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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1h

Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.

Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 10h

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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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 1h

Me too.

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 2h

What’s your Venmo?

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 2h

You never know! Did you see the write up in @longfellowwhatever.bsky.social ?

🏠 The "Butterfly" house is for sale

A peek inside the midcentury gem designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright protege, virtually untouched since it was built in 1960.

www.longfellowwhatever.com

spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 3h

The butterfly house? 😍

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 6h

So yeah, uh, don't try to ride through there

Brian Mitchell @brianmitchl.com · 7h

Demolition of the Nicollet Ave bridge over the Midtown Greenway began today.

An excavator with a concrete breaking tip, sits on top of the bridge while demolishing it at the same time

An excavator breaks up the north abundant concrete

Looking east from 1st Ave bridge, rebar and concrete drape over the Midtown Greenway as an excavator sits on top continuing to break it up

Looking west from Blaisdell Ave bridge, an excavator sits on the bridge demolishing it. Rebar and concrete drape across the greenway.

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💀 🎃 ThemBOO! 🎃 💀 @thembo.bsky.social · 8h

Democratic Party Leadership reading this article and immediately redoubling their efforts to try and win these guys votes while scolding socialists for being Too Extreme.

Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 10h

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

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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Andrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · 8h

LMAO - so this "amazing new technology: is gonna be used for ads, porn, surveillance, and giving the illusion of efficiency (so greedy bosses fire half of their employees), while burning the planet? It definitely makes sense that universities are pushing it into every ffing task 🫠 #ResistAI

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 11h

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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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

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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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 11h

Opened up Facebook to a reel encouraging women never to get a mammogram because they *cause* cancer.

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Wes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 13h

Heads up, the massive architectural salvage Bauer Brothers in North is having a huge downsizing sale

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 13h

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform?

Is it...requesting content moderation?

Today following outreach from @thejusticedept, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target @ICEgov agents in Chicago.
The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 14h

My first or second year here I got caught in the largest security line of my life on that MEA Friday ...

Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 15h

If you don’t have kids, aren’t a teacher, and/or didn’t go to school here, you might not know what “MEA weekend” refers to—and Tim Harlow isn’t about to enlighten you.

Story in the Strib by transportation writer Tim Harlow, titled “MEA weekend flyers may face delays at airport.” Nowhere in the article is MEA defined

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daviss @chaddavis.photography · 15h

Very first light rail vehicle through West 21st Street Station in Minneapolis!

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16h

“Initially, Lyra AI will be available to a subset of its users who are being coached for mild to moderate “challenges” like burnout, sleep, and stress, said the company’s chief clinical officer…”

Lyra launches ‘clinical-grade’ chatbot amid growing concern about mental health and AI

Lyra Health has launched a "clinical-grade" chatbot amid growing concern about mental health and artificial intelligence.

www.statnews.com

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 6d

"Asked what percentage of children she imagines should be in public schools going forward, Justice told ProPublica: 'I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.'”

by @megomatz.bsky.social / @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 1d

Well that’s frightening

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Ian Gaida @trainsfan.bsky.social · 1d

Christ, just heard the number that Metro Transit's gonna have to pay to demolish the Northstar stations.

TWENTY
MILLION

and that DOESN'T include the money owed to the FTA. Fiscal responsibility my ass!

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 1d

Guessing that the timing of this @asavage.bsky.social video about how inflatable costumes are made has more to do with Halloween than the protests that are utilizing them, but fascinating either way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuds...

Adam Savage Learns How Inflatable Costumes Are Made!

YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

www.youtube.com

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Lunch/Counter/Punch @theultrasecret.bsky.social · 3d

The liberal elite delusion that police are broadly on the side of truth and justice has put us all in existential danger.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

dying at rightwingers falling for what looks like an ai generated turning points USA half time show with special guest “measles”

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Critical Rationalist @noncynic.bsky.social · Apr 17

Time for students, faculty, and others on campus to self-protect:
1. Buy a loud whistle.
2. Anyone who sees (purported) HSI or ICE thugs trying to detain/kidnap someone: BLOW THE WHISTLE. Literally.
3. Everyone within earshot comes running to render assistance. OVERWHELM THEM. Then call the cops.

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 2d

TY! I’ll swing by tomorrow on my way home from ice skating!

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spooky smcgee @smcgee.bsky.social · 2d

Which coop? I had Triumph two years ago when they were first released and haven’t seen them again.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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