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Liz Ditz Still masking
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Trans rights are human rights. None of us are safe until all of us are safe. Dyslexia, autism, vaccines work. She/her.
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ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 5h
you could quite reasonably argue this was after but the whole Katie McHugh thing was a significant story in this town and in my circles
A Former Alt-Right Member’s Message: Get Out While You Still Can
Once notorious for her racist and bigoted tweets, Katie McHugh saw the dark insides of the white nationalist movement.
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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 6h
i firmly think that the reason a lot of this stuff doesn't really get covered is because it's a bummer to bring up at a dinner party, and dinner party conversations are how the actual policy is formed in DC
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 7h
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.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10h
a real water is wet scenario here
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h
Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer 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. 12:02 PM · Oct 14, 2025 · 1.2M Views
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Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 5h
the simulation is speeding up, guys
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h
Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month
ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer 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. 12:02 PM · Oct 14, 2025 · 1.2M Views
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Clay Ranck @clayranck.bsky.social · 6h
Trump playing up his bullet dodging skills at the Charlie Kirk memorial is really beyond parody.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 6h
So like this is funnier and more offensive than anything anyone else said about Kirk that got them fired
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump at the Charlie Kirk memorial event: "They fired sniper rifles at ICE agents, and me. But I made a turn at a good time. I made a turn at a good time. Charlie couldn't believe it, actually."
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 6h
When Cosplay Kristi “more plastic than brains” Noem tried to turn America’s airports into propaganda screens, public servants refused to bow. From JFK to Portland, they chose law over lies & democracy over fear.
Read how resistance took flight in our latest piece:

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They Ordered Propaganda. Airports Said No.
American airports are holding the line for Democracy against the Trump propaganda machine. 🔥 Let's help by sharing these awesome videos! 🔥
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 5h
NEW: A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Indiana’s student ID voting ban — a major procedural win for young voters and pro-voting advocates who say the GOP-backed law was designed to suppress student voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Deals Major Blow to Indiana GOP’s Student ID Ban
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Bell Boy @bellboy905.bsky.social · 5h
You'd never know from this evening's @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com homepages, but this morning the House Majority Leader and House Majority Whip laid the groundwork for a Tiananmen-style massacre in DC by smearing #NoKings protesters as "violent" "radicals" who "hate America."
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 14h
The federal government has repeatedly attempted to dismantle or severely limit federal funding for Medicaid.

Our report highlights why expanding Medicaid in the Deep South is a matter of racial & disability justice, uplifting the voices of those most impacted.

https://bit.ly/44vmJva
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 10h
whoever did this little bit of magnificence, take a bow
satire: a spirit halloween costume that’s a “violent antifa terrorist” and includes: - inflatable frog suit - cape - pepper spray filter - a thirst for the blood of the innocent - air pump batteries and Molotov cocktails not included
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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 9h
Perhaps the least shocking revelation ever. Young Republicans' secret Telegram chat is full of them trying to out edgelord each other.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10h
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
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 11h
EXCLUSIVE: This tech has been used to track heads of state, journalists, and maybe even you.

@lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries.

It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.
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exiledsocscientist.bsky.social
Social Scientist (Mostly) in Exile @exiledsocscientist.bsky.social · 9h
"I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."
-Jay Gould

If a single wealthy man has the ability to place your military on personal retainer, you are not free. The US must end concentrated wealth of this magnitude or it will end our republic.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"
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👹👻 boo-rit 👻👹 @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 9h
janet mills face over buscemi’s “how do you do fellow freshman?”
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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · 9h
"For more than two-thirds of the products we analyzed, a single serving contained more lead than CR’s food safety experts say is safe to consume in a day—some by more than 10 times."
...the manosphere is making a lot more sense to me now
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 11h
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
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Kyla @boysek.bsky.social · 9h
What the actual....

(Every time he opens his mouth and words come out.)
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Audry T. ~ she/her @audryt.bsky.social · 9h
This is one of a group of savvy people who put together the weather/fire alert app Watch Duty, which you should add to your phone if you are in the southwest. #SoCal #flooding #wildfire #Palisades #LosAngeles
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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 9h
Lots of rain, but looks like so far nothing catastrophic.
1 hour rainfall showing rain moving through Southern California
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 9h
I didn't include racist, misogynist, eugenicist, homo- and transphobic, and grifting because I figure everyone knows that is a given for the regime. You have to have committed or enabled some manner of abuse (or crime) to qualify for a job in the regime. Although I guess I just included them now.
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 9h
I confess, I resent that we are now being "governed" (such as we can call it that) by the most aggressively ignorant mediocre nepo baby dipshits imaginable.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h
Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9h
These aren’t kids, btw.

The story involves young adults, most of whom are employed and some of whom are married.

Some are in elected positions. Some work on the Hill. At least one works in the Trump administration.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9h
“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 driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.”
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Politico @politico.com · 10h
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9h
Weird! You mean people don’t want to drive an ugly piece of shit that identifies you as a racist and fascist? How strange! www.theverge.com/news/798889/...
Tesla Cybertruck sales are flatlining
Sales are down 63 percent in the third quarter
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5-4 Podcast @fivefourpod.bsky.social · 9h
This week’s episode is Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, where the Court butchered a statute in order to let Trump keep blocking foreign aid.
Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · 10/14/2025 · 39m
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 9h
One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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