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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 14h

Next month Sam Altman is going to claim ChatGPT can suck your dick.

Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 16h

Remember, AI bros are pushing outrageousness (“casting” beloved dead performers, inventing AI actors) because they are hemorrhaging cash and need the buzz. Ignore.

a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .

ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a car with a woman behind him .

media.tenor.com

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 15h

I was bitten by a radioactive James Carville.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 15h

Quick question for people who use social media exclusively to engage on politics: what the fuck is wrong with you

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 15h

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 15h

I wish I got paid 8K a month to make up fairy tales.

David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social · 20h

The extreme left’s weird soft treatment of Nick Fuentes is a reminder that if you go far enough in either direction, you loop back around

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The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 16h

Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social • 1h
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day by disrespecting Italians (eating a barbecue chicken pizza)

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truthseeker5734.bsky.social
@truthseeker5734.bsky.social
Would you say something like that to a black person on MLK day? I doubt it, coward.

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matthew @pahuski.com · 1d

Happy Columbo’s Day

Screenshot from Columbo. He his talking to his dog, which is sitting is the drivers seat of a car. “Okay, I’m gonna put you in charge. You take care of the car. You’re a responsible dog. When I get back, if the car’s okay, I’ll give you another cookie.”

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 22h

You can see the Xan’s and Zinfandel kicking in.

Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 22h

I think it’s like, the “best” we can do? In the current media environment. Objectively there are better doing it but like, fuck, how do we platform them and grow an audience for more left media and journalism. All the money is aligned against us.

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 22h

Very thorough accounting of how bad Sultana and Corbyn blew it. Great listen.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 23h

watching the UKs green party elect an actual unafraid leftist into leadership and see party membership double in under a month is once again endless proof that if you stand up for leftist causes and treat the electorate like adults, you’ll win people over easily

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 22h

The youth job market is already fucked beyond belief.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23h

Holiday hiring forecast to fall to 16-year low as tariffs force retail pullback

Holiday hiring forecast to fall to 16-year low as tariffs force retail pullback | Fortune

Deloitte Services forecasts holiday retail sales to be up between 2.9% to 3.4% from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, a slowdown from 2024.

fortune.com

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 23h

I’ll tell you what’s a treat, whenever you watch a movie and you get Odo when he’s not Odo

René Auberjonois in McCabe and Mrs Miller

René Auberjonois in Batman Forever, this is probably the best hair

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 23h

Me looking down on Tron : Ares discourse.

“Ultimately it gives Jeff Bridges more resources to continue developing the rebuilt Wideluxx film camera, which will delight film photographers with its swinging lens design.”

Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 23h

I’m pretty sure this was a season of Entourage. Turtle leaves the 8-Ball at Carrot Tops place at some point?

Bleeding Cool @bleedingcool.com · 23h

Director M. Night Shyamalan, writer Brad Falchuk, and producer Mattel are collaborating on an upcoming series based around the popular Magic 8 Ball. / #Magic8Ball

Director M. Night Shyamalan, writer Brad Falchuk, and producer Mattel are collaborating on a series based around the Magic 8 Ball.

dlvr.it

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Paperback Paradise @paperbackparadise.bsky.social · Oct 31

Book cover for Pet Cemetery featuring an angry cat’s face hissing as a silhouette of a man stares off. Text and title read:

I just
FED YOU
Stop yelling at me...

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

His head just did “that”

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

Did Loblaws write this?

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 1d

Public grocery stores won’t satisfy the hunger for lower food prices

Mamdani’s fix is a distraction that won’t solve the serious issue of grocery affordability

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

Can we have some Klingons?

Star Trek Voyager: We have Klingons at home.

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Return of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 1d

The funniest thing about defending Bari Weiss being hired to lead CBS and beating back any criticism of that as “cancel culture” is that we are about to enter an era of collusion between the government and media targeting any critique of the state not seen since McCarthyism

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, I think there are a lot of people with gags in their hands but for entirely...other reasons.

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

Media literacy is lost.

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

They aren't mentioning the "I like the AI actress because she's docile and virginal." piece Bari ran last week. Interesting.

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☭Comrade Internet☭ @comradeinternet.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone running a game of D&D is looking for a real-world example of an Always Chaotic Evil "society", look no farther than Israel.

Talk With Saul @talkwithsaul.bsky.social · 2d

It's as if the Palestinians live in a SAW movie

Absolute madness

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

Success the same way a giant boulder rolling down a hill and flattening a kindergarten is successful.

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Gord Jorkins @nothinkyjustvibey.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sure the only “rule” within this administration is “Make sure your crimes don’t interfere with the big guys.”