Phil Pencil, PhD.

In today's climate, we need political leaders with firsthand experience in AI safety. That's why I'm voting for @whstancil.bsky.social as Grand Poobah of Minneapolis. Share if you agree #stancil2026

Yes, but it's not like people vote based on the general state of the economy. It would be stupid if they voted for a candidate based on the price of eggs or something.

I've recently taken up marathon running in a bid to become more electable. My dream is to one day become The Mayor of Pennsylvania. That can't happen if people think I am some internet-addicted freak.

Did this remark hit too close to home? I am starting to see a pattern where candidates that run for office find themselves walking back home.

Basically, the US government needs to throw gobs of cash at AI companies because any improvements we make will be immediately replicated by china. Sounds like a good strategy to me.

There is something to be said about the limitations of tor, but you are not the one to say it because you have no idea what you are talking about on a technical level.

This vid is a defeatist waste of time. It is clear you have no idea how tor works, and incredibly you are even shilling a VPN. The commentary on hippies/cyberpunk was adequate but adam curtis did it far better. Also your voice is annoying and seeing you soy out over uncle ted is really something.

The idea the voters are just dummies that vote based on the general state of the economy is a common myth. I have never encountered research in my work that suggests inflation brings people to the ballot box. The average joe only cares about specific aspects of local public policy.

Not enough is said about this. Women and diverse people need our support to compete in academia.

Completely unacceptable of the UC system to do this. I hope state legislators intervene.

Gentrification, inadequate police reform, and neglect of workers' rights & environmental justice? People like you don't care as long as there is a conventionally attractive white-coded face in office. That's just as good as community leaders that represent local interests.

It's impressive how much "both sides" types will pay lip service for Frey despite his problematic aspects. "If you have a consistent worldview, that obviously means you are blinded by social media" says literally who on social media

Please check all that apply

Get a life transphobe

Cute, but kinda problematic. It's worth recognizing the impact that livestock like this has on climate change, and not romanticizing them.

Yeah

How ignorant are you that you think it is cool to make fun of trans lives at a time like this?

Way to totally misrepresent voters. Trans folk just wanna live their lives with dignity, not threaten violence. Maybe take it easy with the transphobic rhetoric?

Wine aunts know what's up. She is the future of this dang country.

She is the world's best grandmother, and a loving, caring person who would give the shirt off her back to a stranger, and she fucking hates Donald Trump with the fire of a thousand suns.

As someone with a degree in History & Black Studies, I gotta challenge that notion of 'raw facts.' This objectivist idea of truth is rooted in whiteness, ignoring the ways power & perspective shape our understanding of reality. That's why relativism is key: we recognize that truth is contextual.

It does appear to be that way

IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.

👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.

IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.

IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.

(Story from when the pilot launched.)

the opaque algorithm controlled by a bad actor that mostly shows me things i disagree with.... very bad. The opaque algorithm controlled by a bad actor that mostly shows me things i agree with... very very good

This is what national failure looks like. small children worried about secret police.

I'm very concerned about my party's popularity. that's why I constantly highlight internal divisions, stir up intrafactional strife, and loudly broadcast and complain about anything allegedly unpopular any party member has done, at any level of government

It's annoying to keep having to point this out, but the actual DNC has been behind Mamdani ever since he won the primary, which you wouldn't know by reading some posts on here.

Chuck’s gotta go, man, this is coward shit

even Jeffries got this right eventually