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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 1h

If anyone at that memorial weren't already all-in on this guy's Cult of Personality, this would have been an awkward moment. Oh well!

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 7d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 4h

Honestly, there is a nonzero chance that that GenAI "cures cancer" by cyberpsychosising some Dept of War gooner into a reverse Stanislav Petrov who clears the earth of every organism advanced enough to develop cancer in the first place.

Man Stores AI-Generated ‘Robot Porn' on His Government Computer, Loses Access to Nuclear Secrets

A man who works for the people overseeing America’s nuclear stockpile has lost his security clearance after he uploaded 187,000 pornographic images to a Department of Energy (DOE) network.

www.404media.co

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Self Guided Adversarial Imagery Meditations @bankuei.bsky.social · 6h

"Wouldn't you like a story exactly catered to you?"
"Ok I'm going to close my eyes and imagine for a while"
"Wait, that's not a subscription service-"
"Yeah, tough."

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 6h

Did once, plan to again. It's happened to more or less every Broadview protest for like two weeks now, Pritzker definitely knows about it but more pressure can't hurt.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 2d

state police continue to push protesters down 25th street. at one point, cops swarmed a group of people and pushed them to the ground.

multiple people arrested.

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 6h

I tried to stand up for the law and the Constitution, but a bunch of your State Troopers said we were standing up for those things in the wrong place, and I need to get in the "Constitution only applies here" box so that ICE could continue their activities without even being inconvenienced by us.

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 7h

Ah shoot, one of the greats.

Comic Book Club @comicbookclub.bsky.social · 7h

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

Drew Struzan, Iconic Poster Artist Of Star Wars And Indiana Jones, Dead At Age 78

Drew Struzan, iconic poster artist of Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, and Star Wars, among others, has died at age 78.

comicbookclublive.com

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 8h

I think every protest should have silly mascots and black bloc, praying clergy and Marxist pamphleteers, charming grandmas and angry teens. Diversity of tactics invigorates our movement and makes life harder for our opponents.

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 10h

I assembled a list of short films you can watch right now for free this Halloween. Scary, strange, surreal, and sometimes funny, this list includes live action, stop motion, and animated films from around the world and from a few filmmakers you've never heard of before

Some Strange Things You Should Watch for Halloween

20 short weird, scary, funny, and surreal films you can watch right now.

buttondown.com

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chaff @earthlikeplanet.bsky.social · 20h

The blackness u can see stretching from the beyond skyline out to the horizon is of course the antifa hoarde

Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 20h

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View looking east from the Skydeck at top of the Sears Tower towering over the Loop, Millenium Park, Chicago Harbor and Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2025-10-14 02:06:16 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Chicago: 64.95 F | 18.31 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: NE at 5.749 mph | 9.25 kph // Humidity: 77%

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 19h

If you want spooky stories from a deranged bigot, you'll get more from reading Gogol than Lovecraft. At this point the worthwhile stuff in Lovecraft can just be absorbed by cultural osmosis.

Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 20h

The King In Yellow is far more interesting in the context of its titular story collection than as a standalone bit of chthulhiana.

Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 20h

People who think Tom Bombadil "doesn't fit" can't be trusted in Tolkien discussions, and are on thin ice re: literature in general.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 23h

Biden was forced to do that. OK he wasn't forced but he did it because he needed to. OK he didn't need to he did it because he wanted to, but why are you mad about that? You shouldn't talk about this ever again and also you shouldn't work to ensure it doesn't happen with next POTUS. I am smart.

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 2d

"Should the government demonize a powerless minority in order to enable the ongoing crimes of the powerful?" is, in fact, the only issue a person needs to have a stance on right now.

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 2d

Just saw The Blob (1988), fun film with some gnarly fx and a classic 1980s vibe. Not quite a timeless classic like it's fellow 80s-remake-of-a-50s-creature-feature The Thing, but still worth a watch!

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 3d

Locally, in recent weeks especially, our communities have been very well served IMO by @blockclubchi.bsky.social @thetriibe.com @southsideweekly.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com @chicago.suntimes.com @wbez.org They are on the ground doing good work on the daily, give them support/$$ if you are able 💚

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 8d

once again encouraging you all to support independent, worker owned, billionaire free News media when and how you are able

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 8d

Installing someone like Bari Weiss as the head of a major news organization isn’t even about profit or longevity. In effect it’s about continuing to shrink the traditional news industry smaller and smaller and weaker and weaker and less and less journalism based until it ceases to exist

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

Sen. Schumer: Mr. president, I love you with all my heart and wish you nothing but success. Please let me help-

Trump: wiping your ass causes Gay Autism! Toilet paper is a plot by Lizard Stalinists to undermine True Patriots!!

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

Dems: we are BEGGING you, just delay the healthcare cuts until after the midterms! If we win the house, voters might expect us to actually do something!

GOP: Ffuck yuo! Glory to plague! Every soldier a pauper! Next time you'll CLAP you Traitors!! I saw Antifa's girlfriend astride a Great Beast and

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

Generally speaking, it seems like the actual journalists are scared, and the top editors and op-ed folks are just on Trump's side.

Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

A GOP so incompetent that even the most deferential "opposition" party the world has ever produced can't save them

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

I've made multiple calls to my congresspeople about how the shutdown needs to be about more than just healthcare, but I didn't anticipate that the GOP would be so stubborn that it wouldn't even matter how unambitious the Dems are...

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics

Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.

www.cnn.com

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 4d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

Or did your consultants and donors tell you that this lawless Gestapo is a lower priority than protecting the GOP from the midterm consequences of their policies?

Thad @thaddeusjames.bsky.social · 3d

Glad to see you there! Now, do you care enough to keep the government shut down about?

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