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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 5h

A really weird subplot to the Bari Weiss thing is the degree to which she was able to secure these sort of opportunities for herself even in cases like hosting the view where it makes no sense

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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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 7h

Hm. --safe-mode? Could be a graphics driver or something? Could also try installing to a different directory and/or temporarily moving your old profiles folder.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 7h

My guess is that there's profile data still around. Try starting it with the profile manager (run `firefox -P`).

More info: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/pro...

Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles | Firefox Help

Firefox stores your personal information and settings in a profile folder. Learn to work with different profiles on Firefox.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10h

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 7h

Jack Ciattarelli tonight at the debate: “I’d certainly give the president an A.”

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 11h

Hey, you guys? Is it a good sign or a bad sign if the prosecution is just getting its hands around the evidence *after* it criminally charged the former FBI director?

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 18h

At one point during the hearing, the judge asked the prosecution why the case can’t be tried before mid-December.

Lemons replied: We are “just getting our hands around” discovery in the case.

There’s lots of it, he added, and it includes a “significant” amount of classified information.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 8h

"I mean, who even is this Godot guy? The play's named after him and he doesn't even show up!"

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 12h

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 16h

Virginia State Senate Dems just brought down fire and fury regarding the “Compact,” notifying the President and Rector that UVA would lose ALL STATE APPROPRIATIONS if it signs and cedes the University to “federal political control.” Notably, their letter directly restates points made here by @siva.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 18h

The “compact” for higher ed is an unserious document written by unserious people from a position of spectacular ignorance. No one should take it seriously. Sadly, my bosses are taking it seriously.

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 9h

Yup, "pooch" cove, and Bauline rhymes with Pauline. I've been taught to say them properly

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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 12h

More history from this Nazi adulated by the Trump team. These are explicit, proud Nazis who scream and cry and call every referee they can find when you quote their Nazism back to them.

Multiple tweets from Nazi Jack Posobiec in 2016 making "jokes" involving the Nazi code "1488."

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 12h

The existence of even one Catholic convert dismantles the central lie of religion, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

See I can make bullshit, nonsense arguments too, Heritage Foundation.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12h

“The existence of even one ex gay dismantles the central lie of homosexuality, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.”

Same shit different era.

Chloe Cole: The existence of even one detransitioner dismantles the central lie of transgenderism, that it is an innate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 11h

Age verification is going great!

The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

Discord says 70,000 users may have had their government IDs leaked in breach

The ID pics had been submitted as part of age-related appeals.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 11h

Our authoritarianism is run on clichés borrowed from the Eastern Europe of twenty years ago. Paid protestors, disloyal cities, evil Soros, vast conspiracies — it was all tiresome then and there, and now it’s pathetic.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Trump: "They're, like, insurrectionists, they're terrible people. But you really wonder why. Why are they doing it? What are they gaining? Other than they're obviously paid. They're paid a lot of money."

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 12h

When are we going to start seeing stories like this @nytimes.com? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/u...

NYT Screenshot:

'How Biden’s Inner Circle Protected a Faltering President
“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him."

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 11h

Also most place names in Newfoundland. Go on, say Pouch Cove or Bauline.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 11h

"Reagan Airport"

The fuck it is. That's National or potentially DCA.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

Quick follow up for the senator -- who is they?

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 12h

What www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

POLITICO
"They killed Charlie Kirk — the least that we can do is go through a legal process and redistrict Indiana into a nine to zero map," Sen. Jim Banks, the Republican of Indiana, told POLITICO last month.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 12h

Would've been the best since Odyssey*, plus infinite replayability!

*Haven't played the latest one yet.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

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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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 14h

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

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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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 13h

Setting Klanners on fire was one of the highlights of Red Dead Redemption 2

Sad that Ubisoft chickened out on this tbh

Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 14h

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

COWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

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...

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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 19h

Cops used 83,000 cameras to track a single abortion patient — on her abuser’s tip.

Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip

Turns out the cop was also an abuser

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404 Media @404media.co · 14h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 14h

And on my phone it's even worse!

A screenshot of a web browser header. The "number of tabs" indicator is the infinity symbol, presumably because 64 bits isn't enough to count how many tabs I have open. The URL is ALXnow, naturally.

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 14h

2-5?!?!

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Elena in Alexandria @elenah.bsky.social · 15h

Update on the flock cameras story where Texas was supposedly just “worried about her health and safety” when they searched 83,000 cameras (including those in Alexandria and Arlington) looking for a woman who had recently had an abortion. It was all BS.

www.seetiktok.com/t/ZP8ABc2mN/

TikTok - Make Your Day

www.seetiktok.com

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