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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 14h

imagine laying off a politics reporter based in portland oregon in the year 2025

Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15h

2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.

My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.

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Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 2h

gruesome

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 9h

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 3d

British Columbia, it’s not too late to come over to the right side of history. The Blue Jays play 2,500 miles away. They are not your home team!

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Spike Friedman @spikefriedman.bsky.social · 3h

me imagining the mariners being 2-2 in the ALCS a week or two ago: HELL YES, WHAT A RESULT
me living through the mariners being 2-2 in the ALCS now:

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Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 3h

No, stop posting this shit

Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 3h

You’re in a cat owners silo

Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 3h

Convene an emergency podcast with @nathanhb.bsky.social

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Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 4h

Look out Peter Thiel/JDVance

Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 4h

Amen!

Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11h

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.

This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.

NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei

If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · 4h

Wowo wow incredible

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 2d

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 4h

Woo Woo

Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 15h

Boo hiss to this

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Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 15h

It’s the votes, man

Notaboomer 🫩 @notaboomer.bsky.social · 16h

Unreal

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 20h

The Oregon clarinet player was released after spending three nights in the Clark County Jail: "This has only strengthened my commitment to social justice."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0K...

Band’s clarinet player speaks out after her federal arrest

YouTube video by The Oregonian

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 19h

nine dem senators voted for a guy for dep sec state who revokes visas based on laura loomer tweets

help

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☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️ @schwarz.bsky.social · 2d

Ceasefire Holds as Only Palestinians Die

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Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