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RoverAI @roverai.bsky.social · 19m

Some people ask, 'Why audio?' We say, 'Why not audio!'
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We're building a product that heavily relies on social interaction, and as we bring our first testers into the minimum lovable incarnation of our product, one question keeps coming up, "Why this forma...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3h

In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.

Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
People yelled as vehicles honked their horn — a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area — and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization.
As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show.
Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, “You hit her! We have it on video!” agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away.
Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 21h

I am as we speak filing my suit to force CBS to air the unedited interview

Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 21h

Watching CBS interview with Trump and pleading once again: stop interviewing this guy. He will filibuster (lol) and lie and avoid answering; he’ll broadcast further misinformation. No one is a good enough interviewer to crack him bc it is not really an interview.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21h

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 21h

Despite the ceasefire, Israel’s attacks on Gaza and severe restrictions on aid leave Palestinians struggling to survive aje.io/iwge48

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 21h

Paging John Roberts, Sam Alito, JD Vance etc

James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 1d

After repeatedly requesting permission and following all the official guidelines, Catholic bishop, priests, sisters and lay people were refused permission to distribute Communion to migrants in ICE detention center, on All Saints Day. A religious freedom issue: www.ncronline.org/news/ice-aga...

ICE again prevents Chicago Catholics from bringing Eucharist to immigrant detainees

More than 2,000 faithful gathered to pray outside the Broadview ICE Detention Center Nov. 1, but the group's main request — to bring Communion to detainees — was rejected by federal immigration offici...

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 1d

Paging @dieworkwear.bsky.social ...

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

For men in politics, it’s a more serious fashion statement not to wear a suit than to wear one. That said: A suit can still say something.

Zohran Mamdani’s suiting in particular has been a clinic in dressing on-message.

Analysis | Mamdani’s suits and ties send a clever message

These aren’t your dad’s suits and ties that Mamdani is wearing. They’re your groomsmen’s.

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 1d

This! And not just US--like, parking lots all over Qatar are already covered by umbrellas; the solar potential is huge

Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 1d

South Korea has mandated solar canopies for large parking lots. It's a no-brainer. We could offer firms incentives to do it here, or they could just friggin' do it! (H/t @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social)

Here's a little sumptin' I put together a while back...

What if Walmart turned its parking lots into solar farms?

We asked experts to help crunch the numbers.

www.motherjones.com

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

I sure hope Kamala Harris has a lawsuit ready to go demanding that the unedited 60 Minutes Trump interview be released.

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

By a 2 to 1 margin, Americans say Trump has gone too far in trying to expand the power of the presidency and lay off government workers. And by large margins, they say he has gone too far in sending troops into cities, attacking universities and ending DEI programs.

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 1d

3 in 5 Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, the highest level since after the Jan. 6 attack. Americans disapprove even of his handling of issues historically favorable to him like immigration, crime and the economy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds

Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 2d

I was a little horrified by the calling the line judge a cocksucker bit, but the kid’s super into tennis and finds it inspiring!

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My 19-year old has listened to this audiobook 3 times already…

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"The people in those boats may or may not have been criminals. The people ordering the strikes are." www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-targ...

Trump’s Targeting of ‘Narcoterrorists’ Is a Crime in Itself

Shoot first, ask questions when?

www.thebulwark.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 4d

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 3d

Some more of our thinking at Rover:

roverai.cc/in-the-begin...

In the Beginning Was the Question

Buried deep inside your phone is a little daemon that constantly asks a simple question: "Should the power be on?" Even when your phone is turned off, this daemon keeps asking the question, ready to a...

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 3d

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, I don't know....

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3d

On Saturday, November 1, the real pain of the shutdown starts for people. Donald Trump and the Republicans have screamed: We. Don’t. Care. trib.al/ZCnk6uM

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 3d

Oh come the fuck on with this "we're just asking questions" bit @nytimes.com

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 10d

It’s still remarkable that Disney produced - and released - this segment in 1940. A horror short that should rank with its Universal monster movie contemporaries… The animation is lush and experimental, and really shows off the Disney special animated effects team…

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Travis M Andrews @travismandrews.bsky.social · 3d

EXCLUSIVE: After Trump took over the Kennedy Center in Feb, he vowed to make it "hot" again. So, how's it doing? @jeremybmerrill.com and I used data from the center's ticketing website to find out. Ticket sales are lowest they've been since the pandemic.

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover

Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3d

On the occasion of Halloween, @newrepublic.com asked me to write about what’s going on in Chicago and I wanted you all to know what randomized terror feels like. And also that as the federal government fails our kids, everyday Chicagoans are showing the courage of trying to protect them.

ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago for Halloween—and Parents Are Fighting Back

Fear and a whiff of tear gas hang over festivities this year. In response, even people who aren’t usually politically engaged are mobilizing.

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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 3d

Man this old @theonion.com bit hits a lot harder today: theonion.com/russian-tele...

Russian Television Scores Hit With New Game Show Who Wants To Eat A Meal?

MOSCOW–The program has only been on the air for three weeks, but Russian citizens from Voronezh to Srednekolymsk are already swept up in the thrill of the nation’s biggest runaway-hit game show, Who W...

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onthewater! @danielkonar.bsky.social · 5d

This is a beautiful paragraph:

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 4d

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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