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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

wait: I thought these tech bros were all pronatalists? If they think women are going to sleep w men who spend their days sexting with robots, they’re even dumber than I thought.

Reuters @reuters.com · 18h

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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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

I can do brow makeup, Amanda!! I am not opposed to brow make up! Lol

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 1d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

To be fair tho graham crackers can be pretty sexy.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

Woah!!!

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 14h

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 14h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

😂😂😂
😭😭😭

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

HA!!!! Omfg!!!!

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 12h

Well here’s a fact this old bitty who is four months from turning fifty did NOT need to hear today:

Do you know how old the actor Wilford Brimley was when he starred in that 1985 movie Cocoon about OLD people getting infused with de-aging alien magic in that pool?

He. Was. Fifty.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 17h

Clicking the "Assign to [email protected]" box in a google doc

a man walking on a dirt road with the words i 'm sorry written below him

ALT: a man walking on a dirt road with the words i 'm sorry written below him

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Editors and reporters say they’ll continue to cover the US military thoroughly, with or without press credentials. Some well-known members of the Pentagon press corps have used the credentialing controversy to encourage tipsters to get in touch with them.

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 1d

Reps for CNN, Reuters, The AP, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic and NPR all say that journalists from their newsrooms are not signing the new paperwork about Pentagon access. Newsmax says it doesn't intend to sign, either — a potentially significant sign of MAGA dissension.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Remember we're already in a world of Kavanaugh stops based solely on ethnicity. If you are from a targeted group, this can happen to you no matter what your citizenship status is. What if you forget your wallet at home? You could end up in detention for days or worse.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Do you want to live in a "papers, please" country?

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

Unprecedented corruption

Michael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social · 1d

Follow the money. A timely bet raises eyebrows amid record crypto selloff www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

A Historic Crypto Selloff Erased Over $19 Billion, but Two Accounts Made $160 Million

Ahead of the selloff, two accounts on Hyperliquid placed massive bets that bitcoin and ether would fall.

www.wsj.com

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

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David @dkuofu.bsky.social · 2d

Here's a free book with plenty of examples, and an explanation of the theory behind it. Srdja Popovic was instrumental in Otpor!, the Serbian revolutionary group, and has since formed CANVAS, a group that trains revolutionaries all around the world.

www.amazon.com/dp/B08HB7JTH...

The cover of "Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism" by Srdja Popovic and Sophia A McLennen.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

He pressured BN a ton in a way that others probably could not.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

This is exactly how I see it. He operates in a way that allows for him “negotiate with” these actors. But the end result is freedom for many and -at least a temporary- peace.

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

Sure yes!

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2d

"The people in Gaza, including me, lost everything."

As Israel and Hamas exchange captives amid a U.S.-backed ceasefire, writer Ahmed Abu Artema slams Western double standards that privilege Israeli lives over those of Palestinians.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

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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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

I’m confused. Because he acknowledged that Trump brokered a deal to end the war?

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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like I’m seeing very little in my feed about the joyous hostage & prisoner releases and the re-entry of aid to gaza. Is it cognitive dissonance because Trump did it? It’s uncomfortable to say he helped make this happen while militarizing US cities & infringing on free speech rights at home

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