2025-10-25T11:11:02Z https://yabu.me Bill Blake https://yabu.me/npub1hdlckw045jw28f5yepn3kkkzjpdnfd0r3d7mzhlcrnzx6yzmk68s8d6str https://cdn.masto.host/liberdon/accounts/avatars/000/022/263/original/e1dd6282a8557aa9.png https://cdn.masto.host/liberdon/accounts/avatars/000/022/263/original/e1dd6282a8557aa9.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymr28gxae7kqej9hvtyvvuxpjwutrzs2flmrkty2zdr7uvemlhfqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7r0yumy For anyone who cares: This site has become infested with bots and disinformation accounts and the admin apparently does not care. It&#39;s no longer worth my time. So I&#39;m outta here--I&#39;m not deleting my account but I&#39;m no longer going to read. Find me on twitter, bluesky, facebook, reddit, email, or discord--same username. 2025-10-19T21:19:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tml3phjm7s8223kf0sufvjeqhuzfh7nv8a4u76zsrgd6rcl4chczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7ee5qzr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsydkwvrspw57hqd3afztf62vgrmaq6l7e2zt7xgg3qhdrv6n4acgqal33hm'>nevent1q…33hm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I can always get a translate if something looks vaguely interesting. But Russian propaganda is not worth my time. Of course I blocked them, though not for the language. 2025-09-30T07:04:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxlpp79gkfsnmphln58qgvp8sxwffz0v0x76q4llxh7ye6fx2mf3szyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7wkvshh The &#34;opinion&#34; account that showed up today is a Czech language Russian disinformation outlet. Also a spammer. 2025-09-29T19:44:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqnly27y9r5744sql0lyffkf0f0sawel97v0edr52hf42ete0c8aczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg785ydfs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswp3jwr2yu68u6he67s2ev3k9vls6jwelfy8s7uf0x5veat8vunug7zphqd'>nevent1q…phqd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A lot more reliable--at this point anyone relying on AI for law is going to get his ass handed to him pretty quickly. 2025-08-24T20:24:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9cx4kywc5zesy85lf8smzzwjdxk8f2quq555h096jv4ndu4r8a4szyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7q7sn48 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3rtdml8jwq5kjue4yudywt9wvydj0cz48pn23lx06cr0h0tghyq9a207m'>nevent1q…207m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Remove the stuff at and after the ? and it will work. 2025-08-18T17:39:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7s34dyy4dsua6sldkq332nvl3ydt6t4yc4r475xedjrtx6w0t3szyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg784k0al In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfnr3cxefkeda68du9uaj2h0u6nuv9mpkh05qltr73hrrfedz54hg5swstx'>nevent1q…wstx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve been saying for years that The Second Coming is the poem for this age. And Jackson Browne&#39;s &#34;Before the Deluge&#34; captures another aspect. On the surface, it&#39;s about a failed response to a coming eco-catastrophe. But every time I hear it, I think of libertarians and their failed response to coming tyranny. 2025-05-27T10:37:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlkal7lljqudmksuyxl9tgatfattzg3ck8e9z903sc8qada5xgtczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg79skhp4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspcy7vcp2797hzqnc4ncghwpf8csjkhy79ecddmfahq423h3y54dqet3v6u'>nevent1q…3v6u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Another goodie is Kipling&#39;s &#34;Macdonough&#39;s Song&#34;. 2025-05-21T11:26:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx8fp9m75eu93dqugm5j4hnajem7kzls0q0qxvjdm83xms9t5jxgqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg74x3tnl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswnz73h4h044n3tf76gpeskddweg5qpwlqhxwphqt4428ng9ug0jc5n85wu'>nevent1q…85wu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not ICE scream trucks? :) 2025-04-29T16:09:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstc4tykqkrpweehm9tpz8c4w8nd0k8fgu86ectyg7efzedp3fx3lczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7dzy7j7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghc89j0t8nnh5t6tn7re270592hcrp3ayhwmzw77z33k3sd6p3fgaflpjn'>nevent1q…lpjn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No question. 