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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 12h

“Hi Every Human Who Used to Get Meaningful Work on Our Freelance Site, which we’ve turned into a tech-bro AI utopia”

“Which brings me to point of my message.”

“Since you can no longer get freelance work on our site, we are offering you !!$16.00!! an hour to fix all our AI responses! Plenty of work

two men sitting at a table with the words tech bro vision written on the bottom

ALT: two men sitting at a table with the words tech bro vision written on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 13h

If people would have just enforced the law, that would have been a no-brainer. But no. There was no “bipartisanship” in it or something.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 13h

I totally dig book binding, and use a couple different methods for one-off and special presentations for work. Low investment, big reward there for me.

You are always welcome to takeover my studio and go wild if you find yourself with time on your hands in ANC. It’s like four rooms of art toys.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 14h

This shit just wrong. Wrong as can be, and ICE, our legislators, the USSC, this admin, and conservatives everywhere seem to think it’s a cute “git dem libs” joke.

DanSkinnerArt @danskinnerart.bsky.social · 14h

When the time comes....and IT WILL COME... we show them no mercy...they have shown NONE to others..

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 14h

Everything that comes out of the little lickspittle’s mouth, his every action, just stupid and repulsive.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15h

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 14h

Debating selling most, if not all of my large format kit. I love doing it, but might be best if I leave it to others going forward (bummer). Thinking about maybe replacing with a Leica M3 and some good glass. Small rangefinder will be more usable at least, and let me keep playing with light. 🤷‍♂️

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 14h

Kind of considering putting together a few film photography classes. Either Skillshare, or something mainly online with one-on-one sessions, either virtually online, or in person if local.

General film, large format, theory, developing, scanning, post-processing, storing negatives. Lots to pass on.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 14h

Looking for tricks to remove a metric shitton of hair from my sweaters. The ads are AI of RFK Jr. slapped on a 0% body fat piece of burned bacon with all the bulging muscles and some variation of “how to build muscle mass and fitness past 50.”

Conservatism seems to be freakishly autohomoerrotic.

a man in a suit and tie is saying nobody touches my white thing but me .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying nobody touches my white thing but me .

media.tenor.com

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 15h

All my equipment and supplies for creating art and designs… and I do it all, from market research and concepts, to photos and illustration, to final conceptual printing, binding and packaging. I basically provide “work” with a four room, fully-stocked design studio. 🤷‍♂️🤣

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 15h

We have to quit acting surprised over this. Everyone has known the conservative grift network is full of, and caters to the worst people imaginable since Ronnie’s first “Willie Horton”

We spent so much time trying to find the one good conservative, we failed to notice it’s just straight up fascism

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

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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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 16h

Big spender!

I’ve thought of that. Yet, every time I go look, I come home with a nailbinding needles, or some obscure bone tool for book binding, or… anything but a simple hand crank winder…

Hmmm… now i think of it, I have extra lab space again… always wanted to try dying yarn and fabric…🤣

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 16h

As long as it doesn’t knot up when I’m making me hat! 😉🤣🤙

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 16h

It was like *the biggest* dereliction of duty imaginable. Their primary reason for existing—protect and defend the Constitution and the rule of law.

They failed so miserably to do that, I’m sometimes left wondering if it was planned failure, or them just fully not caring.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 16h

One day I will learn to wind a pretty ball for knitting using my nostepinne. Today… like so many years of days before…is not that day. 🤷‍♂️🤣

At least they work.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 17h

We need to get out of this “my team” mentality. None of them have done their jobs. None of them are suited to the jobs they have.

Failure to aggressively prosecute criminals across the board after j6 was sort of the last straw for me. Ds worked harder to protect insider trading for themselves.

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 17h

More free market capitalism free labor for free market capitalists!

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 17h

While I don’t disagree that we left with no choice but to use this very dangerous and antiAmerican gerrymandering process, we should do so with the devil on the left shoulder reminding us we have to because the Ds failed to fulfill their oaths and uphold the rule of law after J6. There are no angels

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 1d

Student journalist Renasia Uisok reports on the storm damage in their community of Kotlik!

For QTV Kotlik "Quyana TV," produced by middle and high schoolers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOIk...

Typhoondamagekotlik

YouTube video by QTV Kotlik

www.youtube.com

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Christina @just-wandering.bsky.social · 1d

The patterns in nature are amazing. I could look at these Aspen leaves all day.

#fallcolors #aspenleaves #aspen #colorado #naturephotography #photography

Aspen leaves and branches fill the frame.

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joysters5.bsky.social @joysters5.bsky.social · 1d

:-(

Anchorage Daily News @adn.com · 1d

UPDATED: One woman has been found dead in the village of Kwigillingok, where another two people remain unaccounted for, after a devastating storm battered Western Alaska over the weekend.

Woman found dead, dozens rescued and over 1,000 displaced after storm devastates Western Alaska

Winds over 100 mph and record tidal surges pounded the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Sunday as the remnants of Typhoon Halong inundated some Bering Sea coast communities.

www.adn.com

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2d

Getting the impression that a lot of people think 1. Freedom of Speech is something you have a right to on privately owned social media platforms and 2. Conveniently stops after you’ve announced your opinion, but before anyone else is allowed to say it’s stupid.

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Toni Reitter @tonichelle.bsky.social · 1d

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 1d

And you’ve worked less than 7 days the last two months, during which time you managed to shut down the government, so no one is getting paid and not much is getting done (but you received full salary, and will continue to do so).

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine being so out of touch and obvious that you joke about getting PTSD because you couldn’t make healthcare unaffordable, and unavailable, for millions of Americans. The same Americans who pay a premium to subsidize your healthcare, meals, housing, offices, etc… with “only the best!”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)

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Arctic Velocipedist @arcticvelocipedist.bsky.social · 1d

I’m just out of words at this point. Sad part is, I also don’t believe any member of our political elite rich class will ever hold anyone accountable for this.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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