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What's happening in America is that, in the most literal sense, internet trolls have taken over the government.
February 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What's happening in America is that, in the most literal sense, internet trolls have taken over the government.
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👇🎯 Total failure of political journalism
aging well, sadly
Trump’s closing message is a full blown hate campaign against black and brown people. Historians will look back in astonishment that this terrifying reality wasn’t the subject of wall to wall coverage and commentary in weeks leading up to this election. He’s not hiding anything.
February 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
👇🎯 Total failure of political journalism
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this sunday ass wednesday
December 26, 2024 at 12:42 AM
this sunday ass wednesday
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soon-shiong is pulling the elon musk strategy of fighting bias and standing up for “free speech” by censoring everything he doesn’t like and openly simping for donald trump
Scoop: Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong killed an editorial that was critical of Trump's Cabinet picks, weeks after he blocked a planned endorsement of Kamala Harris by the LAT editorial board www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/b...
Los Angeles Times Owner Wades Deeper Into Opinion Section
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s public comments and actions, including recently blocking an editorial weighing in on President-elect Trump’s cabinet picks, have concerned many staff members.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
soon-shiong is pulling the elon musk strategy of fighting bias and standing up for “free speech” by censoring everything he doesn’t like and openly simping for donald trump
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Something I think about his how thoroughly George W Bush has disappeared from the American consciousness and history. He didn’t quite have a Trump-level of cultish devotion on the right, but pretty close! He was a Great Man of History.
December 13, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Something I think about his how thoroughly George W Bush has disappeared from the American consciousness and history. He didn’t quite have a Trump-level of cultish devotion on the right, but pretty close! He was a Great Man of History.
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He drove liberals insane and appealed to the common man in a way they just couldn’t get. (This was the story anyway). He turned out to be a real disaster of a president so then everyone just decided to pretend he never existed.
December 13, 2024 at 2:28 AM
He drove liberals insane and appealed to the common man in a way they just couldn’t get. (This was the story anyway). He turned out to be a real disaster of a president so then everyone just decided to pretend he never existed.
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this is incredibly stupid
“Leaving X because you don’t like Elon is the kind of purity politics that landed Democrats in this mess to begin with.”
Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:43 PM
this is incredibly stupid
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Whoever came up with the insult “are schools illegal in America?” really cooked us tbh.
November 24, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Whoever came up with the insult “are schools illegal in America?” really cooked us tbh.
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Harassment, racism, and engagement farming are not “a difference of opinion.”
Had a chance to talk about BlueSky on Pablo’s pod—and why the echo chamber argument mischaracterizes what’s actually going on.
📺: youtu.be/DFBlec2Exrw?...
Had a chance to talk about BlueSky on Pablo’s pod—and why the echo chamber argument mischaracterizes what’s actually going on.
📺: youtu.be/DFBlec2Exrw?...
November 22, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Harassment, racism, and engagement farming are not “a difference of opinion.”
Had a chance to talk about BlueSky on Pablo’s pod—and why the echo chamber argument mischaracterizes what’s actually going on.
📺: youtu.be/DFBlec2Exrw?...
Had a chance to talk about BlueSky on Pablo’s pod—and why the echo chamber argument mischaracterizes what’s actually going on.
📺: youtu.be/DFBlec2Exrw?...
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They have their own TV channels, personalities, media. They deride fact checking and (well) moderated debate. They buy social media platforms to manipulate algorithms and amplify content that suits their preferred ends and worldview.
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
November 23, 2024 at 1:37 AM
They have their own TV channels, personalities, media. They deride fact checking and (well) moderated debate. They buy social media platforms to manipulate algorithms and amplify content that suits their preferred ends and worldview.
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
What they are threatened by are places of alignment + organizing
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
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Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front
Delta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government 'overreach' seen under Biden
The chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden.
apnews.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up front
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the trend towards monopoly and corruption also explains the hostility to liberalism. the thing about liberal neutrality is that it is an obstacle to the kind of patronage relationships that are facilitated by corruption.
"I don’t think there’s a trend towards actual conservatism in the Valley — there’s a trend towards monopoly and corruption, and that’s led a bunch of VCs directly to Trump." www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers
"All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."
www.status.news
November 18, 2024 at 6:31 PM
the trend towards monopoly and corruption also explains the hostility to liberalism. the thing about liberal neutrality is that it is an obstacle to the kind of patronage relationships that are facilitated by corruption.
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‘Inside the NBA’ will be licensed to ESPN and ABC starting next season, The Wall Street Journal reports
Exclusive | Warner Bros. Discovery, NBA Settle Legal Battle Over TV Rights
A deal gives the company access to NBA content and rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America. Turner will license ‘Inside the NBA’ to ESPN.
www.wsj.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:45 AM
‘Inside the NBA’ will be licensed to ESPN and ABC starting next season, The Wall Street Journal reports
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I was looking for a specific DBZ clip (I found it) but then got caught up for an hour watching OG DBZ clips like this
November 15, 2024 at 1:48 AM
I was looking for a specific DBZ clip (I found it) but then got caught up for an hour watching OG DBZ clips like this
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The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones.
November 13, 2024 at 2:53 AM
The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones.
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I used to be a real news pervert but I’ve basically only watched the food network this week and it’s going great
November 12, 2024 at 7:06 PM
I used to be a real news pervert but I’ve basically only watched the food network this week and it’s going great
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Looking at the replies on an app and not seeing porn bots or people calling me DEI
a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
ALT: a man is standing in front of a crowd of people and looking at the camera with a surprised look on his face .
media.tenor.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Looking at the replies on an app and not seeing porn bots or people calling me DEI
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X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.
November 12, 2024 at 12:29 AM
X has a new terms of service that goes into effect on November 15. It says that by using X, you agree that everything you post can be used to train their AI models.
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personnel is policy is politics and one consequence of this election is that the GOP will be the trump party at an institutional level for the next 30 years.
"Trump expected to announce Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy"
Fun times ahead.
Fun times ahead.
November 11, 2024 at 4:26 PM
personnel is policy is politics and one consequence of this election is that the GOP will be the trump party at an institutional level for the next 30 years.
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Bluesky gives users the tools to control the:
- content alogrithms that govern their feeds
- personal interactions
X and Threads privilege their own algorithmic preferences over users. Big difference.
- content alogrithms that govern their feeds
- personal interactions
X and Threads privilege their own algorithmic preferences over users. Big difference.
August 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Bluesky gives users the tools to control the:
- content alogrithms that govern their feeds
- personal interactions
X and Threads privilege their own algorithmic preferences over users. Big difference.
- content alogrithms that govern their feeds
- personal interactions
X and Threads privilege their own algorithmic preferences over users. Big difference.
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the trump campaign was literally bought and paid for by the wealthiest people on the planet — openly! — and dim-witted pundits are going on about how voters are tired of "elitist democrats"
November 9, 2024 at 8:35 PM
the trump campaign was literally bought and paid for by the wealthiest people on the planet — openly! — and dim-witted pundits are going on about how voters are tired of "elitist democrats"