2026-04-03T02:16:20Z https://yabu.me Kyle Montanio https://yabu.me/npub1gja0cql6ljcfdq9h8wuzgh73j5vuu4tncmhkrsgae65n3hjrspwquex7p5 https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/114/529/499/824/880/877/original/17db6bfc1d2269c3.jpeg https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/114/529/499/824/880/877/original/17db6bfc1d2269c3.jpeg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9xsrw33wn8uzazpxkxvfvd4eefy8swwlh5v9d00dxuunxgvh7mgzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9ck4aa90 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxeyuakrxwc6xt99hr0qjp7hf0ld2mjlfg63vgjklj28ue4p87m5qyyecyq'>nevent1q…ecyq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It mostly is. But there are some true believers out there who take AGI quickly followed by super intelligence as a near certainty.<br/><br/>The rationalist movement - the same asshats who spawned effective altruism and the likes of Sam Bankman-Fried - have strong pull in Silicon Valley and take the mytgology of AI super intelligence they created literally. <br/><br/>But you are spot on in thinking the monied interests regarding AGI is largely just a marketing con.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizians">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizians</a> 2026-03-25T16:54:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdjnmvpv0c4qlpd3e9pkch6dlvw4tcz0wqmhvtqd39hapyvhxsdtqzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9cxsyqge In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrycd28l5855txrycrsje6samje32qkkcn2gyny6n4xj6cnwp6juggfylep'>nevent1q…ylep</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It does sound an awfully lot like that.. 2025-09-18T15:06:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0rdcz056eav0pl20d9fh65xgfy2hekd0nt5285ccg6ut3rqe4plczypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9c5h2lhh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwdfpushk3pvn2yaxurynv8zsxg93d5jzs4escaa7mq99ud0jufcmt0zyx'>nevent1q…0zyx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m really, really hoping the nice grandparents who voted for Trump because they think Democrats are communists - a word they can&#39;t define beyond knowing it&#39;s &#34;bad&#34; and &#34;like China&#34; and &#34;opposite of freedom&#34; - wake up to how Trump is literally ushering in everything they feared.<br/><br/>I know this group exists. These are my in-laws. I don&#39;t excuse their ignorance, but recognize how easy they are to manipulate into thinking such trash. <br/><br/>I hope this kind of thing wakes them up. 2025-09-18T13:18:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvd5ap9c75l9e75wnkx70kf9ql53rq36k96vcxaucaufsqlrvvhszypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9ck5yu4w Centrists be like: voting is the only path to change; protesting is, at best, infective and often harmful to the movement. <br/><br/>Nepalis be like: hold our Tongba while we take down our corrupt government in 48 hours.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9n760gddo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9n760gddo</a><br/><br/>#Politics 2025-09-17T12:30:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8hjfqhkfwqsnxdpyd7qre42mre94ydm03hyeqgk2djfers5x758czypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9c32fg46 You may be shocked to learn that providing people housing is a great way to fight issues surrounding the unhoused. In Denver, the number of encampments of more than 20 people dropped 98% thanks largely* to the new initiative.<br/><br/>&#34;They have a door that they can lock. They have air conditioner in the summer, heaters in the winter. They have a place where they can receive their mail,&#34; Chandler said. &#34;Really, an opportunity to start rebuilding their lives.&#34;<br/><br/>#Housing #Politics<br/><br/><a href="https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/all-in-mile-high-initiative-reduced-large-homeless-encampments-by-98-third-party-evaluation-shows">https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/all-in-mile-high-initiative-reduced-large-homeless-encampments-by-98-third-party-evaluation-shows</a> 2025-09-05T19:52:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz5c3jpnyshhxdx5stw007kfv2ste83nxz0ptfhcfc3u343602vgqzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9c3djx4z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst6yzppq4gl7kth5vcgsa3t2vtr7nkwq8zpalk0k799ptvj2lw4cqn8vz78'>nevent1q…vz78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>3. Plan for the worst. Assume that in four years Trump (or successor) is in office and the legislature and courts are impotent. Do you escape? Resist? Revolt? What do you need to make that effective? Now is the time to get them in place. Before it&#39;s too late.