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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · Nov 28

I was foolishly invited to a swanky business awards dinner Tuesday night where I mingled with the Great and the Good and found myself chatting with a proud Trump voter. Look at me, all patient and understanding of the other side! Here’s a little thread of my adventure in reasoning 👇🏼

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Paul Gowder @gowder.io · 1h

"Ultraviolence" 🤣 🤣 🤣

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 3h

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

photo of three people in inflatable frog costumes

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 23m

With alt text.

Rolling Stone interview with James Gunn

Question: So, to be clear, you've made a key part of the DCU going forward about a government official abusing their power by having masked thugs come in the middle of the night and expel innocent people from the planet.

Answer: [Grins.] It's just totally fiction, Brian. This is, like, something that can never happen on our planet, but that's the beauty of things like comic books - you can explore things that would never, ever happen on our world.

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 5h

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do.

In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap.

Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 2h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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mr. sardonicus @mmcgrath.bsky.social · 1h

the war on christmas has begun

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1h

*TRUMP TO IMPOSE 100% ADDITIONAL TARIFF ON CHINESE GOODS

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 2h

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 5h

These are all flagrant lies, unsourced yet printed in a newspaper that allegedly fact checks things. The rest of it is meandering panic-bait that treats jail breaking LLMs. They don’t even describe the virus! They just said someone made one. Bullshit!

One answer is to look at the data. After the launch of GPT-5 in August, some thought that A.I. had hit a plateau. Expert analysis suggests this isn’t true. GPT-5 can do things no other A.I. can do. It can hack into a web server. It can design novel forms of life. It can even build its own A.I. (albeit a much simpler one) from scratch.

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 2h

“Closer to good” 😂
Bravo, sir

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J.C. Parker @jcparker.bsky.social · 14h

I love this book and bought copies for my supervisors at my fellowship and I am leading a book club with my learners in healthcare with ine of its chapters. This is a vital text if you're overwhelmed with what's happening and don't know where to start.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 20h

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 6h

it is wild how much congressional republicans hate american people and how legacy media refuses to acknowledge that fact

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 4h

And a large chunk of Americans will shrug because they’ve been taught to believe “the Biden crime family” was a thing and so this is only “fair.” Absolute sheep 😡

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

A five-point-five billion Trump golf course in Qatar, and Qatar gets an air base in Idaho.

New Trump Golf Course, $5.5 Billion Beachside Project Announced for Qatar

Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 6h

Amid a sea of heartwarming “Gazans return home” headlines, at least the BBC got this one right 😡

'They've destroyed everything': Palestinians return to devastation in Gaza City

Those returning say they are driven by desperation rather than confidence that it is safe.

www.bbc.com

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 20h

You’re absolutely right that we’re not building enough housing. The construction rate collapsed in 2006 and never recovered. This is why rents are so high.

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 6h

I’m so proud of the Portland ICE protesters for understanding that silliness is a remarkably effective defence against intimidation tactics. The fascists genuinely have no clue how to respond to it, at least at first. Also, the inflatable costumes protect from pepper balls fired at them. Genius ❤️

kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 6h

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 6h

what conservatives in red state towns with a population of 50k think is going on because of how fox news describes it

image of the game from the '90s King of the monsters showing four monsters grappling like pro wrestlers around destroyed buildings from an isometric view.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 6h

Like, you can't even get the kid in the frog costume to stop mining sex acts in your direction? Wow ok remind me never to have you on the front lines of prom when Dua Lipa comes on

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 6h

“Ah ha ha ha, take THAT, Donald Trump!!!
What shade fr--
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 8h

Love it

María Corina Machado
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This recognition of the struggle of all Venezuelans is a boost to conclude our task: to conquer Freedom.
We are on the threshold of victory and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve Freedom and democracy.
I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 7h

Gonna tell my kids that these were the Spice Girls

A picture of the cast of facts of life from TV

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 8h

a certain candidate does not post on this platform so I will share this roundabout shot and chaser for all to see

Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo
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In a democracy, the rule of law must be sacred - impartial, objective, and above politics. When the law is weaponized or manipulated to advance political agendas, it erodes public trust and weakens the very foundation of justice. Whether it comes from the right or the left, from prosecutors or politicians, the politicization of law enforcement is dangerous and corrosive.
We must restore faith in fairness, facts, and due process - because once justice becomes partisan, everyone loses.
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A Zohran quote post of the previous tweet with the simple addition: “what’s her name?”

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 21h

sherman, for the love of god!

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Genial Black Man @trecoolx.bsky.social · 7h

Weird how the party of "NO PARTICIPATION TROPHIES" are all about giving this shitsack all the trophies to calm him down.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 7h

We have New Perspective on Space Exploration! We got a Murderbot panel! We have Non-Logical Worldbuilding! We have Robot Lovers! We have Tragic Horror! We have Dragon Romance! We have Zombie Biology! We have something called Maggot Story Hour!

JOIN USSSSS!

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 7h

“We assume that car use is an incompressible liquid that must be routed somewhere. But it’s more more like a gas that fills whatever space it is given.”

—Ian Lockwood, Harvard Loeb Fellow, transport planner.

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Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 7h

Right now, a Republican is screaming “anti-Earth discrimination” and demanding Peter Quill perform.

Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 7h

So the Qataris gave Trump a plane and now he builds them *an airbase in Idaho* for it??
Wake the fuck up, “moderate” Republicans, you’ve been absolutely played 😬

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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