brndn

@rewild.bsky.social

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Generally agreeable Philadelphia man. Music, current events, games

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Google’s emissions are up 48% in 5 years. Microsoft’s are up 30% since 2020. Those soaring figures are being driven by mass investments in data centers to power AI tools. Generative AI is a climate disaster and data center expansion must be stopped.

Generative AI is a climate disasterdisconnect.blog Tech companies are abandoning emissions pledges to chase AI market share

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Consider this your reminder to watch Scavengers Reign on Netflix and juice the fuck outta its numbers and convince whoever needs convincing that there’s a place for amazing, adult-audience animation in the world. Thank u.

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"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham... your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings ... are, to Him, mere bombast, fraud, deception..."

Frederick Douglass's, “What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”edsitement.neh.gov Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was a former slave who became the greatest abolitionist orator of the antebellum period. During the Civil War he worked tirelessly for the emancipation of the four milli...

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This is so important because the fascists are depending on us to be cynical and hopeless. It is literally part of their strategy.

The Court ruling today is terrible but expected. I will just gently remind everyone that the election hasn’t happened yet. We shouldn’t assume the worst outcome as a foregone conclusion. That only encourages more apathy than many are already feeling.

Casey Rocket @Helium Philly goddamn

Great metal writing from a friend of mine 24/06/16/top-25-metal-albums-of-2024-midyear-edition/

Top 25 Metal Albums of 2024 (Midyear Edition)lessonsinviolence666.wordpress.com This year has pretty much sucked, and it’s going to get worse. After months of slow-burning crimes against humanity and a climate crisis that has blown past several tipping points, the United States w...

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If Biden loses in Nov, well, that’s a disaster for everybody, but not especially for Joe Biden, he’ll be okay (unless revenge indictments start flying) but if Trump loses, that’s 100% absolutely a massive catastrophic personal tragedy for him, and I really hope you all join me in making that happen

An underrated possible future is that in a few months time Donald Trump loses the election and then spends the rest of his life in court and in jail for his many crimes. Like, this could definitely be how things go

One of my fave acts. Nobody quite like them. Will never forget the time I saw them live and got scared. Great new tune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn_e...

ORANSSI PAZUZU - Muuntautuja (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)www.youtube.com The official music video for Oranssi Pazuzu's new single 'Muuntautuja.' Out now on all music platforms at: https://oranssipazuzu.bfan.link/muuntautuja'Muunta...

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Keep saying it loud and often: generative "AI" is not intelligent, it is riddled with inescapable errors, it is structurally incapable of ever doing half the things its hypers claim it will do, most of it is snake oil in search of a mark to scam, and it's environmentally destructive to boot.

Glorious AI future. From my kindle ad-supported lock screen

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It’s fun that while every non white judge has to face a gauntlet of racist insults regarding their qualifications fed society stooges are practically having their opinions written for them by lobbyists www.huffpost.com/entry/judges...

Trump Judges Went On A Luxury Trip — And It Doomed A Major Biden Policywww.huffpost.com The April 2022 ruling included an unusual legal theory — and new disclosures seen by HuffPost shed some light.

Cool city

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"It doesn’t get a tenth of the attention of the AI bubble, but this is what real innovation looks like." prospect.org/environment/...

The Green-Energy Revolution Shows What Real Innovation Looks Likeprospect.org Pushing the ball forward in energy and manufacturing is a lot more difficult than selling software.

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*touches ground, rubs fingers together thoughtfully* A CyberTruck passed this way.

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This, from @rickperlstein.bsky.social, is very much worth your time. prospect.org/politics/202...

My Political Depression Problem—and Oursprospect.org Granular study of the ever-more-authoritarian right didn’t demoralize the author as much as reaction from the left.

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Biden’s climate policies have created a clean energy boom. The Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law are huge climate wins. They will double the clean electricity we have by 2030, & kids will breathe easier. Thats great, let’s do more. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/c...

The Biden Clean Energy Boomwww.nytimes.com The president’s signature 2022 climate law has sparked a rapid clean energy boom but its political impact is a lot less clear.

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It’s so weird that the authors of the 14th amendment banned racial discrimination *and* insurrectionists holding high office. Almost as though those issues were somehow linked.

Important to remember that it's not that these 6 justices have a different method, it's that they're full of it. The 14th and 15th amendments were passed to ban racial discrimination, and they explicitly authorize the Voting Rights Act. All were intended to block racial discrimination in the South.

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Led by Justice Alito, SCOTUS again takes over fact-finding.They simply will not defer to findings of a trial court that favor Black claimants in civil rts cases, women’s groups in abortion cases, or parties opposing state entanglement w/religion. They’ll either remake the law or redo the facts.

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It’s so nice when the kids help out with the decorating

People are posting perfect 90s albums, here’s my fave

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The Massachusetts "millionaires tax" has vastly surpassed projections, bringing in more than $1.8 billion in revenue so far this fiscal year — with the prospect of a surplus of hundreds of millions of dollars to spend on transportation and education

State’s ‘millionaires tax’ has already generated $1.8 billion this year, blowing past state projections - The Boston Globewww.bostonglobe.com The estimated haul is already $800 million more than what Governor Maura Healey and state lawmakers planned to spend from its revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Soul Glo Union Transfer four hours ago youtu.be/RrvMfUY4HpY?...

Soul Glo Union Transfer Philadelphia May 19 2024youtu.be

Mannequin Pussy Union Transfer three hours ago youtu.be/lhU3Ic7uAAk?...

Mannequin Pussy Union Transfer Philadelphia May 19 2024youtu.be

Saw Mannequin Pussy tonight at Union Transfer. Was going into it expecting just a regular show but it was actually a fucking amazing mind-bender of a show. Can’t get over it at the moment. Go see them.

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Reminds me of the times in my life that I’ve shared something I’ve created and someone says “you should sell these!” I know it’s meant well, and I take it as a compliment, but it makes me a bit sad that our society has built up this idea that our creations are as good as they are marketable.

I hate how capitalism has succeeded in convincing us that pleasure is derived from consumption instead of creativity, which is truly fulfilling and doesn't require suffering but growth. I hate how creativity is only ever encouraged as long as it's going to make profit for capitalists.

Finished a demo of a tune I wrote in 2000 on my study abroad trip for a creative school project; I chose to write a song to impress a girl. it worked, but then i ruined it because i was 19 and a moron soundcloud.com/stevehouston...

Study A Broad (2000)soundcloud.com Listen to Study A Broad (2000) by SteveHouston #np on #SoundCloud

My mates The Headies’ new album is sick as hell. Real DE punk rock music.apple.com/us/album/mea...

Meanwhile... by The Headies on Apple Musicmusic.apple.com Album · 2024 · 9 Songs

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The media reporting on Trump trial jurors