<br/><br/>We may be passed the point of no return. Judges and opposition leaders are being arrested for resisting unconstitutional policies. The media and courts are bought by billionaires. The military is patrolling the streets of the capitol.<br/><br/>3/3 2025-08-21T19:47:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9dsq864xyysta00gwzsk8xjca6s7sfm9xt78vwq2we4xrmsm36aqzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9c9qukjz Disaster plans save lives.<br/><br/>If you live in an area prone to tornadoes or hurricanes or fires, you probably have a plan of where to go and materials ready in case of emergency.<br/><br/>It&#39;s passed time everyone in the US had a preparedness plan for fascism for those same reasons.<br/><br/>#USPol <br/><br/>1/3 2025-08-21T19:47:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx85kfctjd2tj52kcqmax2x4wz5lhan9t56lpftpnmyg27khs3dwqzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9cwk787d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5e6j2f52svlyujhpskr0jyzg72rrqt7fev3pfme5zce986ktazcpnrv5c'>nevent1q…rv5c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think talking about patriarchy complicates the situation, and I very much agree with your point. <br/><br/>I was more considering race relations, particularly in the US context. Poor white folk have continually worked against their (absolute) best interest in order to remain socially advantagesd relative to Black and Brown (what should be thought of as, but groups often deny are) peers. 2025-07-28T17:35:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqa69s8yzgknma3v40tw2vktp4pr9ezggctuq7zvrhhtz8zukhwjgzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9ctfmrsl ICE is lying it&#39;s ass off bringing false accusations against protestors. It&#39;s not &#34;embarrassing&#34;, it&#39;s fucking fascism.<br/><br/>&#34;Justice department drops cases against LA protesters after officers caught making false claims<br/><br/>Revealed: records show border patrol gave inaccurate testimony about people it jailed. Prosecutors now face ‘embarrassing’ dismissals&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/28/doj-la-protesters-false-claims">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/28/doj-la-protesters-false-claims</a><br/><br/>#USPol #MeltICE 2025-07-28T11:35:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8y8ls58gqxav8q79nyfs782zkyj6jw597qesd8huw644fs9897zqzypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9cvjg7nf The data are clear, ICE isn&#39;t going after criminals.<br/><br/>&#34;People without criminal charges or convictions made up an average of 47% of daily ICE arrests in early June, up from about 21% in early May, before the quota increase.&#34; <br/><br/>&#34;And it happened just after the Trump administration told ICE to arrest at least 3,000 people daily, up from 1,000.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="Https://www.axios.com/2025/07/17/trump-ice-raids-arrests-immigration">Https://www.axios.com/2025/07/17/trump-ice-raids-arrests-immigration</a><br/><br/>#USPol #MeltICE 2025-07-17T18:53:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsywx6sr4uvp7ky7d5n3jwmv6jpm76z3peechsrt8v5zt6jryy4ceszypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9c2h22wc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0gzfu96nu4cpxple3rzh52zpz4g5cye7wadz2904fys3d59huu7swde66r'>nevent1q…e66r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s a solid take. <br/><br/>If a class war is coming (if not already begun, maybe even ongoing for generations) it would be really nice to have the cops and military, or a sizable percentage of them, on our side.<br/><br/>The only way to do this is to treat those in uniform - even if it&#39;s a uniform of institutions we vehemently oppose - as people who have a chance at redeeming themselves. 2025-06-08T19:51:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0mantzg5q5fqje5cqvan5fmg2mjr0wpavmf89gruap5z5hqnmaczypzt4lqrlt7tp95qkuamsfzl6x23nnj4w0rw7cwprh82jwx7gwq9cadymml If anyone is considering blaming those in LA for confronting ICE for the rise in violence, I strongly recommend reconsidering your position. <br/><br/>This *is* the plan. It has always been the plan to rachet up ICE violence until that are finally confronted. <br/><br/>Now is the time to support those on the front lines resisting the government troops who are, quite literally, rounding up folks and sending them to concentration camps*.<br/><br/>#USPol #FightFascism 2025-06-08T01:01:40Z