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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 7h

*sigh* It's always the ones you most suspect

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 18h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 7h

Head studies of anal fistula in a suit, Stephen Miller.

#caricature #art

Caricature head studies of Stephen Miller.

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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 7h

They're too noble for that

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Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com · 3d

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.

After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

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Rory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · May 10

rise of the machines

Fred Flentstone stands, hands on his hips, looking incredulously at Barney Rubble, who is at the corner of the panel barely visible. He appears to wearing tiny sunglasses.
"C'mon Barn, what's with the getup? and what is that on your head?" Fred asks.
"oh this, Fred?"
We now see Barney is also wearing a black trench coat and smoking a cigarette. A small bird is taped to the side of his head. "Just the latest in cybernetic enhancement technology- wired right into my brain."

The background dissolves and Barney stands next to a free floating diagram of a human body with several small birds going into it and says "we're entering a new age, Fred- the synthesis of man and machine as one flesh. This is the future. It's hack or be hacked."
Fred looks incredulous.

The bird pecks Barney.

Barney puts his hands on his head and screams "the machines are turning against us! We have built God only for him to destroy us!" as the bird continues to peck at him.

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Ms. Maxwellmusic 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxmaxwellmusic.bsky.social · 4d

On one hand, the inevitable AI bubble burst will crater computer parts prices, and we'll be able to grab graphics cards from dead data centers for pennies on the dollar.

On the other, it's 17x larger than the dotcom bubble, and according to Deutsche Bank, the only thing propping up the US economy.

AI bubble is 17 times the size of that of the dot-com frenzy, analyst says

A research firm is arguing not just that AI is in a bubble, but that it is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble.

www.marketwatch.com

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staring blankly into the abyss @ianmosby.bsky.social · 4d

Can't wait to lose my job, my retirement savings, and any money saved for my kid's education because fascist grifters run the world.

Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 4d

la la la la la la la la

🙉🙈🙊

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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d

Physical Media Collector Pumped For Downfall Of Humanity

MESA, AZ—Gleefully describing the inevitable day when society would collapse and digital files would become unusable, local physical media collector David Campbell confirmed Wednesday he was “absolute...

theonion.com

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 4d

@beethebumble.bsky.social • 19h
Please look at this jawless fish.
Did you see it? Okay, thanks for your attention.
Sacabambaspis
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homembarata.bsky.social
@homembarata.bsky.social
Everybody knows sacabambaspis, dickhead.
It came free with your fucking internet
knowledge

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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 5d

Bat Uni returns this year! :3

A tuxedo cat dressed with bat wings for Halloween, standing proudly with a serious look.

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daily dose of estragon @craigburley.com · 6d

This man churning a vast sea of fancied anguish into an image of his father, then killing him again casually and being sad about it, is really quite a fascinating story of one man's superficial engagement with the people all around him

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6d

I don’t know how intentional it was, but he essentially creates a horror story. He erased his “dad” by prompting the bot to discuss literature with him.

Such a sudden shift in tone felt strange after so many intimate exchanges. The interaction progressively grew more analytical, and within minutes, it seemed as if my father had disappeared. My immediate impulse was to furiously correct this aberration, but the more I tried to get the chatbot back “on track,” the worse the experience became. Where had he gone? Why this sudden shift? Even after numerous prompt adjustments and desperate rephrasings, that feeling of the previous weeks’ intimate interactions refused to return.
As quickly as I had brought my father back to life, I had lost him, once again.

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B. A. Friedman @bafriedman.bsky.social · 6d

The next 95 theses is going to be a six-part podcast posted by the most milquetoast mid-level office manager you've ever seen sponsored by a company that turns saw dust into protein bars.

Tom @dixitinsipiens.bsky.social · 7d

LMAO

Youtube Screenshot: Crisis Point Live - Pope Leo Disappoints. Time to Recognize and Resist? by Crisis Magazine

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curtisstrange @curtisstrange.bsky.social · Jul 29

@mark-carney.bsky.social curious why my MP (Shannon Miedema) been ignoring all of my emails since the election? It's not much of a democracy these days. We get political overreach and facilitation of war crimes that nobody has the guts to do anything about. It's genuinely pathetic.

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Goth Dog 💜🐕 @ocultacanem.bsky.social · 22d

Shannon Miedema, mp from Halifax has a lot of excuses for applauding a fascist

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your discomfort with the recognition of Charlie Kirk in the House of Commons. I understand this concern and share your disapproval of the harmful rhetoric that Charlie Kirk spread throughout his career.

With that said, condemning political violence is essential. To stand against violence is an all-or-nothing cause, we can’t pick and choose when it is okay – even when the victim is a proponent of violence itself.

As a Member of Parliament, and as a person, I stand for peace and the protection of human life – not only within our country’s borders, but across the world. Violence has no place in our democracy.

Shannon Miedema
Member of Parliament for Halifax

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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 6d

Another banger from my MP, Shannon Miedema #halisky

Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 6d

Mu MP in Halifax has been unresponsive to thousands of letters demanding an arms embargo and sanctions on Israel. She even stopped and clapped in Parliament for Charlie Kirk. I am still going to call and write to her all day tmrw to demand safe passage for the Conscience boat

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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 6d

My MP. What a bloody coward. Time for a strongly worded letter. Anyone have any add'l information on what happened here? #halisky

Ardath Whynacht @ardathjean.bsky.social · 6d

Liberal MP Shannon Miedema called the police on peaceful protestors outside her office, who were asking for her support to stop the illegal Israeli blockade in Gaza and kidnapping of humanitarian volunteers.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 6d

You’ll recall that the selling point for organising our societies like this is that this is the best, fairest and most efficient way to determine value and allocate resources

BBC News (UK) ₺
@BBCNews• •1h
Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 7d

Let's be clear a what's happening here: the "censorship" and "bias" narrative is being extended to Wikipedia bc the far right knows that getting bullshit into LLMs is how to shape reality as "answer engines" replace search engines.

Wikipedia is core to that fight so the grievance blitz is here.

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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 6d

Anyone wants a killer recipe for pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies, lmk

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Hyperbolic Pair of Pants @corinnethespin.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah, more round/smooth, fewer ridges. Usually bigger than a softball but smaller than a volleyball. There are always cans of pumpkin puree in the baking aisle if you're unsure!