Researcher in philosophy of science and AI Naarm, Australia Sarcasm is my native dialect. My blog, loosely tied to Bayesian reasoning and argument analysis: https://bayesianwatch.wordpress.com/ Ex: FB, Twitter, Mastodon, Post (in order)
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I use it as an inexpensive RA. It does better at that than most human RAs I have had. Plagiarism is something they mostly avoid. I agree there are big drawbacks: energy & water consumption; putting some or many out of work; evidently also psych harm. Proper regulation could be key.
A Texas county prosecutes opposition to Israeli war crimes as a "hate crime", as the First Amendment is trashed in the US. Political speech is well protected in America, if you agree with Donald Trump.
You're entitled to your opinion. FWIW I think chatbots are open to considerable abuse and there's a substantial need for regulation. Unfortunately, the US in particular refuses to regulate any tech, including AI.
Russia attempts to murder the EC president. Like Trump insists, Putin is just a peace loving guy.
Elon Musk greatly exaggerates the number of Nazis in Australia. I guess he feels lonely.
I just watched Argentina, 1985. I'm reminded that Milei is a pig fucker.
Trump wants war. Trump wants emergency powers. Trump wants Totalitarianism.
He also wants the Nobel Peace Prize. Or is it the Noble Peace Prize? I should ask Witkoff which he's after...
Around 10 ICE agents showed up at Malcolm X Park to detain an unarmed man peacefully sitting on a bench. Wouldn't it be great to see them raking leaves instead of harassing innocent, harmless people and using the National Guard for free maintenance labor? What a total disgrace. #OnYourSide
They should be arrested for impersonating police officers.
One week ago, thousands of New Yorkers tried something new. They heard about it last minute. They didn’t know where it would take them or who they would meet. It was free, earnest, even educational. It was the #ZcavengerHunt and it was a thing of beauty.
I am absolutely a broken record but: Trumpers are well on their way of convincing a majority of the public that everything is normal and fine. And that is because @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are not out in public shouting about the occupations of DC and LA.
Winning opinion polls isn't what you need. What you need is to get him out of power.
All the US is grateful for Trump saving LA from itself. Most Americans don't realize what they want, until Trump gives it to them.
One thing that's particularly maddening about what's happening today—beyond that it's happening—is that when people talk about how we are moving toward authoritarianism, toward fascism, by a collection of narcissistic sociopaths, many Americans' eyes glaze over.
It's success is partly down to being plain before your eyes. It's easier to discount when there's no attempt to cover it up.
He is an enemy of the US. The oath to defend against enemies "foreign and domestic" is not idle, although, in the case of MAGAts, it is a lie when sworn to.
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Public Invited to Comment on Paving Los Padres National Forest - The Santa Barbara Independent share.google/tvOm13ijgCOK...
Disgusting
Australia's shadow attorney-general, Julian Leeser, a member of the Liberal Party's moderate faction dallying with "people of goodwill" who associate with & follow the lead of racists & Nazis (much like all the Liberal party) Get absolutely f*@ked
Did any journo ask him how he could not have heard about immigration judges?
JD Vance looks back at first months as vice president https://www.europesays.com/2372862/ Vice President Vance denies Trump enemies list in exclusive interview Vice President JD Vance said President Donald Trump…
Who needs a list when it's always top of mind?
This “explicit” is a weird editorial choice. The constitution gives the president no power over this at all. It’s not ambiguous.
The US constitution gives explicit authority to state legislatures. This is how the "unbiased" US media supports Trump. Always deniable, always disingenuous.
The Governor of Indiana's arrogant ignorance is staggering 👉🏼he apparently has never read the constitution doesn't understand habeas corpus and is dumber than a fifth grader! 🤨 👉🏼how freaking brain dead do you have to be to vote an ignorant moron like this into the governors office?? 🥴👇🏼
I think he needs to be held back in third grade. Give him a chance to catch up!
