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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 22m

I guess not many companies read Goldman Sachs report on AI last year. Not good for AI.

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Goldman Sachs Throws Cold Water on AI Mania

The lure of AI to transform the world has led the stock market to new heights and revitalized the venture capital community after the 2022 downturn. But as stocks like Nvidia — the darling of generati...

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 24m

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

Which Republican genius came up with the talking point to label millions of ordinary Americans peacefully protesting their government as paid Marxists who hate America?

That’s really what you are going with?

That we hate the United States of America?

Fuck you.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

How could this congressman Nazi a swastika so prominently displayed in his own office?

Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

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.

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

How could this congressman Nazi a swastika so prominently displayed in his own office?

Politico @politico.com · 22h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

Ignorant

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

New in PN: Scenes from Portland's imaginary insurrection

"I’ve been taking images that are nowhere near this one conflict driveway — ones of puppies & kids playing, & families having picnics — b/c the idea that Portland is burned down & a war zone is just preposterous" — @timdickinson.bsky.social

Scenes from Portland's imaginary insurrection

"It would be funny if it wasn’t so f**king serious," Tim Dickinson says.

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

Horrific

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Modeka @modeka.bsky.social · 2h

NO SURPRISE HERE: THE GOP is the party of NAZIS !
RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES !

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JoeinNJfightsfordemocracy @progavalanche.bsky.social · 3h

Hanging on the wall in Ohio Republican Congressman Dave Taylors office.

His aide, Angelo Elia, was so used to having it there he forgot to take it down before hosting a Zoom.

We warned you, this is who they are.

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 2h

Epic Freudian slip

"We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology" -Mike Johnson

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 9h

“We can talk about it” is the official slogan of the Podcaster Party.

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 9h

“We can talk about it” is the official slogan of the Podcaster Party.

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Melissa Good Trouble 2.0 🇺🇦🌻🤍 @meltart.bsky.social · 3d

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Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social · 9d

Promised 5,000 Optimus this year. "Tesla slashed its production goal to 2,000 a few months later ... Then, ... summer, staffers told Musk Tesla could meet the 2,000 target, but the robots wouldn’t be very useful due to issues with their hands." But, dancing!! www.theinformation.com/articles/elo...

As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain

When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of his plan to impress shareholders will be a dancing troupe of Optimus bots, the humanoid machines that he...

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Rodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social · 9d

Promised 5,000 Optimus this year. "Tesla slashed its production goal to 2,000 a few months later ... Then, ... summer, staffers told Musk Tesla could meet the 2,000 target, but the robots wouldn’t be very useful due to issues with their hands." But, dancing!! www.theinformation.com/articles/elo...

As Elon Musk Preps Tesla’s Optimus for Prime Time, Big Hurdles Remain

When Elon Musk takes the stage at Tesla’s annual meeting next month, one of the centerpieces of his plan to impress shareholders will be a dancing troupe of Optimus bots, the humanoid machines that he...

www.theinformation.com

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

And not a single mention in the Times about Michael Ellis installing himself as CIA general counsel. Fascinating.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19h

🧵 This reporting confirms my suspicion on why, based on reporting last week, the CIA's Deputy Director, Michael Ellis, installed himself as the agency's general counsel. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 20h

I read the piece. You shouldn't. He dismisses the "No Kings" protests as liberals in blue cities. He invokes Rosa Parks, as if rural white people in the 60s loved everything that the movement then was doing. "We need a movement but not this one" is a core centrist tact these days.

Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · 21h

Is this a joke. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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HRLady @eileenconnor.bsky.social · 1d

I took it to LinkedIn and tagged… 💪❤️

My LinkedIn post that starts with a quote from the Politico article and ends with my comments: Quote 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. End quote

WHAT?!? THOUSANDS of private messages like this?

Wow… just wow… I’m not surprised these people lost their jobs or their job offers… who would want to WORK WITH THESE PEOPLE?!? 😡

#Courage
#PeopleMatter
#YoungRepublicans
#HRProfessionals
POLITICO
New York State Young Republicans
Young Republican National Federation
U.S. House of Representatives
United States Senate

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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HRLady @eileenconnor.bsky.social · 1d

I took it to LinkedIn and tagged… 💪❤️

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

NEW: in a hearing where a judge is asking the government why it’s defying her court order about deploying tear gas without warning in Chicago, the government argues ICE isn’t using body cams, and they can’t start using them because the government is shut down.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Skedzielewski also cites the shutdown and says "I don't believe that it will be possible, on a short timeline, to roll out a body cam program in the Chicago [area of responsibility] for ICE.

For CBP it "may be more workable."

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Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

I have seen a range of opinions and reactions from across the ideological spectrum on the Young Republicans thing, but one take you really don’t hear from anyone is that they are shocked this was happening.

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h

Hilarious. Trump is sabotaging this guy daily right before the election with his policy pronouncements and all he can do is plead with voters not to notice he’s a Trump ally. I’m sure NJ voters can REALLY count on Jack to stand up to Trump!

Rainforest @pitbullmtkerr.bsky.social · 1h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1h

If Dems will vote for the CR then Mike Johnson “will look at” maybe having a vote on ACA subsidies in the future. What a deal!