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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 13h

very random that they funded Airbnb with $40 boxes of political breakfast cereal back when it was AirBed & Breakfast because you literally slept on air mattresses

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Michael Feinberg @michael-feinberg.bsky.social · 7h

I’m at a loss for words, and it’s not because I’m surprised; rather, I’m in near despair at the sheer level of coarseness and vulgarity to which large swathes of our polity have sunk. There is an entire portion of our population with absolutely no urge to decency, and it’s heartbreaking.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

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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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 7h

Haven't had that spirit here since January 6th

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Michelle Wu 吳弭 @wutrain.bsky.social · 16h

Boston looks forward to welcoming the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Bonnie Honig @bonniehonig.bsky.social · 7h

Yes IIRC, it was argued: Not only must they not be shamed, tolerating them was not enough either. They had to be heard out. Wait that was not enough. We had to respect our differences. No, actually we need to be friends with them; else we’re close minded. They broke the gaslight meter on this one.

Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 9h

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16h

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

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

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 8h

www.wired.com/story/cdc-te...

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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Robert Szasz 𓅆 @rszasz.saxonco.com · 18h

Everyone in the bay area should have to spend a day on Angel Island learning the history. It's heartbreaking, and it's right there.

Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 19h

Just returned from SF where I went with my cousins & their kids to explain the history of Angel Island immigrant landing depot. It's an island off of SF, look how close it is to SF, yet for detained immigrants who were there, it was a world away to getting to the US. Was in operation 1910-1941. 1/

Angel Island in the distance in the water, photo taken from a San Francisco scenic point with a few other tourists.

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · 1d

Well it doesn't snow anymore and all the bugs are extinct but on the other hand people who think spreadsheets are alive get to pretend their replika girlfriend is going to write the Singularity Code if we just feed her a few trillion more gallons of the ocean

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Ross A. Lincoln @rossalincoln.bsky.social · 10h

I would pay real money for a magazine that hired writers with object permanence to write about obvious scams

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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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14h

the subreddits for luxury watches are some of the darkest places on earth

Rolex subreddit post:

My uncle has Alzheimer's and is often forgetful of his possessions. One of them is a Rolex Submariner. Would I be justified in taking and caring for it as my own instead of having it left neglected and forgotten in his jewelry box? Thanks.

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 21h

Why do they all have “This human suit is chafing me” expressions

Like I keep expecting a Slitheen to pop out

Slitheen aliens from Doctor Who, one holding the Human Suit it has just escaped from

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 13h

Deeply embarrassing that Scientific American would lend its name to this claptrap.

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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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13h

No it isn’t stop complying in advance

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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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 14h

“The same FBI agent was previously acquitted of attempted murder for a shooting on a Metro train”

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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 14h

A former FBI agent was sentenced to 80 years in prison for raping three women at his tattoo studio in Gaithersburg, Maryland. He will serve 60 years.

Former FBI agent sentenced to 80 years for rapes at Gaithersburg tattoo studio

The same FBI agent was previously acquitted of attempted murder for a shooting on a Metro train.

www.nbcwashington.com

Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 15h

*Anakin & Padme meme*

So that means you’re gonna pay me right? Right?

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Your reply got over 1,000 1d views.

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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 17h

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 16h

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grace @echofarandfaint.bsky.social · 17h

NEW little ficlet: "forest"

- a Russian fairytale au for a cold night

Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 17h

I actually don’t think most of the commenters flooding verified/journalist accounts with obnoxious

“Oh, you’re surprised republicans are being racist?”

replies are actually bots, and that’s kind of terrifying

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 17h

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 17h

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 18h

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Screen shot of ABC article with the headline “cartels issuing bounties up to 50k for hits on ICE and CBP agents, DHS says.”

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Luna @lunalore.bsky.social · 18h

"Kansas Young Republicans vice chair William Hendrix reportedly used the N-word more than a dozen times in the chat"

It's always someone who looks like this claiming to be the Superior Race/Alpha Male, I'll just leave it at that 🙄

www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

William Hendrix, the Straightest & Most Virile Man on earth

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h

I’m pretty sure they don’t even let you *run* for Congress as a Republican unless you’ve got at least one (1) restraining order from a former girlfriend half your age.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 19h

Republican Rep. Cory Mills allegedly threatened to release nude images of a 26-year-old woman and to harm her future boyfriends after she ended their relationship.

Now, a judge just ordered Mills, 45, not to come within 500 feet of the defendant & ruled that she is “a victim of dating violence.”