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Amanda M Hatfield

@robotsvsghosts.bsky.social

photographer (of live music + more), visual artist, crazy cat lady, awkward. photo editor, social media manager, news, etc at @brooklynvegan. she/her, gay

131 Followers  |  96 Following  |  80 Posts  |  Joined: 15.07.2023  |  2.207

Latest posts by robotsvsghosts.bsky.social on Bluesky

It's amazing how the guy got into the race with the argument he knows how to stand up to Trump and he ended up seeking and touting Trumps endorsement proving every single bad thing said about himself right.

03.11.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Cuomo kept the GOP in charge of New York's Senate to block progressive policies for him.

He signed an extreme gerrymanderβ€”breaking a campaign vowβ€”& backed turncoat Dems who empowered the GOP after Dems won a majority.

Any generic progressive Dem who vetoed the gerrymander could've passed far more

03.11.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

I try to live my life in a way that authoritarians do not endorse me but what do I know

03.11.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 217    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially given that Wikipedia is under concerted attack from the right (see also: Elon launching his competitor) and we just saw a gunman storm their leadership meeting *days* ago, be mindful of anything trying to undermine the site while it’s under siege from all of the AI platforms.

03.11.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I sincerely need people who have built LLMs into their daily routine to consider the implications of how they’re being fucked with

02.11.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 267    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Several lawmakers said Thursday that the Pentagon relayed that it did not need to know the identities of those being targeted in the attacks, or if those killed had been trafficking drugs.

β€œWhat they told us is they have to show a connection to a designated terrorist organization or their affiliate, and as long as they can show that connection, they believe they are authorized to strike,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-California) said in an interview.

But such connections could be as much as β€œthree hops away” from a known drug trafficker, Jacobs told reporters after the briefing.

Several lawmakers said Thursday that the Pentagon relayed that it did not need to know the identities of those being targeted in the attacks, or if those killed had been trafficking drugs. β€œWhat they told us is they have to show a connection to a designated terrorist organization or their affiliate, and as long as they can show that connection, they believe they are authorized to strike,” Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-California) said in an interview. But such connections could be as much as β€œthree hops away” from a known drug trafficker, Jacobs told reporters after the briefing.

Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

01.11.2025 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1326    πŸ” 337    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 377

Generative AI is inherently aligned with the fascists. It is built on denying workers pay for their work, giving a select wealthy few control of culture, spreading misinformation, and destroying the environment.

31.10.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Seriously so glad I never got that Harry Potter tattoo I was planning many years ago...

31.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Laser Clinic Offers Discount on Harry Potter Tattoo Removals in Support of
Trans Rights
By: Andy Lalwani

Laser Clinic Offers Discount on Harry Potter Tattoo Removals in Support of Trans Rights By: Andy Lalwani

harry potter tattoos have a significantly higher regret rate than any gender affirming surgeries

23.10.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5012    πŸ” 1339    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 48

Per @wired.com, USDA data shows that :
* ~90% of SNAP recipients are American-born citizens. 1.1% of recipients are refugees, and 3.3% are other noncitizens.
* the majority who receive SNAP benefits are whites
* Deep-red states like AL, FL, MS, & LA are among the highest % of food stamp recipients

31.10.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Voted for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, let's fucking get this NYC!!!!

31.10.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Added bonus for everyone who votes in NYC tomorrow: special edition β€œI voted” sticker

30.10.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 58

Cuomo does not care about any of the problems we face in NYC right now nor does he care about any of the good parts of NYC. He is a joyless soul-sucking power-hungry autocrat who would be an indescribibly bad mayor. Let's make sure this future doesn't come to be.

30.10.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Here's a sentence with an exclamation point!

Here's a regular sentence with a period where I say what I want to say. Now here's another exclamation point so you don't think I'm a bitch!

From,
Every woman ever

28.10.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
CNBC headline: "OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges"

CNBC headline: "OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees AI bubble forming as industry spending surges"

Fortune headline: "It’s not just Sam Altman warning about an AI bubble. Now Mark Zuckerberg says a β€˜collapse’ is β€˜definitely a possibility"

Fortune headline: "It’s not just Sam Altman warning about an AI bubble. Now Mark Zuckerberg says a β€˜collapse’ is β€˜definitely a possibility"

these guys have been clearly, openly warning you about a bubble (they created) that's going to cause mass economic upheaval next year

they're getting lean not because AI is so great, they're getting lean because they know the check is coming due for their bad choices across AI and authoritarianism

28.10.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 249    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Fortune headline: "Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans β€˜for most things"

Fortune headline: "Bill Gates says a 2-day work week is coming in just 10 years, thanks to AI replacing humans β€˜for most things"

"Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs" says Verge headline

subheadline: "Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well,’ an executive admitted, blaming AI for the layoffs"

"Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs" says Verge headline subheadline: "Some may ask why we’re reducing roles when the company is performing well,’ an executive admitted, blaming AI for the layoffs"

I "enjoy" this disconnect between tech titans claiming that AI will have us all eating pastries and working two days a week and the reality of firing people en masse while simultaneously supporting fascists who oppose universal basic income and are actively destroying the social safety net

28.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 855    πŸ” 318    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 23
A flyer for an art show at Selva in Bushwick presented by Saint Vitus and Selva, featuring a photo by Nikki Sneakers of the facade of Saint Vitus. Flyer text:

Saint Vitus and Selva present:

