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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

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IG newberlinlibrary

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 5h

Antiphibian 😆

SilverMoon FAFO 💙🦋💙 @silvermoonfafo.bsky.social · 20h

The Antiphibian of Portland is gearing up to be an iconic symbol of resistance

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bendwalsh.bsky.social @bendwalsh.bsky.social · 9h

He’ll never pay for a cup of single origin pour over again

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

Texas AG Ken Paxton hired a former staffer to work on a recent case. As a state employee, her labor would have cost taxpayers $641.

As a private attorney, Paxton allowed her to bill $3,780 an hour, so that day of work cost taxpayers $24,570.

(Published July with @texastribune.org)

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Outsourcing More of His Office’s Work to Costly Private Lawyers

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton is frequently opting for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas. One attorney cost...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10h

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 9h

They probably would have gotten yelled at more for saying "San RaFELL" that far from the bay :D

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 9h

don't forget Koenig Lane!

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 9h

I only know the correct pronunciation on account of the 11:00pm news.

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 11h

this was fun : )

Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 1d

Hey all, I'm trying to get a baseline for how good people are at detecting whether fiction is AI-generated or human-written (most of the research on this is for nonfiction and my hypothesis is we're better with fiction).

If you have time, give it a try?

jlp-experiment.github.io/ai-detection...

AI vs Human Fiction Detection Test

jlp-experiment.github.io

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 13h

this feels like the corollary to we need Mamdani in NYC and an oyster fisherman in Maine and a midwestern dad in Minnesota.

we're supposed to be the party that embraces the fact that we're a diverse and chaotic nation, stop test-polling yourself to generic national oatmeal!!!

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 13h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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XaiaX (spooky ̆̈) @xaiax.net · 13h

If they come to San Francisco it’s gonna be 50% people dressed as Santa and 50% people being fully nude.

Constant Scream @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 13h

It's interesting seeing the different ways resistance has formed in different cities. Los Angeles Organized, Chicago Radicalized, and Portland Got Weird as Fuck. All 3 have had success unifying their respective cities.

I guess my point is there are multiple paths to ungovernability.

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 13h

not a stretch to imagine people just repurposing their Bay to Breakers costumes (many of which were literal bananas, at least this year)

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 13h

same

TallFroGuy [🔜critterposting hours] @tallfroguy.bsky.social · 1d

saw people's pets

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

A concise list of all of the questions Bondi dodged today.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

His spiel includes what I would call "performative self-awareness" - pretending to acknowledge that he is a dweeb and a windbag without actually believing he should make any corrections.

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

"you don't want to take life advice from me"

by jove, I think he's onto something!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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dredecopp.bsky.social @dredecopp.bsky.social · 2d

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

I love this paragraph:

“One of the chants that has become ubiquitous at these protests at Broadview is, ‘Love your neighbor, love your God, save your soul and quit your job,’” said Black, who pastors at the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago. “Everybody chants that.”

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

if it's the Eric I'm thinking of (he of the too-prominent gums), then I would wager no, he can't

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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C Baker @ccbeta.bsky.social · 1d

love it!

Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 2d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a career prosecutor who took a $25,000 check from an affiliated entity of Donald Trump’s while investigating Trump University and later left my lobbying firm to become Donald Trump’s personal impeachment lawyer, White House aide, and Attorney General. So don’t you DARE question my integrity.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi to Blumenthal: "You lied. How dare you? I'm a career prosecutor. Don't you ever challenge my integrity. Do not question my ability to be fair and impartial."

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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 2d

ICE is doing a hell of a lot of harm in the Chicago area *right now.* I don’t mean to trivialize the national guard stuff, it absolutely is an irresponsible escalation, but the guard-centric convo around this really does understate what’s going on without any guardsmen.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

If U.S. states have any degree of sovereignty, if there’s any states’ rights at all, it is the right not to be invaded by the armed forces of another U.S. state.

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