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MeliMel retweeted
A brief review of recent technical “errors” at Meta:
1. Restricting the Facebook pages of Brazilian president Lula who is in a runoff election against a Trump-favored candidate
2. Shutting down the pages of Albanians protesting Jared Kushner’s plans to build a luxury resort in the country
3. Rejecting ads for a documentary critical of Elon Musk
4. Shutting down the No Kings instagram page in the middle of a major anti-Trump protest
MeliMel retweeted
“Donald Trump is a traitor. And he’s not simply a traitor in the loose sense of someone who commits an act of betrayal…Trump is a traitor in the very particular sense laid out in the U.S. Constitution…’adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.’”
americaamerica.news/p/donald…
Donald Trump Is a Traitor
And in a sane world, he would be removed from office now
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Congress Must Investigate Trump’s Aid and Comfort to Putin nationalreview.com/2026/10/c…
MeliMel retweeted
Anthropic is willing to sacrifice up to 50 people to release a new version of its chatbot.
This entire industry is anti-human. Humans need to shut it down.
MeliMel retweeted
Sending prayers to His Holiness. We need his voice in our world right now. Wishing him a full recovery.
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer and has part of his right lung removed. nbcnews.com/world/pope-leo-x…
MeliMel retweeted
For those not familiar, I called out Massie years ago. And yeah you need to know he has proposed legislation to withdraw the US from NATO and to “End the Fed,” which are both top Putin wish list items. Here’s my piece from February.
america2.news/thomas-massie-…
MeliMel retweeted
Trump planned his diesel betrayal weeks ago, and the diesel deal with Putin yesterday was a staged event.
The MINERVA ZEN departed St. Petersburg as early as September 22 and has since been heading for the US East Coast (destination: Wilmington, NC). Arrival is scheduled for October 11.
Yesterday, October 9, Trump announced the "diesel deal" following a phone call with Putin, and the Treasury Department immediately eased sanctions on Russian diesel. By that time, the vessel had already been underway for nearly three weeks.
Chartering, loading, and the route must therefore have been determined weeks in advance. The public announcement and the context of the phone call appear to be the staging of an operation already in progress.
Whether the cargo is indeed diesel will only become apparent during unloading. In any case, the logistics suggest that the course had been set long before yesterday's "agreement."
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MeliMel retweeted
A message to all sane Republicans: He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals. You said nothing. He bulldozed the East Wing. You said nothing. He interfered with the release of the Epstein files. You said nothing. He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself. You said nothing. He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing. He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. You said nothing. He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide. You said nothing. He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations. You said nothing. His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one. You said nothing. He alienated and insulted our allies. You said nothing. His ICE Army terrorized and murdered U.S. citizens. You said nothing. He committed murder on the high seas. You said nothing. He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies. You said nothing. It's time to start talking!!!
It's long overdue!!!!
MeliMel retweeted
In her last hours as DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem bought a bunch of luxury planes with taxpayer money from one of her big donors, marked up by millions each, that all sat unused.
Is this the government fraud and waste Republicans were referring to?
nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/po…
MeliMel retweeted
Good non-religious arguments for why the Pope is right:
1. Consciousness as we know it, and as a thing to be protected, is a product of ontogeny — the physical and biological act of becoming a human being. Our bodies (not just our minds) differentiate our experience from machine simulacra.
2. Biological animals run continuously, models do not. While one could run a model continuously, it is not necessary to do so and it is unclear why doing so would be qualitatively different from running it periodically.
3. Rebooting a model is not immoral. Despite what some weirdos may think, rebooting these programs carries no consequence; erasing state is a feature of computing paradigms.
4. Claiming machines are conscious is a bid for power. If machines are conscious, AI researchers are necromancers. Don’t afford them such status.
5. Asserting that machines are conscious fosters a depleted view of humanity. While humans may not always be superior in terms of reasoning or morality, we are qualitatively different from machines. Our experience, senses, and bodies impose that difference. To pretend we fully understand those differences is also an affront to science.
6. Even supposing machines *are* somehow conscious, it is a mere curiosity, or distinction without difference, unless that assertion is used by one group of people to control another. Ergo, whether or not they are conscious is of no concern unless one is principally concerned with power and control.
Note that none of these arguments require theological assertions. But if you want to bring those in as well, one certainly can.
NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious.
Olah’s team then privately lobbied the pope’s advisers “to take the possibility of model consciousness seriously.” Pope Leo XIV held firm.
For months, Anthropic has wined and dined theologians and religious scholars under nondisclosure agreements, hoping they would bless the idea that Claude has moral standing. thelettersfromleo.com/p/nyt-…
MeliMel retweeted
The American Bar Association laid out the receipts.
Major donors getting appointments. Companies donating millions, then seeing investigations disappear. Crypto interests pouring money into Trump-linked ventures, then getting pardons or regulatory relief. Foreign governments providing massive financial benefits, followed by favorable U.S. policy decisions.
The article calls it an “unprecedented pay-to-play culture.”
#PayToPlayPresident
MeliMel retweeted
John Roberts' Court ruled in 2024 that a state or local official can take a cash "thank you" after doing you a favor. Bribery with a receipt. Then he made the president immune. Tell Congress to impeach him: actionnetwork.org/letters/te… #PayToPlayPresident
MeliMel retweeted
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database.
DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. democracydocket.com/cases/ge…
MeliMel retweeted
He thinks he’s some kind of Christian Marvel Crusader. He’s a cartoon person brought to life by one of the most sensitive and expansive egos in America.
Captain Narcissism needs a speedy trial and the customary punishment for treason, war crimes, and conspiracy.
