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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 5h

Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 3h

"Why won't women date young Republicans?"

They name names in the article it better be brought up at every single press opportunity they give these assholes.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 5h

“Copyright growing pains.”

Be right back I’m gonna rob the fed and call it Economic Growing Pains.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 23h

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 6h

HELL YES

Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 7h

For the Shadow of the Colossus story, we interviewed 14 people including project leads Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover, and put together a 10,000-word story with help from @milkman.bsky.social @shmuplations.bsky.social and others.

Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h

Having your protests turn violent is unlikely to bring about change because mobs en masse do not make good strategic decisions about targets.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h

Massive peaceful protests are *important* against a violent regime for a large number of reasons: striking fear in their hearts, establishing a habit of courage amongst our citizens, and opening lines of communication.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 7h

I have blocked this person, but I keep seeing people say things like this, and I’m begging people to understand two things.

(1) Just because peaceful protest may not be sufficient to win this moment does not mean that it is not necessary.

It is.

From: Olde Stuffe @annalsofwarren.bsky.social

i appreciate your words very often
Germans were very angry at their own government for not being truthful about the fierce nature of their enemy in WWI
this betrayal by leaders and mouthpieces led directly to Hitler and NSDAP
we're telling Americans peaceful protest will solve this
it won't

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 7h

It's always so much fun. Between my control and my wife's diabetes meds we're becoming experts at dealing with the system. Sorry you had a rough time.

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 7h

I worked at a pharmacy during grad school, and am on a control. The system tells us exactly when a script can be filled if it's a control. No pharmacist should be able to tell you otherwise. Screw that guy.

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 8h

NEW KEN LIU. NEW KEN LIU. NEW KEN LIU.

Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 9h

It's launch day for the US edition of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM!

What is the future for human art in the age of AI? What kind of AI is actually helpful? These are some of the questions driving this techno-thriller.

Get it from wherever you prefer to get your books.

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 8h

It's incredible how after adjusting to Silksong this just looks so slow. Still can't beat Lost Lace but man I think I could speedrun HK now.

nico @nicodelort.bsky.social · 2d

i am going to kill this game

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 9h

This is why the inflatable costumes works so well -- it works the same way calling them "weird" or "creepy" did. It disrupts their narrative, and makes them seem pathetic rather than cool-and-cruel.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 18h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 9h

It certainly wouldn't be the first time a dev found themselves doing it.

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 9h

It's incredible watching someone confidently and smugly Dunning-Kruger themselves while actively accusing someone else of being Dunning-Krugered. Like an ouroboros of annoying.

Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 9h

It's so odd because I loved the writing for the most part right up until 1.0 released and they revealed the endgame. It felt so rushed. And so many threads of story that I was certain were going to play into it ended up being post-game side quests, which was disappointing.

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Sarah @sarahftduration.bsky.social · 21h

Wow, what a place of honor! Highly esteemed deeds must be commemorated here! And there are probably valuables...

Federal Disposal Field HZ-21 from the videogame Fallout 76

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 1d

After 3 games:

0 wins
0 leads held
2 goals scored

Yeah, it’s going well.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

Today I learned there is such a thing as National Boss's Day, and that allegedly it is this Thursday and I SWEAR TO GOD that if I find out any of you have participated in such a craven act of subservience to the ownership caste I will find you and give you SUCH a noogie

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 1d

That’s…honestly just kind of incredibly sad. But it’s not like you didn’t have a lifetime of choices.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One that he doesn’t think he’s going to get into heaven.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven.”

(I isolated Trump’s voice)

Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 1d

Bummer for them. Are we just supposed to be held hostage by people who fear accountability? GIRL BYE.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 2d

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.
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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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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Chris Murphy: "Republicans are boycotting negotiations to reopen the govt bc they're desperate to raise premiums on people by 75% in order to finance their tax cut for the wealthy. The other reason House isn't in town? They're about to have enough votes to mandate the release of the Epstein files."

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 2d

The true final Silksong boss is so atmospheric and cool.

Serial Bookseller @serialbookseller.bsky.social · 2d

I also can’t uninvent mustard gas or asbestos but I’m not gonna say fuck it and use those either.

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