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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 5h

Solidarity is the only way

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 9h

Breaking: Gavin Newsom VETOES SB 771

www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/u...

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
OCT 13 2025
To the Members of the California State Senate:
am returning Senate Bill 771 without my signature.
This bill seeks to hold social media platforms 'iable for algorithms that relay
content violating specified California civil rights laws to their users.
support the author's goal of ensuring that our nation-leading civil rights laws
apply equally both online and offline. likewise share the author's concern
about the growth of discriminatory threats, violence, and coercive harassment
online. am concerned, however, that this bill is premature. Our first step should
be to determine if, and to what extent, existing civil rights laws are sufficient to
address violations perpetrafed through algorithms. To the extent our laws prove
inadequate, they should be bolstered at that time.
For this reas
, I cannot sign this bill.
Sinc ely,
Ga
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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 13h

we are ensnared by forces beyond our comprehension

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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 13h

The plan to send in unaccountable agents to kidnap your neighbors *might* have overplayed its hand when they've lost the people on the "I Saw A Person I Didn't Recognize In My Neighborhood And I Want The Cops To Come Take Them Away" social media app.

Super Nintendo Chalmers @snchalmers.bsky.social · 13h

It’s happening on Nextdoor too

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 18h

soooo my Chicagoans, has anyone else's neighborhood facebook group gone from desperately apolitical (regarding federal politics) to at least 40% about ICE/DHS activity and organizing against it? like it's hard to overstate this shift

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James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social · 10h

I think we should get lemon tree insurance and then get a loan and use the lemon tree as collateral because it is now insured.

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 12h

Let's just put it this way. The GOP certainly isn't acting like elections don't matter or that a Democratic House can't meaningfully restrain Trump's power.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 12h

BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.

North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S.

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Doc Revan @docrevan.bsky.social · 14h

Can’t find much on the digital numbers, but as of June the print numbers cratered to below 100k subscribers

www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social · 1d

I rt this video every time it crosses my timeline

Oblivion @droblivion.bsky.social · Apr 4

Video in question. Let's make it viral again.

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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 1d

They never bring back any of the really good villains.

Villain(s)

• Several bears (no further appearances)

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James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social · 1d

They shouldn’t have to see all this shit

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James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social · 1d

I will never tire of this glorious moment captured on film

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1d

Thinking about viscachas again

The viscacha, an absurd, rabbit-like creature. They are fat, furry, and have hilariously long whiskers that extend far past their bodies. This one is plopped on his butt.

A viscacha with his whiskers pointed down and his paws in a dainty position

A viscacha holding his hand up as if to say no pictures please

Another sitting viscacha but he looks SO soft and SO fat

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 1d

What is the point of crispr if we’re not making viscachas with panda patterns

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Staring@TheAbyss @tommysalami420.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Stewart-Ahn @badideas.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit someone uploaded the entire stage play adaptation of the Yakuza videogame series with English subtitles and it’s glorious and 500x better than the Amazon show youtu.be/Z2Msr4si6dU?...

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

Love the unhinged Baker Mayfield graphic from CBS

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 1d

epic biceps arm clasp agreement meme one side labeled all of us other guy labeled donald trump message in middle over hands indicating agreement about this says donald trump is not going to heaven.

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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Zach Rabiroff @zachrabiroff.com · 1d

I finally read that Peter Thiel essay about Alan Moore's WATCHMEN, and it's incredible that his actual argument is: "Moore argues that Ozymandias will fail because history defeats all world conquerers, and no victory is permanent. But maybe I, Peter Thiel, am built different?"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back