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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 58m

Also, except for Express buses, the bus & the subway are the same $. So what the everloving fuck is he talking about? The buses & subways are interconnected, & sometimes the buses are the only choice to get to certain parts of the city. Like, I take one bus, a train then another bus to get to work.

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 1h

Okay, Andy are you gonna make the subways free too? Cause you're so concerned about the working families that take it, you're gonna make it free, right? Right?

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 2h

[Me, a poor, on the subway, glowering jealously at all those fat cat, fancy pants rich people on the public bus]

Andrew Cuomo tweet:

@ZohranKMamdani's "plan" provides no relief for working families who take the subway, and unnecessary benefits to wealthy New Yorkers who take the bus and can afford the fare.

I focus on working families, while @ZohranKMamdani the mansion boy focuses on helping the rich.

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 2h

Big talk from somebody who only managed to publish maybe like two blogs a day on her fully staffed website

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2h

Here's the full memo.

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 1h

Was... was someone tying this person up & forcing them to watch TGWTG & write about it? Cause they could have just like... not watched it, not written about it and gone on to live a happier life.

Although based on further reading in the successive skeets, I don't think this person knows happiness.

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 3h

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 15h

Truly the best documentary I've seen this year, still so many unanswered questions.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 21h

Yeah, that makes sense, and definitely deliberate on the author's part but still counts.

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 2d

Have an idea for a video, what are some books that traumatized y'all as a kid?

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Defector @defector.com · 1d

Bill Burr keeps cycling through excuses for doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival: defector.com/bill-burr-ke...

Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

By default, Bill Burr exists in a state of his ass being chapped, but clearly it’s been feeling more chapped than usual. The comedian has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh…

defector.com

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

"where's the left media?" "where's fact-checked reporting?"

lately @teenvogue.com has run profiles: of Assata Shakur's revolutionary history; a 23-year-old Palestinian journalist; what's happening in Chicago's ICE protests; and organizing supporting LGBTQ+ youth

📍 www.teenvogue.com/news-politics

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin

Politics
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones

Politics
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald

Politics
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton

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Marina Lostetter @marinalostetter.bsky.social · 1d

Our hope for months turned into mere days. Our castle is now without a queen. Flags at half mast.

Starbuck, Murder Cat, Monster, Babadook. 2012-2025.

She went from witch to queen, and is now a goddess.

Marina Lostetter @marinalostetter.bsky.social · 8d

Well, prognosis for Starbuck, aka Murder Cat, isn't great. Looks like we're counting our time left with her in months now. 💜💔💜

Close up of said cat, a black domestic short hair.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 1d

When someone leaves a comment with well-intended advice on how to edit a YouTube video on one of my YouTube videos.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 1d

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2d

Oh I love when I get to use this one:

Achewood comic:

"Hey guys! Guess who just got ...

yelled
aatt!"

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Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 2d

THANK YOU 🤣 this is the balm my soul needs after witnessing the horrors of those "octopus skeletons" in Halloween stores...

A sketch of an octopus with an inset photo of an octopus skeleton decoration. The octopus looks upset. It is surrounded by thoughts:
Help I'm full of bones how do you live like this
My eyes are stuck pointing in the same direction but frankly that's the least of my worries
I can't squeeze my mantle for jet propulsion :(
This body only had one shape!!
My arms are stuffed with muscles to move all these bones
Do I have suckers? I don't even care

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 7d

Guys... Is Stephen King a bad writer?
youtu.be/PsjdUQ34Zj0

Is Stephen King A Bad Writer? - The Running Man Review

YouTube video by BlackScarabFilmZ

youtu.be

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 4d

Artists and creatives always thought that the rise of the machines would be a bloody battle. Terminator 2, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Westworld, you know? Robots taking control of the world, ravaging the environment in spectacular ways.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 1d

"More than 30" look at you you are like a little baby watch this

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Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you.

0% complete

For more information about this issue and possible fixes, visit
https://www.windows.com/stopcode

If you call a support person, give them this info:

Stop code: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

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Lina Morgan @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 1d

Cuomo quitting the race to make shoes for American Girl dolls.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 1d

It begins.

The domino meme:

The start: "Zohran Mamdani runs for Mayor of New York."
The end: "PRESIDENT BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN"

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · Mar 3

LOL - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKALATON WONDRING WHY ANY ONES STILL USING "DA NAZI BAR" IF THERE NOT ENJOYING ALL DA RIGHT WING BULL SHIT IN THERE, IF YOU ROOTED AROUND IN THE PORTOPOTTY EVERY DAY LOOKEN FOR TURDS AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO SAY THE TURDS ARE BAD, I DONT THINK ANY ONE WOULD BELIEVE YOU, AT THE END OF THE DAY IF YOU GOT SHIT UP TO YOUR ELBOW'S YA GOTTA ADMIT THAT YOU LOVE THE SMELL, ANY WAY A SKELATON IS AT SELF CHECK OUT AND THINKEN ABOUT MOVING ITEMS AROUND IN THE CORECT ORDER, EVERY LEVEL OF CAPTALISM IS ABOUT PAYING AS LITTLE OUT TO LABOR AS POSSIBLE, EVEN THO ITS MORE FUN TO SHOP WITHOUT TALKING TO ANY ONE IT WAS A SIGN THAT THE RULING CLASS WOULD RATHER PAY TWICE AS MUCH TO BUY A COMPUTER THAN TO HIRE A WORKER, ITS CLASS WARFARE AND IF YOU AINT FIGHTING THEM YOUR LOSING, ANY WAY DA TEXT SAYS "LOL IF YOUR USING TWITTER IN 2025, IF I WANTED TO BE YELLED AT BY A BOT I WOULD MOVE ITEMS TO THE BAGGING AREA WITHOUT SCANNIGN THEM "- DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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Jami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes I just go through and unsubscribe to a bunch of things at once just to feel a little in control of my life again

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 2d

This whole thing is delightful.

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 2d

the only thing people want to do on Sora, it seems, is generate images of copyrighted characters. now that they can't, they're crashing the fuck out www.404media.co/sora-2-conte...

People Are Crashing Out Over Sora 2’s New Guardrails

OpenAI’s Sora 2 platform started just one week ago as an AI-generated copyright infringement free-for-all. Now, people say they’re struggling to generate anything without being hit with a violation er...

www.404media.co

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

outside of not doing it in the first place, apologizing and donating your pay is the only real move

as opposed to whatever feckless hackery Bill Burr, Pete Davidson, and Louis CK attempted this week

Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance

Though she requested a guarantee that she could be “openly out as a lesbian on stage and perform gay material,” Kirson is apologizing to fans and confirms she will donate her fee to a human rights org...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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