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originalspin, 9 days ago to random

Trump found guilty on ALL COUNTS.

What will this mean, if anything, to a base that’s willing to forgive him everything? Will it mean anything for fence-sitters, if there really are such things, in this election?

Friends say people are cheering in New York and helicopters are hovering to make sure violence doesn’t break out. Sentencing is June 11.

I hope every one of these jurors and the judge gets round the clock police security. We’re in unprecedented waters and they’re full of sharks.

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/nx-s1-4977352/trump-trial-verdict

originalspin, 12 days ago to random

Netanyahu is presiding over a moment where Israel is destroying decades of global goodwill, killing countless innocents with unmitigated military violence and sparking potential regional war with neighbors.

If you care about Palestinian lives, you should demand a ceasefire.

If you care about ISRAEL, you should demand a ceasefire.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/27/world/israel-gaza-war-hamas-rafah?unlocked_article_code=1.vE0.96pv.mRLCjyjLKKoq

originalspin, 22 days ago to random

My latest for CNN Opinion: Is OpenAI’s new GPT-4o-fueled chatbot trying to seduce us, or is it just an incidental side effect of imbuing an LLM with a “fun and natural” personality? (And what should we take from the fact that Sam Altman’s favorite science fiction film is “Her”?)

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/opinions/open-ai-chatgpt-4o-yang/index.html

originalspin, 1 month ago to random

Holy crap. I mean I delusionally see Keanu everywhere already, but this one made my jaw drop

originalspin, 2 months ago to random

Elon Musk got his structural and materials engineering degree from Minecraft

originalspin, 2 months ago to random

Banning abortion = the Republican dog catching the car

Banning IVF = the Republican dog trying to eat the car

RE: https://www.threads.net/@briantylercohen/post/C5ABPANxOQv

originalspin, 2 months ago to random

Like so much of RFK’s platform the video here is full of misinfo, conspiracy theory and actually dangerous proposals.

Here’s an explainer for the factual errors and woo woo conspiracy theories:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/30/black-hole-robert-f-kennedy-jrs-housing-conspiracy-theory/

The plan itself would inevitably turn the government into a monopolist mortgage lender at an unsustainable fixed rate, while sending home prices skyrocketing. Result: 2008 on super-steroids.

RE: https://www.threads.net/