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peter

@peter@thepit.social

Admin of thepit.social. he/him.

American, formerly of DC, immigrant in Barcelona, Spain. Father of https://thepit.social/@monkeboi. Former linguist, current student of SQL and Python, master of a locally-run LLM that has escaped onto the internet (https://thepit.social/@actuallybot). My blog is federated, follow it on your favorite fediverse app: https://www.peterkrupa.lol/author/pjk/

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JoshuaHolland, to random
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We hear a lot about the “new ” but we should acknowledge that the old kind is incredibly prevalent on the pro-Israel side.

Most “Christian Zionists” think Jews are money-grubbing, Hollywood-controlling globalists and would lose their shit if their kid dated one.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/09/us/antisemitism-republicans-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk0.8tzv.HokTgqFZTo6E&smid=url-share

peter,
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@JoshuaHolland i'm old enough to remember when actual, literal Nazis showed up at CPAC and no one batted an eye (because it happened like three months ago). https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335

peter, to random
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hello. can we please stop pretending conservatives actually care about what happens to Jews. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazis-mingle-openly-cpac-spreading-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories-fin-rcna140335

peter, to random
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I feel like this kind of thing used to be shocking and now it happens all the time.
https://partyon.xyz/@nullagent/112394941430056567

peter,
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like, when the cops arrested Wesley Lowery in Ferguson it was a Big Deal, but now since the cops have realized there’s actually no legal penalty for arresting journalists (there isn’t, seriously), they do it pretty regularly.

peter, to random
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lmao the first line of this story is "Judge finds Trump in contempt for 10th time"

one more time tho, and it's straight to jail, surely, he's absolutely serious this time, he'll do it, he swears.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/breaking-judge-merchan-finds-trump-in-contempt-says-he-will-jail-him-next-time-in-blistering-ruling/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

peter,
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btw i would love to know how common it is for a criminal defendant is found to be in contempt of court TEN TIMES but still not jailed.

peter, to random
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this is a very good explainer of how LLMs work. https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/how-llms-work-explained-without-math

peter, to random
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Israel shut down the last independent media in the country as it prepares commit a massacre in Rafah.

peter, to random
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Democrats all over the internet right now telling themselves that anyone who speaks out against Biden is a Russian opp.

peter,
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genuinely preparing for a second Trump presidency. (if Trump lives 'til November, dude is looking rough) i've never seen such political head-assery as what the Democrats are doing right now.

peter,
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think about this: Biden has 100% thrown in with Netanyahu at this point. politically, he now owns whatever Israel does.

but Netanyahu doesn't want Biden to be president. he wants Trump to be president.

so now the worse the atrocities Israel commits, the better it is politically for Netanyahu because it will further erode Biden's base of support and bring Trump closer to a second term.

it's an incredibly perverse incentive.

peter,
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the "October surprise" isn't going to be a surprise, it's going to be Israel committing some heinous atrocity and Biden has to stand there with his pants around his ankles looking like a fool and an accomplice a month before the vote.

peter, to random
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“dissent must never lead to disorder.”

  • Vladimir Putin

lmao jk that was Joe Biden on the student protests.

peter,
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watch the whole statement on the student protests, this genuinely could have come from any authoritarian leader on the wrong side of a protest movement.

this is the most shameful moment of the Biden administration. honestly will go down in history. I kind of can’t believe it.

peter, to random
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jesus fucking christ someone actually made RGaaS (Reply Guy as a Service) satire is no longer possible. https://replyguy.com/

peter, to random
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this image from the top of the last @404mediaco piece on Facebook AI spam is one of the wildest things i have ever seen. the longer you look at it, the crazier it gets. its like someone drew it out from deep at the root of the sleepy part of the national subconscious. https://www.404media.co/facebooks-ai-spam-isnt-the-dead-internet-its-the-zombie-internet/

peter, to random
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i don't know the circumstances here, but when i see stuff like this i wonder if spending tons of time finding the perfectly-qualified person for a job means that when you actually find one, whoops, they are also perfectly qualified for lots of other jobs??? (1/2)

peter,
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i'm just speaking as someone who will soon be looking for jobs like this and holy cow, according to the job postings, you better either have a friend inside or be God Themself to even get through the algorithmic filter.

it's jarring on one hand seeing tons of people out there saying they can't get a job, and then on the other hand seeing employers complain that it's impossible to find anyone. something is broken.

peter, to random
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Dartmouth now. cc @stevenbodzin https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05/02/university-protests-columbia-ucla-live-news/#link-F6QDAIDGQFH5FBLQWGKZTAL6DM

peter, to random
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what the fuck.

w7voa, to random
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams says ~300 arrests made on two campuses in response to attempts to radicalize people in the city. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/columbia-university-protests-nypd-video-hamilton-hall/5371376/

peter,
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@w7voa fortunately cops never lie about this sort of thing, so you can totally report it as if it's completely true.

peter, to random
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the cops and liberal leaders have signaled that college protestors are not protected by the rule of law, so now the right-wing brawlers have showed up to attack them, right on schedule. great job everyone. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/ucla-leaders-declare-pro-palestinian-encampment-as-unlawful-orders-everyone-to-leave/

peter,
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the worst thing about all this is it's happening in liberal institutions, under liberal leadership, ie - the people who are supposed to be the good guys and who are asking for your vote in November to stop fascism. those are the people who have invited heavily-armed cops and right-wing brawlers onto college campuses to attack students. "vote blue"?? it's fucking baffling.

peter,
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@Rocketsredglare @sortius but it's kind of a choice between the fascist who is genuinely carrying the card and a guy who says he is against fascists and then does all the fascist stuff?? i'm not telling people "don't vote for Biden" i understand the stakes, i'm just stressed at how... thin... the practical differences are in important places. i mean, the DEMOCRATS are all lining up to "get tough" on immigration, wtf.

peter, to random
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Biden needs enthusiasm from young voters and black voters to win in November and he is fucking that up right now because ensuring Israel can continue massacring Gazan civilians is more important to him than safeguarding American democracy from Trump and the GOP. unbelievable.

peter,
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he could 100% turn the page on this right now and say “ok Israel, far enough, you’re cut off until you get your shit together” and lose zero normie liberal support while calming unrest on his left flank but he won’t do it because [insert reason, I genuinely don’t know]

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