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MP @mapp.bsky.social · Mar 16

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · Mar 16

A reminder in dark times: kindness, mercy, decency, and respect towards the least of us enrages Trumpists. It burns them. It’s like a mirror that shows them how they fall short of humanity.

Kindness and decency towards the people Trumpists hate is not just right; it torments Trumpists.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20h

Premium: The AI Bubble's promises are impossible. NVIDIA's customers are running out of money, GPUs die in 3-5 years, most 1GW data centers will never get built, and OpenAI's Abilene data center doesn't won't have the power it needs before 2028 - if it ever does.
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The AI Bubble's Impossible Promises

Readers: I’ve done a very generous “free” portion of this newsletter, but I do recommend paying for premium to get the in-depth analysis underpinning the intro. That being said, I want as many people ...

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 21h

Oh my, there is absolutely forced virality. Some of us have even been paid to create it.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 1d

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Mike Jones @ BrainFizz Labs @moike.brainfizz.net · 1d

Our Govt might be assholed but the Snowbirds are going to fly and Columbia rocked up with a Pirate Ship to go check out. The Barque 'ARC Gloria' if you're wondering.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Slight further east, we had the sedans. The Berkeley family members had the gold wagon, a green 60s wagon, and some VWs.

MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

It's pretty clean too.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh it's even beige.

Bring a Trailer @bringatrailer.bsky.social · 1d

Single-Family-Owned 1984 Volvo 240 Sedan at No Reserve

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Bid for the chance to own a No Reserve: Single-Family-Owned 1984 Volvo 240 Sedan at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #215,120.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Yeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Good evening San Francisco. May you have sweet dreams.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

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Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Ouf! 24 Eastbound is closed just before HWY 13.
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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Forced virality still feels forced.

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Now I want to see pictures..

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 1d

Monsoons tore through villages in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, destroying homes and farmland. WCK teams arrived quickly to distribute hot meals and hope to families who are rebuilding from the ground up. #ChefsForPakistan

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Oddly free of the kpop songs they constantly review as the greatest songs evah. Interesting...

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

ROLLING STONE RANKS THE 250 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 21st CENTURY SO FAR 🚨

The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Find a little joy in whatever today.

MP @mapp.bsky.social · 1d

Nice!

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Erin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 1d

If you are an alum of:

Vanderbilt
UVA
UT Austin
U of Southern California
Dartmouth
Brown
MIT
U Penn
U Arizona

Your alma mater is RIGHT NOW weighing the costs and benefits of giving up its independence and abandoning academic freedom. SPEAK UP NOW:

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STAND WITH YOUR SCHOOL: Trump attacks 9 universities. Sign the alumni petition now.

Are you an alum from one of the 9 schools the federal government just attacked? Sign this alumni petition now to support your school, defend democracy, and build a grassroots movement for campus freed...

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 2d

Coconut oil is a very inert moisturizer. No extra chemicals.

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Holly Berkley Fletcher @hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 2d

Gotta say--dressing up in costumes is the kind of creatively brilliant resistance we all need. It brings joy and humor to things while vividly painting the authoritarian as foolish and absurd. Hats off Portlanders! @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org I think this counts as the sprite of mischief.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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MP @mapp.bsky.social · 2d

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MLB Scores @mlbscores.bsky.social · 2d

Final:
Phillies 8
Dodgers 2

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 2d

Got my ballot and voted Yes on 50! California voters, look for your ballot in your mailboxes this week - many have already arrived!

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