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IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 1h

I hope they fix this shit ASAP.

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IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 1h

Is it just me, or is YouTube broken?

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2h

4 months apart

Official ICE government account
June 6, 2025:
"To call us 'Nazis' - to compare us to one of the worst groups in history - is disgusting and just outright wrong.
"What the men and women of ICE are doing in Massachusetts and all over this country is making communities safer."
—ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 3h

This isn’t creeping authoritarianism, it’s racehorse-quick. Anyone being silent or accommodating right now can refer to history books for a preview of how they’ll be remembered.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

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IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 2h

Time to stop using Spotify.

SFGATE @sfgate.com · 1d

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

Spotify is running ICE hiring ads boasting wild signing bonuses

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

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brendon bigley @bb.wavelengths.online · 8h

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🌟🎃 Spoopy Magician Tommo 🎃🌟 @tommothecabbit.bsky.social · 3h

Not every remake is going to be superior.

Remakes shouldn’t have to replace originals.

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AnotherMeekOne @anothermeekone.bsky.social · 11h

Destroying the lives of pornographers while freely allowing ChatGPT to create adult content isn't hypocrisy--it's intentional malice. Companies want to be the sole purveyors in our ancient trillion-dollar industry that is porn, but they can only do that by outlawing anyone make it besides themselves

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IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 3h

Plus they are trying to force AI down our throats.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

tfw your 1,000-word tweets aren't working

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 1d

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Kayleigh McKee, Cheerer for the Dolls ⏬️ AnimeUSA! @ghaspey.bsky.social · 6h

Let's go!! Union strong!

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 6h

Blizzard's Platform & Technology workers vote to unionize
www.gamesindustry.biz/blizzards-pl...

Blizzard's Platform & Technology workers vote to unionize

Another division of Activision Blizzard has voted to unionize under the Communications Workers of America (CWA).

www.gamesindustry.biz

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CoreSample88 @colossalwave4270.bsky.social · 4h

*cries* This is terrible. Looks like we'll have no choice to use Linux, because Windows 11 is too AI ridden, and future Windows versions will be even worse. I miss Windows 10, but I miss Windows XP and Windows 7 alot more. I crave for these two OSes TBH.

IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 6h

RIP Windows 10 (2015 - 2025)

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Expensive Fjord (Neovagina Evangelion) @gammarae.design · 5h

"Do you think it was having it lead by a widely hated cardboard actor who's also a sexpest cult leader who's every project in the last decade being record breaking bombs, and sprinkle it with cameos from some nepotistic rich shitheads?"

"No, it was the Tron that was wrong."

Gizmodo @gizmodo.com · 10h

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

'Tron' Might Really Be Doomed After 'Tron: Ares'

A new report suggests that the disastrous opening weekend for the Jared-Leto-starring sequel may lead to Disney pulling the plug on the Grid once and for all.

gizmodo.com

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 7h

Long story short, an actual Nazi doxxing ring. Enough people reported them that they went away for like 12 hours and then Elon personally brought them back. The site is dead. If you’re still on there, go lock your account right now

chris @knightscrest.bsky.social · 7h

what even happened on the other site this time

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 8h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Linkslayer @linkslayer.nekoweb.org · 6h

Illustration of Hatsune Miku winking and waving towards the viewer.

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IronClaw99 @ironclaw99.bsky.social · 6h

RIP Windows 10 (2015 - 2025)

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Jonty @fairless.xyz · 14h

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

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Saint Twiggie 🙏 🔞 @twiggietime.bsky.social · 1d

Support your local, human, erotica creators. You need chatgpt to suck your e-dick for you? You absolutely fucking LOSER

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

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Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social · 1d

Probably best to chase it indefinitely

2covet @2covet.bsky.social · 1d

www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rare-whit...

Locals stunned by world-famous white whale sighting off NZ coast

Locals near Kaikōura captured rare footage of a white humpback whale.

www.nzherald.co.nz

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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🦎galileo🍉 @galileogb.bsky.social · 1d

Sonic saying, "Support your local, human, erotica creators. You need chatgpt to suck your e-dick for you? You absolutely fucking LOSER"

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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