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j alfred postrock @seriouslyreadmore.bsky.social · 7d

This is for me.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 9d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 10d

Move over “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, there’s a new three word phrase in the zeitgeist

Alex Zielinski @alexzee.bsky.social · 10d

Apropos of nothing, Sec. Kristi Noem is currently praying over Burgerville with Portland ICE officials.

A screenshot of a video of Noem praying at a conference table with other people wearing suits. Fast food bags and water bottles sit on the table.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 11d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 10d

Man, @bencollins.bsky.social is right, this country lost its way when it lost jazzy sports intro music

Caitlin @hellocaitlin.bsky.social · 10d

It’s Time ⚾️ 🔱

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 13d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 14d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Sen. Pumpkin Gogurt @ugarles.bsky.social · 13d

this is how you slide the buttfumble down your obit

William Easley @williameasley.bsky.social · 13d

They changed it to a bad headline too. TL;DR: Sanchez beat up a 69 year old DoorDash driver and got pepper sprayed, stabbed, hospitalized, and arrested

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 14d

Solidarity, brothers and sisters

jay
@jayythewave
bro wake up penguin strike 😭

(quote post)

King Sukuna
@King_Sukunaaa . Oct 2
An aquarium in Japan has changed the diet of its penguins and otters due to rising costs, and the animals are refusing to eat the cheaper fish

(image of hand of keeper with fish extended and penguin turning away)

10:10 AM . Oct 3, 2025

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17d

We laugh at this shit -- I mean, how can you not? -- but it's serious: these guys want to infuse reactionary thinking into AI and then infuse AI into every nook & cranny of American life. They can't win the argument so they are trying to blunt-force their views onto us with money & power.

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 17d

feels like we're living through some kind of cultural gas leak

The Verge @theverge.com · 19d

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word

Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · Sep 8

“I’m strong and I want to have like fifty kids and a farm” of course you do. You’re twelve. “I don’t want to eat vegetables I think steak and French fries is the only meal” hell yeah homie you’re twelve. “Maybe if there’s crime we should just send the army” bless your heart my twelve year old buddy

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 17d

I'm not a political genius, but I'm pretty sure the party that published a 600-page manifesto on how they want to shut down the federal government are the ones who shut down the federal government.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17d

NEW STUDY: Vouchers are helping wealthy families whose kids are mainly already in (religious) private schools.

Imagine that! If only that had been entirely foreseeable. Clearly @GovBillLee’s goal all along. reachcentered.org/publications...

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17d

"This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students’ education."

I Need AI to Write Better Lesson Plans So My Students Stop Using AI to Write Their Papers

I care deeply about my students’ learning, but with all the new technologies available to help them cut corners, I worry that they’re not doing the...

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 19d

Automatically adding "FW FW FW fw:" to every Trump Truth

molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 19d

i don’t think he was supposed to post this. this is a company lobbying for medical cannabis, specifically for medicare coverage of it, and i think they made a whole commercial for an audience of one. “YOU will…” “cementing YOUR legacy,” millions will
thank you… this was just for trump

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 19d

Say it often, say it loud:

"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education

Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

nepc.colorado.edu

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 19d

as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus

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j alfred postrock @seriouslyreadmore.bsky.social · 19d

gd right

local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 19d

Streets need a Mariners/Brewers World Series

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A half-clever Tapir @amelia.codes · 20d

An image of a bluesky post:
Alex Blechman

Senator: (posting on bluesky) The president told his supporters to prepare for the "Night Of One Thousand Screams." Might I suggest he instead hold the Night Of One Thousand Bipartisan Discussions Of Job Creation
Opportunities

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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 20d

I went to the ICE facility Trump claims is "under siege" by antifascists and "other domestic terrorists." There were four protesters there, one a thoughtful young man in a chicken costume www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Donald Trump says he is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon

Apparently misled by hyperbolic reporting from conservative outlets on a single small protest, president described peaceful city as ‘war ravaged’

www.theguardian.com

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j alfred postrock @seriouslyreadmore.bsky.social · 20d

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words are literal terrorism

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 20d

this happened here and drove a wave of panic that led to dudes “patrolling” with ar-15s and closing businesses early because they were scared antifa was coming to far flung rural places in wa. it was driven — i shit you not — by a network of pawn shop owners who freaked each other out on facebook

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20d

Five years ago, @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social and I did a story about rural Oregon's fever dream that Antifa was coming to their town from Portland.

Hundreds showed up armed downtown because they heard on Facebook that "Antifa buses" were coming.

No buses came so they said Antifa "retreated."

In Klamath Falls, Oregon, victory declared over antifa, which never showed up

Towns from Washington state to Indiana have seen armed groups begin patrolling the streets after rumors spread on social media about an antifa invasion.

www.nbcnews.com

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Hari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 20d

Bookmark this, America

eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 20d

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

www.chosun.com

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j alfred postrock @seriouslyreadmore.bsky.social · 21d

This doesn’t get enough credit as maybe one of the funniest things ever.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 21d

not true

Kyle Kulinski on Twitter posts an illustrated image, where Laura Loomer tells Hasan Piker "WE'RE DEPORTING YOU BACK TO TURKEY." In the drawing, Hasan Piker replies: "I was born in New Jersey."

Laura Loomer replies to Kyle: "The left has no sense of humor."

On September 6, 2024, Laura Loomer posts a video, where she eats dog food. She writes on Twitter: "I just ate dog food. It's human grade. Which means you and your dog can share a taste, nutrient dense treat together. Order yours today at [link]"

I post a screenshot of this tweet and write: "i setup a fake dog food company last month, bought purina at the pet store, and paid laura loomer $100 for this post."

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 28d

"Let’s put a stop to the same old partisan sniping and divisiveness about healthcare, defense, and who’s striking whom with a bulging sock full of US currency."

Asking Me to Stop Beating You with This Sock Full of Quarters Will Only Further Divide Our Nation

The social bonds that hold us together are fraying, and sadly, many of our citizens no longer trust the institutions that govern us. Right now, the...

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