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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 11h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe Bari Weiss asked reporters to tell her what they do because she doesn’t know.

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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 16h

So much wrong with it, but one of the problems with these attacks on boats in the Caribbean is that the announcement doesn’t come from a government agency, it comes from the social media app owned by the president.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 10h

Bowing to pressure from his caucus, House Speaker Mike Johnson agrees to swear in Jeffrey Epstein.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 10h

I heard about this happening from folks I know in the service.

It's wild that they think this event was something more people should watch.

Personally, I'm all for forcing more people to really watch Trump and Hegseth raw like that.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to.

Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else

Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.

zeteo.com

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 16h

Which president would win a hot dog eating contest among them?

My take is that the final is Taft v Lincoln.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 16h

NoKings.org

Sign with blue on blue no kings, repeating background. On the left is a crown with a red cross through it underneath that it says no kings. On the right is a green

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balderdasher.bsky.social @balderdasher.bsky.social · 17h

Why would the founders have concerns with non-state funding for military forces? I mean other than the rise of Pompey, Crassus, Caesar, Cataline, Lepidus, Mark Anthony, the crisis of the third century, Charles I's ship money, James II, George III's German mercs, the Stamp Act, The Townshend acts, th

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 17h

oh wow they are who we knew they were

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 17h

"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 driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

‘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.

www.politico.com

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 17h

they continue to want this

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 17h

Obviously this is insanely unconstitutional in like 6 different ways and would immediately have the Founders en-route to the armory if they heard of such a scheme.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 18h

If you were an admin or member of one of the Facebook groups that the DOJ jawboned Facebook into censoring, we want to talk to you!

Please shoot me a message,

Rtorney Pamela
' @AGPamBondi
Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a
large group page that was being used to dox and target
@lCEgov
in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and
social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing
their jobs. The Departrnent of Justice will continue engaging tech
companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent
violence against federal law enforcernent.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17h

Imagine the media reaction if a single Democrat ever said anything like this ever once in history.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 17h

if you squint as hard as you can and beat yourself on the head with a hammer a few times, Trump is increasing taxes on billionaires to fund government services.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

moe throwing barney out of the bar where moe is american society and barney is lead poisoning

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 20h

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 18h

Should I play Ghost of Tsushima first or just go into Yotei?

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 19h

Fat Zohran didn't work, so now they've deployed Giant Zohran

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19h

In the lead up to Election Day, Zohran Mamdani has engaged in a second primary of sorts, meeting quietly with New York City power brokers to consolidate support and box out his main rivals. Here’s the inside story of his rise. nyti.ms/3WCHy37

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 19h

This is also a failing of the legal system though. There is no reason that every new lawsuit from these litigants should be treated with kid gloves and good faith.

anti-SLAP laws were a good start and need to be made fully universal across the states and even more muscular.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 19h

The president's ability to file personal lawsuits should be severely curtailed, but we should also prevent the accretion of wealth in such individuals whether they are president or no. Musk's ability to endlessly litigate is just as much a menace to the rule of law.

Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 21h

one thing we can never allow to happen again is making someone president who is rich enough to fund endless frivolous lawsuits

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

"oh no, this wonderful beverage is also calorie free"

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

SCOTUS is some mix of "we wanted this power for Republicans all along" and "maybe if we keep throwing meat the leopard won't eat our face"

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

This is a huge problem barreling down on us. "Snow Crash" is essentially real with LLMs. Any piece of text or data your agent examines in the course of its duties may potentially contain an engineered portion capable of rewiring its agency.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

You also can't make this work because the LLM has no ability to separate between data and user commands. They are essentially very vulnerable to "subliminal messaging"

Every product photo, description, and review will become a vector for hacks or at the very least spicy new "SEO" techniques.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, the huge and non-dischargable judgement does mean he'll have forensic accountants crawling up his ass about that every step of the way.

But, yeah, the proper remedy we all truly want—permanent deplatforming—is beyond the courts to provide.

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Keith (vibe spreadsheeter) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social · 20h

He's always been stealing the money in various forms and stashing it away under his parents names and similar.

He'll also never go off the air. He'll lose the company and brand, but any chud with a studio and camera can employ him.

He owes 1.4b tho. They'll have hooks in his pockets for life.

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