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avowed dipshit, inveterate sweetie
autodidactic everything enthusiast
rooting for all things pro-social

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former admin for 🍀🐎 & hit podcast @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social
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half-aspirational @ohtazer.goblinmo.de · Aug 11
can the next big term that gets treated like 'abolish' and 'defund' where it's not the exact right term to use to beg for table scraps, be 'expropriation'

this word feels like it is crackling with electric power right about now
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b0tster.yeag.gay
we are halfway to the bunlith show beach episode stretch goal only 12k left!

support the show here!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...

below you will find bunlith show beach episode propaganda:
bunlith (bunny girl fursona with white and orange fur and red curly hair) in a bikini walking on the beach in a lowpoly scene reminiscent of ps1 graphics bunlith (bunny girl fursona with white and orange fur and red curly hair) in a bikini bent over on a towel in a lowpoly scene reminiscent of ps1 graphics bunlith (bunny girl fursona with white and orange fur and red curly hair) in a bikini looking down at the camera in a lowpoly scene reminiscent of ps1 graphics bunlith (bunny girl fursona with white and orange fur and red curly hair) in a bikini lounging on a towel in a lowpoly scene reminiscent of ps1 graphics
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
my patience has increased but I will say, it is ok to have trouble reading, it is not ok to scream at people for things you imagined they said because you can't read what they actually said
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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annaleen.bsky.social
This is new information for me, too. It's wild that the person who invented the most common reading education system in the US says point-blank that it doesn't matter if people don't actually read words, but just guess what they are. He says it's fine to see the word "pony" and read it as "horse."
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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nysdoh.bsky.social
UPDATE: 𝗔𝗟𝗟 ByHeart infant formula products are being recalled. Parents and caregivers are advised to stop using any ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula immediately. More info: fda.gov/food/outbreaks-foodborne-illness/outbreak-investigation-infant-botulism-infant-formula-november-2025
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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meredithmeredith.bsky.social
To be crystal clear: Signal will NEVER message you this way. Ever.

And just like with your bank details or passwords, NEVER EVER share your Signal verification code (SMS/Call) or PIN with anyone. Ever. 3/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
ohtazer.goblinmo.de
both cats every time i stand near the stove
emilyonhere.gay Emily @emilyonhere.gay · 1d
when i see my wife carrying a little treat
zohran mamdani style campaign poster that reads “is that for me”
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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tomtomorrow.bsky.social
me: you are the best cat ever, no cat could possibly be better

my cat: swipes with claws, draws blood

me: haha, just you being you
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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juniorhoncho.bsky.social
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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clancyny.bsky.social
Spyware is proliferating far beyond the scope of “rare” or “limited” attacks.

