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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 10h

What's really fun, is if you get to ask a question at a town hall, and they recognize your voice or your phrasing...
"Wait..., you're (insert name here)."
Yep..., nice to meet you in person! Now answer my damn question!

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11h

Republicans are going to extraordinary lengths to starve children in the United States. They will not be satisfied until people die from their policies.

Call and write to your Republican representatives, and when they ignore you, consider protesting at their offices.

Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

www.nytimes.com

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 11h

You'll know that you're getting through to them when, at first, you get a response, and as time goes on and you leave more messages..., you're "ignored." Don't be discouraged - they ARE listening.

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 15h

lol she got his ass and he knows it

Joyce Carol Oates
@Joyce... 17h O
So curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates— scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. In fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. The poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the
"most wealthy person in the world."

Elon Musk ' @elonmusk
X.com
Oates is a liar and delights in being mean.
Not a good human.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 16h

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks!!!

Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 14h

This is a group of (mostly) boys who were never told "No, don't do that." Rather, they were always told "Everything you think is miraculous; no one else has ever thought like you; no one else could do what you do."

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19h

There is something deeply rotten at the heart of modern tech that goes well beyond the corruptions produced by capitalism.

Gales of November ReMar-mbered @histoftech.bsky.social · 3d

“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...

OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages

Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.

futurism.com

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 14h

Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits

A memo issued by the Agriculture Dept. warns states that if they fail to comply with the new orders, they will face consequences.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: Here's the Substack Live I did with @stevevladeck.bsky.social this afternoon on the SCOTUS SNAP benefits ruling

substack.com/@katiephang/...

SCOTUS SNAP Benefits Ruling w/ Steve Vladeck

A special Saturday Live to really dive into the details of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's ruling from late last night

substack.com

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

www.reuters.com

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 16h

I appreciate the work of these authors to show that this problem not only is still here but has grown:

www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

But it is also quite frustrating 🧵>>

AI's capabilities may be exaggerated by flawed tests, according to new study

A study from the Oxford Internet Institute analyzed 445 tests used to evaluate AI models.

www.nbcnews.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 1d

It would cost $38 billion dollars to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for another year and ensure Americans don’t lose their healthcare.

The republicans said no.

Trump sent $40 billion to Argentina and they didn’t object.

Argentina first, America last.

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Jeremiah Savant @jpofgwynedd.bsky.social · 22h

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Did NOT Say Pilots Don't Need Air Traffic Controllers And Should 'Suck It Up And Go With Their Gut Feelings'

Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy say in a Fox News interview in November 2025 that "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut ...

www.yahoo.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Newsom: "It's not about rule of law anymore. It's rule of Don. He's choosing which court decisions he agrees with. He's quite literally running an extortion racket. He's doing it with some of the most powerful corporate leaders. What does everything have in common? Tariffs. They're about leverage"

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Sunday kids!
Your President loves you!
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps

www.nytimes.com

Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 16h

Every time Trump blinks it's a whole new day...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Merkley: "We were hearing the president yesterday saying, 'Well, I don't want to do these tax credits. Maybe I want to send out checks instead.' Ok, Mr President, you have a new plan? Let's get these tax credits out now & you'll have a year to develop the details & not have people left in the lurch"

Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 16h

We've moved from generational wealth... to generational debt.

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 1d

CEO who drives 5 million $ cars, wearing $1M watches, wants our tax dollars to finance his fantasies. He wants "7 trillion dollars" to "create a company that will be worth 100 BILLION $" someday. Appropriate that his middle school gave him an Achievement Award, considering middle school economics.

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WIRED @wired.com · 1d

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false arrest.

Hack Exposes Kansas City’s Secret Police Misconduct List

A major breach of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department reveals, for the first time, a list of alleged officer misconduct including dishonesty, sexual harassment, excessive force, and false…

wrd.cm

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAi wants to borrow 7 trillion dollars to build a company that the CEO stated could be worth as much as 100 BILLION dollars in the future. Meanwhile, videos are posted showing them in their $5M car, wearing $1M watch, getting Achievement Award from their MIDDLE school. Middle-schooler economics!

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Chuck Tee @chutry.bsky.social · 1d

We have taken products off the market for being far less dangerous. We also have a clear signal that all the money we’re dumping into AI could be better spent addressing a serious mental health crisis.

Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.

This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 3d

I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.

www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 1d

She's assigned to that district. See StephenVladek.com episode 190. He's the author of The Shadow Docket.

StephenVladek.com

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Metisse @metisse.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, no. No!
Look Up Otto Hahn!

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