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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 3h

All they hear is "f**k you I won't do what you tell me" and, apparently, none of the other lyrics.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 8h

He got so utterly ratio'd for this that he disabled comments.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 8h

Exactly — It's like, sorry Louis CK, you don't get to be a beloved comedian anymore because it turns out you're an abusive sex pest.
But when it isn't something like that, I think it's envy more than anything.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

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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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 11h

"protests don't work" is one of the most toxic imaginable takes for someone on this site to have right now and anyone advocating it should be blocked

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 10h

So if you create something that takes time, effort, and emotional investment, who owns it if not you? Who should be able to earn something from all that work if not you?

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 10h

Discerning, filtering, and sorting information is every bit the critical thinking skill that LLMs seek to diminish in us. That's the whole point.
It's not an inconvenience, it's a fundamental need of healthy human cognition.

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Boze the Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 1d

I find it bleak that ChatGPT now has more users than Wikipedia. Many people would rather be spoon-fed information by a machine than read and research for themselves. Tech isn't just making us dumber. Worse than that: it's killing curiosity itself and the desire to learn.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 10h

People love trying to tear down a celebrity, especially when said celebrity is doing well. It's a rather sad but very special American tradition.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 11h

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 10h

That's terribly sad to hear. Anymore, 79 just seems too young for that kind of thing.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 20h

What Thiel is saying about tax havens = what Altman is saying about copyright:

"I can't be rich unless you let me steal from you."

This is how Broligarchs differ from oligarchs of yore: the latter tried to hide their thievery; the Broligarchs trumpet their entitlement to steal as a natural right.

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Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bsky.social · 1d

A Bittern painted onto a Jubilee beer mat from the 1960s.

This idea/pun was from @rolandbates.bsky.social

darrenhaymanart.com

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 16h

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 14h

Fingers tightly crossed 🤞. Also, whatever happens, congrats!

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 23h

'It is easy to buy local. Support your community. Go to the local store. Don’t go back to the big corporations who have sold out America. We all have to give up something to save America from the Corporate Control Age it is entering. They need you to buy from them. Don’t."

Neil Young to Remove His Music From Amazon: ‘Buy Local’ Because ‘Bezos Supports This Government’

Neil Young will soon be removing his music catalog from Amazon in an effort to encourage others to 'buy local' and in opposition of Jeff Bezos.

variety.com

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 1d

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 1d

We are going to need to look to Canada's Public Health Agency and to Europe for reliable information about public health.

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Diana Lucifera 🌟 @dianamcqueen.bsky.social · 1d

Men should not be allowed to drive. They're too emotional.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 1d

I was gonna say "let me guess, big truck right?" and then I saw the rest of the thread.
Dudes like that need to be forced to drive a Fiat 500 for the rest of their lives.

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Diana Lucifera 🌟 @dianamcqueen.bsky.social · 1d

I love this 😂🐸💚

Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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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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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 18d

If you give your kids Tylenol PM, they’ll only have autism at night.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 1d

If you're curious, it's run by Greta Morgan, who has a new memoir out about her life in music & losing her most of her singing voice to spasmodic dysphonia. It's a terrific book, so I was eager to sign up for the workshop when I found out about it. Putting out a record is a secret dream of mine.

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Nevada Jones @nevadajones.bsky.social · 1d

"They're blowing up the mountains!"

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