2025-04-26T00:43:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ue3m4kd37t8pr0nrk8x2uj277numsqvjppe6pqt8tpf9485xekczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7ppkxe8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nwyjufv4p5350cz4crnk3rx89m8p7szhgcxjseytw95xc634argjt83hr'>nevent1q…83hr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was prepared to read that article in that way, but after reading it, it looks like the judge actually did violate the law. Of course, the time will come when judges are arrested for their legal rulings..... 2025-04-25T19:01:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsva4resdp0tk63yvacfucrwssj4vt5jatqk9x7jpgu52vpzjsyy4gzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7nu6sep In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7adm02z2cy20t6hmrvkpaj4nx5hsndgweahr7ewry8023jarsmq4hvq9z'>nevent1q…vq9z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen a fair amount of leftie noise on Bluesky about Musk&#39;s--and thus Trump&#39;s--access to personal data. But it&#39;s libertarianish institutions that seem to be in the vanguard of attacking it. 2025-04-11T19:15:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswve4hl8lh65556unccqdhy9wvfsx0a6799076gy4ms66syk8g7zszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7xyt7fh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyw6f229h2673rrumdnz52py92408u7jjyfgdgnzr2swhr377mekgglsvvj'>nevent1q…svvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Harris was, by my analysis, by far the lesser evil. Events have proven it right: Harris would have meant the continued slow degradation of the American polity in the ways that Objectivists recognize. Trump is its near immediate destruction, replacing a semi-republican government with a gangster government based on might makes right. America has become a rogue state, run by a soon-to-be dictator who is systematically cowing or destroying all opposition. 2025-04-11T06:59:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwfthfpfn2syhd2rcm5vw260w6c7pgcdxcct08qxwncgl2at960czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7l0p3g6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5va3sdecu8nm8eurfsdefy0qfjrhydfkwwhkud80fcd9er7j9jqd2cykf'>nevent1q…cykf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>From the one that Peikoff--and many other Objectivists--see when they shut their eyes. I&#39;ve had to block several &#34;Objectivists&#34; on twitter who *still* warp their own thinking in order to support Trump. 2025-04-07T12:46:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdle7v9mfc03743c3733haxh7mqdykynhngphkkd553ew28r5ec6gzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7cfz26d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxx7cyza03tdxuafpea92nf8rzf2dm0882y6mfax3gpx5n4pkdk3sjyaflq'>nevent1q…aflq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, the typical Objectivist screeching fear of Democrats blinded him to Trump&#39;s nature. 2025-04-07T12:39:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9um97ejpg4v6frtgnyuwucn8gsa0h9e88z8zzqcqwuuuxwg8ws0czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7xhpgh6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf0yacpm6yx8xep87dc9euhkd0r4sa50yudgwkzrnpt9qm7vtl2wgxjhhuf'>nevent1q…hhuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have tweets from as far back as 2018--basically, the year I first started on social media--warning of Trump&#39;s danger. So far, nobody&#39;s done the &#34;when did you start caring&#34; thing to me. 2025-04-07T12:29:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd7xgfyp0s3p0x7cke8rjh62ypj6qrmvazv24zuutg4rleutmvx9gzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg74czsk6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zurm6anudq0zslq2ttfsvjvxjw6xyq08tm3gs4dcz3g63mwlwcqmuqnve'>nevent1q…qnve</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That, and arguing for Trump. Objectivists of all people should understand that one cannot have lawlessness in a government, no matter how bad the alternative is. 2025-04-07T12:17:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wsfcvzx6hey5xktmcjz0vdkdg646uzm7hjx37c977j874v0n6qszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7jk22wk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ugla5xzxs7vxy8ptxkucfaq6frqh276t64e8rfx55y09r0udfnq4d3n5r'>nevent1q…3n5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The writer of that piece was not discussing Objectivism at all. How much of what he relates is true is unknown, but on its face he is describing a human tragedy that only incidentally relates to Objectivism. 2025-04-03T18:57:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9jllktygkvq3jc4a224fjallqynkcc4ccyjdy6uq5pnhrw94hp3czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7eyst4y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08h0nfnfl6pme5482253ztakg7zm4q6dkakcfphgas7dyyge7mlcee85nh'>nevent1q…85nh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Where they are finding actual flaws. But, in general, those who *hate* Objectivism burn straw men and provide no useful criticisms. 