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@allyzay.bsky.social

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Robert Pattinson fan account/crypto bot. I work in digital trust & safety. I'm also in Gorillaz. Knicks '26 bb.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · May 1

"crypto dot com arena is emptying out" is the funniest sentence I've ever heard

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3h

Ok dude. Again that has nothing to do with bus policies.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 17h

Yes I agree with you, the underlying problem of not providing resources and care to people in crisis in America needs to be fixed and is shameful. That is true regardless of any policies about busses.

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 1d

The actual data doesn't indicate this is true; in fact reported violence against bus drivers in KC specifically has dropped since 2018 (they installed barriers btwn drivers and passengers that year). Violence against transit workers is unfortunately an issue regardless of fares.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 2d

It's a big No to a lot of them but I note she did not say ALL of them, I'd like to know more about that

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 2d

Wait, we feel he worships Satan was a real twist here?

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 2d

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3d

I LIKE Taylor Swift's music and know this is objectively untrue.

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3d

People keep responding like this - so I'm not singling you out! - but the people I see claiming she's very charming in person* are not billionaires. They're other NY media people and they're telling on themselves!

* She is decidedly not charming in person btw

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3d

These mfs would be dragging Anne Frank right out that attic into the streets ISTG

A different centrist bigot says, "[newsom] has the right idea. These single issue advocacy groups lost us a win. Trans rights and LGBTQ issues are important but not important enough. Dems have to get the message back towards center to win." as if that literally didn't just happen, as Democrats are some how super leftist and not actually Goldwater Republicans, and as if "advocacy groups" aren't fucking human beings you're asking to vote for you.

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3d

"I hate to say it but Austin Butler fine as hell." I don't hate to say that. I say that all the time. That's the energy these people are bringing to saying "fuck trans people"!

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 3d

"I hate to say it but" always the start of some person saying some absolute bullshit with their whole ass chest.

Some centrist bigot says "I hate to say it but the majority of the country is not going to die on the hill of trans rights. We can't protect ANY groups if we can't win a national election, so purity tests only serve to make specific groups feel triumphant." as if this isn't literally the strategy that has cost the Democrats several elections now.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 4d

I mean he said pretty mild shit for all this reaction ma'am

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Jason Goes to Hell @benedictsred.bsky.social · 4d

Campaigning to be the democratic socialist mayor of Margaritaville

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, like I said, she's literally saying the exact same thing in paragraph 1 as in paragraph 2. It's not dopey, it's evil.

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

What she said in the next paragraph isn't dopey, it's very, very literally restating the thing he claims is a joke in a more serious tone.

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Jeffrey Phillips @11thjeff.bsky.social · 5d

This headline is a little misleading to ppl who don't think first in market-economy terms

#OpenAI isnt just drawing as much power as New York + San Diego. They are *actively *bidding* against* every person in those cities for the same generator capacity

Because of this Your Rates virtually double!

Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

fortune.com

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

Even if the intentions here are good a "survey" or ask like this is a good way of eroding user trust as people will read this as bad faith and leading.

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

I mean he's a product designer, which isn't a researcher

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Ian Gordon @idgordon.bsky.social · 5d

If you'd like to delight in a side-by-side comparison, here's Bari Weiss' reported note to CBS staffers (left) and the one I cooked up on ChatGPT with a quickly dashed-off prompt (right). Looking forward to hearing from you in the days and weeks ahead!

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

Have you guys considered hiring a UXR team to do this research because this is not how you do this kind of research!

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Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 5d

Have you considered generating a naked Steven Spielberg to plead your case to all the rightsholders

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you, it was very sudden unfortunately

Ally @allyzay.bsky.social · 6d

That makes a ton of sense statistically; every time you make it past specific milestones I imagine it makes it more likely you'll continue on.