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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 11h

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 22h

if we'd treated their obvious baldfaced lies and deflections more like this over the past eight years maybe we wouldn't be in this situation

shocking how easy it is when you actually see it done

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 2d

also you better have said hi to the Ace Hardware Kitty >:(

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 2d

Oh nooooo it would be awful to also stop down at Sebastian Joe's for some tasty ice cream on your way home

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 3d

a man wearing a sombrero is laying down in a classroom and says i 'll allow it

ALT: a man wearing a sombrero is laying down in a classroom and says i 'll allow it

media.tenor.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 4d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 3d

OLDHEAD GAMERS RISE UP IT'S OUR TIME TO SHINE

Polygon @polygon.com · 3d

And there’s a demo out now

Heroes of Might and Magic is back in all its pipe-and-slippers glory

And there’s a demo out now

www.polygon.com

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vantazach @vantazach.bsky.social · 12d

10/10. no notes

"Comedians performing at the festival’s headliners do not seem particularly concerned about the criticism – or the alleged wrongdoing. “One reporter was killed by the government – unfortunate, but not a fucking hill that I’m gonna die on,” Jim Jefferies said on Theo Von’s podcast in August, arguing it is for the greater good that “freedom-of-speech machines” such as himself bestow their “edgy” material on the kingdom and its subjects. (Since making the comments, Jefferies has since disappeared from the festival’s lineup; his representatives did not respond to inquiries about this.)"

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Don House @donniemarvelous.bsky.social · 13d

David Cross folks.

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Dave Vanness @djvanness.bsky.social · 13d

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Nick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 13d

30% drop year over year!

Amid visa restrictions, international freshmen enrollment plummets at UW-Madison

This year’s number of international freshmen is the lowest recorded since at least 2015.

www.jsonline.com

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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 13d

Always wonderful to bump into my old friend Daniel Radcliffe!

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 14d

The one good thing to come out of this game

Scorigami @nflscorigami.bsky.social · 14d

🏈 GB 40 - 40 DAL
0:00 OT

This game has a 100.00% chance of ending in Scorigami.

Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 14d

35 seconds, 3 timeouts, and a dream #GoPackGo

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 18d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 18d

Have you tried just not being anxious? :^)

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 19d

You get used to it after the first night

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Out of Context Pokémon @oocpokemonofficial.bsky.social · 19d

treating other people like they're objects is evil, and Pokemon as a whole does not stand for such ideals

the fact that this administration completely missed the point of what Pokemon truly is about is no surprise, and anyone who says otherwise are complicit in supporting Nazis like Trump

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 21d

i was in the shower in my basement and that was loud, hell yeah

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 21d

In what world is Cowboys-Bears the game of the week, Fox you're drunk

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Johno @johnothetree.bsky.social · 21d

Bummed he was slightly off balance otherwise that would have been an easy TD run

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Rinzy 🔞 ➡️ ??? @rinzy.art · 22d

there's always a John Waters quote, it seems

John Waters quote: "Remember, pornographers have always been on our side. Brave, ready tonight for our rights. Smut is our friend."

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 23d

this exists it is called thinking

Matthew McConaughey says he wants a private LLM, fed only with his books, notes, journals, and aspirations, so he can ask it questions and get answers based solely on that information, without any outside influence.

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Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social · 23d

Fuck this shit.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 23d

For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at the age of 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con, this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.

An AI Stan Lee Hologram Will Speak With Fans at L.A. Comic Con

For decades, Stan Lee was the king of comic conventions. Now, nearly seven years after his death at the age of 95, he will once again be a presence at L.A. Comic Con, this time as a hologram that will use AI to have conversations with fans.

bit.ly

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 25d

I have never in my life covered an FCC official that gives less of a fuck about the public interest

even first term FCC boss Ajit Pai, who was a complete revolving door hack, believed this sort of censorship crossed a line

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

FABER: I wonder whether you're just targeting comedians who are offending the president

BRENDAN CARR: Broadcast TV is different. If you have broadcast TV license, it comes with an obligation to serve the public interest.

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