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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

I actually agree with you on this point. Which, in my opinion, makes this gif even more appropriate :)

icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is smiling with the words you mad below him

Alt: Barack Obama smiling with the words you mad below him

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie is smiling with the words you mad below him

Alt: Barack Obama smiling with the words you mad below him

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 3d

God to pigs: "You'll be self-propelled bacon storage units"

I mean, who wouldn't be turned into a bit of an asshole by that?

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 4d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 6d

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 6d

"Thug". Apologies.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 6d

The officer holding his firearm with a side grip tells everything one needs to know about the training they receive.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 9d

Got my flu and covid jabs this morning, so it's once again time to post this.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 9d

"Joe Rogan defends an ex Major in the National Guard teaching Generals and Admirals how to do their job".

There, I fixed it for you.

Mediaite @mediaite.com · 9d

Joe Rogan Defends Hegseth Address to Generals: ‘No More Identity Politics and B*llshit’

Joe Rogan approved of Pete Hegseth's proposed changes to the U.S. military, saying it was nice there would be "no more identify politics and b*llshit" The post Joe Rogan Defends Hegseth Address to Generals: ‘No More Identity Politics and B*llshit’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 9d

It is what the modern right is all about: praise strength and masculinity, claim to be the true incarnation of warrior code. And then whine because the world around you is a horribly dangerous place and you are constantly scared of everything and everyone.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 10d

Ah, thank you for this. I am adding the missing titles to my "to read asap" list.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 10d

Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 10d

1 October 1925 | 100 years ago, Stanisław Zalewski, a Polish man, was born in Sucha Wola.

Join us on the occasion of his birthday and share your birthday wishes in the comments.

Person speaking at a podium with "Auschwitz Birkenau" visible on the front, against a red brick backdrop. He is an older man wearing a hat and a scarf with blue and white stripes - symbols of prisoner uniforms.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 10d

Hello 911? I would like to report a homicide.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 10d

Bin-go

icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 11d

That is unbelievable. It's almost like they elected a reality TV star, who then appointed a bunch of other TV people.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 11d

I can't get over how the right-wing doesn't understand modern militaries, with the majority serving non-combat roles. You think the best IT security & logistics personnel spends two hours in the gym every day to look like the cast of 300? They're at furry conventions and model train shows.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "I don't want me son serving alongside troops who are out of shape or in combat units with females who can't meet the same combat arms physical standards as men"

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Andrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · 11d

This is dumb on so many levels. But perhaps the stupidest aspect is the denial of climate change, which actually cripples our military readiness. From where to build bases, to where to expect conflict (esp. re potable water and mass migration), to our military's reliance on oil to function. Moronic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "No more dudes in dresses. No more climate change worship ... we are done with that shit."

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 11d

19yo me, a simple Italian Air Force cadet, would have found these words utterly ridiculous.
I can only try to imagine what generals and admirals must have thought.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d

Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 11d

The reason for military rules of engagement and adhering to laws of armed combat is not “political correctness,” it’s better strategy, serves long-term national interest, and is a way to make an awful part of the human experience a little less awful, based on lessons learned from centuries of blood.

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 11d

I don’t get how people can call Farage a snake oil salesman. After all, he spent decades advocating for the UK to leave the EU, and that turned out to be such a resounding success, right? Why not give him a second, even bigger chance?

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Conor Gallagher @conorgallagher.bsky.social · 12d

I know what you're thinking and no, that's not how they rescued him.

www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Child rescued after getting trapped in Co Clare claw machine

The young child is believed to have climbed into the ‘Cosmic Crane’ machine through a large slot from which the footballs are dispensed

www.irishexaminer.com

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 14d

Alright I went with the foreground I took with this shot. A car driving in front of me, 60 second exposure. The final version is a little darker and foreboding than the first one, but I think that fits the vibe of the shot more.

Incredible psyched to be able to get this 33 miles from SF.

Plains and a fence with the light of a car driving by below the milky way

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 16d

NEW

WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.

This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it

www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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icesurfer.bsky.social @icesurfer.bsky.social · 16d