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The Infinitely Prolonged

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he/him/his Either way - patriot or treason it's gonna be one long hard ride - Melissa Etheridge

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The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 11d

"Nothing — markets, bots, or machines — can rescue us, except our imagination"
- William Davies
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/pol...

Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 11d

The critique of pure idiocy

The critique of pure idiocy - Lawyers, Guns & Money

Hannah Arendt, the year Hitler came to power William Davies has published an essential critique of Trumpian stupidity. This could not be more relevant to my current interests, but quite aside from that this is one of those essays that open up whole new vistas for thinking about fundamental social developments and patterns. I’d like […]

www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social · 25m

This is a jaw-dropping, terrifying number. The CDC's workforce has decreased by 3,000 people since January.

A Quarter of the CDC Is Gone

Another round of terminations, combined with previous layoffs and departures, has reduced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention workforce by about 3,000 people since January.

www.wired.com

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The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 21m

I recall reading the same thing. I guess that's the problem when the president takes a sledgehammer to the world economy 🫠

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1h

I know the whole “every accusation is a confession” thing but it’s pretty clear this is the most elitist government that’s existed in decades. It’s just 12 billionaires in a group chat sharing banned Reddit memes

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Jo @service-worker.bsky.social · 53m

Imagine being so self-involved that you believe an entire country is & should be a reflection of you personally to the point that if someone tells you “I hate you” you insist they mean “I hate America”

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karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 3h

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 1h

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to ... himself

You wanna see a dead body? Third-quarter sales numbers for Tesla’s misbegotten Cybertruck are in, and it is definitely spooky season for tech titan Elon Musk, who moved only 5,385 of the hideous ...

www.dailykos.com

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Lawyers, Guns and Money @lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 1h

Cryptotastic!

Cryptotastic! - Lawyers, Guns & Money

It’s so great that crypto is out there, all the people involved are the best: Federal prosecutors seized $15 billion in cryptocurrency from an investment scheme known as “pig butchering” that they allege emanated from forced labor camps in Cambodia. The Justice Department said it’s the largest forfeiture action in its history. Prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday […]

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 7h

Six people had their visas revoked due to their social media posts.

Six people are being deported because of what they said online.

Six people have had their freedom of speech suspended.

It won’t stop with these six people.

Either we all have freedom of speech or none of us do.

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The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 1h

the bond market?

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 3h

"Oh, and by the way, the AI sector, which increasingly rests on OpenAI’s shoulders, is holding up the U.S. economy, with 80 percent of stock market gains in 2025 attributable to AI spending." prospect.org/power/2025-1...

The AI Ouroboros

Nvidia and other companies are paying startups to buy their products.

prospect.org

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NPR @npr.org · 1h

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate. n.pr/3J0HVBC

Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought

Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 1h

Remember, according to the Republican Justices, it's okay to gerrymander for party advantage, not racial advantage. It's an unknowable distinction, but one that allows the Republicans to okay racist gerrymandering under the guise of political gerrymandering.

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The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 1h

Hopefully somebody is recommending they use it as little as possible. I say that as a SW engineer who has spent 30 years working in applied machine learning.

The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 1h

We also know that if it *does* happen, the man currently in charge is a roadkill eating anti-vaxxer freak. So that's not good.

The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 1h

what is this hearing about, in relation to "ai" ?

The Infinitely Prolonged @wowbaggert.bsky.social · 1h

"the strike" killed those people. not the people who ordered the strike. or the people who actually pulled the trigger.

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 1h

Murdered. The term is murdered.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump announces another strike "just off the Coast of Venezuela" that killed 6 people

Under my Standing Authorities as Commander-in-Chief, this morning, the Secretary of War, ordered a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization (DTO) conducting narcotrafficking in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility — just off the Coast of Venezuela. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was trafficking narcotics, was associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks, and was transiting along a known DTO route. The strike was conducted in International Waters, and six male narcoterrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike. No U.S. Forces were harmed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!!!!

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1h

I really do want to again thank the media for describing inflation as a Biden problem (that he was soothing) and not pointing out that Trump’s literal solution to high prices was much higher prices

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞

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Rep. Jared Huffman @rephuffman.bsky.social · 1h

The health care premium increases Republicans are trying to force down our throats will be catastrophic. In my district, we’ll see over 400% increases – and next door in Rep. LaMalfa’s district, prices will go up over 500%.

Republicans need to reverse course and help us save health care.

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jen rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 1h

IF YOU PAY ATTENTION TO ANYTHING TODAY it should be the supreme court. they're hearing a case today that will decide if they *gut the federal law that blocks racial discrimination in voting.* i know that doesn't sound like real life but it is.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 14h

My vote in the 2028 D primary for POTUS will hinge almost entirely on the % of this Administration they promise to imprison

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 18h

i firmly think that the reason a lot of this stuff doesn't really get covered is because it's a bummer to bring up at a dinner party, and dinner party conversations are how the actual policy is formed in DC

BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 18h

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

a real water is wet scenario here

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17h

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

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 14h

folks, don't sleep on those unclaimed property sites that states run. Somehow connecticut had a $325 check from a paper I haven't run in since the 1990s, and I'm getting the money!

(google 'unclaimed property' for whatever states you used to live in, you can figure it out from there)

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