2025-04-03T15:27:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqr4d5rxshuwrxk9p2jpnwjwtw4xlg72ay2qevcvrm9mekl0r5akqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7yq59tu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx33exjux7letnnu8tc5qt7hl7t90msueuj4lnxuv9l0r69xjxaacndwar6'>nevent1q…war6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was able to post a comment, so perhaps they just dumped the old block file. 2025-03-27T16:11:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs888eq60v0hlsfrkph7yu28e9zp8890a9urhja38lwdad8csvah8czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg74hrtf4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrjmssxfa8nzt6h5pdae95054s26z9celqlcncpkyt9jpjfcj97fsh2lt9a'>nevent1q…lt9a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And with rather more powerful law enforcement, military, and technology. 2025-03-27T15:42:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw25l0fn7gfc880j66mf3x9n3dmku3225psez9g9s0jlygts5zucszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg772np2q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdl7z6xcel5mrjdev6q2v23dc5qp5490rtx4za7vcysjc7xj2zrgk4y8rj'>nevent1q…y8rj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Former LP&#34; -&gt; &#34;Former libertarian&#34;. To be charitable. 2025-03-27T15:39:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg60yj0d67mgusn635dj3pfy68shntmt55dplwa8463fgpef7705qzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7nf42ap In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cj0flsp8wx0g9at0ksj4nkqc5pcj9fwnzzlvxejaqpungkpfg4chrjz6a'>nevent1q…jz6a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose it&#39;s possible. But they&#39;ve shown themselves to be incompetent for many years, so it could just be more of the same. 2025-03-24T03:26:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnqrdm3tx3hvdle6dn0w2k7lyw0m36uw65afxe7jj40eytyzlw5czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7kqlx2r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtmzuep2zvkxkqvkpszq9h9s8jqwdj64u63rmnrz5dye7e7ljycgvw9h62'>nevent1q…9h62</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You might have noticed the lefties on bluesky waving the Canadian flag as a protest to Trump and his mafia. The ironies are delicious. 2025-03-22T18:04:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxw2mu7745l068d5vyyh27eu0ngq4vg6kr3jkt2aekdllxyxs7mqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7as0es5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg74l72c4eyxvfc6lqeaz598cqavcp4u03daqdrhce8nplncquz9gtvjq49'>nevent1q…jq49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Good point. And it reminds me: Twitter now says it may delete your account if it&#39;s not used for, I think, 6 months, so it&#39;s a good idea to log in periodically in order to maintain it. 2025-03-13T11:57:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfzq4csvkrnqqhcz7ecew6zge9y6xwcc6n3flaent9vvhrxpueazszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg74kny7z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrt0kftz8vdznzt7vz4fsczjc924smmzef8xyrdlyuejmgfjdd6yshjcnfq'>nevent1q…cnfq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Twitter notifications are not reliable, so no surprise there. Also, if you just want the messages and don&#39;t care about anyone seeing them, you could download an archive of your data and then delete the account. I do that regularly just in case twitter gets mad at me and deletes my account. 2025-03-12T23:10:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqwzc8dts9dh3kz2y72unadzfz59agwtz4qjfv5y6y7ve8p75pxugzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg75s6xgc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswzrmzxchgkar2z02wh6xcdp5u3xqsfs5qf53s65dvacsczh3jlyc550j3q'>nevent1q…0j3q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They could honesty say that it&#39;s redundant, that it&#39;s an example of the very waste that the right claims they&#39;re trying to root out. But in reality, it&#39;s pure tribalism--the right is for it, so they&#39;re against. 