appliedmaps

appliedmaps

@appliedmaps.bsky.social

Not here to play cards. Computer nerd, engineer, sailor, veteran, father of three, grandfather of four. Among the oldest of Gen X. Trying not to be a bad example. If I can’t laugh at it, that’s when you know we’re screwed.

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MAGA: “Social Democracy, Communism, Socialism, it’s all the same thing!” Also MAGA: “We can’t eliminate the Electoral College because America is actually a Republic, not a Democracy.”

If AI were here to help us, it would be drafting up workable action plans to reduce our use of fossil fuels. Instead, AI says “Feed me, Seymour!” and we burn more coal to power the data centers.

Trump wants to take Greenland because that's what his billionaire broligarch sponsors want. Billionaire broligarchs want Greenland because it's a safe place to hide from climate change while they watch the rest of the world burn and sink. 1/2

2/2 They want everyone they encounter to be afraid, because they know the law and the Constitution aren’t on their side, and they know they can't deal with more than a few resisters without calling for backup, which they can't do everywhere all at once if unafraid resistance reaches a critical mass.

The ICE agents behaved as if they had already been assured by their chain of command that they would not be held accountable for shootings. They cleared the shooter from the scene like it was a well-rehearsed evacuation drill. They're expecting this to happen. They're doing it to send a message. 1/2

Second Amendment patriots would agree: America would be a whole lot safer if MAGA rallies were all open carry. Nobody would dare fire a shot with all that deterrence around; that’s the logic, right?

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Trump wanted to treat Gavin Newsom the same way as Zelensky when he flew out there. But Gavin met him on the tarmac and bodied him. And that was that. Because face to face, man to man, no bros around to back him up, Trump is the biggest coward on earth.

From an Upoer Management perspective, AI has a clear advantage over skilled human labor in this regard: AI doesn’t unionize, and it doesn’t complain when you put keystroke loggers on it.

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Do not, I repeat, DO NOT CRASH OUT. Folks are relying on you to be overstimulated, overwhelmed, & overcome so you won't resist. Take breaks, Take a breath, Be intentional with how you spend your time. Be effective with how you spend your energy. Support each other Rest, live, & fight another day.