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Henry Laws
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luigii.bsky.social
Absolute carnage in the family group chat as my cousin posts a Christmas riddle from her fiancé’s office that no one can figure out, only to find that someone in the office got ChatGPT to make up the riddle and it’s gibberish that doesn’t have a solution
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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the-pied-piper.bsky.social
I propose an international law that once you become personally responsible for the murder of 1,000 people, be it via direct violence or policy, you are declared a dragon and adventurers can form parties to quest against you.
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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jimbosaur.bsky.social
Stone Age: We made this thing extinct one at a time by inventing a better way to throw darts.

Early Modern: We hath mayde these thinges extincte by bringing cattes whence there should nought be cattes.

Contemporary: lol we did a mass extinction with our plagiarizing nonconsensual porn machine lmao
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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atherton.bsky.social
I'm more into data de-centering (downloading parts of wikipedia onto flash drives and then scattering them in the wilderness)
November 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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neorsd.org
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
large 20-foot tall concrete lined sewer tunnel. in the distance three people stand with head lamps on their hard hats, looking toward the camera as they stand in ankle-deep water.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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niedermeyer.online
aren't you glad you complied in advance with the president you had every reason to believe was a pedophile at the time?
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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judgesabo.bsky.social
Of all the conservative hypocrisies I heard growing up, none angered me more than hearing people say "We need God to have a universal moral standard applying to all times and places" only to turn around and say "You can't judge this colonizer/slaver/etc because it was a different time and place."
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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judgesabo.bsky.social
I don't tend to be interested in Marxist critiques of moral realism which emphasizes that our ideas about morality arise out of our socio-economic base. They do arise out of that, of course, but so do literally all of our ideas, including math, science, etc.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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judgesabo.bsky.social
Some people get upset studying philosophy because they feel it doesn't tell them approximately what position is 'correct' like you might get in science. They then dismiss it all as pointless. This misses the very real benefit of helping you avoid all the issues we are confident are very, very wrong.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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futurehistories.bsky.social
Following up on the two recent #FutureHistories episodes with Aaron Benanav (@abenanav.bsky.social), here you'll find the full versions of his new papers #BeyondCapitalism 1 & 2 -> buff.ly/k23voql

Must read!

Find the two episodes here:
Ep1 -> buff.ly/MkPKGXT
Ep2 -> buff.ly/dqWZ5Q3
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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byroncclark.bsky.social
Tonight's watch is the Indian crime drama Raees
Poster for Raees
November 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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byroncclark.bsky.social
There's an Hbomber guy video essay where he talks about how in the dystopian future of THX 1138 people purchase moulded shapes of plastic just to experience the joy of buying something, and he quips "George Lucas predicted Funko Pops"

I think about that a lot

kotaku.com/funko-pop-st...
Funko Pop Sounds Like It's In Serious Trouble With Massive Debt
The collectibles company is crashing out
kotaku.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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byroncclark.bsky.social
What Ōtautahi has lacked since the earthquakes is boarding houses, I feel like it wouldn't take many to be able to actually end homelessness in the city

www.odt.co.nz/star-news/st...
Not enough houses for rough sleepers in Chch | Star News
Christchurch Methodist Mission's executive director says her organisation already has about 100 people on its Housing First waitlist - and the...
www.odt.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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kathbarbadoro.bsky.social
Google AI is like an Eric Adams quote generator
Al Overview Men in New York have done countless things throughout history, from building the city to participating in major events like the Stonewall riots and the September 11 attacks. Their actions have ranged from daily life and economic hardship during the Great Depression to playing significant roles in the city's political and social landscape, such as the assassination of Malcolm X or the fight for LGBTQ+ rights.
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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donaeldtheunready.bsky.social
Joyce Carol Oates sitting across a desk from Kendrick Lamar:

"So I'm putting a team together..."

Isaac Chotiner knocks on the open door.
moryan.bsky.social Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d
Personally, I will be trying to avoid the notice of Joyce Carol Oates and Kendrick Lamar for the rest of my natural life
mementomorty.bsky.social Memento (Aloof) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 1d
I need Joyce Carol Oates to be mean to me online so I can get my life together
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social
A cow wearing a t-shirt with the word "SICKOWS" on it looks through a window at 4 crudely made tools and says "MOO... HA HA HA... MOO!!"
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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rodger.bsky.social
The dilemma of being one of Kim Kardashian’s psychics and knowing she’s paying you to say “you’re going to pass the bar exam!” meanwhile all the ghosts and spirits in the room are hollering “SHE DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHAT TORTS ARE”
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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tylerfromtheinternet.com
Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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junlper.beer
learning a lot about relationships on tiktok
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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papa.org.nz
This is a racist and discriminatory move that will not only harm those most in need of the redress payments, but undermines the very purpose of this redress scheme! People Against Prisons Aotearoa demands better for those abused at the hands of the state.
Image 9 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “Write a submission opposing the continued punishment of those abused in State Care. Submissions close Wednesday 26 November. Submission link in our linktree.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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papa.org.nz
The government continues to punish and shame those abused by the state by attempting to introduce legislation that will make people who have committed certain offences ineligible for redress payments. This directly goes against what was recommended in the Royal Commission Report.
Image 5 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “It is well researched that experiencing violence and abuse often leads to more violence and abuse throughout a person’s life. These are cycles that need to be broken through care and investment in social services, not by continuing to punish the same people.” Image 6 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “The Redress System for Abuse in State Care Bill is intended to: make serious violent and sexual offenders ineligible for financial redress, set out the process that these people can apply for eligibility for financial redress, establish offences (and penalties) for failing to disclose criminal convictions that would make an applicant ineligible for financial redress, and set out the circumstances in which an apology given by or on behalf of a person to a survivor of abuse in care is not relevant or admissible in court.” Image 7 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “This is despite the report itself recommending that: “there should continue to be no exclusion for serious offenders or any extra criteria for them to meet. A large number of those in prison have been in care and the tūkino they have suffered may have contributed to their offending. Most are Māori, and they and their whānau are likely to be among those most in need of help through the scheme.” Image 8 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: ““Justice must be inclusive. The abuse suffered by children and vulnerable adults in ‘care’ does not lose its significance because of what those individuals may do later in life. To exclude serious offenders from redress is to deny the reality of trauma, perpetuate systemic injustice, and undermine the very purpose of this redress scheme.” – Sonja Cooper (Lawyer) in opposition of the Bill.”
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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papa.org.nz
*Submissions are open until Wednesday 26 November for the Redress System for Abuse in State Care Bill.* www3.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/mak... One year ago, the government apologised to survivors of abuse in state care but one year on nothing has changed.
Image 1 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “PAPA opposes these discriminatory, racist and punitive aspects of the Redress System for Abuse in State Care Bill. We demand better for those the state has failed to protect, not just once but throughout their lives.” Image 2 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “One year ago, the government formally apologised to survivors of abuse in state care. Today they are trying to legislate that people who have committed specific offences will be ineligible for redress payments.” Image 3 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “The Royal Commission Report acknowledged that time in State Care is a pipeline to Prison Many survivors even acknowledging it was a natural next step.” Image 4 description: Dark grey background with a white box in the middle of the post. There is text in the middle of the white box that reads: “What kind of empty promise did the government make a year ago, that today they’re pushing through laws that totally disregard the findings of their very own report?”
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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papa.org.nz
The massive cover-up of allegations made against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming gets right at key contradictions in policing itself. The police exist in order to maintain social order - but that social order is fundamentally unjust.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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papa.org.nz
No efforts to reform policing have ever been successful because the police cannot be reformed - they are enemies of equality that we must struggle against and overcome.
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM