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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 3d

Doing long hours has wrecked me. I used to be able to pull all-nighters regularly in school.

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 3d

I fell asleep during an office meeting. I was on camera.

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 3d

I vote snack. I just had pho. It’s been a rough day. I needed a meal.

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 3d

Why do people still buy gas from Exxon Mobile? I’ve been avoiding them since the oil spill.

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 13d

I lost a good chunk of my morning due to the #AWSshutdown. I can’t save my Revit model or coordinate changes. I’m hoping I can get a deadline extension.

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · 26d

CBS and Paramount are dead to me.

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Sep 29

Ugh

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Sep 23

Don’t cave in.

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · Sep 20

More and more Disney allies—including former CEO Michael Eisner—are calling on the company to take a stand on the Jimmy Kimmel crisis.
www.avclub.com/andor-dan-gi...

Yeah, Andor writer Dan Gilroy sees the parallels, too

www.avclub.com

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Sep 13

Lynch house is listed for sale variety.com/gallery/davi...

David Lynch’s Hollywood Hills Compound Hits the Market for $15 Million

David Lynch's compound in the Hollywood Hills has been listed by the Agency for $15 million.

variety.com

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Ed @notdred.bsky.social · Sep 10

I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

A bear in the wild, smiling and posing coyly

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · Sep 7

Interesting shutdown politics thread by health policy expert and former OMB official Topher Spiro.

Topher Spiro & @TopherSpiro
X.com
Agree with @ezraklein: Democrats must not be party to a government funding bill that does not meet key demands. As a former OMB official, here's what Democrats could demand:
Opinion | Stop Funding Trump's Takeover
From nytimes.com
10:26 AM • 9/7/25 • 3.3K Views

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1. Restore Medicaid cuts, or increase other Medicaid funding, so that no one loses Medicaid coverage (as certified by CBO).
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Democrats have the upper hand politically on this. And this demand leaves a lot of flexibility for negotiation, while fulfilling a core, popular principle.
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2. An iron-clad requirement to spend congressionally-appropriated funds.
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The Impoundment Control Act (ICA) already prohibits the president from withholding funds.
The problem is judicial enforcement is too slow.
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Topher Spiro @@TopherSpiro •1h
Amend the ICA to give the appropriations committees (chair or ranking member) an express cause of action to bring an action in federal district court to enforce the ICA.
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Require the court to hold a hearing and issue a ruling within 30 days, and allow for direct appeal to the Supreme Court within 10 days.
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In addition, make the OMB Director personally liable (civil penalty up to $50,000) for withholding funds.
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Ban "pocket rescissions." Under the ICA, the president can propose rescissions (cancellation of funds) and withhold the funds for 45 days; but if the proposal is transmitted <45 days from the expiration of funds, the funds will expire!
This is a pocket rescission.
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3. Provide for fast-track congressional review of tariffs that increase prices for consumers (as determined by the CBO). This can be modeled after the Congressional Review Act (i.e., disapproval can't be filibustered).

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4. Require insurance coverage of all vaccines recommended by the CDC as of September 1, 2025. Parents and doctors must retain choice.
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5. Provide funding for states and localities to hire and train local police officers, and prohibit the president from deploying the National Guard for local law enforcement purposes.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bonkers

South Korean company Hyundai is investing $12.6 billion in Republican led Georgia - the largest industrial investment in Georgia's's history

So Trump's Gestapo arrested 475 of it's staff, mostly Koreans, their largest single arrest in its history

At least 475 workers detained in major Ice raid at US Hyundai factory

South Korea alarmed after hundreds of nationals arrested at Georgia work site making batteries for Hyundai and Kia cars

www.theguardian.com

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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · Sep 6

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.

OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

www.theatlantic.com

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · Sep 1

If you’ve ever worried whether art matters. It does.

Jason Garcia @jasongarcia.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Free State of Florida is now trying to ban *sidewalk chalking*

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Sep 1

Another lawn guy ghosted me and the grass got too high again. I’ve been working all weekend on my backyard with an electric trimmer and a push mower. The power on my equipment was barely adequate. I’m glad I didn’t burn out the motor.

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 31

Correct.

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 9

Hero

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 9

Tin Machine youtu.be/w4xeHYI4A2k?...

Tin Machine - You Belong In Rock 'n' Roll

YouTube video by stereomusicvideo

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 3

I wonder what would happen if everyone started liking anti-Trump content

Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 3

I think I broke the Facebook algorithm. I used to get GOP propaganda regularly and now it’s just vegan recipes, urban design and design hacks content.

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 3

☺️ Thank you

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Some random guy @beornborg.bsky.social · Aug 3

www.theverge.com/news/717440/...

Google has just two weeks to begin cracking open Android, it admits in emergency filing

Google is fighting back.

www.theverge.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · Aug 1

Rampant mosquitoes swarming the tents. Leaks after summer rainstorms. Excessive heat. And hurricane season around the corner. This is life in "Alligator Alcatraz."

@lauracmorel.bsky.social reports:

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