• Eldritch@piefed.world
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    4 days ago

    This was something that was well known even when she was just a local Hawaiian politician. The fact that the still qualifies for news decades later in 2026. Is truly sad.

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      4 days ago

      Having a Svengali at your elbow, whispering in your ear, is far more common in political circles than you’d guess.

      Tulsi’s advisor is notable primarily because he is Hare Krishna, rather than Protestant or Catholic.

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        It won’t be a huge leap for them to have an AI in they’re ear, telling them what to say and how to say it.

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          Heh. Yeah I know some religious peeps who are way into AI. They claim it helps them read the hidden patterns in the bible and insane shit like that. It’s not their fault really. The cult destroyed their minds at an early age.