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in other words, compared to the first shutdown fight back in march--that little shitshow--the direction of travel is Good. now we need to support those who want to fight and primary those who don't.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
A Quick Take on Team Cave’s Big Win
I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
in other words, compared to the first shutdown fight back in march--that little shitshow--the direction of travel is Good. now we need to support those who want to fight and primary those who don't.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-qui...
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some remarks on the shutdown fight, courtesy of philips o'brien: "A battle is more a snapshot in time--a moment when two armed forces reveal their current strengths and weaknesses. What to take from a battle... is what it reveals about the direction of travel of the armed forces involved."
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
some remarks on the shutdown fight, courtesy of philips o'brien: "A battle is more a snapshot in time--a moment when two armed forces reveal their current strengths and weaknesses. What to take from a battle... is what it reveals about the direction of travel of the armed forces involved."
imagine if we had bluesky when lincoln endorsed the corwin amendment
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
imagine if we had bluesky when lincoln endorsed the corwin amendment
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Haha, this from the New Yorker is getting passed around the math dork community. I did a comic about this kind of thought a few years ago: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/commut...
November 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Haha, this from the New Yorker is getting passed around the math dork community. I did a comic about this kind of thought a few years ago: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/commut...
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godddd the paintings used to illustrate the nayuta clones memories is just gorgeous....
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
godddd the paintings used to illustrate the nayuta clones memories is just gorgeous....
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The gorgeous covers of Funimation's first DVD releases of Claymore.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The gorgeous covers of Funimation's first DVD releases of Claymore.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
From what I gather, this artwork was created in-house by Funimation's art team.
Later releases used the same artwork as the Japanese ones.
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Finally a big city mayor raised on “YOU CAN’T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!”
we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
June 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Finally a big city mayor raised on “YOU CAN’T CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS!”
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How I became the “legal eagle meme girl”
November 7, 2025 at 6:31 AM
How I became the “legal eagle meme girl”
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YES Joe Biden was deepthroating a smokeshow. But that doesn’t mean you have to be mean.
November 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
YES Joe Biden was deepthroating a smokeshow. But that doesn’t mean you have to be mean.
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grimes probably told him that this is how crime works in The Culture bsky.app/profile/nied...
Optimus robots will just kinda follow criminals around and make sure they don't commit crimes again, so we can eliminate prisons.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
These are all things Elon Musk is literally saying.
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
grimes probably told him that this is how crime works in The Culture bsky.app/profile/nied...
its trans day of screaming fuckers
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
its trans day of screaming fuckers
the christian heiens crashout is the funniest to me tonight. data reactionary who saw a version of this election result coming two years ago, smugly said he would get out of va before the libs ruined it, then forgor and bought a house
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
the christian heiens crashout is the funniest to me tonight. data reactionary who saw a version of this election result coming two years ago, smugly said he would get out of va before the libs ruined it, then forgor and bought a house
Dick is a Killer
YouTube video by walterman1
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November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
lmao
Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
![Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
247 points by stillatit 10 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 200 comments
Just saw the CEO of Substack celebrating traffic from X/Twitter shooting up thinking they stopped suppressing tweets with links[0]. Actually, this traffic is because now any time you open a tweet with a link, the in-app webview loads in the background, and displays when you press the link.
I run an ecom store that gets a lot of its customers from Twitter. I was also shocked to see my traffic double or triple overnight and thought the algorithm had blessed me and my business. Soon realized what was actually happening. Thought other traffic-monitors might appreciate this explanation.
Meanwhile Nikita Bier is pretending they never suppressed tweets with links to begin with, offering the alternative explanation: "a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and people forget to Like or Reply. So X doesn't get a clear signal whether the content is any good"[1]. A bit of a rewriting of history since Elon and his mom both tweeted about how it wasn't fair to use his platform to promote other links/platforms, even banning people who shared profiles of other social networks (including Paul Graham for a period). They suppressed all links shortly after.
[0] https://x.com/cjgbest/status/1985464687350485092
[1] https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tpg43qhh4lw4ksiffs4nbda3/bafkreia62cq7p2dn2o76cjuuzl5dpwaatnf5m5cl5bm7lmoprsavebgl4q@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
lmao
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Still one of my favourite images I've ever made.
November 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Still one of my favourite images I've ever made.
what's in your pants? nullenschaft
My take: online forums and BBSes had both Gemeinschaft (almost always toxic in practice) and Gesellschaft, but microblogging sites are dominated by a third type, a kind of Nullenschaft. I need a better name for it.
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
what's in your pants? nullenschaft
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Casual Monday (@monosiea.bsky.social)
October 27, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Casual Monday (@monosiea.bsky.social)
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"with all the water we thought we'd lose and now have, it's lookin' to be a Wet Claude year for sure," the farmer observed before hocking into a rusty spittoon
November 3, 2025 at 4:35 AM
"with all the water we thought we'd lose and now have, it's lookin' to be a Wet Claude year for sure," the farmer observed before hocking into a rusty spittoon
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Your rationalism must be balanced by irrationalism because you cannot avoid it as a human. Therefore you must choose it lest it choose you in the vaccum. A well structured, ethical faith can be that counter weight and anchor. Why do you think doll hasnt turned into a EA lunatic.
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Your rationalism must be balanced by irrationalism because you cannot avoid it as a human. Therefore you must choose it lest it choose you in the vaccum. A well structured, ethical faith can be that counter weight and anchor. Why do you think doll hasnt turned into a EA lunatic.
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Doing the Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee handhold pose no less!
I am in too deep if I can reference the exact pose a piece of fan art is referencing.
I am in too deep if I can reference the exact pose a piece of fan art is referencing.
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Doing the Sheryl Nome and Ranka Lee handhold pose no less!
I am in too deep if I can reference the exact pose a piece of fan art is referencing.
I am in too deep if I can reference the exact pose a piece of fan art is referencing.
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