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Zeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 2h

Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 34m

I don't know that "congratulations" is the proper sentiment, but this is definitely worthy of recognition. Thank you, Violet. I have little doubt that, through your unstinting effort, you are a literal lifesaver.

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Catalin Cimpanu @campuscodi.risky.biz · 2h

Is there actually anyone left at CISA to handle the cyberz these days or did they leave Grok in charge?

Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 4h

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · Aug 13

A murder of crows? You mean caws of death??

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 1h

CDC is now abusing the phrase "informed consent" and I'm going to scream

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Adrian Walking Dead 🧟‍♂️ 🦇 @adrianswalker.blacksky.app · 2h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 1h

It makes sense when your goal is to depress overall vaccination rates. Breaking this into its constituent vaccines and insisting they be taken separately increases the odds that at least one of them will be missed.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2h

The acting CDC Director has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health. Trump has no knowledge, training or experience in science/public health.

Both are calling to make the MMR vaccine into 3 separate shots, which makes absolutely no scientific or public health sense.

Acting CDC boss wants to break up MMR vaccine into three shots

Jim O’Neill joins President Donald Trump’s call for three distinct measles, mumps and rubella shots, claiming a separation would ‘reduce the risk of side effects’ and ‘maximize parental choice’

www.independent.co.uk

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 1h

Replying is for when I want to be part of your conversation with your friends and followers. Quoting is for when I want something you said to be part of my conversation with mine.

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Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 5h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 2h

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

It’s so funny that we finally got confirmation it was an accident and even funnier that we didn’t know for sure because he tweets such crazy, criminal shit all the time

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Memento (Spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 5h

I know from my experience working in a hospital that every night, as soon as it gets dark, Trump gets naked and tries to fight everyone

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 2h

Missouri

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 2h

This Friday! Chapter 2 of The Ghost Hunter's Guide to the Alphabet: C is for CROSSING.

With character art!

Wellington. Expats. Ghosts. A cat. A killer. The intersections of ancestors and orphans. The crossroads of immigrants and Indigenous people under colonial rule. Real history. Horror.

Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 5d

Paywall lifted!

Begin your journey on the 90-day Pathway to Afterlife Excellence:

www.patreon.com/posts/chapte...

Chapter One | The Ghost Hunter’s Guide to the Alphabet | Threat Model

Get more from Threat Model on Patreon

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 4h

oops! all antifa

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4h

“They’re all Antifa now”

Laura Ingraham screenshot that reads: THEY'RE ALL ANTIFA
NGL
NOW
DEMS MELT UNDER PRESSURE
THE ANGLE ALERT

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 2h

Wanting weapon training and considering working as armed security (routinely putting you in proximity of any number of other armed people) are issues worth considering separately, I'd advise

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 2h

You're allowed to feel gratitude without actually forgiving any of the man's multitude of sins and failings

Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 3h

This is what state governments are meant for

deadline.com/2025/10/gavi...

Gavin Newsom Signs Bill That Restricts Loudness Of Commercials On Streaming Services

California's governor signed the legislation that had no opposition.

deadline.com

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Karen “the good kind” @kpsinging.bsky.social · 3h

😱😱😱😱

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 4h

This is really scary. If large companies start others will folllow.

Google tells employees: If you want health benefits, sign up with a third-party AI tool

Employees must provide access to a third-party AI tool to receive health benefits, sparking concerns about data privacy and consent among Googlers.

www.businessinsider.com

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 3h

Some of y'all won't ever be lured into a cult but are such busybodies that you will intrude into one.

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Jess-Icabod Zellers @stellagarp.bsky.social · 3h

Reposting with alt text and to go on the record as saying I share this perspective on generative AI

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Autumn of the Shoggoths @redsage.bsky.social · 11h

The future liberals want (genuinely; this is great!): www.sfgate.com/news/article...

www.sfgate.com

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 3h

Or even

(yes I've used this comparison before, but hey, it's apt)

a cartoon of maggie simpson looking out of a window with a republican fiction logo behind her

Alt: Maggie Simpson glares out a window at her nemesis, Unibrow Baby

media.tenor.com

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Chris WoooOOOOoomack @hollowoak.bsky.social · 3h

Max deserves the comforting stability of a nemesis' consistent presence

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 8h

Video of the Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLp...

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky

YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO

www.youtube.com

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 8h

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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