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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 21h

and you know, we really all should parrot the snowflake calls back at them. they made that word a negative one, toss it back in their faces any time they get whiny about people being mean to them.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 21h

plus it's *FUN* to make fun of assholes and watch them get all "snowflakey" about it. they can dish it out, but they can't take it.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 1d

Why anyone would want any politician’s signature on their watch baffles me. People buying them are probably big invicta fans. Like literal big 47mm clonker invictas.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not looking forward to having to make a connection next week in Detroit. i supposedly have a 75min layover, but we'll see how on-time DCA is on tuesday. at least i have a direct flight home.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

they can see the polling

Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 3d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Moreau, Guitar Builder to the Star (singular) @chrismoreaucreates.bsky.social · 3d

Back in the shop tonight with the Cheshire Cat. Mahog body, tiger stripe maple cap, semi-trans purple finish. @seymourduncanpickups Hot Rodded humbucker pups, maple neck, rosewood fretboard. Plus eyes and teeth glow in the dark. Demo to follow. Contact me for pricing. Considering keeping this one.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 4d

and those duffel bags are full of pogey bait.

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Chris Moreau, Guitar Builder to the Star (singular) @chrismoreaucreates.bsky.social · 4d

Somebody recognizes this asshole. Dox him.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Marko Kloos @markokloos.bsky.social · 7d

These people are just itching to inflict violence on fellow Americans. And make no mistake, a lot of them are looking forward to being allowed to go weapons hot.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 8d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 11d

hard to go wrong with his books. i've read his whole catalog. his snarkasm and liberal use of f-bombs make me happy.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 11d

oh, duh. it was in your original list. :)

Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 11d

Or Mary Robinette Kowal "Lady Astronaut" series.

I don't know if i'd call them "optimistic," but I'm a huge fan of Martha Wells' Murderbot series.

if you liked The Martian, have you read Hail Mary yet?

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 11d

Scalzi is generally positive and a fun, easy read. On the truly "fun" side, one off books like Redshirts, Fuzzy Nation, Agent to the Stars, Kaiju Preservation Society, Starter Villain, and When the Moon Hits Your Eye.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 12d

shit, video creators could use the same advice. it's bad enough it takes way longer to listen to them give you the same info you could read, but they ramble so much i spend more time fast-forwarding than listening. just fucking get to the point!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12d

One, that's not how copyright works and there will be an entire battalion of IP lawyers who will be happy to correct Open AI of this misapprehension, likely to the tune of billions of dollars, and two, fuck this shitty thieving waste of proteins and lipids

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 13d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 13d

GOURD DAMN YOU FOR FOISTING THAT UPON US!

Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 13d

it's time to bring in the next "jason werth" type signing. then the next "max scherzer" signing. not doing that shows they're not ready to commit to coming out of "rebuild" mode.

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 18d

the other 24% don't understand what "peace" means.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19d

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 19d

"shit. we fucked up. bad. please stop canceling subscriptions and harassing our advertisers. we surrender to you instead of Trump."

Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 20d

my go-to for audio setup testing has always been the Yes 90215 album. some of the best separation of highs/mids/lows. in particular the song changes, but the whole album is one of the best engineered i've ever heard.

Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 21d

you gotta wait until after the november elections, then we can try to fix this mess.

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Chris Moreau, Guitar Builder to the Star (singular) @chrismoreaucreates.bsky.social · 22d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 22d

This is hilarious. Even the Dutch are way ahead of us in seeing how bad things are in the United States with Donald Trump running amok and corporations capitulating to fascism.

But, then again, the Netherlands has experience with being taken over by fascists.

Dave Lee @davelee.me · 23d

Dutch late night TV has its take

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Greg Wells @gbwells.bsky.social · 23d

one more reason we don't really need "internet connected" appliances with screens. it's just one more way they'll shove ads down your throat.

nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 24d

This sucks so much www.theverge.com/news/780757/...

Samsung brings ads to US fridges

Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.

www.theverge.com