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Trump's DOJ isn't hiding the "Epstein Files." They didn't care enough about Epstein to keep him alive, much less hide his files. Trump's DOJ is hiding the *Trump Files*. They are covering up Trump files, including videos and pictures of Donald Trump raping underage girls. This is not about Epstein.

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The Breath of the Masses Or: "What's YOU Favorite TV Show?" Stumbled across this gem and couldn't share it directly over on That Other Platform because I'm posting from Canada...

HAT TRICK! Or: In the words of King Crimson, "Three of a Perfect Pair" It's nothing new, just that it's finally getting attention as researchers and those people who are curious about how things work and get used, we're starting to see behind the façade of AI. This morning's email (so far!) has…

Funny thing about that… coincidence? Nah, not from the Commander-in-Thief…

*Really tempted to "slopfork" yet another remake of "The Prisoner of Zenda." This time, all-too-human King Rudolf is the kidnapped alcoholic, while his gallant twin Rudolf Rassendyll is a super-competent AI chatbot *Of course I'd get an AI to re-script it scene by scene from the ground up

The Beat Goes On… Or: My Lute Awake... Three examples, as found on YouTube.

META Loves Me, this I know… OR: Be-cause FaceBook Tells Me So... Well, that's amusing... wonder if someone has complained and the Great Gawds of META have acted accordingly... time will tell. Taking a force break from interacting with them until further notice. It's not like I haven't anything…

First they told local law enforcement to lay off their investigation.

“…it’s even worse than it appears.” Or: WHAT?!?! How in the hell did these NOT show up in the morning news feeds this past week? ... and here, so with two examples we KNOW this IS NOT SATIRE! And why the headline above (if you know me, you know I'm not a huge Grateful Dead fan, but sometimes...),…

How the effing hell did I miss this?!!!

“You must remember this…” Or: I miss Marianne... In case you were wondering why the US is now engaged in an utterly illegal action against Iran, with the explicit help of Israel — "Could have come through anytime, Cold lonely, puritan What are you fighting for ? It’s not my security. It’s just an…

“Tell Me ‘Y'” Or: All apologies to Mr. Young Recent post in Science Daily that raised some questions — Men Are Losing Their Y Chromosome – and It May Be Deadly Does loss of Y cause disease and mortality in older men? Figuring out what causes the links between loss of Y and health problems is…

Goose and gander…

Sometimes there really are patterns… and warnings. If you’re not angry now, you haven’t been paying attention…

Authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains why she believes Americans are succeeding at developing systems to resist the slide into authoritarianism and why we shouldn’t give up. joycevance.substack.com/p/live-with-...

“In Darkness Let Me Dwell…” Or: "Semper Dowland, semper dolens" What fresh hell is this? Words like "out of control", "insanity", "regime change now" are all springing to mind but the regime change needs to be in Washington, DC. I'm not supporting the zealots in Tehran, but I am emphatically…

… hail Freedonia. Or: "...we're going to war. To the Office of the President: ... but for the those of us that bear the brunt of your corrupt, grifting, and blond arrogance:

“Paging The Terminator, Line #02…” Or: He promised he'd be back... The AI wars are about to begin. Anthropic has been banned from Federal contracts, along with any sub-contractors who use it — and now they are not alone: "Hundreds ofemployees at Google and OpenAI are backing artificial…

AI, Food, Delivery Systems Or: Where is Kiki When We need Her? Because AI make live so much easier, systems more efficient, and saves money,. right? "AI and data-driven systems now shape decisions across agriculture and food delivery. They are used to forecast demand, optimize…

Words, Words, Words… Or: "Speak, hands, for me..." So it really is more about how you say it than what you say. "The findings provide some of the clearest evidence so far that natural speech patterns reflect core cognitive skills. Rather than relying only on formal testing in controlled settings,…

Heil Scouting America! Or: "Die neue Verband der amerikanischen Arbeiterjugend Deep in the midst of watching the Watergate Hearings, several of us were talking about the fact that some of the Utah chapters of the Boy Scouts had received training in the use of automatic weapons — we joked a little…

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’ Or: Democracy Dies In Oligarchy Yes, there were some infractions — ANYONE traveling ANYWHERE these days should be VERY careful about keeping travel documents up to date, but the overall treatment of these two borders on the surrealistically absurd.…

Democracy Dies in Oligarchy Or: We are all volunteers of Amerika There was a phrase that appeared frequently — in some circles — in the late 60's and 70's among those who understood a modicum of Spanish" "Sal si puedes." "Get out if you can." The phrase actually has a history going back further…

