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@exadyto

Midwestern Californian. Humanities guy. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ β€œIn that way, the name acquired a quasi-official status. But not for long.”

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A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

A post on X from the betting platform Polymarket that says β€œBREAKING: Anthropic CEO says Claude may or may not have gained consciousness, as the model has begun showing symptoms of anxiety.”

Literally as I’m arguing with someone about whether AI companies are misleading people into believing their technology possesses God-like super-intelligence I see this monstrosity

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 1857 πŸ” 330 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 238
"I feel liberated," said a top banker. "We can say 'retard' and 'pussy' withtout the fear of getting cancelled... its a new dawn"

"I feel liberated," said a top banker. "We can say 'retard' and 'pussy' withtout the fear of getting cancelled... its a new dawn"

We should never ever forget why they did it

06.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6

In environment where nominees are likely to be confirmed even with 98% of Ds against Mullin is almost a welcome choice. He's wildly stupid, it gets him out of the Senate where he might have infested American life for decades and he'll maybe last a year as toxic & forgotten as every other ex-DHS sec.

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 2
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"Wow. A big drop" -- CNBC highlights that labor force participation is now the lowest it has been since in late 2021, before the covid vaccine was widely available

06.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 2405 πŸ” 890 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 103
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Massie on Newsmax: "We're not getting the answers we need from Pam Bondi. I just spent 3 hours at the DOJ this week looking at the unredacted files. And I'm finding evidence of files they haven't released yet." (Note that the Newsmax anchor agrees with him!)

06.03.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 3369 πŸ” 1143 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 52
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It Wasn't Fascism All Along Conservatism was a distinct ideology but it is dead and it is not coming back.

"I think there is a feeling that there will always be a force resembling conservatism, so it is our responsibility to ensure it’s a mostly benign thing. The assumption itself is a conservative one that liberals have no reason to accept." www.liberalcurrents.com/it-wasnt-fas...

06.03.2026 15:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Thank god we have the NYPD and New York Post to remind everyone that if someone in an SUV kills a child, it's definitely the child's fault.

06.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US taxpayers will now have to pay $700 million a month in interest for every month Trump refuses to refund tariffs under the Supreme Court ruling. So much winning.

05.03.2026 11:51 πŸ‘ 2788 πŸ” 1139 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 65

everyone loves to shit on middle management until that middle manager's voice in the conference room with the line officer is the difference between a work unit losing positions and gaining positions.

why yes, it is actually important to make leadership understand what's happening in the field.

06.03.2026 07:26 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Y'all ever read something and just think "babe are you sure you're poly because it sounds like maybe you'd be better off just divorcing this dude"

06.03.2026 07:06 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

i feel like everything about this race is shaping up to be a sleeper flip

1. 55% hispanic seat by CVAP
2. the GOP nominee is a non-hispanic white nationalist whose public record is absurdly terrible even by GOP standards
3. trump+14, cruz+8 in 2024

06.03.2026 07:13 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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As filings close, Republican Steve Daines withdraws from U.S. Senate race Daines praised Alme in a press release issued after campaign filing ended.

Daines saw those β€˜generic ballot’ polls and thought β€˜wait, generic R? By golly that’s me they don’t like!”

06.03.2026 07:10 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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vindicated: the people who had these bumper stickers in the 2000s.

06.03.2026 06:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't give a shit about people blaming Pelosi, by all means turn up the heat. But one fundamental problem of American politics is that we don't have actual parties with internal discipline measures. You can't put the screws to guys the way other countries can in parliament

05.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. I had totally forgotten that Maggie Hassan voted to confirm her after this. ballotpedia.org/Confirmation...

06.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Every accusation of the Dems from the left is true of labour, it’s really remarkable.

06.03.2026 00:03 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Point/Counterpoint

This War Will Shut Off 20% of the Global Petroleum Supply for A Month and Send the Economy into a Stagflationary Tailspin vs. No It Won’t

Published: March 26, 2003

Point/Counterpoint This War Will Shut Off 20% of the Global Petroleum Supply for A Month and Send the Economy into a Stagflationary Tailspin vs. No It Won’t Published: March 26, 2003

06.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3150 πŸ” 477 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 14

*wordless, infinite screaming*

06.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

You should be able to criticize your government anonymously online.

Full stop.

"Age verification" legislation is just a pretty name for "forced online ID checks," meaning everything you post is associated with your government name

We have to stop this.

theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...

05.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 1207 πŸ” 646 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 10
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Who Will Lead the Dems to the Promised Land of a New Israel Policy? It’s clear the Democratic Party rank and file demands a new position on Israel. There’s one candidate, or maybe two, who can best answer that call, if they choose to.

Pretty compelling piece overall on who might be best positioned to finally bring the Democratic Party's leadership closer to its own base on Israel-Palestine. I don't necessarily agree with the conclusion but I think it demonstrates a serious thinking we need in the lead-up to 2028.

06.03.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 252 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

ME FIRST mentally

06.03.2026 01:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this afternoon making a left into the driveway some hot rod dickhead tried to dart around me and crashed into my drivers side corner going like 40 mph. this is in a residential neighborhood like 50 yards from a 4 way intersection. then he ran for it

06.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 1131 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 52 πŸ“Œ 7

I fucking hate the American culture of entitled asshole selfishness. you see it everywhere. the driver assholes going 90 in a school zone. the assholes who don’t leash their dog or pick up their dog shit. the assholes who litter. the assholes who won’t vaccine their kids

06.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1720 πŸ” 207 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 24
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has ordered NYU Langone Health to restart the Transgender Youth Health Program, saying halting gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth violates state anti-discrimination laws #NOH8

04.03.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4

here we see an experienced vibecoder struggling to adapt to primitive & obsolete technology

06.03.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

[Exit Murderer.]

05.03.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 5389 πŸ” 1265 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 46

I like how when TNG did the "Starfleet officer hides in holodeck" story, you're like "haha, what a dweeb" and when DS9 does it, you're like "oh my god, this is the saddest story ever"

05.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 374 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 2

we need 2026 and 2028 to deliver us a Sun Belt trifecta somehow so I can steer my retired parents to a state I feel comfortable visiting

05.03.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Noem busy designing the logo for this nonsense to go with custom vehicles and outfits. It will be a whole new thing we have to pay for.

06.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 1938 πŸ” 439 πŸ’¬ 387 πŸ“Œ 49

going to war with 92 million people and i can’t get a thesis, high school english students have to develop a thesis. like what is your point dude.

06.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0