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I'm so tired of warmongers @harperkingsley.bsky.social · Nov 10

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 6h

PEOPLE KNOW WHICH BIRDS ARE HOT PASS IT ON

samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 6h

This raises the [entirely wild] possibility that there could be some general principles of attractiveness in sound across species 😳

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 6h

updated preprint from @loganjames.bsky.social @themusiclab.org: humans share acoustic preferences with a variety of other species

I love this finding—in call/song/noise/etc pairs where we know (from prior work) that animals have a preference, humans reliably identify the more-attractive sound

Humans share acoustic preferences with other animals

Many animals produce sounds during courtship and receivers prefer some sounds over others. Shared ancestry and convergent evolution may generate similarities in preference across species and could und...

www.biorxiv.org

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Andy @andy.wrestlejoy.com · 17h

ICE is now the 13th largest military in the world on its own.

Never ever accept the lie we cannot pay for Universal Healthcare.

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chelsea bridge 🏳️‍⚧️ @secretaboutbox.bsky.social · 7h

i'm not trying to dunk here but we gotta reckon with the fact that we are a country that spends more than $130 billion with a B annually on police and has a federal program for transferring military gear and tanks to local cops

the authoritarian state has been here for a while

Jon Cryer @mrjoncryer.bsky.social · 9h

The president of the United States has a revenge committee.

America has become an authoritarian state.

Reuters @reuters.com · 10h

Exclusive: A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including US intelligence officers, has been helping to steer President Trump's drive for retribution against his perceived enemies reut.rs/3IXEVG9

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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 1d

There also used to be a lifetime limit on insurance.

So your policy could literally say 'We will only cover a life time limit of $200k and then you're cancelled and we will not insure you'.

Obamacare eliminated that.

Planetaire, Militant SJW 🌼🌺🌾 @planetaire.bsky.social · 1d

Obamacare made me not die as a child because of the pre-existing condition bullshit they had before then. These guys are demons.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 6h

$40 billion to Argentina’s right-wing government.

The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 11h

ARGENTINE PESO COLLAPSES TO RECORD LOW — DOWN 99.8% SINCE 2009

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I'm so tired of warmongers @harperkingsley.bsky.social · 6h

Sanitize or disinfect

Infographics I wish people would make publicly available: How to sanitize a personal blender. How to sanitize an air fryer. How to disinfect a personal blender. How to disinfect an air fryer. How to disinfect various electronic devices and peripheries (keyboard, mouse,…

Sanitize or disinfect

Infographics I wish people would make publicly available: How to sanitize a personal blender. How to sanitize an air fryer. How to disinfect a personal blender. How to disinfect an air fryer. How to disinfect various electronic devices and peripheries (keyboard, mouse, gamepad, controllers). Sanitize and disinfect are two different things: Sanitize is to clean, disinfect is to kill all the germs and bacteria.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10h

The thing that makes Star Trek utopian isn’t the end of scarcity or the harmony between all peoples it’s also that the guy on the ship who gets laid the most plays the trombone at work and periodically does community theater

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 8h

the only way this works is if you essentially have an unpaid class of workers and i think we all know what the word for that is, and also why the technofascists like it

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8h

man who tried to slash social security spending promises communism is coming if you just ignore the enormous job losses this year due to the technology he's developing for private profit

Peter Diamandis tweets: "800,000 layoffs in 2025. 10,000 in September alone tied to AI. Jobs are disappearing fast. But here’s the truth no one wants to say: It’s the start of a new gold rush... for those who learn how to build with the machines, not fight them."

Elon Musk replies: "Working will be optional in the future.

There will be universal high income."

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Ana Valens | 🔞 | COMMS: (3/5) @acvalens.net · 8h

Various VTubers report TwitchCon threw out fans’ gifts from Meet & Greets

Ironmouse: “It breaks my heart to know staff threw out all the gifts. I should have known better than to trust them and taken care of everything ahead of time. I am so sorry everyone.”