"Because targeting is so easy, we have seen govts use surveillance malware to spy on a broad range of people, including relatively minor political opponents, activists, and journalists." – @evacide.bsky.social, @eff.org
Why a lot of people are getting hacked with government spyware | TechCrunch
Government surveillance vendors want us to believe their spyware products are only used in limited and targeted operations against terrorists and serious criminals. That claim is increasingly difficul...
techcrunch.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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splendid.land
flaming moe's
lenny is sat with homer at moe's with some pokemon cards scattered across the bar. Lenny: hey whatcha got there homer? Homer: oh i don't know... it's some crap the boy is into these days Barney: hey! moe! this one looks like you! Moe then snatches the card. Moe: what? gimme that! i oughta sue the hell outta- Moe then contrmplates the Magmar card, and finds recognition within it.
August 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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nanoraptor.danamania.com
What they took from us.
A promo style photo of a Newton WatchPad on a wrist. It's a wrist-sized Newton with a digital crown, and a rainbow Apple logo. On the screen are Newton OS icons for Bluesky, Mastodon, Kindle, Escape Velocity, BBedit, Marathon, and Chelsea Bridge.
June 15, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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serife.bsky.social
I counter the claim that "AI steals just the way human artists steal." We do not. Artists engage relationally with sources rather than severing them for computational processing. Computers are not people. Comparing generative tools to artists is a dehumanizing act.
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
It's me again, just putting it out there that I am going to need space in 2026 for at least 5 events that can hold at least 100 people. Looking for accessible and also CHEAP spaces in NYC. None of the convenings will be charging people to participate. Thank you.
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
filtermag.org/fcc-dismantl...
Piece by Piece, FCC Dismantles Its Prison and Jail Phone Call Price Caps
With its November 6 order, the FCC continues to steadily default on essentially every major provision of its historic regulations from 2024.
filtermag.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
ohtazer.goblinmo.de
lol there are at least two pics of me from ages ago posing with giant rainbow chard leaves and for sure neither are as large as this one
ankou.bsky.social Ankou @ankou.bsky.social · 1d
Posing with my veggies like men pose with fish
Moi dans ma cuisine tenant une feuille de blette. J'ai un t-shirt rose sombre, une chemise à carreaux blanc-beige, un leggins gris, des chaussettes noire et blanche motif Noël et un bonnet orange (je reviens du potager, il fait -1°) La feuille de blette mesure 62cm, 96 si on compte la tige, ça fait un beau poisson.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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samsorensen.bsky.social
what's up gamers I've barely posted about this since #over/under has eaten all of my time, but my space trucking Mothership Month 25 project, ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE, has just under 36 hours left, go check it out: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE: Space Trucking for Mothership RPG
Mothership space trucking 101, set in the star system surrounding Prospero's Dream
www.backerkit.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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cait.bsky.social
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
r/ExpectationVsReality u/Additional-Simple858 • 3d Join Al 'doctor' said my back pain is depression, not a slipped disc. Now physical therapy won't get approved. Al Expectation We are reviewing claim #& submitted on 09/28/2025. Our records indicate the claim was filed under diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while the corresponding prescription and referral history list treatment for lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Re: Incorrect Diagnosis in Record Hi Thank you for reaching out. We have reviewed your visit documentation and can confirm that the notes in question were generated using our Al scribe system. It appears the Al tool assigned diagnosis code F32.9 (Depressive disorder, unspecified), while your visit notes and treatment plan reference lumbar disc herniation (back pain). Per compliance policy, certain Al-generated fields cannot be manually updated by clinic staff and require vendor correction. We have escalated this to our vendor support team and opened ticket # . We'll notify you once we receive confirmation or correction from the vendor.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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valkyrieladyk.bsky.social
Remember when Biden dropped the COVID isolation guidelines down to just 5 days, not because of any actual medical science, but because the Delta CEO asked him to?

Our lives have always been meaningless to establishment Dems compared to the profits of the donor class.
tyleraking.com Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d
It just makes it look like they said, oh, shit, I had to scrap my weekend at the lake house because my flight was canceled. Or worse, the airlines called and I sold out my constituents at the order of the Delta CEO. I’m no Senate whisperer but when people look at the math it isn’t great.
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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annieknk.bsky.social
This term is so social media-brained. Coined by people who can't imagine themselves without an audience, or that anyone could genuinely want to pass time in any other form than Stare at Phone
robpalk.bsky.social Rob Palk @robpalk.bsky.social · 1d
Oh fuck off
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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melsonian-arts-council.itch.io
New free Troika just appeared: melsonian-arts-council.itch.io/troika-numin...
Troika In My Pocket
Greetings all! Last year we got the idea to make a cut down (but complete) edition of the Troika rules we could give out at conventions for free. It's proven to be so popular that we have had to offer...
melsonian-arts-council.itch.io
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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nameshiv.bsky.social
ok so now I understand why Shaheen and gang were so desperate to end the shutdown
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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moryan.bsky.social
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
ckubzansky.bsky.social Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social · 1d
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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adamserwer.bsky.social
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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momatoes.com
A super typhoon is making landfall tonight. People are bracing for the worst, and a million people have already evacuated. Please keep the Philippines in your thoughts.
A map of the typhoon's predicted trajectory. The shape of the typhoon is massive and covers the entirety of Luzon, the Philippines' biggest island.
November 9, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM