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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 5h

ActBlue is really complicit in nationalizing all these races. 20 years ago I wouldn’t have known who any of these people were and now I get fundraising texts from them because my number is in ActBlue’s database

John @stgwi.bsky.social · 5h

What a contrast to Trump who managed to lose money at a casino he *owned* lmao

John @stgwi.bsky.social · 3d

I’m so sorry for your loss. Wishing peace and comfort for you and all those who loved him

John @stgwi.bsky.social · 3d

“[The] biggest [proponents] tended to be those who understood the least”
This just applies to so many goddamned things right now. Coupled with social media boosting and connecting enthusiasm and we see how so many things have gone off the rails

Jessica Kant @jessdkant.bsky.social · 3d

“These findings follow previous research which concluded that the more people learn about how AI works, the less they trust it. The opposite was also true — AI’s biggest fanboys tended to be those who understood the least about the tech.”

The More Scientists Work With AI, the Less They Trust It

A preliminary report shows that researchers' confidence in AI software dropped off a cliff over the last year.

futurism.com

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 6d

A billion dollars is the socio-political equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work as ruthlessly and diligently to prevent the acquisition of the former as we do the latter.

Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 6d

“The problem with billionaires isn’t that they’re hoarding money that would otherwise pay for a Scandinavian social utopia. It’s that their money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.”

Billionaires Are Hoarding Power, Not Money

Billionaire money has become a source of wildly distorted political power that allows a few men with extremist views to wreak havoc on the rest of us.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 6d

Wow!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 9d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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booby flay @bakebythepound.bsky.social · 12d

The bakery’s Halloween shipping menu is here with all new cookie and brownie flavors 👻

The girls worked so hard on this menu and I hope you LOVE it

flourpowerny.com/collections/...

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 13d

Stylized text that says RETURN with the “U” replaced with the Obama campaign “O”

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Shaqsquatch @shaqsquatch.bsky.social · 14d

someone must have told gavin the game involves destroying hastily built shelters

matprotocol @mmatt.net · 14d

WHAT THE FUCK

@ConnorEatsPants tweet,

"💥 Fortnite Friday is BACK 💥

🚨 Governor of California, @GavinNewsom hops on the Battle Bus to talk all things gaming, politics, and more 🚨

🇺🇸 2:30 PM PST / 5:30 EST 🇺🇸"

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14d

ICE is buying a location tracking tool that harvests data from hundreds of millions of phones a day. Protect your location data by updating a few settings on your phone 🧵 (1/4): www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-...

ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day

Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.

www.404media.co

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 14d

Yeah, it feels like Ezra is just finally realizing that maybe everything won't be okay. A lot of people grow up and live whole lives in a bubble where everything is going to be okay. I feel like the older you are when you first realize that things might not be okay, the harder it is to deal with it

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 14d

Why does every picture of Kash Patel look like he's about to poop his pants

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 20d

Dwight Eisenhower. OG Antifa, for taxing millionaires, against the military-industrial complex, expanded social security, and sent in the National Guard to integrate the schools

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 20d

More than anything, they want to be patted on the head and told they're a good boy by the liberal elites

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 20d

This has been pushed to the background, but pay attention:

Right now, a stack of bills aimed at reining in AI companies and big tech sits on Gavin Newsom's desk in California. These are the bills Silicon Valley and the GOP tried to ban outright. Now they await Newsom's signature—or veto.

We're about to find out if Silicon Valley owns Gavin Newsom

A guide to the AI and tech bills that have passed the California legislature, and await the governor's signature — or veto.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 20d

They needed somebody with more chill to help mellow JJ out

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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 21d

Engraving two bullets with "this bullet only lies" and "this bullet only tells the truth" to really stump the FBI

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onion person @junlper.beer · 24d

argentina will get more support from the united states government so they can continue their libertarian collapse than americans will get during a recession lol

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 24d

Breaking news: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said 'all options' are on the table for the Trump administration to support Argentina through a bout of severe market volatility on.ft.com/3W5D9W4

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24d

AUTISM and TYLENOL

A study of 2.5 million children showed a small association between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism—but this finding DISAPPEARED when full siblings were compared.

“Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism…”

Full article:

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

jamanetwork.com

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Briar in Blue @auroraworeblue.bsky.social · 25d

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia

A grainy screenshot of the sidebar of the desktop version of Goodreads. It says:

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Because you enjoyed A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune:
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder
A historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authoritarianism. On November 9th, millions of Americans woke up to the impossible...

View all books similar to A Wedding to Protect Her Fortune

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 26d

I'm not sure if I wish this was real or a hilarious form of revenge

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The Onion @theonion.com · 26d

The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Gavin Newsom
https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-gavin-newsom/

The Onion: How do you respond to accusations that you’re beholden to large donors?

Newsom: I assure you, there is no one I won’t betray in my pursuit of power.

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Le Wokisme? or La Botte? @csilverandgold.bsky.social · 28d

The idea that “the civil rights act was a mistake” is a mainstream conservative position we can only tolerate but “defund the police” is a great cancer that must be excised from America for Democrats to win is the actual reason Democrats lose. Sorry.

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John @stgwi.bsky.social · 28d

Temu Power Rangers

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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · Sep 11

I guess the main thing I’m learning this week is that lots of elite media people knew charlie kirk personally and didn’t know any minnesota state legislators

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