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Andy Hooper
@ahoopervt.bsky.social
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Vermont, for better and worse. Former cheese programmer. Local politics.
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spavel.bsky.social
Well this is grim
weird interaction with a student this week. they kept coming up with weird "facts" ("greek is actually a combination of four other languages") that left me baffled. i said let's look this stuff up together, and they said ok, i'll open a search bar, and they opened... ch*tgpt and i was like "this is not a search bar" and they were like "yes it is, you can search for anything in here" the thing that made me feel crazy is like. every kid that's using this as a browser is getting new BESPOKE false "facts." this isn't "a widespread misconception about X that stems from how it's taught in schools." each individual kid is now hooked into a Nonsense Machine with the "widespread misconception about X" you can start at a baseline. like, ok, in tenth grade we all talk about X thing from history, and that leaves us with some misguided concepts about X, but we can correct that as students get broader understandings of the world but with this, each child is getting UNIQUE wrong facts they are SURE are correct... because they did what we told them to do! they "looked it up"! they got it from somewhere! it's not a kid making up a belief on hearsay and assumption... it's something they think they LEARNED this kid was extremely combative with me, and i understood why. i was sitting in front of him and telling him that the internet, a computer, technology, all these supposedly authoritative things... were wrong. and that i, one person, was right. he basically *couldn't* believe me. 8 135 3.8K 97K ... stillorangecrushed @stilloranged. 7h he decided that i was simply a teacher who'd made a mistake. he could check it, after all! he could look it up! he could find the REAL facts. i obviously hadn't done that, i was just an adult who'd decided i was smarter than him. hence the defensiveness. like i said: i understood 5 760 3.2K 82K stillorangecrushed @stilloranged. 7h ... it was so fucking rough. i did my best, but i am one person trying to work against a campaign of misinformation so vast that it fucking terrifies me. this kid is being set up for a life lived entirely inside the hall of mirrors
July 6, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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aidanmoher.com
Lord almighty, Liz.
August 7, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Here's a fucking Republican being more honest about Trump's divisive tone than every major newspaper in the country
chadbourn.bsky.social Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Aug 4
Republicans for Kamala.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2024 Statement on Donald Trump's Speech in Georgia Geoff Duncan, the former Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia, released the following statement after Donald Trump's especially incoherent speech in Atlanta, Georgia: "If you were able to see through Donald Trump's incoherence and vindictiveness tonight, you saw a Donald Trump who does not care about uniting this country or speaking to the voters who will decide this election. Millions of Americans are fed up with his grievance-filled campaign focused only on himself. Tonight we heard a particularly unhinged, angry version of the same Donald Trump that Georgia rejected in 2020. "Elections are binary choices. As a lifelong conservative Republican, it was not an easy decision for me to endorse Vice President Harris, but I know that she fights for all Americans, right, left, or center, and will stand up for the Constitution."
August 4, 2024 at 3:38 AM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Huh. I missed this, but it's pretty good and interesting.
ernie.tedium.co Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · Aug 2
So apparently Steve Ballmer decided to spend millions of dollars of his own money to shoot a bunch of videos that explain what’s happening with immigration and other issues with a bias-free approach to data. Then he paid to put these clips on Fox News.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt91...
Just the Facts About US Immigration: Steve Ballmer Talks Through the Numbers
Join Steve Ballmer, founder of USAFacts, as he breaks down the data behind immigration. Learn the difference between authorized immigration and unauthorized,...
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August 3, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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elfprince13.mumak.app
Would you like them here or there?
I would not like them here or there.
I would not like them anywhere.
I do not like AI* and spam.
I do not like them, Sam-Alt-man.

Would you like them in a house?
Would you like them for a spouse?
August 2, 2024 at 12:29 AM
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kilgoretrout.bsky.social
oh yeah? well would a bunch of weird freaks post THIS??? huh? huh?
July 30, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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joshuajfriedman.com
This is a really lovely tribute both to Kamala Harris and to blended families generally www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/p...
Washington (CNN) - The ex-wife of second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Wednesday defended Vice President Kamala Harris against sexist criticisms about her lack of biological children, calling them "baseless" and expressing her gratitude for the presumptive Democratic nominee. "These are baseless attacks. For over 10 years, since Cole and Ella were teenagers, Kamala has been a co-parent with Doug and I" Kerstin Emhoff said in a statement first provided to CNN. "She is loving, nurturing, fiercely protective, and always present. I love our blended family and am grateful to have her in it."
July 25, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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xkcd.com
President Venn Diagram xkcd.com/2962
July 23, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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tiamarie.bsky.social
Did somebody ask for complete episodes of SCTV 📺?
SCTV (Second City TV) Seasons 1 to 6 [1976-84]
Second City Television, commonly shortened to SCTV and later known as SCTV Network and SCTV Channel, is a Canadian television sketch comedy show that ran int...
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July 17, 2024 at 4:45 AM
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edzitron.com
This week's newsletter: It's time to call BS on generative AI and demand that companies like OpenAI actually provide useful, helpful software, and actively reject the growing coterie of hucksters using AI as a marketing tool to get media headlines.
www.wheresyoured.at/put-up-or-sh...
Put Up Or Shut Up
I feel like the tech industry is currently in the midst of the most bizarre cognitive dissonance I've ever seen — more so than the metaverse, even — as company after company simply lies about their in...
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July 16, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
“Millions of kind-hearted compassionate people agree that immigrants are vermin poisoning the blood of America, or at least are compassionate enough to get past someone saying that.”
wyattswickedgoods.com Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · Jul 15
*sigh*

