Lorin
@lorin77.bsky.social
Architect / Mom / Occasional Birdwatcher / I never know what to say in these things.
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Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Indianapolis Star, November 22, 1918
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It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.
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Nixon didn’t go to prison over Watergate, but 48 others were convicted and served time for the scandal - notably, his Attorney General. Attention: Pam Bondi meet John Mitchell.
December 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Nixon didn’t go to prison over Watergate, but 48 others were convicted and served time for the scandal - notably, his Attorney General. Attention: Pam Bondi meet John Mitchell.
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all i'm saying is that there were better options
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 AM
all i'm saying is that there were better options
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This handy flowchart is for any fellow cis people out there who have someone in their lives who come out to them as trans.
December 12, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This handy flowchart is for any fellow cis people out there who have someone in their lives who come out to them as trans.
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Hi folks. Another thread of good news about people and organizations standing up to the Trump administration. I'll start with @chrisgeidner.bsky.social www.lawdork.com/p/abrego-gar...
The Trump administration's authoritarian house of cards is starting to fall down
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is "[o]n his way home." Another grand jury rejected DOJ's effort to indict Letitia James. And, Indiana Republicans said no to Trump's redistricting pressure.
www.lawdork.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Hi folks. Another thread of good news about people and organizations standing up to the Trump administration. I'll start with @chrisgeidner.bsky.social www.lawdork.com/p/abrego-gar...
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Starting a new thread with good news about people fighting back against the Trump administration.
www.axios.com/2025/12/11/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/11/t...
House overturns Trump executive order in historic vote
It's the first time the House voted to repeal a Trump executive order during his second term.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Starting a new thread with good news about people fighting back against the Trump administration.
www.axios.com/2025/12/11/t...
www.axios.com/2025/12/11/t...
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ABC World News Tonight
A explosion rocked a neighborhood in Hayward, Ca. destroying at least two homes.
At least six people were injured, three seriously, officials said.
Authorities say prior to the blast, a construction crew hit an underground gas line Thursday morning.
A explosion rocked a neighborhood in Hayward, Ca. destroying at least two homes.
At least six people were injured, three seriously, officials said.
Authorities say prior to the blast, a construction crew hit an underground gas line Thursday morning.
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
ABC World News Tonight
A explosion rocked a neighborhood in Hayward, Ca. destroying at least two homes.
At least six people were injured, three seriously, officials said.
Authorities say prior to the blast, a construction crew hit an underground gas line Thursday morning.
A explosion rocked a neighborhood in Hayward, Ca. destroying at least two homes.
At least six people were injured, three seriously, officials said.
Authorities say prior to the blast, a construction crew hit an underground gas line Thursday morning.
I know this is a very niche thing to be annoyed at but I absolutely hate the way tech has coopted the term architect. Not one of these d-bags actually designed any systems or wrote a single line of code. They didn't build anything. I hate it (and their products).
Time Magazine puts the "architects of AI" on its Person of the Year cover time.com/7339685/pers...
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I know this is a very niche thing to be annoyed at but I absolutely hate the way tech has coopted the term architect. Not one of these d-bags actually designed any systems or wrote a single line of code. They didn't build anything. I hate it (and their products).
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i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
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If I could genuinely have her back for just an hour, there is almost nothing I wouldn't give. This creepy AI simulacrum isn't that, though. Machines cannot reproduce our loved ones. There is no antidote for death, or the grief that follows.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
If I could genuinely have her back for just an hour, there is almost nothing I wouldn't give. This creepy AI simulacrum isn't that, though. Machines cannot reproduce our loved ones. There is no antidote for death, or the grief that follows.
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t want to vote for a Democrat who promises to get Trump’s voters to vote for them. I want a Democrat who wants to put Trump in prison
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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It’s the holidays and the end of the year and a lot of people (women) are asking, how does she do it all? Answer: she doesn’t www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...
How to do it all | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
Get more from Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It’s the holidays and the end of the year and a lot of people (women) are asking, how does she do it all? Answer: she doesn’t www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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If you use Gmail, here's a nifty free app from the Google Workspace Marketplace--it scans emails for AI-generated content. I installed and tested it myself; it's not 100%, but works pretty well. If you're being bombarded by AI scam spams, it's a helpful tool. workspace.google.com/marketplace/...
scanE - Google Workspace Marketplace
Instantly scans emails to determine if they were AI-generated.
workspace.google.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you use Gmail, here's a nifty free app from the Google Workspace Marketplace--it scans emails for AI-generated content. I installed and tested it myself; it's not 100%, but works pretty well. If you're being bombarded by AI scam spams, it's a helpful tool. workspace.google.com/marketplace/...
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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Another thread of news about the people and organizations pushing back against the Trump administration. So grateful for the friends and neighbors and citizens doing this work.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hits new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of ...
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Another thread of news about the people and organizations pushing back against the Trump administration. So grateful for the friends and neighbors and citizens doing this work.
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
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replace the Supreme Court with the remaining members of the Wu-Tang Clan
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
replace the Supreme Court with the remaining members of the Wu-Tang Clan