Paul Komkoff

Paul Komkoff

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This message represents the official view of the voices in my head.

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Paul Komkoff
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Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

Paul Komkoff
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Among the laid off were their top most tenured technical experts, who built the platform and no longer needed now

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social

Netflix is laying off 1,000 workers — its largest layoff ever. In 2025, Netflix had a net income of $11 billion (up 26%). Its CEO was paid $53M (255x more than the median employee). And it just raised prices for the second time in just over a year. Corporate greed in a nutshell.

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Laying off id tech team from id software is fucking bold move. Let's do ntoskernel team from windows now, or virt team from cloud. Just stop paying for electricity already

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Poocharé
@poochare.bsky.social

Replying to @textfiles.com

The next administration is going to have create an entire Department of Restoring Deleted Information

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Jason Scott
@textfiles.com

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Paul Komkoff
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I keep seeing these sanewashing-style takes about CBS news "but the ratings will fall and they'll revert it to not lose money". Come on, there are super-rich people, they don't need this revenue to pay rent or something, they can afford to buy thing just to burn it down. At which point you'll learn?

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And that individual is Margaret Thatcher

The Guardian@theguardian.com

At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, says study

theguardian.comAt least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, says studyUK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplistic Individuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical decline is either inevitable or primarily the responsibility of the state. The report, launched at the Smart Ageing Summit in Oxford last week, argues that individuals have far greater control over their longevity than is commonly understood. The authors call on the government to take legislative action on alcohol comparable to restrictions on smoking. Continue reading...
Paul Komkoff
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So if people are voting for farage and his dipshits despite brexit, what hope do we all reasonable people ever have at all...

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Eliot Higgins
@eliothiggins.bsky.social

Reminds me of JM Berger's definition of extremism as the belief that an in-group's success or survival is inseparable from the need for hostile action against an out-group.

James O'Malley@jamesomalley.co.uk

This is grotesque on multiple levels.

Paul Komkoff
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Sir this is Wendy's

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

COONS: Why is it a good idea to relieve sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil? BESSENT: The $14 billion number is a DNC talking point COONS: I am not the DNC. I'm the senator from Delaware

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Thomas Midgley as a service

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social

Palantir is part of the "regressive and harmful" subculture that destroyed USAID, terminated mRNA research, trashed NIH & CDC & FDA & EPA, and brought back measles. Within the next few years, their subculture will be responsible for more preventable deaths than any other in human history. /6

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Jonathan Howard
@joho.bsky.social

As part of my efforts to combat the COVID Amnesia Project, let's accurately remember what 3 influential laptop class doctors from Stanford said 6 years ago as COVID overflowed hospitals and morgues. They won't remind you. I will. My latest.

sciencebasedmedicine.orgSince They Won’t Remind You, Here’s What Drs. John Ioannidis, Jay Bhattacharya, and Scott Atlas, Actually Said 6 Years AgoThe next time these doctors claim they were right, let's remind them exactly what they claim to have been right about.
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uk.pcmag.com/wireless-rou... Because it's hard to be more stupid than a trump supporter, the trumpers in the government are exceptionally stupid because you need to be overtime stupid. And stupid people can't be innovative, so they steal their policy wholesale, from Russia.

uk.pcmag.comThe FCC Just Banned the Sale of New Wi-Fi Router Models Made Outside USThe surprising order means any new Wi-Fi router models sold in the country must be US-made, or receive an exemption from the Pentagon or Homeland Security Department.
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This way we know what'll happen next: 1. Some manufacturers will try to bribe the DHS (I heard they have a new guy in charge) 2. Eric trump will have a new venture, selling routers totally made in U!S!A!

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3. You will know these routers are definitely made in the US because they will have a sticker saying "Made in the USA" on top of the engraving "Made in China"

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Andy Craig
@andycraig.bsky.social

41 years old, evacuated here legally, asylum case pending, kidnapped while driving his six children (one a US citizen) to school. Dead within 24 hours. Betrayed and murdered by the United States government. 42nd confirmed and reported death in ICE custody under Trump.

Mike Walker@newnarrative.bsky.social

Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

independent.co.ukAfghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim recordMohammad Nazeer Paktyawal served with U.S. forces in Afghanistan and legally evacuated the country, then died within a day of being taken into ICE custody, according to his family
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Welcome to russia.

DFW Support Committee@dfwsupportcommitt.bsky.social

We have a verdict and we are heartbroken at the results. This is only the beginning. We will continue to fight the remaining charges until every defendant is home.

Paul Komkoff
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Why not 50?? Why not 500??? Social dominators are so harmful and stupid

Harms Committed@harmscommitted.com

"U.K.'s Labour government is pushing through legislation that would require refugees and asylum seekers to wait 20 years before they could gain permanent residency rights." "The outlook is particularly bleak for those seeking safety from U.S. bombs." #Iran #UK #USA #Israel #EU #Asylum #Military

truthout.orgEurope Offers Little Hope for People in Iran Trying to Flee US and Israeli BombsThe growth of far right parties like Nigel Farage's Reform may further keep refugees from reaching European shores.
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So, as we watch Iran dumping mines into the Hormuz strait, the plan seems to be to fuck it up completely so the rest of the world will have no choice where to get oil?

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Faine Greenwood
@faineg.com

“MAGA’s fundamental shared quality is a total lack of theory of mind for other people” is a theory that keeps getting validated by reality - look at almost every decision they’ve made in the war with Iran, and how they seem constantly surprised by the unanticipated actions of other parties.

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UPDATE: Labubupocalypse seems to be over, and most of the affected models were reinstated.

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I think at least 5000 users are affected; if you search for "makerworld" here, you'll see at least 2.

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Jonathan Larsen
@jonathanlarsen.bsky.social

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

jonathanlarsen.substack.comU.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of JesusAdvocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military
Paul Komkoff
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UPDATE: Labubupocalypse seems to be over, and most of the affected models were reinstated.

Paul Komkoff@stingr.net

I think at least 5000 users are affected; if you search for "makerworld" here, you'll see at least 2.

Paul Komkoff
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UPDATE: Labubupocalypse seems to be over, and most of the affected models were reinstated.

Paul Komkoff@stingr.net

I think at least 5000 users are affected; if you search for "makerworld" here, you'll see at least 2.

Paul Komkoff
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So the good thing for the clown car regime is that there are 4 years worth of war-adjacent talking points prepared and tested by russia: special operation, we didn't start the war we will finish it, we haven't started anything serious yet.

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In the meantime there's a labubupocalypse happening on makerworld - people are getting takedowns (which bambu immediately satisfies with no recourse) from POP MART claiming that models violated copyright. But models are original and don't look like labubu at all.

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There are some wild takes about the anthropic situation, from big serious journalists talking about risk management, but they're all sanewashing. This below is as close to reality as it could be.

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social

You sound like an unhinged person if you in plain words describe what’s happening, but the Trump admin demanded Anthropic’s AI be able to kill things for it w/out human approval and also do mass surveillance. Anthropic said no, and now the admin is trying to destroy the company in retaliation.

Paul Komkoff
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You'll get the best analysis here if you imagine a school bully and a nerd who built a robot in the garage. Bully wants to attach scissors to the robot's hands, and the nerd tells him it's unsafe. Bully is monumentally stupid, he perceives this as an attack on his fragile masculinity.