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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 13m

And they were trying to get people to buy their crypto based on the historical status of the US dollar, too. 🙃

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 1h

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 11h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 4h

Kathy Hochul on racist, rapey, Hitler fanboy young Republicans:
“This bullshit has to stop.”
Amen, Governor.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 4h

Sudoku 2’05”

agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 4h

That’s a good way to go!

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Darryl Mott 💀 @gamerstavernshow.com · 5h

Equal parts self-rising flour and full-fat plain greek yogurt. Mix into a dough, divide into balls, roll out, cook on each side in a bit of olive oil for 1-2 minutes or until it starts puffing.

It's not quite naan, but it's really close. Goes amazingly well with stews, curries, chili, soups...

Anne Mo 😷 @toughestfrail.com · 5h

What's your favorite low effort meal?

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 5h

Ramen doesn’t get enough love. You can throw just about anything else in it —egg, can of tuna, frozen or fresh vegetables, kimchi —plus you can do whatever you want with the broth. All soup, really, but ramen’s got a lot of flexibility & it’s fast.

Anne Mo 😷 @toughestfrail.com · 5h

What's your favorite low effort meal?

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 5h

He should be crapping himself whether he believes in God or not. Either way, pride cometh before the fall.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 13h

you’ve heard of survivor’s guilt? how about survivor’s smugness…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14h

at this point it would be interesting journalism if someone could locate a Young Republican groupchat that was not full of overt Nazis

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 13h

“I need cash”

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 18h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 13h

Holy crap, Alex. These people. I don’t even fucking know what goes on in their heads.

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DaniBananica @danibananica.bsky.social · 13h

He approached Eric with tears in his eyes…

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 13h

God: “Wow! I’m really in trouble. Who can I get to save me, the omnipotent power over everything in existence? Oh! I know who!”

If you filled in the blank with “Eric Trump” or indeed anyone in the US administration atm, you may want to reexamine your religious beliefs.

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agnes bookbinder @agnesbookbinder.bsky.social · 13h

Question: why does God need Eric Trump to save him?

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 14h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 18h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 13h

I can't be bothered with how normal this outrageous shit is anymore

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Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election

US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

www.theguardian.com

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Desarrayed @desarrayed.bsky.social · 18h

Trump has squeezed what he can out of America, so has moved on to making Argentina great again

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

REPORTER: Your message to the people of Argentina?

TRUMP: We love them. We'll be there for them. They have a great leader. A very great leader.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 18h

Rest now, bitch face. We have much work yet to do

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Frankp @cogitoergowtf.bsky.social · 19h

Heinlein, 1973.
"Specialization is for insects."
I still like it.

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ash @ashhull.bsky.social · 1d

People always assume you're angry not hurt.

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 19h

Your horoscope for today:
Be like an octopus - use your cleverness to wriggle out of tight spots, and change your look to match your mood.

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 20h

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 1d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

the position of the administration it seems is that it is illegal discrimination and divisive racism for historically excluded groups to organize on that basis to improve their position. it’s basically just a genteel version of david duke’s complaint that there wasn’t a NAACP for white people

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 22h

I know it is beside the point because this administration simply wants resegregation but conferences for Black professional associations have always been open to everyone. Typically, the started as a response to white exclusion, and did not replicate that.

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 22h

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

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