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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 42m

I’m at Stop & Shop with all the other storm procrastinators.

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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 53m

Spotted in Annapolis, MD

Pole with a sticker reading "ANTIFASCISM IS AS AMERICAN AS APPLE PIE"

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 19h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 54m

And he controls the military payroll now. So what’s #5… “urge”? “Do what I say or you won’t get paid.”

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Taraaaaaaaaghhhhh! Zombies!!! @theblueststar.bsky.social · 6h

A leaflet from the Simpsons that reads "so you cast Jared Leto"

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 16h

Air Force having one of the worst pass defenses in college football is honestly troubling from a national security perspective

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kara @karawra.bsky.social · 12h

#emmrichweek2025 : Day 6 - Academia

a simpler time

#dragonage #datv #emmrichvolkarin

younger emmrich and johanna hezenkoss as students in the necropolis library. emmrich is talking animatedly while johanna points a finger gun at him looking skeptical

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 13h

Quality content.

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 13h

Gale Dekarios from Baldur's Gate 3. He's a wizard and a nerd.

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 13h

She's such an ignorant person which makes her perfect for my dad, who doesn't get along with smart people.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 15h

If you don’t seem ready to bite the head off a chicken, are you even a MLB reliever

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 15h

The worst was my dad's girlfriend proudly proclaiming she lied to her daughter about getting a Tdap booster after her daughter gave birth.

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 15h

Great. Whoopdeefuckindoo. Natalie Portman clap meme.

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 15h

As someone that a) works in vaccines and b) cares about other people, I hate it when I mention work or personally being vaccinated and someone says "Oh I never get my flu/covid shot."

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 15h

Their child will be so boring that he will actually bend the laws of space and time. He will be the one foretold, spaghetti will be made with ketchup.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 15h

chat it's happening

uk.news.yahoo.com/katy-perry-j...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau appear to confirm romance - report

After months of rumours, proof seems to be in that Katy Perry is dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The loved-up couple were spotted kissing and cuddling on board Perry's 24-metre y...

uk.news.yahoo.com

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 9d

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 21h

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Meg @megrosejoy.bsky.social · 17h

Not when I’m trying to doze and it’s my neighbor doing it. Good for them it’s all done though 🙄

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Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 19h

If his medical emergency was related to drugs, that is still a medical emergency.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours