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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 29m

Sending a questionnaire with these subjects to be identified to my new coworkers who I suspect are bots.

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 11h

The key is not to expand the space available to cars—that produces sprawl and unwalkable, unlivable cities.

When you restrict the car space, and prioritize space for more efficient modes—that’s when you discover you have space left over for living.

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 6h

Been saying this

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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine if you did this in any other journalistic context

"Did the Tigers or Mariners Win Game 5? In Detroit, Depends on the Narrator."

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 12h

We need to all get better at knowing when to confront/ditch people over how many degrees they’re separated from something. Not easy.

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 12h

My related pet theory is that we’ve collectively undergone an awakening (due largely to internet) around “degrees of separation from Bad Thing.” Sometimes leads to not spending time with racist uncle, but also ditching friends over “large” degree of separation when it’s not really worth ditching.

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 14h

Is this officially still considered a “medium” or would it be “heavy?” I don’t know enough about the actual thickness-to-simple-size conversion

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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she jack on my lantern til i o' @rhena.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 1d

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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sri (but spooky) @sri.plur.ca · 1d

yeah I built an AI that hangs out on your porch and drinks a six pack for you so you can write regexes at work

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 1d

True!

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 1d

Same. Didn’t mean to come across as saying they *will*, just that I (we) don’t want them to and that I haven’t see it as “decided” yet.
Your point probably still stands that even worrying about it openly doesn’t help.

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 1d

Inshallah but doesn’t this depend on a majority of voters accepting the “control all branches == blame” argument? After 2024 I understand (a) why the GOP would continue to peddle the lie that it’s the Democrats’ fault and (b) how there are hundreds of thousands, millions, who will believe the lie.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Not really important to your point but I wonder if that’s Lewandowski to her right?

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 2d

*Lil Jon Voice* States' Rights to What

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 2d

Take a moment to think about how badly Democratic leaders have screwed things up to allow this to happen:

Republicans now hold a 6-point advantage in polls on the question of which party voters most trust to fight corruption.

How Anti-Corruption Can Be a Winning Issue for Democrats

It’s a powerful, unifying theme—and it’s tied to the crisis of democracy under Trump.

www.thebulwark.com

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 2d

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Lmao nailed it

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

How? How are we losing this messaging war? This is insane shit.

Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 3d

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Another W for @baudrillardwarned.us

postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 2d

Damn I forgot about brisk god ty for sharing. Hope they’re still having fun somewhere

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postsenjoyer.bsky.social @postsenjoyer.bsky.social · 3d

This is a good line. I think @ahjohnson.bsky.social had a similar good line like “what if everyone met the requirements to be, or actually were, promoted tomorrow?”