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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 14h

I also would like to see that happen, though possibly my motivations differ.

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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 21h

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

send me a PM, I'll be happy to port you to the top of the static.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

Don't forget early voting in most states as well.

LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

But, what CAN they do? Every voter has to have positive ID, so it's not like they're going to find anyone without one.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

3 times won't a success make! But you can quickly learn that static tower with some practice! Making use of the [Prototype Position Rewinder] really helped me learn JPs as well.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

As of last year they have the static tower you can practice on. Before that it was trail by fire (and quickly rising acid)!

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

Ship of Theseus, yadda yadda.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

Schumer is "next generation"?

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

As always, wonderful insight from The Oatmeal

Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author @mbaileywriter.bsky.social · 1d

This hasn't been shared here via @theoatmeal.bsky.social but it's worth reading right now, whether you love or (like me) hate gAI "art."

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah? Well:

www.govexec.com/pay-benefits...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance

An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

www.govexec.com

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

I beg your pardon?

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 1d

Man, that's dark.

You're not wrong, but .... dark.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

Does that means he plans for the government to ..NEVER reopen? Ever?

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 6d

is there any more classic tech founder fallacy than thinking you don't need a comms person

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

I'm kinda befuddled, because this isn't what bluesky *was* (at least not for me), and seeing users targeting minorities (particularly trans people) has really caught me off-guard.
I'm questioning if it was always here and I was just ignorant of it, or if this is a new phase of bluesky.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

So generally on BlueSky the "block early and often" (as well as block lists kept by good actors), means I don't see a lot of toxic behavior.

Lately that has really changed, in part because I don't want to block the CEO, and they have both exhibited toxic behavior, and generated same from others.

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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 3d

"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes."

- Anne Frank

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

This really brings the story of Sodom and Gomorrah into stark relief.

Only 25 people could stop all that is happening to the US right now. TWENTY-FIVE PEOPLE.

David Bartram @dbartram.bsky.social · 2d

25 people could stop this. Twenty GOP senators and five GOP representatives could summon the courage of their lives: vote to impeach, and then convict.

And then do it again if Vance doesn't learn the intended lesson.

It doesn't even have to mean a Democratic president. Just an end to lawlessness.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 2d

The US is on a collision course for a constitutional crisis, as Trump attempts to federalize members of red states and send them to invade blue states against the will of the governors in blue states such as Illinois and California.👇

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

We have one. It's an awesome panini press.

LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

"Bottomless need"?

So...she's a top?

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

Third Amendment getting a workout this week!

LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, these were my *expectations* in January, so not sure where I fit in here. I mean, he hasn't dropped a nuclear bomb yet....

bsky.app/profile/lost...

LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · Jan 7

No not very bold, I don't think, but here is my first 2024-5 Trump Bingo Card. Just so I can say I said it.

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LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 2d

Eventually a small question becomes thunderous.

The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, @jay.bsky.team - you going to explain recent bans, or is the idea that a little fear in the user base will go a long way?

LostBoyJim @lostboyjim.bsky.social · 3d

I'm sorry what?

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