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Ian 485

@ian485

A liberal atheist living in Texas, and not having any of it. I like the Guardians, Arsenal. I post about politics and beer, maybe games and books and music and other stuff I find enjoyable. He/Him

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"I hope you are impressed by 180 dead school girls" is a perfect encapsulation of Donald Trump and MAGA.

05.03.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FIFA is using the hydration breaks to bring commercials to the World Cup games. Infantino is so damn shameless and money-hungry.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

05.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

05.03.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 5690 πŸ” 2002 πŸ’¬ 105 πŸ“Œ 117

What was the first vinyl album you bought with your own money?

05.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Logistics is woke. Supply is woke. End-state planning is woke. Force protection? Believe it or not, woke

04.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 2743 πŸ” 453 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 20

I would not patronize any business that used AI. Especially Generative AI.

04.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Influencer's fleeing Dubai right now.

28.02.2026 21:19 πŸ‘ 4208 πŸ” 996 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 21

for the youths who werent around for the iraq installment
- dont believe anything the govt says about progress
- no the democrats dont have to say getting rid of the baddie was good and therefore they have to support the war
- the war needs to be ended
- the media is not your ally and they love war

03.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 1569 πŸ” 440 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 20

I believe we should educate people on the dangers of using AI. The bad information, deterioration of thinking skills and the damage to the environment.

03.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I remember when trying to forgive student loans was massive overreach of Presidential power.

28.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 3621 πŸ” 977 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 15

Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city β€” you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders.Β You will be safe here.

28.02.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 9974 πŸ” 1428 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 84

Killing a bunch of elementary school girls to distract from having raped a bunch of middle- and high-school girls is pretty fucking grim.

28.02.2026 16:34 πŸ‘ 3016 πŸ” 807 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 19

Operation Epstein Fury is so obvious. Not sure they thought this through.

28.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I don’t trust anyone whose job is to sell AI.

28.02.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

/9 In other words, I reject the Ezra Klein position that if you do evil with the right formalities and debate-team traditions and the right formatting, you’re actually doing good.

27.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 795 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

People are always like what’s something you miss from the past and one of mine is antitrust laws

26.02.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 13117 πŸ” 3034 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 49

Duolingo can't give you real proficiency because that's not what the app is built to do. It's built to retain you by making you feel good for nailing low level exercises. If you actually learned, you'd eventually stop using it.

27.02.2026 11:39 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

The reason they spew some much disinformation about kids transitioning is because, in reality, trans people existing doesn't impact your life at all. Not. At. All.

So they lie, as Trump did in his State of the Union, to make you scared and angry.

Just leave trans people the fuck alone.

27.02.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I love the concept of this country but hate how easy it’s been corrupted.

27.02.2026 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is our fucking reality.

26.02.2026 03:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol

26.02.2026 02:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shown is a stylized version of the modern pride flag covering all aspects of diversity in the LGBTQ plus community, underneath is the word resist.

Shown is a stylized version of the modern pride flag covering all aspects of diversity in the LGBTQ plus community, underneath is the word resist.

My response to Trump's state of delusion speech...

25.02.2026 12:02 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Artists and writers are often hesitant to disclose they’ve collaborated with AI – and those fears may be justified Whether they’re famous composers or first-year art students, creators experience reputational costs when AI enters the mix.

Bad article for several reasons.First, it claims generative "A.i." "has become a routine part of creative work" and then cites a survey by Adobe - ADOBE - saying 83% of those it surveyed used "A.i." in their work.

That's like asking Trump how his polls are.

theconversation.com/artists-and-...

24.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 10
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A rare outtake.

24.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 732 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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One Person's Paradise: How Bat Out of Hell Became My Nemesis All the people who had been sitting on their asses for the great dance songs all night were suddenly lined up on the floor. Males formed a line down one side; females did the same on the other side.

ihavethatonvinyl.com/liner-notes/...

24.02.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

The Ethicist | I bet my immigrant wife $1000 that ICE wouldn't deport her. Do I have to pay up, given that she is now in El Salvador?

23.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 758 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4

To be clear, in this metaphor the Republicans are the Nazis.

22.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1270 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0

When you’re a Christian they let you do it.

20.02.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hate people like this. For what they’re willing to do to theirs kids and everyone else’s.

19.02.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Aaaand the first Bugbear Dispatch repost is up!

Now, for the first time ever, anyone can read my essay on how some of Jesus's teachings are outright harmful for free!

Please save and share with everyone who calls authoritarian Christians "fake Christians"

chrisstroop.wordpress.com/2026/02/18/t...

19.02.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5