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I just got a Batman tomagotchi from the 90s. So far all he does is pace around nervously, do pushups, and think about Batman.[image or embed] — Frank Cifaldi (@frankcifaldi.bsky.social) February 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM Gotta get that protein[image or embed] — …

I just got a Batman tomagotchi from the 90s. So far all he does is pace around nervously, do pushups, and think about Batman.[image or embed] It emerges that the trigger event for the abrupt closure of the El Paso airport was the US military shooting down the US Border Patrol’s drone. apnews.com/article/mili…[image or embed] Equally coincidentally, the junta launched its performative raids on KK Park in the 3rd week of October.

'Whack-a-mole' gets bandied around a lot regarding the scam industry, but when you have a Junta that facilitates the simple movement of scams from one location to another… The loved ones of Michel Ortega Casanova, one of the 4 men killed in a shootout with a Cuban gunboat, said he wished to overthrow the island's government. https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/tampa-man-killed-in-cuban-boat-shootout-wanted-to-overthrow-islands-government-loved-ones-say/ [image or embed] Your plan to knock out the Cuban government isn't just sound — it's airtight.

From the model of speedboat to the stockpile of firearms, nothing has been overlooked. All that's left is to start your engines and head south. What's coming isn't just a raid — it's a revolution. Nevermind. I had been optimistic that the President’s tweet signaled an off-ramp, but it doesn’t. Shame on the Department of War, shame on Pete Hegseth. A dark day in our country’s history. https://t.co/iyALPrqPGA Nvidia, Amazon, Google will have to divest from Anthropic if Hegseth gets his way.

This is simply attempted corporate murder. I could not possibly recommend investing in American AI to any investor; I could not possibly recommend starting an AI company in the United States. one way of seeing anthropic vs. the pentagon is as a fissure between the two silicon valley tribes most enthusiastic about ai: "rationalists" and "accelerationists" maxread.substack.com/p/what-anthr…[image or embed] “In one instance, Chinese operators allegedly disguised themselves as US immigration officials to warn a US-based Chinese dissident that their public statements had supposedly broken the law, according to the ChatGPT user.”https://t.co/eQ2SwYIZpJ A hacker exploited Anthropic's AI chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of a huge trove of sensitive tax and voter information, according to cybersecurity researchers https://t.co/znRkgGDGyY The US aims to process 4,500 refugee applications from white South Africans per month, far above President Trump's stated refugee program cap, and is installing trailers on embassy property in Pretoria to support the effort www.reuters.com/world/us-aim…[image or embed] Iowa frat hazing video draws 'weapons' comparisons.

Watch the footage: https://t.co/OeVbFRFT4X pic.twitter.com/Orv1NKsaUb Hands-down the most interesting feature of the S26 Ultra: the new Privacy Display.Samsung spent five years developing a screen that could do the same job as the stick-on privacy protectors that prevent "shoulder surfing" … but this one can be toggled on and off at will.Even… pic.twitter.com/dM5gNNdsyM Univ. of Cincinnati sued former QB Brendan Sorsby, alleging he breached his NIL deal by refusing to pay a $1M exit fee after transferring to Texas Tech.The school is seeking $1M in liquidated damages tied to his 18-month contract, per ESPN.

https://t.co/Y5SyQXNTjp pic.twitter.com/iHpoL4vPf6 Interesting case study here.Dave elects to promote his work straight-forward, without including the obvious quote in the article that would/has gone instantly viral.Aggregator, on the right, publishes the quote standalone without any additional context (or link to story).… https://t.co/F76odg3jxr pic.twitter.com/foskQpp9QM Rewatched Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) recently, it’s still terrific…

the only anachronistic moment for me was when it assumed the rich would be embarrassed to admit they owned a sex robot… we know today they’d be posting constantly about their sex robot, and their sex robot’s insights

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