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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 22h

Here goes @solomonmissouri.bsky.social, nailing the power dynamics of hetero relationships again: men who get big sad about their wives’ success are interpreting the imbalance of income as an imbalance of power BECAUSE men are socialized to use money to create and enforce power.

Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 23h

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The plight of the trophy husbands — Business Insider

Kim Dhatt, a 34-year-old recruitment specialist, was in a relationship with her ex-partner for four years. When they first got together, he earned slightly more than she did, and the difference didn't...

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 23h

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The plight of the trophy husbands — Business Insider

Kim Dhatt, a 34-year-old recruitment specialist, was in a relationship with her ex-partner for four years. When they first got together, he earned slightly more than she did, and the difference didn't...

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 22h

A real live-action Louvre of BlueSky moment

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

David Black, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, in a photo by Ashlee Rezin of the @chicago.suntimes.com

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 3d

It's striking that even in the defenses of Bari Weiss's broader thing no one ever says that she or her website does good work. Even the people that admire the success she's had selling lite reactionary shit to rich old guys top out at "people do seem to like it." You could defend Jake Paul that way.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 3d

Day After Tomorrow has been my go to lately — need to go back to 2012; loved Woody in that one

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 4d

My 2yo just informed me that her favorite food is gummy bears wrapped in salami. Then she held eye contact while wrapping a gummy bear in salami and eating it.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 3d

Draining the Great Lakes to get dating advice straight from a 2004 pick-up artist workshop. Y’all ain’t lonely enough yet.

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 4d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 5d

baseball is the best preparation for death because it does not come with a clock that tells you when your suffering will end one way or the other

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 5d

When the NYT puzzle immediately reminds you of the kind of magical pal @tcarmody.bsky.social is — I know what undercover brilliant album I’ll be listening to on repeat this weekend.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 7d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 8d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 8d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 8d

we cannot lose this queen. not right now.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 8d

yeah, fair, I am just salty that so many folks are just now speaking up.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 8d

would have been great to have this kind of message made public in like, january.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 10d

THANK YOU. This has been making me feel crazed — like what did they think was going to happen?

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Jake P @jahre.bsky.social · 13d

Honestly one of the most irresponsible and damaging things Michigan lawmakers have ever done. Short and long term consequences for the residents of our state.

Salomé Viljoen @salome.bsky.social · 13d

Hey Michigan! Did you know that last year our state government voted to give TAX BREAKS so data centers could come here and RAISE OUR energy bills?? www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

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CNN @cnn.com · 14d

A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.

ICE impersonator incidents rise during Trump’s second term | CNN

A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 14d

Just remembered the time @jahre.bsky.social and I were grabbing coffee in GR after spending a weekend there and a fellow customer looked at us and asked,

You guys in town from LA?

And rather than explain, he just said YEP. And then we talked about how much we like Shohei.

Lansing Facts @lansingmifacts.com · 14d

sometimes the tap and pay character count cuts off NSING and it makes it look like we're buying lunch in DOWNTOWN LA and that's about as exciting as it gets!!!!!!!!!!!

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Angela Vasquez-Giroux @ayeveegee.bsky.social · 14d

I support this.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19d

Do not bow down to these people. Do not allow them to convince you that you must. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Local TV Giant Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Boycott

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 19d

And, to be clear and as my reporting shows, there are many horrors being carried out by this admin — and more being attempted. I focus on those, which generally target vulnerable groups (like immigrants and trans people), instead of doomcasting the idea that this weak admin is doing more than it is.

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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 19d

I just saw an influencer on TikTok say that they refuse to give their child Tylenol, and instead they only give them acetaminophen so I’m just logging off for the day

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