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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 54m

Sorry luddites but MiniDisc® is here to stay

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 1h

I still think the most accurate and consistent way to think about generative AI is that, in every instance, people exclusively use it for tasks that they don't have any respect for or give a shit about.

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king ned blood 🇨🇦 @grumble.social · 17h

Firefox has added more AI bullshit. This last option under the tabs general settings showed up for me, and it was enabled by default.

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Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 @reshetz.bsky.social · 12h

I want an unprecedented meltdown on the right so I want Greta Thunberg to get the Nobel Peace Prize this year

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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 1h

Well, nevertheless

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Aidan Walker @aidanwalker.bsky.social · 4h

the defining image of the early 21st century is an agent of the state pointing a gun at a person, and a citizen pointing a smartphone camera back at them

we see this scene reenacted every day, around the world

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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 1h

Sorry luddites but LaserDisc® is here to stay

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2h

the administration is laser-focused on making sure Americans don't get clean energy, so Saudi Arabia (Trump's paymaster) has someone to sell their oil to in 10 years when the rest of the world has moved on to solar+batteries

Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 3h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 1h

You know what they say. Bored people board people

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 5h

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 13h

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 5h

No money flowing to USAID and hardly any to PEPFAR despite their duly enacted funding; well north of twenty billion dollars being deployed for other weird hair autocrats. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, treasury secretary confirms

The U.S. Treasury has finalized a financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country’s central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3h

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

New Yorkers know Attorney General James for who she is: a champion for justice who fights relentlessly for the people. Donald Trump knows her only as an obstacle to his corruption.

My full statement:

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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 2h

[ding!] "Golly gee I sure wish there was a Prey (2017) 2"

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

we have HEAVY helicopter circulation tonight and all i can think about are these fucking goon shitheads bursting blood vessels about a bunch of people in inflatable animal costumes, fuck these assholes, we are gonna win, they are gonna break upon us, whether in polyester or not

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

I REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO [ribbit]

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 3h

FROGS TOGETHER STRONG is fucking incredible

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 3h

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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No kings @amydentata.bsky.social · 3h

I should just set up a bot to occasionally post about Prey 2017 so I don't have to

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 6h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

🙌🙌

Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 4h

“No one cares about anything anymore, I’ll either get away with it or no one will notice” Nihilism is not a long term strategy and you love to see is backfiring.

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 10h

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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xanadian @xanadian.bsky.social · 5h

Pope condemns clickbait, has good takes on AI: I hate to inform you, folks, that we are indeed living in the future

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 8h

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 6h

When prices were going up under Biden there was a constant deluge of news stories about it because the media did not like Biden and wanted him to lose. Under Trump there is not a constant deluge of news stories about coffee prices because they like Trump and want him to win

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 6h

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 9h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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