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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 6h

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Maq @maqusan.bsky.social · 12h

lol. lmao, even.

The top 20 accounts blocked in the last 24 hours. They're almost entirely US government accounts. And they're catching block numbers that would easily put them in the all-time top blocked list, just in the first day.

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 1d

Drove through there last year, from New Brunswick to Quebec. I can affirm: only trees and no cell coverage for many miles.

ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 1d

I love it!

ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 1d

When I see a retailer using Uline cardboard, I send a customer response email.

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 3d

I was honestly trying to do a coke classic Google search to see how many people were using this phrase and neglected to add the "-AI"

because two decades of habits.

Google AI Overview The phrase "dogshit unit economics" is a vulgar but memorable way of describing a business model in which the cost to acquire or serve each customer is higher than the revenue that customer generates. As recent commentary on the artificial intelligence (AI) industry notes, this problem gets worse as the company scales, making it an unsustainable and ultimately catastrophic business flaw.

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent film. Was shown at SIFF this past May. Glad to see it's getting wider distribution.

ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 9d

I thought the MAHA movement was all about removing these toxins out of our systems. No???

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 10d

Getting mine in 2 hours!

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 10d

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 14d

Surprised it hasn't been re-written to say "In Trump We Trust"

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

semantics! Agree to disagree. Have a great day.

ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

Yes, I should have caveated with the filibuster option, but they haven't done that (yet). I wouldn't say my statement was "objectively false" though, since that's why the Dems are resisting right now. Yes, it gives the GOP a reason to blame the Dems.

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

The Dems hold control on the vote in the Senate that enables the CR to go forward to vote. They need 60 votes, hence why Dems are being blamed. If/when that passes, then the Senate only needs 50 votes to pass the CR.

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 17d

Today marks the first day in the 55-year history of PBS and 54-year history of NPR that public media has broadcast to its audiences without federal funding. But even though lots of local outlets are at risk, PBS and NPR are still here, providing fair, accurate news coverage and will not be silenced.

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

I have bronze. "Worst" means the $ output/deductible are the highest up front, but what my plans actually covers as far as docs, etc. is the same. If I went w Gold, my monthly $ would be super high, and payments to docs lower...penciled it out, and bronze is better for me. Gamble on health though!

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

and it's an HSA account, so high deductible

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

The "5000" in the plan name means a $5,000 deductible.

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 16d

and that's with a $5,000 deductible!

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 17d

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

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NPR @npr.org · 17d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17d

"There's artificial intelligence, and then there's actual intelligence."

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 17d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18d

BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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ylookup.bsky.social @ylookup.bsky.social · 18d

Time for him to take the Duolingo math course.

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 18d

BREAKING

A federal judge that the Trump admin's policy targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation violated the First Amendment.

His blistering, 161-page ruling starts with a threat he received in chambers and his response.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 18d

(Battle Hymn of the Republic continues playing)

And there’s the issue of masks. This Court has listened
carefully to the reasons given by Öztürk’s captors for maskingup and has heard the same reasons advanced by the defendant Todd
Lyons, Acting Director of ICE. It rejects this testimony as
disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a
single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small
wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard
them as they go about implementing our immigration laws. It
should be noted that our troops do not ordinarily wear masks.
Can you imagine a masked marine? It is a matter of honor -- and
honor still matters. To us, masks are associated with cowardly
desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we
have never tolerated an armed masked secret police. Carrying on
in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this
administration and everyone who works in it. “We can not escape
history,” Lincoln righty said. “[It] will light us down in
honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.” Abraham Lincoln,
Second Annual Message to Congress (Dec. 1, 1862).

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