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  • Study finds smartphone bans in Dutch schools improved focus

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  • How were they ever allowed?

    I was in school from the transition from no mobiles at all to smart phones. If you got caught with one it was whipped off you.

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    Grok got a Nazi patch

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  • He didn’t tweak it to deny the holocaust, he tweaked it to deny facts and always give both sides weight. This is an outcome of that.

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    Grok got a Nazi patch

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    Grok got a Nazi patch

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  • Try and get a response like this out of any of the leading models.

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • Ok lol

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • Then why so triggered?

  • this is why nothing feels right

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  • Oh here they just give you antidepressants. There’s no therapists unless you go private.

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • You claim to reject rigid labels like masculinity, yet you still treat them as meaningful enough to center your entire post around. If the point was to show that masculinity is arbitrary, then why reinforce it by measuring yourself against those traits? You’re not just describing your experience, you’re using those traits to justify a sense of identity while insisting identity doesn’t matter.

    You accuse me of missing your point, but the pushback wasn’t because you listed masculine-coded traits, it was because you paired meat consumption with manhood and then dismissed criticism of that pairing as irrelevant. You introduced beef as a symbol of masculinity, so the ethical objection is not off-topic; it’s directly responding to your own framing. Rejecting that framing is true masculinity, so maybe that’s why you don’t feel it. Hard to have strength integrity and compassion if you kill yourself because you can’t have a cheeseburger :’(

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • You conflate societal roles with identity, have misread the ethical challenge, and overreact to a criticism of norms you both claim to embody and reject. We can use other words like weak-willed or fragile if you prefer.

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • The rest aren’t societal norms. Unless you don’t really want a beard.

    Just get a beyond burger bro it’s not hard don’t be so dramatic. Or just don’t try and group paying someone to kill a defenceless animal with ‘masculinity’. Masculinity defends the defenceless.

  • WHY DO I GET DYSPHORIA WHILE I'M MY AGAB?

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  • Manly men don’t eat beef. That’s for bawbags cucked by social norms.

  • this is why nothing feels right

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  • How are people without money seeing a therapist?

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    Camping with the far-right: What I learned from a year undercover

    www.bbc.com /news/articles/c0lz0zxryygo

  • I'm tired of reading about "right-wing anarchisms"

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  • I was told the other day by a tankie on here that all anarchists support violent revolutions and that I wasn’t an anarchist because I didn’t 🙄

  • Breakdown of Elon Musk‘s vote manipulation and crypto scheme to take over the US and the world

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  • The real plan is much worse.

    https://www.vcinfodocs.com/what-is-the-network-state

    And recent news has confirmed some of the analysis showing voter fraud

    Social Media and Political Influence

    Whistleblower Alleges AI-Driven Election Interference

    • A former X (formerly Twitter) employee anonymously shared allegations on Substack claiming the platform was intentionally manipulated during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

    • According to the whistleblower, X’s algorithms were adjusted under Elon Musk’s leadership to prioritize pro-Trump and right-wing content. Some left-wing posts critical of Democrats were also boosted, but allegedly only to create a façade of balance.

      • Backed Up by Research: These claims align with findings from a recent study that audited X’s algorithm. Key findings include:
        • Right-leaning users experienced the most significant exposure bias, with the algorithm amplifying content aligned with their views.
        • Both left- and right-leaning users saw reduced exposure to opposing viewpoints, reinforcing echo chambers.
        • New accounts were reportedly subject to a distinct right-wing bias in their default timelines.

      • While the whistleblower’s claims remain speculative, these independent findings suggest that X’s algorithm did, in fact, favor certain political narratives.

    • AI-Generated Propaganda: The whistleblower alleges that thousands of fake accounts were created using advanced AI systems, Grok and Eliza, to disseminate political messaging. These accounts were designed to imitate real users and reportedly pushed targeted propaganda related to Trump’s economic claims, border policies, and cryptocurrency initiatives.

    • To support these claims, the whistleblower pointed to a breadcrumb in the Eliza documentation, which describes how AI profiles could be pre-configured with specific narratives and responses. One example, allegedly labeled “Trump,” was programmed to amplify campaign messaging.

