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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 3h

the Oatmeal did a whole thing on exactly that, not a video, but a very clear and insightful piece. theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 6h

Let's be clear on who Christopher Columbus was, a conquerer who spread disease & slavery who was so sadistic in the ways he treated natives he appalled the architects of the Spanish Inquisition. That's the fact of him there is to reclaim.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s newsletter is about eating and who you choose to do it with.

“If you had dinner with a trans friend on Tuesday, and dinner with fascists on Thursday, your trans friend had dinner with a fascist on Tuesday.“

buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

How to eat with others

This is the last painting I did at my old studio. I left it behind. You can support my shenanigans for a mere $2/mo. This week’s question comes to us from...

buttondown.com

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 3h

they * want * us * sick * so * they * can * sell * us * the * cure

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4h

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

Lena Sun @lenasun.bsky.social · 6h

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 14h

our government has collapsed
how do we make a new one?

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 1d

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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Jide Salawu @jidesalawu.bsky.social · 18h

One who, like you, has been in the game for years, knows that this crowdfunding project requires strategy and calculation. You may have thought about the risks involved in improving the intellectual life of your country... Latest for @flaminghydra.com

flaminghydra.com/how-to-crowd...

How to Crowdfund a National Library Like a Queen

flaminghydra.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 14h

way to go @usc.edu

Unbreaking @unbreaking.org · 23h

In its latest attack on academic freedom, the administration offered nine universities preferential access to federal funds in exchange for scrapping DEI, capping international student enrollment, and promoting conservative views on campus:
www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools, including Dartmouth, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania, are being asked to sign a wide-ranging “compact.”

www.wsj.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 16h

just randomly looking around and found a place that sells these outfits in multiple sizes, if anyone's interested

www.favounicorn.com/inflatable-f...

Inflatable frog costume in kid and adult sizes, $54

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 14h

our government has collapsed

energy9086.bsky.social @energy9086.bsky.social · 22h

angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 15h

Qatar colonizing the US

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15h

"he deal Hegseth announced on Friday is unusual in that Qatar will be constructing a new air force facility from the ground up.
Even close U.S. allies typically don't have such military facilities in the U.S." www.axios.com/2025/10/10/q...

Qatar to build air force facility on U.S. base in Idaho

Laura Loomer and other MAGA figures expressed shock and outrage, but the deal was long in the making.

www.axios.com

angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 1d

the people defunding your healthcare have healthcare that you pay for

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

It was never about “free health care for illegals.” This is always what it was about. They have no intention of “fixing” the ACA, they intend to defund it.

angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 1d

We have always been at war with Oceania

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
12:27 PM • 10/10/25 • 15K Views

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Rap Bastardz® @rapbastardz.bsky.social · 2d

The president has just declared agitating speech as illegal.

Out loud. In front of cameras.

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 1d

i'm the dumb one and that makes perfect sense

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 2d

This also indicates the essential dishonesty of saying “it’s just a tool.” A hammer is a tool. Nobody writes about the “inevitability” of hammers. Nobody has ever studied the harmful effects of hammers on learning and concluded that teachers must all hit their students with hammers “responsibly.”

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 2d

saw a European comment on Insta yesterday 'hey, America, your government has collapsed, time to form a new one' and that was a terrific perspective, frankly.

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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 3d

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

And no. You do NOT need to RSVP for a No Kings protest.

Hell, we’d prefer if you didn’t register - or at least make a burner account if you want to help give organizers a crowd size estimate (for like, food and water).

If anyone is telling you have to register, they’re wrong. You do NOT have to.

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 2d

i think a lot of gen X and millennials get it, gen Z is 100% conscious of it, but these farkin boomer zombies just will not let go

angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a red sweater with a star trek logo on his chest is standing in front of a window .

ALT: a man in a red sweater with a star trek logo on his chest is standing in front of a window .

media.tenor.com

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angry lynn @lrb23.bsky.social · 2d

wondering if Wintour was the obstacle

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 3d

An accused Defendant does not have to prove ANYTHING. If I present zero evidence at trial, and the state has not proved its case, my client walks.

*EVERY* ACCUSED DEFENDANT *IS* INNOCENT UNTIL PROVED OTHERWISE.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

JUST IN: A federal judge has granted the New York Times’ demand for a list of Elon Musk’s security clearances. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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