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Mike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 8h

the only company in this group that is worth a shit is palantir (and even then just barely), much like how Thiel and that rapist Lonsdale are outright fascists with a lot of $ but are also still gigantic dorks

Open secret in the industry is none of Anduril's shit works

William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 13h

recurring gripe of mine: stop talking about these people like they’re fucking supervillains, Palmer Luckey is grifter bullshit artist who is going to steal a lot of public money in exchange for buggy vaporware, he’s not Lex Luthor. they get off when breathlessl hyperventilating about them like this.

Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Merchant of Death, billionaire Palmer Luckey, rebranded the DOD the Department of War.

Peter Thiel/Palantir gave his company, Andruil, a billion dollars in January.

This is Palmer “I love killer robots” Luckey.

Origin story on rename below, as well as him hanging out with the worst people.

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 10h

@grayathena.bsky.social said it better

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tony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 11h

me, every day now: 😵‍💫

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 11h

I’m so aware of the top of everyone’s fridges

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 11h

this is news I can use! 🦅

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 12h

we can see it all lol (I’m 6’4”)

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ptklein @ptklein.com · 14h

I am being intentionally absurd here, so let me be clear: whether AI boosters are true believers or not, they’re part of a philosophical project that sees human thought and labor as simultaneously exploitable and expendable. Their gratification matters more than the lives of writers or performers.

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ktb ⧉ @kevinbaker.bsky.social · 16h

think people who didn't grow up around this stuff, and who weren't subject to a constant torrent of email forwards overestimate the extent to which this is "new." what really feels "new" to me is the slow takeover of the commanding heights of the GOP since the Tea Party era and elite radicalization.

Politico @politico.com · 18h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘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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tru @thetrudz.photo · 17h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 16h

i don't want to ho-hum this because it's apparent the message hasn't penetrated general consciousness and every time helps and we should encourage it. but this moves my priors about young R staffers absolutely not at all

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 18h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Charlie Ashby @charlie-ashby.co.uk · 20h

RIP Drew Struzan - a man whose talent and imagination etched onto so many minds throughout the last 40+ years.

His art & posters are some of the first visuals I think of when I think about cinema - an invitation to watch these stories and worlds.

A massive loss 💔

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 19h

a vibe

a close up of a person 's face in front of a pink light .

ALT: a close up of a person 's face in front of a pink light .

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19h

To this dude, "we got the things that upset you off your screens" is tantamount to *saving the country*, because that's all his world is, these online culture-war disputes. And that's all his people want: to not have things they find disagreeable on their screens.

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 19h

It’s so funny too because….he’s just not in the NFL anymore? he is very much still existing with the same views he had before

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Tracy Baim @tracybaim.bsky.social · 22h

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Miss Major, Chicago-born trailblazer for trans liberation, dies at 78 - Windy City Times

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the revolutionary transgender activist who participated in the Stonewall Riots, died at 78 years old on Oct. 13. Her death was announced by the House of gg, the Arkansas-base...

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Scott @smadin.net · 1d

[Rockwell "Freedom of Speech" painting] I don't think federal agents should be sexually assaulting clergy

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Rev. Woolf, who below describes federal agents grabbing his neck and twisting his nipple as he protested (in a clerical collar) outside the Broadview ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, is ordained in both the American Baptist Churches USA denomination and the Alliance of Baptists.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

I'm sorry what www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 1d

jesus christ randy

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

Rev. Woolf, who below describes federal agents grabbing his neck and twisting his nipple as he protested (in a clerical collar) outside the Broadview ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, is ordained in both the American Baptist Churches USA denomination and the Alliance of Baptists.

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d

I'm sorry what www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Many of the protesters described excessive use of force by federal agents. The Rev. Michael Woolf, senior minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, said he was demonstrating outside Broadview when U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Gregory Bovino, who is leading his agency’s enforcement operation in Chicago, showed up. Illinois State Police began to push people back from the curb. He said that at one point a federal agent grabbed his neck and twisted his nipple “as hard as they could.”

“This is while I’m in a clergy collar,” Woolf added.

McLaughlin responded that “officers do not twist people’s nipples or use undue force” and are “well trained in crowd control tactics.”

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 1d

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work.

Rest in peace 🖤

Miss Major Speaks Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 1d

I told her I truly believed that we needed to go back to what fellow trans elder and activist Marcus Arana called “the fertile ground of the 1970s” and she said “you’ve got the fucking right idea, baby.”

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 1d

I got to spend time with her a few times, and she recognized me immediately after the first one.

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