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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 2h

Bernie's ideas might be good (some certainly are) but his eye for staff is provably *terrible*.

Given that picking staff for the Executive is the primary role of a President, I must reluctantly conclude that Bernie just isn't POTUS material.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 3h

Teens in #LdnOnt have created a board game lampooning the current President of the United States. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American Dictator is a new board game by a group of Ontario teens aiming to shed light on Trump threats | CBC News

A group of London, Ont., teens have created a board game called American Dictator, which pokes fun at U.S. President Donald Trump's activities since he began his second term in office. They hope other...

www.cbc.ca

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 3h

These three men stand accused of killing an Owen Sound, ON, restauranteur over the price of a meal, then fleeing the country. May justice be done. www.cbc.ca/news/investi...

CBC puts faces to names of trio charged in Ont. restaurateur's killing | CBC News

Newly discovered images of three men accused in the death of a southwestern Ontario restaurateur in 2023 help peel away mystery surrounding the case, adding to prior CBC News revelations about when th...

www.cbc.ca

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Walter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 15h

When I was in high school, I posted definitions of the word "Fascism" on our community boards. A particular English teacher who was universally-reviled ran around tearing them down and screaming "look at what he's done!" It's funny how just defining terms can be like a kitchen light for the roaches.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 23h

Whenever I see men complain about the male loneliness crisis or unique emotional/psychological issues faced by men, it’s very clear that they just don’t see women as full people capable of experiencing the exact same emotions they do

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JunkboxJim @junkboxjim.bsky.social · 14h

Downy woodpecker is like, "Did you see that?"

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 4h

Were I to become El Presidente at some point, one of my earliest proclamations would abolish MBA degrees; the social benefits of these courses are demonstrably outweighed by the costs to society.

Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 4h

Wheeling this one back out, to the sound of squeaky tumbrel axles: bsky.app/profile/anto...

Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · Aug 2

I used to joke about going long on guillotine futures in my retirement portfolio; alas, I had to stop because the joke stopped being funny and started sounding like financial advice.

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Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 13h

“I think California’s governor should listen to the state legislature instead of a rightwing tech oligarch who is obsessed with building chatbots that try to groom children.”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 5h

I'm told the ownership has invested heavily into the bubble and wants to keep pumping. bsky.app/profile/zoew...

Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 19h

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 5h

This is what a Republican Congress wants Canada to allow to operate, armed, in our country. #MAGADelendaEst #ElbowsUp

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 20h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 17h

But, should The People take the bit in their teeth, and figure out how to do organised violence... it won't be 1861 USA, it will be 1970s N. Ireland.

The Forces of the State can't be everywhere; but the Resistance can't afford to be obvious.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 18h

From the Larchives: More seasonal art :)

cartoon: A b&w kitten enjoys skritches from a skeletal arm on a gravesite.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17h

one way to make stories like this matter is to just share it. conservatives are very good at sharing stories that further right wing narratives. liberals assume "everybody has seen it" when 99.99999% of the time nobody in your circle has seen it.

Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 18h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

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Dr. Bast 🇨🇦 @bastsbest.bsky.social · 18h

Americans, this is who we are now...

Jake @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 20h

Just spoke to a lifelong friend in Canada, who is selling their winter home in America and refuses to spend another dollar here as it would be supporting terrorism. She views our government as a terrorist organization and refuses to buy any American products of any sort.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 18h

It was a fun idea at first but I soured on it after I ran out of quarters.

a cartoon character is laying on the ground in a castle .

Alt: Animated GIF from (I think) the arcade video game "Dragon's Lair" of the character Dirk falling into a water trap.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 18h

You know a blood line is really pure when you can't tell the individual members apart. Keeping it in the family...

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 19h

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Canadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 19h

I selected my new employment partially based on that it was accessible via public transit (OCTranspo O-Train Line 1). I sold my old Mazda hatchback, got a Presto transit pass, signed up for Communauto car sharing, and have not purchased a new car since. And I am perfectly happy.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22h

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”

Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.

Sound like “freedom” to you?

Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans

Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

www.seattletimes.com

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Bruce 🇨🇦 @manitos2016.bsky.social · 21h

This is a pretty clever bit of framing re. electric vehicles vs. combustion vehicles. Worth a watch 😂

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Sexy Henry Kissinger Costume @mightygodking.com · 1d

reading how foxes are self-selecting now, on an evolutionary basis, for "sociable with humans" and then seeing a flood of "this fox decided to be fwiends with me" videos and it's like foxes finally decided that that one particular group of wolves had the right idea when they decided to become dogs

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 19h

If anyone wonders why I use the #MAGADelendaEst tag when discussing the GOP, it's stuff like that.

No stone remaining upon stone and the fields sown with salt.

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