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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 7h

LOL this is going to turn out well when your kinky ChatGPT chat gets uploaded to the cloud

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/14/openai-chatgpt-adult-erotic-content

The Guardian: OpenAi will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

OpenAI Says It's Scaning Users' ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content to the Police

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 5h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 8h

BREAKING: Marco Rubio's State Department announces publicly that it is exercising unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination in revoking people's visas based on comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

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The United States has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.
The State Department continues to identify visa holders who celebrated the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk. Here are just a few examples of aliens who are no longer welcome in the U.S.:
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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 5h

Speaker Johnson is like

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DemCastDonGA @donshantajr.bsky.social · 1d

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Olympia Indivisible @olyindivisible.bsky.social · 5h

Only 4 days until #NoKingsOlympia! How are you getting to the protest?

We recommend carpooling or public transportation. Olympia has free buses! Find schedules at www.intercitytransit.com.

City street parking is available but will fill fast. There's no charge for parking on weekends.

#NoKings

A person holding a sign is silhouetted against a bright yellow background. The sign features a crossed-out crown and the words, "No Kings."

Text reads: #NoKingsOlympia, October 18, 12-3:00 PM.
Washington state capitol, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW.
Peaceful, family friendly, speeches, live music, action alley, sign-making, sensory tent, ASL interpretation, and more!

Olympia Indivisible and Evergreen Resistance.

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dc2daylight.bsky.social @dc2daylight.bsky.social · 15h

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Barron Headed For TikTok Board? This Makes Hunter's Big Burisma Stink Look Like the Joke It Was

I will say, I went to school with some wealthy kids at the University of Colorado back in the 70's. I knew David Zale, of the jewelry stores. He said to me once, "Californians have

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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Philip K. Dick Trickle @pkdtrickle.bsky.social · 6h

Collins Not Concerned!

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 7h

Susan Collins tells @frankthorp.bsky.social she is “not concerned at all” about Janet Mills running against her for Senate.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 10h

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

As another Jewish woman in the industry, I can clear this up: It's due to her being an asshole.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 13h

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14h

Truly abhorrent and a mockery of the rule of law that Emil Bove is a federal judge.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14h

JUST IN: The 3rd Circuit *denies* a push by national GOP to reconsider ruling on misdated mail ballots in Pa.

Judge Emil Bove may have cast his first vote here in dissent of the decision -- and plans to write about it later. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Dad Influence @dadinfluence.bsky.social · 13h

Continuing coverage on why Gavin Newsom sucks and why the press who gave us Trump seems determined to replace him with this clown.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14h

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills

The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Burney Sandwich @burneysandwich.bsky.social · 1d

Expected this block:

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29d

Platner: I think Collins has tried to create this charade in which she’s always the moderate voice in the room. But that’s nonsense, and everybody knows it’s nonsense.

Susan Collins does not represent the interests of working Mainers

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Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 15h

Just saw on IG that Drew Struzan has died. RIP to the man who painted my childhood.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by Struzan

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 14h

1/Stop everything and read/watch/bookmark this massive investigation between @motherjones.com @lighthousereports.com Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Paper Trail Media a vast global surveillance empire used to target politicians, journalists, tech CEOs, and... Jared Leto.
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The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 14h

First sentence says it all: "Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use." Read the rest of the story though. from @ianjames.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by @davewhamond.bsky.social.

Rounding up the Anti-Fascists.

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The girl from UNCLE @marsybillinger.bsky.social · 15h

❤️

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ellocust, but scary @ellocust.bsky.social · 15h

Wow, sounds bad. Maybe we should have cut off Israel before the election like the entirety of the American Left was screaming at them to do.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 16h

It's really simple

Voters want an opposition party that will fight for them, and democracy, like there's no tomorrow

Dem elites want a members-only social club where polite, dues-paying members who they like to see at cocktail parties get rewarded with plum roles www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Chuck Schumer gets his preferred candidate, Janet Mills, in crowded Maine Senate race

Schumer had been aggressively recruiting Mills to challenge Republican Susan Collins.

www.politico.com

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 15h

Bezos is perfectly happy to publish the Post at a loss if he can use it to keep demonstrate obedience to the regime so his other businesses can keep making money. It’s just an operating cost to him.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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🎃 The Pantastic Mr. Pox 🦠 @mrfox.bsky.social · 17h

Enjoy Frank Sinatra calling some jerk kids “Nazi Werewolves”

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