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Buttadeus

@thewanderingjew.bsky.social

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He/him Threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain A heathen, conceivably, but not, I hope, an unenlightened one. Loafer and gentleman of the fancy. Intermittent NSFW (42, over 18 for a long, long time)

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · Jun 6

Paul Frazee: "Why did you destroy the app" I was just following Buttadeus

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1m

going back 3 points '20 -> '24 is not ideal, but that's still a net improvement compared to the national average.

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1m

One advantage here too is that Alaska is small [population-wise], its media markets are cheap, and if it's marginal, it will flip with relatively little investment.

It's also been trending blue, slowly: R +26 in 2004, +22 in 2008 (despite Palin), +14 in '12, +15 in '16, +10 in '20, +13 in '24.

Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social · 5m

There's no reason Alaska can't turn blue. It's elected Dems recently statewide (House & Senate) and here's another sign of hope:

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20m

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 3m

well this is a good idea

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 4m

calling men 'sir' is sexy. I'm not sure 'ma'am' is nearly as sexy; is there a better option for women?

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 4m

yes ma'am

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

yeah, there is also that. This is all extremely public and scrape-able. Whether or not the AI-labeler software is also scraping it is basically irrelevant, but hey, it's idk, 'complicity'

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Leonid Baezhnev @rev-avocado.bsky.social · 1h

We do not need any more members of the LifeAlert Caucus thank you!

Axios @axios.com · 16h

Scoop: Maine Gov. Janet Mills is poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Scoop: Mills poised to jump into Maine Senate race

Gov. Janey Mills' entry into the race would set off another complicated Democratic primary.

trib.al

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

not for nothing is that specific image one where a character appears naked. She's not, but at that angle, with a backless top and short skirt, she seems to be.

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

yeah. It shouldn't, but it's a normal-reasons false positive and not part of a grand discriminatory conspiracy

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

it's probably self-care anyway

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

I would like people to be able to be reasonably mature about this but i know better

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

It’s good miso cos

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah. I mean stuff happens, and the risk is a click right

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Black Phillip: (exists)

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Katherine: thou hast witched thy brother

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Black Phillip: what dost thou want

a man driving a car with 55 burgers written on the side

ALT: a man driving a car with 55 burgers written on the side

media.tenor.com

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Hear me out; the VVitch remake that’s exactly the same except Tim Robinson plays Tomasin

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

A - no images allowed.
B - yolo and wait for reports
C - every image is manually reviewed before being visible
D - ai but it’s called something else

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Everyone’s upset by this but I have no idea what an alternative is

Aaron Rodericks @aaron.bsky.team · 21h

thehive.ai evaluates all images posted to the site. We don't actually provide any input.

AI to Understand, Search, and Generate Content | Hive

Hive's APIs enable developers to integrate pre-trained AI models that address technically challenging content understanding needs into their applications.

thehive.ai

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 2h

Man what the hell is that about. Just…

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 2h

October 8, 1904

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 13h

Here’s video of the incident

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 9h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 5h

Ah lies and magic

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Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 11h

Do you have other short ones like that? It’s good practice sized and character stuff