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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 21h

This is good: Rep Eric Swalwell tells me House Dems are now discussing making an end to mask-wearing a precondition for ICE funding.

"When we are in the majority, the masks are coming off," he says.

This is the next frontier in anti-Trump resistance.

New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2018...

Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening

There’s one simple pledge Democrats can make to voters about ICE that’s easy to understand and will have broad support.

newrepublic.com

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 1d

GOING LIVE WITH BASEBALL CHAT - PICK YOUR PLATFORM AND JOIN IN!

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Let's talk Dodgers, Blue Jays, Brewers, Mariners, #ALCS, #NLCS, #MLB and #MLBPlayoffs

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

"Ahead of our Oct 16th edition... the Media School directed us to print no news in the paper, an order blatantly in defiance of our editorial independence and Charter... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

And here's a link to a letter from the IDS editors about the firing of the student newspaper director.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

LETTER FROM THE EDITORS: IU fires student media director after he refused to censor the IDS

Indiana University directed the IDS to stop printing news.

www.idsnews.com

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1d

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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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 1d

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

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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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 1d

A pilot out in Nova Scotia seems to have had some fun yesterday.

www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

C-GZPT Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Flight status, tracking, and historical data for C-GZPT including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.

www.flightaware.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 1d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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C. E. Aubin @ceaubin.bsky.social · 3d

What The Hell Is Going On, a thread:

I’ve seen some thinkpieces and posts about Portland protests that fail to understand the long-term hyperspecificity of Portland culture/humor, and frame it as a sort of shitposting meme-pilled ironic thing. Which is wrong.

So I’m gonna give you my breakdown.

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Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social · 4d

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 5d

I lived long enough to see Nine Inch Nails on “Dancing with the Stars,” and that ain’t nothing.

#TronAres

x.com/dailydoseoft...

Daily Dose of TRON on X: "RT @officialdwts: Let's just say, the grid has even taken over the ballroom. https://t.co/uVqw35tFlj" / X

RT @officialdwts: Let's just say, the grid has even taken over the ballroom. https://t.co/uVqw35tFlj

x.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 6d

What do you mean "possible rise," dude is at the top of the pack. He is the literal pope

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 6d

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Has anybody checked on Jomboy?

#LightsUpLetsGo #BlueJays

Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Stop forcing AI into everything; nobody asked for it; everybody hates it.

Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 7d

Would love to see a Tron triptych from our friends at @vicepress.bsky.social … I’m just saying! 😛😛

(Saw the trilogy tonight at the El Capitan in Hollywood - you won’t be disappointed!)

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Bill Amend @billamend.bsky.social · 8d

My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 8d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 8d

Why you should be following/subscribing to @mollyknight.bsky.social - she sees the future with incredible clarity! (plus her game date Substack chats are the best baseball chat going…)

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 9d

There is no way a four run lead is big enough for this dodgers bullpen to not make barfy immediately

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 8d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

www.vanityfair.com

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 9d

DODGERS AVOID DISASTER IN PHILLY; LEAD 2-0 IN NLDS! LATE NIGHT LIVE STREAM! Come chat, and find out if Dave Roberts still has a job following a completely avoidable bullpen meltdown! Find your platform here: linktr.ee/TVColinCampb... #NLDS #Dodgers #Phillies #LetsGoDodgers

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 9d

#Dodgers #Phillies - CRAZINESS IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE! Live stream coming later tonight - pick your platform, set notifications, and join in!

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#NLDS #MLB #DodgersPhillies

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 9d

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A screenshot from Zelda Williams' instagram stories. It reads:

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Its dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

The second Instagram stories screenshot from Zelda Williams. It reads:

"And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 9d

Such bad writing. The video does not “appear” to contradict the government’s claim - it does! And by saying her attorney “claimed,” you add an element of skepticism to something that he is quite certain about. Her attorney SAID it contradicts the government story.

Do better, headline writers!

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 9d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Colin Campbell @tvcolincampbell.bsky.social · 9d

How about them Blue Jays??? Some thoughts on the best weekend of Toronto baseball ever. Keep it going, boys! #LightsUpLetsGo #BlueJays #ALDS

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