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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 12m

Prediction this weeks financial crisis will be less like a black-swan event and more like a self inflicted wound.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 4h

That’s a nice trick, since Biden wasn’t the president on Jan 6.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 14h

The President is a r*pist.

We should never stop being pissed off about this.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 13h

Brewers /Mariners World Series 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 19h

It is the deepest of bummers to listen to John Smoltz broadcast a baseball game. He hates the game so intensely it almost makes *me* hate it!

Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 1d

He sets the lowest bar because no broadcaster radiates contempt for today’s game or his audience like Smoltz

Andrea @adfrts.bsky.social · 1d

I agree, with the caveat that that’s more of a testament to just how bad Smoltz is

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 17h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 16h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 14h

Holy shit. Ms Jewish Space Lasers found a moment of lucidity.

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 14h

Sorry I don’t agree to disagree with bigots. Bye.

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 17h

The end of federal enforcement of special ed laws. Some states - including MN - will likely be ok. But a lot of disabled kids in a lot of states are going to lose the education that federal law and decades of jurisprudence say they are owed.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 15h

Only the best people

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 16h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 15h

Happening every day.

Jason Coupet @professajay.bsky.social · 15h

mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 20h

Invite? 🙏🙏🙏🙏

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 20h

Deleted Perplexity today. The lack of a bulk delete chats feature is a privacy nightmare. Only option is to delete your account.

mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 20h

What a tool. Go watch porn with your son.

mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 20h

Speechless. Damn those bastards straight to hell.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 23h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 22h

Why did the Trump administration decimate the CDC last night? If they destroy the systems used to measure disease spread and health outcomes, they can't be held accountable for killing thousands upon thousands of US residents with their eugenicist policies. This is fascism.

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 23h

If this doesn’t break your heart you have no soul.

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PowderSoul @delaneynation.bsky.social · 2d

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 2d

Ok, they can't possibly believe the nonsense they spew. They can't be this delusional. It has to be political theatre to entertain their base: the ultimate way to own the libs by hunting them down on the streets of DC.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2d

Guy who is zip-tying American children and shooting pastors on the head with pepper balls wants Peace Prize.

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mnmacguy.bsky.social @mnmacguy.bsky.social · 2d

Didn’t we reach the brink of nuclear war because missies were going to be 90 miles away and now we are building military facilities for foreign powers on American soil? Yikes.

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