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Karen Geier @karengeier.com · 3h

If I have to see another post on here claiming there used to be good republicans and they got replaced by the baddies I’m going to fucking scream. The Southern Strategy was in the 1960s. Lee Atwater was giving speeches to these “nice people” where he just shouted the n word in the 70s

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 40m

another glaring issue here is that "convincing people to join your coalition" may be an incredibly quaint thing to say now. i certainly prefer to live in a democracy and have a say in how my government operates, but these people disagree. they do not believe you have a legitimate coalition to join

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 44m

few things wrong with this: (a) there's zero evidence that any of these guys have changed or wish to change; (b) indeed, senior regime officials have rushed to ratify this behavior; and (c) unless this kind of thing is "frowned upon" or meets with general disapproval, why would anyone change

Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 4h

I know people are eager to claim they were born perfect and never had to learn and change, unlike losers like me.

So congrats! You were born knowing conservatives are inherently racist. Eat your cookie rewards.

But remember: Telling people they aren't allowed to grow and change hurts us.

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 12h

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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Cold Blooded Oldhead @composeyrself.bsky.social · 10h

The Nazis and their ideologues like Julius Evola were pedophiles that were into the anime of their time, occult reimaginings of some glorious aryan past that never was

Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 12h

It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h

every helicopter i hear over my apartment, every fifteen minutes, reinforces that these motherfuckers are afraid of us and they fucking should be afraid of us. on saturday, let’s show them why.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 9h

they’re still flying this shit over my apartment every night, and i am less afraid of them than ever.

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 5d

go ahead. keep flying blackhawks over my apartment. it only makes my opinions WORSE

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domino @stopmrdomino.bsky.social · 11h

man "harry potter" in a dating profile feels like a dog whistle now but i can't prove it

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Frankendarling @futurehasbeen.bsky.social · 10h

Every AI booster talks about it like those people in those commercials where they won’t stop talking about the healthy benefits of Cheerios or some shit.

Just be goddamn normal!

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What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 1d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 11h

i want computer to make movie for me. i want computer to talk to me. i want computer to take my job. i want to fuck computer. i want computer to mock and devalue the very spark of ingenuity and creativity that makes us human

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 11h

look here, see. we're gonna release the fatty arbuckle files see

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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · 11h

i wonder what regime wunderkind came up with "let's release the amelia earhart files that'll sate these file-hungry rubes." i mean honestly i think that one might be the big man himself. im old as shit and barely know who amelia earhart is

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Joseph Blowseph and 269 others @johnathanmulroony.bsky.social · 13h

i will buy as many fossils as i possibly can, and rebury them in a pit i fill with concrete.

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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👻 ZH0000GE LIANG 臥龍 / 伏龍 👻 @shuchancellor.online · 13h

After the Usuals, clearly I am going to free the Muppets from their Horrible Oppressors at Disney in exchange for One Favor

Thats right.

THE MUPPETS' ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful

what would you buy to break the curse?

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 16h

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 22h

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 15h

Almost all the AI stuff I follow is like dorky PhD shit on hyper niche industries or tech guys testing things, this is on my feed rn lol

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 15h

Correction - Genshin Impact.

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 17h

Earlier this year a cis actor took a striking non-binary performer’s role in Honkai Star Rail. When there was outcry he remained silent.

Another Hoyo actor then came forward and insisted “he knows nothing about the strike or SAG,” which I learned in private from the scab’s friends was a lie.

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · 17h

Recently the voice actor for Dr Ratio in Honkai Star Rail came out in support of Charlie Kirk and his ideals, and when saying this he added in one of many posts that “many fellow VAs feel the same.”

Some actors have hand waved this statement as bullshit.

But I do think it’s important to examine.

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 20h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 22h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 4d

Beef prices hit record highs as nationwide cattle inventory drops to lowest level in 70 years
Illinois rancher says Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas lost grass and forage, forcing massive cattle liquidation

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement #USA

‘I'm relieved to have this outcome,’ says Wyoming’s Terri Lesley

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Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...

www.cbc.ca

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 17h

I cannot believe people were losing their jobs for being mildly critical of Charlie Kirk and the president of the united states just went on tv and said "skill issue loser, RIP but I'm different"

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 18h

Thoughts and prayers to neckless ICE operators swearing oaths to and committing crimes for someone who can't let a funeral go by without scoring off the dead guy about what killed him. Just a limitless future here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 23h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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