I monitored these same sorts of white supremacists for years (to fight them), and let me tell you. You have to CONSTANTLY, aggressively deprogram yourself. Even just, the language. We are social creatures and we absorb the language we're around. Guess what words enter your mental vocabulary

Following OpenAI's legal defense that a person that engages in a conversation about suicide with their chatbot is "violating the terms of service" and therefore OpenAI has _no_ liability in further tragedies, Slingshot added more of that kind of language to their Terms of Service.

"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."

This Thanksgiving, read a Native American poet’s song of healing. https://to.pbs.org/3hJeiqq

my dad once caught me smoking a slice of turkey and forced me to smoke a whole pack; now I run a successful deli, thanks dad

Remembering Jimi Hendrix on his birthday (November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970)💙🕊️ 🎸

dad got his I Mean Business hat on, no weapon formed against him can prosper

Spirit Plate is not just another cooking show centered on celebrity or competition. It’s centered on the ways food connects us to who we are and where we come from. redpopnews.com/inside-spiri... #redpopnews #spiritplate #pbs #pbsfood #indigisky

You can’t park there, man.

nose down ass up that's the way we cyberstuck

This is true. It is the best email I got this year.

Musk's people infiltrated the GSA technology arm early on and demanded root-level access to computer systems, trying to circumvent normal security procedures. Here's one example where they pushed so hard they forced someone to resign rather than give in. Why did they do this?

NEW: The governor of West Virginia says that two members of the state National Guard shot today in DC have died.

“Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous,” 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge William Pryor Jr. wrote for a unanimous, three-judge panel. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... You think?

*squints* ~~~ Foxconn wins approval for new $569 million investment in Wisconsin 2025 November 25 www.reuters.com/business/aut...

What Is 'Unlawful Command Influence' In The Military Justice System? 2019 July 19 www.npr.org/2019/07/19/7...

"disgraced financier" the phrase fits for Madoff, as his crimes were financially swindling. But for Jeffrey Epstein? The only value imo using that phrase for HIM? Release the Treasury Epstein files! ~~~ Bernie Madoff: Disgraced financier dies in prison 2021 April 14 www.bbc.com/news/busines...

I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.

NEWS: A federal appeals court pane upholds the $1 million sanction against Trump and Habba for a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, Comey, et al. "Many of Trump’s and Habba’s legal arguments were indeed frivolous," Judge Pryor wrote. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I think being tried by a jury of your peers is quite important actually.

Admittedly, the racketeering part of the ruling is focused primarily on Durham Report stuff. But it overlaps with what Trump wants to charge in SDFL.

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

My public service announcement for today is that America’s Test Kitchen, which is infinitely better then NYTimes Cooking, has introduced a new gift link option that has no limit on how many you can share and each link lasts 30 days.

i consider Jeffrey Woolsey’s account super-valuable for keeping my Windows tech toolbox full :-) If you work with Windows a lot, go on and follow :-)

ANNOUNCEMENT: HYPER-V VM LOAD BALANCING... Folks, Hyper-V has offered built-in VM Load Balancing for over a decade. VM load balancing is a feature that allows you to optimize machine utilization in Windows Server clusters.

According to the documents, FBI personnel clocked in a total of 4,737 hours of overtime between January and July. Of that, more than 70% occurred during the month of March while personnel reviewed the Epstein files, the documents show.

The docs also reveal the number of hours the FBI devoted to the project, which required some agents to work nights and weekends. The FBI paid personnel $851,344 in overtime for working on the Epstein files between March 17 and March 22.

Lots of useful details in here.

I swear if our species ever invents a means of faster-than-light communication it will take us less than a generation to ignore it entirely what for all offers of a timeshares off Alpha Centauri and urgent messages from a boss stuck in the Kuiper Belt and in need of an urgent favor.

Madison, Wisconsin Molten Monkey serves up authentic Detroit-style pizza «Otto Dilba, the owner of this pizza parlor on East Johnson Street, researched for months to get the recipe just right for each thick, pillowy slice.» www.channel3000.com/madison-maga...

U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes, in dismissing Midway Blitz-related charges against Dana Briggs last week, said he was lifting restrictions on relevant video. Today he made the video available through the clerk's office at no cost to the public. Here's the first.

Shorter Maureen Dowd:

Appealing the dismissal instead of re-indicting is a way to kick the can down the road and avoid a lot of short-term humiliation over the other flaws in the case.

On Monday, @ahl.bsky.social and I will be joined by members of the Oxide team to talk about a doozy: an 18-year-old ZFS data corruption bug that we recently nailed. We'll be at a special Europe-friendly time: 9a Pacific/noon Eastern/5p GMT -- join us for the wild tale! discord.gg/QrcKGTTPrF?e...

Blessed are the peacemakers

The German word for "punchable face" is Backpfeifengesicht, which literally translates to "slap/punch face". It refers to a person with a smug or irritating expression that seems to invite a slap or punch. Seems particularly relevant these days.

woman in bathtub: "country crock, take me away"

On good pens: Both Parker and Monteverde make gel pen inserts that fit in Parker Jotters (the little clicky ballpoints). A Jotter with a gel pen insert is actually a near perfect portable blend of ball point permanence and ease of use, with fountain pen smoothness and ease on hands/wrists.

the last 24 hours on X, summed up:

Tonight I'm looking through my grandfather's high school yearbook from Comanche, Oklahoma. I'm blown away by this photo of the football team lined up on the dirt of main street, 101 years ago.

You never will get the latest version BIOS with a new motherboard. It's a good idea to get the latest version as soon as you can POST.

Remember last year when we said we would drop The Tribune's paywall if we raised enough money to support the transition to free? About that… 😁

My law firm is currently litigating 61 voting and election cases, including 12 redistricting cases. We have four cases in one stage or another before the Supreme Court. These cases — and others like them — will play a pivotal role in whether we have free and fair elections in 2026 and 2028.

“Courtney Milan is one of my favorite authors and she has yet again crafted a romance that is beautiful and deep with an eye for detail that I enjoy.” ~ Rogues Under the Covers /jb Amazon: www.amazon.com/What-... Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/... Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...

Trump's domestic Gestapo raided a job site, then handcuffed a US citizen born in Raleigh NC -- even after being shown the guy's REAL ID, which is only available to US citizens and LPRs CBP+ICE will ignore your identifying documents when it suits their racism www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

When rich people get more money, they *might* invest it in creating new jobs, or higher pay for existing jobs. Or they might buy a yacht. Or just sit on it.🤷🏿‍♂️ But when poor people get money? They *do* spend it. They have to. Trickle down has always been a lie. Trickle up has never not been true.

I fell into Test Engineering by accident. A friend at GE Appliances told me to apply to their SWQA team and all the things that frustrated previous managers turned out to be strengths for this sort of role. It allows me to combine my wide & deep knowledge of how things work and my love for details.