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Michael Burns @michaelburns.bsky.social · 18h

thanks so much again to @chrisdeville.bsky.social for joining me on stream today.

go buy his book, Such Great Heights, and then read it! It's perfect for the millennial dude in your life, or anyone interested in the recent history of American popular music.

bookshop.org/a/116177/978...

Such Great Heights: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion

The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 2h

Fremen stillsuit but it makes coffee from your pee?

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 14h

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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turtlyburtly @turtlyburtly.bsky.social · 9h

for such an outspoken homophobe he sure does get railed by a bunch of dudes every october

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Tom Elliott @paregorios.bsky.social · 2h

Meanwhile, I've assembled a list of Roman navy trireme names attested in Latin inscriptions:

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Tom Elliott (@[email protected])

Meanwhile, I've assembled a list of attested names of #romanNavy fleet triremes: Aesculapius Apollo Asclepius Augusta Augustus Capricornus Castor Concordia Cupido Felicitas Fides Fortuna Hercules Iu...

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 6d

ok it’s time

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PierogiAddict @pierogiaddict.fightins.online · 3h

You are comparing AI to tools that actually have utility. AI has very little in relation to its cost.

We have 16 months or so until the bubble burst and a trillion dollars vaporizes. We'll see what happens after that. But it sure as hell won't be AGI.

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Justin Klugh @justinklugh.bsky.social · 4h

BROADCASTER: [Voice shaking] They killed him. The Phillies killed Clayton Kershaw. All he's got now is his ring, millions of dollars, and some personal beliefs no one wants to talk about. Oh god the Phanatic is unhinging his snoot and devouring him like a boa. Why is he even here

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Brian, You shall not pass OOOOH YEAH @phillyb322.bsky.social · 17h

Hopper: Pop quiz hotshot, down 1 at home with a runner on second and no outs...
WHAT DO YOU DO?

Topper: You play for the tie.

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 12h

They're gonna perp walk a 120-year-old Italian woman who had dinner with Antonio Gramsci

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 17h

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Tamper Proof Lid @readuction.bsky.social · 5h

Today is a good day to check in on any Yankees fans you know. Things you can say are “Hey, did you see the Yankees lost?” or “Are you okay I saw the Yankees suffered a humiliating defeat at home in an elimination game” or

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 1d

"Weiss is a shameless opportunist and troll whose 'expertise' [...] has largely involved trolling everyone left of center for engagement clicks with culture war dogshit and dangerously shoddy reporting, then crying like a full-diapered toddler when people criticize her for being generally terrible."

Paramount Formally Hires Bari Weiss To Turn What’s Left Of CBS News Into A Soggy Right Wing Propaganda And Troll Farm

It’s super curious how the folks most vocal about being cancelled or having their “Conservative viewpoints silenced” now own or control most major U.S. media companies. Almost as …

www.techdirt.com

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 14h

this is an incredibly evil thing for fetterman to break party ranks on.

like...maybe worse than manchin or sinema?

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 16h

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless
warmongering.

It failed 48-51.

Murkowski and Paul voted yes.

Fetterman voted no.

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PierogiAddict @pierogiaddict.fightins.online · 14h

Some aging ballplayers lose confidence that they will continue be consistent. Not so with Kershaw. He put on a vintage playoff performance tonight.

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 15h

i am summoning god with my mind to squash techbros with his mighty finger

gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · Jun 29

I can’t think of a clever caption for this. It just breaks my fucking heart.

A sponsored at for Magibook, an app that “turns hard books into easy books.” Shown is The Great Gatsby, and a not-at-all hard passage that has been dumbed down into non-existence. We’re so doomed.

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PierogiAddict @pierogiaddict.fightins.online · 15h

a woman with red hair says " too dark " in a netflix advertisement

Alt: Natasha Lyonne asking, "Two dark?"

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Micah @rincewind.run · 20h

feels like it should be a big deal that the president is directing the invasion of american cities based on what are almost certainly AI videos shown to him by his staff

maybe one of our ostensible news organizations could track down exactly what it is that he's seeing

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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PierogiAddict @pierogiaddict.fightins.online · 15h

Mays would have got it. I am very smart at baseball.

PierogiAddict @pierogiaddict.fightins.online · 15h

I do not believe that Schwarber only hit that ball 450 feet.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

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

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 1d

I don't know that this is the *most* unethical thing David Frum has ever done, but in terms of professional *journalistic* ethics? Whooo boy

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 1d

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.