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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · Feb 4

Jerkoff’s Paradox, the more things I learn the existence of, the greater my domain expertise becomes.

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 51m

“We will continue killing the unarmed
until the protests abate”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 59m

Homan: "If the hateful rhetoric continues, there will be bloodshed. People are going to die ... there is going to be more bloodshed unless this hateful rhetoric stops."

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 2h

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 3h

There’s a joke to be made here about “increasing product stickiness” and I’m not above making it

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

ALTMAN, 10 months ago: "I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits."

www.reddit.com/r/artificial...

From the artificial community on Reddit: Sam Altman, 10 months ago: I'm proud that we don't do sexbots to juice profits

Explore this post and more from the artificial community

www.reddit.com

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 3h

Impossible to foresee…

elon musk speaking into a microphone with his eyes closed

ALT: elon musk speaking into a microphone with his eyes closed

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 13h

You ever see the official portrait of Bobby Jindal? Just remembering that for no reason whatsoever.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19h

ICE agents kidnapped a US citizen in Chicago because she didn’t “look” American to them. She even had her US passport on her. 🤬

ICE Detains Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look Like” Her Last Name

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

newrepublic.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 14h

A bureaucracy like DHS and Border Patrol have dedicated staff whose sole responsibility is the drafting, approving, and posting of such social media content. They know the people involved. They know damn well why and it is because this is a Nazi government.

Border Patrol won’t say why it used a Michael Jackson song with antisemitic lyrics

The video was live on Facebook and Instagram for two months.

www.motherjones.com

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 15h

"We are a decade into Trumpism. These Young Republicans have never known any other type of Republicanism....We’re talking about a full generation of Republicans who *only* understand politics in the context of an authoritarian project."
www.thebulwark.com/p/all-the-pr...

All the Pretty Little Nazis

The shape of things to come.

www.thebulwark.com

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 16h

I wish I loved anything in the world as much as this man loves dining on partially warmed over catering cuisine bathed under halogen bulbs

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1d

Trump will host billionaire donors tonight for his $200 million White House ballroom.

This comes on the 15th day of the government shutdown.

like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 16h

Trump’s signed Memo

a man in a red shirt is tied up by a man in a brown hat and says i have a permit

ALT: a man in a red shirt is tied up by a man in a brown hat and says i have a permit

media.tenor.com

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 21h

Core to playing this down is pretending that "Young Republicans" aren't 40 years old with top positions in both the party and government. One's a state senator.

Nathan Bernard @nathantbernard.bsky.social · 22h

the "kids" were mostly 30+ years old and said they love hitler

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 18h

“Digital Gold”

web3 is going just great @web3isgoinggreat.com · 19h

Paxos accidentally mints more than twice the global GDP in PayPal stablecoins

October 15, 2025
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=paxos-accidental-mint

Paxos accidentally mints more than twice the global GDP in PayPal stablecoins
Paxos, the issuer of PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin, accidentally minted 300 trillion of the supposedly dollar-pegged token. For context, this is approximately 2.5x the global GDP, and around 125x the total number of US dollars actually in circulation.
Paxos later announced that the mint was an "internal technical error", and that they had burned the excess tokens.
While PayPal promises its customers that "Reserves are held 100% in US dollar deposits, US treasuries and cash equivalents – meaning that customer funds are available for 1:1 redemption with Paxos," there clearly isn't much in the way of safeguards to ensure that is always the case. As with most stablecoin issuers, Paxos merely issues self-reported and unreviewed portfolio reports, and monthly third-party attestations (not audits) of reserves.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 18h

Land of the free, home of the brave

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 20h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Politico @politico.com · 21h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 21h

Masks been off for awhile

elon musk speaking into a microphone with his eyes closed

ALT: elon musk speaking into a microphone with his eyes closed

media.tenor.com

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 21h

Holy shit. This is Angelo Elia, a legislative correspondent for Congressman Dave Taylor.

According to @rooster.info, during a Zoom meeting today, he had an American nazi flag displayed in the background.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21h

Republicans calling millions of Americans terrorists for peacefully marching at a...checking notes..."No Kings" rally is a great way to unite the majority against them.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 22h

For JD Vance “free Palestine” is intolerable antisemitism that must be destroyed while “I love Hitler” is just silly fun.

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like_a_bosstonian @wilkos.bsky.social · 22h

Whenever Republican operatives get caught they’re “just kids” whenever a 13-year POC is arrested they’re spoken of as Men. This is not accidental.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

This is the same Speaker who has repeatedly refused to put up the congressionally-mandated plaque honoring the Capitol Police members who were viciously assaulted by MAGA goons on January 6th.

We've seen your deeds, you oily liar.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 23h

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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