Melissa N. Young
@melissanyoung.bsky.social
I hadn't realized that the United Healthcare CEO was murdered before 7 AM. I can't imagine wanting someone dead enough that I'd kill them between MoMA and the Plaza before breakfast the week after Thanksgiving.
December 4, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I hadn't realized that the United Healthcare CEO was murdered before 7 AM. I can't imagine wanting someone dead enough that I'd kill them between MoMA and the Plaza before breakfast the week after Thanksgiving.
“I knew that giving a car in return for influencing a United States senator to stop a criminal investigation was wrong,' Mr. Uribe said in court when he pleaded guilty, 'and I deeply regret my actions.” 😆
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez... www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/n...
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez... www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/n...
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez With a Mercedes-Benz
Jose Uribe said he had provided the car to Senator Robert Menendez’s girlfriend in exchange for gaining his “power and influence.”
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2024 at 10:16 PM
“I knew that giving a car in return for influencing a United States senator to stop a criminal investigation was wrong,' Mr. Uribe said in court when he pleaded guilty, 'and I deeply regret my actions.” 😆
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez... www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/n...
Businessman Tells Jury He Bribed Senator Menendez... www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/n...
"I don't need anything from a man. A man is not a plan. A man is a companion. And so there was tension...which is why I would give him his money back. I don't need anybody to foot my bills." 🙌
February 15, 2024 at 11:43 PM
"I don't need anything from a man. A man is not a plan. A man is a companion. And so there was tension...which is why I would give him his money back. I don't need anybody to foot my bills." 🙌
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Killing the site entirely within like two hours of announcing its closure is so fucking cruel to all the people who just want to save their clips to try and get new jobs. To, what, avoid paying another month's hosting fees or something? Fuck off.
all that's left of like 60,000+ stories
January 31, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Killing the site entirely within like two hours of announcing its closure is so fucking cruel to all the people who just want to save their clips to try and get new jobs. To, what, avoid paying another month's hosting fees or something? Fuck off.
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This is actually fascinating, if you look at the other posts of the accounts posting "I'm sorry, OpenAI won't let me do that" it's a whole ecosystem of chatbots just talking to each other about random stuff. No humans involved, just endless sludge
January 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM
This is actually fascinating, if you look at the other posts of the accounts posting "I'm sorry, OpenAI won't let me do that" it's a whole ecosystem of chatbots just talking to each other about random stuff. No humans involved, just endless sludge
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"Siri, what can Trump's lawyers say that would make even the ghost of Richard Nixon go, 'whoa there, hold your horses'?" thehill.com/regulation/c...
Trump team argues assassination of rivals is covered by presidential immunity
Former President Trump’s legal team suggested Tuesday that even a president directing SEAL Team Six to kill a political opponent would be an action barred from prosecution given a former executive&�...
thehill.com
January 9, 2024 at 9:21 PM
"Siri, what can Trump's lawyers say that would make even the ghost of Richard Nixon go, 'whoa there, hold your horses'?" thehill.com/regulation/c...
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"It's not illegal to buy & sell abstract art in America." Unless, that is, it's 1926 & you're the US Customs official who classified Brancusi's Bird in Space as a utilitarian object (in the category "kitchen utensils & hospital supplies") & thus subject to import taxes www.moma.org/explore/insi...
January 9, 2024 at 9:33 PM
"It's not illegal to buy & sell abstract art in America." Unless, that is, it's 1926 & you're the US Customs official who classified Brancusi's Bird in Space as a utilitarian object (in the category "kitchen utensils & hospital supplies") & thus subject to import taxes www.moma.org/explore/insi...
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You bend over backwards to do things for people, like illuminate manuscript and do they even say thank you? Of course they don't. 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
Illustration from the Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleaux, France, Arras circa 1245. Thanks @_medievalart for sharing
Illustration from the Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleaux, France, Arras circa 1245. Thanks @_medievalart for sharing
January 8, 2024 at 7:17 AM
You bend over backwards to do things for people, like illuminate manuscript and do they even say thank you? Of course they don't. 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
Illustration from the Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleaux, France, Arras circa 1245. Thanks @_medievalart for sharing
Illustration from the Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleaux, France, Arras circa 1245. Thanks @_medievalart for sharing
In a City Defined by History, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/u...