2025-03-12T13:14:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsft0c0v8h97vy33rc8z9hsuzda0kw78n056lqde7xucfz8q4n4dpqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg73xashl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdtkp05zfpfp9yt2gf43wz98t2p5vj9ryyl4tfu9hu5kqgr5qdkshu33ef'>nevent1q…33ef</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like Musk has *any* knowledge of the law? Or would let it stop him from saying absurd things if he did? 2025-03-11T14:37:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstyulxwxpnqm87y8zzyxcjwyjdx45cws2u99fu560j9t5f63g0s6qzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7yqj6f8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgqahay3f5d328n46vx6re9xdfjpel0up2lc9czxv22jrppjm35qkukpyy'>nevent1q…kpyy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And people are still unwilling to accept that we&#39;re witnessing the fall of the American republic. 2025-03-10T14:26:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf9rmmwe35vqlvpu8swke5dztlpdn8hcmqu7889zr5ry8du64myjczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg78llcxh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9spwk5chf5hpn9syd5v0patdx3cg95axh946vk9f55pgwccf7j0sm6v6uz'>nevent1q…v6uz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>What&#39;s going on is the media being fundamentally unable to challenge the narratives put out by government officials. It&#39;s the mythical &#34;objectivity&#34; and &#34;view from nowhere&#34; nonsense and it keeps them from stating the obvious whenever they feel that someone might criticize them for not being &#34;objective&#34;. 2025-03-09T12:54:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdf26ugwt70j37dr5f99n269avgq79gzq36f96y8smc9nz99zh6czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7qw5cle In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqd38uycq9xf3aymc6d3gnv2wryyaqfet0wnpvwvp5u4cwzz7n3gs0g4wxu'>nevent1q…4wxu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure I agree. They&#39;re talking about AI tools to support moderators, rather than offloading all moderation to AIs, and apparently allowing each community its own standards. Also, some of the latest AI is no worse than humans when it comes to &#34;understanding&#34;. Of course, they might not be using the latest..... 2025-03-07T12:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp2c4zyhd2w8equzl9fclqmgyx5d7ucvtp6qqe04d54tfuglqulaqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg759dpl5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0m3wldunx9796prg8vt4xwyuuraw2gs22s0puqfghkqd4n6jxtrsj92e4w'>nevent1q…2e4w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also, this from Bezos last Sunday, on twitter: &#34;We do NOT have free markets today and have not had them for a very long time. In general, corporate subsidies and special interest tax breaks are great examples of where government interferes with free markets.&#34; 2025-03-04T17:18:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszed0nnxrggrfprgrukf3qahnssy38jq5s0a33tc3h6zu8p0fvesgzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg754hv8j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfk562yx75snshqcacujc8xsvwfrfvvpkehu0u2tca44h4faqjxxqj25cmv'>nevent1q…5cmv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome to the club! 2025-02-27T20:14:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqq3dy8pp57a70ps06q674utzt49w6qsp7u7mrz6y7xkecqvm6slczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7wyhfdk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv40tu94rquxglmqqecz6ynve3g8hpkkk8kdruvlt90dnzx9xytcszs24v2'>nevent1q…24v2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I assume that his statement is code for, &#34;I&#39;m sucking up to Trump&#34;. 2025-02-27T12:25:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfg7u4hmyrumvu6p3gnusasv4pga52vfs5qkeggy4qwymh24a6fxgzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg73nayr8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxhr96vr2mfcj0ftmgglqh7fkwk7zqs5n9pwctz56d6vk2xq96lfcczffmw'>nevent1q…ffmw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No. They&#39;re still pretending that we have a free society. They are so committed to that notion that they&#39;ll be arguing liberty with their compatriots as they&#39;re being herded into the cattle cars. 2025-02-19T19:57:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yma03xhlny0ed5chp8nxmsd44a8yagx20x78lwdewdvn755dwlqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7udc4rv &#34;You fucking morons, you are not going to shift public opinion toward liberty. You are just going to continue your circle jerks while the world burns.&#34; Words I didn&#39;t quite have the guts to post on twitter, in response to a bunch of lunatics who think they can talk their way out of the coming tyranny. 2025-02-19T19:37:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyc99dckzrnvahy5gknccewqdwa6x0kr67cyd9ecjyl9hfaepznmszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7l68t54 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrv5kngnx8rvpxav5g4f577yjf8qgcl3edfghwmgs03sggf3he9qm6gxrx'>nevent1q…gxrx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have had what I suspect is that very thought. 