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LotsToSay

@lotstosay.bsky.social

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Gen X Gothamite who appreciates *thoughtful* commentary on issues 🤔. Journalism grad & armchair media critic, focused on misinformation & language manipulation 🤨. News, politics, dad jokes & cute animals. "JustAThought"@ old Twitter. 🌐🙏☮

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · Feb 11

Recycling this post from The Bad Place on co-opting "DEI" and "woke"

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 13h

Brief reminder that The Nobel prizes are not simply shiny trophies you "win," but earned honors for the best of us.

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 21h

Nobel Peace Prizes have often been awarded to people who fight autocracy. Maria Corina Machado fits right into that tradition

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

www.theatlantic.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

That’s not how you science.

Tweet from Republicans Against Trump says: “RFK Jr: There’s no proof that Tylenol causes autism. We’re doing the studies to make the proof.” Below is a photo of a White House meeting showing RFK Jr., Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump at a long conference table.

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 16h

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 16h

This sounds problematic 😳
www.idahostatesman.com/news/politic...

Idaho Republican reintroduces bill to end state prohibition on private, armed militias

Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, a military veteran and retired city police officer, has spearheaded a similar bill the prior two legislative sessions.

www.idahostatesman.com

LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 16h

More of this, please.

LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 16h

Exactly this ⬇️

Humor For Resistance @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 16h

@bluerepublik

Hot take but this is a wildly effective form of protest because there's no way you can claim the unicorn suit person who is twerking is a violent revolutionary who needs to be pepper sprayed and not look insane

[pic of the balloon costumes like a dinosaur, maybe a lemur and a unicorn protesting]

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

Felicitaciones, María Corina Machado, por recibir el Premio Nobel de la Paz.

This award honours not only your courage and conviction.

But every voice that refuses to be silenced. In Venezuela and across the world.

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 1d

Thread ⬇️

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 1d

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 2d

Hard-hitting stuff at the Bezos post

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Elon knows his target market

You type “add a girlfriend” to pretty much any video

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 1d

All-American icon James Dean starred in "Rebel Without a Cause." The American colonists rebelled against the monarchy. This "pastor" should clarify why his definition of "rebellious" only applies to *one* particular group and *not* the others. Dangerous garbage amplified with a camera & microphone.

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 1d

Christianity at its core is supposed to be about love, forgiveness, and justice not bloodlust or racial control.When someone in a position of spiritual authority uses the pulpit to dehumanize an entire group of people, they betray both their faith and their humanity.

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 2d

Seven guys. It took *seven* guys to go after that one man.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 2d

"Where were you, Grandpa, when the impromptu costumed dance parties stood up for democracy?"

LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, there's more...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 3d

Tiananmen Square, 1989: iconic photo of a brave man standing alone in front of a tank.

USA, 2025: 🐸

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 3d

This isn’t a hard-and-fast rule, but if a sentence starts with ‘per’ it’s usually a bummer.

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LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 3d

This is the second version of this I've seen today... the other had the "baby" in the backyard.
Unregulated AI is alteady a disaster 😬

LotsToSay @lotstosay.bsky.social · 3d

Don't most programs have dedicated "bookers" who schedule guests and ...
oh, never mind. 😑