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@latxcvi.bsky.social

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👑. black. she/her. i blocked or muted u b/c u r annoying.

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · Nov 18

Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — Strangers on a Train, Patricia Highsmith
One movie 🎥 — All About Eve
One album 💿 — Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
One* TV show 📺 — Smallville/Nirvana in Fire

*You need both to understand me.

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 10d

Between the censorship over Charlie Kirk, the age verification nonsense in some states, and the CEO crashing out for multiple days in a row, I’m honestly over this place. I’m not deleting outright, but I’ll be around even less than I am now. Take care of yourselves and each other. 😘

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Arturo Dominguez 🇨🇺🇺🇸 @extremearturo.bsky.social · 12d

Fetterman's numbers should alarm any pundits or consultants who believe Democrats should shift to the right and meet conservatives in the middle.

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Analysis: Fetterman’s Polling Numbers Should Be a Warning For Democrats

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman’s polling numbers highlight the already failed strategy of trying to appeal to the political right

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 11d

This was such a good, but hard, read. Beautifully done.

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Out of Context Simpsons Treehouse of Horror @ooccouchgags.bsky.social · 11d

Oh look, what all of us expected when they made photo ID's a requirement for age validation

The Verge @theverge.com · 11d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 11d

“Why doesn’t Bluesky leadership ban this known person” because they like that person’s views and work. That’s all. It’s the same reason Democrats cede rhetorical ground to fascists. They like it

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 11d

Watching Jay, I realize I am simply exhausted by folks in positions of leadership who are driven to distraction by critique.

If you can't function with critique and pushback, a leadership position is not for you.

Leadership REQUIRES you to absorb and process the critique of stakeholders.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 12d

Butterfly meme. Jay looking at butterfly labeled "Repeatedly yelling at her company's user base" captioned "is this helping?"

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11d

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How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 11d

Always someone with “trying to make discourse more civil” or some such in the bio who goes from 0 to Condescending Asshole™️ in 3 business seconds when you say something they disagree with.

LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 11d

This is nonsense. If a policy can’t be thoughtfully explained it very likely can’t be thoughtfully implemented. Just b/c something is complex does not mean it is incapable of being thoughtfully explained. Jay’s answer was flippant. Just b/c you’re satisfied w/it doesn’t mean others have to be.

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 11d

The Protestant work ethic nonsense compounded by the selfish idea that life is a zero sum game where any gain by someone else means a loss for you as well as the cut off your nose to spite your face racism about POC getting any benefit means most people’s self-interest is far from enlightened

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Woltergeist II: The Other Side @wolter.bsky.social · 11d

Honestly this is why I don’t trust enlightened self interest as a motivation. Too many people would rather put themselves and their loved ones at greater risk than see any poor person get a “handout” they don’t “deserve.”

JUCIFER🗑 @jucifer.blacksky.app · 11d

everyone should have FREE healthcare. not only bc it's a basic need and human right, but bc when everyone has that? EVERYONE stays healthier.

it's so ludicrous that ppl's hatefulness keeps them from ever understanding how fundamental the common good actually is.

like. helping ppl LITERALLY helps u

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 13d

I think that answers about how a policy will work should be more concrete and specific than “depends.” If you (general) can’t articulate the practicalities of the policy when someone asks how it would work when implemented, it’s probably not a well thought out policy.

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 13d

You don’t ever “have” to presume anything. You can listen to what a person is saying & based on what they’re saying gauge if your input is (1) responsive, or (2) helpful.

Presuming things instead of actually listening to what others are saying is how a lot of needless miscommunication happens.

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 13d

Oh, I’m so sorry, Ing. And you didn’t fail him. You gave him lots of love. ❤️

LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 13d

I’m not in any of the affected states, but again, it is stymying to me that despite billing itself as an alternative to X, Bluesky keeps getting lapped by X when it comes to anything remotely related to free expression and interaction. Are you not embarrassed?!

Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 17d

In Ohio, starting on Monday 9/29, we'll be implementing an age assurance solution similar to what we're doing in South Dakota and Wyoming. Read more here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

Our Approach to Age Assurance - Bluesky

We’re committed to keeping our community informed as we navigate new regional regulations.

bsky.social

LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 16d

AND they couldn’t catch him?! Embarrassing on so many levels.

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Leon Thomas @renegadecut.bsky.social · 17d

there were all these sci fi movies and books and tv shows about hitler coming back and it was the scariest thing and then hitler came back and people were like DOPE. COOL. and the political opposition was like SEND HIM A LETTER

a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with his arms outstretched next to a telephone

ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with his arms outstretched next to a telephone

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A half-clever Tapir @amelia.codes · 17d

An image of a bluesky post:
Alex Blechman

Senator: (posting on bluesky) The president told his supporters to prepare for the "Night Of One Thousand Screams." Might I suggest he instead hold the Night Of One Thousand Bipartisan Discussions Of Job Creation
Opportunities

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Ing aka Tophat Artooning @ingforart.bsky.social · 17d

And then he does not have a meeting

JennyJen Jenniferwhatever @jennyjen99.bsky.social · 17d

And his saying trump’s threat to deploy troops is “unlawful”…UNLAWFUL?! That’s such a soft word when trump is using words like “full force”. He’s going to kill us and jeffries is over here like “that’s not very nice. Let’s have a meeting about it.”

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 17d

RIGHT?!?!

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KimBoo York ☕ @kimbooyork.bsky.social · 17d

The value of a good librarian ❤️
youtube.com/shorts/TRIvb...

Prison library who changed my life by helping me feel seen #Prison #Librarian #Rehabilitation

YouTube video by Second_chancer

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LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 17d

If only we had a functional opposition party to throw up as many roadblocks as possible.

Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 17d

The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.

Here’s a thought.

Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.

LaT @latxcvi.bsky.social · 17d

(Seriously, though, you’re such a delight. One of my favorite follows this year, a pocket of joy and hilarity when the world is Like That. 😂❤️)

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