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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 28m

Finally listened to Springsteen’s “Nebraska” to see what the movie’s all about, and

elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

ALT: elmo from sesame street standing in front of a wall

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 3h

Maybe a couple beers or a joint instead?

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 4h

So will SplatGPT integrate your kinks into its everyday responses?

“I know you’re into Latinas, so here’s a list of Mexican restaurants in your area.”

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 7h

I honestly wonder if Joe Sixpack sees AI this way. We’re all so accustomed to music sampling & mash-ups & toplining - not to mention reaction videos on YouTube and stitching on TikTok - the lines between fair use and theft have been blurred for generations, and we’re all kind of at fault.

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 7h

My brain has always worked faster than my tongue, so the “inability to think of the damn word” has been with me my whole life.

When it happens now, I honestly can’t tell if it anything to do with aging or not.

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 8h

I grew up listening to 70s rock & 80s metal, then started playing jazz & funk in high school, as hip-hop was entering its heyday - and these guys took all of that and made it into a stew. They still make records and tour, and I’ve been a devoted fan.

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 15h

a man standing on a beach with the words and it was all yellow written below him .

ALT: a man standing on a beach with the words and it was all yellow written below him .

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 18h

if I die tonight, let the coroner know it was because of the half-hour pyramid HIIT workout

a man is kneeling on the floor in a gym

ALT: a man is kneeling on the floor in a gym

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 20h

“Who keeps putting all this Nazi imagery in our totally not-fascist party?”

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

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

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 21h

He was the guy who died in that movie theater in that Tarantino movie, right?

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 21h

So Charlie Kirk had a slave that he impregnated six times?

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 21h

YouTube Music is a mess (especially in the YouTube app), but this experimental AI DJ is….kind of cool?

tech.yahoo.com/ai/gemini/ar...

YouTube's AI Hosts Can Now Talk to You About Your Music

The new feature, dubbed 'Beyond the Beat,' will share relevant stories and fan trivia about the music you’re listening to, in an AI-generated voice.

tech.yahoo.com

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 22h

Jesus Christ wouldn’t spit on the Trumps if they were dying of thirst 😆

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 23h

The justification, I assume, is that he’s standing in the entryway.

Dragging a guy in a giraffe costume away is inherently ridiculous, so the comedian wins.

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 23h

Dragging a guy in a giraffe costume away is inherently funny, so the comedian wins

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 23h

That parrot can’t talk, he’s just mimicking sounds.
It’s gibberish, I tell ya. Gibberish.

THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 23h

Expecting conservatives to stick to established norms tripped up journalists in the same way it has with Democrats.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

Elon Musk is a mass murderer.

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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THEO @pottersville.bsky.social · 23h

like Trump himself, this is someone who conservatives would mock mercilessly for their appearance if he wasn’t on their side