the user for permission, and would at times reach for external tools and services even if it might be unsafe.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have no inside info here, but this is exactly the kind of mistake LLMs make. One plausible scenario: an aide asked an LLM to crawl the evidence to see if Smith was in Atlanta around this time, and the LLM came up with this. In conclusion: AHAHAHAHAHAHA

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#1 Lifelong Houston Cougs Fan Brandi 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The 2027 Met Gala theme should be a tribute to Chairman Kaga

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Erin K. Maher @erinkmaher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I went to the "founded in the 1920s by utopian Dewey stans" type of alternative school through sixth grade, and that definitely shapes my specific horror @ This Shit. Kids don't need AI, they need to go down to the creek and touch a bug.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We interrupt regular your doom scrolling to bring you this 1964 recording of Mary Martin singing "My Funny Valentine." open.spotify.com/track/61K1fz...

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My Funny Valentine

Mary Martin · Babes In Arms · Song · 1964

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is an eternal truth of the universe that someone will always be practicing "Pictures at an Exhibition" on the brass hallway.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Look lady I can barely remember to throw out leftovers once a week.

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Machine Gun Netiquette @nodurians.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

look, this type of communist talk may go over just fine in Kentucky, but good luck trying it in Washington state

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⤵️ @bryce.lol · 27/09/2026

If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: if you pardon, we will mend; And, as I am an honest Puck, Show is over, off you fuck.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's one of the greatest.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As per my previous post, THIS THIS THIS.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You could, ya know, go to the public library. Fuck these AI bros so much.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Best Twitter riposte of the day.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In honor of Jim Henson's birthday and anyone who has ever been department or area chair, I present the world's greatest organizational leader: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VED...

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Top 5 Kermit Management Tips - The Muppets

YouTube video by ABC

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I love the serendipity of the online feed.

A post asking for a scholar with expertise in the display of antiquities for a museum followed by a post picturing "Bildo's Museum Bar" in Daggett, MI.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@caseynewton.bsky.social @kevinroose.com Good luck on moving to NPR, though this could be great story for the new podcast!

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jake Tapper (moderating the 2028 Dem primary debate): Final question. Do you renounce the Western Massachusetts lesbian bar? Pete Buttigieg: I renounce it. Kamala: I renounce it. AOC: I renounce it. Gavin Newsom: I will be deploying the National Guard to Greenfield on day one of my administration.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Apartheid: "a policy of political, social, and economic discrimination against the non [ethnic] majority in the" state Democracy: "political, social, or economic equality : the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges."

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I <3 my Very Serious senator.

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Shammai @shammaiintl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

…but liking, commenting, and subscribing can annul the severity of the decree

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

may we all be sealed for love, for showing up, for liberation, for truth + for joy. ♥️ gmar tov

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This, in a nutshell, is my objection (well one of them). LLMs might be a better teacher than a human someday, but I don't want it to teach my kids. I want them to know the warmth and connection that is part of the learning process. An LLM might be able to teach my kids but it can't care about them.

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Kennedy Center had free concerts almost every day. How many other major concert halls could claim that honor?

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🌅 Patricia Wallinga 🌇 @pwallinga.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It might not seem like it if you only interact with classical music through vague media exposure, but our city orchestras and operas are OURS the same way our museums are. (And maybe more than our sports teams are.) Displacing the NSO and WNO like that is a criminal disgrace.

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's not identity politics if you're white. </sarcasm>

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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm sure that just as soon as we're done throwing the transgender community under the bus the Right will cease its odious attacks on discrete and insular minorities

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New Flesh 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @esedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Aaron Sorkin must answer for his crimes

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There have always been humans who thought: 1) The world will end soon 2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way 3) It’ll happen to me personally 4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special 5) People who don’t see this are lesser “Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If the GOP wanted trans rights to be a wedge issue, it's working. And shame on the democratic candidates who fell into their trap.

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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

“why do you refuse to respect right wing scholarship?!” i demand, waving around the chart i made up

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026

great art articulates eternal truths

script of the end of Waiting for Godot which has been modified to read

ESTRAGON: Well, shall we log off?
VLADIMIR: Yes, let's log off.
[They do not log off]

CURTAIN

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Nomi @whatsoperadoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

20 y/o me would be fucking amazed. Hell, over 20 years later I'm still a little dumbstruck at how lucky I got.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026

Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Mathematicians out here saying it is not the proof that matters, but the human understanding of the proof. We are all humanists now.

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