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gabriel @gironda.org · 31m

charlie kirk filled his diaper correctly

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 50m

Everything is so stupid and so dangerous at once: www.welcometohellworld.com/everything-i...

@lukeoneil47.bsky.social

A few years ago I asked what's the most American thing you can think of it and I guess this has taken its place. The secret police performatively praying over fast food hamburgers before a hard day's work disappearing immigrants. They'd call you a hack for making a joke like that. I feel like one just noticing it having happened in real life.

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gabriel @gironda.org · 11h

in this year of our lord 2025 aren't we all

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 16h

Maybe beginning to feel news coverage that either ignores this sort of blather or balances it with a polite “Some experts disagree with the assessment that Portland is a burned-out hellscape under the rule of Antifa warlords” doesn’t really cut it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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gabriel @gironda.org · 17h

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gabriel @gironda.org · 17h

antifa ate my homework

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 17h

the president refers to killing as “actually an act of kindness” and it’s genuinely not news because baby we are frogs and we are coookin’

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 19h

Agreed. The entire point of bike lanes and paths is to separate smaller, slower moving things from larger, faster moving things. Anything other than pedal-assist bicycles or other speed limited mobility devices should not be in these spaces.

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 1d

My unpopular urbanist opinion is that big, hyperfast two-wheelers are a menace and should be banned from bike lanes/paths (with enforcement).

These things endanger everyone riding a bike or legal e-bike. Worse, they deter some from even trying.

E-bikes have evolved into e-motorcycles. Law enforcement is lagging behind.

Serious injuries are on the rise in emergency rooms around the country, as electric cycles become bigger and faster. Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem.

www.inquirer.com

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nattie winters @utilitylimb.bsky.social · 22h

the zapruder film makes a lot more sense when you see the new version with the pikmin

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gabriel @gironda.org · 22h

i got this One Weird Job

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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gabriel @gironda.org · 1d

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BoneQuest @bonequest.com · 2d

"ALL THE FILES IN THE TOILET" https://bonequest.com/9700

spigot: GRIPES GO UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND
spigot: GROPES THE OTHER WAY
spigot: `GIT STATUS --PORCELAIN` SHOWS ME ALL THE FILES IN THE TOILET
pants: ONE TIME THE TOILET LEAKED INTO THE SYSTEM FOLDER AND ALL THE FILES GOT PEE AND POO ON THEM

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The Joe Gross @joegross.bsky.social · 1d

Just ask literally anybody who lives there or has ever lived there. They will absolutely let you know this fact.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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gabriel @gironda.org · 1d

oh my god this stupid shit is still in my feed i need to hit unfollow a lot or log out a lot

gabriel @gironda.org · 1d

“what if it’s sentient” it’s not. do you have any other stupid questions

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gabriel @gironda.org · 1d

if “slurring the calculus and linear algebra and hurting its feelings” is a legitimate concern you have then i think we may live on different planes of reality

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 1d

A someone who has written extensively about the eugenic roots that permeates those who claim to be building so-called artificial general intelligence, I'm here to tell you to please NOT compare criticism against corporations claiming to build a machine god, with eugenics. The audacity.

if you're writing a sentence that sounds like eugenics but you go "oh that's fine to say because it's not a real person" (whatever that means) you may want to consider what made you okay with saying that.

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gabriel @gironda.org · 1d

The Galileo-Oppenheimer-Diffie-Hellman-Sutskever Dangerous Math Research Foundation

gabriel @gironda.org · 2d

the fact this is true makes me want to put my head in a vise

Sean Brennan @badgramar.bsky.social · 2d

Bill Kristol speaks with more clarity and conviction than all but a select handful of elected Democrats.

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 2d

One reason former Republicans have been better at opposing Trump than many progressives is because they correctly understand that the GOP’s descent into fascism represents a dramatic shift, and is therefore scarier, where the latter groups feel the need to argue it’s just a continuation of trend

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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gabriel @gironda.org · 2d

just about every show i've gone to recently, people talking over quiet parts of songs, or just yammering the entire time. it's absurd

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gabriel @gironda.org · 2d

instead of trying and failing to make social media less toxic which is absolutely a fools errand a novel idea is that we should all free ourselves from this terrible prison

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot believe what we are subjected to, day after day.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 2d

This is the main issue I have with so much of the coverage around e-bikes. It's not that there aren't legitimate issues. But there is a panic around e-bikes and crickets regarding the daily toll of cars. And that's because the harm of cars is just accepted. It's baked into our society.

AB @ab-cabra.bsky.social · 2d

The deference we give to drivers is astonishing: speeding, blowing through red lights, crashing without a whisper; yet we jump on non-drivers the moment they step out of line.

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