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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · 6h

Heather Humphreys on the News at One asked about her government's failings on issues like housing.

She points to what they inherited in the construction sector and the economy.

Unrelated: She has thanked Bertie Ahern, Mary Coughlan and Mary Harney for their endorsements since yesterday.

#Aras25

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 20h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Jai @lowercasejai.bsky.social · 23h

LMAOOO WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE NEW XBOX HANDHELD COMES WITH MICROSOFT TEAMS AND ONEDRIVE INSTALLED??? this is the fucking goofiest company in games

a list of apps pre-installed on the Xbox ROG Ally including Microsoft Teams and Onedrive

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 18h

I realize how scary it must be, but remember: Sora 1 has been out for over a year, so has Runway, so has Pika, and so has Veo. They want you to be scared, but they are currently blowing tens or hundreds of millions of dollars shitting out content that will only be useful as “Exhibit A.”

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Karen Geier @karengeier.com · 1d

If I have to see another post on here claiming there used to be good republicans and they got replaced by the baddies I’m going to fucking scream. The Southern Strategy was in the 1960s. Lee Atwater was giving speeches to these “nice people” where he just shouted the n word in the 70s

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

So, people are going to have to pass A level english to live here are they? I hope they study what I did at A level, Translations by Brian Friel, about the colonial evil of the English forcing people to adopt the English language

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 1d

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 1d

Oh fuck yes

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 2d

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Naomi! @naominori.bsky.social · 2d

I just hate that handhelds are now Phones and The Switch/Steamdeck if you want to be pedantic about it. This isn't even an "Uglier games for less money" thing I just miss that you could make games for less powerful hardware and it wasn't a forever game

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Kris Werewolfheart @kriswolfhe.art · 1d

james sunderland seeing a horrifying mannequin monster: ahhhhhh a monster aaaaahhh I deserve this for killing my wife aaaaah I'm in hell aaaahhhh

hinako seeing a horrifying mannequin monster:

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 2d

Always felt this tbh

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 2d

Covid…2!

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透明屿 @taiyangyu.bsky.social · 2d

She-Hulk
#shehulk

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. @rdiinmm.bsky.social · Nov 30

Mimiku

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 2d

PHILOMENA CUNK: It was actually illegal in England for The Obese to be employed in the film business until 1983. Why do you think that was?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 2d

You need more quan in your tum

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Avó chinesa muito católica @acexaman.bsky.social · 4d

Meowfeggio 528hz Healing Frequencies ✨️🌌

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piper @roodypatooti.bsky.social · Aug 26

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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 3d

The public can distinguish between someone who has opposed power – from its attempted hate speech legislation to its degradation of Irish sovereignty – and someone who used it to inflict austerity.

Ivan Yates just acknowledged what everyone already knew.

www.ontheditch.com/comment-you-...

You don’t need to be left to see the lies about Connolly

Ivan Yates was at least honest about the tactics he would need to use.

www.ontheditch.com

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 3d

Nick Cage from National Treasure
"I'm going to steal the Cliffs of Moher"

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Rhagana Doomslayer @rhagana.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely wild that @commandersterling.bsky.social was ranting this week about how the word"cozy" has become pervasive in video games and I see this at my local library today

Poster at the library's video section advertising "cozy horror" movies; it's a collage of original posters for the films The Fog, Practical Magic, Misery, Werewolves Within, Let the Right One In, Hocus Pocus, Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton version), Scare Me, and An American Werewolf in London.

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Rii Abrego @riibrego.bsky.social · 4d

I'm smarter than a movie character so I will not be playing the hopscotch that makes you small

A photo of a crudely drawn hopscotch layout that gradually becomes tiny

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Amalga Mako 🦈 @sharkmode.bsky.social · 4d

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sixpenceee none the richer @kagredon.bsky.social · 5d

i think about this tweet a lot

tweet from @arod_twit:

"characters in tv shows are too self aware now! every emotional convo is like "i guess i yelled at you earlier because i never processed dad leaving" no!! no!!! flush someone's blood pressure medication because they called you lazy."

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