    Marc Andreessen’s Connection to Eliza AI

    • Marc Andreessen, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is closely connected to Eliza AI. His firm has backed Eliza Labs, the company behind the AI framework, which is also reportedly used internally at a16z (source).
    • While it’s possible that the example in the Eliza public documentation in this context was coincidental or even intended as satire, the fact that Andreessen is backing technology capable of such manipulation raises serious concerns. It demonstrates how tools designed for decision-making and automation can easily be repurposed for political influence.

    Andreessen’s Political Views

    • Andreessen is an open supporter of MAGA politics and an advocate of Curtis Yarvin’s “Dark Enlightenment” philosophy, which proposes replacing democracy with a CEO-led “monarchy.”
      • Yarvin recently wrote an article suggesting that “American democracy should be replaced by what he calls a ‘monarchy’ run by a ‘C.E.O.’”

    • As The Verge summarized:
      • “We are looking at a simple trade against personal liberty — abortion, the rights of gay and trans people, and possibly democracy itself — in favor of crypto, AI, and a tax policy they like better.”

    Elon Musk’s Role

    • The whistleblower also alleges that Musk was directly involved in these manipulations, reportedly overseeing algorithm changes and content moderation. Musk allegedly joked about being “Black Hat MAGA” while making these decisions.
    • The claims further suggest that X allowed foreign influence campaigns from countries like Israel, Iran, and Russia to operate on the platform, as long as their goals aligned with the platform’s manipulated narrative.

    Impact and Speculation

    • The whistleblower describes the damage caused by these actions as catastrophic:
      • “The damage we’ve done is immeasurable, and I don’t know if it can ever be fixed. People don’t know what’s real anymore, and that’s exactly what we wanted.”

    • While the full extent of these claims has yet to be proven, the whistleblower’s account is bolstered by independent research and the connections of influential figures like Andreessen and Musk. Together, they paint a troubling picture of how powerful technology may have been used to undermine democratic processes.

    Voting System Interference

    Evidence of Election Hacking

    • Stephen Spoonamore, a cybersecurity expert, issued a “Duty to Warn” letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, outlining evidence of vote manipulation in key swing states during the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

    • Working with Smart Elections, Spoonamore revealed that voting tabulators were allegedly programmed to alter results after processing 400 ballots (up from 600 in 2020), a tactic designed to evade detection during recounts.

    • This tampering reportedly influenced outcomes in critical states, supported by findings in an analysis of Clark County’s election results.

    • Additional irregularities included the use of “bullet ballots,” where votes were cast only for the presidential race. These disproportionately favored Trump and deviated significantly from historical norms, suggesting deliberate interference.

    Trump’s Statements on Manipulation

    • Donald Trump’s public remarks have fueled speculation that he was aware of these activities:
      • “We don’t need the votes,” he said, implying confidence in securing victory through means outside traditional voter turnout.
      • At a rally, he remarked, “Elon was very effective. He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide,” suggesting possible technological manipulation in vote counting.
      • His statement, “You won’t have to vote anymore,” further hinted at confidence in a pre-arranged outcome.

  • Decentralized Social Media Is the Only Alternative to the Tech Oligarchy

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  • Reputation systems. There is tech that solves this but Lemmy won’t like it (blockchain)

  • DOJ Cleared To Sell $6.5 Billion In Bitcoin Seized From Silk Road

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  • This is an hour or two of trading volume. Don’t think it’ll make a dent.

  • A mile rule

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  • The great revolution will come when humanity is ready to organize itself, not by force, but by the power of free association.

  • What is hexbear?

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  • Learn how not to seethe.

  • What is hexbear?

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  • They/them or is Antiyanks a thing?

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    Openvibe combines Mastodon, Bluesky and Nostr into one social app | TechCrunch

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    Liz Truss: Oppressed by Tweets, Victimized by Reality

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    Drunken woman defecated on police officer who tried to put her in handcuffs

    www.gazettelive.co.uk /news/teesside-news/drunken-woman-defecated-police-officer-29737594
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    Ukraine war latest: British-supplied tanks used in Ukraine's Russian incursion, BBC told

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/live/cy54nn4v471t