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@discontinuity.bsky.social
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"The Land of Cockaigne", Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1567. https://twitter.com/PublicDomainRev/status/1474852463312351241/photo/1
December 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"The Land of Cockaigne", Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1567. https://twitter.com/PublicDomainRev/status/1474852463312351241/photo/1
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Sam Altman is clearly an incredible deal maker.
That the outcome of Disney wanting to sue over its IP being used in Sora is that Disney will pay OpenAI $1 billion (an investment) and let them use 200 Disney, Marvel & Star Wars characters in AI slop videos is wild.
That the outcome of Disney wanting to sue over its IP being used in Sora is that Disney will pay OpenAI $1 billion (an investment) and let them use 200 Disney, Marvel & Star Wars characters in AI slop videos is wild.
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Sam Altman is clearly an incredible deal maker.
That the outcome of Disney wanting to sue over its IP being used in Sora is that Disney will pay OpenAI $1 billion (an investment) and let them use 200 Disney, Marvel & Star Wars characters in AI slop videos is wild.
That the outcome of Disney wanting to sue over its IP being used in Sora is that Disney will pay OpenAI $1 billion (an investment) and let them use 200 Disney, Marvel & Star Wars characters in AI slop videos is wild.
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1,500 people. 70 countries. No office. Millions of documented words. Most companies would call this chaos. We call it Tuesday. Here's how #Automattic turned distributed work into a communication culture that actually scales.
https://ttl.blog/using-chaos-to-communicate-order/
https://ttl.blog/using-chaos-to-communicate-order/
Using chaos to communicate order
How we communicate at Automattic
ttl.blog
October 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
1,500 people. 70 countries. No office. Millions of documented words. Most companies would call this chaos. We call it Tuesday. Here's how #Automattic turned distributed work into a communication culture that actually scales.
https://ttl.blog/using-chaos-to-communicate-order/
https://ttl.blog/using-chaos-to-communicate-order/
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Elon thinks that the greatest threat to Western civilization is not enough white men getting multiple women pregnant. Thats “conservatism” now.
September 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Elon thinks that the greatest threat to Western civilization is not enough white men getting multiple women pregnant. Thats “conservatism” now.
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The National Guardners
September 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The National Guardners
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New Mexico health officials said Monday it has identified its first human case of the plague in the state this year.
New Mexico health officials report first case of human plague for 2025
New Mexico health officials said Monday it has identified its first human case of the plague in the state this year.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New Mexico health officials said Monday it has identified its first human case of the plague in the state this year.
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this is just heartbreaking: bsky.app/profile/blue...
Ten year old student who witnessed shooting: "I heard [shots] again. I just ran under the pew and then I covered my head. My friend Victor saved me though, because he laid on top of me. But he got hit... He's really brave, and I hope he's good in the hospital."
August 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
this is just heartbreaking: bsky.app/profile/blue...
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“As Mayor of Spokane, I’ve declared a state of emotional emergency.” A Tuesday surprise from @alexdugganreports.bsky.social
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
Spokane officials have no reason to comment on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement, but we asked them anyway
Spokane officials have no reason to comment about the "Love Story" engagement between iconic pop star Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, but it's pretty clear that most of the...
www.spokesman.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
“As Mayor of Spokane, I’ve declared a state of emotional emergency.” A Tuesday surprise from @alexdugganreports.bsky.social
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...
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I just need one member of the media to ask Trump how much a $500 drug would cost after a 1500% discount.
August 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I just need one member of the media to ask Trump how much a $500 drug would cost after a 1500% discount.
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This is how democracies die.
Step 1: Dislike the facts.
Step 2: Attack the fact-finders.
Step 3: Replace them with loyalists.
Step 4: Control the "truth."
Step 1: Dislike the facts.
Step 2: Attack the fact-finders.
Step 3: Replace them with loyalists.
Step 4: Control the "truth."
August 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This is how democracies die.
Step 1: Dislike the facts.
Step 2: Attack the fact-finders.
Step 3: Replace them with loyalists.
Step 4: Control the "truth."
Step 1: Dislike the facts.
Step 2: Attack the fact-finders.
Step 3: Replace them with loyalists.
