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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 8h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 10h

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 12h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10h

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors https://theonion.com/israel-warns-gaza-still-harboring-hundreds-of-doctors-1850964439/

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People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 14h

Also, never “sign up, register, or RSVP” for a protest. You never know who that information will be shared with or obtained by.

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 14h

boo?

a drawing of a little black cat with a ghost costume saying “boo?”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 17h

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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Steve S @inoki.bsky.social · 1d

So my current team is awesome, but with Q4 being always fun to job hunt during, and my contract potentially ending at the end of the year (though maybe it gets extended, who knows) I’m starting to look for new production or QA Leadership opportunities for early 2026. Hit me up if your team’s hiring!

a cartoon character from the simpsons is standing in front of a row of lockers

Alt: Ralph Wiggum from "The Simpsons" is waving in front of some green lockers. (He also wants you to ping Steve with game production or QA opportunities)

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🔻agitprop & absurdity🔻 @agtprpnabsrdty.bsky.social · 1d

In prison, Israeli guards told him again and again they had killed his entire family as psychological torture meant to break him. When he walked up the stairs of his home today, his wife rushed into his arms, with his children and parents beside her - alive, waiting, delirious with joy and relief.

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Bee Everfolly @honeyvenomstorm.bsky.social · 2d

This is incredibly hard, and I come with no expectations. But my family needs help. We need it fast, by this Wednesday, or we will be homeless with no options. If you can help, please do. We just want to keep our family together and safe. #mutualaid #helpsky

Donate to Help the Everfolly Family to not lose their home, organized by Bee Everfolly

It is easier to keep up, than it is to catch up. It is not a lesson the… Bee Everfolly needs your support for Help the Everfolly Family to not lose their home

gofund.me

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Fred Coppersmith @unrealfred.bsky.social · 1d

Every comedian who’s argued they’re participating in the Riyadh Comedy Festival not for the government—but for the *people* dagnabbit!—seem to want you to forget that it’s the Saudi *government* that’s hosting this thing.

The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 1d

Cummings accused those upset with her participation in the Saudi Arabian event of ignorance and hypocrisy.

www.avclub.com/whitney-cumm...

Whitney Cummings calls critics of Riyadh Comedy Festival "racist"

www.avclub.com

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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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c2yoshi @c2yoshi.bsky.social · 1d

yeahh i normally don’t want to work after a regular weekend but extra time off makes not want to work exponentially 🫠

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c2yoshi @c2yoshi.bsky.social · 1d

Really don’t want to go back to work after a four day weekend =___=

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The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social · 1d

Forbidden love

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

Here’s last night’s story about Bari Weiss, CBS News, Paramount Skydance, and why the Upper West Side is a lot more than just “Seinfeld territory.” youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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c2yoshi @c2yoshi.bsky.social · 2d

Had a fun time climbing outside today, did some more outdoor leading 💪🏻 my calves are dying from the hike out though 🫠

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Dr. Tara L. Conley @taralconley.com · 2d

for active military or if you know someone in the military:

“The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may not be legal.”
www.nimj.org/top.html#/

Orders Project

The Orders Project is a non-partisan program created by the National Institute for Military Justice to assist military personnel in understanding their options when faced with orders they believe may....

www.nimj.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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🌜Sara Kipin🌛 @LIGHTBOXEXPO @sarakipin.bsky.social · 3d

Preview of my piece for the upcoming Kpop Demon Hunters show at Gallery Nucleus! 👹✨ #kpdh #sajaboys

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🌈 MAZZ @tornfeathers.bsky.social · 19d

i saw this and i’m not gonna lie i needed to see this.

i hope it helps others not feel guilty that we can’t do more

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Norin 🦈 🔜 Twitchcon @mahoukarp.com · 3d

little greek monsters
#art

illustration of some greek monsters

featured are

orthrus
cerebrus
hydra
manticore
chimera
pegasus
minotaur
griffin
hippocampus

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poorly drawn cats @poorlycatdraw.bsky.social · 3d

looks like someone enjoyed their meal (it was me)

a doodle of a cat with crumbs on its face, staring blankly after a meal

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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