A.S.K., a librarian
@thestackscat.bsky.social
Another Twitter escapee. @thestackscat most places.
You don't get to take your trauma out on other people.
You don't get to take your trauma out on other people.
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A direct consequence of the Supreme Court overturning the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises last term. We are seriously fucked.
A federal appeals court has struck down the FCC’s net neutrality rules that prevented internet service providers from throttling or blocking content or charging more to deliver it
This is really really bad. Like, you think sponsored ads on Google are annoying? Wait until ISPs throttle load speeds to websites that don't pay them for higher speeds.
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Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Making the most depressing point I can make yet again: the US media is going to treat Donald Trump with far less vitriol in response to him starting a random war in Venezuela vs the sheer level of vitriol that they hurled at Joe Biden for ENDING the War in Afghanistan.
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Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Every major news organization should be writing about how insane this is and how, if he takes this country to war (tomorrow?), it is the act of a madman.
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
December 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds.
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Don Davis (NC-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Jared Golden (ME-02)
Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)
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GenAI truly is the asbestos poisoning our collectively shared resources and infrastructure.
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
December 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
GenAI truly is the asbestos poisoning our collectively shared resources and infrastructure.
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“But the gays and the transgenders are perverts who want to abuse our kids!”
December 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“But the gays and the transgenders are perverts who want to abuse our kids!”
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Venezuela and U.S. Military Strikes: Considerations for Congress
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) prepared this. Like all of their work, it contains citations and links to sources. CRS is nonpartisan and widely respected.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) prepared this. Like all of their work, it contains citations and links to sources. CRS is nonpartisan and widely respected.
December 17, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Venezuela and U.S. Military Strikes: Considerations for Congress
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) prepared this. Like all of their work, it contains citations and links to sources. CRS is nonpartisan and widely respected.
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) prepared this. Like all of their work, it contains citations and links to sources. CRS is nonpartisan and widely respected.
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Mr President don't listen to the naysayers. Your political program, "Crash the economy and bring back ancient diseases" just needs more time to work
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Mr President don't listen to the naysayers. Your political program, "Crash the economy and bring back ancient diseases" just needs more time to work
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Potential reparations outlined in the bill include official statements of apology, monetary compensation, property tax rebates, social service assistance, as well as licensing and permit fee waivers and reimbursement.
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
Maryland will consider slavery reparations after Gov. Wes Moore’s veto is overridden
Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore — currently the nation’s only Black governor — that d…
trib.al
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Potential reparations outlined in the bill include official statements of apology, monetary compensation, property tax rebates, social service assistance, as well as licensing and permit fee waivers and reimbursement.
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
trib.al/Kt3AEVe
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The comments and quote posts on this are…disgusting?? It’s a Hanukkah party? We eat fried foods in Hanukkah because the oil burned for eight days so we use oil to commemorate it is?? This isn’t even lavish it’s just a holiday meal?? Can y’all be normal about Jews??
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The comments and quote posts on this are…disgusting?? It’s a Hanukkah party? We eat fried foods in Hanukkah because the oil burned for eight days so we use oil to commemorate it is?? This isn’t even lavish it’s just a holiday meal?? Can y’all be normal about Jews??
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
Fuck Trump and also this ain’t it
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After Victor Rodriguez, Any Huamani with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council spoke.
She said federal immigration agents took over 15 people from Chicago's southwest side today.
She also noted they drove while missing license plates, went the wrong way down one-way streets, and red red lights.
She said federal immigration agents took over 15 people from Chicago's southwest side today.
She also noted they drove while missing license plates, went the wrong way down one-way streets, and red red lights.
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
After Victor Rodriguez, Any Huamani with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council spoke.
She said federal immigration agents took over 15 people from Chicago's southwest side today.
She also noted they drove while missing license plates, went the wrong way down one-way streets, and red red lights.
She said federal immigration agents took over 15 people from Chicago's southwest side today.
She also noted they drove while missing license plates, went the wrong way down one-way streets, and red red lights.
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Like it’s kind of hard to say but it’s honestly at this point in terms of numbers and openness .. easier to get a non media / tech affiliated white person to consider race …
But they also if they are active civically?
Are doing other shit right now
But they also if they are active civically?
Are doing other shit right now
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Like it’s kind of hard to say but it’s honestly at this point in terms of numbers and openness .. easier to get a non media / tech affiliated white person to consider race …
But they also if they are active civically?
Are doing other shit right now
But they also if they are active civically?
Are doing other shit right now
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When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
December 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When not in use, the Rubio is powered down and placed in a corner.
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With every stir, chop, and pour, Madame Kattia serves comfort and community to her neighbors in Haiti. She is one of our cooks at a WCK-Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti community kitchen, where ongoing violence has displaced families. #ChefsForHaiti
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
With every stir, chop, and pour, Madame Kattia serves comfort and community to her neighbors in Haiti. She is one of our cooks at a WCK-Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti community kitchen, where ongoing violence has displaced families. #ChefsForHaiti
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this was a weekend of unrelenting horrors, but if you had a small nice thing happen I would like to hear about it
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
December 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
this was a weekend of unrelenting horrors, but if you had a small nice thing happen I would like to hear about it
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
maybe you read a great book or saw a cute dog walking down the street or your soup turned out really good? please share
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@bsky.app @support.bsky.team This is Chicago's only Black owned media outlet and a crucial part of ICE/CBP reporting during an actual emergency. Unacceptable/please free @thetriibe.com
So... @support.bsky.team still hasn't given any tangible help on how we can get access to our @thetriibe.com account again.
It's going on a week now.
Will be posting our stories from here in the meantime.
It's going on a week now.
Will be posting our stories from here in the meantime.
December 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@bsky.app @support.bsky.team This is Chicago's only Black owned media outlet and a crucial part of ICE/CBP reporting during an actual emergency. Unacceptable/please free @thetriibe.com
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If you walked into the voting booth and put a fucking check mark next to "Donald J. Trump" for President, you cannot fucking say "I didn't vote for this". YES YOU DID. You checked the box, you posted the memes, you owned the libs, and now we are all being rewarded for your hatred and racism. Thanks.
December 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If you walked into the voting booth and put a fucking check mark next to "Donald J. Trump" for President, you cannot fucking say "I didn't vote for this". YES YOU DID. You checked the box, you posted the memes, you owned the libs, and now we are all being rewarded for your hatred and racism. Thanks.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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if you have a little craving for something you should be allowed to go the grocery store and take a little nibble for free. it doesn’t make sense that you’d have to buy a whole thing
December 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
if you have a little craving for something you should be allowed to go the grocery store and take a little nibble for free. it doesn’t make sense that you’d have to buy a whole thing
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Darth Brooks
is this anything
is this anything
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Darth Brooks
is this anything
is this anything
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All I want for Christmas🎶
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
All I want for Christmas🎶
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The backstory will either make him sympathetic, in which case we will feel bad he died, or make him more of an asshole, it which case it is unnecessary.
December 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The backstory will either make him sympathetic, in which case we will feel bad he died, or make him more of an asshole, it which case it is unnecessary.
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Ya, i post about politics, but what is really important to me is a) posting over 50 times/day and b) LOOK AT THIS GREEN HERON OMFG #birds
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ya, i post about politics, but what is really important to me is a) posting over 50 times/day and b) LOOK AT THIS GREEN HERON OMFG #birds