davidpham5
@davidpham5.bsky.social
Self taught in many things. Slightly above average software engineer. Work for the local paper. Privacy and data protection is my racket. Studied history. Gen 1 American. 99.99.99hrs+ on FF7 on PS1. My new years' resolution is to eat more homemade carbs.
Tressie McMillan Cottom’s reading list for fighting back against Big Tech. “Put simply, there is too much money, some of it too untraceable, giving a small group of unelected people too much power over the people.” [nytimes.com]
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here.
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
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Looks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
if establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
i know these people are evil but their need to constantly prove just how evil is so disturbing.
The most important skill in prompting is expertise in the domain you’re prompting for is well understood in many corners. It is why hiring across the software industry now favors super ICs and experienced seniors over entry level hires. AI makes you more productive if you know what you’re doing.
LLMs reward expertise
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1 in 8 young people personally know someone who has been the target of deepfake nudes. The DEFIANCE Act stands to give those survivors a chance to seek justice. Whether my name is on the bill or not, we must not allow sexual predators to run amok. We must pass DEFIANCE.
NEW: A federal judge just scheduled a trial for March 2027 to determine whether the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger violates antitrust law — a timeline that could further delay the deal.
I think “I am the protagonist of life” is the main psychological appeal of this kind of conspiracism. You risked nothing, you did nothing, and other real people are suffering the things you’re pretending to think are bad, but in the end you’re the great hero for surviving your imagination.
They got people dying in camps now and they’re happy about it. bsky.app/profile/joho...
Jonathan Howard@joho.bsky.social · yesterdayThese guys are freaking out over their own imaginations again.
BREAKING: ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers approve ballot measure for voters to clear way for new congressional maps that would boost Democrats.
BREAKING on MS NOW: Susan Collins says she's voting against Todd Blanche's nomination to be Attorney General.
We are deciding whether we want to be a country of ethnic cleansing and concentration camps.
Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org · 2d agoBREAKING — Another person died at Delaney Hall. The family of Edwin Lopez Cornejo (age 39) said he was not receiving the medications required to treat his diabetes, and blames his death on the lack of medical care (via USA Today). www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Harrowing stuff here: "'What time is it busiest in the FSU student union,' he asked next." "ChatGPT described specific activities and locations and said the busiest periods included 'weekday lunchtimes, typically between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.'"
Mark Follman@markfollman.bsky.social · yesterdayMy new investigation into a mass shooter’s harrowing history with ChatGPT reveals numerous red flags—and some very disturbing ChatGPT replies—from long before his attack on Florida State University www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x 🧵
I can't get over being rich enough that you own a 2nd luxary residence IN NEW YORK CITY and that residence is *WORTH MORE THAN $5M* and whining because the city you don't live in wants you to pay a reasonable tax of your super expensive home! Galloway is a moron who sucks.
Maris Kreizman@maris.bsky.social · 5d agoI cant stop laughing at this. nymag.com/intelligence...
We see that our political system is broken, then keep behaving as if it worked. We need serious change, and it's time to take bigger swings.
BIG: Kansas just rejected a ballot measure that would have required state Supreme Court justices to be elected rather than appointed by the governor — dealing another setback to Republicans trying to overturn a decision that established a constitutional right to abortion.
I know the group chat has already discussed this at length, but I finally "upgraded" to MacOS 26 and the design & usability stuff is just tremendously bad. Worse than iOS 26. No idea how this got out the door.
Missouri residents are voting on whether to phase out state income tax and allow lawmakers to expand sales taxes www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Missouri Is Latest State to Vote on Abolishing Income Tax
Republican-led states continue trying to cut income taxes, while some Democratic-led states move to increase them on high earners.
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As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
new, from Renee DiResta: "How Matt Taibbi was groomed by Mike Benz in a Twitter Space, uncritically ate up a truly wild conspiracy theory, and started touting it in a congressional hearing as if he had evidence of “millions" of censored tweets" Read here: substack.com/home/post/p-...
When Matt Taibbi Met Mike Benz
How independent media turned an obscure political operative into a "whistleblower"—and his claims into government action.
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