Odie Hugh Manatee
@odiehughmanatee.bsky.social
Left Coaster, husband, dad, guitars, cats, cars, love to read...
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What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
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I'm not sure I've ever seen anything with a larger disconnect between the executive class and the general public than AI - there have been cases where executives want to push something they know is unpopular, but on AI it's like the backlash hasn't penetrated their bubble at all
What gets me about executives at movie/videogame studios being taken aback at consumer backlash to AI is that they seem genuinely surprised that we like the human beings that make the things that we like
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything with a larger disconnect between the executive class and the general public than AI - there have been cases where executives want to push something they know is unpopular, but on AI it's like the backlash hasn't penetrated their bubble at all
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Total up the congressional hours worked for the year and divide that into the yearly salary to show the public how fucking overpaid these twits are.
I would like to tie their benefits and pay to the average that the public is able to obtain via hourly employment.
Watch shit change, real fast.
I would like to tie their benefits and pay to the average that the public is able to obtain via hourly employment.
Watch shit change, real fast.
Start running ads on how much Congress are getting paid for zero work for we the people.
Start running ads comparing Xi’s family’s wealth gains in office and Trump family wealth gains in office.
Start running ads about our immigrant neighbors being kidnapped while Trump billionaires party.
Start running ads comparing Xi’s family’s wealth gains in office and Trump family wealth gains in office.
Start running ads about our immigrant neighbors being kidnapped while Trump billionaires party.
House Republicans are now canceling Friday votes. Congress will recess for the rest of the year on Thursday afternoon.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
Obamacare subsidies expire Dec. 31.
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Total up the congressional hours worked for the year and divide that into the yearly salary to show the public how fucking overpaid these twits are.
I would like to tie their benefits and pay to the average that the public is able to obtain via hourly employment.
Watch shit change, real fast.
I would like to tie their benefits and pay to the average that the public is able to obtain via hourly employment.
Watch shit change, real fast.
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Can we gut Russ Vought? It sure would solve a lot of problems for our nation.
Make it PPV and donate the proceeds to something that would have made him cry.
Make it PPV and donate the proceeds to something that would have made him cry.
The National Science Foundation will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Tuesday night, the latest salvo in the Trump administration’s push to gut federally funded climate research.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Vought says National Center for Atmospheric Research will be dismantled
Loss of the program would mean “public safety is at risk and science is being attacked,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) said in a statement Tuesday.
www.politico.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Can we gut Russ Vought? It sure would solve a lot of problems for our nation.
Make it PPV and donate the proceeds to something that would have made him cry.
Make it PPV and donate the proceeds to something that would have made him cry.
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🇺🇦 I don't think Putin's economy is capable of continuing the war in the volumes that were before, if the sanctions are in effect, — Zelensky
"Putin does not want to end the war, the question of whether he can continue it depends on our partners, in particular, on sanctions and diplomatic pressure."
"Putin does not want to end the war, the question of whether he can continue it depends on our partners, in particular, on sanctions and diplomatic pressure."
December 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🇺🇦 I don't think Putin's economy is capable of continuing the war in the volumes that were before, if the sanctions are in effect, — Zelensky
"Putin does not want to end the war, the question of whether he can continue it depends on our partners, in particular, on sanctions and diplomatic pressure."
"Putin does not want to end the war, the question of whether he can continue it depends on our partners, in particular, on sanctions and diplomatic pressure."
That's a tell...
Hope the Republicans are ready for changes when the Democrats take over. They are paving the way to Democrats being able to rebuild America in ways that actually benefit ALL people.
Not just rich guys and white men.
Hope the Republicans are ready for changes when the Democrats take over. They are paving the way to Democrats being able to rebuild America in ways that actually benefit ALL people.
Not just rich guys and white men.
FCC Scrubs Its Website of One Key Word as It Caves to Trump newrepublic.com/post/204560/... via @newrepublic.com #ProudBlue. In a sign of capitulation to Trump by FCC Chair Brendan Carr, the FCC is no longer “independent”. Instead Carr’s FCC is totally beholden to the erratic whims of Trump
FCC Removes One Key Word From Its Website as It Caves to Trump
This is a chilling preview of how Trump will use the Federal Communications Commission.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:29 AM
That's a tell...
Hope the Republicans are ready for changes when the Democrats take over. They are paving the way to Democrats being able to rebuild America in ways that actually benefit ALL people.
Not just rich guys and white men.
Hope the Republicans are ready for changes when the Democrats take over. They are paving the way to Democrats being able to rebuild America in ways that actually benefit ALL people.
Not just rich guys and white men.
This is the choice of the House Johnson and his party of dicks.