Time to find a new sticker manufacturer.
Hi Wyatt, Donald Trump was shot. don't care what your political views are but the hate for Trump and his supporters has gone too far. People are terrified to admit they support Trump. I've been scared myself. Americans shouldn't live in fear. support Trump. Many at Sticker Mule do. Many at Sticker Mule also support Biden. The political hate needs to stop. Hopefully this email helps. Btw, this week, get 1 shirt for $4 (normally $19). suggest buying one that shows you support Trump. The more people realize that millions of kind-hearted, compassionate people support Trump, the sooner the hate will end. Awesome people, all over the world, love Trump. Don't limit your friendships and diminish your happiness by indulging in political hate. Vocalize your support. Stop the hate. Anthony Constantino Cofounder, Sticker Mule
July 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
He's not fucking around.
Derek Guy responding to someone telling him to "stay in your very niche if cool lane." (In response to Derek posting about how it's too easy to get guns), saying "A family friend lost their son to a mass shooting so go fuck yourself." Someone saying to Derek Guy "Stick to clothes" and Derek responding "stick deez nuts in your mouth."
July 15, 2024 at 3:36 AM
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anamariecox.bsky.social
The way forward is mutual aid. Feel lost, lonely, scared? There is a free fridge project or pantry near you. Make some sandwiches. I am absolutely not kidding about this. “Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake” is not terrible advice if you give it away.
July 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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gnostichippie.bsky.social
watched Repo Man again tonight and it was excellent. makes a great double feature with Night of the Comet
July 14, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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tedleo.bsky.social
Where is the lie
Comparison between The Star Spangled Banner and Aimee Mann’s 4th of July, coming out in favor of Aimee Mann’s 4th of July.
July 4, 2024 at 11:38 PM
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ricknothing.bsky.social
July 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
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edzitron.com
Newsletter: The Shareholder Supremacy has eaten the world, turning the tech industry into the playground of do-nothing management dictators that see human beings as assets and the customer as subordinate to growth - all inspired by GE’s Jack Welch. www.wheresyoured.at/tss/
The Shareholder Supremacy
I promise you, everything that's happening makes sense. It all feels so chaotic, so utterly, offensively stupid, so disconnected from reality that it's hard to understand how Meta can run a terrible company with decaying services that's also wildly profitable, or how Meta, Microsoft and Google can proliferate unprofitable, unsustainable
www.wheresyoured.at
July 1, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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scottmccloud.bsky.social
My "Secret Project" is A SECRET NO MORE!
'Smile' Author and Illustrator Raina Telgemeier Announces New Kids Graphic Novel with Scott McCloud (Exclusive)
The writer and illustrator is teaming up with author Scott McCloud to publish a new graphic novel for young readers, 'The Cartoonists Club,' which will publish in spring 2025.
people.com
June 25, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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brianmbendis.bsky.social
My son’s art teacher, Mrs. G, gave these last thoughts to them on their final day. Outstanding #teachers #teachersrock
June 14, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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josie.zone
Edward Gorey, summing it all up, basically

lithub.com/edward-gorey...
It's hard to imagine Gorey rejoicing in the gay "community solidarity" signaled by a fondness for Firbank. A nonjoiner if ever there was one, Gorey distanced himself from those, like the "very militant" museum curator he knew in later years, who insisted that their queerness was central to their identity. I realize that homosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is —but then, of course, heterosexuality is a serious problem for anyone who is, too," he said. "And being a man is a serious problem and being a woman is, too. Lots of things are problems."
June 8, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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elfprince13.mumak.app
Looks like I’m officially a Bluesky open source contributor now - thanks to @haileyok.com for reviewing my PR!
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June 4, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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johnpfaff.bsky.social
Excellent piece, on sensationalizing a crime story, which was bad on its own terms, and then not correcting it once shown to be wrong, making it worse.

Crime as spectacle for mass amusement.

This part was particularly brutal (and spot on):
That this was about engagement and not news is evidenced by the fact that all of the reporting above took the Zoom video at face value, which is not really reporting at all. The media did not dig into court records to verify Harris' story before cementing the narrative, which will forever be attached to his name, that he went to jail being the butt of a joke.
June 4, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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helenkennedy.bsky.social
I would never, never be able to find this much grace in myself.
May 31, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
I am the guy who owns the theater where Bruce Wayne’s parents were killed and I just want to say, to everyone asking me why I opened an upscale theater next to a place called “Crime Alley,” it’s always been easier to criticize than to take risks
May 28, 2024 at 6:36 PM