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Che Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · 2h

a close up of a man with a mustache

ALT: a close up of a man with a mustache

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Russell Brown @publicaddress.bsky.social · 3h

Goddamn.

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morgan godfery @morgangodfery.bsky.social · 3h

gee whiz mr bolger was a complex character, but you have to admire the unbreakable conviction on the treaty partnership staring down his own cabinet, his party, his social base, and a majority of new zealanders. no way a politician would have the courage to do the same today x

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 3h

we know MIller's truest feelings

but he definitely should share them

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3h

Trump: I want to thank Stephen Miller I would love to have him come up and explain his true feelings. Maybe not his truest feelings. That might be going a little too far

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Che Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · 2h

Came here to say this

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Murph @murphtracks.bsky.social · 22h

Went ahead and archived the thread of accounts suspended by Twitter after Elon took over: archive.is/jdlm5

This includes accounts suspended after pointing out Andy Ngo's association with pedophile Amos Yee.

Twitter post from Andy Ngo: I met with controversial singapore blogger Amos Yee who was just released from a 10 month detainment and has been granted political asylum in the US. Photo of Ngo with Yee

Mugshot of Yee with headline: Singaporean Amos Yee jailed in the US for grooming 14-year-old girl, possessing child porn

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 18h

i want computer to make movie for me. i want computer to talk to me. i want computer to take my job. i want to fuck computer. i want computer to mock and devalue the very spark of ingenuity and creativity that makes us human

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 1d

So far TODAY Israel has:

- bombed Gaza City
- bombed Khan Younis
- shot and killed five Palestinians in Gaza City
- refused to open the Rafah border crossing
- announced they would once more block aid

This is what a "ceasefire" with Israel looks like. This is what it has always looked like.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I took a long look at the Proud Boys and found some of their most extreme chapters are sharing ICE recruiting materials on encrypted apps and even suggesting members have joined up. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

The first
Antifa
Counter Terrorism
Task Force
Trump already gave so many of us jobs with ICE. We may have to start recruiting soon to fill all these spots.

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TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 1d

Members of the most extreme Proud Boys chapters are on encrypted appa sharing DHS recruiting materials and memes about joining ICE.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 2d

Mosab Abu Toha—

"A Palestinian hostage who’s just been released was told his wife and children were slaughtered by Israel while he was held hostage.

"His youngest daughter was turning two years old on Oct 18, in five days.

"You will not see this story on CNN, BBC, NYT, WP, or other MSM outlets."

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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 1d

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

www.nbcwashington.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 2d

The photographer deserves a medal.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 1d

Just so we’re clear…

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 2d

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 1d

the most efficient way for human beings to live is in cities

environmentalism means big, dense cities

s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 2d

As we all know I'm a fan of rural placemaking but I sure am tired of books romanticizing the rural existence and suggesting all we need to fix the planet is to just go back to small communities where we grow our own food like my dudes, this is not achievable at scale.

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Che Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · 1d

Mattie Lubchansky Comics

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David Farrier @davidfarrier.com · 3d

spent a day & night outside ICE in portland with some very peaceful protestors, as goons with guns and masks cosplayed their little dick fantasies around us: www.webworm.co/fingresontri...

www.webworm.com for full text details of priests i was with and other details

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J.M. Berger @jmberger.com · 2d

Among many interesting elements of this paper is the very strong Bitchute => Gab => Reddit pipeline.

Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · 2d

For years, we've seen platforms devolve more into echo chambers themselves, and Musk's Twitter acquisition only accelerated this trend.
academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Ideological fragmentation of the social media ecosystem: From echo chambers to echo platforms

Abstract. The entertainment-driven nature of social media encourages users to engage with like-minded individuals and consume content aligned with their be

academic.oup.com

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Rev. Genesis 🇮🇪 🇳🇿 @genesisnz.bsky.social · 2d

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 2d

Thinking about viscachas again

The viscacha, an absurd, rabbit-like creature. They are fat, furry, and have hilariously long whiskers that extend far past their bodies. This one is plopped on his butt.

A viscacha with his whiskers pointed down and his paws in a dainty position

A viscacha holding his hand up as if to say no pictures please

Another sitting viscacha but he looks SO soft and SO fat

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Che Tibby @chetibby.bsky.social · 3d

What's interesting is to map these to Raupatu land

TheLoyalOrder @theloyalorder.bsky.social · 4d

Preliminary results of the 2025 Māori wards referendums

#nzpol

Map showing preliminary margin of support by council for the 2025 Māori ward referendums

CC BY 4.0 TheLoyalOrder

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Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social · 3d

Christchurch City Mission needs our help! They provide 1600 Christmas food parcels for families and people in need through December, but they need boxes! 📦📦📦

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 3d

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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