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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 3h

I reached out to The White House and asked about its use of AI-generated Halo imagery. White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai just responded to me, and it's insane.

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[Exclusive] The White House Responds To Its Use of Halo Imagery: 'Yet Another War Ended Under President Trump's Watch' | Alyssa Mercante - Video Games, Internet Culture & More

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Socks the Macro Wolf Dad @socksthewolf.com · 13h

Python was awarded a funding grant, funding grant asked Python foundation to remove all diversity and inclusion initiatives they have.

Python foundation said no and rejected the grant.

If you use Python, send a few dollars to the charity to keep it going. I’m pushing a dono on behalf of ScamGuard.

Python Software Foundation @python.org · 15h

Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...

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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 10d

Our November general election endorsements are hot off the press!

The Stranger's General Election 2025 Voting Guide

The primary was an acid trip for the history books. We gotta make it real. Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote. Just because progressives did well in the primary, doesn’t mean this is a shoe-in. Money has be...

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 7h

#Seattle folks I’m gonna need yall to vote for Katie Wilson and vote EARLY!! I cannot suffer through another term of Bruce fucking Harrell

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The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 14h

i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV

Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge

The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 13h

idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 2d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

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Chima Simone Benson @chimasimone.bsky.social · 1d

AP has the better headline. Since most readers don’t get beyond the headlines (especially on social media), they highlight the cause of the starvation upfront: the Trump regime.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3d

The specifics of this are extremely bad. DHS is using a tariffs/product importation law to demand Meta unmask the identity of an Instagram account that posts about ICE enforcement actions. The page sells no merch. Lawyers call it "wildly outside the scope" of the law

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DHS Tries To Unmask Ice Spotting Instagram Account by Claiming It Imports Merchandise

There is no evidence the Instagram and Facebook account, called Montcowatch, sells anything. Lawyers from the ACLU say the move is "wildly outside the scope" of DHS' authority.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 4d

this is the only way through

Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 4d

it turns out actually Doing Activism makes me feel less miserable about what I see on the internet news who knew

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 4d

You KNOW they don’t wash their ass. They’d probably leave skid marks on your towels 🤢

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Wocco @wocco.bsky.social · 4d

Also.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d

I am begging the mainstream media to talk less about the East Wing & more about the loss of SNAP funding for the next few days.

The East Wing is gone. We can’t change that.

We *can* help people prepare for the loss of SNAP.

We can urge folks to donate to food banks.

We can give them warning.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 5d

I know I’ve said this sort of thing before, but, seriously, if you could go back in time 15 years and show someone that headline with that image… they’d be completely baffled.

Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 5d

A headline for the history books

Screenshot of Los Angeles Times article reading “Trump’s AI poop post caps a week of MAGA indifference to Hitler jokes” and under it is a photo from the No Kings protest of a person in an inflatable frog costume waving an upside down American flag

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 5d

Regarding the question “Well, what can I do?“ Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, “Go into something that already exists, and do that work towards the end of helping to tip it away from reinforcing the system towards weakening the system. That’s infiltrating. Or innovate. If something doesn't exist, make it."

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 6d

Cancel Spotify

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Spotify says ICE ads about "dangerous illegals" don't violate advertising policy

Spotify have said that recruitments ads for ICE that refer to “dangerous illegals” do not violate their advertising policy.

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 6d

Oh wait yea that’s basically what your screenshot shows. Yea that’s super common loan repayment bullshit

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 6d

WHAT. Man, in my early house loan payments iirc my interest was MORE than the principal I was putting down. I mean I don’t blame them for being confused because it’s a STUPID system but it’s insane to call you a liar or put that on you like America isn’t made up of stupid systems

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 6d

I think smaller teams make better games. I think happy people make better games.

I think every studio should be thinking of the team as their #1 product and strength, and the games are the OUTPUT of that team.

People should be trained, given opportunities, given reasons to WANT to be there

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 7d

Angie isn’t it like 11pm there why are you drinking coffee now

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 7d

Don’t you mean the WACKIEST CUP Angie it’s RIGHT THERE

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 7d

This reads like the guy naming the dishes went left to right and had a stroke halfway through.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 7d

1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information.

Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 8d

Too many people act like “complaining publicly about thing x” is the same as “doing something about thing x” and it’s killing our ability to fight fascism. We need to organize, and collective action means ACTING collectively.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 11d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Xib (They/Them) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @xib.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re feeling activated from the #NoKings protests and wondering “what can I do next”, this is a great list! tinyurl.com/3yvnjsdr

If nothing else, join an organization you care about! Join the DSA, organize your workplace, canvas for a local election candidate; anything, just don’t go it alone!

Copy of (reformatted) Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting

Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting A list adapted from & inspired by Frontline Medics. Here was their original list of 25 actions. I’ve added a lot of things and edited other things. [Not...

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Andy Oliver @andywpoliver.bsky.social · 10d

It's actually remarkably easy to not ever use ChatGPT.

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