Ash, apparently
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@arreffbee.bsky.social
· Nov 14
RULES FOR BLUESKY
Welcome friends! Here are some differences from the BirdSite that I hope you'll respect.
1. We do not quote dunk. Quote dunking is a miserable thing to do. It spreads terrible crap to your friends feeds and generates rage clicks. I unfollow people who quote dunk.
Welcome friends! Here are some differences from the BirdSite that I hope you'll respect.
1. We do not quote dunk. Quote dunking is a miserable thing to do. It spreads terrible crap to your friends feeds and generates rage clicks. I unfollow people who quote dunk.
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cassandra al gaib
being a leftist is like being lisan al gaib except everything you predict is bad and everyone ignores you
February 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
cassandra al gaib
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Raccoon
Rabbit
Coyote
Deer
Black squirrel
Raccoon
Rabbit
Coyote
Deer
Black squirrel
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Red Tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Various Deer
Whales
Sharks
Red Tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Various Deer
Whales
Sharks
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
squirrel
rat
mouse (different from rat)
pigeon
weird cat
squirrel
rat
mouse (different from rat)
pigeon
weird cat
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Raccoon
Rabbit
Coyote
Deer
Black squirrel
Raccoon
Rabbit
Coyote
Deer
Black squirrel
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This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is almost word for word what xenophobes in the 1930s and 1940s said about Miller's Jewish ancestors and relatives. He's so hateful he couldn't possibly recognize that of course.
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Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Stephen Miller is of Jewish descent, yet he pushes the same “they won't assimilate” argument used by antisemites for millennia. Stephen Miller is a racist monster, and so is his boss.
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PSA to neurotypicals - asking “why” is not arguing. “Here is how a thing is.” “Why?” Is not an argument. It’s a request for more information. Why is the thing that way? Teach me.
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
PSA to neurotypicals - asking “why” is not arguing. “Here is how a thing is.” “Why?” Is not an argument. It’s a request for more information. Why is the thing that way? Teach me.
This is a hard story, well told. Just be prepared that it might make you (very rationally) angry on the author's behalf
Seven years ago my wife and I brought some frozen tamales to Christmas Eve dinner. It ended with me going no-contact with my family.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
I’ll tell the story in a moment.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is a hard story, well told. Just be prepared that it might make you (very rationally) angry on the author's behalf
Okay either the DHS website got hacked by Bart Simpson or this is the most unfortunate name in the history of fascism
Like who names their kid "I wanna be whorin'"?
Like who names their kid "I wanna be whorin'"?
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Okay either the DHS website got hacked by Bart Simpson or this is the most unfortunate name in the history of fascism
Like who names their kid "I wanna be whorin'"?
Like who names their kid "I wanna be whorin'"?
The best cup of coffee will be the worst cup of tea you ever had
Expectations matter
Expectations matter
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The best cup of coffee will be the worst cup of tea you ever had
Expectations matter
Expectations matter
It really doesn't matter how you cook it, there's something else that, if cooked that way, is gonna taste better than turkey
"But what about deep fried turkey?" Okay we have deep fried chicken and that's better right there.
Like it's not even the best tasting bird. Goose? Duck? Come on.
"But what about deep fried turkey?" Okay we have deep fried chicken and that's better right there.
Like it's not even the best tasting bird. Goose? Duck? Come on.
What's your hottest Thanksgiving food take?
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
It really doesn't matter how you cook it, there's something else that, if cooked that way, is gonna taste better than turkey
"But what about deep fried turkey?" Okay we have deep fried chicken and that's better right there.
Like it's not even the best tasting bird. Goose? Duck? Come on.
"But what about deep fried turkey?" Okay we have deep fried chicken and that's better right there.
Like it's not even the best tasting bird. Goose? Duck? Come on.
Okay but I think aliens definitely exist I just don't think they've come to visit
The universe is very very big and very very old.
The universe is very very big and very very old.
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay but I think aliens definitely exist I just don't think they've come to visit
The universe is very very big and very very old.
The universe is very very big and very very old.
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i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
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Mark Kelly knows exactly what political violence looks like. The fact that the Pentagon is investigating him for urging troops to refuse illegal orders, even as Trump calls for political enemies to be punished, shows how dangerous this administration has become.
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Mark Kelly knows exactly what political violence looks like. The fact that the Pentagon is investigating him for urging troops to refuse illegal orders, even as Trump calls for political enemies to be punished, shows how dangerous this administration has become.
