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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 14h

NIXON: “So there’s these frogs. They’re popping up everywhere. Inflatable frogs, gyrating.

HALDEMAN: [inaudible]

NIXON: “That’s what I’m [expletive deleted] saying. Then they shot the priest.”

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Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 15h

I keep thinking about how this shutdown feels so different and I think it comes down to this — the administration is already basically ignoring laws and appropriations etc. A shutdown doesn’t feel as consequential when things are already bashed up and the plan is to do that more.

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 15h

One fed employee told me the internal conversations feel very different from previous shutdowns.

www.gravityisgone.com/federal-empl...

"Every other fed I've talked to agrees how much it sucks to be furloughed, but also that this shutdown needs to continue until the administration starts respecting the rule of law," said a NOAA employee. "Even the conservative Republicans."

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Booberry Budget @meditationfunnies.bsky.social · 20h

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Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 1d

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 19h

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

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Jared Johnson is taking it one day at a time @jaredparker.bsky.social · 19h

PeOpLe WiLl PaSs On It

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 20h

I’m an adult in much the same way ai makes “art” like I just look at what real adults do and think “okay got it” then by the time I do it I’ve got three extra fingers and the comments section is furious

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 21h

My squid fun fact is that years ago we made this stupid t-shirt that made its way to Dr. Oliver Sacks as a birthday gift from Steve Silberman.

Dr. Sacks' editor would e-mail us to order more because he didn't use a computer. She said it was his favorite.

The best people love cephalopods.

Dr. Oliver Sacks squid wearing a squid overlords shirt

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 21h

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Grinches doing business
That’s what I said now
Grinches
Grinches stealing Christmas
Just go ahead now
One Grinch
Stealing gifts from Whoville
He’s telling lies now
His heart?
Well little Cindy Lou will
Make it grow in size now

Christmas decorations at Lowe’s with two visible Grinches

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 21h

When i say that Black church Christianity is a completely different expression of Christianity

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Ryan North? But - he died... 30 years ago this very night!! @ryannorth.ca · 22h

In video games, you will often find a fully roasted chicken abandoned on the ground, and eating it extremely quickly makes you feel better. What's less known is that this is also true in real life

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Jared Johnson is taking it one day at a time @jaredparker.bsky.social · 1d

I think you’re thinking of a toupee.

A duvet is a sugary dessert that has a thin shell caramelized under direct heat

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 1d

Mm… I think that’s a beret. 🧐

A duvet is a hair piece typically worn by a man covering thinning or a bald spot

Salvor Hardin @destinyguardian.blacksky.app · 1d

Yeah....nah, that's passé.

A duvet is a soft, round cap made of felt or wool, often associated with French fashion and military uniforms.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Slow clap

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Griff "Grza" Sombke @grza.bsky.social · 1d

This clip goes fucking hard.

Bulldog @harpua.bsky.social · 1d

Portland City Council member Angelita Morillo humorously criticizes Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, leading to laughter from CNN's Boris Sanchez.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

this goes double for croissants. why would i want to bake croissants? at least half the point is to get out and grab one with a cup of coffee

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

a big thing i learned about myself during covid is that i just want to buy a goddamned baguette from the store or the bakery, i literally never want to make the damned thing myself

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not racial profiling, it’s reasonable suspicion, we simply think anyone with darker skin tones is suspicious and that this belief is reasonable, so it’s not racial profiling, how dare you.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Cass Morris @cassmorriswrites.com · 1d

Look, if you never got an A on a paper comparing the poetry of Romantic poets that you wrote hungover the same morning it was due, did you even get an English degree?

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 2d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 1d

[P] Its like his life is one continuous untrustworthy fart

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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 1d

[P] Somehow every single photo of Kash Patel is the least flattering photo ever taken of him

Jeff Tischauser @jtischauser.bsky.social · 2d

that's right Kash and all we have are Mids

Screenshot from twitter that shows Kash Patel on Fox News. The post states "Breaking FBI Director Kash Patel has just revealed nearly 5% of Chicago's 2.5 million residents, approx 110,000 people are active gang members."

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Booberry Budget @meditationfunnies.bsky.social · 1d

In the US, area is measured exclusively in football fields. If you never played football, it's impossible to know how big anything is.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a 15-pg paper on the influence of Balinese shadow puppetry in politics the day before it was due by standing in a Barnes and noble, looking at the bibliographies for mentions of Bali, and then flipping to those pages. My teacher called it the best paper she’d read all year. Fuck AI.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 2d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 1d

the guys who think ai is sentient sure seem stoked to use it for porn. interesting

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Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll admit when I’m wrong: I really thought it was a mistake for Senate Dems to tie the shutdown to Obamacare tax credits

Turns out that shit is popular and extremely salient right now as people are getting notices of premium increases of 200-300%

Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 1d

oh my god they are panicking so hard right now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "It's about keeping Congress operating so we can get to healthcare. We always were going to. They're lying to you. Okay? The healthcare issues were always gonna be something discussed, deliberated, contemplated, and debated in October and November."

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

youtu.be

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

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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