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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 3h

Every word of this is worth reading. These people are not outliers in young MAGA leadership. The person you are when you think you can get away with saying anything is the real you.

Politico @politico.com · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4h

"a test"? you mean...a violation?

AP: Israel plans to halve aid into Gaza over slow return of dead hostages, a test for the Gaza ceasefire

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Jessy @jessyh.bsky.social · 2d

I think if the phrase “young lady” was permanently retired the world would be a better place. It felt patronizing and gross when I was a child, as a teen, and as a 20/30-something. But I think every 60+ woman who doesn’t say something nasty or injure people who say it to them deserves a prize.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 2d

Me telling my friends about the time I received a $50 million buyout after losing back to back games as a 20-point favorite: yeah man it was crazy

My friend who knows I once recruited a QB named Ethan Grunkemeyer: was the Grunk there?

Daniel Gallen @danieljtgallen.bsky.social · 2d

Penn State's attention at quarterback now turns to Ethan Grunkemeyer, the redshirt freshman from the Columbus suburbs. he's been limited to a couple cameos during his time with the Nittany Lions. that should change under the lights at Iowa
247sports.com/college/penn...

Penn State expresses confidence in Ethan Grunkemeyer after Drew Allar injury: ‘We got 100% belief in him’

Penn State is poised to turn to redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer in the aftermath of starting quarterback Drew Allar's season-ending injury in Saturday's loss to Northwestern.

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Leah 🐸 McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

Israel is retaining control of 58% of the Gaza Strip, including the majority of its farmland in eastern Gaza.

Western Gaza was largely built on top of sand dunes, as you can see from the aerial image in the post below.

ISRAEL'S WAR ON GAZA
Israel's withdrawal to the 'yellow line'
In the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, Israel is set to withdraw its troops to the agreed 'yellow line' within 24 hours, after which a 72-hour period will begin for the handover of Israeli captives.

Israel retains control of 58%
of the Gaza Strip

[map of Gaza showing the area still controlled by Israel in yellow, with a yellow line surrounding the area in which Palestinians are allowed to reside]

eyal weizman @weizman... 1d g ...
This aerial image from the 1960s shows that the 'yellow line' of Israel's redeployment in Gaza is roughly matching with the border of the area's coastal sand dune, leaving Gaza without the absolute majority of its agricultural areas on the fertile soils in the east.
[B&W aerial image of Gaza showing a yellow line separating the area where Palestinians are allowed to reside in the west from the area in the east. Sand dunes are visible in the majority of the now built-up area for Palestinans]

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 3d

“People who dislike Gen AI are just stuffy bores”

Bitch one of us actually knows how many fingers humans have and evidently it’s not ChatGPT

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 3d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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Ricardo Levins Morales Art Studio @rlmartstudio.bsky.social · 2d

This week in 1988: 1,000+ ACT UP demonstrators shut down the FDA headquarters, demanding (and eventually winning) action on developing HIV/AIDS treatments. ACT UP's militant and creative actions always included powerful visual artwork, and paved the way for movements in the decades to come.

A photograph from the 1988 ACT UP demonstration outside the FDA. Many people are participating in a die-in on the front steps, holding mock tombstones with messages like "RIP - killed by the FDA" and "Dead from lack of drugs." A line of police officers (some with classic 80s mustaches) wearing riot helmets stands between them and the building; one cop wearing white gloves is walking through the demonstrators. Affixed to the 2nd story windows of the building is a series of posters and a large blank banner reading Silence = Death.

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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 2d

LAS VEGAS 🗣️ IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE 🗣️

The Championship Celebration will begin at Tropicana and Las Vegas Blvd at 5PM on Friday, October 17th!

Presented by Ally

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Danny Page @danny.page · 2d

If Major League Soccer doesn’t care enough to watch their own games in order to write about them, why should we watch their games?

Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 2d

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others:

This sucks so hard.

MLS is using generative AI to write match recaps. Writers used to get paid freelance rates to do that. Hssssss.

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Homocommunist @homocommunist.bsky.social · Apr 28

“In the summer of 1936, Wilhelm Knoll, an influential sports doctor and a Nazi who wanted to purge ‘unsuitable elements’ from sports, began lobbying for sex screenings. This time, he channeled his panic solely onto gender nonconforming women.”

Testing Grounds | Michael Waters

Sex screenings are back in vogue in the realm of sports. The right won’t stop there.

thebaffler.com

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · May 22

The biggest mistake I see in discussions of trans people's healthcare is the idea that hormones and the like are some special service just for us when really all kinds of people access the same health care for all kinds of reasons but they are *withheld* from us because we are trans

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Jessy @jessyh.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve decided that ABBA’s Voulez-Vous was an inspiration for the outright bop that is this song from Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century youtu.be/81YfMJbUUzA?...

Supernova Girl | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | DCOM and Dessert | Disney Channel

YouTube video by Disney Channel

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Tim (Exia) Ross @exiaross.bsky.social · 3d

this is why her players are so loyal to her. this is the love that motivates you to fight for someone.

Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 3d

Becky and Jewell. My goodness. Grab a box of tissues.

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Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 3d

Becky and Jewell. My goodness. Grab a box of tissues.

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becky hammon’s crucifix @real-point-god.bsky.social · 3d

MAY I NEVER BOAST OF ANYTHING EXCEPT THE CROSS OF THE POINT GOD.
-Becky Hammon quoted in Galatians 6:14 #WNBA

Basil May @basilmai.bsky.social · 3d

Becky saved her job. She ordered this to celebrate. #wnba

a man with long hair and a cross around his neck is standing on a street

ALT: a man with long hair and a cross around his neck is standing on a street

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Jessy @jessyh.bsky.social · 3d

That’s amazing. When I issue myself such a challenge it’s a victory if I do a bowl of cereal

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mitchell atencio (he·him·his) @mitchellatencio.com · 3d

the incredible booing yes yes yes yes yes

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 3d

Bam being the IG boyfriend is adorable. Making sure he films A'ja's MVP interview.

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Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 3d

Welp. I think we know where the fan loyalty is gonna be during these post-season CBA negotiations...

PAY. THEM. WHAT. YOU. OWE. THEM.

(Peep A'ja's face 😂😂😂)

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Miss MeMe, Baby @phenomenalme.blacksky.app · 3d

A’ja is EXACTLY who she thinks she is!

a female basketball player wearing a red nike jersey and headband

ALT: a female basketball player wearing a red nike jersey and headband

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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 3d

Cathy can’t be heard above the boos in the arena, both when she gives Aces the trophy and A’ja her MVP award

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 3d

Shoutout to the WNBA finals crowd booing Cathy Englebert twice

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Andrew Hammond @ahamm.bsky.social · 3d

The Aces were left for dead man, what a freaking season.

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Dana Holtzbert @danaholtzbert.bsky.social · 3d

The Aces had ups and downs, with their highest being tonight and their lowest not being the early skid, but teaming briefly with the ADL. Which they then quietly backtracked.

Congrats, Las Vegas.

Free Palestine.

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