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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3h

We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.

From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."

I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵

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Star Wars Explained @starwarsexplained.com · 2h

When you think of iconic movie posters, you think of his work. RIP Drew Struzan, you will always be the gold standard.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 59m

The Supreme Court is hearing a case that could gut a core part of the Voting Rights Act, the protection against racial discrimination in redistricting. Louisiana and the Trump admin want to erase the state’s 2nd majority-Black district. The outcome could reshape democracy.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2h

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Jeffries: "I remind all of these corrupt individuals, these sycophants -- the statute of limitations is five years. The American people want accountability, deserve accountability, and will get accountability."

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 5h

This made my dark heart soften a little bit

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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ElectricDC @electricdc.bsky.social · 3h

Society always tells you to "be yourself" right up until the point they realize you're different, then they passive aggressively and insidiously try to get you to be like everyone else

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 8h

Sorry to be corny but I love being in Canada so much

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18h

Over 1,500 measles cases have been reported in 42 states — a 500% increase from 2024 and the highest count in more than 30 years.
www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 19h

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

An honor to receive the endorsement of
of nearly a dozen Black clergy leaders in Crown Heights today, including Bishop Orlando Findlayter.

I’m grateful for their support, and this powerful and humbling prayer.

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Comics Covers @comicscovers.bsky.social · 18h

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James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · 22h

Only the highest levels of realism on this season of #Peacemaker.
 Watch now: youtu.be/2wSj7pvv64E

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John Henry @priveteye.bsky.social · 21h

Zohran Mamdani is a self confessed socialist. Be careful New Yorkers - you could end up like socialist Denmark...

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13th Jedi @13thjedi.bsky.social · 16h

I love Star Wars. Pass it on.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17h

"verified adults"

The Verge @theverge.com · 21h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Hancock @1stamericanhoodlum.bsky.social · 17h

a cartoon of a man with long hair and glasses says excuse me

ALT: a cartoon of a man with long hair and glasses says excuse me

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 17h

it's also a private market story. openai and anthropic are private companies, they have a lot of investors- including indirect retail investors, who invest through funding vehicles- but they don't have to make disclosures and if the bubble bursts, those investors will have a lot more trouble suing

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 19h

Everyone agrees that we're currently in a dotcom era-like AI bubble. People disagree what sort of bubble it is.

There are 3 stories one can tell about the dotcom crash: a startup story, a telecom story, and an accounting fraud story.

My take: it's giving Enron
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...

It's Giving Enron

On the AI bubble, and the various echoes of the dotcom crash

open.substack.com

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 17h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 17h

Oh god just saw this OpenAI generated video someone posted to Reddit of ‘A girl knocks on your door at 3am’ and this may be the least mentally healthy product on the planet it not most terrifying

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17h

openai to finally acknowledge what has been driving the AI boom for years and years but no one really wants to admit: chatbots you can fuck www.404media.co/chatgpt-erot...

ChatGPT’s Hail Mary: Chatbots You Can Fuck

As recent reports show OpenAI bleeding cash, and on the heels of accusations that ChatGPT caused teens and adults alike to harm themselves and others, CEO Sam Altman announced that you can soon fuck t...

www.404media.co

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Shelby Kent-Stewart @shelbykstewart.bsky.social · 19h

Stop murdering fishermen and RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Americans Against Pedophiles.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

apnews.com

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