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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 4h

Karl Rove's W. Bush-era quote about history's actors who "create new realities" vs. the liberal "reality-based community" who study the realities has been refined by the Trump administration into 'Slop' vs. 'Rageposting'.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 1d

Today I had to reteach a client how to Forward an email after he had a nervous breakdown because his phone's AI couldn't help him share a file attachment. Folks, this tech is more cognitively damaging than snorting butane.

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 2d

Trump's going to go to war with Maduro and the military will invade Valencia, Spain.

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 2d

The real reason people need to start having offline conversations is there's no TOS violations when you tell people your political solutions face-to-face.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 3d

The last good software ever made was the little pop-up telling you the caps lock is on when you're typing a password.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 3d

"Yes, for a while I belonged to the Christmas Adventurers Club, but in no way did I see anything that would lead me to think it was a hate group!"

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 3d

But don't you dare make jokes about him or you'll feel the wrath of one... Bradley P. Moss

www.newsweek.com/republican-m...

Republican blasted for "disgusting" RFK Jr. brain worm joke

Representative Mike Collins is facing criticism on social media for the second time in a matter of days over the content of his posts.

www.newsweek.com

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 4d

Meanwhile, on the other side of town...

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 4d

It's important to the social contract to see the wealthy treat these nationally recognized institutions sustained for over a century by generations of workers with all the concern of owning a random house plant.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 6d

Movie Recommendation of the Week: THE THREE MUSKETEERS (Parts 1 & 2) (2023): Dumas's perennial swashbuckler gets an obligatory big budget French remake for the streaming content era. Grey and dour but dependably entertaining. It's got Eva Green going ninja mode, you're not above watching this.

Poster for the 2023 French Three Musketeers movie.

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 8d

It's a stepping stone to becoming the campaign manager/chief of staff for Bill Ackman for President 2028.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 8d

This reply reserved for when she trades the award to Trump in exchange for a war to install her in Venezuela.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks to AI brainrot whenever I have questions for a client I have to email them one question at a time. Progress!

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 11d

When you get 60,000+ Troop Points in the military and keep your MAGA Karma positive you get the title of 'War Fighter', which is above 'Gun Shooter' but below 'Legendary Slayer'.

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 12d

- Master of the Flying Neck Massager

Leonard Pierce @leonardpierce.bsky.social · 12d

KINDER, GENTLER MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES

- Swordsman IV: Cooperative Asia
- Beach of the Tour Guides
- Goodsport
- 18 Legendary Insurance Benefits of Kung Fu
- The Chinese Confection
- Eight Diagram Math Teacher
- Shogun Accountant
- Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Top-Rated Day Care Facility

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 12d

The first Trump administration was all about the biggest numbers. Trump 2 sending out a couple buses worth of goons shows it's time for the nursing home.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 14d

Barack Obama adopted a third world trophy child only to discard her once she aged out of clout usefulness.

Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 14d

EXCLUSIVE: In correspondence seen by the Guardian, Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her removal from the Gaza aid flotilla, including insufficient food and water.

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 16d

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 17d

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 18d

It's Dudes Rock Autumn

Leo DiCaprio and Benicio Del Toro taking a selfie from 'One Battle After Another'.

Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 17d

Because AI is lazy with its sourcing within a week after OpenAI released a Studio Ghibli feature all AI images became contaminated with the piss yellow Ghibli coloring. I predict a similar trend where this smirking jailbait daemon will be automatically inserted into every GIF and video.

NPR @npr.org · 17d

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Could 'the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman' be an AI avatar?

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 17d

I think it's the same reason they repeatedly make the dullard left-punching arguments like "How are you going to pay for it?" Popularity waxes and wanes, figures rise and fall, but so long as they never concede the message they can always reboot the Overton Window back to their baseline.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 18d

They say relying on AI makes people less capable of helping themselves. And, in a sense, Chuck Schumer poll-testing with the Baileys was just him being decades ahead of the curve on AI-induced helplessness.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 18d

It's Dudes Rock Autumn

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 18d

America is now teasing seemingly trivial characters into the background of a scene who end up being the main villain(s) in later seasons.

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Plainwrap @plainwrapname.bsky.social · 18d

Trump and Hegseth after the speech: "Well that was fun. It was a great idea to call them fat and woke and tell them to interfere in domestic politics. The generals have broken up into 4 or 5 different groups and are all conversing with each other. I'm sure they're just exchanging email contacts."

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 18d

Trump: You know, our inner cities, which we'll be talking about because it's a big part of war now, a big part of war.

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