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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 10h

“Oh god! They’re riding bikes naked! How will we survive it?!?!?”

<Falls into fainting couch>

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 10h

What a fucking soft ass piece of shit

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 11h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 14h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 13h

So glad we’re burning down rainforests and drying up lakes to help total losers masturbate in an entirely new way

The Verge @theverge.com · 16h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 12h

Cities in chaos!

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 12h

There are thousands of local republican electeds across the country, and I really wonder sometimes how many of them realize that there are literal Nazis on their bandwagon. They have an R next to their name for whatever reason, but they genuinely care about their communities.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 14h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

a real water is wet scenario here

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 15h

Good to see that not all institutions are willingly submitting to the trumpist state
www.indystar.com/story/news/l...

Indianapolis airport won't show Kristi Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

"The Indianapolis International Airport does not display content that is expressly political or partisan," airport officials said.

www.indystar.com

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 15h

Jarvis Christ sounds like something an image generator would spit out

Pregame Empire @pregameempire.bsky.social · 16h

Happy These Are All Allegedly Real Schools Who Are Playing D1 Basketball Programs The Opening Week of Basketball Season szn to you and yours

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 20h

So much for the party of family values, I guess, huh?

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 20h

Reminder that during the shutdown, WIC, the program that ensures new mothers have formula, milk, and other things they need to keep their babies healthy, is under threats. Some states have contingencies in place, but in many, funding will run out, leaving new parents high and dry.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 20h

There's still good news in the world.

Juan Escalante @juansaaa.com · 20h

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shoot...

apnews.com

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 21h

My advice starts with: for the love of god, stop putting jargon and acroyms into your response options. People don't know what it means and it messes everything up.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21h

the broad public does not like chaos and disorder and everything you can do to emphasize that it is the federal government that is responsible for chaos and disorder is a point in your favor. it’s classic nonviolent confrontation!

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 21h

I really need subject matter experts who don't design surveys for a living to consult with people who design surveys before they send a survey out. I can't really help you when your questions are shit.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 22h

California is really leading the way on this, and a big part of it is net metering, which allows people with rooftop solar to sell their surplus back to the grid. Coupled with pricing that incentivizes using electricity at off-peak hours, we could actually get to net-zero.

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 22h

Party of family values says,

“hey parents of young kids, go fuck yourselves”
www.indystar.com/story/news/e...

'This is a crisis': Hundreds of Indiana child care providers hit hard over voucher cuts

Thousands of Indiana child care seats may vanish as voucher cuts leave providers underfunded and 29,000 low-income children stuck on waitlists through 2025.

www.indystar.com

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

"Support the troops, y'all!"

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Bread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 1d

I've ridden a lot of bike lanes that felt like this but I'd never seen one that actually looks like this before.

trick van treat @derek.bike · 1d

good morning to the bike lane big finish designers

photo of a bike lane going down a ramp and leading to a concrete wall with a dumpster in front of it

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 1d

Gotta rise and grind

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Kevin Verhoff @kevinverhoff.bsky.social · 1d

Is it possible that my policy that involves attacking Americans with helicopters and ripping children away from their parents is wrong?

No. It’s the protesters who are out of touch.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 2d

It’s impossible to overstate how much “abolish ice” is the normie position now here in chicago — just countless random moms at toddler soccer on a park district field asking me where I bought my anti-ice t-shirt. average people don’t like our neighborhoods being terrorized.

laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 2d

A friend ran the Chicago marathon today and said he couldn’t count the number of FUCK ICE signs along the way.

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 1d

In Germany, power availability to homes and businesses has increased over the years – even as the share of renewables has climbed.

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