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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 7m

I stared at this for a good 3 minutes before realizing it was not a photo of Domhnall Gleeson

Black & white pic of actor Domhnall Gleeson

Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 48m

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 5h

You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution

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Aruna D’Souza 🇨🇦 @arunadsouza.bsky.social · 1h

These are not kids; one of them is a state senator. The rest were mostly in their 30s.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 1h

Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."

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Nathan Bernard @nathantbernard.bsky.social · 2h

the "kids" were mostly 30+ years old and said they love hitler

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

Did he also enslave his own children?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Brooke Rollins: "Charlie Kirk is in a way the modern day Thomas Jefferson."

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 2h

“white people who claim they’re being persecuted” is pretty much the entire GOP brand (gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...)

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16h

very random that they funded Airbnb with $40 boxes of political breakfast cereal back when it was AirBed & Breakfast because you literally slept on air mattresses

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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 10h

I’m at a loss for words, and it’s not because I’m surprised; rather, I’m in near despair at the sheer level of coarseness and vulgarity to which large swathes of our polity have sunk. There is an entire portion of our population with absolutely no urge to decency, and it’s heartbreaking.

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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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 10h

Haven't had that spirit here since January 6th

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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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 19h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 10h

Yes IIRC, it was argued: Not only must they not be shamed, tolerating them was not enough either. They had to be heard out. Wait that was not enough. We had to respect our differences. No, actually we need to be friends with them; else we’re close minded. They broke the gaslight meter on this one.

Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 11h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

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

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 11h

www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Robert Szasz 𓅆 @rszasz.saxonco.com · 20h

Everyone in the bay area should have to spend a day on Angel Island learning the history. It's heartbreaking, and it's right there.

Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 21h

Just returned from SF where I went with my cousins & their kids to explain the history of Angel Island immigrant landing depot. It's an island off of SF, look how close it is to SF, yet for detained immigrants who were there, it was a world away to getting to the US. Was in operation 1910-1941. 1/

Angel Island in the distance in the water, photo taken from a San Francisco scenic point with a few other tourists.

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · 1d

Well it doesn't snow anymore and all the bugs are extinct but on the other hand people who think spreadsheets are alive get to pretend their replika girlfriend is going to write the Singularity Code if we just feed her a few trillion more gallons of the ocean

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Ross A. Lincoln @rossalincoln.bsky.social · 13h

I would pay real money for a magazine that hired writers with object permanence to write about obvious scams

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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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 17h

the subreddits for luxury watches are some of the darkest places on earth

Rolex subreddit post:

My uncle has Alzheimer's and is often forgetful of his possessions. One of them is a Rolex Submariner. Would I be justified in taking and caring for it as my own instead of having it left neglected and forgotten in his jewelry box? Thanks.

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 23h

Why do they all have “This human suit is chafing me” expressions

Like I keep expecting a Slitheen to pop out

Slitheen aliens from Doctor Who, one holding the Human Suit it has just escaped from

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16h

Deeply embarrassing that Scientific American would lend its name to this claptrap.

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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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 16h

No it isn’t stop complying in advance

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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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 16h

“The same FBI agent was previously acquitted of attempted murder for a shooting on a Metro train”

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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 16h

A former FBI agent was sentenced to 80 years in prison for raping three women at his tattoo studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He will serve 60 years.

Former FBI agent sentenced to 80 years for rapes at Gaithersburg tattoo studio

The same FBI agent was previously acquitted of attempted murder for a shooting on a Metro train.

www.nbcwashington.com

Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 18h

*Anakin & Padme meme*

So that means you’re gonna pay me right? Right?

Notification from Threads telling me

Your reply got over 1,000 1d views.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 20h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 18h

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grace @echofarandfaint.bsky.social · 19h

NEW little ficlet: "forest"

- a Russian fairytale au for a cold night

Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 19h

I actually don’t think most of the commenters flooding verified/journalist accounts with obnoxious

“Oh, you’re surprised republicans are being racist?”

replies are actually bots, and that’s kind of terrifying

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