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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 6h

The administration's line about how it is "a disgusting smear to say there is racial profiling going on" with ICE neatly forgets that the administration frantically asked SCOTUS for permission to racially profile which the court then granted in a shadow docket decision.

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 2h

It is a 100% cork based economy

Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 2h

What you are witnessing is one of my "leading indicators of an economic downturn" - people having complicated transactions at the bank. The other big one (which may no longer be valid, since we use less cash) is weird money in your change - old bills, $2 bills, silver dollars, etc

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Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 4h

Things that cause autism, per RFK jr:

1. Tylenol
2. Circumcision
3. Holiday sweaters
4. Seattle sports fandom
5. Oscar-watch parties
6. Ketchup on hot dogs
7. Visiting Brooklyn
8. Dental brush picks
9. Greta Gerwig films
10. Hummus

Stay tuned, more super-scientific studies forthcoming…

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 3h

A crazy person is like a drowning person - if you get in the water to try to save them there is a good chance they will pull you down with them

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neco🐾suke @necosuke.bsky.social · 15h

1942 BSA WD M20
#art #illustration #motorbike #motorcycle #bikergirl

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

If you were getting ready to sign a ceasefire it seems odd to continue to rain down bombs all the way up to that signing.

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 5h

man this country is awesome

ProPublica @propublica.org · 22h

A former DOGE staffer developed an AI tool that hallucinated the size of Veterans Affairs contracts.

For example, it concluded that more than a thousand deals were each worth $34 million, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

(Published June)

DOGE Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to “Munch” Veterans Affairs Contracts

We obtained records showing how a Department of Government Efficiency staffer with no medical experience used artificial intelligence to identify which VA contracts to kill. “AI is absolutely the wron...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

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Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h

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The Ballard Bubbler @parkerbs.bsky.social · 21h

Got to keep practicing my watercolors. Worked perfectly for some smoke. Could have done more shading wise but I made it too small for my brush skills.

Keep Portland Weird and Strong.

An image of a watercolor illustration lined in black ink. The illustration is of the Portland Frog flashing a peace sign while standing in purple smoke. It says “I’ve had spicier”

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Mary Kobayashi @marykoco.bsky.social · 21h

I shouldn't have to press shift to get the colon. Shift should be for the semicolon. Bitch, you are no one's first choice

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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 4h

Everyone too young to collect Social Security knew exactly what happened there.

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 4h

Mime is money

Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 4h

This and the Comey thing are kinda funny really, because now the amateurs in Trumpland have to go to court and go on record against people who have do this sort of thing for a living their entire lives. You think a black women lawyer doesn't have the receipts?

NPR @npr.org · 4h

BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted on one count of bank fraud, after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute one of his longtime political foes.

Letitia James, who prosecuted Trump in N.Y., is indicted on one count of bank fraud

The indictment comes after steady pressure from President Trump to prosecute James, who successfully sued Trump and his company for inflating the value of some of its properties.

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 4h

The Honda Trail 70s are such great entry bikes for kids and teens. I'm so glad we have the Grom and Monkey on the market now for future generations.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14h

Apart from helping Comey's selective prosecution defense, this also means the president of the United States uses direct messages on Truth Social to communicate with cabinet officials.

I didn't know that, but we can be sure intelligence agencies all over the planet already did.

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Bryan Wood @brwtwit.bsky.social · 4h

I said the other day, if the cars Buick is selling had Lexus badges on them, they'd sell like hotcakes. There is nothing wrong with the product except it comes from a brand with no image among consumers.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 10h

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 20h

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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Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 10h

Praying is funny though bc idk yall real names most times so I be going to Big Sandals with your @. Like “Lord I’m asking you to step in and intercede on MsGoodPussy93’s behalf as she goes in for the 3rd round of interviews. Bless her with this job lord and open more opportunities for her. Amen.”

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 12h

1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13h

(Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday that it is opening an investigation into 2.88 million Tesla vehicles equipped with its Full Self-Driving system over traffic-safety violations.

@reuters.com $TSLA

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6h

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 8h

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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