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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 8h

Nice try, “Paul A. Thompson”

A Pitchfork review for One Battle After Another that call it a “nerve-wracking masterpiece”, written by one Paul A. Thompson

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10h

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 13h

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11h

Then in 2010 they made a sequel to TRON and that was a huge flop too, despite being helmed by a director who later became a mega-hitmaker. Why go back for more? It's weird!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 11h

Pretty confused by how TRON became a big-budget movie franchise. Was it a bit hit when it came out? No. Did it become a big hit on video/TV? Also no. Do people have fond nostalgic memories of it? Eh kinda but not really. Was it secretly great and critically acclaimed? No again

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 17h

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

www.youtube.com

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 1d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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"Captain" "Ruck" "Cohlchez" @captainruck.bsky.social · 14h

Libertarianism WIN! This country decided to run on libertarian principles and almost immediately needed a bailout from another government

jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 14h

finally some good news everyone, we are propping up the argentine peso

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Ken R @chewieken.bsky.social · 1d

I once wrote a 10 minute speech class final speech in the hour break I had before class. No practice. A-. Best grade I got all semester.

Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

15 pages on ULYSSES in the five hours before it was due. I believe I B+'d it.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 1d

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

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Ken R @chewieken.bsky.social · 1d

Please someone leak the tape! I need this!

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 2d

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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Tolarian Community College @tolariancommunitycollege.com · 1d

We're going back to the plane of New York City.

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soul nate @mnateshyamalan.bsky.social · 1d

love your work mrs theranos but how do you walk into this

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Heidi MacDonald @comixace.bsky.social · 1d

"That's the point – the smudge, the rough line, the hesitation - that's what makes my work come alive." - Jim Lee talking about why DC will never use AI storytelling. "AI doesn't dream, feel or make art, it aggregates it."

@jimlee.bsky.social speaking very passionately at Retailer Day. #nycc

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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 1d

The Traveling Wilburys never even toured.. they should have been called The Studio Wilburys

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 2d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Ken R @chewieken.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to the rebellion

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 2d

Californians, let’s call (916) 445-2841 to tell Newsom’s office to sign the following pro LGBTQ+ rights bills before the deadline:

AB 82/SB 497
AB 1084/SB 59
SB 418
AB 554
AB 728
AB 678
SB 590
SB 450

mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 2d

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 2d

He hasn't signed the other bills yet, but he still has days to do so
This headline is misleading for not mentioning that.

The gender education veto is bad, but far from the most important trans rights bill on his desk.

There's still time to contact Newsom for the rest!

www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

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Coach Jerry (referee 🔵) @gopher33j.bsky.social · 3d

As somebody with asthma who uses inhalers - SHUT THE FUCK UP. THIS ARTICLE IS SHAMING PEOPLE WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION.

"Significantly" My ass. You know what else does? AI Data centers - corporations - cows - asphalt - THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THINGS THAT ARE NOT MEDICINE.

Fuck you - fuck you again.

Inhalers contribute significantly to global warming, study finds

Millions of Americans using inhalers for chronic lung diseases like asthma may be unknowingly contributing to global warming, according to new research.

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Ken R @chewieken.bsky.social · 3d

It’s cool that the highest paid journalists in America don’t have any famous articles or accomplishments they can cite as qualifications. The resume is “Someone yelled at me once.”

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Walt @goodbyetoashoe.bsky.social · 4d

"album for cop wives" is the most brutal thing I've ever read

Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 5d

I ended up on swifty TikTok and the comments are absolutely killing me. "9th grade slam poetry", [a photo of boiled chicken], "album for cop wives", "If Taylor wrote this that's bad, if ChatGPT wrote this that's worse, and if Travis wrote this I'm actually kind of proud of him".

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Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com · 5d

I ended up on swifty TikTok and the comments are absolutely killing me. "9th grade slam poetry", [a photo of boiled chicken], "album for cop wives", "If Taylor wrote this that's bad, if ChatGPT wrote this that's worse, and if Travis wrote this I'm actually kind of proud of him".

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