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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 7m

This is what a Republican Congress wants Canada to allow to operate, armed, in our country. #MAGADelendaEst #ElbowsUp

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 3h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 15h

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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TKarney @pecunium.bsky.social · 12h

But, should The People take the bit in their teeth, and figure out how to do organised violence... it won't be 1861 USA, it will be 1970s N. Ireland.

The Forces of the State can't be everywhere; but the Resistance can't afford to be obvious.

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Lar deSouza @lartist.bsky.social · 12h

From the Larchives: More seasonal art :)

cartoon: A b&w kitten enjoys skritches from a skeletal arm on a gravesite.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 12h

one way to make stories like this matter is to just share it. conservatives are very good at sharing stories that further right wing narratives. liberals assume "everybody has seen it" when 99.99999% of the time nobody in your circle has seen it.

Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 12h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 16h

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👇

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Dr. Bast 🇨🇦 @bastsbest.bsky.social · 13h

Americans, this is who we are now...

Jake @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 14h

Just spoke to a lifelong friend in Canada, who is selling their winter home in America and refuses to spend another dollar here as it would be supporting terrorism. She views our government as a terrorist organization and refuses to buy any American products of any sort.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 12h

It was a fun idea at first but I soured on it after I ran out of quarters.

a cartoon character is laying on the ground in a castle .

Alt: Animated GIF from (I think) the arcade video game "Dragon's Lair" of the character Dirk falling into a water trap.

media.tenor.com

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 13h

You know a blood line is really pure when you can't tell the individual members apart. Keeping it in the family...

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Zoe TunnHELL @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 13h

Would it surprise you that the owner of Scientific American's parent company, Stefan von Holtzbrinck, invested $37 million in Inkitt, an AI firm?

What a SHOCK

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Canadian Cynic @canadiancynic.bsky.social · 14h

I selected my new employment partially based on that it was accessible via public transit (OCTranspo O-Train Line 1). I sold my old Mazda hatchback, got a Presto transit pass, signed up for Communauto car sharing, and have not purchased a new car since. And I am perfectly happy.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

“Once rare, 7-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average sale prices surging 28% in 5 years to approach $50k.”

Designed-in car dependency, surging car prices, longer loan periods with more interest.

Sound like “freedom” to you?

Cars are so expensive that buyers need 7-year loans

Once rare, seven-year car loans are fast becoming the norm. They’re often the only way buyers can afford new rides, with average auto prices nearing $50,000.

www.seattletimes.com

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Bruce 🇨🇦 @manitos2016.bsky.social · 15h

This is a pretty clever bit of framing re. electric vehicles vs. combustion vehicles. Worth a watch 😂

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Sexy Henry Kissinger Costume @mightygodking.com · 1d

reading how foxes are self-selecting now, on an evolutionary basis, for "sociable with humans" and then seeing a flood of "this fox decided to be fwiends with me" videos and it's like foxes finally decided that that one particular group of wolves had the right idea when they decided to become dogs

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 14h

If anyone wonders why I use the #MAGADelendaEst tag when discussing the GOP, it's stuff like that.

No stone remaining upon stone and the fields sown with salt.

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Cully Hamner @cullyhamner.bsky.social · 16h

Sad news about the maestro, Drew Struzan. Back in the early '90s when I was new to the business, I had a very lucky experience visiting him in his studio in Pasadena with a group of other artists. To this day, I am amazed at the originals I got to look at that day.

RIP, sir.

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 18h

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 14h

Did they recently get bought out by a billionaire or something? This isn't the SA I remember from college.

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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 15h

The majority of economic growth in the US comes from investments in this.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 17h

Sam Altman says OpenAI plans a ChatGPT version with a "personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o" and will add "erotica for verified adults" (Sam Altman/@sama)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

Pondering the equivalent Loki rules. I think Rule One would be "never use a contraction if you can help it when Loki is speaking. He's an eternal deity. He's got time to say the whole word. Also he's fancy and pretentious."

LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 1d

Wile E Coyote's rules were both spoken and very specific.

The Rules:

1. The Road-Runner cannot harm the Coyote except by going “beep-beep!”

2. No outside force can harm the Coyote—only his own ineptitude or the failure of Acme products.

3. The Coyote could stop anytime—if he were not a fanatic. (Repeat: “A fanatic is one who redoubles his effort when he has forgotten his aim.” –George Santayana)

4. No dialogue ever, except “beep-beep!”

5. The Road-Runner must stay on the road—otherwise, logically, he would not be called Road-Runner.

6. All action must be confined to the natural environment of the two characters—the southwest American desert.

7. All materials, tools, weapons, or mechanical conveniences must be obtained from the Acme Corporation.

8. Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote’s greatest enemy.

9. The Coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15h

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 15h

The GOP is irredeemably corrupt and cannot be saved. #MAGADelendaEst

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

POLITICO: “.. 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 lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 16h

This is Zebby. He finally managed to catch his tail. Super proud of the accomplishment and would like to pretend no one saw the part right after. 12/10 (IG: zebbythegolden)

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Patrick Nielsen Hayden @pnh.nielsenhayden.com · 16h

In other words, protein-supplement jocks have been giving themselves significant lead poisoning for years, which explains so _very_ much about our world.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 17h

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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Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 15h

OK, then in exchange let's send armed Mounties across the border to nail firearms smuggling operations there.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 19h

As I read this, I keep thinking over and over again about the two major groups I see in politics and policy spaces: folks who take opinion polls as gospel and folks who see them as indicators of what people believe at the moment that can be *shaped* into something else.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

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

www.nytimes.com

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 19h

americans have been learning about "no kings" via alternative media. social media, tiktok etc. we dont need the msm anymore and progressives should be investing billions in building up our own alternative information beachheads instead of constantly begging the dying msm to "do better"

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22h

This from the great @sulliview.bsky.social on the media's anemic (or non-) coverage of the massive No Kings movement is such a great point

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