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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 3h

I guess I disagree with her opinion on Authors Guild v Google Books but at least that's understandable.

grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 3h

Although even then I imagine the main reason is that Amazon, which owns IMDb, felt like they had better things to do than moderate forums.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah IMDb made the decision to make the forums only visible to logged on users in 2005, which I assume was to prevent spam but which presumably made people less aware of them, they eventually became readable again but by then it was too late since they aren't around anymore.

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Sick Hunt, Dracones @scalehelix.net · 4h

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Scissorman from Clock Tower @koinskock.bsky.social · 7h

"why won't someone make a party that actually appeals to the Working Class(tm)?"

the actual working class: black, brown, trans, queer, immigrant, disabled, multiply-marginalized

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 21h

Given how long ago this was feel like most people with ancestors from Europe since then probably have ancestors who died in this!

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 21h

It's simple, he'd have done the same thing Mark Wahlberg would've done on 9/11.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 23h

To be fair I assume it was more of an internal LDP decision that the only path forward would be to double down, since leadership was only elected after the election? But I don't know for sure.

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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 1d

I really think people are underestimating the degree to which 21st century politics are going to be apocalyptically bad; we are collectively sliding towards mass ethnic cleansing being the norm in the Western World, out of no reason but pure fucking spite and empty nostalgia.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Tory policy is to revoke permanent residence (ILR) for everybody who does not earn £38k - deporting most nurses who have ILR

This is put in the video as "who is unlikely to contribute more than they cost"

NB: video does not say EU settled status is exempt

No govt since Idi Amin has done this

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 1d

Although the original Cassius Clay was one of Henry's relatives who actually became an abolitionist.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 1d

Relatedly, I only found out the rather interesting story of George Washington's sister-in-law trying and ultimately failing to get a reverend defrocked for having abused her from a TikTok conspiracy account theclio.com/entry/128124

Reverend Charles Green - Clio

The Reverend Charles Green was born in Ireland around 1710 and lived in Dublin before receiving his degree in 1731 from Balliol College, Oxford. After graduating, Green moved to Virginia by 1733. He b...

theclio.com

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, the unfortunate thing about this story is that I only found out about it from black supremacist Tariq Nasheed's documentary about how white people were conspiring to turn black men gay, since Hammond also wrote what were likely love letters to a man.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 1d

And even among big slave owners it wasn't limited to slaves en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H...

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ᚇᚐᚏᚉᚅᚓᚄᚄ ᚋᚐᚅᚔᚃᚓᚄᚈᚓᚇ @ciara2001.bsky.social · 3d

In fairness, I think her degree is related to agriculture (can't find the post referencing it) so she would be an expert in the production of large quantities of bullshit

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 2d

The AI generated overview of reviews for a V for Vendetta costume says it's "ideal for both Halloween and rioting scenarios" in case you were looking for that sort of thing.

Customers say
Customers find the costume set to be of good quality, with one mentioning it's ideal for both Halloween and rioting scenarios. They consider it good value for money.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 1d

I am curious; are rich people more likely to pay for drugs than they are for sex? I would assume so, there's no assumption people will give you free drugs and getting them for free doesn't make it more legal, but definitely revealing as to how much of a role legality plays I imagine.

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 1d

oh god, this is probably spot on

No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 2d

Silwa is who the marginal Trump II voter thought Trump was

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 2d

i think the thing which is most redeeming about Sliwa is that he is absolutely a reactionary but he is also absolutely committed to multiracial solidarity

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 2d

The United States in July 1881

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 3d

What is Spike TV? youtu.be/UDAK3IApq5g?...

MANswers-Binge Drinking

YouTube video by Jerome Lisk, MD, MBA, MS, FAAN

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yeah sorry I thought at first Snoop Dogg walked it back but now I remember he has genuinely apologized, my mistake.

grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 3d

I'm guessing Todd's talking about this? Nothing inherently inappropriate but yeah (and indeed IDK if he appreciates their independence since he does require them to be monogamous) www.billboard.com/culture/prod...

Ne-Yo’s Life With His Four Girlfriends Exposed in New ‘Impact x Nightline’ Special: Watch the Episode Free Here

'Impact x Nightline: Ne-Yo: My Four Girlfriends' is streaming now on Hulu. Here's how to watch the documentary special online for free.

www.billboard.com

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 4d

I first heard about this because when they first saw his e-mail on the child porn mailing list they were like "what's your real name Pervo?" before realizing that it was an academic email address and thus his real name.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe Zombie CNET? They got demoted in Wikipedia's source reliability list due to using AI writers without editors.

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 5d

Like I think people complaining that "the friend zone" is reductive has wrapped around to people thinking you should go straight from not knowing each other to dating or else it's deceptive. bsky.app/profile/appa...

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grubdipper.bsky.social @grubdipper.bsky.social · 5d

As for why I'd say it's seen as sort of like dating co-workers??

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