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Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 2m

Most were tricked.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 11h

In this northern Idaho bar, three portraits sit above the mantle: KKK grand wizard Nathan Bedford Forrest, Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce, and Charlie Kirk. But this week, they’re adding a fourth: Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

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Steve Quick @stevequick.bsky.social · 43m

Covid made ventriloquism easy.

Woman wearing a mask holding a monkey puppet

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 9m

Jevin West and I have long argued that if OpenAI survives, it will be as 1000 squirrels in an LLM-shaped trenchcoat. A thin language layer will farm tasks out to 1000 domain-specific modules, much as Google evolved from PageRank to 1000 different systems.

Here's Gary Marcus (h/t @mehr.nz)

Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Investing in the Wrong A.I.

www.nytimes.com

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 43m

The Betsy-Tacy Society brought me to Mankato, Minnesota last weekend, to give a speech at the Betsy-Tacy convention! And to cry at Maud Hart Lovelace’s house!

A yellow house surrounded by trees, which was written about in the Betsy-Tacy books.

A plaque about Maud Hart Lovelace, in the house she grew up in, reading:

“Born in Mankato on April 25, 1892, Maud Palmer Hart lived in this home at 333 Center Street until 1906.

In 1897 Frances “Bick" Kenney moved into the house across the street, at 332 Center Street, and the two girls became lifelong best friends. They grew up surrounded by beautiful green hillsides and from atop the hill behind her, Maud could look down on Mankato and see Front Street, Sibley Park, and far away in the valley, the "silver ribbon" of the Minnesota River.

From the time she could hold a pencil, Maud was writing diaries, poems, plays, and stories. She graduated from Mankato High School in 1910 and attended the University of Minnesota. She was the author of many published short stories, 6 adult novels, and 18 children’s books. With the publication of Betsy - Tacy in 1940, she began the successful series known as the Betsy - Tacy books, which were based on the lives of Maud (Betsy) and her friend Bick (Tacy). The stories of her childhood in Mankato, (the fictionalized Deep Valley) small-town life, family traditions, and enduring friendships continue to capture the hearts of her fans.

Maud married author and journalist Delos W. Lovelace in 1917, they had one daughter, Merian. Maud died March Il, 1980,
in California, and as she requested, she was returned to her beloved Mankato, and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.”

Researched and written by the Betsy-Tacy society, 2007

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Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 15m

Kuiper Belt of whiskey

Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 16m

Why does normal aging have to be some kind of syndrome?

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Semiotic Scaryname @mitdasein.bsky.social · 25m

Seriously, fuck this made-up-bullshit! Nothing makes me madder than people thinking I'm irritable because I'm middle-aged! I'm not irritable and I'll bite the next person who says I am!!1!

James Kerwin @jameskerwin.com · 23d

Oh great, something to look forward to.

www.huffpost.com/entry/what-i...

Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot

While not a clinical diagnosis, experts say it’s an accurate description of a cluster of symptoms that often appears in aging men.

www.huffpost.com

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Chuck Taggart, Private Eye @sazeracla.bsky.social · 10h

75 million of us, Axis Sally. A lot more than you. 🖕🖕

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Bill Emory (he/him) @oldmanemory.bsky.social · 15h

Why did Jacob Frey delete his electronic communications from the day that MPD collaborated with an ICE action on Lake St in Minneapolis?

What did he say? What did he learn? What did he direct?

Our public officials should not be destroying the official records of their actions.

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NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre conservative editors @originalist.bsky.social · 5h

Ex-gay Michael Barbaro keeps failing upwards at NYT because he appeals to "centrist" editors biased and angry about culture wars, diversity, "meritocracy" (while being mediocre "legacy" white men)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael...

Insane and weird professional failures in just this single scandal:

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 3h

Oh look a “No True AI User” fallacy in the wild

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 5h

There are basically only two positions in the debate about AI.
1. I’ve barely invested any time in learning how to use it effectively. AI sucks.
2. I’ve invested in learning how to use this tool. Holy cow, it’s transformational.

Position #1 has lower barriers to entry.

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1h

Leave your Palestinian flags at home on Saturday. Leave ALL your personal policy demands at home. Saturday is about one thing only: Defending democracy & the rule of law. No fucking kings in America. That’s it. That’s our ONLY message. My #NoKings rant.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

Leave Your Palestinian Flags at Home on Saturday

And anything else that isn't directly related to saving American democracy

open.substack.com

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 1d

As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive

And do it often.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my. Who let this slip out, and how soon will they be fired for it?

ABC News
@ABC
The U.S. Labor Department is warning of a potential food crisis linked to the Trump administration’s immigration raids due to a resulting worker shortage.

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Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 1d

Ask Ari Shapiro or Steve Inskeep

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina.

Make it make sense.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

It's amusing watching the shitlibs freak out about Donald Trump, who I do not support, giving well-deserved financial aid to Javier Milei, who I also do not support.

by Glenn Greenwald

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 1d

In the year of our lord Conrad Veidt 2025, I have to type things like "Glad you're here but Mecha Hitler wasn't the final straw? Seriously?"

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Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 1d

OMG my friend called it something
I can’t repeat here. I knew it well.

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Daniel @cyranokale.bsky.social · 1d

Next: she can’t be sworn in because she has cooties

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson now says that Congresswoman elect Adelita Grijalva cannot be sworn it yet because “she won the election after the House was out of session.”

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 1d

I've personally had conversations with Angela & others with the county about this very issue.

He's obstructionist at best.
Our people need functional, cooperative, collaborative leadership & systems to help them.

molly @mabbattista.bsky.social · 1d

At the Ward 8 for a New Mayor rally last Saturday, Commissioner Angela Conley said the county's been trying to work with the mayor on homelessness for seven years and he's shut them out.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 1d

frey is talking about working with county partners extensively…

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 1d

Colorado is scrambling to process 900+ unemployment claims from federal workers during the government shutdown and the food pantry at Buckley Space Force Base has seen demand double

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🕊️KatarinaKriz🕊️On the turning away~Pink Floyd @katarinakriz.bsky.social · 1d

www.nokings.org
10.18.25
THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS.
Let’s show them! There are more of us than them! 🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍
www.indivisible.com www.moveon.org www.aclu.com

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