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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 5h

“many prominent young republicans are actual Nazis” is a self-censoring fact at this point

normie swing voters will literally refuse to believe it and the media refuses to report it because it would call everything else they’ve done into question

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

a real water is wet scenario here

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correcting typo and derailing riff @stefanheck.bsky.social · 1h

I would honestly rather read a handwritten note from my parents in which they say they regret ever adopting me

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2h

Scoop: Olivia Nuzzi has written a book during her year in exile, in which she is set to in part address her relationship with RFK Jr. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/olivia-nuz...

Have I Got Nuzzi For You

Olivia Nuzzi is set to address her relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a forthcoming book, galleys of which are circulating among a select group of readers, Status has learned.

www.status.news

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 1h

Really? Because I never actually knew anyone IRL (or even mutuals on social media) who thought it was actually rigged, every time something popped up we all thought, "well, its computers, IT exists as a career for reasons"

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 1h

The idea of punishing junior troops for privately mocking senior leadership is fucking hilarious btw

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 1h

Shit, may as well have just confirmed Bork, because well, look what we made them do.

gtfoh

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 1h

If we get a Mariners/Dodgers series, an I-5 series, that would be TREMENDOUS content

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 8h

Man, we almost eliminated serial killers, by getting lead out of gasoline exhaust, and then we invented mass shooters AND THEN FOUND A WAY to do the lead thing again

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 9h

JUST GONNA ASSUME IM NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SHOCKED

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/t...

CNBC
There's a shocking disparity between how high income and low income earners feel about the economy

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 9h

The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the storm (1996): Covert art by Drew Struzan

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 10h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 10h

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 10h

Anyone who truly enjoys a typewriter (and doesn't merely romanticize the aesthetic- which, thats fair!) should have been me, in 2002, doing my big school reports on my mom's ancient typewriter because we couldn't afford a PC!

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 10h

(Also the Young Finals Losing KD/Westbrook/Ibaka/Harden Thunder were *almost* fun enough for me to not resent how the Sonics were stolen)

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 10h

I hate him i hate him I hate him, and I hate the foul drawing, but the D'Antoni/Harden Rockets..... like, that was engineering a race car so perfectly designed for ONE SINGLE PERSON to drive it.

I think people will respect that era a LOT more as time fades into history.

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Allegedly Joel @allegedlyjoel.bsky.social · 10h

I've been saying for 10 years now that the GOP is going to be a full on Fash party for the next 40 years - all the young "leaders" and "up-and-comers" are 4chan or r/thedonald nazi bois.

They have NO young/middle management that isn't fash

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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 11h

When you’ve pissed off WeRateDogs so much they’re calling you “fucking losers” on Main you have absolutely lost all merit in the court of public opinion

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Unsurprisingly, they did not care enough to help the family as they tried to save him. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11h

Anyone familiar with the political culture of the Trumpian GOP will not be surprised by this reporting on today's Young Republicans, but all decent human beings will be appalled by it.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 11h

I find it almost alarming that Obama is freaked out enough to embrace a gerrymander

Barack Obama: California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 11h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11h

'“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,” Joe Maligno...wrote'

'Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator.'

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 11h

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler.

This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...