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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 2m

them: not everything is about race
also them:

Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 4m

"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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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

Always Be Racist

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

also lots of grocery stores have their own generic versions of these!

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Ms. Rosenberg @msrosenberg.bsky.social · 1h

There are many online resources for eating on a low grocery budget. Here’s a good one, using the Roast Chicken Plan. Rotisserie chickens are still pretty cheap or you can get a whole roaster for 1.99/lb (as of Saturday at HyVee) www.allrecipes.com/50-dollar-gr...

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2h

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1h

revising "American Years of Lead Paint" to "American Years of Lead Powder"

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 2h

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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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 1h

Reporter: Trump is hosting Argentina's president on the heels of a controversial $20 billion bailout. American soybean farmers have struggled ever since the administration kicked off its trade wars. Soybeans are tied to this because China has been buying more soybeans from Argentina than US farmers

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Structured Success @structuredsucc.bsky.social · 1h

Remember: Neurodivergent isn't shorthand for being ADHD and/or autistic.

Neurodivergent is an umbrella term for anyone and everyone who has differences in their neurological structure or function.

This includes mental health issues, brain injuries, and developmental conditions

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

unreal

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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 5h

Did you know that if you buy my book on Amazon, Jeff Bezos makes 5 times as much as I do on each copy sold? Sharing some behind-the-scenes book math on why buying directly from presses is best for EVERYONE (except Bezos) in my newsletter today! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/book-math

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1h

In the U.S., Tuskegee is the most famous example, but you have to understand that before IRB, it was very, very, very common for scientists to run experiments on vulnerable populations, including orphans, prisoners, and institutionalized individuals.

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

it’s too bad they don’t sell a four pack variety of cans in whatever season it is- you could try them all and not feel bad for saying “meh” to one

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

it tastes like the orange first, then just the hint of the flavor of brown sugar. it’s wild, i’m shocked by how good it is lol

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6h

People rightly complain that a lot of TV dramas are "copaganda," but those shows have set some expectations in the general public about how law enforcement is supposed to act. Lean into that.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7h

I need a montage of famous cops in movies and TV shows flashing their badges and announcing their names, followed by a stream of masked ICE guys refusing to give theirs.

a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

ALT: a woman is getting out of a car with the nbc logo on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

just ban AI already

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 2h

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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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1h

“The man accused of firebombing the governor of Pennsylvania’s residence this year agreed to a plea deal on Tuesday that would send him to prison for 25 to 50 years.
The suspect —Cody A. Balmer, 38, of Harrisburg Pa. —entered a guilty plea on charges of attempted first-degree murder” &other charges”

Suspect Pleads Guilty in Firebombing of Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence

www.nytimes.com

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1h

if you are a young liberal who has been won over by nick fuentes, you are actually a nazi. because he is a nazi.

glad we could clear that up!

GQ @gqmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

Is hard-right streamer Nick Fuentes winning over women on the left? Writer Katherine Dee investigates www.gq.com/story/nick-f...

Is Nick Fuentes Winning Over Women on the Left?

There are the Tumblr “Nickstorians” and sincere fanfics. But are young, liberal, possibly irony-poisoned women fetishizing or even falling for the hard-right streamer with the “groyper” following? Wri...

www.gq.com

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 1h

"A strong part of the cultural response to disability in the ’70s was to tell young people, 'You’re sick, you’re frail, stay at home, don’t do very much, don’t get out and have a life.' And Ed was pushing people to do the opposite. You need to take risks." – Danforth

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 2h

At 14, Ed Roberts was disabled by polio. He later became known as the father of the independent living movement.

At @motherjones.com, I interviewed Scot Danforth about his new book on Ed Roberts' life. @ucpress.bsky.social

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The radical life of the father of independent living

A new book explores disabled activist Ed Roberts' revolutionary career.

www.motherjones.com

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 1h

Eric Trump is legally prohibited from operating a charity in the state of New York because he stole money from children with cancer

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Eric Trump: "We're saving Christianity. We've saving God. We've saving the family unit. We're saving this nation. I mean, DEI is out of the window, Benny. You no longer have Colin Kaepernick kneeling for the national anthem. You no longer have Budweiser going woke as hell. All of this is dead."

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Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 2h

Someone made a complete discography for D’Angelo in chronological order. So complete it has edited versions when available.

Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/2YR...

Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/116...

Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...

Spotify – Web Player

open.spotify.com

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

IS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID. i even said it just before i took a sip, like “hmmmmm”

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spoOoOopymama! @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 1h

it me

Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 3h

Paper under review for 6 months at a journal

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 2h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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