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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 1h

Americans should look up which countries ban the use of tear gas by military and police. Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war.

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 2h

President Donald Trump, Republican officials, and their right-wing media allies have laid the groundwork for a broadbased attack on core progressive and Democratic Party institutions in response to Saturday’s planned nationwide “No Kings” protests. www.mediamatters.org/donald-trump...

The Trump administration is positioning the upcoming No Kings protests as an excuse for crushing dissent

www.mediamatters.org

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 1h

They have ZERO fucking idea what their product does and who it is for. They don't care about anyone's mental health. They ONLY care about turning $15B into $300B, and they will happily use your tax breaks, water, and electricity to do it.

The Verge @theverge.com · 23h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18h

💛❌👑 #NoKings

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 2h

The 13 people with new jobs at the empty data center are still not going to see a wage increase, and the free local tax breaks will make sure none of that goes into our actual economy.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 22h

It's day 13 of the shutdown. What's Trump doing?

Negotiating a budget deal? No.

Preventing premiums from doubling? No.

Stopping 15 million Americans from losing health care? No.

He's meeting the Pres. of Argentina to reward him with a $20 billion bailout.

America first?

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 2d

Just to assure everyone, your Windows 10 PC is NOT going to cease to function on the 14th.
THIS IS NOT Y2K.
Systems embedded with Windows 10 will be around for the next 8+ years. Ask corporate IT why Microsoft offered another year of free support to Europe but not the US.

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 3d

Can we figure out a way to fund a public news organization that isn't totally biased and will survive without editorializing absolutely everything for tabloid news show click money?

STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT. 😐

Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 5d

THE WEIRDEST F*CKING TIMELINE.
It's Friday October 10th 2025, so here's the President talking about not using a common pain reliever and his secretary of health commenting on that by saying that autism is related to circumcision. 🙃

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 7d

It is encouraging to see the California Privacy Protection Agency stand up for Californians’ rights this way. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

California Targets Tractor Supply's Tricky Tracking

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a record fine earlier this month to Tractor Supply, the country’s self-proclaimed largest “rural lifestyle” retailer, for apparently ducking its

www.eff.org

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 7d

It's been a free-for-all since January.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 7d

Also ...
Qualcomm acquired Arduino. 😶

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 7d

The included link was a good test of your Ad Blocker, AdGuard DNS or Pi Hole. "s.amazon-adsystem .com" was blocked for me. 😁 I needed to allow it, change my settings, and re-block!

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 8d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 7d

It's like watching a hearing with Dedra Meero.
"The Very Worst Thing You Can Do Right Now Is Bore Me."

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Peter Thal Larsen @petertl.bsky.social · 8d

This photo from Portland by @reuters.com's Carlos Barria 👌

A demonstrator dressed in an inflatable frog costume stands infront of law enforcement officers during a protest outside of the ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) headquarters in south Portland, Oregon, U.S., October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 8d

Oppression is the mask of fear.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 8d

FYI: There's a Nemik super-edit that's…weirdly powerful? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf60...

Andor: Karis Nemik

YouTube video by SWFT

www.youtube.com

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Jeff Geerling @jeffgeerling.com · 8d

I wonder if Microsoft secretly wants everyone to switch to Linux. There are certainly fewer reasons to stick to Windows every day: www.theverge.com/news/793579/...

Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without an online account

Microsoft is disabling the best local account workarounds

www.theverge.com

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Kris @webkris.bsky.social · 8d

It's going to be enforced just like every tech law ever.
1. Companies are going to ignore the law and harm someone
2. A person or class action is going to sue and win
2a. Company drags it out in appeal
3. Depending on the money lost or the publicity, other companies will start following the law

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 8d

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

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Miranda Miller @randymiller.bsky.social · 9d

Learn from the internet pre-social media. The key to successful moderation is having a trustworthy moderation team that feels appropriately accountable to the community. Everyone wants to make ostensibly unmoderated spaces with hard objective boundaries and it doesn’t work & has never worked.

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 8d

I feel this in my bones.

Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 9d

“We would like your feedback”

I seriously doubt it.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 11d

Just got a text that my special election ballot is on the way.

I’ll be watching for it, because I’m voting YES on Prop 50.

Texas Republicans didn’t even give their voters a choice. So it’s on us to protect democracy at the ballot box.

Fight 🔥with 🔥🔥

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