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E-Conomy @jrconomy.blacksky.app · 57m

The fact that military families are at the food banks over a miss paycheck is an indicator of how close to the poverty line and homelessness many Americans are currently

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E-Conomy @jrconomy.blacksky.app · 1h

*whispers* (good keep it that way) *whispers* lmao

Happy Halluino! 🎃 @aluino.blacksky.app · 1h

Hey I just wanna let you guys know, no one knows what the fuck a Bluesky is. LMAO

Everyone at NYCC: “Do you have any socials!? Can I add you???”

Me: “I have a Bluesky.”

Them:

a group of brown puppies are sitting next to each other with red question marks .

Alt: A bunch of confused dogs

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Meron @meronmonroe.blacksky.app · 13h

this is so weird 🧍🏽‍♀️

I tried the viral AI 'Friend' necklace everyone's talking about—and it's like wearing your senile, anxious grandmother around your neck | Fortune

New Yorkers are vandalizing posters advertising friend.com, calling the AI necklace “dystopian” and “creepy.” It also just doesn’t really work.

fortune.com

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E-Conomy @jrconomy.blacksky.app · 13h

No matter what anyone says Cheesecake Factory will always be alright with me lol

Lizzle @dizzylizzygyal.bsky.social · 13h

At the place that the internet swears everyone hates lol that’s right, THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

I guess they didn’t like Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China today, added on to the previous tariffs.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h

Breaking on MSNBC: The acting U.S. Attorney in Maryland is moving forward quickly to seek criminal charges against Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton, according to two people familiar with the case.

A complaint or an indictment could come as early as next week.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 19h

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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DG from FW @dgfromfw.bsky.social · 18h

If Michelle Obama had ever said this the entirety of the GOP’s heads would have exploded simultaneously.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

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SKEETER Without A Pause @iamgregordeee.blacksky.app · 19h

Already made two napkins very uncomfortable today

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Barchart @barchart.com · 20h

BREAKING 🚨: Stock Market

We got rugged 📉📉

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E-Conomy @jrconomy.blacksky.app · 19h

Yep that’s what is meant lol Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been really against the use of AI

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 22h

Remember how people lost their minds when I said go to a protest but don't rsvp to one

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 21h

Same.... I love me some Jameis....🤣

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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 21h

Resist A.I. at every single turn!

The bare minimum is curating your own playlist. Picking the music that you want to listen to. A.I. can't listen to music. It does not hear and understand music in the way that you do.

TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 21h

You can now connect your Spotify account in ChatGPT and it will perform tasks for you, such as creating personalized playlists.

You can now connect your Spotify account to ChatGPT. Here’s how to do it | TechCrunch

You can now connect your Spotify account in ChatGPT and it will perform tasks for you, such as creating personalized playlists.

techcrunch.com

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[road to 5K] @momentoftru.posts.fyi · 21h

I’m glad smarter people are telling dumber people no

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21h

Breaking: MIT rejected President Trump’s "compact," which offers colleges funding advantages in exchange for far-reaching reforms. It is the first school to do so.

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.

on.wsj.com

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E-Conomy @jrconomy.blacksky.app · 21h

Trying

YouTube video by Storm Ford - Topic

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Justin O’Brien, ICE melter @justinobrien.bsky.social · 22h

Cooked as a country when art can’t be made because we have to take into account the fee-fees of Klan members.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 1d

Assassin's Creed pulls planned game about the Civil War, apparently because having a black protagonist fighting the KKK would offend too many Americans

www.polygon.com/assassins-cr...

The canceled Assassin's Creed Civil War game was a powder keg waiting to explode

Ubisoft was reportedly working on a game set after the Civil War era, but canceled it due to politics and Assassins Creed Shadows backlash.

www.polygon.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 22h

It’s very much Not Great to have GOP leadership describe a planned non violent march as being in service a the “terrorist wing”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 22h

I couldn't believe this but it's true, Thiel can't decide whether the antichrist is Greta or Big Yud. Positively reeling.

(Washington Post) -- Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are "legionnaires of the Antichrist" in private lectures on Christianity that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future, according to recordings reviewed by The Washington Post.
In the four, roughly two-hour lectures, which began last month and culminated Monday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Thiel laid out his religious views to a sold-out audience told to keep the contents "off-the-record," according to an event listing. He argued that those who propose limits on technology development not only hinder business but threaten to usher in the destruction of the United States and an era of global totalitarian rule, according to the recordings.
"In the 17th, 18th century, the Antichrist would have been a Dr. Strangelove, a scientist who did all this sort of evil crazy science," Thiel said in his Sept. 15 opening talk, according to the recordings. "In the 21st century, the Antichrist is a Luddite who wants to stop all science. It's someone like Greta or Eliezer," he said, referring to Thunberg and Eliezer Yudkowsky, a prominent critic of the tech industry's approach to AI.

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NBA @nba.com · 23h

NBA Legends showing out for the 2025 NBA China Games 🤩

Shaq x Yao x Vince x Wade

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Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: Maria Colina Machado SUPPORTS Donald Trump sinking fishing boats off their coast.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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A Girl Still Has No Name @nyx-19.bsky.social · 23h

This thread🥹

B. @missxbri.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a young Black boy in my neighborhood that most people would describe as a YN but he was always friendly & respectful to me. I would give him snacks after school & ask about his day. when he was in 7th grade, one day I randomly asked him “what’s making your heart so sad?”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

The Trump admin reportedly plans to deploy the FBI, DHS, DOJ, IRS and the Treasury Dept. against left-wing groups it accuses of 'funding and organizing political violence'

INSIGHT-Trump’s War On The Left: Inside The Plan To Investigate Liberal Groups

The Trump admin plans to deploy America's counter-terrorism apparatus against left-wing groups it accuses of funding and organizing political violence, the officials said.

www.huffpost.com

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