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Kimi Hughes @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social · 17h

I adored this show. It got off the rails a few times, but such a great concept.

The 42cast @42cast.bsky.social · 1d

Join @onedecibelle.bsky.social @natebob.bsky.social @felicityk.bsky.social & @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social as we talk about the amazing, #scifi series, #Travelers 42cast.com/index.php/20... #esonetwork #timetravel

The 42cast Episode 256: Welcome to the 21st

This week Anji, Nate, Felicity, and Kimi join the cast to discuss Travelers.

42cast.com

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Kimi Hughes @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson couldn’t look more like a desperate hanger-on if he tried. They are full on ignoring him. He looks like the waiter that just happened to be in the shot.

Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 1d

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a close Trump collaborator, is being called out by US lawmakers for keeping Congress in recess amid the 2025 government shutdown, an apparent move to stall a long-anticipated vote on releasing the Jeffrey #Epstein files. #OpDeathEaters

Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured alongside Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — all of whom have been named or referenced in connections to the Jeffrey Epstein network in public records or reporting.

Donald Trump Jr. is also present, long known to have maintained public ties and online interactions with Andrew Tate, a self-described influencer facing human-trafficking charges.

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The 42cast @42cast.bsky.social · 1d

Join @onedecibelle.bsky.social @natebob.bsky.social @felicityk.bsky.social & @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social as we talk about the amazing, #scifi series, #Travelers 42cast.com/index.php/20... #esonetwork #timetravel

The 42cast Episode 256: Welcome to the 21st

This week Anji, Nate, Felicity, and Kimi join the cast to discuss Travelers.

42cast.com

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The Antifa Lorax @anarchymarshmallow.bsky.social · 1d

Gavin Newsom wasting no time in proving everyone right in not entertaining him as a hypothetical candidate for even a second. Obviously he's a piece of shit and can't even hide it.

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Kimi Hughes @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social · 1d

Johnson couldn’t look more like a desperate hanger-on if he tried. They are full on ignoring him. He looks like the waiter that just happened to be in the shot.

Anonymous @opdeatheaters.bsky.social · 1d

US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a close Trump collaborator, is being called out by US lawmakers for keeping Congress in recess amid the 2025 government shutdown, an apparent move to stall a long-anticipated vote on releasing the Jeffrey #Epstein files. #OpDeathEaters

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Josh Fox 🔜 Ex Tenebris coming to Kickstarter @armadajosh.bsky.social · 2d

There's 48 hours (ish) left on the Ex Tenebris Kickstarter - if you're on the fence and have questions, now's the time to ask them!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

Ex Tenebris: A star-spanning gothic investigation TTRPG

Unravel mysteries, battle horrors, protect the stars

www.kickstarter.com

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A Couple of Drakes @acoupleofdrakes.bsky.social · 2d

Man. Would be cool to live in a country that invested in the humanities rather than doubling down on perpetual inhumanity.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 2d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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🕷️Gory Thing🕷️ @korybing.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine being sent videos poorly mimicking your dead father’s corpse by people who are like “isn’t this cool” this is literal hell

Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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joysters5.bsky.social @joysters5.bsky.social · 2d

OK Bluesky Alaska, let’s get some good questions and comments

Screen shot of Sen Murkowski saying she will b on KSKA Talk of Alaska tomorrow at 10

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 2d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 2d

From the people who brought you a fake case in 303 Creative and still got the justices to bulldoze protections for queer people………

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

I'm sorry but how does this person have standing to challenge Colorado's ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy when she has explicitly disclaimed any desire to change a patient's sexual orientation or gender identity? How is this a real case? slate.com/news-and-pol...

The Supreme Court’s First Blockbuster Case This Term Looks Pretty Fake

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Chiles v. Salazar, a case that seeks to undo a major triumph of the LGBTQ+ movement.

slate.com

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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · 2d

I admire Greta's continued principled communication with media. She always puts the focus back on Palestinians. She insists that Palestinians do not need to be saved, and it is also our responsibility to do what we can to help end Israel's genocide.

She's right; this is the bare minimum.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

Less than a year into the Trump admin and the National Governors Association, founded over 115 years ago, is on the brink of collapse.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 2d

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Gov. JB Pritzker’s letter to the National Governors Association

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 2d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

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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Audrey Sargent @stoutheartstudio.com · 3d

Look, I know it’s hard, I know you have a work deadline, or you’re running low on time off-

PLEASE for the ♥️ keep your kids home if they’re sick.

We’ve been sick 3 times in 7 weeks in spite of masking and being hand washers. 10yo missed Fun Run, 2/8 club meetings, and his 5th grade field trip.

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Cole @lilgay.club · 3d

imagining the headlines if Biden collaborated with Pritzker to federalize Illinois' National Guard and send it to Texas. We wouldn't be having a delicate debate about whether it's true authoritarianism or not

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 4d

"it might be conscious but unable to express it! You can't know."
O-kay... That sounds like you are trying to argue for existence of a soul. Why have you never argued this for animals or other objects that didn't have multibillion dollar marketing campaigns?

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Frames @oxinabox.bsky.social · 4d

as a girl with a PhD in natural language processing and machine learning it's actually offensive to me when you say "we don't know how LLMs work so they might be conscious"

I didn't spend 10 years in mines of academia to be told ignorance is morally equal knowledge.

We know exactly how LLMs work.

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SprintingOwlDesigns @sprintingowl.bsky.social · 4d

Ttrpg design is wild because half the time you're thinking "I wonder if I can make people do vector calculus to resolve an attack check" and the other half of the time your game is called Monster Butts and the rules are that if a monster hits you with its butt you become a monster.

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Kimi Hughes @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social · 4d

Ooof.

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Kimi Hughes @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social · 4d

Depending on where you live, this is probably a legal requirement.

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 4d

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

“[t]he freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.”

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