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I am a ruffian but only casually.
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🎶 SIMPLY HAVING A
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🎶 SIMPLY HAVING A
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I keep thinking about how important this is, and who benefits from the narrative that only a guy named Edward can be the hero who intervened to protect Jewish lives, not a guy named Ahmed
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I keep thinking about how important this is, and who benefits from the narrative that only a guy named Edward can be the hero who intervened to protect Jewish lives, not a guy named Ahmed
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Perfect screenshot. Worf as a focal point is already killer, then your eyes travel to Data in the friar haircut and you think "this can't possibly get any better," and then there's the finishing blow of Geordi in his space visor plucking a lute
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Perfect screenshot. Worf as a focal point is already killer, then your eyes travel to Data in the friar haircut and you think "this can't possibly get any better," and then there's the finishing blow of Geordi in his space visor plucking a lute
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Proposing a support group for people who see this in their mentions and click on it every. single. time. This is micro self-harm and we need to stop.
December 9, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Proposing a support group for people who see this in their mentions and click on it every. single. time. This is micro self-harm and we need to stop.
Kids at various Hillsboro high schools seem to be out protesting against ICE. It's rainy as shit and they're soaked in hoodies and jeans. Makes me feel proud. Real PacNW citzens right there choosing "fuck ice" signs over umbrellas
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Kids at various Hillsboro high schools seem to be out protesting against ICE. It's rainy as shit and they're soaked in hoodies and jeans. Makes me feel proud. Real PacNW citzens right there choosing "fuck ice" signs over umbrellas
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Spread widely - especially to friends and businesses in impacted neighborhoods!
MSP Whistle Hubs, rolling out this week!
Do you want to host a whistle hub for your neighborhood? Or are you a 3D printer hobbyist who wants to donate whistles to hubs?
Find out more and sign up here:
Do you want to host a whistle hub for your neighborhood? Or are you a 3D printer hobbyist who wants to donate whistles to hubs?
Find out more and sign up here:
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December 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Spread widely - especially to friends and businesses in impacted neighborhoods!
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okay now it PROBABLY wasn’t the Louvre guys again, but wouldn’t it be kind of amazing if it was
next up, a champagne heist
next up, a champagne heist
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
okay now it PROBABLY wasn’t the Louvre guys again, but wouldn’t it be kind of amazing if it was
next up, a champagne heist
next up, a champagne heist
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Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Audience culture is the worst it's ever been, I swear to god. People forgot how to act. I'm at the theater, trying to enjoy my show, which I've paid GOOD MONEY for, and these two old assholes are in the balcony heckling the life out of the poor bear onstage. Not letting him finish a single joke.
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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This photo of Andreza Giant Panda vs Unagi Sayaka is incredible.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This photo of Andreza Giant Panda vs Unagi Sayaka is incredible.
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The History of Portland Concert Posters opens today (Nov 14) at Mint Gallery Records on N. Mississippi. The exhibition features over 40 pieces from the archives of Portland historian Jason Blumklotz—including posters from Meatmiser, Hazel, B.B. King, and Earth, Wind & Fire concerts 🖼️
Link below 👇
Link below 👇
Portland Concert Poster Exhibition Opening at Mint Gallery Records Featuring Pieces From the Archive of Jason Blumklotz
For decades, Portland's lampposts and community boards have told a vibrant history. Oftentimes stacked one on top of another, feet-thick, stapled up on poles lining hip-strips like Mississippi and Haw...
www.portlandmercury.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The History of Portland Concert Posters opens today (Nov 14) at Mint Gallery Records on N. Mississippi. The exhibition features over 40 pieces from the archives of Portland historian Jason Blumklotz—including posters from Meatmiser, Hazel, B.B. King, and Earth, Wind & Fire concerts 🖼️
Link below 👇
Link below 👇
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At a packed community meeting in Newport, along Oregon’s central coast, residents gathered to express a mix of confusion, frustration and anxiety about the relocation of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter – and the federal immigration enforcement outpost that could take its place.
Newport residents, leaders denounce possible ICE detention facility
At a packed community meeting in Newport, along Oregon’s central coast, residents gathered to express a mix of confusion, frustration and anxiety about the relocation of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter – and the federal immigration enforcement outpost that could take its place.
www.opb.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
At a packed community meeting in Newport, along Oregon’s central coast, residents gathered to express a mix of confusion, frustration and anxiety about the relocation of a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter – and the federal immigration enforcement outpost that could take its place.
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mmmm my favorite mcdonald’s food, Dore, Caprer, and a side of Cchinges
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
mmmm my favorite mcdonald’s food, Dore, Caprer, and a side of Cchinges
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you may think you’re a hater, but most of you (and this includes me) would have to think long and hard about turning down ten fucking mil to pursue your lifelong dream of hating
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
you may think you’re a hater, but most of you (and this includes me) would have to think long and hard about turning down ten fucking mil to pursue your lifelong dream of hating
someone please arrest my dog, he's trying to disenfranchise me
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
someone please arrest my dog, he's trying to disenfranchise me
My favorite thing to do as a legitimately compulsively helpful person is to emphasize that all I'm doing is googling just like they could.
Is it their fault that I am incapable of ignoring their Googleable question? No not really. Will I still remind them they could have jfgi? Yeah
Is it their fault that I am incapable of ignoring their Googleable question? No not really. Will I still remind them they could have jfgi? Yeah
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
My favorite thing to do as a legitimately compulsively helpful person is to emphasize that all I'm doing is googling just like they could.
Is it their fault that I am incapable of ignoring their Googleable question? No not really. Will I still remind them they could have jfgi? Yeah
Is it their fault that I am incapable of ignoring their Googleable question? No not really. Will I still remind them they could have jfgi? Yeah
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Someone has put together a VERY thorough list of resources for people in the Portland area who need food. For those who have enough to share, please consider putting your time and/or money somewhere. For those who need help, here are places to get it.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Food Resource List - PDX
Food Resources PDX Share this sheet to amplify these existing resources to support individuals & families in accessing food during this government shutdown. A delay in SNAP means over 750,000 families...
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Someone has put together a VERY thorough list of resources for people in the Portland area who need food. For those who have enough to share, please consider putting your time and/or money somewhere. For those who need help, here are places to get it.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
What if no
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What if no
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Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
October 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Hey everyone, here's a real simple way to disable "Super Resolution" on your channels:
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
• YouTube Studio
• Settings
• Channel
• Advanced settings
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance visual quality"
• Uncheck "Let YouTube enhance audio quality"
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Our new holiday sweater, winter scarf and beanie are up for pre-order now! 🎁 ❄️🎉 trimet.org/gear
The designs feature our old sector symbols: the fish, raindrops, snowflake, beaver, leaf, rose and deer. We also added Mt. Hood and Tilikum Crossing to the sweater 🌉 🗻😊
Go to trimet.org/gear
The designs feature our old sector symbols: the fish, raindrops, snowflake, beaver, leaf, rose and deer. We also added Mt. Hood and Tilikum Crossing to the sweater 🌉 🗻😊
Go to trimet.org/gear
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Our new holiday sweater, winter scarf and beanie are up for pre-order now! 🎁 ❄️🎉 trimet.org/gear
The designs feature our old sector symbols: the fish, raindrops, snowflake, beaver, leaf, rose and deer. We also added Mt. Hood and Tilikum Crossing to the sweater 🌉 🗻😊
Go to trimet.org/gear
The designs feature our old sector symbols: the fish, raindrops, snowflake, beaver, leaf, rose and deer. We also added Mt. Hood and Tilikum Crossing to the sweater 🌉 🗻😊
Go to trimet.org/gear