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Defector @defector.com · 18h

Bill Burr keeps cycling through excuses for doing the Riyadh Comedy Festival: defector.com/bill-burr-ke...

Bill Burr Keeps Cycling Through Excuses For Doing The Riyadh Comedy Festival | Defector

By default, Bill Burr exists in a state of his ass being chapped, but clearly it’s been feeling more chapped than usual. The comedian has continued to address his decision to perform at the Riyadh…

defector.com

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 18h

"where's the left media?" "where's fact-checked reporting?"

lately @teenvogue.com has run profiles: of Assata Shakur's revolutionary history; a 23-year-old Palestinian journalist; what's happening in Chicago's ICE protests; and organizing supporting LGBTQ+ youth

📍 www.teenvogue.com/news-politics

Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
By Lex McMenamin

Politics
Assata Shakur Was a Black Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom Even in Exile
“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
By Marian Jones

Politics
Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"
“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”
By Maia McDonald

Politics
Hurricane Helene Devastated Asheville. A Local LGBTQ+ Organization Is Supporting Youth — With Cash
“We know that [direct cash transfers] are the number one support for preventing youth homelessness.”
By Colleen Hamilton

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Marina Lostetter @marinalostetter.bsky.social · 12h

Our hope for months turned into mere days. Our castle is now without a queen. Flags at half mast.

Starbuck, Murder Cat, Monster, Babadook. 2012-2025.

She went from witch to queen, and is now a goddess.

Marina Lostetter @marinalostetter.bsky.social · 7d

Well, prognosis for Starbuck, aka Murder Cat, isn't great. Looks like we're counting our time left with her in months now. 💜💔💜

Close up of said cat, a black domestic short hair.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 14h

When someone leaves a comment with well-intended advice on how to edit a YouTube video on one of my YouTube videos.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 17h

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 19h

Stephen Miller froze after mentioning “plenary authority.”

… but what is plenary authority?

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 21h

Oh I love when I get to use this one:

Achewood comic:

"Hey guys! Guess who just got ...

yelled
aatt!"

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Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 20h

THANK YOU 🤣 this is the balm my soul needs after witnessing the horrors of those "octopus skeletons" in Halloween stores...

A sketch of an octopus with an inset photo of an octopus skeleton decoration. The octopus looks upset. It is surrounded by thoughts:
Help I'm full of bones how do you live like this
My eyes are stuck pointing in the same direction but frankly that's the least of my worries
I can't squeeze my mantle for jet propulsion :(
This body only had one shape!!
My arms are stuffed with muscles to move all these bones
Do I have suckers? I don't even care

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 5d

Guys... Is Stephen King a bad writer?
youtu.be/PsjdUQ34Zj0

Is Stephen King A Bad Writer? - The Running Man Review

YouTube video by BlackScarabFilmZ

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 3d

Artists and creatives always thought that the rise of the machines would be a bloody battle. Terminator 2, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Westworld, you know? Robots taking control of the world, ravaging the environment in spectacular ways.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 19h

"More than 30" look at you you are like a little baby watch this

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Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart.
We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you.

0% complete

For more information about this issue and possible fixes, visit
https://www.windows.com/stopcode

If you call a support person, give them this info:

Stop code: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

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Lina Morgan @alinaisyou.bsky.social · 19h

Cuomo quitting the race to make shoes for American Girl dolls.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

TONIGHT (and especially for followers outside of NYC who want to get involved):

Join @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social on a special phonebank at 6pm!

Sign up: volunteer.zohranfornyc.com/phonebank-fo...

A graphic with a photo of Brennan Lee Mulligan that says "Phone Bank with Zohran, Wednesday, October 8th at 6pm."

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 19h

It begins.

