Victor Brunetti

What–we're horseshoeing with accelerationists now?

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In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.

So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

Jonathan V. Last and Carol Leonnig: The Danger of a Weakened Bully Trump took it on the chin in Tuesday's elections, SCOTUS sounds skeptical about his tariffs, and his plan to 'gerry-rig' the midterms looks like it is slipping away—but he is still the mos...

50-point (R ➡️ D) swing in NJ counties where Hispanics are more than 60% of the electorate.

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At the end of the day, you either believe AGI is as transformative to human-kind as discovering fire, and prioritize it as such; or you believe it's an environment-killing meme-machine, and don't.

Front-running AI companies get us there.

That said: who knows the structure of this deal, who is holding the bag, how much slop Sora needs to infect our minds with in order to get there, etc., etc., etc.

Unpopular opinion: if you believe AGI is possible, and you believe that our current approach to training LLMs will get us there, and you believe the first to AGI will secure some strategic dominance/advantage in the future; then the US Govt should be highly invested in ensuring our

She has been on 🔥 lately. Keep 👏🏼 It 👏🏼 Up 👏🏼

That's rich coming from a guy whose father, Rafael Cruz, was a Cuban revolutionary in the 1950s.

For me, the wheel and tire fitment is all wrong for that wheel well. But I know that's how the kids like it these days.

The black "eye shadow" is aging sooo nicely, and is really complimented by all the rest of the black panel gaps and body lines.

State-run-media is a hell-of-a drug

It unfortunately doesn't matter because there is no voter who voted for MARKWAYNE MULLIN on merit. The parties are so far apart that there is no voter evaluating multiple (D and R) candidates on their policy, charisma, and trustworthiness.

Winning is a turnout - and now gerrymander - game.

The bottom line is that the GOP absolutely cannot be trusted to deal with any societal problem.

They lead with cruelty and focus exclusively on how to package private greed as public service.

Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to pare expenses and compensate for overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Does this mean we have to wait longer for a better, clearer website (ahem, Whole Foods). IYKYK

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186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers? Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have "immunity" for anything they do while enforcing immigration law. Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.

Q: When can states prosecute federal officers?

A: Not soon enough, for those engaged in illegal activity.

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To some extent @marcelias is doing this with Democracy Docket, but it's not an official part of the party.

I get that it's a lot of $$$$ - undoubtedly more than the DNC + donors have, but at the end of the day it's not the money that's the issue it's the lack of imagination. Even getting caught trying this would have positive downstream effects.

Not just food, legal assistance for those violated by ICE, civil suits for the market manipulation around tariffs, backstopping universities whose funding has been cut.

💯 @abraham.bsky.social - someone needed to say it 🙏

Wondering this for the past 9 months myself. With all of the funding (real and potential) Dems have access to, why aren't there more counter-programs that demonstrate functioning govt.?

Why does it matter? Yes, there is a bureaucratic need to ensure the delivery of assistance goes to the most needy, but psychologically, why does anyone need to visualize the recipient as "worthy?"

Altruism and giving don't have conditions. You give because you have it, and you realize others don't.

Two Police Departments Drop Agreements With ICE

One police department in Maine ended an agreement after 900 people signed a petition opposing it.

Peng continues: “U.S. startups adopting 996 are trading innovation for compliance” and says that ultimately, “their best talent will simply leave” in favor of companies who believe in work-life balance.

Winter Peng, founder and CEO of Silveroak Capital Academy, an elite career coaching and mentorship firm, agrees that the hustle culture can backfire. She tells Fast Company that it “destroys the creativity that drives real innovation.”

So long, 9-to-5. Hello, 996 Forget about burnout concerns. The 72-hour work schedule is gaining momentum across the U.S., particularly among AI startups.

This + CEO in "founder mode" turns workers into little GPTs they direct on a whim. It kind of feels like the humans are being turned into robots.

Will eventually burn out and be replaced by a newer model.

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This ad stopped me in my tracks. I was wondering who had the creativity and courage to run this. Was it The Lincoln Project? Was it the Dems? Nope. Ontario. Just give Canada the WS already!

The Tea Party's biggest distributed event was on tax day 2009, with 750 modestly attended protests. No Kings had 2,600.

Its biggest single gathering was on 9/12/09 in DC, with somewhere between 75K and a few 100K participants. No Kings had 5-7 million.

So: No Kings dwarfs the Tea Party. [2/3]

🙏 God I hope this isn't wish-casting.

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