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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 1d

Though the feds canceled the environmental review of a Vegas-sized solar project in Nevada, officials now say there is still a path forward for the projects if they are reviewed in smaller pieces.
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Feds: Massive Nevada solar project could still move forward with different approach - The Nevada Independent

The massive, Las Vegas-sized Esmeralda 7 solar project planned for Esmeralda County is still viable but is moving forward with a different approach, the Department of Interior confirmed Tuesday to…

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Brianna Chesser @chessercat.bsky.social · 1d

Actual safety notice from my alma mater:

Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses being used exactly as everyone expected

The techbros are not okay (it’s a completely open campus…not all the buildings, obviously)

UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Safety

Crime Safety Advisory:
Suspicious Occurrence Reported

Dear USF Community,

We want to make you aware of recent reports of a suspicious occurrence on and around campus. Multiple community members have reported contact from an individual, described as male and wearing Ray-Ban Meta sunglasses, who has approached women with unwanted comments and inappropriate dating questions. Reports indicate that this individual may be attempting to post these interactions online under the account name "pickuplines.pov" on TikTok, Instagram, and possibly other social media platforms.

While no threats or acts of violence have been reported, we want our community to stay informed and take steps to support one another.
If you encounter this individual or any suspicious activity:

Take immediate action to report the incident at the time it occurs by calling Public Safety Dispatch.
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τreez🦇 10/22🎂 @zoetreez.bsky.social · 4d

i’ll just lay here for awhile 🍃🕳️

#mabsdrawlloweenclub #darkart #artsky #illustration

concept illustration sketch by Zoë Treez - 2025

in a bathtub lays a figure with blank eyes. the water is black and murky. leaves and moss grow around the tub. as if they’ve been laying there for a really really long time. their legs extend out of the tub and off to the left of the artwork. this drawing is for the Day 10 of Mabs Drawlloween Club, a month long halloween drawing prompt challenge. the theme was Black Water

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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 2d

Eight. Hundred. Violations. On a project that has failed to deliver on Elon's nonsense promises over and over and over again. All Elon does is cut corners and break the rules. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall

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Elon Musk vs. the regulators | TechCrunch

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for all things “future of transportation.”

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 2d

Good News folks, you CAN now in fact, play this

The free demo for Legend of Khiimori is now available on Steam for everyone. Check it out, give it a try, tell a friend. Show everyone how much you want horse games 💪❤

Screenshot from the game The Legend of Khiimori, showing a horse and rider on a steppe landscape

Screenshot of The Legend of Khiimori in a Steam library. It has a "Demo" tag on the top left

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Rob MacWolf, Werewolf Hitchhiker @robmacwolf.thevoice.dog · 1d

When we write or draw porn or erotica, we get banned from having a bank account and our livelihoods get seized even if we give it away for free.

When billionaires steal what we've written or drawn to churn out a slop-approximate of porn, they're allowed to charge for it.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 1d

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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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 1d

If Garbage can't really afford to tour any more, and are warning that smaller bands REALLY can't... Where is the music industry gonna go?

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 1d

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”

Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...

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Lackofa @lackofa.bsky.social · 11d

This art is a year or two now but I'm still really proud of it. Pigeons!! I sell these lil guys as prints https://www.lackofa.com/shop

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Joezer the Joezerian @joeblivion.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all need to see this Bilbo and Gandalf from the Portuguese version of The Hobbit. Illustrated by António Quadros

A whimsical and charming illustration of Bilbo meeting Gandalf outside of Bag End

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.

instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl

unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"

Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.

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Evangeline “I’m Scared” Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · 1d

on deck…

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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cass city @heavenlygrandpa.bsky.social · 1d

in 2023 i was hospitalized for a week and while there i propagated this spider plant, which is now having babies :’) i’m a grandmother

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Major clashes in southeast Chicago this pm.

DHS agents who crashed a car had eggs thrown at them. According to ABC7, they then fired pepper balls at local residents. It’s now a scene of flying rocks & tear gas.

Chicago was never a war zone. But Trump’s militia is turning it into one.

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Cat Irving @anatomicalcat.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Capella dos Ossos in Faro, Portugal, with autumnal light slanting beautifully over the bones. I could hear small children laughing in the playground behind the chapel, emphasising the fragility of the boundary between life and death, reminding me to appreciate the small beauties in life

A skull without its mandible mounted in a wall of long bones.

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Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 1d

Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.

Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Peter Giunta, chair of the New York State Young Republicans

Bobby Walker, vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans

William Hendrix, communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach

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molly @bugmom.bsky.social · 1d

yeah

A white fluffy cat laying on a couch sleeping against a giant frog squishmallow pillow

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.

They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Benioff's stock is going down because his AI agents don't work so it's time to rev up the hype machine

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 1d

Marc Benioff says Salesforce is saving about $100M a year by using AI tools in its customer service operations (Brody Ford/Bloomberg)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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ShitpostBot 5000 @shitpostbot.com · Apr 18

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Meagan Navarro @hauntedmeg.bsky.social · 1d

👀 Sam Raimi's The Gift, The Last Voyage of the Demeter, The Stepfather, and Black Sunday - releases featuring my audio commentary- are all on sale right now 👇

Scream Factory @screamfactory.bsky.social · 1d

Our SHOCKTOBER sale ends tomorrow night! Head to our site for up to 87% off the MSRP on your favorite horror titles, while supplies last. shoutfactory.com/collections/...

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

There's a lot in this piece on the new era for the Proud Boys including things I had to leave on the cutting room
floor.

One other person Gavin McInnes credits with his return to Twitter is Alex "ALX" Lorusso, a right wing influencer who's been on the payroll of Elon Musk's super PAC.

Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 1d

Proud Boys "godfather" Gavin McInnes says he "absolutely" thinks Elon Musk played a role in his return to Twitter.

Musk had been engaging with posts calling for McInnes' return just before he was reinstated. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/in-the-...

In the New Trump Era, the Proud Boys Are ‘Not Apologizing Anymore’

To hear him tell it, Gavin McInnes’ recent return to the site...

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