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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 10m

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2h

Keep an eye out for...

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 33m

Current status:

Portland OR is not burning.

isportlandburning.com

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s talk about AI 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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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 1d

💯 Love this!!

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 3d

Enough news, need to decompress.

Saturn the grey and white cat, laying on the deck in the last rays of the setting sun. Her eyes are closed as if musing on the state of her well being and not about the troubles of the nation.

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 1d

That wasn't an IOU, it was an iOS?

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Scary Mary Branscombe @marypcbuk.bsky.social · 2d

Still using OneNote for Windows 10 (the one that was going to be the future until it wasn't)? It goes read only on October 14th so make sure your notes are synced to OneDrive (only place ON4W10 syncs to) *now*

For subscribers, I have a step by step guide on using the new backup tool Microsoft added

www.askwoody.com

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 2d

Terrorists within our borders are taking orders directly from the House.

A thread:

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 2d

Feels like a variant of the observer effect.

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 3d

Enough news, need to decompress.

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 3d

Anyone doing this deserves an award in my view!

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 3d

Ran across these two podcasters today and I don't know why more people aren't talking about them.

Listening and...

... I feel seen.

I've Had It

Join Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan on their political pop culture podcast ‘I’ve Had It’ every Tuesday and Thursday. IHIP News, a daily or twice daily podcast, serving digestible political ...

m.youtube.com

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 3d

Oct 14 Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Seattle, WA 5/11

www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/martha...

www.thirdplacebooks.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 3d

Have you thanked your AI this hour?

Ian Coldwater 👻🌿 @lookitup.baby · 3d

everyone should always say please and thank you to LLMs!

because it costs OpenAI millions of dollars to do so

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

Stop doom scrolling and

Rob Tougher @robtougher.com · 4d

play

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

Need this button

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

I'm agnostic now, but I remember enough from my youth to go find this:

Matthew 24:24

(King James Version)

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

I'm agnostic now, but I remember enough from my youth to go find this:

Matthew 24:24

(King James Version)

"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

Right?

R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 4d

Great British Bake Off 😁

Aka timeline cleanse

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 5d

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R Sitze @rd.sitze.net · 5d

Are we waking up yet?

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 5d

Today's been a lot and I decided early on to offer a little counter-programming to the feed, I hope it's been useful to you today, here's tonight's sunset

The sunset is in the corner and crepuscular light is shooting up into the clouds

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