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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 5h

The pivot from “I’m building god” to “I’m building a jerkoff tool” is pretty funny

Reuters @reuters.com · 5h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 3h

RIP to Drew Struzan, the artist behind the iconic posters for so many classic Hollywood movies of the 70s and 80s

I can't pick a favorite, so I'll go with his unforgettable one sheet for 'John Carpenter's The Thing', a perfect poster for a perfect film, one I didn't know it was his until today 📽️

$art for the poster of John Carpenter's The Thing, showing a man in a parka with the hood up, arms extended, against a fractal backdrop of ice with rays of white-blue light exploding from within the hood$

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 7h

I recruited Janet Mills to run for Senate because, at 72, Susan Collins is too young for the job.

by Chuck Schumer

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 11h

Important to note that this isn’t a problem for the billionaire buying media properties. If they make them into successful rightwing propaganda? Cool more money. If it fails? Cool they’ve destroyed one of the few outlets with the resources to investigate them. Either way they achieved their goal

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 11h

thank you presinald trunt

email receipt for a tariff payment to UPS

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 20h

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 21h

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 1d

Cathedral of St John the Divine makes it worth the trip

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

A miracle they’re still alive. Elated for their families. Can’t help but think of all the hostages who would have also come home two years ago had Netanyahu chosen his own people over his thirst for war.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire

The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 3d

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump.

It’s oligarchs all the way down.

My first for @zeteo.com:

zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 4d

“Machado’s politics are steeped in violence. She has called for foreign intervention, even appealing directly to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the architect of Gaza’s annihilation, to help ‘liberate’ Venezuela with bombs under the banner of ‘freedom.’”

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 4d

like april's tariff tantrum

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 4d

the dip is transitory

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mr. beans for lunch @higham.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah! This guy knows what he’s talking about. She’s a REAL champion of democracy!

Tensions between Venezuela and America soared following the attack, but Machado insisted to The Sunday Times that Trump was right to bomb the boat.
"I totally support his strategy," Machado said.
"And I've said on behalf of the Venezuelan people that we are very grateful. I think it is the right thing to do. It's courageous. It's visionary”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 4d

buy high and sell higher

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 6d

Worked on the audio of the upcoming book from @birdyword.bsky.social the section on Japan was fascinating, I'm sure the rest is too. Finance bsky alert @peark.es @weisenthal.bsky.social www.amazon.com/Land-Trap-Hi...

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset [Bird, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Land Trap: A New History of the World's Oldest Asset

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 6d

If US Dems ever have a majority again, I'm sure they'll find some excuse not to improve people's lives by citing the Senate Parliamentarian. I'm also certain they won't prosecute anybody connected to this admin. Meanwhile, the GOP will win again on a platform of "jailing all Democrats"

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 7d

*logging on* Let’s fucking post!

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 7d

Script excerpt from the newsroom where Will says “You’re a fucking newsman, Don!”

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rob collins @cobrollins.bsky.social · 9d

It’s like killing Lincoln a second time

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 10d

Overhearing someone be confidently wrong on the bus
My man, i briefly leave the internet to get away from that shit

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Rufus jones @rufeydoof.bsky.social · 11d

Amazon have removed the guns from their Bond posters, giving the tantalising impression that Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan think you’re a wanker.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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alex (˙𐃷˙) pizza/tacos/bats/dingers 🍕🌮🦇⚾ 🏳️‍🌈🐻 @batsdingersatk.bsky.social · 11d

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