2025-02-17T17:53:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgstxk6v9gq8sjdx484qyz8nk5x2n0djjl8uhtx6fckvs45kvslnqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg70aqxev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs05g8u6apknhl5jnp53tts6k2u83zpf496lf4e8yyfjj33seg657gsaqk9u'>nevent1q…qk9u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Neither monarchy nor fascism are oligarchy. And, in any case, we don&#39;t have *any* of them. Yet.<br/><br/>Hell, we could get a Nehemiah Scudder and end up with a theocracy..... 2025-01-29T19:32:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2jv5kgs6gut5n8r3tk00lhmjfw6fn5wwht0ay83l897ffd4cz9pqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7ha7q8g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rzcfv088wx70z789faqdkfsu6qmmv5nzdgd6yg94uxznjx8ehcg8hls4a'>nevent1q…ls4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or fascism. 2025-01-28T23:50:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq835vpecy6mrvd8y3przn5kav5ga5k3ts689p7agqaksamhunkuszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7fdlyvf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvh6zcfqacp9zdzrycprv29m9dsasz8e0sq0kh2u7rl65angqshs397jez'>nevent1q…7jez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Most of this sort of thinking has both parts--the government is run by oligarchs and the public is comprised of sheeple--except, of course, the enlightened who see through all the conspiracies and brainwashing. Conspiracy thinking is a mental disorder with distinctive characteristics. 2025-01-27T13:30:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy5ssuj3gpsxkw85w43kg862fktwxga5zgwld2qg4vf09n0keesngzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7x9hdt3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynwfdtr7xzfj078ew0sju2h5jf2rchjuce4v5809g344ah9yu7ygqxd9fs'>nevent1q…d9fs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There is that.<br/><br/>Though it is supposed to be able to &#34;reason&#34; better than other models, it replied to my discussion of axiomatic concepts with variations on, &#34;people disagree so there is no such thing&#34;. Nothing I said budged it. I dumped it; I&#39;ll stick with llama models unless I find something better. 2025-01-27T13:19:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxauk6ldj3dgncmlqmwqn2l7qav5nhuuhq6l4crea84hrlmnrnzsszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7wu8z2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9wf92w3hj23fghv06n70y0ku0w6z79nshuqhacz4mgm98ar6caqcf82pre'>nevent1q…2pre</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the second person I&#39;ve heard do that. America needs more people like them, especially this guy, who seems to have really done a lot of growing. 2025-01-27T12:06:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2l8pcayc52u3j59hj3q53gut2wzp396d3zuzmz3p0td00z5k9qvszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7g74nfk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfdmwdcrmldycvhck3f2ckgghkur8g2ahlgwaz4kpa22np9s7l9vsraussv'>nevent1q…ussv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LOL, did you know that DeepThink R1--from a Chinese entity--refuses to answer questions about Mao&#39;s murders, Tienenman square, and Winnie-the-Pooh? 2025-01-27T11:58:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wwzzj9g3ezeyfy4ud6nq5p8fu452mqegyuct4rzj0qu85qsx6lszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg76u6kk5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz82ud52qkjjuurrlmfkqeysys555z6t0d0vz46qwhchwft6egehsh9t806'>nevent1q…t806</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d say that it comes from the fact that our national government seems to run itself independently of what people think it will or should do. If it isn&#39;t doing what it is supposed to, &#34;of course&#34; some sinister masterminds must be running the show. 2025-01-27T11:54:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y62v9jg5ac4g58qrz5q3y36n0d7kx9pp2ffetlz9ks9dmn5fs0qzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7sct8n9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89ssmlzxwuea7fhtjj2y09wvh043rnxelusc39zdqswquz2u83mqjg2w0h'>nevent1q…2w0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Apparently it&#39;s more than just the one sub. