Nerdy Mushroom
@nerdymushroom.bsky.social
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Nerdy Mushroom
@nerdymushroom.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Vid alt text: a tabby cat named Sky is intensely kneading a blanket while her human is trying to play final fantasy x. The epic battle music suits the intensity of her efforts.
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One of the great myths of our society is that really rich people are rich because they are smart.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
It’s also virtually impossible to become a billionaire without choosing immorality many, many times.
There is no such thing as a self-made billionaire.
February 16, 2026 at 1:11 AM
One of the great myths of our society is that really rich people are rich because they are smart.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
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We sure don’t allow AI slop—and it shows in our fantastic reporting and writing. Follow @mississippifreepress.org and other real journalism on this list.
Today is a good day to follow news outlets that explicitly disallow Generative AI slop:
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
February 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
We sure don’t allow AI slop—and it shows in our fantastic reporting and writing. Follow @mississippifreepress.org and other real journalism on this list.
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“There are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores [in the US] — and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods”
February 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
“There are now more places to sell plasma than there are Costco stores [in the US] — and more are popping up in solidly middle-class neighborhoods”
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I just looked this up, and I had no idea this was the history of *that* music!
That shit is officially titled "Entrance of the Gladiators"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entranc...
That shit is officially titled "Entrance of the Gladiators"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entranc...
February 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I just looked this up, and I had no idea this was the history of *that* music!
That shit is officially titled "Entrance of the Gladiators"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entranc...
That shit is officially titled "Entrance of the Gladiators"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entranc...
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Seriously. Imagine you were the head of Amazon and you learned your scheduling was so tight, drivers were pissing in water bottles. I don’t care how mercenary you are, any normal human being would think “that’s a problem we need to address” not “fuck em”.
One of the great myths of our society is that really rich people are rich because they are smart.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
They are not rich because they are smart.
They are rich because are broken. Because nothing matters more to them than hording wealth. Because they lack morality, empathy, and social responsibility.
It’s also virtually impossible to become a billionaire without choosing immorality many, many times.
February 16, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Seriously. Imagine you were the head of Amazon and you learned your scheduling was so tight, drivers were pissing in water bottles. I don’t care how mercenary you are, any normal human being would think “that’s a problem we need to address” not “fuck em”.
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This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
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Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
February 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.
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My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet
Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.
www.nbcnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:16 AM
My god do we need UBI
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“
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the nominee for Federal Wallet Inspector told U.S. Senators that he would not steal the wallets that were given to him, and that he would simply inspect them and then return them to their rightful owners. He did not.
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
the nominee for Federal Wallet Inspector told U.S. Senators that he would not steal the wallets that were given to him, and that he would simply inspect them and then return them to their rightful owners. He did not.
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Thank you for being part of our twelfth anniversary, Mr. Mayor! It was an honor to have you officiate our marriage.
February 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Thank you for being part of our twelfth anniversary, Mr. Mayor! It was an honor to have you officiate our marriage.
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If I had to bet on the main thing that has radicalized people against "ai," and I am talking about the way that branding is CURRENTLY BEING USED, not whatever specialized ML utility you may have found for it, it would be in apps and tech they already use being made worse and/or inoperable by it
February 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
If I had to bet on the main thing that has radicalized people against "ai," and I am talking about the way that branding is CURRENTLY BEING USED, not whatever specialized ML utility you may have found for it, it would be in apps and tech they already use being made worse and/or inoperable by it
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I do not think 11M Cubans should all starve and die because the US is still mad that they once almost got a little communism in there
February 11, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I do not think 11M Cubans should all starve and die because the US is still mad that they once almost got a little communism in there
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"Some hope that rumoured high-level discussions in Mexico between the Cuban government ... but as yet there are no signs of progress.
Instead, diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in."
Instead, diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in."
No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real
Diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative Trump tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
"Some hope that rumoured high-level discussions in Mexico between the Cuban government ... but as yet there are no signs of progress.
