Mastodawn

LArefugee Oct 12, 2023

Unicorn Riot Oct 11, 2023

Minneapolis: Anti-Zionist Jews Hold Solidarity Shiva for Palestinian and Israeli Lives Lost: https://unicornriot.ninja/2023/anti-zionist-jews-hold-solidarity-shiva-for-palestinian-and-israeli-lives-lost/

Anti-Zionist Jews Hold Solidarity Shiva for Palestinian and Israeli Lives Lost - UNICORN RIOT

Minneapolis, MN — Days after the start of a deadly war has killed nearly 2,000 people in Gaza and Israel, Jews in the Twin Cities who are standing in solidarity with Palestinians are holding a shiva, a Jewish mourning ritual, to grieve the loss of lives of both sides. According to a press release, a […]

UNICORN RIOT

LArefugee May 10, 2023

Qasim Rashid, Esq.May 9, 2023

The so-called party of “law & order” is so dangerous that the Judge ruling over Trump’s sexual abuse conviction trial is compelled to warn jurors to remain anonymous “for a long time,” lest harm come to them.😳

The is the GOP today. Smh. Horrible.

LArefugee Apr 27, 2023

Arvind Narayanan Apr 26, 2023

People have been posting glaring examples of ChatGPT’s gender bias, like arguing that attorneys can't be pregnant. So @sayashk and I tested ChatGPT on WinoBias, a standard gender bias benchmark. Both GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 are about 3 times as likely to answer incorrectly if the correct answer defies gender stereotypes — despite the benchmark dataset likely being included in the training data. https://aisnakeoil.substack.com/p/quantifying-chatgpts-gender-bias

Quantifying ChatGPT’s gender bias

Benchmarks allow us to dig deeper into what causes biases and what can be done about it

AI Snake Oil

LArefugee Apr 27, 2023

Sarah Fackrell Apr 26, 2023

Periodic reminder that "introvert" is not a synonym for "shy" or "bad at public speaking." We can talk to random strangers, we can speak to large audiences. It just exhausts us.

LArefugee Apr 27, 2023

Celeste Pewter Apr 26, 2023

All, if you need proof that Feinstein's absence matters, look at today's vote.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3973488-senate-votes-to-overturn-biden-truck-pollution-limit/

The vote was 50-49, because:

1. Manchin voted with the GOP,
2. Feinstein is still out.

If Feinstein had been there, it would have been 50-50- and Harris as tie-breaker.

Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit

The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks. The vote was 50-49. Sen Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) voted with Republicans to get rid of the rule. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who has been absent from the Senate amid health issues, did not vote.…

The Hill

LArefugee Apr 27, 2023

Joanne Freeman Apr 26, 2023

This is extraordinary.

The Montana House has banned Rep. Zooey Zephyr from the House for the rest of the session.

I wonder how her constituents feel about losing their full representation and their voice.

And so the attack on democracy continues.
In plain sight.

https://www.npr.org/2023/04/26/1172158461/montana-gop-transgender-zooey-zephyr-punishment-banned-speaking-lgbtq

#politics #montana #histodons #democracy

LArefugee Apr 19, 2023

David Slifka Apr 19, 2023

Critical government communications can’t depend on walled gardens.

National Weather Service needs to join the #fediverse.

(Edit: Tell them at [email protected]. Thanks @alex for the tip!)

https://mashable.com/article/twitter-exemptions-nws-public-service-safety-weather-accounts

National Weather Service accounts were not granted API exemptions by Twitter

Public safety accounts will still be limited unless they pay up for Twitter API access.

Mashable

LArefugee Apr 19, 2023

The Volatile Mermaid Apr 18, 2023

“COVID is over! Stop living in fear!” - the people afraid that their kids might catch gay at Disney World.

LArefugee Apr 19, 2023

Ericka Simone Apr 19, 2023

Dear #WhitePeople.

Can you tell your grandads, uncles, sisters, cousins and friends to stop murdering us? “Us” being anything not white, straight and male. Its just blatant genocide at this point. Thanks.

Signed, Humanity.

LArefugee Apr 19, 2023

Rod Hilton Apr 18, 2023

Did she just google "army guy" and take the first picture she found?

For those who don't know this is a picture of Pat Tillman, outspoken critic of the Iraq War who called Bush a criminal.

He gave up an NFL career to enlist after 9/11 and bucked the major narratives at the time by being an atheist whose favorite author was Noam Chomsky.

He died from friendly fire in Afghanistan, widely believed to be fratricide due to his criticism of the war.

He'd have HATED Boebert.