Yes, but I'm sure Governor Braun gives him excellent competition. Certainly their campaign to dismantle education proceeds apace. So, they can make the next gen as ignorant as they are.
Let’s check on who’s most responsible for climate change.
The team that handles the Gavin Newsom’s Press office deserve a reward for crawling into the mind, & tweeting like Mango Malfeasance. But 2 funny. 🤣😂😹🫠 #BlueCrew #Resisters #Democrats #RedCrew
Trump pursues "raw-power" politics, meaning central control of all economic/political levers = state-run capitalism = socialism. As a non-student of history, Trump doesn't realize it's socialism & he's unaware that socialism has everywhere failed.
Genocide Julian? Julian is “incandescent with rage” because he believes we should condone genocide. Australians can discern the difference between Australian Jews and Israel, we don’t need Julian to oversee us. #AusPol
Perhaps he'll ignite.
What to Know About Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine Right Now time.com/7313128/covi...
More like anti-functional. He directly opposes the functions of the HHS.
Trump declares intention to issue an Executive Order mandating Voter ID for all votes, restricts mail-in voting to exceptions, and insists on paper ballots only.
As this is in direct violation of the US constitution, SCOTUS is bound to approve.
The best stuff on this recently comes from @donmoyn.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social Here’s Don on how America has already slipped into competitive authoritarianism and is hurtling toward outright authoritarianism donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author...
Rightwing culture warrior Christopher Rufo: "Today, it’s Cracker Barrel; tomorrow it might be" anyone else who fails to toe the Trumpian line. Do what Trumpians say, or else.
The US is violating its UN treaty obligations by denying Palestinian reps visas. UN headquarters and GA should be removed to, say, Switzerland. The US is no longer an appropriate host.
70 years ago today, Emmett Till was lynched by white supremacists. Here in Illinois, we promise to never hide from our history — no matter how painful the chapter. We honor his memory and his brave mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, by continuing the fight for civil rights and justice.
RFK Jr seems to have a different kind of intrapersonal evolution, where he personally evolved an advanced scanning ability so he can detect mitochondrial problems at a glance. Clearly, we should defer to his unique expertise.
opportunistic evolution
I think SCOTUS Justices who enjoy scenes of dead, maimed and traumatized children and who knowingly distort a collective right to arms into an opportunity to create such scenes should be considered worse than pedophiles.
An AMOC Atlantic current shutdown is "likely" to become inevitable after a few more decades. Collective inaction, while pleasant for some, is creating a grim future for many more.
Tesla is crashing! Yay! Fuck Musk.
Wow another black person what a coincidence
If you were out to destroy the world, this is how you'd do it:
Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.
Where "off-label" simply means being used for people not in the authorized group, authorized by an anti-scientific FDA. The evidence of safety & effectiveness for such unauthorized groups is no longer any concern for the FDA.
The current reference to prescribing vaccines "off-label" is an example of disinformation. This is what I call it. Off-label: is defined as relating to the prescription of a drug for a condition other than that for which it has been officially approved.
The idea that it is innocuous to use it off-label is disinformation. As Vin Gupta has just pointed out, it opens up legal liability. The bottom line is that Trump & RFK Jr are killing people.
1/Our client was notified tonight by White House staff in the personnel office that she was fired. As a presidential appointee, senate confirmed officer, only the president himself can fire her.
Trump just (again) said "as president I can do anything I want." To the extent that that's true, at least encompassing official criminal acts, you can thank John Roberts, liar and abuser of his office.
America tips into fascism. Sometimes, it comes via a push; more commonly, it's like a slow boil, so people won't react.
Oh, in the Times story, here's some nuanced reporting on what has happened this week. We knew some of this already, but this clearly puts it together and adds some notes: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Tonight one of the CDC’s top public health leaders, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has resigned from his post. Below is his full resignation letter. You should read every word. This is a truly scary moment for public health in America. 1/2
Why do we allow people this mentally ill to buy even *one* gun?
Just some home educatin for the kids.
