steven v
@replicantdreams.bsky.social
artist / ex-weeb
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In the UK I can’t even read DMs unless I give them my passport and a video of my face.
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
December 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In the UK I can’t even read DMs unless I give them my passport and a video of my face.
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
This happened almost overnight! Don’t take this for granted, America!
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NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Trump-Vance White House Targets Beloved Nun in Texas, Retaliates Against Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley — praised by Pope Leo as an “agent of hope” — now faces a six-year federal funding ban. Church leaders say it’s a vendetta by the Trump-Vance White House.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
NEW: The Trump-Vance White House has falsely accused an ally of Pope Leo — Sr. Norma Pimentel — of illegal activity tied to migrant aid, and cut off all federal funding to Catholic Charities in Texas.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
Church leaders say it’s a targeted, political reprisal against Pope Leo and the Catholic Church.
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of note, most renaissance-era painting was in all likelihood total dogshit and no one preserved it because it sucked ass
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
of note, most renaissance-era painting was in all likelihood total dogshit and no one preserved it because it sucked ass
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
@emilyrand.bsky.social are you watching heated rivals?
December 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
@emilyrand.bsky.social are you watching heated rivals?
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what a weird thing to say
particularly since there is a place that Trump keeps talking about turning into a Dubai at the expense of the people who live there, Gaza.... but we can't actually talk about that can we.
particularly since there is a place that Trump keeps talking about turning into a Dubai at the expense of the people who live there, Gaza.... but we can't actually talk about that can we.
December 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
what a weird thing to say
particularly since there is a place that Trump keeps talking about turning into a Dubai at the expense of the people who live there, Gaza.... but we can't actually talk about that can we.
particularly since there is a place that Trump keeps talking about turning into a Dubai at the expense of the people who live there, Gaza.... but we can't actually talk about that can we.
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My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
I went to ikea yesterday for a quick replacement set of sheets and I'm surprised with how on-top of glass and ceramic trends they are in the marketplace
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I went to ikea yesterday for a quick replacement set of sheets and I'm surprised with how on-top of glass and ceramic trends they are in the marketplace
fujo-ing out at the gay hockey drama
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
fujo-ing out at the gay hockey drama
I think the dex amp is making me more assertive bc of the increased focus?
December 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I think the dex amp is making me more assertive bc of the increased focus?
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Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
"JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE" should be the next sophie song to get the tiktok love-bomb
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"JUST LIKE WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE" should be the next sophie song to get the tiktok love-bomb
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NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
'We survive or fail on our own terms:' The rise and risk of independent game media
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW: I spoke with the reporters behind Post Games, Aftermath, Game File, People Make Games, Rogue, and Rascal News to learn about the trials and triumphs of going independent in a shifting game media landscape dominated by conglomeration and layoffs.
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millennials and zoomers all grew up without this shit. people in their 40s now had unrestricted internet access as kids. people want to talk about this issue like it's 1994 and we just don't know what the internet is or will do to the first ever cohort of children to see it. it's horseshit.
cool milestone alert: half the country is under restrictive age verification law www.404media.co/missouri-age...
Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn
Missouri’s age verification law, enacted on November 30, is the halfway mark for the sweep of age verification laws across the country.
www.404media.co
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
millennials and zoomers all grew up without this shit. people in their 40s now had unrestricted internet access as kids. people want to talk about this issue like it's 1994 and we just don't know what the internet is or will do to the first ever cohort of children to see it. it's horseshit.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
wym in one hour I got a diagnosis for ADHD an adderall prescription
December 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
wym in one hour I got a diagnosis for ADHD an adderall prescription
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The death of Flash basically killing an entire segment of independent and free game development overnight is one of those things that never really gets spoken about, which is a real shame because a lot of that first generation of Newgrounds talent did break into the animation and games industries.
I genuinely think kids in the mid-to-late aughts growing up on emulators (read: piracy) may genuinely have been far, far healthier for the future of the industry than all the kids growing up on stuff like Roblox being the norm.
THIS SHIT'S GOTTA BE RUINING KIDS EXPERIENCES WITH GAMING FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The death of Flash basically killing an entire segment of independent and free game development overnight is one of those things that never really gets spoken about, which is a real shame because a lot of that first generation of Newgrounds talent did break into the animation and games industries.
my one non-family social event this week was cancelled and now I've lost the will to leave the bed
November 29, 2025 at 8:06 PM
my one non-family social event this week was cancelled and now I've lost the will to leave the bed
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Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Look, if you're not an expert you wouldn't know, but this chart is bullshit. They could not possibly measure this as 1. How can you tell for sure? There's no reliable automated way. 2. You're not counting the many sites that are blocking crawlers now.
But there's an even more important reason...
But there's an even more important reason...
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Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Lots of people sharing this clip because it's funny and cathartic but I also genuinely believe it's important.
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
We have to win the narrative battle between "I live in a corrupt society and that's just how it is" and "I live in a corrupt society and we are going to defeat and humiliate these ghouls."
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chelsea peretti and katya! on very important people!
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
chelsea peretti and katya! on very important people!
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I’m a cynic but i do believe relentless economic punishment could be effective if it became a mass movement
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I’m a cynic but i do believe relentless economic punishment could be effective if it became a mass movement
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The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The part where they threatened to break a judge’s car windows should be a bigger story … they feel comfortable treating judges this way, which means they are being told that they can do literally anything to nearly everyone
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Linda McMahon does not have the power to dismantle the Department of Education. Only Congress does.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
The Education Department is being dismantled. Here's what that means
The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Linda McMahon does not have the power to dismantle the Department of Education. Only Congress does.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.