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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 3m

Annie are you Oakley, are you Oakley, are you Oakley, Annie?

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 5h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 2h

Federal child-trafficking

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 4h

One 24-hr period

'I love Hitler': Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat₽
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office
An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor's office.

Border Patrol posts reel featuring Michael Jackson lyrics with antisemitic slur
Avery Lotz

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 5h

the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Sean Hollister @seanhollister.bsky.social · 12h

My Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X review.

The top phrases running through my mind while testing it:

"Someone's getting fired for greenlighting this launch"

"This is not an Xbox"

"If this is the future of Xbox, Xbox is screwed."

Went with the middle.

www.theverge.com/games/799698...

This is not an Xbox

Microsoft’s first “Xbox” handhelds are shipping not fully baked.

www.theverge.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 5h

Nation’s Old Men Announce Plans To Wake Up At 5 A.M. And Argue With Other Old Men Around Table At McDonald’s https://theonion.com/nation-s-old-men-announce-plans-to-wake-up-at-5-a-m-an-1849803269/

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Aura @aurahack.ca · 11h

whole thing is a really good read; i screamed out loud when i read this part

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MaxOKE | COMMS OPEN @maxoke.bsky.social · 19h

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Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 10h

Here I am, at The Verge, on how Internet censorship stands to cut closeted trans people off from their only safe spaces.

The Verge @theverge.com · 11h

For many trans people, internet anonymity is only a temporary way station between the closet and living full time in their desired gender. What happens when that privacy is gone?

Read more from @judedoyle.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 9h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 9h

what even happened on the other site this time

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jeremy kaplowitz @jeremykaplowitz.com · 7h

sorry, but this is how your texts should look 👇

me: i hate Hitler

friend: same i think that guy sucks balls

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PK Gaming @pk-gaming.bsky.social · 7h

I didn't need em as much today, but still

What a week

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Punk Rock Loser @grs22.bsky.social · 8h

New drip acquired

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 9h

@kingmetalzel.bsky.social @hailinel.bsky.social @spyhunterzero.bsky.social @arcadia69.bsky.social @foxuzamaki.bsky.social @buildknuckle.bsky.social @leechaolan.bsky.social @zimpirate.bsky.social @grandhusk.bsky.social @horizon2099.bsky.social @dollowr.bsky.social @chickenfriedcorgi.bsky.social

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 9h

Work time

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SCAREon - Thorgi's Haunted Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 21h

They just gave $1 billion to the guy who produced the Borderlands movie.

This is a money laundering scheme isn't it?

Fighting-Games Daily @fgcdaily.bsky.social · 21h

📰Film producer, Erik Feig To Lead 'Arena SNK Studios', a new film production banner.

Alongside making Live-action and animation films, TV series, Arena SNK will also produce experiential events internationally.

Around $1 billion has been secured in financing backing for the new venture by the-----

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sugag.bsky.social @sugag.bsky.social · 14h

No offense🐻💢

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EXEGESIS FREAK @cryptotheism.bsky.social · 4d

People keep asking me if vampires can drink the blood of Christ: it depends if the priest was Catholic or Protestant. If that wine is transubstantiated, it kills the vampire. Protestant? Vampire gets drunk.

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Spook-mi/erika @samitron.bsky.social · 1d

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 1d

Where's the maximum mariachi from the Pixel Remaster?

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Link Man @linkman1.bsky.social · 1d

Columbo as well

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 1d

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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