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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2h

Like this is not life advice. I should have done more homework in school. But leaning on GenAI is like giving yourself a daily lobotomy. Or pulling out your own teeth. You’re robbing yourself of survival skills and reverting to a pond organism.

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Eve Ettinger @eveettinger.com · 2h

The feeling of finishing up a long paper in the hours before it's due is an ELITE adrenaline rush that gives you the confidence of someone who thinks they killed god.

every young person should have the pleasure of this flash of self confidence. using AI is robbing yourself of yourself.

Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2h

Save maybe three times I was in one of my manic kicks, I wrote EVERY ASSIGNMENT I EVER TURNED IN the day/hours before it was due. I almost never did the reading. Not only did I win the poetry award, I got one of the highest standardized test writing scores in the state. Twice.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 2h

I wrote my undergrad research paper (35 pages) in the day and a half before it was due, while crying

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

They say greed can't make art and yet!

David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 2h

just met a woman at a party & asked her what she did for work. could barely understand her because she was so soft spoken & had an accent so i just nodded a bunch.

“she’s in culture,” her friend said.

i finally realised that i was talking to
ANNA DELVEY

I ASKED ANNA DELVEY WHAT SHE DID FOR WORK

yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

He once blamed antifa for the train that derailed and fell on I-5. Fun bonus detail.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

The more I think about it, I think they were there to convince Trump of the need for dramatic action. Those influencers are not his type. Hell he didn't even take Brandi's bait to call her pretty. Those people were served up to him.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2h

Gaining a reasonable bunch of followers on here really did help me connect with federal employees over the past nine months to break some news and tell some stories about what’s been happening inside NIH, EPA, NOAA, and other agencies.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 2h

Of course, I got laid off from the place I was doing that in August. Subscribe here for the new independent version:

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

I did a dramatic reading of this for my sister as she drove by the restaurant once. A miracle we didn't crash.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

I'm so sorry and you're welcome. One of the most excruciating reads I've encountered.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

There's a town named Pe Ell in WA and the story goes that it was named after a Pierre and that is how the locals pronounced it.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

Bananapants for everybody!! The 2025 Story.

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The Ugly Machine @theuglymachine.bsky.social · 5h

Her name is Francesca

A Francesca style throwing axe, glowing cherry red on an anvil

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2h

Their conversations with the Trump Administration seem to have been quite explicit on the plan. Pass a federal voter ID law that vote by mail states like OR and WA can't possibly comply with before 2026. Then have the GOP controlled Senate and House simply refuse to seat the people who won.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

Of course Patty does.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 4h

FWIW, not all female bosses on the Hill have bad reputations. Plenty of them inspire loyalty because they treat their staff well. Every Warren campaign staffer I know loves her. Patty Murray has a deep alumni team that admires her. AOC treats her staff well. Same with Tina Smith

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

Gotta take this opportunity to share this piece: What happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

This is what happened when Thomas Keller asked me to leave the French Laundry

For two decades, critics showered Thomas Keller’s restaurants with accolades. But on the night I showed up at the French Laundry, he had a bone to pick.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2h

No mozzarella sticks at The French Laundry zero stars

Lux Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 7h

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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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 2h

Amazing - love the evening bird party.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

This made me laugh ty

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

Looks amazing.

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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

WEREWOLF IN OREGON TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY

Oregon Plates @plat.es · 3h

The Custom Oregon Plate WOLFY was previously assigned, but is now available for reservation. https://dmv2u.oregon.gov/eServices/?link=custom #Oregon #LicensePlate #VanityPlate #OregonPlates #CustomPlate #WOLFY

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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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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

Was it the proud boys promo video he did that got him canned?

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Neil Snyder @neilsnyder.bsky.social · 3h

What she says here is completely untrue, everyone knew she was a conservative walking a tightrope to keep her job, saying she was a reporter was generous. She mostly did opinion journalism, unlike Choe who actually was just a reporter who went off the deep end and got canned.

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3h

The federal government is basically being run now by the algorithmically amplified, right wing grifter industrial complex, as exemplified by this weirdo from Washington state who was flown in for Trump’s Antifa round table.

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I'm living proof that you can recover from TDS. I had strong Trump Derangement Syndrome for 8 years. It's much better to not have TDS...I was one of you. I was a mainstream reporter in Seattle for 10 yrs. When I saw after all those years that the media wouldn't be honest about what was happening, that Democrat politicians would not be honest about what was happening, I thought, 'If they're not being honest about that, maybe they're not being honest about President Trump either.
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yazikus @yazikus.bsky.social · 3h

What a strange complaint

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