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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 16h

It is very much a Non-Canonical take, but a local sandwich chain here does what they call the "Reuben Variation," which subs pastrami brisket for the corned beef, Muenster cheese, and the option of kraut or coleslaw plus German mustard & their house-made sauce. Pretty dang tasty.

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17h

Accurate

theonion.com/report-reube...

Report: Reuben Rated Top Midsize Sandwich In Its Class

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA—Praising its standard features and overall dependability, J.D. Power and Associates released a new set of rankings Thursday, naming the Reuben the number-one midsize sandwich in i...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 19h

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief

“[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 17h

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 17h

I imagine there is (for others, not me) a certain thrill in thinking that the performer is going off-script, creating a unique moment - even though it's more likely they have a set of stock riffs to apply broadly to different situations each show.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18h

no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!

NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 17h

"We took freedom of speech away" is probably the most honest thing Trump has said or done in a long time

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 17h

The day Trump declares that he "took the freedom of speech away," we get polling showing that even 40% of Republicans think that Trump's improperly punished people who say things he disagrees with.
www.pbump.net/o/even-2-in-...

Even 2 in 5 Republicans understand Trump is impeding free speech

It's not often the case that you will be working on a quick article about something only to have the president of the United States directly validate your thesis. But it happens occasionally, particul...

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 17h

Pritzker isn't low-IQ because he's not Black. Only Johnson is low-IQ because he's Black.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "They've had hundreds of people shot and then a guy like Pritzker or this low IQ mayor gets up -- the people are all against him. Beautiful Black women are wearing a MAGA hat last night on TV. And they said, 'We don't care who comes, just stop the crime.' They don't care if it's military."

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 17h

I don't like him personally, but David Simon on AI is the final word on the subject.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 18h

Gonna say it, not enough games about defeating Klansmen, Confederates or neo-Confederates.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 18h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18h

Jamal Khashoggi was my friend and colleague who was killed and dismembered in 2018.

Do you know how many times I’ve written against Saudi Arabia’ coverup over the last seven years?

The sportswashing? The paying of influencers to visit Saudi Arabia?

Saudi’s censorship of Hasan Minaj?

Brian.. @nywiz.bsky.social · 18h

What Russia did
What China did

Do you know how many professional golfers are being paid by the Saudi?

Do you know how many F1 racist there are in Saudi Arabia?

Do you know how many world football Giants played in Saudi Arabia?

Why are we singling out comedians?

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20h

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 19h

Don’t even get me started on when it starts recommending word changes for “clarity” that actually make the language more vague and nonspecific

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Phillip Sevy @phillipsevy.bsky.social · 19h

Week 1 of #supermantober is in the books! Here’s all the beauties in a row. Still quite a few up for grabs in this week. More to come! For those interested, they’re 6x9 and $110 shipped! Having a blast with these. Thanks for all the support each day!

Inktober pieces of Superman, Power Suit Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Brainiac, Conner Kent Superboy, Mongul, and Supergirl.

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Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 21h

"Um you use spellcheck" yeah I do and it fucking sucks and I wish it was the old way where it was just a digital dictionary because currently I end up fighting with a useless piece of AI that's trying to tell me things that are WRONG because it learned from TEXT THAT IS WRONG

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h

Holy crap that’s bad.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21h

ICE is not only chasing down every random brown person in Chicago, they have a cameraman following them to film this for social media. Cruelty and inhumanity as content.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 23h

I love how Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and #2 in line for the presidency, is always like, “What? News?! I never read or hear anything that happens in the world, anywhere. I’m totally offline. What even is ‘social media’? They play news all day on TV!? Wow! That’s a surprise!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 22h

BTW: if you're wondering why you haven't heard much about this, it's partly because there aren't many religion reporters.

But @rns.org — a small, independent, nonprofit newsroom — covers stories like these across the country.

Like our coverage? Consider supporting us: religionnews.com/donate/

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 20h

I've dipped in and out of it. Never managed to commit to a full season though.

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 20h

LOL this is true! He's already prepped!

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence that all these data centers are going into communities that have been historically targeted for exploitation and have the least amount of civic power wielded by the people living there.

wordinblack.com/2025/09/alab...

Why Are Plans for This Alabama Data Center So Hush-Hush?

Officials in Bessemer, Alabama, are mum on Project Marvel, a proposed data center the size of 18 Walmart Supercenters.

wordinblack.com

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 21h

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Trey Lawson @tlawson.bsky.social · 20h

How much time will he need to go off and learn to be an IRL expert detective/chemist/gymnast/martial artist?

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 22h

So last night I migrated @gregpak.net from Bluesky to Blacksky's myatproto.social server for non-Black users! A few thoughts on the process for anyone thinking about this...

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

whew. that took a while! but it looks like i'm done! all blobbed up in blobtown!

screenshot of a notice that says "You are good to go! You have all 4131 of the expected 3669 blobs. You're done!!"

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