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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · 4d ago

Life is a roll of the loaded dice

Sunday Morning Reading
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#SundayMorningReading #Tech #Culture #AI #Politics #gambling
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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · 5d ago

I’m curious as to why I see so little coverage of ICE actions in Vermont.

Gov. Phil Scott slams ICE agents’ tactics in Vermont action as ‘totally unnecessary’; their target remains at large - VTDigger
#Politics #ICE
https://vtdigger.org/2026/03/12/ice-agents-took-into-custody-a-person-they-were-not-seeking-after-vermont-standoff/

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · 5d ago

Happy Pi Day for those who count, bake, and eat pies. #PiDay

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 08, 2026

I see some social media and blogging outlets are starting to call the alliance that launched this war The Epstein Coalition. I think we should make that stick. #Politics #Iran

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 08, 2026

“The life of a man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster” -David Hume

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 08, 2026

Good morning. A bit prickly this morning. #Photography #Today #Chicago

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Went to gas up last night and mid-grade was already $3.69 a gallon and we’re only a week in to this Epstein distracting, non-war war. It’s going to get a lot worse.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026

@gedeonm@mastodon.social Yup

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 07, 2026

This still holds one week into this mess.

What We Know Is We Don’t Know Much
#Iran #Politics
https://warnercrocker.com/2026/02/28/what-we-know-is-we-dont-know-much/

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So we’re trading one performative cosplaying head of DHS for another? Figures. #AllTheBestPeople #USPolitics

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 06, 2026

@gedeonm@mastodon.social Yup.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 05, 2026

Your twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

Rubio is the best spokesperson this regime has. Unfortunately for all he sucks at being a spokesperson. #politics

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 03, 2026

Good morning. Not sure if someone is hiding this for later use or making a comment. Either way, it’s not a high trafficked alley. #Photography #Today #Chicago

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Mar 01, 2026

This still holds and will probably do so for a while.

What We Know Is We Don’t Know Much
#politics #Iran
https://warnercrocker.com/2026/02/28/what-we-know-is-we-dont-know-much/

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 28, 2026

RE: @finestructure@mastodon.social

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 25, 2026

They are going to try and kill us any way they can.

Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’
#Politics #Minnestoa
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/jd-vance-minnesota-medicaid

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 24, 2026

I’ve been saying for a long time that there will be real innovation and real money to be made to defeat this kind of thing.

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
#Tech
https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

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Grats to the US Hockey winning gold. I have to say I have mixed feelings about “I’m so proud to be an American today.” I mean I guess? Don’t want to disparage it’s just… emotionally confusing for me.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 22, 2026

@gedeonm@mastodon.social For lots of us.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

“it is a win to the extent that it’s better that a rogue president be barred from illegal acts than permitted to continue them. But it’s a mistake to imagine that the Court is any less corrupt on the evidence of this decision.”

Don’t Be Fooled By the Corrupt Court’s Tariff Decision
#politics #SCOTUS
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-be-fooled-by-the-corrupt-courts-tariff-decision

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

Don’t get hung up and waste time, breath, or typing on tariff refunds. For a variety of reasons that’s never gonna happen. #Politics #SCOTUS

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

First take on SCOTUS decision on tariffs.

Trump created a legal and economic mess. SCOTUS created another mess by trying to clean up that mess.

Shit’s messy and gonna stay that way. #Politics #SCOTUS

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

Whoo boy.

Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president
#politics #SCOTUS
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

"It's easy to trick AI chatbots, much easier than it was to trick Google two or three years ago”

I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutes
#AI
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260218-i-hacked-chatgpt-and-googles-ai-and-it-only-took-20-minutes

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

Good morning. Fake Spring comes to an end outdoors, but indoors we’re still pretending. #Photography #Today #Chicago #Winter

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 20, 2026

Been thinking for a while now that most news ledes could simply be: “Trump said some things. Most of it is not grounded in any truthful reality.” Then call it a day. #Politics #journalism #Media

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 19, 2026

Duly reporting a press release from the Board of Peace. #politics

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/19/trump-iran-attack-military/

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 01, 2026

When you’re a flop, you’re a flop all the way. Trump’s closing the Kennedy Center for two years. #politics #arts #Culture #theatre

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Feb 01, 2026

Small things loosely tied. Loose and small they may be, the dots are there to connect if you have a mind to. Sunday Morning Reading With writing from @davew @dtm@mastodon.cc @Daojoan@mastodon.social @gruber@mastodon.social And more. #SundayMorningReading #tech #politics #Culture #writing #Minneapolis #AI https://warnercrocker.com/2026/02/01/sunday-morning-reading-140/

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Jan 31, 2026

Chicago last night supporting the general strike #Chicago #Minneapolis #iceout

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Jan 28, 2026

‘Abolish ICE’ Submitted 9,200 Times For Chicago Snowplow Naming Contest, Records Show #Chicago #Politics #ICE https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/abolish-ice-submitted-9200-times-for-chicago-snowplow-naming-contest-records-show/

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Another person has been shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis. I have no words. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/federal-agents-shoot-another-person-in-minneapolis

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They’ll probably refuse to investigate this one too and make up some BS excuse for shooting the person while five guys were on top of him. Disgusting.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Jan 24, 2026

@gedeonm@mastodon.social It's a playbook we can all recite.

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Jan 24, 2026

The world of talking to chatbots just isn’t for me. Chatbots, Pins, and Other Talking Distractions #Apple #Tech #AI #Chatbots https://warnercrocker.com/2026/01/21/chatbots-pins-and-other-talking-distractions/

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When will it get so bad someone — or multiple someone’s — start targeting ICE and Second Amendment them? It’s gonna happen if they keep doing what they’re doing. Sure, whoever does this is most likely

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Jan 21, 2026

@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe It will happen. There is no doubt. We're so far past the Rubicon that there is no other way beyond catastrophe for any other conclusion. One side wants it. The other does not. Both sides will suffer, regardless.

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Are all these ICE agents and Border Patrol folks just COS Players? These folks just love to dress up as soldiers. Maybe we should send them all to Ukraine to help fight off Putin's attempt to destroy

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Dec 28, 2025

@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe IMHO they finally got their chance to act out their fantasies without someone shooting back. Oh, and a pretty good sized paycheck to do so.

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I think I have gout in my big toe. I’ve never had it before but had a co-worker who struggled with it. My symptoms fit it; painful swelling, redness, hot to the touch, and it’s extremely sensitive. I’

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Dec 01, 2025

@fahrni@curmudgeon.cafe That does sound painful. Hope you find a solution soon

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Nov 24, 2025

As expected, the James Comey indictment has been dismissed. #Politics

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569615176946969 I am passing the torch to @mellifluousbox@mastodon.social, who will be the new Executive Director. Felix has been involved with #Mastodon

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@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social · Nov 15, 2025

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