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77r1p887e5o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c77r1p887e5o</a> 2025-01-23T15:52:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9y7tlafr34ksxsgxm948mny0h0w50rjzakk0dj6x9tsuzs5r68cqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7qhs44z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89ssmlzxwuea7fhtjj2y09wvh043rnxelusc39zdqswquz2u83mqjg2w0h'>nevent1q…2w0h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LOL, I got banned there for calling out the outright lies of some trumpettes. Oh well, there are plenty of other Objectivism-related subreddits if I get the urge. 2025-01-23T13:01:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspw2wlhahqwdn8qfhhrnjvdfcr2pems54geap4z4l8gxffmy3q94szyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7gqft6h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0estuwj4a9jaq7g4qpgnqjc0sqawd6t49a753mqlv4rh6tsg4r3qpya76z'>nevent1q…a76z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;I know nothing!&#34;<br/><br/>:) 2025-01-15T05:42:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqwqsvj6k3c8wne3nql9tztku8825p6pj7lm8f6q729t045x3mssqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7z7wtxy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdpjdusc3s4dxq8rdje7hre8lx7xtwgeagjxvc6ztw8ftxtsj60suhjc2c'>nevent1q…jc2c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The last time I was asked my preference between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, I replied that that was like asking me whether I prefer the water I&#39;m to be drowned in to be rose scented or lemon scented. 2025-01-09T08:22:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp7wvv9r99n4z32dpd6xs363kk0gcx4mttt5hcayq5xp0c9l9uulqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7yhdx3c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq9tg69vx3ht4hhzpzk9xvpdm602tjz3kp43663pzyq4zj3vwt8sq3kguwf'>nevent1q…guwf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s the &#34;A is A&#34; crowd. As an actual Objectivist, I can spot those fakes a mile away. There is one on twitter that actually calls himself &#34;Ayn Rand Cultist&#34;! But my favorite &#34;OMG that&#39;s an Objectivist?!?&#34; is a guy who runs an Objectivist forum who is an outright MAGAt and conspiracy thinker. 2025-01-01T07:10:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxq9jkegwqp8ppz88x54mxj28uf8paa3w22642q82cmemktfqcv6czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg773xy63 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyd3pfnl4cudu8zck5ml7lam8648z5tkd4kf3ynl2qs8r2qw73h7c3adrd6'>nevent1q…drd6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Big Apple Is Watching! 2024-12-17T18:27:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg4djgs2qxt3lyvzx4rzgxvsfe84z9d6g90y4qyx2lrd0lrp4fgaczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7fjzuzd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkvf68qse9vx5d0es0gqqwduvulfah6k7yvtnk5n7je5cwzrzzqsjggs6r'>nevent1q…gs6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why not? And if Trump is not that evil (I don&#39;t think he is), someone will, sooner or later. That&#39;s why I say that that ruling spelled the end of the American republic. 2024-12-05T19:15:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrqlc788spdul33tlz3rldujf4fp27gtk2y3gt0p4f66hlquz9jszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7zawava In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh9fwn98yssqygzgypue25ekyt2rgx0lag6kdzy4wdn9wqdzgclqcc6wcs'>nevent1q…6wcs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>As the joke goes: &#34;What did socialists use before candles?&#34; &#34;Electricity.&#34; 2024-12-05T11:13:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9g95g0zcf6qllntsdsrvqh5zrykdwkk78d9wc9uagz4rg00l7flszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg72qx7pl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp437ljcajxtzyl8t2f237m7nmqykm9lw82j0hkxq77ulftn3sdygp6gg2v'>nevent1q…gg2v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My feed is nearly empty, primarily because I haven&#39;t gone looking off liberdon and most of liberdon is....unsavory. I&#39;d probably be more active on Mastodon were it not for the UI; it&#39;s just too much of a pain to get off one&#39;s server. 