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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 1d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report. Variety reported on Tuesday that Weiss auditioned for "The View" when host Me...

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 7h

“while the AI technology and services sector has yet to make a meaningful contribution to the GDP.”

Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 8h

The real economy is already in a deep recession. The fake AI economy is a smokescreen. And now I'm afraid that the government will throw any amount of money at it to keep it from popping.

The AI bubble is the only thing keeping the US economy together, Deutsche Bank warns

According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot...

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

Almost 9 months ago, our press colleague Anas Al-Sharif removed his press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire.

And then we saw what happened next. May we ensure the bombs actually end this time.

I wish he, and so many more, were here with us.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 8h

I would be so mortified if any of our teachers used this kind of nonsense, any sassing it generates is well deserved

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 18h

A teacher must have an email etiquette autoreplier bot set up.
I know I should NOT reply with:

"Dearest Kevin,

I am dreadfully sorry for the improper email I have burdened you with.

Kindly halt all lessons in email etiquette.

I am a grown ass woman with a PhD.

Auspiciously,

Sarah J. McAnulty"

a block of text from an email that reads "Hello,

I noticed your email is missing a polite greeting. Starting your email
with a greeting helps set a respectful tone.

Here are some examples of greetings you can use:
- Dear Mr./Ms. [Last Name],
- Hello [Teacher’s Name],
- Hi [Teacher’s Name],

Also, please remember to include a clear subject line in your emails.

Thank you!

Best regards,
[Your Name]"

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 9h

One of the reasons they're having trouble concocting a Left Wing Terrorism epidemic is basically nobody in this country has ever met a left wing person. You might as well say we're being invaded by the smurfs

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 13h

“So yes—when Bad Bunny takes that stage, we’ll celebrate him. We’ll defend Title III. We’ll keep teaching, organizing, and speaking out. But more than that, we’ll keep listening for the world we’re fighting for—the one that sounds like music, laughter, and a thousand accents refusing to disappear.”

Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 20h

In my latest blog post I explore the relationship between the backlash against Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, threats to cut Title III funding and the growth of ICE as the secret police of the federal government. Check it out!

educationallinguist.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/t...

The World We’re Fighting For Sounds Like Bad Bunny Singing in Spanish at the Super Bowl

For many of us, Bad Bunny’s selection to perform at the next Super Bowl was a moment of joy. A global artist singing in Spanish on one of the biggest stages in the world feels like an affirmation o…

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Chris Benson @thechrisbenson.com · 2d

JUST AN OBSERVATION!!

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 3d

What a great idea

dtalone.bsky.social @dtalone.bsky.social · 3d

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Frank Vehafric @fvehafric.bsky.social · 4d

One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is trying to have a normal Saturday night and the president's top advisor is on X announcing that civil war is necessary

@StephenM on X: Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 5d

Today is a good day to tell your family members who work for/with ICE they aren’t invited to Thanksgiving

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 6d

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Audrey Watters - Second Breakfast

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday’s 2nd Breakfast should be read by every school board in the country, the desire to provide certainty has replaced almost all impulse to build cultures of responsiveness. AI and scripted curriculum can’t respond because they can’t think

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Jim Saksa @jimsaksa.com · 6d

The Free Press has roughly the same number of subscribers as WHYY, Philly's public media station, has donors.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 6d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6d

/2 I mean what Chappelle is doing is like inviting Jared Fogle on your podcast to talk about parents being too strict

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Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · 7d

First they came for pro-Palestinian activists. And I actively applauded it because I was pro-genocide.

Then they defended nazi salutes. And I excused it because I was pro-genocide.

Then they came for me but by then my reputation had been completely destroyed because I was pro-genocide.

FAFO

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 7d

The ADL has made literally every single possible decision to suck up to the American right in the past year, and their history as an anti-extremism group has still ensured that the American right wants to punish them. Almost like there's a lesson here. www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League, FBI director says

The FBI said on Wednesday it had cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a prominent Jewish group that tracks antisemitism, after Republicans criticized the group for including slain activist Charlie Kirk's organization in a glossary on extremism.

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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 7d

All these celebs at the Dodgers game and not one of them has this kind of aura

David Dodge passed out at a Sixers playoff game

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Nancy Ironside @nironside.bsky.social · 7d

Lucky to have spent 3 afternoons with kids and their families talking about projects, growth, goals and hopes. It’s a privilege to bear witness to the ways families love and communicate. Being able to share these moments 4 times a year is one of the many reasons why I love @slamsphilly.bsky.social

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 8d

Apparently incessant bitching and flailing doesn’t always score runs, someone should page the Yankees

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 8d

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · 8d

Anna Orso is back at the Inky and am glad for it, some folks can just write what is going on here and she is most definitely one of them

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Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · 8d

www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

Building Industry Association president Mo Rushdy resigns amid furor over Gaza speech

The developers association leader spoke out about the Gaza war, denouncing the Israeli government's actions.

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Meredith Broussard, PhD @merbroussard.bsky.social · 8d

AI: even more energy-hungry than you imagined. futurism.com/future-socie...

Researchers Just Found Something Extremely Alarming About AI's Power Usage

The carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into videos is far worse than we thought.

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

A lot of people seem to be under the impression that this is the plan unveiled today but this is the Blair sponsored AI slop that BCG made out of commission months ago and has ever since tried to disavow itself from

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 9d

This is what Blair’s team created together with BCG

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 9d

Werner Herzog voice:

“I’ve seen movies, short films, completely created by artificial intelligence. Story, acting, everything. They look completely dead. They are stories, but they have no soul…They are empty and soulless.”

Werner Herzog on AI-Generated Movies: 'They Look Completely Dead'

Herzog spoke with Conan O'Brien about the concept of truth and why AI is a

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