Step 4: Control the "truth."
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Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's.
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
www.motherjones.com
July 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Epstein’s "little black book" totals 97 pages, containing 1,571 names and roughly 5,000 phone numbers. At least 38 names are mysteriously circled, including Donald Trump's.
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“I got my hands on a copy,” writes Leland Nally. “I made close to 2,000 phone calls.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.
CDC ends its emergency response to bird flu as cases decline
The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.
www.scrippsnews.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The CDC is ending its emergency response to bird flu, citing a significant drop in cases between February and July.
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on the next episode of copse
April 6, 2025 at 9:55 PM
on the next episode of copse
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How does this not become the stuff of instant attack ads/Tik Tok content?
As Shawn McCreesh and Tyler Pager report, House Republican holdouts were apparently swayed to support President Trump’s tax and spending bill by signed merch and photographs with the president.
Trump Goes on a Charm Offensive as He Woos Holdout Republicans
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
How does this not become the stuff of instant attack ads/Tik Tok content?
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Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees
Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees
Xbox will end or decrease work ‘in certain areas’
buff.ly
July 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees
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Have been losing my mind all morning at this absolutely bowel-crushing Franco-Ethiopian jazz-funk cover of War Pigs. Holy shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVY...
uKanDanZ - WAR PIGS (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ukandanz
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Have been losing my mind all morning at this absolutely bowel-crushing Franco-Ethiopian jazz-funk cover of War Pigs. Holy shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kVY...
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he's just going to lie his way straight through it
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
he's just going to lie his way straight through it
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Powell: "What we're waiting for to reduce rates is to understand what will happen with really the tariff inflation... everyone that I know is forecasting a meaningful increase in inflation in coming months from tariffs, because somebody has to pay for them... some of it will fall on the consumer"
June 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Powell: "What we're waiting for to reduce rates is to understand what will happen with really the tariff inflation... everyone that I know is forecasting a meaningful increase in inflation in coming months from tariffs, because somebody has to pay for them... some of it will fall on the consumer"
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Compared to the reigning omicron variants JN.1 and LP.8.1, the NB.1.8.1 variant has a few mutations that could help it bind to human cells more easily and evade some protective immune responses.
New COVID variant swiftly gains ground in US; concern looms for summer wave
The variant, NB.1.8.1, has been linked to surges in parts of Asia.
arstechnica.com
June 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Compared to the reigning omicron variants JN.1 and LP.8.1, the NB.1.8.1 variant has a few mutations that could help it bind to human cells more easily and evade some protective immune responses.
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BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
This is a major win for public health.
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JUST IN: Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.
RFK Jr. boots all members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.
n.pr
June 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
JUST IN: Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.
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"The fact that Tesla has gone out of its way to not release any data regarding its self-driving effort should be a real red flag to anyone interested in the effort." #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/06/05/t...
Tesla admits it would 'suffer financial harm' if its self-driving crash data becomes public
Tesla is caught in a legal fight in which it admitted that it would “suffer financial harm” if its self-driving...
electrek.co
June 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"The fact that Tesla has gone out of its way to not release any data regarding its self-driving effort should be a real red flag to anyone interested in the effort." #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall electrek.co/2025/06/05/t...
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I can't stress enough how wrong and disingenuous the most recent wave of COVID revisionism is.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
June 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I can't stress enough how wrong and disingenuous the most recent wave of COVID revisionism is.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
The *only period* when Democratic counties had higher death rates was April-May 2020. From June 2020 onwards, Republican laxity and denialism were the most powerful force driving deaths.
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We’ve all read a lot of Musk pieces, but make room for one more, because this is like nothing you’ve read before and is deeply illuminating
For the July/August issue of @motherjones.com, I dived into Elon Musk's relationship with Aspie supremacy and how it's promoted online. This ideology, coined by the late autistic blogger Mel Baggs, also dehumanizes autistic people with high support needs. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The 4chan-coded ideology behind Elon Musk's war on normies
Musk thinks autism makes him superhuman. Just don't call it that.
www.motherjones.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’ve all read a lot of Musk pieces, but make room for one more, because this is like nothing you’ve read before and is deeply illuminating