Chris Radcliff

A shitty map created by ChatGPT5. it purports to be US States with an R in their name, but it's wrong and dumb and worthless just like LLMs.

My goto is to ask LLMs how many states have R in their name. They always fail. GPT 5 included Indiana, Illinois, and Texas in its list. It then asked me if I wanted an alphabetical highlighted map. Sure, why not.

Color graphic of the coastline of Washington State on the right with gray circles of seismic waves approaching from the left across the blue ocean. Black text on an orange background reads “There is a tsunami advisory for Washington State. Stay out of the water and away from the shore, including harbors and marinas. Dangerous waves and currents expected. More information at tsunami.gov.”

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY has now been issued for Washington state. If you are on the coast, stay OUT OF THE WATER & AWAY FROM THE SHORE, which includes HARBORS and MARINAS due to strong currents & dangerous waves. Details here: tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/...

#wawx

I would play this game

as we enter into a new era of internet censorship, it is your solemn duty to break the egg prime directive. do it constantly. tell everyone. tell them again. tell them about estrogen and about T.

I made it to my mid-teens before I even knew what transition was. let’s not go back to that.

Canceled my Paramount subscription today. I was prepared to go spend a bunch to replace my #StarTrek channel, but it turns out the economics of the future are a bit different.

globalspin.com/2025/07/stre...

I'll miss SNW, but hopefully it won't be too long before I can pick up Season 3.

tweet from @buffys that says "define you had to be there" Merriam-Webster tweet that says "It took me 19 years to figure out NEWS stands for "notable events, weather, and sports" 🤔" Merriam-Webster response: "No."

'News' is the plural of 'new' and originally meant "that which is new."

Developer: Yeah I reckon the AI coding tools make me about 20% faster

Narrator: The AI tools made them 19% slower

Military documents confirm that the LA operation today was a “show of presence” intended to send a message to LA residents about the power of the federal government.

After staging with armed soldiers and Border Patrol agents on horse, they packed up and left after a short walk.

Fox Mulder from X-Files saying “Hey, you got to stay alive if you want to stick it to the government”

“If you die, you let them off the hook.”

Needed this reminder today.

I'm on the Senate floor right now debating Trump's Big Ugly bill, and I really worry Americans do not fully realize just how bad it is.

Please help get the word out.  

This is just SOME of what's in the bill (so far).

Folks: “talk to your senator about this terrible bill”

My senator:

Oh hey! Glad you're back.

“To display just one image from the camera, reproduced at full size, would require an array of 400 ultrahigh-definition (4K) television screens.”

This is a Hall of Fame reader comment on a very reactionary op-ed about Zohran Mamdani's victory that was published in my local paper today.

We can have nice things Zohran Mamdani proved you can fully embrace progressive values—and win.

New — I wrote about how Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of a positive vision for the future, New Yorkers’ rejection of fear-based politics, and provides a blueprint for progressive Jews and Muslims to create a multi-racial, multi-faith coalition that supports prosperity for all.

Read it here:

1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so.
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After months of unjust detention, Mahmoud Khalil has finally been released. My full statement:

hi, cis folks!

check this one from @ericmgarcia.bsky.social detailing coy, deliberately obtuse dems statements about challenging the ban on trans care in the budget.

then tap the thread. call. evidently they still worry this will hurt them. tell them standing for trans people is a winning issue.

"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm

Two masked men are seen resting on their cars outside Dodgers stadium car park. Another two people are seen behind them. One is on the phone

Once again, the ICE agents arrived in blacked out cars, no apparent ID and faces completely covered.

On every occasion like this, they should be treated as kidnappers and criminals.

Every organisation owes it to their customers, staff & fans to refuse any co-operation.

(📸 Ruben Garcia)

Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?

Supreme Court upholds Tennessee law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender minors The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law does not violate the 14th Amendment.

While this outcome from the Supreme Court – which allows a Tennessee ban on gender affirming care to stand — is incredibly disappointing, I will never stop fighting for trans communities across this country. 🏳️‍⚧️
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...

I will live in spite of this Administration. I will live in spite of this court.

The work goes on, and I will not stop fighting for us.

Most people aren't tracking this, but the Big Ugly bill would effectively ban marketplace insurers from covering abortion care in ALL 50 states.

We can't let this stand. Please help spread the word.

Republicans are jamming this bill through—we have to speak up NOW.

Announcing Artist Guest of Honor Geneva Bowers Our Artist Guest of Honor for Norwescon 48 will be Geneva Bowers!

Announcing Artist Guest of Honor Geneva Bowers: Our Artist Guest of Honor for Norwescon 48 will be Geneva Bowers!… buff.ly/2FDd95c

Republicans claim that gender affirming care causes “irreversible psychological damage.”

You know what ACTUALLY causes “irreversible psychological damage” to kids?

Cutting $300 billion from nutrition assistance programs and ripping immigrant kids away from their parents.

YouTube video by CRITERION Ryan Coogler’s Closet Picks

Something that has always been there subconsciously that popped in to the conscious foreground of my brain as I was watching this is that one of the reasons I like Ryan Coogler so much is I get the same vibe watching him talk about movies as I got from watching Levar Burton on Reading Rainbow. (1/2)

The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.”

A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield.

A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents.

A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf

I get the sense that a lot of people see protesting as cringe because they don't understand what it accomplishes, and I get that... to them, I say: just go. Experience what it feels like to be part of a Very Large Crowd of your fellow citizens. That feeling has radical political implications.

Grant Park in downtown Los Angeles, full of union members peacefully singing and talking and carrying their signs.

For those who live elsewhere, this is the heart of downtown #LosAngeles. My friends are here. My union is here (sup @wgawest.bsky.social). My teenager is here. People are passing out pastries & singing & praying. All we want is for our neighbors not to be kidnapped off the streets.