Republicans smile when people suffer and die because of their decisions.
That also is a choice they have made...
Republicans smile when people suffer and die because of their decisions.
That also is a choice they have made...
December 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
This is the choice of the House Johnson and his party of dicks.
Republicans smile when people suffer and die because of their decisions.
That also is a choice they have made...
Republicans smile when people suffer and die because of their decisions.
That also is a choice they have made...
This passes for serious language skillz in the Republican arena.
Childish insults are sooooo presidential, ain't they. Not.
I will hate MAGA voters for the rest of my life for doing this to our country and us. No MAGA are allowed in my life as I have nothing to say to them that's nice.
Childish insults are sooooo presidential, ain't they. Not.
I will hate MAGA voters for the rest of my life for doing this to our country and us. No MAGA are allowed in my life as I have nothing to say to them that's nice.
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This passes for serious language skillz in the Republican arena.
Childish insults are sooooo presidential, ain't they. Not.
I will hate MAGA voters for the rest of my life for doing this to our country and us. No MAGA are allowed in my life as I have nothing to say to them that's nice.
Childish insults are sooooo presidential, ain't they. Not.
I will hate MAGA voters for the rest of my life for doing this to our country and us. No MAGA are allowed in my life as I have nothing to say to them that's nice.
Child of migrant says what?! I wish we could give this fucker a haircut.
A national haircut.
A national haircut.
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Child of migrant says what?! I wish we could give this fucker a haircut.
A national haircut.
A national haircut.
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The House is in chaos after Johnson shut down shut down a critical discharge petition vote on Obamacare subsidies before all Dems cast their ballots, & the measure failed by a single vote. Chaos ensued. Still happening as I write.
#ProudBlue newsgho.com/house-chaos-...
#ProudBlue newsgho.com/house-chaos-...
House Chaos Explodes After Mike Johnson Ends Obamacare Vote Early — One Vote, One Decision, and a Move That Triggered a Stunning No-Confidence Threat
The House floor descended into open chaos after Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly shut down a critical discharge petition vote on Obamacare subsidies — a move that stunned lawmakers, enraged Democrats, an...
newsgho.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The House is in chaos after Johnson shut down shut down a critical discharge petition vote on Obamacare subsidies before all Dems cast their ballots, & the measure failed by a single vote. Chaos ensued. Still happening as I write.
#ProudBlue newsgho.com/house-chaos-...
#ProudBlue newsgho.com/house-chaos-...
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Omg I remember this!
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Omg I remember this!
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"Yoiks and away!!!"
Me heading into 2026
December 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Yoiks and away!!!"
Zealots suck ass and ruin societies.
Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen.
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Zealots suck ass and ruin societies.
The conservatives in control of the government of Israel aren't helping things one bit. It's not necessarily what is happening over here that's feeding this.
“The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic."
‘The More I’m Around Young People, the More Panicked I Am’
Anti-Jewish prejudice isn’t a partisan divide—it’s a generational one.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The conservatives in control of the government of Israel aren't helping things one bit. It's not necessarily what is happening over here that's feeding this.
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The only people missing from this are Jonathan Turley, Mike Lindell and the rest of the characters from the the Mos Eisley Cantina.
December 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The only people missing from this are Jonathan Turley, Mike Lindell and the rest of the characters from the the Mos Eisley Cantina.
This shit is so cringe, just to satisfy an old man who has lost his mind and now just wanders the hallways of the White House because it makes him happy.
I think this is right
He honestly thinks it’s his house.
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This shit is so cringe, just to satisfy an old man who has lost his mind and now just wanders the hallways of the White House because it makes him happy.
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ICYMI: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom hired former CDC leaders who were pushed out during the Trump administration for standing by science and facts.
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
ICYMI: @governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom hired former CDC leaders who were pushed out during the Trump administration for standing by science and facts.
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Took to the House floor today because in just 2 weeks, 22 million Americans will see their premiums explode if Republicans refuse to act.
After 15 years, Republicans still have no plan — just higher costs and less coverage.
After 15 years, Republicans still have no plan — just higher costs and less coverage.
December 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Took to the House floor today because in just 2 weeks, 22 million Americans will see their premiums explode if Republicans refuse to act.
After 15 years, Republicans still have no plan — just higher costs and less coverage.
After 15 years, Republicans still have no plan — just higher costs and less coverage.
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Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, forcefully defended his federal prosecution of President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Facts and the Law’: Jack Smith Defends Trump Prosecution In Closed Congressional Testimony
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Jack Smith, the former special counsel for the U.S. Department of Justice, forcefully defended his federal prosecution of President Donald Trump in a closed-door hearing Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...