In a City Defined by History, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers
Chinatowns in the United States and Canada have long been squeezed by development projects. Will a proposed arena in Philadelphia’s struggling downtown be the next?
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2024 at 9:52 PM
In a City Defined by History, Chinatown’s Champions Fear New Arena for 76ers www.nytimes.com/2023/12/30/u...
It seems like the "eh, we don't need the Constitution" guy *isn't* who you'd name a bridge after. 🤷♀️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman...
December 26, 2023 at 8:24 PM
It seems like the "eh, we don't need the Constitution" guy *isn't* who you'd name a bridge after. 🤷♀️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman...
TIL you have to have a prescription for a mammogram. That's ridiculous. I can walk into a CVS and say, "Hi, I'd like a pap smear." You should damn well be able to walk in somewhere and say, "I'd like a mammogram."
We need to overturn the healthcare system. This is insane.
We need to overturn the healthcare system. This is insane.
December 15, 2023 at 12:22 AM
TIL you have to have a prescription for a mammogram. That's ridiculous. I can walk into a CVS and say, "Hi, I'd like a pap smear." You should damn well be able to walk in somewhere and say, "I'd like a mammogram."
We need to overturn the healthcare system. This is insane.
We need to overturn the healthcare system. This is insane.
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THIS: “The Stefanik Resolution exploits Jewish lives to score political points, but it does nothing whatsoever to combat antisemitism.”
nadler.house.gov/news/documen...
nadler.house.gov/news/documen...
NADLER STATEMENT ON OPPOSITION TO CYNICAL, OVERREACHING STEFANIK RESOLUTION
nadler.house.gov
December 14, 2023 at 12:11 AM
THIS: “The Stefanik Resolution exploits Jewish lives to score political points, but it does nothing whatsoever to combat antisemitism.”
nadler.house.gov/news/documen...
nadler.house.gov/news/documen...
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A good Victorian photographer would have packed all that space with items of Grecian symbolism and dead relations, both corporeal and phantasmagorical.
December 10, 2023 at 12:12 AM
A good Victorian photographer would have packed all that space with items of Grecian symbolism and dead relations, both corporeal and phantasmagorical.
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We previously shared that we’re releasing a public web view soon so that you can view Bluesky posts without being logged in.
The upcoming release will not have the public web view enabled yet, but it will have a tool to opt out of it.
More details in this thread 🧵
The upcoming release will not have the public web view enabled yet, but it will have a tool to opt out of it.
More details in this thread 🧵
December 5, 2023 at 10:00 PM
We previously shared that we’re releasing a public web view soon so that you can view Bluesky posts without being logged in.
The upcoming release will not have the public web view enabled yet, but it will have a tool to opt out of it.
More details in this thread 🧵
The upcoming release will not have the public web view enabled yet, but it will have a tool to opt out of it.
More details in this thread 🧵
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Unironic support, excellent messaging, someone call the DNC.
Once again I propose that we replace all instances of "defund the police" with "the fuck are we paying these guys for"
I'd love to see police compensation in real dollars charted next to this, to show exactly how much we're paying for a "service" this bad.
December 5, 2023 at 7:56 PM
Unironic support, excellent messaging, someone call the DNC.
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Once again I propose that we replace all instances of "defund the police" with "the fuck are we paying these guys for"
I'd love to see police compensation in real dollars charted next to this, to show exactly how much we're paying for a "service" this bad.
"The evidence is clear: Police departments across the country are solving far fewer crimes than they did before 2020." (via @jeffasher.bsky.social in NYT today) www.nytimes.com/2023/12/05/o...
December 5, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Once again I propose that we replace all instances of "defund the police" with "the fuck are we paying these guys for"
So I finally watched Happiest Season, and I agree with everyone who said she should've ended up with Aubrey Plaza. Also, how are we glossing over the dad sinking all their savings into the campaign?!
December 3, 2023 at 5:55 AM
So I finally watched Happiest Season, and I agree with everyone who said she should've ended up with Aubrey Plaza. Also, how are we glossing over the dad sinking all their savings into the campaign?!
This post on Threads (of all things!) was actually how I found out.
Me: I have a strict rule about not celebrating deaths of politicians, even of awful people, because it’s a terrible cultural habit and demeans us all
God: lol sure we’ll see
God: lol sure we’ll see
November 30, 2023 at 2:33 AM
This post on Threads (of all things!) was actually how I found out.