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Jules Sherred (he/him) @geekyjules.julessherred.com · 1h

Marriage. Actual "where are we burying the body at 3 am" friends, career stuff, so I guess so

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Marian Call @mariancall.bsky.social · 1h

I had a 15-year recording and touring career and put together concerts in all 50 states thanks to strangers on Twitter, back before the algorithm

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15h

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 2h

The Walrus was Paul…

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It's Chaos, Be Kind @atomicovermind.bsky.social · 6h

What kind of fucking idiot builds this sort of thing and doesn't understand the copyright ramifications? JFC

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 6h

Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 13h

Rob Schneider.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13h

The horror

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 16h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Juhu! (Everbody counts) @jayhay.bsky.social · 15h

Maybe Earhart disappeared on Epstein's island. They should release all files, just to be sure.

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Adam Forbes-Simmons @adamforbes-simmons.bsky.social · 14h

Next it will be the Sasquatch files, and the Mothman files, and the Jersey Devil files. We will probably finish with Trump vowing to release all information the FBI has on Hyperborea, Lemuria and Atlantis.

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 15h

FFS

CNN @cnn.com · 19h

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16h

Every part of this sentence describes an abomination before God. People are going to hell for this.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 16h

Monstrous.

"federal agents detained nearly every resident of the 130-unit building—including children and babies—placing them in zip ties and separating them by race into vans for more than two hours early Tuesday morning."

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 19h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 20h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 20h

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 17h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 19h

Here’s video of the incident

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DaisyFM ✒︎ @daisyfm.net · 1d

If I ever get bottom surgery, I hope the doctor tells me they're a big fan of my work.

Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 1d

True story from my last colonoscopy:

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whattheactualkaren.bsky.social @whattheactualkaren.bsky.social · 23h

Prepping tomorrow so I wrote myself a song of encouragement.

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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 1d

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Halloween Name @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 1d

look i'm pretty sure the statute of limitations has run out on that kidnapping

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 1d

oh my god, this exact thing happened to me once, I was coming out of anesthesia and the doctor came in to tell me he was a big fan

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 1d

I mean…DUDE, read the recovery room!

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhhhhh, a @damnyouwillis.bsky.social classic…

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · 1d

True story from my last colonoscopy:

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Weremuskrat John @muskratjohn.bsky.social · Jul 18

Munchkin Card Idea Because Apparently I Have Too Much Time on my Hands: PINK PONY CLUB.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛🧟‍♀️👻 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 1d

Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from October 7, 1906.

Nemo and the Princess have gone for a ride on a large elephant. They switch to a car and ride a giant loop and then off a ramp into the sky, while the moon looks on smiling. Before they land, Nemo wakes up in his bed.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 1d

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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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 11d

For writers looking for alternatives to NaNoWriMo, here's a list of alternatives (feel free to suggest others!):

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Includes @storyaday.bsky.social #ShutUpAndWrite #PathfindersWritingCollective #4TheWords #MyWriteClub #Autocrit

6 Best Alternatives To NaNoWriMo (An Ultimate List)

Beyond NaNoWriMo: Explore these incredible writing challenges to ignite your creativity, find community and achieve your literary goals.

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