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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 4h

There are like 50-100 thousand of these little freaks and they're determinted to make all of the rest of us as miserable as they are

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 5h

one thing that's interesting about tech is the very stupidest people rise to the top. and the middle and bottom

Diamond Hands: #SmokeFleet Master @birdrespecter.bsky.social · 6h

It turns out, financially incentivizing viral slop, rage bait, hate, divisive politics, porn bots, and other generally horrifying vaudevillian behavior was a really quick way to destroy that app. Who could have seen that coming, except for everybody who used it?

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 5h

Sam Altman always looks like a child who just found out that dad's never coming back from the cigarette store, and maybe it's his fault

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 6h

Jair Bolsonaro and Jordan Peterson are competing to see who can be the most Constantly Dying

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 6h

It's true that they "didnt used to be like this". The time "before they were like this" was the fucking 1910s

ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 6h

Holler at me i have free whistles!

Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 10h

Folks whatever you do, do not buy your safety whistles from U LINE

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 7h

Damn if only somebody could have done something when he had a majority in both houses of congress and a friendly supreme court. Oh well.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 11h

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.

I talk about this and more on the final episode of WTF with Marc Maron. Watch now:

My Conversation with Marc Maron | WTF Podcast

YouTube video by Barack Obama

www.youtube.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 8h

important note from libcrusher:

Reactivating temporarily to send a warning.
Since I got doxxed, it appears the same doxxing ring has targeted several other users. I learned that they were banned this week, only for Elon to, apparently, personally unban them. I feel obliged to warn everyone about my experience.

It wasn't just my personal information that got published. Someone, somewhere, got my passwords too. For my banking accounts, brokerage accounts, venmo, etc.
Most of which had different and unique passwords. All these attempts started the day i got doxxed, and have sporadically continued since.

If you know anyone who's been doxxed by this group, you need to have them change all their passwords on every website immediately. Ensure 2FA and any other security measures are in place everywhere.
And, wherever possible, document and report it. Frankly, if you're a lefty of any note, do it now too

If anyone was also a victim of this or knows someone who was, there are ways to reach me. I wish I could go into more details right now. But until that time comes, protect yourself.

I will be deactivating in 20 minutes.
Hopefully, that's enough time for the warning to get out.

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mr pussy @mrpussy.xyz · 7h

wearing this to the no kings protest

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 8h

I drank too much coffee. And now i am too Powerful.

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 1d

Okay i've been busy making whistles, have several dozen ready to hand out right now. Does anybody want some

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Truthout @truthout.org · 9h

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

truthout.org

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 9h

Interesting read…

Truthout @truthout.org · 9h

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

truthout.org

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 8h

Damn if only somebody could have done something when he had a majority in both houses of congress and a friendly supreme court. Oh well.

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 9h

Massive (jungle massive) W

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 10h

RIP. Radiation sickness is no joke

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area woman @explodingpiano.bsky.social · 13h

we are the daughters of the hamburgers you could not help

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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STAKED CRYPTID @s1gnalb3ast.bsky.social · 14h

You should know the cardinal directions and how to read a map.

Amytiville Hoyrror @amyhoy.bsky.social · 1d

i have never, not once, listened to a song on spotify unless it was playing at somebody else's place

what are you a luddite about

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 1d

I've got about half a roll of filament left, and somebody donated to cover the next roll That's about 200 or so more whistles to be made over the next few days.
If you wanna kick in for the next roll after that:
bsky.app/profile/jayp...

ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 12d

I've been 3d printing whistles to hand out against ICE, if anyone wants to kick me a few bucks for my next roll of filament:

cash.app/$jpbse

Pay me on Cash App

Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App

cash.app

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Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 1d

This evening’s reminder that you can be a part of a movement of people rising up and caring for each other.

It doesn’t take any particular skill or bravery and nobody will ask you where you were yesterday, they’ll just press work into your hands that badly needs doing.

Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I've had the privilege to watch happening in Chicago:

A genuine social moment, so new and spontaneous (though not without antecedents and seedbeds) it doesn't even yet have a theory or "ideology." Just: people doing....

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 1d

Okay i've been busy making whistles, have several dozen ready to hand out right now. Does anybody want some

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Earl Grey: 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 @earlgreymemes.club · Jan 6

Crossover between Jake from Brooklyn Nine Nine and Jess from New Girl.

Jake: I'm a Star Trek fan.

Jess: Name the chief concern of 700 different episodes.

Jake: Rick Berman's boner.

Jess: That's on my, I set the bar too low.

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ZZ Bottom @jaypee.bsky.social · 1d

Conceptual Gravy

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Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 1d

I keep thinking about Soren’s great points about what community looks like. I’m finally connecting with neighbors in ways I never really had before, and it’s how I know I’m actually helping.

I think people are really open to community right now because we need to protect each other.

Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 2d

"Community" is a word that's often used to obscure divides. If you don't actually know vulnerable people in your community, your mental version of what your neighborhood is experiencing is likely centered on very different things than theirs. If you want to help, don't invent tactics from scratch.

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