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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 9m

She's into fixing the institutions, not destroying them and starting over.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1h

Artist Profile: Addison Rae https://theonion.com/artist-profile-addison-rae/

Ethnicity: Second-generation Influencer-American

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 1h

The way they're all circle-jerking the money around probably gets confusing to the principals too, eventually

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MFCarter @mfcarter.bsky.social · 1d

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Annette @resistnow2024.bsky.social · 23h

This. Said. It. All. ⬇️⬇️

Please. Share. So. Everyone. Knows. The. Truth.

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 3h

JFC

Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 3h

“An app that allows you to find the dating app profile and general location of a person based on just one photo is an excellent tool for stalkers,” EFF’s @evacide.bsky.social told @404media.co. www.404media.co/viral-cheat...

Viral ‘Cheater Buster’ Sites Use Facial Recognition to Let Anyone Reveal Peoples’ Tinder Profiles

Videos demoing one of the sites have repeatedly gone viral on TikTok and other platforms recently. 404 Media verified they can locate specific peoples' Tinder profiles using their photo, and found that the viral videos are produced by paid creators.

www.404media.co

Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 3h

Truly heart-breaking to lose this wonderful woman.

NPR @npr.org · 3h

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died. n.pr/4qjVMDS

NPR 'founding mother' Susan Stamberg has died

Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 5h

You're writing this down right? Good. As I was saying my car sucked so bad my wife left me. Yes I can spell my name for you.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6h

He's not opening the government because he doesn't want those secret files revealed. It's not complicated.

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Joel Wertheimer @wertwhile.bsky.social · 11h

This is funny.

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 6h

Two excellent essays, really looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 7h

Nevir shal Ich give thee up
Nevir shal Ich let thee doun
Nevir shal Ich runne arounde
and go from thee
Nevir shal Ich make thee to crye
Nevir shal Ich 'farewell' sigh
Nevir speke falsehood
And cause thee sorrowe

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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 9h

note to incoming bluesky users: you MUST bring your own joke understandings. members and staff are NOT responsible for explaining what, how, and why jokes are

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 9h

Probably answered by who exactly is fighting about it. I haven't seen anything like it from ordinary people who don't seek outrage.

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Alex Shephard @alexshephard.bsky.social · 9h

Smart, timely @perrybaconjr.bsky.social piece about the Maine senate primary and how Democrats approach their age problem newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Not All Old Candidates Are Joe Biden, and Not All Young Ones Are Great

All things being equal, sure, Democrats ought to lean toward younger candidates. But there are many times when all things aren’t equal.

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 20h

Do we over-react? What is the actual power of the Ezra Klein caucus?

Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 21h

P.S. "Plaid" should be the past tense of "play." I sayed what I sayed.

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Charles Ball @charlesball.bsky.social · 21h

So you play a DPS class! Welcome, guildie! Go pew-pew-pew some mobs!

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!