ironmouse @ironmouse
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I deeply apologize to all the tubers and the fans who had meet and greets at the vtuber booth this year. It breaks my heart to know staff threw out all the gifts. I should have known better than to trust them and taken care of everything ahead of time. I am so sorry everyone.
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Unfortunately due to a miscommunication or misunderstanding, any gifts or presents given to my meet and greet staff were disposed of by the venue staff
I am very sorry for anyone who gave me a gift dayo
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dude a handful a VTubers had their fan gifts thrown out wtf were twitchcon staff doing
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unfortunately if u gave me a twitch con gift the event lost them all
¡ still really appreciate the intended gifts tho!!
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@feebeechanchibi
I was informed that the gifts people brought for me at the Twitchcon M&G were thrown out by con/venue staff.
I spoke to each of you about how excited I was to open your gifts, and I know you took the time/ effort.
I'm still so grateful, but I'm so sorry I couldn't see them...
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Levi Anthony Luckenbach @lluck002.bsky.social · 13h

Boycott Clark Construction, McCrery Architects, and AECOM for their willingness to illegally demolish The White House without Approval from Congress and the National Capital Planning Commission

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I'm so tired of warmongers @harperkingsley.bsky.social · 8h

Frugal foods

I know everyone is feeling the pinch, so here's few things that I like that are really cheap but also tasty: Fruit iced milk A nice healthy treat is blueberry iced milk. Put some frozen blueberries in some milk and let the frozen blueberries freeze the milk. Voila. Tasty inexpensive…

Frugal foods

I know everyone is feeling the pinch, so here's few things that I like that are really cheap but also tasty: Fruit iced milk A nice healthy treat is blueberry iced milk. Put some frozen blueberries in some milk and let the frozen blueberries freeze the milk. Voila. Tasty inexpensive treat. I use 2% milk with a teaspoon of brown sugar added.

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 8h

Wake up, babe, the least subtle visual metaphor in history just dropped

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 12h

"gramp gramp i don't think you're supposed to talk like that"

"pipe down, nancy. as i was saying, we just couldn't wait to get our hands on more SS prisoners"

www.youtube.com/shorts/qb5VX...

What We Did With SS Prisoners

YouTube video by American Veterans Center

www.youtube.com

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 13h

Who slipped Joe a moment of “Wait, this might be bad?”?

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Bugs, Beleaguered Babysitter of the Booger Brothers @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 12h

going from ~$3600/yr for health insurance (which is a lot!) to surpassing that by $1k in just two months is beyond unfeasible. what the fuck are we even pretending to do here, man.

like how is this in any way expected to work.

Bubba's Dad @bubsdad.bsky.social · 19h

Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19h

The longer the govt is shut down the more people get their renewals, and the more people who aren't already convinced will realize that the Republicans are lying that it's about Healthcare for undocumented immigrants.

Also this bill is impossible

Bubba's Dad @bubsdad.bsky.social · 19h

Just receieved this today from Florida Blue. This is for a Bronze plan. Our monthly premiums are going from $333 (2025) to $2300 in 2026.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 17h

Clearly Trump lied when he said his $250 million ballroom wouldn’t “interfere” with the White House.

So who’s watching this mess; the White House Historical Association or the Office of the Curator? Because someone needs to make sure he’s not bulldozing history for a dance floor.

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kat claws @kat.meangirls.online · 13h

a just world would be one where the ability to generate video & imagery, let alone false ones of the dead, would be treated w more restrictions & rigor than nuclear arms. these tools have no business existing. the real danger & harm they pose greatly outweighs any potential benefit they might offer.

NPR @npr.org · 14h

The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.

Hollywood pushes OpenAI for consent

The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy.

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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 17h

Rep Robert Garcia just dropped a bombshell 🔥

The House Oversight Committee is forming a joint investigative unit with the Senate to track and expose every single act of ICE misconduct.
Accountability is coming.
No more hiding behind badges. No more abuse without consequence.

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I'm so tired of warmongers @harperkingsley.bsky.social · 12h

Do flat-Earthers just never travel?

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 15h

Clark Construction, AECOM and McCrery Architects.

brendanamartin.bsky.social @brendanamartin.bsky.social · 15h

Thanks again. Here’s a link:

www.constructiondive.com/news/clark-w...

Clark nabs $200M White House ballroom project

The Bethesda, Maryland-based contractor will lead the construction team that includes AECOM and McCrery Architects, with work beginning in September.

www.constructiondive.com

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 15h

Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 16h

Kristi Noem’s jet purchases are the ultimate “Let Them Eat Cake” moment. ✈️

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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 16h

Congressional Republicans would rather keep the government shutdown than roll back cuts that will knock 15 million people off their health care and increase insurance premiums for millions more families.

They are showing you what their priorities are.

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