Connecticutting
@connecticutting.bsky.social
Unceded Nowass land, CT, USA
Mom - wife - permaculturist - herbalist 🌱
Among the trees. /|\
Very angry, very left & trying to be nice.
To make a living, I’m a marketer. Don’t believe a word I say.
pfp not me - by Juliana Stein on pexels
Mom - wife - permaculturist - herbalist 🌱
Among the trees. /|\
Very angry, very left & trying to be nice.
To make a living, I’m a marketer. Don’t believe a word I say.
pfp not me - by Juliana Stein on pexels
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Synthetic voters/audiences are increasingly being used by political campaigns. They’re being sold as a more affordable alternative to real focus groups and polls.
This is a horrible idea for many reasons, including that the results are weird and bad.
This is a horrible idea for many reasons, including that the results are weird and bad.
Morgan McSweeney (UK Labour's Dominic Cummings knock-off) is reportedly experimenting with 'synthetic voters' – "essentially fake focus groups of AI voters who can tell ministers more quickly and cheaply what the public thinks of policies" www.spectator.co.uk/article/can-...
#govtech #govcomms
#govtech #govcomms
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Synthetic voters/audiences are increasingly being used by political campaigns. They’re being sold as a more affordable alternative to real focus groups and polls.
This is a horrible idea for many reasons, including that the results are weird and bad.
This is a horrible idea for many reasons, including that the results are weird and bad.
My husband knowing that my love language is Gifts of Tudyk
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
My husband knowing that my love language is Gifts of Tudyk
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Late night Xmas decorating at @marktwainhouse.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Late night Xmas decorating at @marktwainhouse.bsky.social
me as a Bluesky therapist: have you tried posting through it?
me as a Bluesky therapist: yea that's a certified flop ☹️
me as a Bluesky therapist: nobody cares
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
me as a Bluesky therapist: have you tried posting through it?
Gesturing to the rotting pumpkins on my porch,
“MAY THIS SERVE AS A WARNING TO ANY GOURD WHO DARES CROSS ME.”
“MAY THIS SERVE AS A WARNING TO ANY GOURD WHO DARES CROSS ME.”
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Gesturing to the rotting pumpkins on my porch,
“MAY THIS SERVE AS A WARNING TO ANY GOURD WHO DARES CROSS ME.”
“MAY THIS SERVE AS A WARNING TO ANY GOURD WHO DARES CROSS ME.”
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yes, plug all your finance and tax information into chatgpt. sounds like a genius idea.
OpenAI strikes deal with Intuit to plug personal financial data into ChatGPT
Software group behind TurboTax and Credit Karma will pay AI start-up to use its technology
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
yes, plug all your finance and tax information into chatgpt. sounds like a genius idea.
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Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Compare to the journo solidarity shown when Obama suggested Fox News might be more than slightly biased against him.
…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!
Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Compare to the journo solidarity shown when Obama suggested Fox News might be more than slightly biased against him.
Caught the seven year old singing “Babylon Sisters” to himself today, so I’ve got that going for m
November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Caught the seven year old singing “Babylon Sisters” to himself today, so I’ve got that going for m
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Profit over planet, the graph.
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiations have started. Here's how far countries need to go
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Profit over planet, the graph.
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
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Keep pushing for the Epstein files and we are going to get universal healthcare and equal rights amendment out of trump lmaoooo
BREAKING: The Trump Administration has just dropped tariffs on dozens of food items, including:
Beef
Tomatoes
Coffee
Bananas
Coconuts
Nuts
Avocados
Pineapples
Beef
Tomatoes
Coffee
Bananas
Coconuts
Nuts
Avocados
Pineapples
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Keep pushing for the Epstein files and we are going to get universal healthcare and equal rights amendment out of trump lmaoooo
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
I don’t like to judge on appearances, but sometimes you can just look at someone and know they weren’t head-butted enough when the opportunity arose.
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I don’t like to judge on appearances, but sometimes you can just look at someone and know they weren’t head-butted enough when the opportunity arose.
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We are at a point where the vice-President can claim that one of the most widely used and tested medications is "useless" because disregard for science is seen as a virtue.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We are at a point where the vice-President can claim that one of the most widely used and tested medications is "useless" because disregard for science is seen as a virtue.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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I have never been pro death penalty but I think the whole cadre of people who enabled and hid the rape and trafficking of young girls by Epstein and his friends deserves to be thrown off a ship in the middle of the ocean
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I have never been pro death penalty but I think the whole cadre of people who enabled and hid the rape and trafficking of young girls by Epstein and his friends deserves to be thrown off a ship in the middle of the ocean
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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“Cruz-Estrada has worked as a firefighter since 2019 and for years, has also run a successful landscaping business that he grew from scratch, making him beloved by many in his local community, including his town’s mayor.”
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“Cruz-Estrada has worked as a firefighter since 2019 and for years, has also run a successful landscaping business that he grew from scratch, making him beloved by many in his local community, including his town’s mayor.”
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In three months some dipshit New England senator is going to condescendingly explain to us that it’s actually a good thing that they gave up on abortion and we have to just accept it and move on to bigger fights
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
In three months some dipshit New England senator is going to condescendingly explain to us that it’s actually a good thing that they gave up on abortion and we have to just accept it and move on to bigger fights
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literally every single time someone with a beating heart comes out of one of these places they are shook for life and share fresh new horrors but generally confirming what everyone already knows was probably going on in there and you still can’t get it on national television
Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari of Arizona’s 3rd District describes the “horrific conditions” she witnessed inside the Eloy ICE Detention Center near Phoenix — including a leukemia patient “vomiting blood,” detained in February and forced to wait eight months before finally seeing an oncologist...
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
literally every single time someone with a beating heart comes out of one of these places they are shook for life and share fresh new horrors but generally confirming what everyone already knows was probably going on in there and you still can’t get it on national television
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I have been VERY concerned about this ever since that crackpot was appointed to head the HHS. Millions of Americans depend on SSRIs for their mental health, and these assholes may just decide they're bad because, well, they're crackpot assholes. RFK is a severe threat to public health.
First they came for reproductive rights.
Then they came for vaccines.
Now they’re coming for mental health.
There is zero evidence SSRIs cause mass violence.
You know what does? Guns — and the fact that anyone can access weapons that kill hundreds in seconds.
#GunReformNow
Then they came for vaccines.
Now they’re coming for mental health.
There is zero evidence SSRIs cause mass violence.
You know what does? Guns — and the fact that anyone can access weapons that kill hundreds in seconds.
#GunReformNow
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I have been VERY concerned about this ever since that crackpot was appointed to head the HHS. Millions of Americans depend on SSRIs for their mental health, and these assholes may just decide they're bad because, well, they're crackpot assholes. RFK is a severe threat to public health.
Finally turned our solar panels on yesterday afternoon. New hobby is watching the app that shows production vs consumption and being locked into an unwinnable competition with daylight.
“Alright kids, it gets dark at 4:30. Bedtime is now 5pm. Mama’s got some electricity to save.”
“Alright kids, it gets dark at 4:30. Bedtime is now 5pm. Mama’s got some electricity to save.”
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Finally turned our solar panels on yesterday afternoon. New hobby is watching the app that shows production vs consumption and being locked into an unwinnable competition with daylight.
“Alright kids, it gets dark at 4:30. Bedtime is now 5pm. Mama’s got some electricity to save.”
“Alright kids, it gets dark at 4:30. Bedtime is now 5pm. Mama’s got some electricity to save.”
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getting outplayed by god’s most dim witted soldier
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
getting outplayed by god’s most dim witted soldier