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William Pii @evilpii.bsky.social · 4h

Tasty. 😋

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books. n.pr/47sxHCe

Volunteers foster literacy by reading to children and giving them books

Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books.

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S. A. Hunt @sahuntbooks.com · 5h

Cancel altogether. Don't bother going back. Fuck Spotify.

Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 8h

FYI if you have a Spotify membership, Indivisible is asking people to cancel until they stop running ICE recruitment ads. Instructions on how to do it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...

Tutorial: How to cancel your Spotify subscription

YouTube video by Indivisible

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William Pii @evilpii.bsky.social · 6h

William Pii @evilpii.bsky.social · 7h

Welp. Going to avoid that site forever.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 7h

Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia. https://to.pbs.org/4nvTFtU

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia. Here's how it compares to Wikipedia

While Wikipedia is written and edited by volunteers, it's unclear how exactly Grokipedia articles are put together.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11h

Food banks and pantries were already struggling after federal program cuts this year, but now they’re bracing for a tsunami of hungry people if a pause in federal food aid to low-income people kicks in this weekend as the federal government shutdown persists. https://to.pbs.org/4oC3yah

Food banks are preparing for a surge as SNAP aid may be paused in the government shutdown

Some states are trying to fill the gap in food services, but others lack resources to help.

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NPR @npr.org · 11h

After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. n.pr/4obRAo5

Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak

After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.

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NPR @npr.org · 10h

A judge has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

Judge indefinitely halts shutdown layoffs noting human toll

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

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NPR @npr.org · 10h

Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. n.pr/3JAjrzh

Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help

Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9h

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers in a lawsuit that asserted unproven claims that early exposure to acetaminophen increased risk of autism and other disorders. https://to.pbs.org/3Jvh3cZ

Lawsuit by Trump ally Paxton asserts unproven claim of autism risk from acetaminophen

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers.

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Matthew Holness @mrholness.bsky.social · 12h

Garth Marenghi’s ‘This Bursted Earth’ Live at Leeds (imminently)

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post

One: "abhorrent”

Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”

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Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”

Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

When the Trump administration froze foreign assistance overnight, urgent efforts began to figure out how to continue critical aid programs that could be funded by private donors. https://to.pbs.org/47bwTmb

Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts

Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months.

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NPR @npr.org · 21h

A federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1. n.pr/4339LUB

Fight over government layoffs continues as shutdown drags on

A federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

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LegalEagle @legaleagle.tv · 16h

The hilariously inept administration tried to bully @annabower.bsky.social so we invited her on to shed some light on the whole L'Affaire du Text. youtu.be/NPtKENZwX18

So, Trump's Lawyer Keeps Txting Me...

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GOG.COM @gog.com · 16h

Another wave of classics joins the GOG Preservation Program! 💿

Read more here: gog.com/news/check_out_whats_joining_the_gog_preservation_program_today

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 15h

In June, CEO Andy Jassy said that he anticipated generative AI would reduce Amazon’s corporate workforce in the next few years. https://to.pbs.org/3Jri5qo

Amazon to lay off 14,000 corporate employees as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates

The cuts announced Tuesday amount to about a 4% reduction in its corporate workforce.

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 1d

by OpenAI’s own estimates, hundreds of thousands of ChatGPT users are showing signs of manic or psychotic crisis every week

OpenAI Says Hundreds of Thousands of ChatGPT Users May Show Signs of Manic or Psychotic Crisis Every Week

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NPR @npr.org · 15h

Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers." n.pr/48WeMlH

Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI

Amazon has faced pressure from investors to tighten its finances as it spends big on the AI race. The company says it will cut 14,000 jobs, citing a goal of "reducing bureaucracy, removing layers."

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NPR @npr.org · 14h

A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o

A new fund will route millions to the literary arts

A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.

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William Pii @evilpii.bsky.social · 1d

Another strange autumn flavor. 🦃

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William Pii @evilpii.bsky.social · 1d

Okay. So, these things pop up on cars around here periodically. I usually scoop them up and toss them.

Who would hand these out at Halloween? I mean, that's some next-level "no fun allowed".

Crash Thompson @crashthompsonxo.bsky.social · 1d

Reading through the replies and I am SO SO SO.glad none of you have apparently ever gotten THESE for Halloween.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 4d

Nearly a year after the 2024 election, Democrats are still trying to figure out what went wrong.

In the midst of this soul-searching, a new piece of advice has appeared: “Don’t say climate change.”

Democratic politicians have largely abandoned climate talk

“There’s no obvious electoral upside."

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Alex H. Nagler @nagler.bsky.social · 2d

If you see someone stealing groceries, no you didn’t

Reuters @reuters.com · 3d

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk

US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2d

The language that politicians always use to respond to allegations of racism, such as "I'm not racist in my heart," is always premised on the idea that there is a pure, stable interior self that can be abstracted from the way it acts in the world. We are all post-Enlightenment Protestants.

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