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the industrial revolution and its consequences have led to the invention of Gatorade so it can’t be all bad

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · Dec 8

i propose we start shortening “Bluesky post” to “bloop.”

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 11h

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 13h

well there’s some heavy-handed symbolism for you.

Jonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 13h

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom

The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 1d

you know now that you mention it, I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to b the ad all the way through because I always mute during commercial breaks.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 1d

I completely agree. My theory about the ad is that they’ve ruined the Pixel so much that they can’t get Android users to buy it, so instead they’re trying to lure in unsuspecting Apple users who think the grass is greener on the other side.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 1d

I think specifically they're calling them "vanilla" but they never spell it out.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 7d

and Aaron didn’t do that. he assumed she’s lying but allowed for the possibility that it’s true. Literally the opposite.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 10d

something like Kash Patel’s challenge coins maybe? or it could be a typo.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 10d

what is this regime’s obsession with Qatari airplanes?

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 10d

rule number one of examining witnesses: don’t ask questions you don’t know the answer to.

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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10d

On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 11d

oh no, what is it?

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 12d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 13d

idk why the people in Severance do it either. When you split there’s a 50/50 chance your consciousness ends up on the work side and you’re just stuck working a 9-5 forever.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 13d

okay bro I bet you wouldn’t even want to work for the company in Severance

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 14d

“Oral arguments set for Thursday to decide whether to close the barn door. Horse is set to depart on Tuesday.”

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 14d

Unless she’s considering arrests/jail, which no other judge has yet done for the Trump regime, I don’t see what she thinks she can accomplish.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 17d

oh brother…

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 17d

Judge: Let me ask you, though: a social-media post is the basis of deployment of troops? Is that really the basis?

DOJ: Posts reflect Trump's decision-making.

Judge: How can I consider post-hoc rationalization of order already issued?

DOJ: Nothing in law requires particular form of determination

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 19d

“These taste like grandma!”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 19d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 19d

The difference being that our “Parliament” appears to be completely indifferent.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 22d

We’re going to need to change a lot of laws I think.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 22d

Thank you for being a voice of reason. Seems like a pretty thankless task but I firmly believe we are best served by the truth in everything.

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 26d

wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · 27d

T Swift is going to drop her new album into an absolute vacuum.

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wienerschnitzel @brainlad.bsky.social · Sep 20

is there any evidence at all that this was what they meant all along, and not a hasty attempt to backtrack after some technocrats pushed back?