Instead, diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in."
Instead, diplomats in Havana are preparing for an alternative tactic: the country being starved until people take to the streets and the US can step in."
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It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
February 15, 2026 at 1:38 PM
It *literally* does.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
Thats what it is. A document which says youre British.
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I’m pretty confident in calling this fake. The user who posted it seems to be part of a substantial network of accounts with similar usernames all posting and commenting on each other’s content. Ironically it’s a great example of an AI agent making stuff up to tell you what you want to hear
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
I’m pretty confident in calling this fake. The user who posted it seems to be part of a substantial network of accounts with similar usernames all posting and commenting on each other’s content. Ironically it’s a great example of an AI agent making stuff up to tell you what you want to hear
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This is a very good thread calling out the Planter BS, but again, I want to mention that the most memed comedy skit of all time is *LITERALLY ABOUT* THIS VERY SPECIFIC SKULL.
February 15, 2026 at 3:43 PM
This is a very good thread calling out the Planter BS, but again, I want to mention that the most memed comedy skit of all time is *LITERALLY ABOUT* THIS VERY SPECIFIC SKULL.
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This is now literally the lead story on BBC News Scotland. The employment situation of a private individual harassed via lawfare is deemed the main headline for national news. This is genuinely sickening. The media is a cancer upon this country.
February 15, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is now literally the lead story on BBC News Scotland. The employment situation of a private individual harassed via lawfare is deemed the main headline for national news. This is genuinely sickening. The media is a cancer upon this country.
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Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
February 15, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Propaganda during WWI and WWII in fact
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So anyway, it’s now come out that several of the board members of Activision Blizzard during the time of our walkouts around the treatment of women were all heavily featured in the Epstein files. This is my not shocked face.
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
So anyway, it’s now come out that several of the board members of Activision Blizzard during the time of our walkouts around the treatment of women were all heavily featured in the Epstein files. This is my not shocked face.
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House Oversight hearing on ICE opens with the rules:
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
House Oversight hearing on ICE opens with the rules:
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
"It is also a clear violation of the rules of the House to make statements that might personally be offensive to the President or the Vice President of the United States."
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LFG
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
LFG
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It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
It could be really bad for Discord if Californians contact the office of the Attorney General to report the potential violations of CCPA and CALOPPA citing the recent breach from a few months back where 1.5tb of user data and millions of IDs were leaked, but who can say for sure?
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as a proponent of unconditional bodily autonomy and in particular the bimbo lifestyle and aesthetic, i think the main difference here is that this is done specifically for in-group signaling, not out of any personal aesthetic preference
More needs to be written on the connections between this, fascism, and gen ai.
'Mar-a-Lago Face' Is Everywhere — And The Reason It's So Popular Is Kind Of Sinister
It's a caricature of femininity, and a must for any woman who wants to climb the ranks in MAGA world. But there are deeper reasons the look is so in demand, experts say.
www.huffpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
as a proponent of unconditional bodily autonomy and in particular the bimbo lifestyle and aesthetic, i think the main difference here is that this is done specifically for in-group signaling, not out of any personal aesthetic preference
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Meanwhile, Ring rolls out a feature where someone can upload a picture of a dog (or, presumably, a person) and find them through everyone's personal front-door surveillance network.
I can't be the only one who sees a serious problem brewing.
I can't be the only one who sees a serious problem brewing.
With domestic violence in Illinois slowly rising, Amazon has donated 1,000 Ring cameras that will give survivors of domestic violence an added sense of security, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and domestic violence victim advocates said Monday.
Amazon donates 1,000 Ring cameras to Illinois domestic violence survivors
chicago.suntimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Meanwhile, Ring rolls out a feature where someone can upload a picture of a dog (or, presumably, a person) and find them through everyone's personal front-door surveillance network.
I can't be the only one who sees a serious problem brewing.
I can't be the only one who sees a serious problem brewing.