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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 35m

Biked my family to the dentist this morning because it's NICE OUT

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 16h

Disappointing for them to be platforming his anti vax message without editorial commentary. They did a whole interview quote in the top of the hour on Tylenol but I didn't hear any following statement on how links have been discredited.

Especially sad when you think how other networks handle it

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 21h

Just listed: Rustic gem, 4BR 3BA 7GA in picturesque autumn style. Great setting for interrogations or whodunit parties. For sale by new owners

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone remember the government shutdown? News moves so fast these days

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 1d

We needed this rain, kids

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 2d

Home prices were great during the recession! Lots of good deals to be had on foreclosures.

Dunno why all those houses were empty though. Probably not important

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone in my house sounds like sparky the seal and we're taking a family adventure to the urgent care 🤗

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 4d

I was reassured today that, even though there were 5 cases if pneumonia and 3 cases of strep in my kids' preschool class, only 7 of 12 kids are out. One kid had both

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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 4d

“Let he who advocates ‘making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it’ take the first projectile to the cranium.”
I think Jesus Christ said that.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 4d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone remember the government shutdown? News moves so fast these days

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · Oct 6

Good morning twin cities!

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

I have a lot to say here but I am going to cut it short and just say it's so sad to see a tragedy like this, where people toil in danger so that we, hundreds of miles away, can breathe easier.

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Isabella Oscarson — known as “Bella” — was struck by a falling tree while working on a prescribed burn in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in northern Idaho on Sept. 26.

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...

Wildland firefighter from Minnesota dies while working in Idaho

Isabella Oscarson — known as “Bella” — was struck by a falling tree while working on a prescribed burn in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in northern Idaho on Sept. 26.

www.mprnews.org

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Really good pick. Hands up and all that

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Last friday night, didn't see you at the bars, you were pushing grocery carts, at the Cub for milk and beans, last Friday night

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

He surfaces every once in a while

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

God I get so many spam texts these days. Real estate offers for properties owned by distant family members, phishing scams, job offer scams. Bring back ten cent texts

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

Five years ago yesterday!

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 7d

2075 more like

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

You: my favorite actress is not human, they're an AI chatbot with digital virginity

Me: my favorite thespian is also not human and I await their academy award

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

Not even 4 years ago

Jimmy Fallon shows his bored ape to Paris hilton

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

This is the clearest sign the bubble is popping

All my apes gone

Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 8d

Tilly Norwood raises the question of who will be the first to win an Oscar for best AI in a leading role

Tilly Norwood Is Expensive, Even for Hollywood

The “synthetic actress” may be cheaper to cast than Leonardo DiCaprio, but AI’s footprint carries major economic and environmental costs.

bloom.bg

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

Curious what things look like if this shutdown goes on for a long long time. Say 3 weeks. 6 weeks. 12 weeks. What happens?

Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

Spent the night doing laundry and dishes with my wife and it really doesn't get better

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Disco @discosaurus.bsky.social · 8d

The last three days my watch has been warning me that some thing's up, and I've been like "silly watch I feel fine" and then BAM this morning, 9:45 AM, throat is raspy and there's a tiny tickle