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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 5h

Independent of this statement, a good way of describing a huge chunk of the internet is “rapists running content and bot farms to make their pet issues seem more important”, that’s basically half the traffic on X at this point.

Peter Fobian @peterfobian.bsky.social · 5h

Notably the 3 people leading the charge on this are a guy who spends all his time trying to sue and deplatform pro-palestinian creators and 2 rapists who all run content farms of out of context clips but y'know maybe this time it's not a cynical attempt to get rid of their self-proclaimed #1 op.

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 6h

I can't believe we're still talking about this

aftermath.site/hasan-piker-...

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 6h

one of the unintentionally funniest people to ever exist. Trashing a dude for getting shot in the neck and dying as you're giving him an award for getting shot in the neck and dying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 9h

i'm sure these won't be leaked immediately

The Verge @theverge.com · 13h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Stephie Haynes @crooklyn.bsky.social · 12h

Hey yo! Here's a closeup of the info you need to call in to tomorrow's CSAC meeting about the terrible Ali Act bill proposal:

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 14h

"WebTV but good" feels like an easy home run and I've always been confused on why it hasn't taken off.

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 17h

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

If Aspinall wasn't on the card this would be a decent regional event. With umar playing the role of hepatitis negative Alexander Emelianenko

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely tore through every episode of this show that we could find when we were researching the book. An astonishing resource and time capsule of gay New York before AIDS, its existence seems impossible today. Highly recommended. Gem after gem in terms of interview subjects.

Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 1d

If you are interested in old New York gay history, watch old episodes of The Emerald City, the first TV show made for gay and trans people. 1977, right before AIDS. My old film teacher Gene Stavis produced and interviewed in it. m.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQW...

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bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 1d

PHILOMENA CUNK: It was actually illegal in England for The Obese to be employed in the film business until 1983. Why do you think that was?
JIMINY GLICK: [ignoring question, high pitched voice] Have you ever noticed how lesbians and British women dress the same? [sudden low pitch] Why is that?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

That’s right! Thanks, Fox News!
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Squad 2.0: Meet America's next wave of radical Democrats shaping the party's future

Progressive Democrats, including Zohran Mamdani and Omar Fateh, have emerged as the new generation of candidates responding to President Donald Trump's second term.

www.foxnews.com

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

then he proceeded to fuck up the math when he tried finding he longitude during Lunar eclipses, proving all the haters right

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.

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Nate Patrin @natepatrin.bsky.social · 1d

things bullets say

Ian @brocktoon.bsky.social · 1d

Almost every time I go thru JFK something weird happens.

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Ducky (Maybe) 🦆 @justducky.bsky.social · 1d

A comparative breakdown of professional wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino and all around piece of shit Christopher Columbus

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

Merab is booked for a title defense against Petr Yan, and I can't imagine that goes any better for Yan than the last fight did. Merab is gonna need to fall off bad or fight someone who can stuff all his TDs like Aldo did but still able to mount an offense. Basically he needs to fight prime Aldo

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

did it work tho?

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 1d

Big news, friends: on December 3rd, I'll be launching a brand-new history show, "Past Lives." Every episode focuses on the life of a real person from history and tries to make sense of their experiences and their world. There will be weekly scripted episodes and tons of bonus content on Patreon.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

He was nominated for a Grammy and sang Be Our Guest at the academy awards in 1992. He probably went to a Law and Order set the next day and cracked jokes about a dead body

High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

I was today years old when I learned that the candle in Beauty and the beast was voiced by Jerry Orbach/Lenny Briscoe

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 1d

I badly want to go "Have you tried simply laying down on a bed perhaps with some pillows and/or blankets and closing your eyes" but then remember people earnestly gave me that useless advice when my insomnia was at its worst and so the joke probably won't land

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Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 2d

quality flying knee in detroit vs KC

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High_light 𓁹‿𓁹 @highlightt.bsky.social · 2d

Every bioware game since ME3 has done a great job with giving players a chance to just hang out with the characters they worked so hard to make interesting.

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