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It would be cooler to say “-and he loves to win”

17.07.2025 01:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Una Cuarta Más Abajo del Ombligo - En Vivo Armando Palomas · En Vivo · Song · 2000

open.spotify.com/track/0Rmt4J...
Great song. Will always resonate.

02.03.2025 01:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That’s very endearing, thank you.

01.03.2025 22:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That album is really solid. Still looking into the band. They’re some 2000’s Scottish band

01.03.2025 00:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Juno Life Without Buildings · Any Other City · Song · 2000

And I contend you with this open.spotify.com/track/3eZEgU...

28.02.2025 21:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Last couple of news cycles have been sounding like this.

02.02.2025 01:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Free speech absolutists

23.01.2025 03:19 — 👍 20718    🔁 5514    💬 1434    📌 546
I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them.

I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them.

Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.

Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.

Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

22.01.2025 16:24 — 👍 8156    🔁 4061    💬 385    📌 431

PAY ATTENTION!

If OUR country was not in the process of moving forward, THEY wouldn’t be working so hard to take us back.

22.01.2025 19:34 — 👍 10159    🔁 1965    💬 252    📌 95
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Happy birthday Daniel Johnston! I discovered your art and music in a time of great fear and anxiety and it helped me through a great ton. Everything you did perpetually inspires me. You were truly God’s greatest angel. It’s so sad the Devil kept meddling with you. You would’ve been 64 today.

22.01.2025 22:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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They really are.

22.01.2025 00:30 — 👍 37981    🔁 5840    💬 487    📌 130
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asking to hang out with another person feels like this

21.01.2025 23:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hi beautiful baby boys of bluesky

21.01.2025 20:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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