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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 53m

Our military are struggling to pay for food for themselves and their families but it looks like someone is doing just fine...

Graham Jones @oldmanrambling.bsky.social · 10h

Meanwhile at the Whitehouse commissary …

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1h

Anyway, for years my family has been after me to learn more about Elon Musk so I can appreciate his genius so at least I can ruin Thanksgiving in a whole new way this year

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 3h

Hi hello did you know that Elon Musk's third Neuralink patient (previously nonverbal) is "getting help from Grok" to communicate

and I hope -- I REALLY HOPE -- he's not stuck in his own brain listening as a robot talks for him without his input because this, to me, would be worse than death

This patient’s Neuralink brain implant gets a boost from generative AI

A patient who types with his brain thanks to a Neuralink implant is using AI chatbots to speed things up.

www.technologyreview.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 7h

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h

ICE GOONS are harassing two 15-year-old boys on bicycles in Chicago.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1h

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1h

Thinking about the condiment sow again.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7h

👇👇

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · 23h

Republicans want to be the party of healthcare? Open up the government. Put the subsidies back in place, and stop fucking with people’s health care.

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"spooky sukkot" daniel s. @self.agency · 1h

help keep talia on the beat and food in her baby's mouth

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

"Making the rigged election claim to the military now, retroactively, is a half-step. By stating it as fact and forcing the general staff to accept it, he is laying the predicate to make such a claim directly to the military in the future."

“Legal Orders” and Trump’s Military

Authoritarians don’t take power by openly flouting the law. They look for pretexts and legal theories.

www.thebulwark.com

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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you.

Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

Thank you!!!!

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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

More paywalls while misinformation is free.

Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

Would be so awesome if this was not paywalled!

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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

@wyden.senate.gov Coming soon to Portland? Please! Do something! @tinakotek.bsky.social

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Tom BunchOfNumbers @tombunchofnumbers.bsky.social · 6h

you just need to look closely to spot the differences:

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Kasey 🌊🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️#BLM #GLBT🌊 @dogstargirl.bsky.social · 8h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: Noem Thugs Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Trump Thug Kneels on Her Neck
There. I fixed it.

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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 8h

Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

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Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

There's no gift link. If there was it is broken.

Less Complacent Otter @complacentotter.bsky.social · 5h

It's the New York Times. They've been apparently complicit for a hot minute.

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ𝕠𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 10h

“Captain, the leopard sensors are spiking. They are showing levels of faces being eaten we previously assumed impossible.”

“On screen, Mister Data…”

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1d

"She said to me after that - Samantha, 21 years old - all my life I've prepared for this moment. All my life, my mom, 53 years old, who was just going to get meat for a stew, has told me one day this could come."

@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social talks ICE with @timmiller.bsky.social on The Bulwark Pod

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Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 9h

ProTip: glitter-bomb the I.C.E. agents

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · Jun 20

Some positive news. Word from friends on-the-ground in my Philadelphia hometown. Members of the LGBTQ+ community have taken to glitter-bombing those plain-close, masked #ICE agents they encounter—so people can ID them later (as glitter is impossible to even wash off).

I love Philly so much. 🌈✨✊🏽

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