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Rowan Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 9h

You're telling me one episode is about someone complicit in a concentration camp attempting to make and example of himself to try and redeem the soul of his people and the very next episode is about religious fundamentalist terrorism???

this is what speculative fiction can DO

Rowan Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 10h

I'm watching Deep Space 9 for the first time and oh my GOD it's so fucking good

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 9h

Same.

T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 10h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 13h

OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12h

deeply sick of all the goddamn nazis

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Halloween Name @damnyouwillis.bsky.social · 13h

*in the car*
Me: welp, time to go see my dad's dead body
Kid: ...he's not gonna be NAKED is he?????
Us: .... no, no. He'll be dressed.
Kid: oh, thank god
Kid: I was gonna crash out

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Eric Shmeric @ericdienstfrey.bsky.social · 22h

So Jurassic Park is about a group of rich people who don't understand that biology is far more complicated than "there are only two genders" and how this ignorance toward gender fluidity in nature causes these rich people to lose their money and die.

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Michael J Wilson @wilsonmj.bsky.social · 19h

I refuse to watch the Netflix military propaganda show just because it's a gay military propaganda show.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 20h

Welp. I did it. I finally got COVID.

I'm fine now, but I do sincerely wish every ivermectin-chugging MAGA ass and every antivax RFK-supporting jerk of whatever political persuasion a very merry up yours.

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/i-got-covi...

🧪🔭

A COVID test kit showing a positive result for the virus.

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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21h

A woodcut of a bird beside the text "Get the fuck out of my timeline"

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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

www.nytimes.com

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demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 4d

seriously

for fucks sake

cancel your spotify subscription

@PopBase on Twitter "Spotify teams up with ChatGPT to offer personalized recommendations."

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 1d

Cuz sharing is caring and resource secrecy is for dweebs: For the past week, I've been starting my mornings by doing a lesson from this ridiculously comprehensive Godot Action RPG tutorial.

It's amazing. Dude basically teaches you how to make Legend of Zelda: LTTP.

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Make a 2D Action & Adventure RPG in Godot 4 - Tutorial Series - YouTube

This tutorial series covers how to build a top down 2D game that features action, adventure and light RPG mechanics, using Godot 4 & GD Script.

www.youtube.com

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Matt Wallace @mattfnwallace.bsky.social · 1d

STOP adapting 80-year-old books into movies and TV series. Stop it. There are a million new novels published every year and 99% of their authors are broke. Stop giving dead people’s descendants money. Books were NOT better a century ago, they were WORSE. They were ALL
WORSE. Create in THIS century.

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 1d

My sister the mayor got the good politics-talking genes in the family, so this Indigenous Peoples’ Day I donated to @nativerights.bsky.social Please check out the work they do at narf.org!

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 1d

A new study, involving researchers in Galway, has found early menopause is associated with an increased risk of dementia

Early menopause associated with increased dementia risk

A new study, involving researchers in Galway, has found early menopause is associated with an increased risk of dementia.

www.rte.ie

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Destiny 2 Team @destiny2team.bungie.net · 1d

Update regarding Unstable Cores:

Last week, we announced that Unstable Cores would not reset with the launch of Destiny 2: Renegades on December 2, 2025. We noted in the TWID that we would provide future updates on how we would rebalance the economy of this currency.

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

This is some of the best political news I've seen in a very long time.

There's a clear a way to end the Citizens United precedent by changing state incorporation laws - and now luminaries in both parties are forcing a vote on it in the 2026 election.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 1d

boost your user satisfaction and growth with this one weird trick (removing the shit everyone hates that you added for no reason)

r/SaaS
u/soasme
I deleted ALL AI features... and user growth went UP.

Everyone's busy adding Al to everything.
I did the same for indie10k.com but it didn't work.
I removed all of fancy Al stuff - Al coach, Al growth ideas, Al "personalized" advice - everything.
Guess what?
I see more registered users and higher retention.
That actually make me wonder why now i have one page with one button, without all that Al thingy, but it does better?
Here's my question:
Is Al feature actually helping SaaS grow?

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Free Łink - Matthew R Francis @bowlerhatscience.org · 1d

OK there's my Unhinged Literary Opinion: Pratchett is the greatest humanist/philosophical writer of our era.

Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

and since he really does have a quote for everything, in the wise words of Sir Terry Pratchett: “Susan hated Literature. She’d much prefer to read a good book.”

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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social · 1d

Last season of Game Changer, we did a cool activation with LinkedIn in which they helped us give Jacob a prize of $100,000.

This season, I have a similar opportunity for the right brand willing to give us $50,000+ worth of their product.

Hit me up ASAP if you're interested!

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver @lastweektonight.com · 1d

We're just going to keep posting this until we get a National Frank Sinatra and/or Al Pacino Day. youtu.be/eKEwL-10s7E

Columbus Day - How Is This Still A Thing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

youtu.be

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

the funniest thing about this is that those of us who grew up in the divide all have a bunch of pre-cell phone numbers memorized and almost none afterwards

I know the home phone numbers of two of my childhood best friends from thirty years ago and none of the cell numbers of my college friends

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning

a building with a sign that's only partially lit so that is reads "Rage"

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Daedalic Entertainment @daedalic.bsky.social · 1d

🚀🖖💫🛸Your time has come, Captain!

Play the Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown Steam demo now.

Lead the U.S.S. Voyager, manage your crew, rebuild the ship, and face what-if scenarios.

Download the demo now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2643390/Star_Trek_Voyager__Across_the_Unknown/

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