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The Onion @theonion.com · 6h

Who Was Jeffery Epstein? Find out by watching 'The Onion Investigates: Jeffery Epstein' on The Onion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjhSoGcQhWU

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Play! Pokémon @play.pokemon.com · 6h

The Onoo siblings are back at it again - this time, on the mic! 🎙️ #PokemonTCG

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Scarzig (Adam Watson) @scarzig.bsky.social · 1d

the onion pre-satirizing the inevitable epstein files documentary is magnificent

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Scarzig (Adam Watson) @scarzig.bsky.social · 1d

This is so good please full send!

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Scarzig (Adam Watson) @scarzig.bsky.social · 2d

Legendary Sour Candy

A stylized drawing of a succulent slice of lemon, with electric blue sparks of lighting coming from it, and an orange rectangle for the backdrop.

A stylized drawing of a succulent slice of lemon, with electric blue sparks of lighting coming from it.

The same drawing of a lemon slice, all on its own.

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 1d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

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Scarzig (Adam Watson) @scarzig.bsky.social · 1d

I love your scifi rants

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Scarzig (Adam Watson) @scarzig.bsky.social · 2d

Legendary Sour Candy

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Skree Ghoulsen 🔜 LBX 105✨ @breebird33.bsky.social · 3d

then perish 😀

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9d

it's not even a slippery slope. it's just we're all tied together and the logical things follow when you throw one of us off the cliff.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9d

if your neighbor doesn't have due process, you don't either, because if the cops confuse you with your neighbor, you have no way to prove you're not them.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 9d

wrote about how you can't remove due process from immigrants and keep it for citizens because due process is the only way you can tell the difference. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/if-immigra...

If Immigrants Don’t Have Due Process, No One Has Due Process

How do you prove you’re a citizen?

www.everythingishorrible.net

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Aggro Crab 💥🔪 @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social · 4d

CRASHOUT CREW demo drops OCTOBER 13th so let's answer some questions abt it ‼️💢💥

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 4d

Makoto Yukimura was worried that Vinland Saga's farming arc and "I have no enemies" moment was a gamble that readers wouldn't like. I told him about the J. Cole meme from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap beef. This is how he reacted.

If “I have no enemies” has become a meme and people remember it, then maybe people will understand what I’m really trying to say through the story, which is that humans are immature, but we can mature. To become mature is to become kind. This is the foundation of what I’m trying to say, but it really has to be much shorter for people to remember. But it does give me hope that people remember these short phrases as memes. Then, one day, it will click in their mind what I was trying to really say in the first place.

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33. @33dot.bsky.social · 4d

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Electrek @electrek.co · 4d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 5d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 5d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Dizzyspells @dizzyspellss.bsky.social · 5d

Things that make me happy!!

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nips @artbynips.bsky.social · 5d

FIRST SAMPLE IS HERE!!! 😭🎉 Still needs revisions to get it to look more like the original sketch in color/design but it's so cute for a prototype! If you want one you can still preorder and help me fund the creation! THANK YOU!!!🖤 artbynips.com/shop

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Felix Colgrave @felixcolgrave.bsky.social · 7d

Wily Wyvern

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 8d

so this happened a long time ago in Animation and basically here's what happened:
* 95% of the US animation industry was obliterated and all that was left was management positions or people doing 5 jobs at once
* basically the entire skill/knowledge base went away within a single generation

〽️ax krieger does the damn thing @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 8d

more on this just mentioned today (seen via @gamediscoverco.bsky.social)

rich vogel of T-Minus sez on linkedin:

I've been fundraising for T-Minus Studios most of this year, and one thing has become clear. Most VCs and publishers are not keen on funding a fully North American-based team, especially in the US. A pattern is developing where studios have a small core team of developers, mainly leads or those working in highly critical, iterative areas, while the rest are based in more affordable regions like Eastern Europe, South America, and Asia. This strategy helps studios lower their average monthly burn rate, which reduces risk.

I want to address the elephant in the room about how North American developers are viewed. I've spoken privately with several publishers, VCs, and developers from Asia and Europe, and they all see North American developers as expensive and entitled. This perception is unfortunate but reflects the reality we face today.

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deeg 🤍 @deegoo.bsky.social · 8d

Pyaari is so decent 🥺

Two drawings and two small photos of the cat, Pyaari. The drawing on the left is wearing a blue dupatta. The drawing on the right is in a gold sari with a dupatta on the head.

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