2024-11-27T19:47:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99q254gtz8fjr5c8gz3xazfy0l44ddvc0h9drsldpu37ccxfcryqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7vae3hd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgqwgexd5q3uj9s4qjdl5499egzg09wcyzukvv8scr6t2d3r5raxchwen5k'>nevent1q…en5k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That&#39;s what I figure; there&#39;s no other way I can think of that that text would appear in the metadata and not have been in the article at some time. Somebody needs to tell them to fix their metadata when they stealth edit. :) 2024-11-06T21:44:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsygl9jxcyyc77u5sqt29et2yc0xas5xhcauujucuu0aecdsmwk30qzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7rpdy20 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zzwpde0096hgftvm2t9g0m8p3ypdgjgn3tf6fxfv03z6at2zn5c6a5hyf'>nevent1q…5hyf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Unless it&#39;s intended as a vote against Harris, as the lesser of two evils. I think she is the lesser evil, but the lesser evil is still evil. 2024-11-05T07:28:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6pasa0565p0xquphscrfxu5k2vpvqk0cc2hvw3gxh2qkhghwxgczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7v9jdyy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsxlrcldta578jlv0ync4wa6uv2xf9ugtggpw5cega80ljaxw4hq0y4mxm'>nevent1q…4mxm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>When a future historian gives a timeline of the American republic, they will cite that immunity ruling as its end. There is now nothing short of violence to stop a clever and evil president from becoming a dictator. (Fortunately, neither Trump nor Harris are clever.....) 2024-10-16T22:18:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwx797kwg7kjygyrcyhctawdxyan4qk7m5mm7vdp9mrveqgdqzlqzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7y5gpkn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9x3ju9ynswlltqsgtn0uupy3x8yvkqvpl3u7egpu9znwz2my8zgwmg9nj'>nevent1q…g9nj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I run multiple browsers for just that reason. If some site wants an anti-security feature enabled, I start a fresh browser, do what I need to do, then toss the fresh browser. 2024-10-14T17:55:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9arskhcn7z9mhjwswytlt2h4qvdu7v7hqsxftapqak8uw5zjcpzgzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7hwjn6f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv45wjddawy70frxgpadktrpnx4mpt8rpsvrtnlzujjvfahhxhtjqcred50'>nevent1q…ed50</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d add &#34;revulsion&#34; to that. 2024-10-05T19:22:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvw8nzm58gmmu7qkzcj002dzxpnryjy6a7c2dccm99su2u6kynmyczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7u0wx34 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv5q96t4fe83ek82tg8urjtcmkeeugpq3grh0ne2vlhz9lcxpn8ts82ffzz'>nevent1q…ffzz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a silly question, since on the premise of supernaturalism, evidence does not exist. It&#39;s like asking, &#34;If there was a square circle would you worship it?&#34; 2024-10-04T22:17:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspnunqrff99drhjvplst8fkknryfqrt8grv505vpxvuhnzytw7w8czyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7a68fkw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst0ysudzkgaq8nevvm3yngfmvasdttfg2tn37yf8ua80vxs6umdwqlvysh4'>nevent1q…ysh4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not to mention what will likely be many thousands of actual American citizens who will be threatened with deportation or actually deported. 2024-10-02T11:59:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqeptmvhzvve2wj0r2kmjqy3gwhzw9wmwf9x6evfdr5a4gad3m5zgzyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7v40y5e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrqfm5x8d0qa25n58sdg4a2p6lre0huctgsqu747u6n93zt8wq0ggnl9e25'>nevent1q…9e25</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Every once in awhile, I find myself nodding in near complete agreement with Freddie DeBoer, an avowed Marxist. 2024-10-01T08:24:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs258w896k6zdr8zydkre6thxm4xsnqt5zu0vcy9uqpagsfw6kwazczyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7nmj6zx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspmnuy9qrqwdsld998mw833al8mcztjw6k7gnejel9prqffj8ga4qnuwhdh'>nevent1q…whdh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I gave up on them long ago. 2024-09-29T07:32:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf53axhfvxju9mjrg9deace3z8d5yyt92ywz98e86076a9u66rljszyzahlzee7kjfegaxsnyxwx66c2g9kd94uw9hmv2llqwvgmgstwmg7vve5eh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqvkl56q950epshlvwjjuvlmt692vu6e9krqss4xfzeuf4wg8zxsqzk53tn'>nevent1q…53tn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Its not a First Amendment violation as such for a Senator to ask a private organization to suspend someones account&#34;.<br/><br/>I think it should be. No action by a government official that affects rights should evade due process. And there is no meaningful way to distinguish the official&#39;s public and private self in that circumstance. 2024-09-07T01:26:30Z