She was brought to the US as an 8yo, worked hard, studied, earned a scholarship, planned to become a nurse. ICE kidnapped her. Held her for 6 MONTHS in a detention facility with conditions so miserable that she finally agreed to voluntarily move to Honduras, which her family left at gunpoint.
It's a MAGAt success, diminishing America.
Causes of “mitochondrial challenges” (it’s mitochondrial dysfunction): -Genetic mutations in mito DNA/ nuclear DNA -Environmental toxins -Age-related⇩in mito function Mito diseases are rare, affecting 1 in 4k ppl in US. So, no 🧠 🪱 💨 - u didn’t see loads of kids w/ “mitochondrial challenges.”
You're talking about an expert in the area, RFK Jr. He's done multiple Google searches on the subject.
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them? This is an insane person.
He read about it in Reddit. He's an expert now.
Tony Blair is helping Trump and Kushner plan for a post-genocidal, cleansed Gaza. I'm sure it will be very lucrative for all.
one that annoys me is that what these people think is cutting edge new political thinking is just warmed over slaveholder ideology
Then again, maybe you shouldn't wait.
President Donald Trump’s three appointees to the U.S. Supreme Court each made alarming statements in a single case about federal health research grants last week, particularly when viewed in light of the broader attack on the rule of law in America. Today’s in-depth report, at Law Dork:
Concerning!!!
They are far more courteous than I would be.
They live in fear. It may not be enough, but it's a silver lining for the rest of us. An excellent interview w Marcel Dirsus:
Trump's buddy and fellow fascist Milei has been caught stealing money from Argentina. Trump has stolen a lot more from the US. The difference is he doesn't try to hide it.
I agree. But they go beyond the original post's intent. Of course, there's more to say.
Dick tater sez wot??
Meanwhile, Trump is actively promoting homicide by cutting funding to prevent. This is only one example.
Fascists see education and the educated as a threat. Democracies flourish when education and fact-finding thrive. #TruthBrigade #DisinfoBuster
Political cartoon by Jonathan Brown.
Brutal. A humiliation ritual.
Just wait until ordinary citizens are required to take part.
I realize NO ONE else has this take, but I'm gonna say it: The National Guard are scabs now. These are potentially union jobs, many of which were outsourced, now they're insourced, but without union labor.
The larger and more immediate price is being paid by all US citizens collectively.
This is an excellent piece by @stevevladeck.bsky.social. Not only does he lay out the case in a way that's easy to understand, but he talks about why the Trump administration feels like it can improperly run straight to SCOTUS. Definitely worth the read.
Correct. Lackey, bootlicker, flunky, toady, ... plenty of apt words. Humans have a lot of experience in this area.
Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild, Kathy Fish (1)
A black hole of politicians
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Unfortunately, MAGAts are unaware of the inverse relation between interest rates and bond prices. This is an easy form of corruption for Trump to exploit.
"In an email on Monday, a Fema spokesperson said..." Spokeslying is a booming career option in the Trumpian regime, at least until AI replaces them.
Their punishment “is not a disciplinary action and is not intended to be punitive”, the Trump regime lied.
FEMA employees are punished after telling the truth in an open letter. Everyone should know by now that reporting the truth under Trump's regime is a violation of the Führer Oath of 2025.
Trump's flunkies should be arrested for spying.
A certain scumbag named Trump has been trying to foment secession in Denmark.
The sooner Europe wakes up, the better its chances of preserving democracy.
Let the games of retaliating against whistleblowers begin. And you should go sign the FEMA letter in solidarity if you haven’t already ✊✊✊
What? What???? 😩😩😩😩 #auspol
Well, if so, the reports lose a lot of credibility.
spending way too much time on SEC filings today has caused me to stumble across a truly un-fun fact, which is that Thurgood Marshall, Jr. literally sits on the board of directors for CoreCivic, one of the largest private prison companies contracting with ICE. also Third Way. nothing to see here.