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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 36m

Fuck it. It's the October 10th. I'm going into full Donald Pleasence Devil's eyes monologue in the old Myers house mode and I shall not leave it until at least February.

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 52m

I love that fucking frog replace Jimmy Kimmel with him.

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Selfless Lovers @selfless-lovers.bsky.social · 11h

I love the gif included in the article. It needs a " fuck the police" caption

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perfect knight @shiningknightx.bsky.social · 6h

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 1h

when i tell you this is some of the BEST sound design I’ve ever heard… GO SEE IT IN A THEATRE! You WONT REGRET IT!

'PREY WILL PLAY IN THEATERS FOR THE FIRST TIME
LEARN MORE

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 2h

The anxiety of this would end me. Completely unacceptable behaviour. How dare they.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 2h

Just saw someone angrily blustering on Facebook that if the scaremongers were right, 30% of people would have long covid by now!!! And welp…
www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/stu...

Studies across 14 nations show 25% to 30% rate of long COVID

Among the 25% of participants in 1 study who said they experienced long-COVID symptoms, 13% reported sleep disorders.

www.cidrap.umn.edu

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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 4h

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Erin Overbey @erinoverbey.bsky.social · 3h

On the October anniversary of the passage of the Iraq War resolution authorizing Bush (in 2002) to initiate that 20 yr interminable war, the ‘anti-war’ Pres Trump is sending American troops into the Middle East once again to support yet another foreign conflict…

history repeats…and we are all fools

X post: BREAKING via AP

US says it's sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor Gaza ceasefire deal.

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Jeremy Smith @mrbeaks.bsky.social · 3h

Bill Burr's whole appeal was built around no-BS observations. Now that we know he's full of shit when a seven-figure check clears (from one of the most oppressive regimes on the planet), he has zero value as a comic. His career should be over, but I see a booking at Trump's ballroom in his future.

Defector @defector.com · 3h

Bill Burr has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, but he still can't settle on which lazy excuse he wants to employ. defector.com/bill-burr-ke...

Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

By default, Bill Burr exists in a state of his ass being chapped, but clearly it’s been feeling more chapped than usual. The comedian has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh…

defector.com

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 6h

I’m not kidding when I say these weird ass costumes and antics are actually an extremely effective tactic from a media standpoint bc when enough people do them, the media can’t fully scrub them out

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 7h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 16h

honestly fu** you if you think gazans are only allowed to ask for help to cover their very basic necessities when they’re starving or being killed, calling a gazan a grifter for trying to secure her education proves that you don’t see gazans as humans who deserve to live equally.

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 8h

"The consumers won't care if it's AI."

Ah yes, horror fans -- y'know, the people who famously ask "Are the FX Practical?!" about literally every movie -- definitely won't care that you're feeding them prompt-generated slop. Good call there.

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 8h

Can confirm... *sighs*

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 8h

Woman holding protest sign: You think it started on the 7th October
because the BBC won't
show you seasons 1, 2 and 3

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jeff computers @helldude.bsky.social · 10h

ill keep saying it and theyll keep doing it: podcaster occupied government

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 10h

Justice Department lawyers reposted President Trump’s statements and may have inadvertently endangered their prosecution of Luigi Mangione, violating the judge’s explicit orders that DOJ employees refrain from public comment about the case. trib.al/b9U7CY1

DOJ in Trouble After Lawyers Reposted Trump Rants on Luigi Mangione

The Justice Department’s case against Luigi Mangione just hit a major obstacle.

trib.al

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10h

9. This time, the backlash seems to be losing steam. If the far right can’t even muster a meaningful dent in Netflix’s bottom line, the balance of power may be shifting.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10h

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 10h

Mine too.

🪱𝔼𝕟𝕠𝕔𝕙🪱 @oddoblivion.bsky.social · 12h

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 13h

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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Rosencreutz (alleged youtuber) @rosencreutz.bsky.social · 12h

The thing to me is that if Nvidia is valued higher than like all of Big Pharma combined, the AI dream at this point can only pay off if it somehow manages to obliterate the entire need for white collar workers. And that will just cause mass unemployment and a consumer drought.

meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 12h

even if you 100% believe techbros it still makes no sense to invest in AI because at this point their promises are so utopian that ROI becomes totally meaningless. like, will i need an extra 10% on my 401k in utopia?

they created something thats actually harder to imagine than the end of capitalism

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 12h

Please donate or share

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🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @beautyworld2020.bsky.social · 12h

💔 I beg you… please, save my daughter.

Donations have stopped. No one looks my way anymore.
I’m a mother alone, fighting for my my little girl whose wound hasn’t healed since surgery

Medicine in Gaza is rare and costly — Don't let us become a painful memory

gofund.me/2f942387

#StandWithGaza

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 12h

Has anyone checked under their beds for bodies?

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 19h

The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)

An article from The Times: "Meet the young Tories dreaming of a bright blue future". Featuring bizarre portraits of Charles Amos, Rhys Benjamin and Daniel Campbell.

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Martin O'Leary @strangetea.bsky.social · 13h

Take a look at the linked article. The images reek of white entitlement, the men all look like psychopaths and all the women look like startled trad wives.

Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · 19h

The photography in this article really feels like The Times are deliberately setting these people up for ridicule. (You can read it without visiting The Times here archive.ph/KZZC1)

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