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BladeRunner 999
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Satyr. Skater. Psychonaut. Animist. Scientist. ***WARNING - Occasional adult content***
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"'Dopethrone' had an unmistakable English witchiness to it. It reinvented doom metal, and eventually destroyed the first lineup of the band … There was something cruel about the way Electric Wizard released this … They slammed the ledger shut after it had barely been opened."
25 Years of Infernal Weight: The Destructive Legacy of Electric Wizard's Dopethrone | The Quietus
Dopethrone, now 25 years old, is the greatest album ever recorded, according to Dan Franklin, so great it destroyed Electric Wizard
thequietus.com
I'm still astonished that a President can just remodel the fucking white house without serious scrutiny and approval from Congress/someone? It's only the most important and historically significant building in the whole country.
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
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I think you are all actually missing the point of the original post, which I think is about the enshittification of technology in general. And actually, there is a great book out about this called Enshittification 😃
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President Donald Trump has long wielded sharp rhetoric as a political weapon — who can forget “Crooked Hillary” Clinton or “Sleepy Joe” Biden? — but in his second term, the president’s language and that of his top aides has taken an even darker turn.
‘Devil’s ideology’: President Donald Trump’s darkening rhetoric escalates attacks and often targets Illinois
President Donald Trump’s language to discredit opponents has included Illinois and the Chicago area where protesters have been compared to domestic terrorists and the president has called for…
www.chicagotribune.com
They do important work
opb.org OPB @opb.org · 1d
“With the declining donations for all nonprofits, the competition for grants due to the lack of federal funding available, especially for the environmental nonprofits and causes, has been increasing quite a bit,” said Alyssa Nelson, the Chintimini Wildlife Center's interim executive director.
Shrinking funds pinch Corvallis wildlife rehab facility
Since opening in 1989, the nonprofit Chintimini Wildlife Center has taken in 40,000 injured or sick animals.
www.opb.org
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Women across the US are facing criminal charges for miscarrying—this is what "fetal personhood" looks like.
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Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.
Scenes From Saturday's Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protests
Organizers say the “No Kings” protests drew more than seven million people across 2,700 cities. The crowds included high-profile politicians, A-list celebrities, and more than a few creative inflatables.
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Walk like a duck, talk like a duck (impersonating a frog), hang out with ducks...
“All my friends murdered and raped, sometimes they hung out at my house. Get over yourself.”
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What’s wrong with being a little… 𝓜𝓐𝓓~
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Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!
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LEFT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to deride Donald J. Trump with a protest.

RIGHT: Citizens assembling in Washington, DC to celebrate Donald J. Trump with a military birthday parade.
Well, there is a strong correlation between intelligence, education and compassion. And creativity.
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One of the best signs so far and those huddled masses that we're fighting for.

No Kings
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#NoKings Austin tagging in.

Massive crowd at the Texas State Capitol despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s activation of the National Guard.
@blainecapatch.bsky.social
Your joke 'Did you know that a Fleshlight only has half the calories of a regular flesh?' is fucking hilarious, and I still tell it to people all the time. They probably hate me for it, thanks!
Do with this what you want.
The White House has created an official Bluesky account.

[ @whitehouse-47.bsky.social ]
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If you like artwork inspired by science, here’s a Starter Pack that also includes an ENTIRE FEED of science-art.

And no generative AI. 🥳

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#academicsky #hemesky #medsky
#greensky #medcomms #scicomm
Wikipedia is possibly the single most important resource on the Internet.
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co