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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 4h

Excited for when the Indiana GOP pushes a bill pre-empting communities on data centers.

“Sorry rural Hoosiers. You don’t get a say in this. We need these data centers because that roboporn has to be generated somewhere”

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MSNEIL @ne8il.bsky.social · 5h

exciting new frontiers in teledildonics necessitating ungodly sums of money for investments in data centers. wave of the future, dude

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MSNEIL @ne8il.bsky.social · 5h

sam altman turns back to the crowd and gives a wry smile.."oh, there's one more thing". the crowd goes silent. "yes... you will be able to fuck the chatbot"

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 7h

Almost like deregulating the supplement industry wasn't such a good idea after all

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A Farmer @afarmerinohio.bsky.social · 7h

Explains a lot about dudebros.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 7h

More than a dozen protein powders tested for toxic metals were found to have unsafe or concerning amounts of lead, nonprofit watchdog Consumer Reports said Tuesday. Average lead levels in such products appear to be worsening compared to years prior.

Unsafe amounts of lead found in some protein powders, report says

More than two-thirds of the 23 protein powders tested by Consumer Reports had lead levels exceeding the watchdog group’s daily intake safety standards.

wapo.st

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 8h

*their ability

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 9h

I’m happy to say that both nazi text messages from a GOP group chat and shitty text messages from the democratic Virgina AG candidate are wrong.

All involved (the one democrat and the hundreds of republicans) should resign.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 9h

I think what really gets me here is how much the right seems to ignore that “two wrongs don’t make a right”

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 9h

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 9h

So while, yes, these people are dangerous, and far more numerous than we would like, their actual support is smaller than it would seem. They’re ability to hold power hangs on their ability to take advantage of gerrymandering, voter suppression, and other rules in our system

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 9h

I refuse to believe that this is a majority in our country. We live under minoritarian rule. Even here in deep red Indiana, the republican governor only got 55% of the vote, but the republicans hold 80% of the state senate seats. It’s the same story in many red states.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

Again, this is not what needs to be done. "Why are you breaking the law & violating the Constitution & your oath of office?" is the question. When he doesn't answer it, the next journalist needs to ask it, & then the next one, & the one after that. Stop giving him & John Thune free passes every day.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 9h

Party of Back the Blue

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 10h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 9h

The sleeper issue?

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 20h

“Oh god! They’re riding bikes naked! How will we survive it?!?!?”

<Falls into fainting couch>

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 20h

What a fucking soft ass piece of shit

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 1d

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 23h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 22h

Cities in chaos!

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 22h

There are thousands of local republican electeds across the country, and I really wonder sometimes how many of them realize that there are literal Nazis on their bandwagon. They have an R next to their name for whatever reason, but they genuinely care about their communities.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 23h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see that not all institutions are willingly submitting to the trumpist state
www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

Indianapolis airport won't show Kristi Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

"The Indianapolis International Airport does not display content that is expressly political or partisan," airport officials said.

www.indystar.com

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 1d

Jarvis Christ sounds like something an image generator would spit out

Pregame Empire @pregameempire.bsky.social · 1d

Happy These Are All Allegedly Real Schools Who Are Playing D1 Basketball Programs The Opening Week of Basketball Season szn to you and yours

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