“Sky of Blue, Sea of Green…” Or: From sea to shining sea... From high above,An all-seeing eyeBeckons us toSit in quiet contemplation,A procession from West to East,Of images, shapes, patternsOrganic, man-made,Of scales gargantuan and lilliputian,They emerge and recede… Take a break. Settle in with…

“If She Asks… “ Or: "Se Ela Perguntar" Just learned of this lovely little piece; many thanks to Annemarie for sharing it! "Se Ela Prguntar", here performed by guitarist George Sakellariou. ... and the answer is "Yes. Always, yes." (And YouTube, in its algorithmic glory, brought up one of my…

That’s what I’m fucking talking about

The Seven Deadly Words of The Internet Or: Molly Ivins Can Say Whatever the Hell She Wants! Sooo, something we've long suspected, with a twist. I'd heard of "Delvish" (Bruce Sterling wrote an amusing essay on using THAT language — ) but I'd not heard of "algospeak" but I know what it is. So…

Hack The AI… Or: "It's easy if you try..." I had some fun a while back, messing with some AI agents, getting them to admit that they were, in fact, AI creations. It wasn't that hard, so reading this was a bit of an affirmation! "I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutes"

*A European cultural sensibility seems to help with the StanfordKetamine delirium *The USA and even the Chinese seem fully committed, but the Europeans recognize it as some half-baked napoleonic frenzy that's constantly doubling-down

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Come, Sir Andrew, there’s no remedy

Peacock — It’s What’s for Dinner! Or: Birds of a feather... What do you choose when you want to plan a dinner for seven poets? Well, of course, you choose peacock, right? Bon appétit!

Wake up, America! It’s almost showtime, and the fascist clowns are armed and dangerous. ▶ Kristi Noem set off a firestorm “by saying the quiet part about loud.” www.rawstory.com/kris...

Avro Arrow vs F-35 Or: Elbows UP! Because META really hates sharing content in a meaningful way, here's story from The Walrus: "The F-35 Debate Is Really about How We Killed the Avro Arrow" "Canada doesn’t talk about the Avro Arrow because it’s nostalgic. It talks about the Arrow because it’s…

Another Good Man Gone Or: Apocalypse, NOW! Well damn...

Making The List Or: "Are you a turtle?" So it's official at last: the Department of Injustice has put together a list of what they are calling "domestic terrorists" that includes — and I quote none other than Ms. Bondi herself — "antifa is part of that..." So the question is, "Are you on the…

President’s Day is a good reminder that the best thing we could do with the office is abolish it.

“Thousands of Western nationals fought Israel’s war on Gaza: What to know” Or: Which Side Of History Do You Want to Be On, Bucko? Al Jazeera reporting on the s0-called "cease fire" in Gaza, or should we say, the continuing genocide there. It seems that The West (Qu'est-ce que c'est ça ?) has still…

“Threat to civil rights” Or: “A republic, if you can keep it.” Today's The Guardian writing about the impending erosion of civil rights due the exodus of the watchdogs in the Department of Homeland Security (Der Heimatsicherheitsapparat, for lack of a better name!) and the push to "deputize…

Permanent Resource List I've added a page for alternative resources. This includes ICE-monitoring sites in Europe and elsewhere, alternatives to US-based digital products, and whatever else is need to bring about an end to the oligarchy... Ice, ICE, baby... I'm melting Bookmark or whatever you…

The Children of the Night! Or: What Dracula Got Wrong I tried as hard as I could to read this with a straight face. Really. Why Vampires Live Forever

A Thousand Orchids Blooming… Or: Won't you please come to Chicago for a show? (Image of an Angraecum sesquipedale, here called the "Darwin Orchid" because Charles Darwin predicted that there was a moth that had evolved to pollinate this specific orchid) So it's February and time for the 12th…

The Piper at Dawn Or: "Onward through the fog... of tear gas! An excerpt from the L. A. Taco — creative opposition! "This 21-Year-Old Bagpiper Plays Through Tear Gas to ‘Fire Up’ Anti-ICE Protesters Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it…

Poulsbo: Rise of the Trash Pandas! Or: "How No Good Deed Goes Unpunished!" So the story is actually from 7 Oct0ber 2024, but... Excerpting from the KOMO News story: "KITSAP COUNTY, Wash. — A woman living near Poulsbo's home was recently invaded by over 100 raccoons last week. The woman said she's…

Eyes on ICE: For Those About to Rock Call it another "Public Service Advisory", this time for those about to hit the streets. A single link to a YouTube video (about 8 minutes long) on documenting and recording what our favorite Geheimspolizei are doing. Links here — ✊ ✊ ✊…