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Lefty politics, Bearsy Football, and funny stuff
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October 9, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.
SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news
Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says
It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.
heatmap.news
October 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."
America is now one big bet on AI
It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy
www.ft.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I’ve become a WEBTOON guy thanks to Dungeon Crawler Carl
September 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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*inventing Bluetooth* Well, it works about 60% of the time. That’ll probably be good enough forever.
September 20, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Now we know how we’ll find the left’s Joe Rogan
Starting to regret inventing the podcast
September 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The finale was epic
Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ crosses $200M at the global box office 💰

Production budget was $38M
August 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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August 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Okay I found the most depressing post
August 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Fallen empire tryna beat us in a fascism-off
UK police arrested hundreds today at protests over the Palestine Action ban.

Absolutely bonkers quote from the police here: “It will take time, but we will arrest anyone expressing support for Palestine Action."

Just to reiterate: Simple written or verbal expressions of support are illegal.
UK police arrest at least 466 people at Palestine Action protest in London
Critics say ban on activist group stifles freedom of speech and assembly and aims to curb pro-Palestine demonstrations.
www.aljazeera.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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41 years ago today, Ray Parker Jr. hits #1 with “Ghostbusters” — and holds the top spot for 3 weeks

“The trick is I never say the word ‘Ghostbusters’. I’m just gonna say, ‘Who ya gonna call?’ and then the crowd says, ‘Ghostbusters!’ because that’s who they want to call to solve their problems.”
August 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
stupid stupid STUPID
August 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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The battery lickers are coming for us in the replies.
Do not lick batteries.
July 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Boss. I'm tired boss. We been doing these experiments and studies since the 60s and 70s and the outcome has been the same in them all.

The pushback against these measures aren't because they don't work. It's because they DO work and they'll include peoples they wish to exclude from society.
Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.

They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.

Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.

#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
July 24, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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finally, people are getting fired for liking coldplay. long overdue.
July 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Anything we touch turns racist
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Jul 17
"I can imagine the tool becoming popular on platforms like TikTok or Instagram... but its unpredictability might prove controversial. At times, the model seems inexplicably intent on changing a user’s race," @willknight.bsky.social writes.

Yeah... this is happening:
This AI Warps Live Video in Real Time
A startup called Decart has developed an AI model that can transform live footage. The results are mind-bending—and poised to take over streaming.
www.wired.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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On the left is a post today from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On the right is literal Nazi propaganda from the 1930s.
July 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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ELON: we must make AI like Hitler. it is the only way to improve it.

ACTUAL SMART PERSON: we trained an AI on Indigenous knowledge and it ran laps around industry's leading solar forecasting systems

GROK: i wish Taylor Swift was born in '88. that would be so based 😜

www.popsci.com/environment/...
Indigenous calendars could make solar power more efficient
Using ecological cues may allow for more localized AI solar farm forecasting.
www.popsci.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Man, the nightmares, huh
July 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I know you’re all 🐍 about Warren but at this point it feels like she’s the only Dem senator that’s even trying to do something actionable
Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into whether Paramount or the president violated anti-bribery laws after they settled Trump's “meritless” lawsuit.
Elizabeth Warren Demands Bribery Investigation as Paramount Settles With Trump
The Democratic senator says Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with the president may be illegal.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Breaking news (to me)
So, probably not. The yolk is just the "food" for the developing chicken.
June 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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June 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Dems need to bring this energy
A member of Taiwan's parliament stole a bill and ran off with it to prevent it from being passed
June 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM