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Mr Halloween @jarjarfan69.bsky.social · 6h

Yeah man, for sure

Google trend chart showing Charlie Kirk flattening two weeks after his murder

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 5h

collar gate is the latest instance of a trumped-up non-issue blossoming into a large-scale psychosis event – and possibly the dumbest. it's also the modern internet doing exactly what it was engineered to do

To be honest, I wouldn’t be mentioning this if not for the fact that it’s a microcosm of how online platforms work today: Somebody makes an accusation based on evidence that’s spurious at best, big names with something to gain (viewership or the downfall of a perceived enemy) uncritically boost it, internet sleuths obsessively piece together supporting evidence by amassing context-free clips and ignoring everything that doesn’t match their intended conclusion, and all of the aforementioned parties spread performatively apoplectic videos across Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and wherever else they can sucker in uninitiated normies.

Some version of this happens every week – every day, on a smaller scale – without fail. It accomplishes nothing aside from giving the disaffected masses a brief glimmer of what feels like purpose, but is actually a bloodsucking waste of their precious time on this dying planet. And of course, it provides platforms with sweet, sweet engagement numbers. As a result, platforms will probably never intervene to disrupt this corrosive dynamic, which has broken the general public’s ability to perceive anything resembling objective reality, even as society collapses around them and people like Piker attempt to identify the real reasons why (hint: they don't involve dog collars).

The internet has been like this at least since the Depp v. Heard trial, which wannabe sleuths similarly feasted on in 2022 while getting pretty much every important detail completely wrong. At least back then they were obsessing over something of consequence. Now they’ve taught viewers to regard every trumped-up non-issue they can surface with similar gravity.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 5h

Took a dive into the Hot Wheels community to see What the Deal is, Anyway. The reddit seems serious but friendly enough, the discord of the wiki has embraced my Neat Little Guys concept. I have found others who do the "desk buddy" rotation, some even have pocket companions. Much to consider.

Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 10h

A worrying color trend over the last couple of months that I hope to reverse soon, but I just liked these so much.

Figurine of a black ‘92 Ford Mustang with red and silver accents

Figurine of a black ‘75 Chevy Blazer with a silver & red-orange stripe running through the side

Figurine of a lipstick red ‘83 Porsche 928S with black lettering

Figurine of a ‘31 Custom Ford Model A in distressed red with white accents and a black structure.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 7h

Putting a team together to put down the overworked/underpaid Chicken in a Biskit employee who gave up here.

A teal box with text in the corner:
Q: What did one chicken say to the other?
A: OMG I’m a talking chicken!

An illustrated chicken with a cowboy hat saying “howdy poultry!”

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7h

I like this false claim that they just magically "fixed" the mental health issues of their unregulated bullshit machines so therefore you can fuck your phone now

they're hemorrhaging money and desperately need to goose engagement after badly flubbing the last release

Sam Altman: "We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults."

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 9h

crunchy or smooth? also: sounds gummy?

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 9h

the time:deliciousness ratio is too serious for a very unserious item!

Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 10h

A worrying color trend over the last couple of months that I hope to reverse soon, but I just liked these so much.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 10h

Nachos???
Smoothie is also an incredible option. bit of a race with the fruit and I don't quite have the sense for proportions as honed as I'd like, but yes.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 11h

I have eaten this, or variations on this for the last 25 years and it has never let me down.
in the last 10 years I have gussied it up with the usual ingredients and patiences that befit an adult (tomato, lettuce, sprouts, avocado, etc) to great results, but it never took the shine off the original.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 11h

He asks, eating his 3rd ham/cheddar/mayo/dijon sandwich in as many days.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 11h

What's the easiest, fastest food you can put together for lunch that you will *never* get tired of

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 11h

(it's me)
(it's not usually that I dislike it but I don't share it, I guess)
(that's not any less annoying, though)

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 11h

There's a really annoying type of guy who doesn't like your opinion but likes that you *have* that opinion ("it's interesting!") and treats you like a lab rat to figure out why you have that opinion even though he's the one who's probably wrong.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 12h

They're wearing us down with what everyone knows is bullshit but there's every mechanism in place to insulate them from consequences. This isn't over until Israel is abandoned by the world: bsky.app/profile/char...

Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 12h

LIVE: Israel shoots dead at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 12h

I didn't post anything about this ceasefire as it was a cynical lie. So: they controlled the tide turning against them with conditions to accuse Palestinians of fresh infractions to justify what they've always intended to continue. The Zionist project is that of psychological warfare with the world.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 12h

I still can't dive too deep without the theater-kid heat getting too hot, but they make that easy to avoid!

Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 12h

[breaks down] they're so fucking funny though. and even when they're not funny they're _fun_

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 12h

As someone who mildly prided themselves on avoiding the le epic bacon/family guy/reddit/collegehumor/thinkgeek archetype of my generation 10+ years ago, I feel like being such a big Dropout fan at this stage in the game is letting that guy down.

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 13h

...Gravy Concepts?

Still from The Big Lebowski, in which Lebowski, an aging white man with a beard and mid-length hair sitting in an opulent room, looks at a person off-camera in confusion, a joint hanging from his mouth

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 15h

I'll try to post them more often! I have a bunch that "didn't make the cut" but aren't bad, really. Now that this bit is less new it's harder to find regular/classic kinds I like because the shelves are so full of their Netflix tie-ins. I'm all for zaniness, I just want to stick to neat little guys!

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 15h

has never left my desk! it's so good

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Cate (Your Ghost Wife) @kallaipdx.com · 1d

WA state already passed an HRT stockpile bill and there is no evidence that healthcare costs have risen significantly because of it.

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 1d

Newsom vetoes both the PreP access and the HRT stockpile bill because he is worried it would increase healthcare costs...

He claims to support the aims of these bills. But the vetoes deny access to medical care for queer people.

(Context: He vetoed these 2 while signing 8 other queer rights bills)

Trans News Network @transnews.network · 1d

He also signed SB 590, which bolsters paid family leave.

Read his veto messages here:

www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...
www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 1d

Important Update: Dollar Tree is Superior.

Figurine of a '71 Mustang Funny Car. "Sumthin' Funny?" decal on the side.

Figurine of a white Jaguar XJC V12 Coupe in blue and red

Black figurine of a '71 Lamborghini Muira with gold trim

Red and Black figurine of a Honda Motocompo bike

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Tomato Like A Hearse , @tomatolikeabus.bsky.social · 1d

A nicely messy scrawled graffiti on an orange brick wall: Bitchstopher Columbitch

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