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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18h

"The richest man in the world and the owner of the most influential social media site in US politics is a nazi who openly supports and amplifies other nazis" would, on its face, seem to be rather newsworthy!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 19h

Hey news people: I know you like to pretend this doesn't exist, but you need to pay attention to the Nazi drama on Twitter. Basically, it seems as if Elon just restored two major neo-Nazi accounts that were banned by his product head, and might be about to fire the product head for banning them

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 1d

[T]he opposite of fascism isn't anarchy, it's theater. When the world is fucked, you go to the theater, you go to the shine, and when the bad men come, all there is left to do is sing them down.

-Catherynne M. Valente
Space Opera

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 6d

5 Fun Places to Go Apple Picking This Weekend Because ICE Scared Off All Their Farmworkers: tinyurl.com/r2rwezfe

White woman with blonde braids wearing a plaid button-up cuffed at the sleeves as she happily picks apples in the fall sunlight

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 8d

Sam Altman is laying the groundwork for OpenAI to be declared too big to fail by the U.S. government. At this point the stock price of AMD, Nvidia and Oracle all have OpenAI growing revenue 20x by 2030 baked in.

It’s not a systemic risk but it isn’t nothing either

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Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck @councilmember-amr.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you @theurbanist.org @seattletru.bsky.social @sngreenways.bsky.social @transpochoices.bsky.social and every volunteer and advocate fighting for better mobility, connection, and safety on our streets. This is a shared win and something to celebrate.

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 12d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14d

WATCH — @aoc.bsky.social : “At some point we’ve gotta call these people’s B.S. for what it is. You can’t believe everything a con man is gonna tell you. We cannot live in perpetual fear of these clowns.” #TrumpShutdown

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 15d

Or, How Billionaire Co-Opted Neo-Liberalism Isn't The Thing to Fight Fascism And Probably Never Was www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Kamala Harris’s election memoir shows just how deluded the Democrats still are | Nesrine Malik

This unapologetic trawl through a doomed campaign reveals a celebrity-obsessed party high on its own supply. It would be hilarious if it wasn’t so tragic, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15d

It really can not be emphasized enough that "exaggerating the danger of the left" is a key, central tactic of aspiring fascists. Look back at every country that slid into authoritarianism & you'll find a campaign like this preceding it. Every time. It's part of the script.

How Trumpworld inflates the perceived danger of the left

It is stipulated at the outset that there have been gruesome acts of political violence in recent months that appear to have been motivated by hostility to right-wing politics or the administration. T...

www.pbump.net

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 15d

Repost of the above story talking about the AI "actress" followed by a post calling for "butlerian jihad now"

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 15d

As a civil servant on the public record that would be a great time to explain the flaws in any critical reporting of how they are doing their job.

ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 17d

I hear this may have been prompted by a vendor who sets up just outside the Queen Anne Farmers Market(not officia). They have a DJ rig and block the sidewalk

ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 17d

Organization of Democratic Independent Unified States

ODIUS

Maybe we come up with a different name.....

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Goldy @goldy.horsesass.org · 17d

WA, CA, OR, and HI need more than just a West Coast Health Alliance. We need a West Coast Treaty Organization to pledge mutual defense against federal aggression.

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 17d

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 18d

Morning walk

Wheat paste poster that says the all the world is dying and the new world struggles to be born now is the time of monsters. There's a picture of Elmo

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 18d

My old team over there that was working on data centers was all laid off. The company still has the same targets officially. But purchasing is not inline with those goals

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 19d

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 19d

I've been telling people for years that there is a difference between *reducing cost* and *moving cost around* - and LLMs are only doing the latter.

Maybe now that there is a study, they will listen...oh, who am I kidding.

AI-Generated “Workslop” Is Destroying Productivity

Despite a surge in generative AI use across workplaces, most companies are seeing little measurable ROI. One possible reason is because AI tools are being used to produce “workslop”—content that appea...

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 20d

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect. -Francis M. Wilhoit #stealable-quote

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 20d

Need cafe licences and seats with electric heaters in the winter

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Seattle Neighborhood Greenways @sngreenways.bsky.social · 20d

Pike Place Market is rethinking its streets — less room for cars, more space for people. 🚶‍♀️🚲

@kenjilopezalt.bsky.social + @nerd4cities.bsky.social share how the Limited Car Access Pilot is reshaping the Market + what it could mean for Seattle’s future.

🎥 Full Vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJb...

What Makes Pike Place Great (with Kenji López-Alt!)

YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd

www.youtube.com

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ansible42.bsky.social @ansible42.bsky.social · 20d

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 21d

KOMO to Air Hour of Sinclair CEO Sucking Off Trump Instead of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’: tinyurl.com/3jzrpt4y

Back of business man's head facing Trump from waist down wearing long red tie unzipping pants in Oval Office

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