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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · Aug 19

A lot of this *waves hand in the air* really tells me that the 2020 worked. The ferocity and speed of breaking the whole society down in service to Stupid Thanos’ conception of society, self, reality underscores it.

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 1d

Obsessed with photographer Thea Traff’s stark, color-blocky images that run alongside my restaurant review this week. Also, tbh, very pleased by my opening graf www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

THE FOOD SCENE
HOW FRENCH SHOULD A
RESTAURANT BE?
Chateau Royale, from the team behind Libertine, pulls out all of the Gallic stops without, for the most part, feeling ostentatious or conceited.
By Helen Rosner
October 12, 2025
Chateau Royale both plays its Frenchness straight and wears it lightly.
Photographs by Thea Traff for The New Yorker

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 1d

“Andrew emailed Epstein on 28 February 2011, the day after the well-known photograph of the duke, Giuffre and Ghislaine Maxwell was made public. He told Epstein to “keep in close touch” and expressed a wish to “play some more soon”.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein ‘we’re in this together’ in 2011 email

Royal sent email after Virginia Giuffre photo emerged but later claimed he had ceased contact with Epstein in 2010 Prince Andrew told Jeffrey Epstein in an email “we are in this together” after a picture of the British royal with his arm around a teenage Virginia Giuffre was first published in 2011. The email will pile further pressure on Duke of York and the royal family as he previously told the BBC he had ceased contact with the paedophile financier by that point. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Giving … without condition… without pretense… without expectation

Helps your heart

And we need our hearts helped

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Like a piece of shit eating itself.

University Using AI to Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating With AI

Australian Catholic University used an AI tool to falsely accuse students of cheating us an AI, taking months to clear their name.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 1d

So thankful that dudes without game now have the option of driving all of our energy bills up to come up with devastating lines like it was nice to meet you

C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 2d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

Attacks on the federal workforce are also attacks on Black workers, who are overrepresented in the public sector.

Black unemployment is 7.5%. I'm reminded of Coates' observation that Black Americans regularly experience conditions that would be considered a crisis if whites faced them.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1d

Pritzker should be held responsible for the police nominally under his control; that being said, this is going to be a problem for every politician you try to sell us on as a savior. Because everyone of them, and many of their supporters, refuses to actually confront what the police are doing.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Troopers with batons aggressively shoving crowd back.

Just saw two demonstrators arrested.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

This Is Fascism

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 1d

Saw this Monday! Amazing show and plan to see it a couple more times.

KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 1d

John Wilson was an influential lithographer, sculptor, painter, muralist, and art teacher. He became a powerful voice for social justice and equality in a world wrought with struggle and injustice. His artistic work is on display at the Met Museum in NYC. fineartglobe.com/artists/john...

John Wilson at The Met: A Landmark Exhibition of an American Visionary - Fine Art Globe

The Met presents the largest John Wilson exhibition, showcasing over 100 works that illuminate Black life, social justice, and the power of art.

fineartglobe.com

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 2d

Same same

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 2d

I just screamed NOOOOOOO at my phone. Didn’t realize I felt so strongly about this lady.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 2d

Right!

Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 2d

And this week's Vibe Check is also what I meant podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

The Sudan Solidarity Collective supports organizations led by Sudanese civilians: including emergency response rooms, mutual aid, labor and farmers’ unions. Please give what you can and/or share.

Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 3d

The Sudan Solidarity Collective is doing a big fundraising push to support our partners in El Fashir to support food distribution, evacuation and medications.

Please help us boost our support. Please share and donate 👇🏾 .

sudansolidarity.com

Home - Sudan Solidarity Collective

Solidarity with Sudan! Support the Emergency Response Rooms doing life saving work in Sudan by donating to the Sudan Solidarity Fund. Workshops4Sudan is a new fundraising initiative of the Sudan Solid...

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 2d

This video breakdown from Andrea Pitzer is also what I meant bsky.app/profile/thef...

Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 15d

I listened to that podcast you all talked about yesterday during a very long flight and I realized that Klein and Coates are not having the same conversation Klein thinks they’re having.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 2d

They're literally installing Racism Dial bsky.app/profile/numb...

Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Jan 15

vox populi

Altman: thanks a lot for these! some common requests:

AGI (a little patience please)
GPT-5
better voice mode
higher rate limits
better GPTs
better reasoning
control over degree of wokeness/behavior
video
personalization
better browsing
'sign in with openai
open source

Quoting:
what would you like openai to build/fix in 2024?

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 3d

Which set of third way DNC consultants do we need to blame for this?

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

Janet Mills's campaign account just posted this video of her saying that she just announced her campaign against Susan Collins. #MESen. Mills, 77, is expected to jump in the race against Collins. She would face Graham Platner, Jordan Wood and Dan Kleban.

I just announced my campaign for U.S. Senate to defeat Susan Collins because Maine families deserve a senator who fights back and stands up for us.

So please, can you donate 5 or 10 dollars right now to help me flip this Senate seat blue?

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 3d

Remember that you live rent free in their heads beloveds!

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 3d

Very much enjoying the inflatable frog segment of the civil war.

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 3d

This.

John Knefel @johnknefel.bsky.social · 3d

Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who is begging Trump to start a war of choice with her Latin American country, but doing it with a little swipe at Trump -- that's the excellence I'd expect from a body that bestowed the same award on Kissinger

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 3d

The grotesque.

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Syreeta McFadden @reetamac.bsky.social · 3d

Yet and still? They didn't give him the satisfaction of the honor so i guess splitting the difference with adjacent sycophancy to curb fragile egos was the answer.