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Just trying to figure it all out. Read my newsletter, the Future Phatness. https://open.substack.com/pub/futurephatness

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · Jul 23

I wrote something: People Don't Use Headphones in Public Anymore and I Hate it

People Don't Use Headphones in Public Anymore and I Hate It

It's the 1980s all over again but way way way worse.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 6m

the latest effort to try to find the switch to turn off liberalism (also these people hate the idea of a free society)

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 3h

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 6m

This coming from the fucking party kidnapping people in the streets and housing them like cattle.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 33m

Whenever anyone says how much of the U.S. economy is tied to AI right now, I'm like...damn, what if a single rich person had any idea other than "try to zero out labor costs through theft."

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 4h

15 shillings per week = 624 shillings per year = £31.2 per year.

Bank of England says £31.2 in 1843 money is worth about £3,546 today.

That’s about $4,800 per year in American currency.

Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 15h

He still won't win the Nobel.

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 15h

He is once again an oath breaker.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 18h

I think once you up the difficultly, it might seem longer. I don't mind it being short.

Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 19h

Yes I will vote for this sexy Black man.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19h

A good time to be a serial killer or trafficker across state lines.

A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data — The Washington Post

Nearly a quarter of FBI agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing above 40 percent in the bureau’s largest field offices.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 20h

“In Cyberpunk 2077 universe, AI killed the Internet by propagating all over it, faster than humans could hope to stop it. This forced companies and people to abandon it and either use isolated small networks or reconnect in real life”

Me seeing AI in real life doing just that:

[Image of a person looking directly at the camera with a knowing, unimpressed, or weary expression]

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 20h

It's super short. Once you figure it out, you can clear it in 15 minutes.

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 20h

I like it.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 20h

tbr, but GOOD. thank you, @jimlee.bsky.social!

Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 20h

Jim Lee's impassioned words about why DC will never use AI have already won New York Comic Con.

Jim Lee On Why DC Will Never Use AI: “AI Doesn’t Dream, Feel, Or Make Art, It Aggregates It”

The President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics spoke out at today's Retailer Day at New York Comic Con.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 20h

kind of amazing that this is my publisher now. let's fucking go.

Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 20h

No War on Chicago
No War Anywhere

No War on Chicago; No War Anywhere!

“The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has had nothing to ga...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 23h

a dumpster is on fire with a sign that says no smoking

ALT: a dumpster is on fire with a sign that says no smoking

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 1d

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 1d

Also, all these guys could have resigned in protest. They didn't so fuck them.

Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 1d

I have a general rule of not being nice to cops.

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

I use archival images for my posts so that I don't have to 1) pay for good ones or 2) steal them or 3) use shitty AI ones, which means I do a lot of searches in the National Archives index for things like "FBI" which sometimes yield unusable but awesome images like this. Check out the hat!

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Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 1d

It really does feel like all this shit with Trump is heading towards a crescendo. He's barely out in public. When he is, he sounds crazy. And he's sending troops to cities for absolutely no reason. It just feels like this entire situation is at a breaking point.

Slacks @jayslacks.bsky.social · 1d

Fasting before a physical sucks.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

10 days until the biggest peaceful protests in modern American history. A No Kings Day event is likely happening near you wherever you are. Please join us to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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