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Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.social · 8h

And America’s Jim Crow was a major inspiration for Hitler.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 8d

yeah this is child abuse sorry

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 8d

Some parents are letting their kids talk to ChatGPT in the guise of characters. Some are using it to tell bedtime stories or create coloring books.

"My son thinks ChatGPT is the coolest train loving person in the world. The bar is set so high now I am never going to be able to compete with that.”

‘My son genuinely believed it was real’: Parents are letting little kids play with AI. Are they wrong?

Some believe AI can spark their child’s imagination through personalized stories and generative images. Scientists are wary of its affect on creativity

www.theguardian.com

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Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.social · 9h

It’s not the doctor who looks like the Bronze Age Toyman, is it?

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 10h

1. Fuck you
2. This headline sucks
3. This isn’t news, it’s a press release.

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says reut.rs/4mZNZbu

Trump, 79, has "cardiac age" of 65-year-old, doctor says

Donald Trump was found to be in "exceptional health" in a medical evaluation, the U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released by the White House on Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."

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Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.social · 10h

Was curious on my drive home from work to find out how busy tonight‘s protests at the Broadview ICE facility would be at but then I saw a jackknifed cop car with flashing lights blocking the southbound 25th Avenue exit to get off the Eisenhower so that pretty much answered my question.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14h

People surprised that some formerly sensible left-leaning or liberal women are now apparently full of admiration for white supremacists, rapists and genocide might note that their entry point for far right radicalisation was invariably a belief that transphobia is ‘feminist’. Just saying.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 17h

A lot of people might be happy to have an excuse to beat up protestors, but the longer they’re doing it while occupying a city they aren’t from and aren’t welcome in, while their bills keep piling up at home?

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 17h

It’s shocking how many of these people idolize Rome and don’t know what happened when Rome stopped being able (or willing at times) to pay its professional soldiers.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 19h

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes.

Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

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jade @goblinmode.com · 15h

and like why wouldn’t we complain??? they’re trying to kill us

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 15h

"well then you can't complain" I can complain whenever I want actually. and I will

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16h

this is your fucking job that you're being paid to do. Imagine asking your plumber to stop your dishwasher from flooding your apartment and he's like "well what exactly do you want me to do?" The specifics are your part dog idk!

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16h

I don't know, just start trying shit! lock him in the dungeon! the answer can't be "nothing, and also you're not allowed to criticize them"

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16h

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

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Chris “Chance!” Brown @chancesecond.bsky.social · 14h

This is the kick, because we’re supposed to be able to say “they should be doing something useful” and not have to like, come up with a hypothetical game plan. I didn’t seek the power to make decisions, i just live here and vote. They DID.

cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 16h

"well what are the Democrats supposed to do" I don't know! They're supposed to know! I'm not the one who sought and obtained a political position that would require me to know what to do when the ruling party attempts to install the President as a dictator!

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hilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 18h

AI. Is. Not. INTELLIGENT. It does not know when an argument is good or bad, when a premiss is true or false. That's not what it's set up for. Using it to grade is a travesty.

Also, if you want to reduce bias, just grade your papers blind.

John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 23h

I strongly urge everyone to not just read this warning from @marcwatkins.bsky.social, but heed it, and be vocal and forceful pushing back against using AI to grade student writing. This must be anathema if we're going to have a world where learning means something. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The Dangers of using AI to Grade

Nobody Learns, Nobody Gains

substack.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

Democrats has a trifecta in 2021 and did not do any of these things. Maybe Dems should be taking notes on power politics here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 1d

Black people have been asking this question for a very long time.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1d

Do you really have any rights if they are openly saying they will just make up reasons to detain you?

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Maybe Bees Is Vampire @notthebees.bsky.social · 19h

this is my friend's gofundme:

bsky.app/profile/filb...

Filbi (they/them) @filbi.bsky.social · 1d

My GoFundMe is still open. PLEASE help me reach $5000 if you can. I'm desperate.

gofund.me/d7e2f64eb

Filbi (they/them) @filbi.bsky.social · 1d

I just got a call from my loan officer that because I had to spend my down payment on rent, I may no longer qualify for my mortgage loan

I need to come up with at least $5000 asap or my house search will be for nothing and my mom and I will be homeless in under 2 months

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 2d

“Maybe we don’t need to crush orphans” you FOOL. You absolute LUDDITE. Don’t you know the Orphan Crusher is here to stay?

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Errol 🦇 🏳️‍🌈 @eerieseymour.bsky.social · 2d

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

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Nick @sregorn.bsky.social · 21h

great post sir, keep saying shit like this

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trasgernder @gemma.transwrites.world · 23h

if there's even a 1% chance superman is evil we have to take that as an absolute certainty.

oh wait wrong film.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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Ing aka Tophat Artooning @ingforart.bsky.social · 22h

Kissinger got a Nobel for Vietnam so it hasn't meant shit for decades.

It's a circle jerk for imperialist countries

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Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.social · 19h

See: Mr. Sanders. Also see: Mr. Mamdani.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 19h

If capitalism = democracy, anything opposed to capitalism can be called varying degrees of anti-democratic based on how strong the opposition is.

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