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“A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two leader at the Centers for Disease Control.”
Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC’s No. 2
Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director
wapo.st
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“A Louisiana health official who ordered his health department to stop promoting mass vaccinations this past winter during a surge in influenza cases has been tapped to serve as the new number two leader at the Centers for Disease Control.”
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ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
Because every single not-ACA "plan" by the Republicans kills people.
They could win the next election with universal healthcare but their goal is murder so they won't
They could win the next election with universal healthcare but their goal is murder so they won't
Donald Trump was all set to unveil his health care plan to the public Monday but now plans to delay it after backlash from Republicans in Congress. The “Healthcare Price Cuts Act,” according to MS ...
Trump Delays His Health Care Plan After Revolt From Republicans
Republican members of Congress are pissed about the health care plan Donald Trump came up with.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Because every single not-ACA "plan" by the Republicans kills people.
They could win the next election with universal healthcare but their goal is murder so they won't
They could win the next election with universal healthcare but their goal is murder so they won't
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I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I don't understand how anyone can watch how blatantly Grok is manipulated to answer the way ownership desires it to and then act like the other LLM chatbots couldn't possibly be similarly but less obviously compromised to produce responses in whatever way corporate interests and priorities dictate.
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I will personally campaign for the next Democrat who runs on a platform of throwing James Carville into a volcano.
What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I will personally campaign for the next Democrat who runs on a platform of throwing James Carville into a volcano.
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No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
No the Democrats in this video aren't "implying" anything. Members of the armed forces ARE required to refuse illegal orders. This is simple. Not controversial at all. And it's super revealing that MAGA is so worried that troops won't carry out an illegal order from Trump.
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Media literacy is down, so to be clear, when the WSJ writes “Ultimately, the fact pattern Meta relies on to meet its conflicting objectives strains credibility” about your accounting practices and runs an accompanying flowchart, that is the equivalent of a 500-foot neon sign reading “FRAUD”
This feels like one of those stories you're going to look at a year from now and say to yourself, "Why didn't I move more of my portfolio into cash?" **
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
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www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
** (This post is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or any other advice.)
🎁
www.wsj.com/tech/meta-ai...
AI Meets Aggressive Accounting at Meta’s Gigantic New Data Center
Favorable treatment off the balance sheet hinges on some convenient assumptions.
www.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Media literacy is down, so to be clear, when the WSJ writes “Ultimately, the fact pattern Meta relies on to meet its conflicting objectives strains credibility” about your accounting practices and runs an accompanying flowchart, that is the equivalent of a 500-foot neon sign reading “FRAUD”
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This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
Former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz says Jewish students shouldn’t have smartphones until they finish high school — so they don’t see the “carnage” Israel and the U.S. have carried out in Gaza.
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
Video: Mel via X (@Villgecrazylady)
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This one really is useful because you won’t see a more clear demonstration of one of the most damaging political phenomena of the era: the reactionary professional mind rejecting unacceptable reality, only able to process and comprehend it via something close to conspiracy theory.
I've been seeing a lot of really ignorant takes about the cost to the average person of SNAP, so let's just clear things up.
The cost to the average American is not $632 a year. It's just not.
The cost to the average American is not $632 a year. It's just not.
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I've been seeing a lot of really ignorant takes about the cost to the average person of SNAP, so let's just clear things up.
The cost to the average American is not $632 a year. It's just not.
The cost to the average American is not $632 a year. It's just not.
Life is too short for low bitrate audiobooks
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Life is too short for low bitrate audiobooks
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social I live and breathe by your weekly updates so when I say this, I say it with love:
Yorkshire is pronounced york-shur, not york-shyer :)
Signed: someone who once lived where the roads are gates, the gates are bars, and the bars are pubs
Yorkshire is pronounced york-shur, not york-shyer :)
Signed: someone who once lived where the roads are gates, the gates are bars, and the bars are pubs
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social I live and breathe by your weekly updates so when I say this, I say it with love:
Yorkshire is pronounced york-shur, not york-shyer :)
Signed: someone who once lived where the roads are gates, the gates are bars, and the bars are pubs
Yorkshire is pronounced york-shur, not york-shyer :)
Signed: someone who once lived where the roads are gates, the gates are bars, and the bars are pubs
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Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too
NEW YORK—Faced with backlash against comments she made last week downplaying the sex trafficking crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, an anxious Megyn Kelly appeared on her podcast Monday waiting for everyone e...
theonion.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too