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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 11m

Here's the general in charge of NORTHCOM admitting its war on cartels has had no effect on fentanyl coming into the US.

CONGRESS: 225k Americans are estimated to have been killed bc of fentanyl ... Are we making any progress?

GEN. GREGORY GUILLOT: No. I wouldn't say it's better...

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 6m

Don’t you hate it when someone else finds the swastika you bought and displayed in your office

Politico @politico.com · 28m

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 44m

we love edgy jokes about gas chambers and rape unless it’s jokes about charlie kirk dying, which if you do that, you’ll be punished and deported and free speech revoked

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 2h

CNN is covering prediction market odds from an online casino as if it’s actual polling data

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JCsPops (with Cousin It vibes) @jdub9911.bsky.social · 16h

This is exquisite.

SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 19h

Lauren Hill to D’Angelo❤️🙏🏽

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 17h

Pay people you like on the internet folks, it’s going to be rough out there

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 17h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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Ryan Hebert @ryanhebert.bsky.social · 17h

And over 1/3 of traffic is bots. Dead internet theory is real. Miss the internet before social media

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 17h

Over half of all articles on the Internet are now written by AI

(via Axios)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

no surprise here, jd vance has a vested interest in being able to be an open nazi in american politics

Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 19h

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Brendan Keogh @brkeogh.bsky.social · 22h

Visa and Mastercard have the opportunity to do something really funny.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

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.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18h

Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:

People need reflection.

I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no
remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making
space during a time when no similar space really existed.

You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.

A photo of Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo, wearing black

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18h

lol can you *imagine* the kind of stuff in JD Vance group chats. (i mean, yes very easily)

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JCsPops (with Cousin It vibes) @jdub9911.bsky.social · 18h

28/32 shots have been either 3s or at the rim with a 39.3% 3PTr.

Don’t really care if they’re missing, just keep taking them. They’ll fall soon enough.

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Pelicans Film Room @pelsfilmroom.bsky.social · 18h

Zion will not be denied

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peedie504.bsky.social @peedie504.bsky.social · 18h

he did something bad every time he touched the ball lol

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 19h

Something that is prohibitively expensive, while also having no justified use-case, sounds like a great thing to tie the entire US economy to

Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 20h

Jesus christ. AI coding platform Augment code had to jack up prices because 22.5% of their users were spending 20x of what they paid, and even after raising the prices, they're still running at a loss.
reddit.com/r/AugmentCod...

A handful of users abused the system so all are getting punished.

This isn't about a few high-usage users. The reality is that approximately 22.5% of our users are consuming 20x what they're currently paying us. This isn't sustainable for us to continue delivering the quality service you expect. We have built some very powerful tools and we don’t want to impose artificial limits on what’s possible, but we do need to be able to charge in proportion to the use customers are getting from our platform. Developers are always going to push their tools to their limits, and we encourage that — and we need to be able to charge for it appropriately, too.

You only care about professional developers.

Our core focus is on building the best AI coding agent for professional software engineers and their teams. If people outside of that group are finding value with Augment, they are very welcome to use the product, but we’re not prioritizing features or solutions that non-developers might need, and frankly, there are plenty of vibe coding/low code/no code solutions available on the market that will better serve those customers.

You are just squeezing money out of us at 20x margin.

20x margin sounds great, but isn’t the reality for AI tools: the vast majority are running at a loss, including us, while we work to build sustainable, long-term businesses.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20h

Some of those people are currently on the staff of elected Republicans, in fact. They’re part of the present of the GOP.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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skooks @skookses.bsky.social · 23h

Whole country is run by the 2000s and 2010s nola.com comments section now
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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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who isn’t interested in talking about LeBron’s ranking against Michael Jordan, or discussing the legacies of players in their early 20s, I haven’t missed anything.

Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 1d

I AM really struggling with how little NBA talk there is on here and I'm tired of pretending I'm not. Ratio me, it's a badge of honor.

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 1d

Bezos isn’t doing journalism, and he’s also not making any money, but in Republican land, a failing propaganda outlet is worth more than gold.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Ben Alterman @benalterman.com · 1d

These words don’t have any meaning

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

WALMART PARTNERS WITH OPENAI TO CREATE AI-FIRST SHOPPING EXPERIENCES

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d

The planet is grappling with a “new reality” as it reaches the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible climate tipping points: the widespread death of coral reefs, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists across the world. https://cnn.it/42EJdJ4

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
"
Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 2d

Elon Musk is doing Enron the right way.

by Ezra Klein

electrek.co/2025/10/13/e...

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are buying Tesla's unsold Cybertrucks

Hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks have been spotted being delivered Elon Musk’s private companies, SpaceX and xAI, as Tesla is having...

electrek.co

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peedie504.bsky.social @peedie504.bsky.social · 1d

I don't remember if someone was on Seattle but I always thought puck ass was.

peedie504.bsky.social @peedie504.bsky.social · 1d

its top 5 on my list