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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 11h

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11h

1. Anti-trans outrage is losing its bite.

Last week, Elon Musk led a mass boycott campaign to get trans characters removed from shows on the platform.

Major conservatives joined in.

Now, we have the result: the boycott was a fizzle, and Netflix stock is up.

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Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize

Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Vjaybombs @vjaybomb.bsky.social · 1d

GOP

#vjaybombs

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

Hitler was what came after the Weimar Republic

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 1d

Today, @clayrenfroe.bsky.social is feeling seen.

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Area Man Has Far Greater Knowledge Of Marvel Universe Than Own Family Tree https://theonion.com/area-man-has-far-greater-knowledge-of-marvel-universe-t-1819571080/

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 2d

It really is so gross. I have had friends out of state asking what Californians think of him and his actions. I’ve had to explain that he is the devil we know right now… 🫠

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 2d

He’s garbage.

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 2d

Fuck this.

(Important legal note, though: he tabled all but the one he vetoed, which means they WILL become law in 30 days without further action, because CA has the “pocket signature.” He essentially dodged any official accountability on making a decision.)

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 2d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 2d

Go get Josh’s book!!! 📖

Joshua Pruett @zombietardis.bsky.social · 3d

So gratifying to see people enjoying my goofy little book

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 3d

John Oliver is right. Secret donations to presidential libraries enable bribery, while public access to presidential records is at an all time low.

This makes it too difficult to know what current administrations are doing, and what past administrations have done.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 3d

Here’s last night’s story about presidential libraries, how they help shape history, the troubling ways they can be used, and – of course – some tasteful conjecture about one president’s undercarriage. youtu.be/dB1-lg-xZWc

Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yay. 🫠

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3d

Burbank Airport air traffic control tower unmanned on Monday evening amid government shutdown

The air traffic tower at Burbank Airport is unmanned on Monday evening as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

abc7.com

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d

Zelda Williams has asked people to stop sending her AI slop videos of her father Robin Williams:

"It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want"

"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting [stuff] out of the lives of human beings .. [and] art and music"

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 3d

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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 4d

In her posthumous Netflix episode Famous Last Words, Jane Goodall reflects on life, hope, and humanity’s duty to heal the planet. With wit & sorrow, she imagines sending Trump, Putin, Xi, and Netanyahu “off on Musk’s spaceship.” It’s a final, profound rebuke of ego & evil, over empathy & kindness 🤍🕊️

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 3d

#rise #risefestival

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Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.social · 4d

I kind of miss the pre internet days he said posting on social media

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Stacy Shtogrin-Renfroe @jedimom.bsky.social · 5d

What?

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6d

Rampant vandalism, and I know there's a regular claim this is different from the GOP before him, but the notion "nobody can do squat about POTUS breaking the law because Republicans are Kings" was a Scalia thing and is endorsed by every Republican on SCOTUS, including the 3 appointed pre-Trump.

Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 6d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 6d

Aside from all the other obvious points it strikes me as particularly cringeworthy to feel you need to put your own face on BOTH sides of the coin

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 6d

Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.

“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 6d

Talking about the stakes -why Dems said no. Its all about healthcare. substack.com/@mikenellis/...

Mike Nellis (@mikenellis)

This is the best messaging I’ve seen from any Democrats on the shutdown. Kudos to AOC, Bernie, and their teams for putting this out there.

substack.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Kristi Noem's on the roof at Broadview surrounded by snipers and Kat is still out there demanding to see what horrific conditions are going on inside.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6d

Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St

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Elizabeth: Ghost in the City @kikutowne.bsky.social · 6d

Some worry? There’s been an endless stream of journalism about it being actually dangerous and actively destroying our environment come on now

NPR @npr.org · 6d

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

Kiss reality goodbye: AI-generated social media has arrived

With the launch of Sora 2, OpenAI has opened a new chapter in addictive, and some worry dangerous, AI video content.

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