April
@aprillia.bsky.social
Politics, shit poster, cat content, Seattle local politics.
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Progressive (very left, but pragmatist)
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I block AI slop and those who put it in my tl
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I block AI slop and those who put it in my tl
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April
@aprillia.bsky.social
· May 22
A suicide pact of a nation.
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The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The good news: the president has pardoned the turkey.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
The bad news: two hours later the turkey was arrested for running a ponzi scheme and committing acts of gross sexual imposition.
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So much enshittification that it's now hit knitting and crochet patterns.
Check everything you can before buying online. AI is just a probabilistic parrot not a skilled designer with a team of editors and testers.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
Check everything you can before buying online. AI is just a probabilistic parrot not a skilled designer with a team of editors and testers.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here’s why that’s happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So much enshittification that it's now hit knitting and crochet patterns.
Check everything you can before buying online. AI is just a probabilistic parrot not a skilled designer with a team of editors and testers.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
Check everything you can before buying online. AI is just a probabilistic parrot not a skilled designer with a team of editors and testers.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
Yeah, I'm calling bullshit
Shoppers can be thankful for discounts on turkey and stuffing this year. While overall grocery prices are up, this year's Thanksgiving meal should cost a bit less than last year's.
Give thanks for the discounts: The feast will cost a little less this year
Shoppers can be thankful for discounts on turkey and stuffing this year. While overall grocery prices are up, this year's Thanksgiving meal should cost a bit less than last year's.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Yeah, I'm calling bullshit
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I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
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I have not logged into Twitter for a while but this was worth it
I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I have not logged into Twitter for a while but this was worth it
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my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
ALT: a man in a hospital gown with the words i 've made a huge mistake behind him
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 AM
my goodness:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Chotiner: who funds this shit
Ben Smith: How dare you ask such a question. Check your facts!
Chotiner: I have now checked my facts. A thread (1/381)
Ben Smith:
Which universe would you prefer to live in?
You ever think about just how handily Star Trek has won the Star Wars/Star Trek war? Turns out making a lot of good content is really hard!
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Which universe would you prefer to live in?
I'm casual flying, but it's pajama time
Sean Duffy: "Dressing with respect -- whether it's a pair of jeans and a decent shirt, I would encourage people to maybe dress a little better which encourages us to maybe behave a little better. Let's try not to wear slippers and pajamas as we come to the airport."
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'm casual flying, but it's pajama time
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Bedtime doesn't matter, sleep time does! Whatever works for you, sleep is part of life and you need to invest in quality time and that varies by person.
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bedtime doesn't matter, sleep time does! Whatever works for you, sleep is part of life and you need to invest in quality time and that varies by person.
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
Bedtime doesn't matter, sleep time does! Whatever works for you, sleep is part of life and you need to invest in quality time and that varies by person.
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bedtime doesn't matter, sleep time does! Whatever works for you, sleep is part of life and you need to invest in quality time and that varies by person.
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
A molded foam mask that allows you to open your eyes while in light sleep can help sleep quality www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-news/s...
Oh, boy! This is just what I want to live through again.
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
@barrons.com $NVDA
@firstadopter.bsky.social
www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Oh, boy! This is just what I want to live through again.
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do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
#Finland will begin to #Russia - proof its rail network, integrate with EU train infrastructure.
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
The Finnish government has announced the conversion of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to European standard (1,435 mm).
www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
do you have any idea how much you have to piss somebody off to make them change their gauge
Regardless of sweet potato or pumpkin, especially canned, roast them until they're deeply caramelized. Throw the canned pumpkin on a parchment sheet and roast it for 40 minutes at 350.
And a pinch of cayenne.
Dry brined turkey is the only way to go.
And a pinch of cayenne.
Dry brined turkey is the only way to go.
Tell me your Thanksgiving Dinner Hot Takes.
I’ll start:
— Sweet Potato Pie is VASTLY superior to Pumpkin Pie
— The best turkey in the world is not as good as an average roast chicken.
— Stuffing should not actually be stuffed inside the bird for several reasons but mostly: Ew
I’ll start:
— Sweet Potato Pie is VASTLY superior to Pumpkin Pie
— The best turkey in the world is not as good as an average roast chicken.
— Stuffing should not actually be stuffed inside the bird for several reasons but mostly: Ew
November 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Regardless of sweet potato or pumpkin, especially canned, roast them until they're deeply caramelized. Throw the canned pumpkin on a parchment sheet and roast it for 40 minutes at 350.
And a pinch of cayenne.
Dry brined turkey is the only way to go.
And a pinch of cayenne.
Dry brined turkey is the only way to go.
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Train Dreams has so much that is familiar. I had an uncle who was in Bonners Ferry during the one big thing.
Movies don't often feel personal, but that one does.
Movies don't often feel personal, but that one does.
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Train Dreams has so much that is familiar. I had an uncle who was in Bonners Ferry during the one big thing.
Movies don't often feel personal, but that one does.
Movies don't often feel personal, but that one does.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
Reposted by April
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
I reset the Gmail settings and got an email that I'm now using Gemini
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I reset the Gmail settings and got an email that I'm now using Gemini
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This excellent WSJ annotation of the Molotov/Ribbentrop … sorry, Witkoff/Dmitriev … “peace deal” for Ukraine shows how ridiculously vague and utterly unworkable this thing is
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump’s Peace Plan for Ukraine, Annotated
Here’s a breakdown of some of the key points in the plan and how Ukraine and its European allies might respond.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This excellent WSJ annotation of the Molotov/Ribbentrop … sorry, Witkoff/Dmitriev … “peace deal” for Ukraine shows how ridiculously vague and utterly unworkable this thing is
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Free link
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
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This is one of the best movies ever, Stanwyck's wig notwithstanding.
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 47m
(Two for One: Nathan Lane)
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson; directed by Billy Wilder
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.
#TCM #TCMParty
(Two for One: Nathan Lane)
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson; directed by Billy Wilder
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.
#TCM #TCMParty
Two for One
Saturdays at 8 pm | 24 Movies
www.tcm.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is one of the best movies ever, Stanwyck's wig notwithstanding.
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
This is one of the best movies ever, Stanwyck's wig notwithstanding.
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944) — 8:00 pm ET — 1h 47m
(Two for One: Nathan Lane)
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson; directed by Billy Wilder
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.
#TCM #TCMParty
(Two for One: Nathan Lane)
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson; directed by Billy Wilder
An insurance salesman gets seduced into plotting a client's death.
#TCM #TCMParty
Two for One
Saturdays at 8 pm | 24 Movies
www.tcm.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is one of the best movies ever, Stanwyck's wig notwithstanding.
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
Steven Douglas has quite an origin story!
They'd better be afraid. They're mass murdering criminals
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
They'd better be afraid. They're mass murdering criminals
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Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
I wonder how much of this is to avoid insider trading investigation
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I wonder how much of this is to avoid insider trading investigation