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Colin Wood @californiawood.bsky.social · 8h

This quote explains a lot of modern discourse. Especially (but not entirely) on the right.

Quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted."

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8h

Bari Weiss launched her own path to stardom with the argument "it is oppression to dislike me for being bad" and now we will get to see what an entire media ecosystem built with that philosophy looks like

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 8h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Encinitas Highlands Surfer @highlandsurfer.bsky.social · 7h

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 8h

Bari Weiss launched her own path to stardom with the argument "it is oppression to dislike me for being bad" and now we will get to see what an entire media ecosystem built with that philosophy looks like

Kurtbert Barlowko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 8h

"disliking me is persecution" describes so incredibly many people's entire outlook these days defector.com/free-press-r...

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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7h

47% of Americans have little or no trust in the U.S. to effectively regulate the use of AI.
www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

Chart showing:
Across 25 countries surveyed, a median of 55% of adults have at least some trust in their nation’s ability to regulate AI, while 32% do not.
About nine-in-ten adults in India (89%) trust their country to regulate AI – the highest share in the survey. This includes 71% who have a lot of trust.
About two-thirds or more in Indonesia, Israel, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and South Africa trust their nation to regulate AI.
Trust is lowest among Greeks: 22% trust their country to regulate AI.

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dengelbr.bsky.social @dengelbr.bsky.social · 7h

Mike Johnson repeatedly demonstrates that he has no respect for the law, the Constitution, or religion. He only cares about being a loyal servant to his messiah, Donald J. Trump.

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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 8h

In a rare interview, former special counsel Jack Smith warns Trump that attacks on public servants have an "incalcuable" cost on the country. 😳👇

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minotaur @machminotaur.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so glad a pedophile who sexually abused his younger sister is going to make a sex bot. which is to say for those unfamiliar, samuel altman abused his younger sister. how much younger? enough that even if you're staunchy against violence you might still want him ripped apart by wolves!

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Kay dublya @kaydublya.bsky.social · 1d

Wish these headlines were written with an ounce of context and awareness informing them.

Like, “Desperate LLM Technologist Looks To Avoid Industry Bubble Burst By Promising Sad, Lonely ‘Erotic’ Feature Update” was sitting right there, and yet.

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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com · 1d

It's amazing how incredibly explicitly OpenAI seems to be admitting that they have no idea how to actually monetize their automated lying machine.

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Gloria Pan @glopan.bsky.social · 1d

Jason Houser, former ICE Chief of Staff: “This Isn’t Crisis Response. It’s Crisis Construction.”

"Immigration enforcement has become the administration’s primary political weapon — not to solve problems, but to manufacture fear, provoke outrage and stage an illusion of control."

#MomSky

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response. It’s Crisis Construction.

www.nytimes.com

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown. You have to love that these airports are telling Noem to F**k off. We need more of this!! www.cnbc.com/2025/10/14/a...

Airports refuse to show DHS Sec. Kristi Noem video blaming Democrats for government shutdown

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates three major airports, said, its "policies prevent airing of politically partisan messages."

www.cnbc.com

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Glenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 1d

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dfarber1959.bsky.social @dfarber1959.bsky.social · 1d

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Judi Impeach Krasnov! @judi999.bsky.social · 1d

"And, as you know, groceries are down." Really? Where? But Trump doesn't know what groceries are, has never grocery shopped, and never budgeted food. How can we expect him to understand? It's just an "old-fashioned" word to him. #FuckTrump

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Charlotte “Pure True Love” @charluv.bsky.social · 1d

I give this 2 Snaps and a Twirl 💃

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Lizzy For Democracy @lizzy2016.bsky.social · 1d

Flood the Zone with Truth and Facts...

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Whatifisaidit @whatifisaidit.bsky.social · 1d

www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trump/

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ITALIAN PM GIORGIA MELONI COULDN'T GET AWAY FAST ENOUGH.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 1d

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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lovemyamerica.bsky.social @lovemyamerica.bsky.social · 1d

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 1d

For those of you attending the #NoKingsMarch; please stay safe and keep it peaceful. Please be mindful that there may be bad actors among us.

Their purpose is to cause chaos to get a reaction from the police. Report them when you see them.

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

Holy f*ck: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat. Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders gleefully about gas chambers, slavery and rape. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trum...

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

www.rawstory.com

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Nash Is Here for It @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 1d

There never has been and never will be an American President that is a bigger pathetic whiny little man bitch than Donald J Trump…

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

I go back and forth on if this would blow back on us, but I wouldn’t be SAD to see America’s Concerned Parents launch moral panic jihad against ChatGPT’s decision to permit their teenager to spend 12 hours a day making genAI Sonic-taur fetish porn.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

good news everyone!

chatGPT is now able to “mitigate the serious health issues,” according to trustworthy source Sam Altman, which means humanity can be trusted with the Revenge Porn Madness Spigot

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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