The domino meme:

The start: "Zohran Mamdani runs for Mayor of New York."
The end: "PRESIDENT BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN"

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da share z0ne @dasharez0ne.bsky.social · Mar 3

LOL - dashare.zone ADMIN

A SKALATON WONDRING WHY ANY ONES STILL USING "DA NAZI BAR" IF THERE NOT ENJOYING ALL DA RIGHT WING BULL SHIT IN THERE, IF YOU ROOTED AROUND IN THE PORTOPOTTY EVERY DAY LOOKEN FOR TURDS AND SAID IT WAS BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO SAY THE TURDS ARE BAD, I DONT THINK ANY ONE WOULD BELIEVE YOU, AT THE END OF THE DAY IF YOU GOT SHIT UP TO YOUR ELBOW'S YA GOTTA ADMIT THAT YOU LOVE THE SMELL, ANY WAY A SKELATON IS AT SELF CHECK OUT AND THINKEN ABOUT MOVING ITEMS AROUND IN THE CORECT ORDER, EVERY LEVEL OF CAPTALISM IS ABOUT PAYING AS LITTLE OUT TO LABOR AS POSSIBLE, EVEN THO ITS MORE FUN TO SHOP WITHOUT TALKING TO ANY ONE IT WAS A SIGN THAT THE RULING CLASS WOULD RATHER PAY TWICE AS MUCH TO BUY A COMPUTER THAN TO HIRE A WORKER, ITS CLASS WARFARE AND IF YOU AINT FIGHTING THEM YOUR LOSING, ANY WAY DA TEXT SAYS "LOL IF YOUR USING TWITTER IN 2025, IF I WANTED TO BE YELLED AT BY A BOT I WOULD MOVE ITEMS TO THE BAGGING AREA WITHOUT SCANNIGN THEM "- DASHARE.ZONE ADMIN

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Jami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 23h

sometimes I just go through and unsubscribe to a bunch of things at once just to feel a little in control of my life again

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 22h

This whole thing is delightful.

Sam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 22h

the only thing people want to do on Sora, it seems, is generate images of copyrighted characters. now that they can't, they're crashing the fuck out www.404media.co/sora-2-conte...

People Are Crashing Out Over Sora 2’s New Guardrails

OpenAI’s Sora 2 platform started just one week ago as an AI-generated copyright infringement free-for-all. Now, people say they’re struggling to generate anything without being hit with a violation er...

www.404media.co

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 22h

outside of not doing it in the first place, apologizing and donating your pay is the only real move

as opposed to whatever feckless hackery Bill Burr, Pete Davidson, and Louis CK attempted this week

Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance

Though she requested a guarantee that she could be “openly out as a lesbian on stage and perform gay material,” Kirson is apologizing to fans and confirms she will donate her fee to a human rights org...

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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CarmenFFLV @carmenfflv.bsky.social · 22h

Then die?

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.

buff.ly

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Reacher from the Jack Lagoon @daltondeschain.com · 6d

AI actress Tilly Norwood has tragically passed away while filming her first movie with director A Hologram of John Landis

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nari @tenlinetales.com · 1d

This is really funny in like a hurtful kind of way

mark leidner @markleidner.bsky.social · 1d

instantly 100x your short story writing prowess by asking yourself these 50 questions every time you write a short story joylandpublishing.com/fiction/50-q...

50 Questions to Ask About Your Story

Does my story have a big enough concept? Does my story have interesting characters? Does my story have interesting set pieces? Does my story have an interesting conflict? Does my story have big eno...

joylandpublishing.com

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 1d

Have an idea for a video, what are some books that traumatized y'all as a kid?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 1d

Honestly a ⭐⭐⭐ watch, but I give it half a star for having Alan Alda in the 2nd episode and half a star for the "Parents Weekend" segment filmed in Beacon, NY where my girlfriend and I just went on a trip to so it was nice to see in the show.

Michael J. Gleason @michaeljgleasonwriter.com · 1d

Binged the Tina Fey Netflix "The Four Seasons" remake yesterday. They expanded on a lot, but the stuff they kept from the original felt incongruous with this new version they created. Best seen as a whole, I was a lot more negative about it from the first half but I softened towards the end. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a floral arch with netflix written on the bottom

ALT: a man in a blue shirt is standing in front of a floral arch with netflix written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 2d

4 panel comic

Panel 1:
A Purple person is standing holding a clipboard. A Blue Person sits at a laptop.
Blue Person: Woohoo. I’m the CEO of a social media platform.

Panel 2:
Purple person: We should hire a PR person to interact with the public
Blue Person begins to type on laptop and says: Nope. Gonna do all that myself

Panel 3:
Purple person looks concerned and says: Really…but…

Panel 4:
Purple person: You’re such a whiny little fucking baby

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