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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 3h

As I was saying about Vance aping the rhetoric (and engaging with the posts) of online Nazis:

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4h

Fascinating. Politico notes that when notified of the texts, many state-level Republicans fired or condemned these cretins. Now Vance emerges to excuse the racism, and calls the reaction to it "pearl clutching."

He seems determined to purge the party of its last enclaves of decency.

‘College Group Chat’: JD Vance Dismisses ‘Pearl Clutching’ Over Young Republicans Leak to Attack Jay Jones

Liberals hit back at Vance's blunt dismissal of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat.

www.mediaite.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 5h

All I can add to the “we reject universal masking” discourse is that it’s not about masks. You aren’t rejecting universal masking, which never happened; you’re rejecting having to think about wearing a mask, and maybe feeling badly about thinking about masks. Can’t help you there.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3h

I don’t know how to approach “Republicans weren’t racist in the early aughts” as someone who went to Texas during the early aughts and had to debate whether or not Black students were “stealing” people’s spots in class.

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 4h

U is for… #UsagiYojimbo 💚
A #WIPWednesday outline for you!
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Ink drawn outline of Usagi Yojimbo looking determined.

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 1d

U is for… Ursus arctos horribilis 💚
The grizzly bear’s scientific name translates to “Bear Bear Terrible”

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Watercolor grizzly bear taking the first step on a new adventure.

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🕸️jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 17h

she's the last vote needed to release the epstein files

Mike Levin @mikelevin.org · 21h

Adelita Grijalva won her Congressional race fair and square THREE WEEKS ago.

Mike Johnson’s refusal to seat her is an absolute disgrace.

Seat her now. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet?

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

www.pbs.org

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 22h

Good. This isn't just their usual revenge games. They will go to nearly any length to keep those files hidden to protect dear leader.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 21h

we’ve gone so far past “sex workers are the canaries in the coal mine” re: internet freedom, to an internet that’s run off and robbed from all the sex workers in order to replace them with planet-destroying simulations of sex workers

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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Alex Degen (Magic Serple 2025) @adactivity.bsky.social · 1d

This is cool after the war on everything called “porn” by platforms and payment processors. A machine that stole all your words can generate and sell “erotica” but you can’t haaa

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

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

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LAND BACK @geeee.bsky.social · 1d

My ancestors were almost wiped out by colonizers and their smallpox so you'll have to excuse me if I don't consider you a leftist if you refuse to mask. I'm not letting this generation of colonizers kill me because they don't understand basic science.

A post from @joadsprocket.bsky.social that reads "I am not interested in living in a society of Universal Public Masking and neither are most people. This ask is not reasonable, and the invocation of solidarity in service of it is ridiculous." The post is quoting a blocked post by @chantzy.bsky.social which reads "Dear liberals, if you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It's one small act of solidarity with millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health"

The second post by @joadsprocket.bsky.social reads "Also a fine example of 'anyone not doing what I want them to is a Liberal."

The third post by @joadsprocket.bsky.social is a screenshot of the original chantzy.bsky.social post with the caption "ope"

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Sabling @sabling.bsky.social · Jun 24

Pokemon Market

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Sabling @sabling.bsky.social · 1d

Pokemon Fishing Spot

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 21h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 21h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 21h

Capital and fascism, bedfellows often and again.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

It's against Facebook's terms of service to reveal the identity of America's secret police.

Facebook Removes ICE-Tracking Group Under Pressure From Trump Regime

It's against Facebook's terms of service to reveal the identity of secret police.

gizmodo.com

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 1d

U is for… Ursus arctos horribilis 💚
The grizzly bear’s scientific name translates to “Bear Bear Terrible”

Join us for #ArtABCs; the best art challenge on the whole internet.
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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

So... is anyone else having all their pics show up as blank boxes with alt text?

#Art #Artist #Artists

This is where you would see a watercolor of a happy brown bear sitting and thinking while looking at ferns if Bsky wasn't being weird.

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

Seems to be happening no matter which browser I use, or the size of the file.

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

So... is anyone else having all their pics show up as blank boxes with alt text?

#Art #Artist #Artists

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 2d

U is for… Ursus arctos💚
(Also #Cosytober Day 13: #Bear)
This is the coziest bear I’ve ever painted!

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Watercolor of a happy brown bear sitting and thinking while looking at ferns.

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 3d

#SilentSunday

Photo of a tiny fluffy white dog standing in the middle of a leaf-covered forest path, ready for adventure!

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 3d

🎶Groovin' on #ShrimpSunday afternoon🎵
~The Young Rascals, almost 💚

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#Ink #Doodle #Art #Nature #MarineLife #Shrimp

Ink doodle of a yellow shrimp with spotty brown stripes swimming around on a lovely day!

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Karin Wanderer @karinwanderer.bsky.social · 4d

U is for… Urchin 💚 🦑
The purple sea urchin can dig holes in rock with its teeth!
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Ink doodle of a Pacific Purple Sea Urchin- a small lump of dark purple covered in light purple spikes.

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 3d

Intentional.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row, according to recent data from the Census Bureau.

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

wapo.st

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Jared Cullum @jaredcullum.bsky.social · 3d

A Link to the Past

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d

I honestly don’t get why his entire Joker performance (both on-screen and behind the scenes) wasn’t a gigantic career hole for Jared Leto to crawl out of. Like if my accountant sent me a used condom I’d probably just go to H&R Block to do my taxes.

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