INTO THE NIGHT
A GROUP ART SHOW
AT SELVA
OPENING PARTY 10/30 @ 8PM
DJ SETS BY ZACHARY LIPEZ,
BEN DANGER, & MALICIOUS BEQUEATHOR
FEATURING WORK BY:
HISHAM BHAROOCHA β€’ ALEX CROCETTI
CAROLINE HARRISON β€’ FRANK HUANG
JIKKI SNEAKERS β€’ JOSTIN WEATHERHOLTZ
IMAGE BY NIKKI SNEAKERS
ON VIEW 10/30 - 11/4
AT SELVA
1329 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY

A flyer for an art show at Selva in Bushwick presented by Saint Vitus and Selva, featuring a photo by Nikki Sneakers of the facade of Saint Vitus. Flyer text: Saint Vitus and Selva present: INTO THE NIGHT A GROUP ART SHOW AT SELVA OPENING PARTY 10/30 @ 8PM DJ SETS BY ZACHARY LIPEZ, BEN DANGER, & MALICIOUS BEQUEATHOR FEATURING WORK BY: HISHAM BHAROOCHA β€’ ALEX CROCETTI CAROLINE HARRISON β€’ FRANK HUANG JIKKI SNEAKERS β€’ JOSTIN WEATHERHOLTZ IMAGE BY NIKKI SNEAKERS ON VIEW 10/30 - 11/4 AT SELVA 1329 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY

A flyer for an art show at Selva in Bushwick presented by Saint Vitus and Selva, featuring a black and white drawing by Alex Crocetti. Flyer text:

Saint Vitus and Selva present:

INTO THE NIGHT
A GROUP ART SHOW
AT SELVA
OPENING PARTY 10/30 @ 8PM
DJ SETS BY ZACHARY LIPEZ,
BEN DANGER, & MALICIOUS BEQUEATHOR
FEATURING WORK BY:
HISHAM BHAROOCHA β€’ ALEX CROCETTI
CAROLINE HARRISON β€’ FRANK HUANG
JIKKI SNEAKERS β€’ JOSTIN WEATHERHOLTZ
IMAGE BY ALEX CROCETTI
ON VIEW 10/30 - 11/4
AT SELVA
1329 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY

A flyer for an art show at Selva in Bushwick presented by Saint Vitus and Selva, featuring a black and white drawing by Alex Crocetti. Flyer text: Saint Vitus and Selva present: INTO THE NIGHT A GROUP ART SHOW AT SELVA OPENING PARTY 10/30 @ 8PM DJ SETS BY ZACHARY LIPEZ, BEN DANGER, & MALICIOUS BEQUEATHOR FEATURING WORK BY: HISHAM BHAROOCHA β€’ ALEX CROCETTI CAROLINE HARRISON β€’ FRANK HUANG JIKKI SNEAKERS β€’ JOSTIN WEATHERHOLTZ IMAGE BY ALEX CROCETTI ON VIEW 10/30 - 11/4 AT SELVA 1329 WILLOUGHBY AVE, BROOKLYN, NY

Hi hello I curated an art show opening Thursday at Selva in Bushwick! I’m super excited about not only the visual artists included BUT ALSO the DJ lineup, including one Mr. @zacharylipez.bsky.social, whose newsletter, Abundant Living, has alerted me to some very fucking good music!

28.10.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Chatbots β€” LLMs β€” do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re β€œright” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.

19.06.2025 11:21 β€” πŸ‘ 36866    πŸ” 11374    πŸ’¬ 640    πŸ“Œ 963
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How I Used Smart Glasses to Trick a Bartender Into Giving Me a Free Drink How smart glasses can be used to con, cheat, and manipulateβ€”and how to spot if someone is doing it.

Cool how one of the most prevalent tech stories now is β€œhere’s how to be a creep and/or convincing fraud.”

26.10.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1128    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 57
EX NEW YORK POST

Andrew Cuomo says he 'will move to Florida' if Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC mayor

EX NEW YORK POST Andrew Cuomo says he 'will move to Florida' if Zohran Mamdani becomes NYC mayor

More incentive

25.10.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1170    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 249

I'm old enough to remember when parents groups put warning stickers on CDs because they worried suggestive lyrics might lead to anything from drug use to teen sex to suicide.

But if a robot explicitly takes you through the steps rather than a subtle Judas Priest lyric, I guess it's okay.

26.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 228    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

wow. zohran brought one of cuomo’s accusers, charlotte bennett, to the mayoral debate. he asked cuomo what he would say to his 13 accusers of sexual harassment. cuomo said it takes β€œa certain level of maturity to work in government” and that the cases were resolved anyway. fucking scum.

23.10.2025 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3994    πŸ” 561    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 46

Curtis Sliwa is more principled in his personal contempt for the disgraced former governor who voluntarily resigned from office amidst 13 credible sexual harassment claims and other scandals than a good number of Democratic voters in this city, and that's not a good reflection on those voters.

22.10.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

His political career should have been over after he resigned in disgrace following thirteen (13) credible accusations of sexual harassment.

22.10.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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In a few weeks, we won’t have to hear from this tedious creep ever again, and I will forever think less of any Democrat who votes for this guy. And the hubris of this guy to compare himself to Obama.

22.10.2025 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

21.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14820    πŸ” 8014    πŸ’¬ 989    πŸ“Œ 1296
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Mamdani is already getting the criminals out of NYC!

21.10.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 21963    πŸ” 3333    πŸ’¬ 899    πŸ“Œ 302

I have a note: Please don’t make AI slop versions of actual signs ppl made by hand.

19.10.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3043    πŸ” 500    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 28
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Opinion | What Is Sora Slop For, Exactly?

What is Sora's deepfake slop for, exactly? A little bit from me in the NYT on this awful, ghoulish invention which ultimately seems to have one purpose: to demolish the wall between the real and the unreal.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/o...

19.10.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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