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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19h

The media coverage does not reflect this AT ALL.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 19h

A majority of adults oppose Trump’s use of the National Guard in America cities www.gelliottmorris.com/p/a-majority...

A majority of Americans oppose Trump sending the National Guard to Democratic-run cities

The president is defying the will of the people, federal judges, and the Constitution

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 8h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 15h

profrogteering

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 15h

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 11h

Read this headline and thought, “‘Vengence’ is the wrong word, you can do a lot simply by enforcing existing laws, and call it ‘justice...’”

Great minds, etc…

muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 13h

As Democrats contemplate a 2026 or 2028 run and wonder what message will most motivate voters, they need to understand that the minimum opening bid is vengeance.

Justice for All - Truthdig

To restore the rule of law, Democrats must enforce the constitution with brass knuckles like there’s nothing to lose. Because there isn’t.

www.truthdig.com

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 11h

Impressive. How many stolen pies off of window sills tho?

Charlie Rybak @charlierybak.bsky.social · 11h

9 homicides in St. Paul all year. Incredibly impressive.

Also, this bit about Denver really caught my eye, because...

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

If they’re going to play the starters less minutes, gotta think the % will come down a fair bit, right?

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⚔️A Stab Driver🎃 @acabdriver.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

But seriously how are you getting that bag into Allianz?

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

How many times have you been murdered riding the bus?

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8ADX1Qs/

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker dies after police mistook stroke for drug impairment; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours

TikTok video by KARE 11

www.tiktok.com

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Only us nerds know that... don't ruin the bit!

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Shelby Foote is coming up with the cute stories about ICE Agents now...

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 1d

As the administration goes all in on an alternate reality about portland that bears no resemblance to fact and rule of law, continuing radical (and just plain funny, ridiculing) acts of the imagination along with other ways of getting out the reality on the ground may help curb their momentum.

fake film poster with a sunset and the portland frog protestor with words The Portland War, A Film by Ken Burns

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

When this administration gets sued, and loses, we all end up paying the settlement. This is nuts.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: We have just learned that Letitia James has just been indicted by the DOJ

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Uniqlo, I do not need to sign for two $15 T-Shirts.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

She does a great version of 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas...'

Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

What’s fun is that I literally asked, “Why did you do that???”

And it was like, “Oh sorry, the graphic engine totally didn’t follow directions…”

Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Funniest thing so far, I needed to change ONE SMALL ASPECT in a technical drawing and it totally modified the entire drawing in all sorts of horrible ways...

Basically asked it to add shutters to one window of a house and it changed the house to a submarine with shuttered portholes! That dramatic!

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

A very smart company has hired me to evaluate multiple AI's ability to generate technical documentation for a suite of (relatively simple) consumer products...

And more importantly keep those docs updated in real-time based on engineer feedback (based on break-fix, warranty data etc.)

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

boy it's a shame Ted Lasso turned into sentimental pap in its second season, because a show about somebody trying to be good while running a football club would be genuinely interesting.

Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 1d

just looked it up for something else, and it really is quite crazy that Everton FC turn out every week wearing shirts that advertise a gambling brand which handed back its UK licence in March while under investigation for a promotion featuring a porn star.

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Luka still eating chinken wings???

Come on dude, it’s Lebron’s last year of being serviceable.

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

When there’s no consequences for being unqualified for a job, pointing out how dumb people are doesn’t have the same punch.

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

So yesterday a reporter asked Donald Trump about the writ of habeas corpus, and he had no idea what it was.

"I don't know," he said. "I'd rather leave that to Kristi."

Well, It turns out Sen. Hassan asked Kristi Noem about it in May, and this was Noem's response:

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?

NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country

HASSAN: That's incorrect

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 1d

Well they are charging a lot more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

Delta Air Lines offers bullish outlook on higher fares, demand recovery reut.rs/4oeHP8h

Delta Air Lines offers bullish outlook on higher fares, demand recovery

Delta Air Lines delivered an upbeat outlook for the current quarter on Thursday, after posting stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, buoyed by a recovery in corporate travel demand and improved pricing power.

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, all the Charlie Kirk tributes & Trump cameos have been awesome. More flyovers please!

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Ben Schleuss @benschleuss.bsky.social · 2d

Chelsea / EPL fans… is there a reputable resale site for tickets that’s non-club specific?

Have a friend looking to take kids to see a London based team in a couple weeks.