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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 1d

wait

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 1d

+ all the terabytes of video surveillance (ring, CCTV, dash cams, deepfakes) have found a home on X. incidents you would maybe read about in the police blotter section now in your local paper now get fed to you over and over, ginning up people so they’re predisposed to distrust their fellow human

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

more and more I am convinced a good share of why Trump 2 is so much worse than before is because of what Elon did to Twitter. it's like those group chats where people gassed themselves up to join ISIS, scaled up a millionfold

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 2d

This part:

Zelda Williams has made a statement asking people to stop sending her Al videos of her father, Robin Williams:
"Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop.
It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening.

Highlighted in blue by OP: “You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross."|

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 3d

Evidence collected by the medical community shows Israeli soldiers are *systematically* shooting and killing children in Gaza. revealnews.org/podcast/gaza...

US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military

American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.

revealnews.org

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 4d

“OFFLINE IS THE NEW LUXURY”

society has invented the “distraction free watch” aka a digital watch and we’re selling it for $58

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 5d

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 7d

yet another unforeseen horror of AI: trailers for books www.instagram.com/reel/DPQ6COd...

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became New York City’s mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.

She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking.

Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.

nyti.ms

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 7d

people mocking film bros for liking One Battle but the real film bro take is that Eddington was better

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 8d

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 8d

The audience for this speech was not the generals but college kids who wear suits to class and have >5k followers on X

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 8d

If you want some solace, and this may be copium, it does appear this shit bombed.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8d

“To our enemies: FAFO”

(holds for applause that doesn’t come)

Cringey awkward moment as Hegseth summons all 🇺🇸 generals to hear him do a one-man show about how strong we are

Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: your cities will be crushed under the might of our War Department

liberals:

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 10d

The thing for me is this isn’t some disaffected unsuccessful radical, this is someone who did everything you said they should do, and even they are saying, “okay, this isn’t going to cut it.”

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 10d

So exhausting..

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 12d

government devoted to investigating taboola chum ads

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 12d

Trump says he’s ordering the release of all government records on Amelia Earhart.

Trump: I have been asked by many people about the life and times of Amelia Earhart, such an interesting story, and would I consider declassifying and releasing everything about her, in particular, her last, fatal flight! She was an Aviation Pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and achieved many other Aviation "firsts." She disappeared in the South Pacific while trying to become the first woman to fly around the World.
Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again. Her disappearance, almost 90 years ago, has captivated millions. I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
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9/26/25, 1:42 PM

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greg2hats @cyberbadboy.com · 13d

I would like the child sacrificed to stop, either by we stop doing them, or we acquire an orb with some kind of enchantment, I don't want to be too prescriptive about it, but an orb or other artifact with magical properties that causes them to stop.

Erin @fujoshi.bsky.social · 13d

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 14d

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 15d

rapture this rapture that why don't you log off and wrap ur hands around a cold one

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 15d

More from the Suffolk University poll: www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...

Do you support or oppose "defund the police"?
Support - 21%
Oppose - 74%

Would you support or oppose cutting some of the police budget and using the money for social services?
Support - 54%
Oppose - 41%

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 17d

Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 19d

I find all this parsing and arguing over identity and lack of clear motive to drive home the point: it's the guns

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 19d

lmao

Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 20d

you can tell they’re treating Kirk’s murder with a serious and somber attitude by the gifs

Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 26d

One neighbor who lives across the street from the Robinsons, declined to be named. He said he's "blind to the world", and only learned about Robinson's arrest when he saw reporters and law enforcement in the street this morning.
He was agnostic about the massive media presence on his street. "Mother nature is mother nature, whatever she calls to do, let's do it," he said.
And was similarly accepting when asked about Robinson, the subject of a massive 48-hour search, living just across the street.
"If it's close to home, if it's 50 miles from me, it's the same damn thing," he said. "Shit happens and that's what it is."

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Shawn @shawnhils.bsky.social · 26d

the trump video is from yesterday. I think Rupar saw the screenshot of the transcript going viral and wanted in on the engagement www.mediaite.com/media/tv/tru...

Trump Says He’s Holding Up ‘Very Good’ After Charlie Kirk Killing: ‘Just Started Construction of the New Ballroom’

President Donald Trump offered a bizarre, if not tone deaf response when asked about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

www.mediaite.com

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