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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 6h

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 1d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 9h

This dude just radiates “Bari Weiss, but somehow LESS accomplished.”

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 10h

What will the new Adam O'Neal–hosted WaPo opinions podcast sound like for the next few decades? Maybe a little something like this x.com/WashPostComm...

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · 1d

New from me and @brendannyhan.bsky.social

Why Trump's "Compact for Academic Excellence" is a devil's bargain and should be rejected in all forms

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.

Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.

www.msnbc.com

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 20h

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 14h

Casey why do you hate innovation?

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

Genuinely cannot wait for this, it is going to redefine the ways a game can suck ass

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 2d

Elon Musk announces xAI game studio will release a great AI-generated game before end of 2026.

Powered by Grok, the studio aims to revolutionize gaming with dynamic, photo-realistic experiences.

#xAI #Grok #AIGaming

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

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bjkeefe @bjkeefe.bsky.social · 19h

Probably all you authors know about this already, but just in case not, you can search here to see if your book is included in the Anthropic Works settlement:

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

Was going to h/t Dave but I got the link from Kevin, after clicking to see if he was srs.

Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 20h

ME: "Okay, I need to focus on book edits. No more blogging until the last few chapter edits are done."

KEVIN KELLY: "AI firms shouldn't pay authors for copyright violations. Authors should pay for the privilege of being included in the AI training data!"

kevinkelly.substack.com/p/paying-ais...

Kevin Kelly, "paying AIs to Read My Books"

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 20h

Goddammit.

a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with plaques on it .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a wall with plaques on it .

media.tenor.com

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 20h

Hell, he helped light the burner.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 20h

...Why would you inflict this take on me right now, Kevin?

I'm a nice enough fellow, and I just want to concentrate on finishing my book.

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 20h

ME: "Okay, I need to focus on book edits. No more blogging until the last few chapter edits are done."

KEVIN KELLY: "AI firms shouldn't pay authors for copyright violations. Authors should pay for the privilege of being included in the AI training data!"

kevinkelly.substack.com/p/paying-ais...

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John Sundman @jsundman.bsky.social · 20h

Now available at Barnes & Noble!
informationmagazine.com

Screen cap showing cover of In Formation Magazine with a yellow sticker: "Now Available At Barnes & Noble $1984

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes let us not judge her based on the words that come out of her own mouth but rather whether or not she created shareholder value

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

as a wee lad in the early 90s who thought it would be fun to make cartoons for a living, I did not expect to chronicle the descent of the so called american experiment into blatant fascism, but I guess you play the hand you are dealt

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 1d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 1d

Pittsburgh has produced a number of embarrassing people but I find it hard to convincingly argue that any of them can top Bari Weiss

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Built in a lab to appease billionaires

"I know that there are some people in this room who don't believe that my marriage should have been legal," Ms. Weiss told the Federalist Society, an influential
conservative legal group, in 2023. "And that's OK. Because we're all Americans who want lower taxes."

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah I used to think this was Global Crossing 2.0 but now it’s DEFINITELY Enron Part Deux.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.