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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 21d

In reality, despite the manner of his death, Kirk was a hate monger, an absolutely vicious misogynist, and a conspirator against American democracy. Let’s not sell tickets to his “spiritual journey.”

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22d

Charlie Kirk's memorial service canonized him as the hero and motivational force of the new Christian right, a movement that Kirk himself both created and reflected. Here's a look at his spiritual journey.

Behind Charlie Kirk’s Spiritual Journey That Fused Christianity and Politics

Sunday’s memorial showcased how Mr. Kirk’s experience dovetailed with the broader story of American evangelicalism over the past decade.

nyti.ms

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · 21d

lmao, I've thinking about this fact for years. It haunts me

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Kate! 💖☕️☠️ @ophelia5wims.bsky.social · 25d

This is the most relatable AI has ever been for me (immediately getting bitchy after being interrupted by a man)

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 26d

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 26d

wow cooking is easier than i thought

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 26d

LiveAI demo fails on the first prompt at Meta Connect 2025. #Meta #AI #LiveAI

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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · Sep 13

Quasar is hyper-aware when I don’t feel well, right on top of me. But she does not enter bathrooms. Except I was in a hot bath scrolling TikTok and a meowing kitten came on. I guess Quasar thought the kitten meow was me doing a distress call because she flew in and tried to pull me from the bath.

An orange and white tabby cat pulling herself over the edge of the bathtub, reaching for the mom on the other side, screaming.

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Jacob Weindling @jakeweindling.bsky.social · Sep 11

Lowering the flags on 9/11 at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald's for Charlie Kirk is the most dril tweet thing that's ever happened

Carol Rosenberg @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social · Sep 11

The flags were lowered last night around the base by order of President Trump after the killing of Charlie Kirk and will stay at half-staff on this U.S. outpost in southeast Cuba until sunset on Sunday.

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Justsmudge @justsmudge.bsky.social · Sep 12

🌿☕ Good Morning☀️

💐Hollyhocks💐

Holly derives from holy (as in Holy Land) ⚔️ Christian Crusaders are thought to have encountered them in their crusades, and are thought to have used them to make a salve to treat the Crusaders' horses hind legs or 'hocks'

Hence the portmanteau: Hollyhock 🐎🌿

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 8

I haven't really been around this summer, so please share things that are going on with you that I may have missed!
Did you get a new job? Eat a really good cheeseburger? Read a fantastic book? Go rollerblading for the first time since you were 12? Take an art class? Nap in the sun every day?

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 10

I agree with Gabrielle Giffords. Violence like this is never appropriate.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · Sep 10

Acts of political violence aren’t acceptable. Non-political school shootings aren’t acceptable. Sacking the legislature isn’t acceptable. Military occupation of peaceful American cities isn’t acceptable. Abductions conducted in courthouse hallways by masked agents of the state aren’t acceptable.

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15/10 Foundation @15outof10.org · Sep 9

This dog had a tumor the size of a watermelon ❤️‍🩹

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hmm... This is starting to sound like a list of my wants and desires

Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 8

I haven't really been around this summer, so please share things that are going on with you that I may have missed!
Did you get a new job? Eat a really good cheeseburger? Read a fantastic book? Go rollerblading for the first time since you were 12? Take an art class? Nap in the sun every day?

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Dr. Amy, PsyD @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · Sep 8

Not to brag but I don't need a wearable chat bot to shit talk me all day because my brain came with that feature pre-installed

WIRED @wired.com · Sep 8

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy. www.wired.com/story/i-hate...

I Hate My Friend

The chatbot-enabled Friend necklace eavesdrops on your life and provides a running commentary that’s snarky and unhelpful. Worse, it can also make the people around you uneasy.

www.wired.com

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 8

My graph-loving heart thinks this is extra beautiful 😍

BTS & ARMY Guides⁷ @btsguide.bsky.social · Nov 14

After concluding that five songs per genre is impossible, I present to you: my #BTSmusicguide with A LOT OF SONGS & links to playlists with even more. Because there is just too much good #BTS music to not spend weeks trying to fit it all into 1 guide 💜 Check out: bit.ly/BTSmusicguide

Zoomed out music guide to BTS. Follow the link for a guide to BTS, sorted by genres & topics, linked with lyrics, video's and playlists

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BTS & ARMY Guides⁷ @btsguide.bsky.social · Nov 14

After concluding that five songs per genre is impossible, I present to you: my #BTSmusicguide with A LOT OF SONGS & links to playlists with even more. Because there is just too much good #BTS music to not spend weeks trying to fit it all into 1 guide 💜 Check out: bit.ly/BTSmusicguide

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · Sep 8

I just…

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Sep 8

BREAKING: By an apparent 6–3 vote, the Supreme Court halts an injunction that had prevented immigration agents from racially profiling Latinos in central California.

Sotomayor, dissenting, says the decision is "unconscionably irreconcilable with our nation's constitutional guarantees."

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26085894-25a169-order/

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are big rivals and no longer play in the same conference so every match up is a big deal, but like FUCK, MAN
I didn't scroll to see the higher prices last night. I was outraged at the $389 ones lol

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 5

I mean -

Grand Forks Herald headline "UND-Minnesota hockey tickets sell for $1,000 a seat" with a photo of men's hockey players in NODAK jerseys celebrating on ice

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 4

My favorite thing is when bakeries and restaurants make things in like a bucket from Menards.

steve harrington’s hair swoop @uxalchemist.blacksky.app · Aug 23

everybody come watch this with no background noise. brain reset.

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 4

*show her how many hundred dollars*
Her: "But you do have enough moneys..."
Me: "That's not the point! It's outrageous."
Her: "...hmm. But you do have enough moneys too."
😂

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Sep 4

Looking at hockey tickets and shocked at the resale price: "Fuck you!"
My toddler coming in from the other room: "Mommy, what happened?"
Me: "I was just looking at getting tickets for me and Daddy to go to this hockey game and they're so expensive!"

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Jessica Pieklo @hegemommy.bsky.social · Aug 13

AI breaking the industries it’s supposed to ‘innovate’ is a feature, not a bug

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · Aug 12

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study

Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

www.bloomberg.com

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Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Jul 31

Bleh! I was right to be skeeved out any time I saw one of his videos

Joe Rosenthal @richardeaglespoon.com · Jul 29

I wrote an article about YouTuber Joshua Weissman and his plagiarism, abusive behavior, sexual misconduct, and exploitation of his staff. You can click through or click the link in my bio to read it.

That's Mr. Kendo D. Smith to you @kendomakesfilms.bsky.social · Jul 29

I don’t talk publicly about my previous job for a lot of reasons. But the people that know me, know that it became a primary source of anguish for me.

I’m glad someone is finally talking about what it was like for us:
www.richardeaglespoon.com/articles/wei...

Nicole @katieandrew.bsky.social · Jul 22

Your last celeb photo is your therapist, who is it?

Please fix me

Black and white photo of Yoongi wearing a cardigan, knit hat, and mask making a heart with his arms, traced with a purple line heart
"Future's gonna be okay."

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