jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
jake. he/him/his. 27. cat dad and tarantula dad. lover of horror, sports, film, and creepy crawlies. i study fruit fly behavior 🪰 some may call me a bad movie connoisseur
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jake
@tarantuladad.bsky.social
· Aug 4
everything in the world seems bad so im gonna make a thread of pics of my kitty cat which will def make things seem less bad while you look at them
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how could kate mckinnon, originator of great comedy ideas, turn out to have bad taste
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
how could kate mckinnon, originator of great comedy ideas, turn out to have bad taste
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Woah. Wasn’t expecting that. SCOTUS blocks Chicago national guard deployment.
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Woah. Wasn’t expecting that. SCOTUS blocks Chicago national guard deployment.
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RETWEET IF IM RIGHT - dashare.zone ADMIN
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
RETWEET IF IM RIGHT - dashare.zone ADMIN
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yes. she investigated the case of why everyone at the new york times hated her and discovered that it was because she was too smart and too brave.
Asking this seriously: has Bari Weiss ever in her career reported out an investigative story?
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
yes. she investigated the case of why everyone at the new york times hated her and discovered that it was because she was too smart and too brave.
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WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
WATCH: Here's the segment CBS News pulled from "60 Minutes" last night
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"Republicans now hold increased sway not only over North Carolina’s election board, but also over its schools, building codes, environmental regulations, coastal development, wildlife management, utilities, cabinet appointments and more. All had previously been under control of the governor."
NEW: For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections.
This year, it finally succeeded.
This year, it finally succeeded.
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Republicans now hold increased sway not only over North Carolina’s election board, but also over its schools, building codes, environmental regulations, coastal development, wildlife management, utilities, cabinet appointments and more. All had previously been under control of the governor."
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The AHL and the PHPA -- which represents minor-league players -- closing in on new CBA. Must be ratified by both parties (expected to be a formality). Five-year deal, retroactive to the start of this season.
ECHL players are meeting virtually to discuss possibility of a strike, as, (1/2)
ECHL players are meeting virtually to discuss possibility of a strike, as, (1/2)
December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The AHL and the PHPA -- which represents minor-league players -- closing in on new CBA. Must be ratified by both parties (expected to be a formality). Five-year deal, retroactive to the start of this season.
ECHL players are meeting virtually to discuss possibility of a strike, as, (1/2)
ECHL players are meeting virtually to discuss possibility of a strike, as, (1/2)
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Folks, I don't like to be a stickler, but the costumes in this ODYSSEY adaptation do not strike me as historically accurate.
December 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Folks, I don't like to be a stickler, but the costumes in this ODYSSEY adaptation do not strike me as historically accurate.
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Does anyone want to give me 12 thousand dollars? (Picture unrelated)
December 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Does anyone want to give me 12 thousand dollars? (Picture unrelated)
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again the whole “genAI is not art” thing is honestly not even my biggest beef because people keep doing this newer high tech way of assaulting and harassing people
Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
again the whole “genAI is not art” thing is honestly not even my biggest beef because people keep doing this newer high tech way of assaulting and harassing people
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More Thing stuff from a while ago 👹🐕🧫🩸👽
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More Thing stuff from a while ago 👹🐕🧫🩸👽
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the recent embrace from those like JD vance of genuine nazism into the republican party has created such a fascinatingly large schism within the party that’s continuously playing out very publicly and i hope it keeps happening
I think this is an another data point concerning where things are going, nothing more. but, it’s worth a read. reason.com/volokh/2025/...
December 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
the recent embrace from those like JD vance of genuine nazism into the republican party has created such a fascinatingly large schism within the party that’s continuously playing out very publicly and i hope it keeps happening
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Does anyone have the stats on how much AI output is just generating (nude) images of women and minors without consent, because that’s a huge chunk that’s entirely ignored by mainstream reporting
Tell me again how schools are biased against boys?
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
"Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled"
apnews.com/article/scho...
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her.
apnews.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Does anyone have the stats on how much AI output is just generating (nude) images of women and minors without consent, because that’s a huge chunk that’s entirely ignored by mainstream reporting
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Doc Bullfrog, you smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. They’ll kill you.
December 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Doc Bullfrog, you smoke too tough. Your swag too different. Your bitch is too bad. They’ll kill you.
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It is soooo normal for a country to have a TV news report about its gulag system removed from the broadcast
December 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
It is soooo normal for a country to have a TV news report about its gulag system removed from the broadcast
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The phrase “without setting up housing” is (perhaps unintentionally) putting the onus on the immigrants — while not acknowledging the vast myriad reasons why a person coming to this country would not have been able to “set up housing.”
Homelessness increased primarily because of immigration (lots of people came to the US without setting up housing).
December 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The phrase “without setting up housing” is (perhaps unintentionally) putting the onus on the immigrants — while not acknowledging the vast myriad reasons why a person coming to this country would not have been able to “set up housing.”
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All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
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sanderling inn, duck, north carolina, 1985
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
sanderling inn, duck, north carolina, 1985
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hippo view 1, noah's ark golf, myrtle beach, south carolina, 1979
December 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
hippo view 1, noah's ark golf, myrtle beach, south carolina, 1979
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Leprosy in Florida is becoming an actual thing. 36 cases reported so far this year, compared to 20 total cases in 2024. 27 of 36 cases were acquired locally. Growing populations of armadillos and old folks with weak immune systems may be to blame.
Dozens of leprosy cases reported in Florida. What we know
Florida is seeing a surge in leprosy cases this year, following a general rise over the last decade. What is leprosy, and is there a cure?
www.tallahassee.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Leprosy in Florida is becoming an actual thing. 36 cases reported so far this year, compared to 20 total cases in 2024. 27 of 36 cases were acquired locally. Growing populations of armadillos and old folks with weak immune systems may be to blame.
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There is a tremendous opportunity for a brand new generation of media outlets to rise up right now because many news outlets that spent decades painstakingly building their credibility are seeing it torched by bootlickers with incredible speed.
December 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
There is a tremendous opportunity for a brand new generation of media outlets to rise up right now because many news outlets that spent decades painstakingly building their credibility are seeing it torched by bootlickers with incredible speed.
even if there wasn’t a victim who was a trans girl, taking people’s healthcare / ability to decide on their healthcare in conjunction with their doctor without the state interfering is not a distraction btw
the trans panic, legislation of transmisogyny, etc. is not "distracting from the epstein files", it entrenches the sexual abuse. transphobia towards trans kids always entails sexual abuse, by families & states. one of epstein's first victims was a trans girl, ava cordero, who was not believed
December 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
even if there wasn’t a victim who was a trans girl, taking people’s healthcare / ability to decide on their healthcare in conjunction with their doctor without the state interfering is not a distraction btw