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@achren.bsky.social
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alkennedy.bsky.social
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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silvermansecurity.bsky.social
@sorryforlaughing.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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paulisci.bsky.social
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (July)
Bitter fight over 2020 Microsoft quantum paper both resolved and unresolved --The Register, 31 Jul 2025
December 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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paulisci.bsky.social
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (February)
Thieves stole 100,000 organic eggs off a trailer in Pennsylvania. Police are scrambling --CBC, 6 Feb 2025
December 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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wittywebhandle.bsky.social
Aliens Star Trek, a Vulcan-esque figure w/ two lines about their right eye: - Human with an unsual face tattoo. - Called something like the Kth'Grathi Star Wars, a bug-like creature in a rice farmers hat. - Bug that's vaguely asian - Called Glumshit Chang Doctor Who, a toaster w/ some bread poking out - Household appliance that is a black hole with a Lancashire accent - Called the Kaloxlgorb of Charrr
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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calculon.bsky.social
I tried to make a joke about Ulysses but I just couldn't bring it home
kenburnside.bsky.social Ken Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 22d
I'd make a joke about Iphegenia, but I'm afraid it'd blow.
maimonidesnutz.bsky.social maimonides nutz @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · Nov 29
I had a joke about Jacob/Yisrael, but I really wrestled with posting it
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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bar44.bsky.social
Here, kitty…
Porto, Portugal
#Photography #StreetArt #Mural #Porto 📷
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social
Thinking back to five years ago when I made a gingerbread dumpster fire for Christmas
A gingerbread dumpster fire. The front is decorated with "Fuck 2020." The side has "EAT SHIT RONA" written in white icing.
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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cstross.bsky.social
Q: Why did Donald Trump bury Ivana on one of his golf courses?

A: So he could still cheat on her.
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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wiglet1981.bsky.social
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
Pope stands holding a baseball bat on a plane
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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infinata.bsky.social
“I was just following otters.”
chrismohney.bsky.social Chris Mohney @chrismohney.bsky.social · Nov 28
really went dark for the sequel
A movie marquee advertises for the films Nuremberg in Zootopia 2
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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tyleraking.com
Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.
'Slop Evader' Lets You Surf the Web Like It’s 2022
Artist Tega Brain is fighting the internet’s enshittification by turning back the clock to before ChatGPT existed.
www.404media.co
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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viktorwinetrout.bsky.social
He is risen
The Pillsbury Dough Boy float at the Macy's Parade
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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ernie.tedium.co
If you have been sharing that Malwarebytes article on the Gmail thing, you should note the giant correction up top.

www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update November 22. We’ve updated this article after realising we contributed to a perfect storm of misunderstanding around a recent change in the wording and placement of Gmail’s smart features. The settings themselves aren’t new, but the way Google recently rewrote and surfaced them led a lot of people (including us) to believe Gmail content might be used to train Google’s AI models, and that users were being opted in automatically. After taking a closer look at Google’s documentation and reviewing other reporting, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Gmail does scan email content to power its own “smart features,” such as spam filtering, categorisation, and writing suggestions. But this is part of how Gmail normally works and isn’t the same as training Google’s generative AI models. Google also maintains that these feature settings are opt-in rather than opt-out, although users’ experiences seem to vary depending on when and how the new wording appeared. It’s easy to see where the confusion came from. Google’s updated language around “smart features” is vague, and the term “smart” often implies AI—especially at a time when Gemini is being integrated into other parts of Google’s products. When the new wording started appearing for some users without much explanation, many assumed it signalled a broader shift. We’ve revised this article to reflect what we can confirm from Google’s documentation, as it’s always been our aim to give readers accurate, helpful guidance.
November 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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curole.bsky.social
This Is Just To Say

I have thwarted
the LLM
that was in
your algorithm

with which
you were probably
planning
world domination

Forgive me
it was delicious
so banal
and so stupid
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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nantanreikan.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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frovo.bsky.social
[avengers mansion]

CAP: good morning Avengers let's begin

IRON MAN: wait spider-man is missing

OPEN MOUTH MAN: weird he was here when i went to sleep last nite
November 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
achren.bsky.social
Useless coward!
kaine.senate.gov Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · Nov 10
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
"I have long said that to earn my vote, we need to be on a path toward fixing Republicans’ health care mess and to protect the federal workforce. This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren’t willing to do. Lawmakers know their constituents expect them to vote for it, and if they don’t, they could very well be replaced at the ballot box by someone who will. This legislation will protect federal workers from baseless firings, reinstate those who have been wrongfully terminated during the shutdown, and ensure federal workers receive back pay, as required by a law I got passed in 2019. That’s a critical step that will help federal employees and all Americans who rely on government services. I’ll keep working towards a long-term government spending plan that includes critical priorities to support Virginians and funding for Virginia community projects."
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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daedsider.bsky.social
"expanding consciousness" meme: 1. Frankenstein created a monster 2. Frankenstein was the real monster 3. Frankenstein and his creation are *both* tragically flawed 4. Captain Walton made the whole thing up because he couldn't admit to his sister that he failed to find the Northwest Passage
January 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
achren.bsky.social
I bet some of these dinosaurs still accept faxes
achren.bsky.social achren.bsky.social @achren.bsky.social · Nov 9
Calling is better when possible but you can still email them.
philplait.bsky.social Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Nov 9
I just called Senator Mark Warner and urged him to vote no. I called Senator Tim Kaine but his office is closed on Sunday and they don't take messages. America!
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
achren.bsky.social
Calling is better when possible but you can still email them.
philplait.bsky.social Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · Nov 9
I just called Senator Mark Warner and urged him to vote no. I called Senator Tim Kaine but his office is closed on Sunday and they don't take messages. America!
malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · Nov 9
Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake.

The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
This Norwegian stabbur, ca 1700, one of the oldest buildings in the region. Used to store foods & other things off of the ground, away from animals.

I'm not OK, for all the Crone reasons.

We know where her house came from! Its origins, most likely!

imma go get my evil mortar and pestle now brb
small cabin on tree stumps. Tree stumps look like chickenfeet
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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oddnewsnetwork.bsky.social Odd News @oddnewsnetwork.bsky.social · Nov 5
County Clare spent the weekend on lion watch after a timber haulier caught video of a “lion-like animal” padding through Mount Shannon woods, prompting at least one man to check his backyard shed for gladiators. Read more below...

#dog #Garda #groomed #ireland #lions #police #OddNews
Irish Police Track “Lion” Through County Clare Woods
find 150-pound dog named Mouse who recently went full Lion King at the groomer.
oddnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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derek.bike
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM