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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2h

I suspect they’re trying to build a romance between Catt and EJ with some kind of connection tied to the book.

I can see them trying to draw parallels between EJ & Heathcliff, turning bitter and vengeful after losing Sami and Nicole and Belle…. Seems a stretch to me but 🤷🏻‍♀️

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 3h

I’m not sold on Shada but FFS bringing in a new character for her! Why does every woman have to get with the same five guys?????

Side note / I’m super worried they’re gonna try to pair Ari with Theo and FFS she’s only 18 and he’s gotta be over 30

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 4h

Somehow it's only "demonizing half of the country" when Democrats mildly criticize Trump supporters. This just doesn't count

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 3h

I would argue that the majority of Trump voters are literate. The illiterate/undereducated make up a huge percentage of non-voters and low-info voters on *both* left and right - GOP has advantage but it’s like 55/45. I’m sure it’s a factor but I’d bet it’s more about media diet and racism.

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 18h

Well this seems bad. As if we didn’t have enough problems with white guys killing their brain cells

Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Tests from Consumer Reports found more than two-thirds of 23 popular protein products contained unsafe levels of lead.

Lead Is Becoming More Common Among Protein Powders And Shakes, Report Says

Tests from Consumer Reports found more than two-thirds of 23 popular protein products contained unsafe levels of lead.

www.forbes.com

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 22h

And yet 19 yr old Baron is “mature enough” to sit on the board of the most popular social media app in the country. Young white men are always somehow old enough to reap the benefits of adulthood but young enough not to face consequences for misdeeds; while exact opposite is applied to black men. 😡

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 22h

What we NEED is Ranked Choice combined with larger multi-seat districts that ensure minority voices can’t be gerrymandered into obscurity. Fair for all, no race protections needed because a 60/40 district with three seats ends up seating one from each (top two candidates) and a competitive 3rd.

kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 22h

I really hate how bad law layered
over bad law with a veneer of corrective bad law makes mockery of voting rights. If we had a fair system that made gerrymandering impossible, we wouldn’t NEED race based protections of voting rights.

Justices Seemed Open to Further Limiting the Voting Rights Act

www.nytimes.com

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

And funerals. The last time I rode in a limo was for a family funeral.

kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

Since when is it illegal to *walk* without ID? Can we ticket these masked goons for refusing to ID themselves?

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

This is about American taxpayer subsidized SLAVERY. The intent is to extort as much free labor as they can while govt foots the bill for the costs.

And pretending it’s a “choice” and that enough shelter beds exist is a blatant lie.

Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 2d

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

Cruelty isn’t the point; SLAVERY is the point. Once in prison, it’s legal to profit from free labor of prisoners.

kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

This is especially cruel because often Alzheimer’s patients get *very upset* when beloved objects can’t be found. They accuse caretakers of stealing etc.

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 1d

My only hope was that the assignment was to list everything wrong with that map and make a better one

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

So fishing. They murdered a bunch of fishermen. (Drug smugglers don’t just hang out in the water and even if they WERE drug smugglers, it’s still murder.)

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

It’s not hard to recognize that what voters like most about Mamdani isn’t any particular policy position, it’s that he exudes authenticity and voters find it easy to believe he will govern with both vision and empathy for *all* residents.

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

How long is it going to take for the International Criminal Court / UNSC to do something? These murders are only going to get worse if there’s no push back and all the countries too afraid to “poke the bear” will only encourage worse behavior.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 2d

Fed. judge fines lawyer $5,000 for AI-generated filing that contained fabricated citations. He also has to alert future parties/judges.

"in this instance he used a Microsoft Word plug-in called Ghostwriter Legal to find additional cases to support the motion."

caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-dis...

The Court further has no difficulty finding that Mr. Johnson's misconduct was more than mere recklessness. The Court notes that errors can happen in filings despite attorneys’ (and even judges’) best efforts. Yet the insertion of bogus citations is not a mere typographical error, nor the subject of reasonable debate. It is just wrong. There has been a plethora of general warnings from courts, bar associations, and the legal community at large about the risks of bogus citations generated by AI. Mr. Johnson even acknowledged that he was aware of such issues with other AI programs like ChatGPT. The fact he states he was unaware that a program such as Ghostwriter Legal could make such errors does not negate such a finding. Having been aware of the pitfalls of a failure to check citations supplied by another source, he still parroted citations generated by Ghostwriter Legal without verifying them. Ultimately such conduct reflects a complete and utter disregard for his professional duty of candor and is tantamount to bad faith. Thus, the Court will impose an appropriate sanction under its inherent authority.

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

I find this funny because I’m the opposite. I have a 99% solve rate for wordle but only 83% for connections!

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

Aside from the usage, what money? this is people going outside in their own communities with handmade signs.

kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

Omg - he… is a rabbi? (Though i’d bet this is like getting an “honorary” doctorate - completely meaningless pandering)

Hank Sheinkopf, Rabbi

Politicos know Hank Sheinkopf as an ace consultant and manic quote machine, but now he can add another line to his resume: rabbi. From the Jewish Week: For 30 years, Hank Sheinkopf has been offerin…

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

My grandfather had a pal at the phone company and got wall phones in every color in the 50s/60s and installed ALL of them (6 or 8?) on the kitchen wall. My mom went back to visit the house 50 yrs later and the phones were still there!

(This is also a story of undiagnosed ADHD 😂)

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 2d

My (single) mom with a distinctive last name didn’t want to be listed (or pay) so she just submitted a totally fake name. We got so much mail for “Mr. Johnson” 😂

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kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 3d

Aren’t they all just Deer?

kbethany.bsky.social @kbethany.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure about the others but Dartmouth basically told them to eff off…

www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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