Chris F.
@fnytv.bsky.social
Free New York is a weekly public access TV show on late Sunday night/early Monday morning at 2:00 AM ET on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. Chris F. is the host.
www.freenewyork.net
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Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Extremely funny to call the pope “holier-than-thou”
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Imagine being so utterly incapable of joy
December 25, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Imagine being so utterly incapable of joy
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I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
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BREAKING: sparked by a mass exodus of X users in protest of a new function that feeds images to Generative AI for other users to edit, for the first time since April 8th, Bluesky gained more than 55,000 new users in a day.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
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bskycheck.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
BREAKING: sparked by a mass exodus of X users in protest of a new function that feeds images to Generative AI for other users to edit, for the first time since April 8th, Bluesky gained more than 55,000 new users in a day.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
There are still 6.5 hours to go before the @bskycheck.com counter resets.
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Disney’s THE ARISTOCATS had its general U.S. release on December 24, 1970.
December 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Disney’s THE ARISTOCATS had its general U.S. release on December 24, 1970.
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President Free Speech has struck again!
Trump wants to cancel TV licenses because he doesn't like what late night TV hosts are saying about him.
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
What happened to "stop cancel culture" and buck up "snowflakes?" And what happened to the First Amendment?
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Free Speech has struck again!
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A few months ago Pam Bondi was saying there was nothing to release
The FBI was supposed to deliver all the Epstein files to @AGPamBondi's desk by 8 AM on Feb. 28, 2025. That's almost ten months ago. This seems like something @JusticeOIG would need to dig into www.justice.gov/ag/media/139...
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A few months ago Pam Bondi was saying there was nothing to release
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Since we’re on the topic of asking people for comment …
In 2021, Bari Weiss famously published a resignation letter by former Smith College librarian Jodi Shaw.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
Shortly after, I asked Smith if Weiss had reached out for comment first.
“She did not,” spokesperson Stacey Schmeidel said via email.
Weiss’ agents declined my requests for comment.
December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Since we’re on the topic of asking people for comment …
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4 GOP House members joined Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
4 GOP House members joined Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
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There is no such thing as an “AI detector” for language models. There are a lot of con artists cashing in on intentional obscurity of the technology.
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
AI Detection Tools Falsely Accuse International Students of Cheating – The Markup
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
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December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There is no such thing as an “AI detector” for language models. There are a lot of con artists cashing in on intentional obscurity of the technology.
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Um, holy fuck, they appear to be trying to rename immigration judges "deportation judges"---this ad just showed up in my Facebook feed
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Um, holy fuck, they appear to be trying to rename immigration judges "deportation judges"---this ad just showed up in my Facebook feed
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Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Second anniversary of our Apple TV’s spectacular attempt to understand me asking for “Hercule Poirot’s Christmas”
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An enraging trend right now, from CBS to the CDC, of people actively undermining institutions, then taking the reins of those institutions and claiming they need to rebuild the trust they helped destroy. (Also, people already trusted 60 Minutes.) bsky.app/profile/just...
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
An enraging trend right now, from CBS to the CDC, of people actively undermining institutions, then taking the reins of those institutions and claiming they need to rebuild the trust they helped destroy. (Also, people already trusted 60 Minutes.) bsky.app/profile/just...
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“Like prime, but with human beings”
The administration that wanted people fired for disliking a podcaster, and demanded the elimination of various networks, newspapers, and talk show hosts, is now banning 5 Europeans from traveling here because it doesn’t like restrictions on free speech. 🤔 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
European leaders condemn US visa bans as row over ‘censorship’ escalates
Washington accused of ‘coercion and intimidation’ after five leading figures behind digital safety law campaign targeted
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The administration that wanted people fired for disliking a podcaster, and demanded the elimination of various networks, newspapers, and talk show hosts, is now banning 5 Europeans from traveling here because it doesn’t like restrictions on free speech. 🤔 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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When I was on my last jury both the judge and prosecutor told us “if somebody walks in soaking wet with a wet umbrella, you are allowed to infer it’s raining” over and over again. Good enough to send an average guy down for murder, not good enough for the President.
What we’re being told is that a guy who is an adjudicated rapist, who was credibly accused of sexual assault by dozens of women, who paid hush money to a porn star, who cheated on all his wives, who is mentioned hundreds of times in the Epstein files, couldn’t possibly be a sexual predator.
December 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
When I was on my last jury both the judge and prosecutor told us “if somebody walks in soaking wet with a wet umbrella, you are allowed to infer it’s raining” over and over again. Good enough to send an average guy down for murder, not good enough for the President.
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Legendary conductor/composer Bernard Herrmann (June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975)
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Legendary conductor/composer Bernard Herrmann (June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975)
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Just imagining if Merrick Garland’s DOJ had shitposted.
December 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just imagining if Merrick Garland’s DOJ had shitposted.
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Highways get revenue from tolls but lose money every damn year. Maybe we should shut them down.
December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Highways get revenue from tolls but lose money every damn year. Maybe we should shut them down.
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It’s wild that we all just accept the premise this should be treated as a private business that “loses” money instead of as a public service that costs money.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s wild that we all just accept the premise this should be treated as a private business that “loses” money instead of as a public service that costs money.
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Campbell's Soup Can (Old Fashioned Vegetable), 1969
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/3934
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/3934
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Campbell's Soup Can (Old Fashioned Vegetable), 1969
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/3934
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/3934