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@opaoni.bsky.social
death to bots
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Before Thatcherism ruined the benefits system, Britain produced some of the greatest bands of all time thanks partly to many making music in their spare time - while "unemployed."

Could a Universal Basic Income also create unexpected culture for society?
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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If I were actually a free thinker who questioned everything I might get to wondering why my government tries to make me mad at Somalis every time something new comes out about Epstein
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The leadership of the @nytimes.com broadly agrees with Chris Rufo that the existence of "woke" students, professors, and institutions is an affront to society which needs to be dismantled by state coercion.

This is, ironically, very obvious, but also politically incorrect to talk about in public.
The article accepts the idea that New College was a liberal enclave, and what is happening now is a rebalancing. I think this view is fundamentally wrong, embracing the assumptions of those who see their job as to save campuses from liberalism by any means necessary.
December 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Bernie Sanders: "We need to be thinking seriously about a moratorium on data centers. You gotta slow this process down. It's not good enough for the oligarchs to tell us 'you adapt.' Are they gonna guarantee healthcare to all people? What are they gonna do when there are no jobs? Make housing free?"
December 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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rich people are evil
Nia Trent-Wilson owes $182,889.63 in medical bills for a baby that wasn’t hers.
Trent-Wilson had been a surrogate twice. But this time, the pregnancy went badly sideways, and she underwent a hysterectomy.
She went home with a bill. The parents went home with the baby.
www.wsj.com/us-news/surr...
Surrogacy Is a Multibillion-Dollar Business—but Surrogates Can Be Left With Big Debts
The booming fertility industry is largely unregulated, leaving the women giving birth with few financial or legal protections.
www.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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ce post est tellement @mitildide.bsky.social coded
December 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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[ the most obviously evil magic sci-fi bullshit concept ever ] This is definitely happening, and it's good
December 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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On December 26, China opened two new HSR lines: Xi'an to Yan'an (299km) and Hangzhou to Quzhou (131km).

Meanwhile, the United States bombed Nigeria and continued its aggression against Venezuela and Latin America.

China builds, the US bombs.
In 2025, the United States bombed:

- Iran
- Yemen
- Syria
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
- Somalia
- Venezuela
- Nigeria

And you’re surprised why the entire world hates us?
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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If you ever see a person over 60 buying Apple gift cards you should be able to yoink them out of her hands for safety like taking scissors from a toddler
December 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Seasons greetings.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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My annual Christmas reminder: The letters to Santa are not why Santa was found in court to be Santa in "Miracle on 34th Street." It was because prosecuting Santa Claus looked really bad politically for the judge and he was looking for any excuse to let him go. The moral is: Work the refs
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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This is a lovely, lovely story and would make a wonderful Christmas film too www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Just for example, there are some accounts of violent sexual child exploitation I read trying to understand the Josh Duggar stuff and sometimes I will look at my toddler and be like, she is that age, and remember.

And it's hard to overstate how viscerally upsetting that is.
And as several folks are saying in the comments: curiosity about the Epstein files is understandable, but just for yourself personally, think carefully about what you want in your head forever.

It will come to you later in upsetting ways that you may not expect.

bsky.app/profile/sass...
I promise you- people think they want to know the lurid details- they don't. I spent 30 years reading accounts of CA/SA and that shit never leaves your head.
I'm interested in knowing who was on public payroll and didn't do their jobs. And I'm happy to wait for the truth so it sticks.
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Bari Weiss is a particular type of character that can get too far in the good ol’ USA: the moderately clever sociopath who thinks they can bullshit their way through anything with wordy excuses. When reality crashes in on such a mediocre person, they have nowhere to go but self-victimization.
New Bari Weiss & CBS leadership note to staff—

“…Americans say they do not trust the press…To win back their trust, we have to work hard.”

“Sometimes it means telling unexpected stories…sometimes it means holding a piece about an important subject to make sure it is comprehensive and fair.”
December 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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The host of the "AI" is the "speaker", and should be legally liable for anything the AI "says", esp. when it is sold as fit for purpose and is results are presented front-and-center by a search engine.
Ashley MacIsaac concert cancelled after AI wrongly accuses him of being sex offender | CBC News
Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac says he may have been defamed by Google after it recently produced an AI-generated summary falsely identifying him as a sex offender.
www.cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Still shocked that Donald Trump participated in an honest-to-god post-birth abortion forced on a 13 year old sex trafficking victim.
December 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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call us old fashioned but, if you've built a machine that makes child porn, we really don't care if can do anything else.

unplug the machine.
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Incredible words from real boxer Anthony Joshua after he knocked Jake Paul the fuck out lol
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Enjoy y'all. I'ts Saturday, the best day of the week.
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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These people could see a hostage video of their own relative and decide to fixate on the fact there’s a Star of David in the shot
December 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The good news is that we don't need to read the report. Voters hate the party and we hate the leadership. The country is literally coming apart at the seams and we blame you. Entirely. Hide all you want, we know who's at fault. And we know who the consultants are. You're fucked. I promise.
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.

Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia.

It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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It is unethical to do a randomized controlled trial in which you withhold a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborn babies.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM