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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 21h

Really, that's an insult to James Whale, Boris Karloff, and Mary Shelley's monster.

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 1d

Maher should retire and consider joining a Trappist monastery. A Zen monastery might be to tough for him.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

“But I have to stay on X, I’m interacting with people, learning what the public thinks” explained the politician. “It’s bad to be in a bubble.”

“Also,” he went on, “the average American obsesses over wokeness, and the way to win elections is show you’re cool with bigotry. That’s how you reach men.”

Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Welp

The dead internet theory is feeling pretty smug right now

What's happening: Elon
Musk confirmed that X will delete all heuristics from its recommendation system within six weeks. In other words, the familiar logic of likes, replies, and reposts that shaped Twitter for years is about to disappear.
In its place, Grok, the platform's in-house Al model, will read and watch more than one hundred million posts and videos every day to decide what users see. At the same time, X is testing a new interface that keeps users inside the app even when they open external links.

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 1d

I know a lot of people are calling Trump's tacky-Versailles addition to the White House the "Epstein Ballroom" which is good, but I kinda like "the Reich Wing."

#trumpballroom #reichwing

Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 1d

Except that it’s not “Let them eat cake” it’s “Let them eat shit.”

Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 2d

Erratum: For “allies” read the “donors who own him”.

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Coffee III: Saison of the Witch @unlox.bsky.social · 3d

“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 3d

Friday says "Hold my beer!"

Michele Hornish @hornish.bsky.social · 3d

And it’s not even Friday.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 3d

Friday says, "Hold my beer."

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 3d

Wolff knows how to play this game because he doesn't fall that far from the Trump tree. But the courts are, for the moment, there for everyone. And activists and elected officials shld be doing lots of this stuff. And not just on speech grounds but tying the TW/Skydance deal up in courts

Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · 3d

Michael Wolff is using Trump tactics against them: suing them for threatening to sue him for $1 billion unless he apologizes and pays them damages.

AP: “Wolff announced his intention to use the legal action to put the president and his wife under oath to answer questions about Epstein.”

Author Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump, saying she threatened $1B suit over Epstein-related claims

Author Michael Wolff claims in a lawsuit that First Lady Melania Trump threatened to sue him for over $1 billion in damages if he didn't retract Jeffrey Epstein-related statements he recently made abo...

apnews.com

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Remedios Varo @remediosvaro.bsky.social · 4d

Creation with astral rays
https://botfrens.com/collections/69/contents/19432

"Creation with Astral Rays," part of Remedios Varo’s collection, depicts a surreal, enigmatic landscape where a mystical figure appears to conduct an alchemical process under otherworldly skies. This work exemplifies Varo’s unique blend of mysticism and science, illustrating her fascination with transformation and the esoteric.

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 4d

OK, Bluskis: Which Dr. Who villain does Trump most resemble, how would Dr. Who defeat him, and which Dr. Who incarnation would be most effective battling Trump?

#drwho #trump

Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 4d

I get Fetterman vibes from Platner.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 4d

ICE in Portland: “Dear God, they’re Jazzercising in formation! Light ‘em up!”

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 5d

You call that art?

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Belvedere @pbelvedere.bsky.social · 5d

@brockm.bsky.social: "...in authoritarian systems, the point isn’t good governance—it’s demonstrating who’s subordinate. This is about oligarchs discovering that the authoritarian systems they funded don’t stop at the people they don’t like"
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/elon-musk-...

Elon Musk Discovers What Hierarchy Actually Means

The neo-reactionary dream meets the law of the strong.

www.notesfromthecircus.com

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 6d

I abandon any browser that adds AI. I'm using Vivaldi until or if AI is added. Who wants an AI browser (pre-enshittified for user inconvenience) anyhow? Asking as an ancient out of touch Luddite.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 6d

Demolition of the facade of the White House’s East Wing has begun. The demo is so Trump can build his big ballroom that is reportedly costing $250 million.

(Video via Getty)

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 6d

tiny violins down to the quantum level.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 6d

Osama Bin Laden, chuckling to himself from his heavenly goon cave

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 6d

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

wapo.st

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 6d

Lindsey Graham is a worm that doesn't have a brain to live in.

Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 7d

I'm ready for Sunday-go-to-No-Kings street parties until the King Diarrhea is frog marched to the privy and flushed for good. Who's with me?

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 7d

My Uncle Carmen had a wind up RCA Victrola phonograph with the horn built into the freestanding wooden cabinet, in good working order, and lots of 78rpm disks. I loved that thing. For some reason, he kept the Walther PPK he got in North Africa during WWII in there with the records.

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Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 7d

That's from one of the Roger Moore 007 movies, isn't it?

Dr. Omed @tinydoctor.bsky.social · 7d

Some act as if America is just an appendage of Israel.

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