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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 21h

I wish "antifa" had not gained such widespread usage. If we just said "anti-fascist," then it would be immediately clear to anyone what the opposite of that is.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

The U.S. press isn't capable of admitting this clearly, but Bari Weiss was hired to turn CBS into a right wing propaganda machine and troll operation

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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Robert @robertgonyo.bsky.social · 1d

If this is the secret sauce, I need to get some recipes from @johnlangan.bsky.social’s kitchen.

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d

Ann Radcliffe eating hard cheese right before bed to give herself nightmares, Stoker claiming Dracula was the result of a nightmare induced by a “too generous helping of dressed crab,” let’s go back to the golden age of eating incredibly rich food before bed to create horror literature

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

Because the non-perjury answer is yes

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

When Democrats controlled the White House, Senate and House there were no shutdowns because we acted like adults and negotiated with Republicans.

Now Republicans control everything and they're refusing to even show up for work. Because they think the chaos of a shutdown is fun.

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 4d

there's a reason why half the out and out racists online have AI generated Ghibli profile pics and it's because being pro-ai in and of itself has become a dogwhistle

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Robert @robertgonyo.bsky.social · 4d

Some peoples’ need for one thing to be “better” or in any way superior to another thing is just a creepy weird impulse.

There ain’t nothin’ better than whatcha like, folks.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4d

The ICE agents deploying these are people without necessary training, those who couldn’t cut it in police training or didn’t want to join the military.

They are in this to hurt people and play Call of Duty on our streets, deploying chemical weapons on our neighbors as if they’re pressing L1.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4d

Remaining feds left the scene in a large caravan, deploying more tear gas straight into the crowd - and right at my feet - as they left.

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Robert @robertgonyo.bsky.social · 4d

Jesús how the fuck can anyone follow Tom Nichols at this point.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

I can't exaggerate how important it is that every ICE officer is met with contempt & mockery in public, everywhere they go, for the rest of their lives.

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Robert @robertgonyo.bsky.social · 6d

He’s a dancing, smiling clown for brutal murderers, but hey, at least he got that bag, and they enjoyed his little jokes.

Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 7d

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naïveté about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 7d

the most uncanny aspect of the 21st century is how many stories we have about charlatan showmen who conned the world—from PT Barnum to Andrew Wakefield—and yet we still take grandiose, provably false claims from tech CEOs as though they are harmless or, at worst, true

Politico @politico.com · 7d

“This was the year, I think, that the AI got smarter than us.”

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman gets candid about the promises and perils of AI in the premiere episode of MD Meets — a new podcast from POLITICO's parent company Axel Springer.

🎧 Listen and subscribe: mdmeets.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 7d

“There’s artificial intelligence, and there’s actual intelligence.”

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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Halloween name @bootsmcgoot.bsky.social · 7d

"i just use it to generate ideas"

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

In a city of world-class artists and production crew hunting for the next gig, Andrew Cuomo made a TV ad the same way he wrote his housing policy: with AI.

Then again, maybe a fake Cuomo is better than the real one?

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo driving a train.

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo working on the outside of a building.

An AI generated image of Andrew Cuomo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Disney Prime Video + @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · 8d

The Monday Morning Podcast (Series, 2007 - ) 🔈
█████ Comedy Festival (2025)

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open"

That's it. That's the whole story.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 8d

Yes. (And still getting "standoff" BS and "who will blink first" and "who will voters blame" from news.)

Trump and MAGA control the *entire* government. It's a simple fact:
- White House
- Senate
- House
- Scotus
- OMB (to the hilt)
- Every regulatory agency

They're in command. It's on them.

OBrienSci @obriensci.bsky.social · 8d

I do not understand why they cannot get the headlines right.

Just follow the gop playbook!

“Repubs control it all! The shutdown is on them!”

As nauseum.

Don’t lead with the nuance.

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Russel Pepper @rpepper.bsky.social · 8d

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 8d

This is correct.

If you heard someone in an assisted-living facility rambling on this way, you'd be talking with the doctors about appropriate next levels of care.

No kidding.

And every officer in the room has to realize it.

Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 8d

If Joe Biden were giving this rambling speech, itd be treated as a four alarm fire in every newsroom in the country about his very obvious physical and mental decline. But because its Trump, they'll all mostly just shrug and move past it.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 8d

If there isn't a rapid and vast rejection of this by every level of civil society, the consequences will be counted in dead neighbors.

NPR @npr.org · 8d

JUST IN: President Trump has told top U.S. commanders that the military would be used against "enemy within."

Trump defends use of U.S. military against 'enemy within'

Earlier, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the purpose of the department would exclusively be "war fighting."

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8d

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

would love to hear more congressional democrats say "should we win power next year we are going to treat every one of these as bribes and act accordingly" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Trump obtains another settlement as YouTube agrees to pay $24.5 million

Alphabet settles with Trump instead of fighting lawsuit over January 6 suspension.

arstechnica.com

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 9d

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 9d

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

"Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians not directly taking part in hostilities, even if they are believed to be smuggling drugs."

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 9d

Imagine you're a career military general being summoned for a pentagon strategy lecture by a former game show host and a former weekend talk show host.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 9d

"Dems will get blamed for a shutdown" as opposed to what, all the friendly coverage and positive credit they'd get for caving yet again? This whole premise is built on a delusion about what the alternative is. There's no cowering in the corner and being so inoffensive they won't still attack you.

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