@notorioushilary.bsky.social
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If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.
theintercept.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
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News outlets that haven't yet been co-opted by Trump will run headlines saying:
"Trump's treasury chief says parts of economy 'are in recession'"
"Trump's treasury chief says parts of economy 'are in recession'"
TAPPER: Do you agree that the US is at risk of a recession?
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
BESSENT: I believe we are in a transition period here. I think we're in good shape, but there are sectors of the economy that are in recession
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
News outlets that haven't yet been co-opted by Trump will run headlines saying:
"Trump's treasury chief says parts of economy 'are in recession'"
"Trump's treasury chief says parts of economy 'are in recession'"
So good the TV went out in the middle of it...
regardless of the outcome, that was the best world series in a very long time.
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
So good the TV went out in the middle of it...
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Pastureland
#blueskyartshow #autumn #mountains #scape #northgeorgia
#photography #fence #bluesky #leaves #pasture
#blueskyartshow #autumn #mountains #scape #northgeorgia
#photography #fence #bluesky #leaves #pasture
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm not used to the Red Sox not disappointing me, please respect my inability to cope.
a cartoon of jerry crying with the words crying from happiness above him
ALT: a cartoon of jerry crying with the words crying from happiness above him
media.tenor.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm not used to the Red Sox not disappointing me, please respect my inability to cope.
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Sorry for posting someone’s drivers license number I guess
September 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Sorry for posting someone’s drivers license number I guess
Is it blasphemous to put cheese in Swedish meatballs and noodles?
September 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Is it blasphemous to put cheese in Swedish meatballs and noodles?
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Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse reut.rs/3TRUBN2
Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse
Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Monday that his office will investigate El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and two other officials for the alleged abuse of Venezuelans who were detained in the Central American country.
reut.rs
July 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Venezuela to investigate Bukele, other officials for alleged detainee abuse reut.rs/3TRUBN2
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i still dont understand resigning in protest just gum up the works till u get fired ffs
July 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
i still dont understand resigning in protest just gum up the works till u get fired ffs
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Portrait of a Woman https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.96
June 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Portrait of a Woman https://clevelandart.org/art/2012.96
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Baby KJ was born with a rare genetic disorder. Becoming the first baby to receive a custom gene-edited treatment saved his life. Here’s how it happened—and what the implications are.
How Scientists Made The First Gene-Editing Treatment For A Baby
Last month, a baby got the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment. What will this mean for millions of others with genetic diseases?
www.sciencefriday.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Baby KJ was born with a rare genetic disorder. Becoming the first baby to receive a custom gene-edited treatment saved his life. Here’s how it happened—and what the implications are.
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Ben Collins (@bencollins.bsky.social) on The Onion's editorial in the New York Times:
"We’re hitting the gas pedal here, and think it’s working. Hopefully they should be showing up in the mailboxes of every single congressperson."
"We’re hitting the gas pedal here, and think it’s working. Hopefully they should be showing up in the mailboxes of every single congressperson."
'The Onion' CEO on That Brutal 'New York Times' Op-Ed: 'Expect Us in Weird Places'
Ben Collins has overseen the comeback of a print edition of 'The Onion' over the past year and pledges that it will continue taking big swings
rollingstone.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Ben Collins (@bencollins.bsky.social) on The Onion's editorial in the New York Times:
"We’re hitting the gas pedal here, and think it’s working. Hopefully they should be showing up in the mailboxes of every single congressperson."
"We’re hitting the gas pedal here, and think it’s working. Hopefully they should be showing up in the mailboxes of every single congressperson."
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me: there's no way this day could possibly get any better
Ireland:
Ireland:
A meme of US Vice President JD Vance depicted as a baby was held up in the Dáil today by Labour leader Ivana Bacik.
jrnl.ie/6743403t
jrnl.ie/6743403t
Ivana Bacik holds up meme of bald baby JD Vance in the Dáil
Bacik said the meme was “amusing” and that the US clampdown on visa’s is “authoritarian”.
jrnl.ie
June 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
me: there's no way this day could possibly get any better
Ireland:
Ireland:
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New is awful. Post a Godzilla
June 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New is awful. Post a Godzilla
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Awful. More horrible science news
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
June 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Awful. More horrible science news
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
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NEW: Mayor Eric Adams is launching his reelection campaign tomorrow on the steps of City Hall — via @lauranahmias.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
NEW: Mayor Eric Adams is launching his reelection campaign tomorrow on the steps of City Hall — via @lauranahmias.bsky.social
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“Over the past few months, Paramount leaders have been wrestling with how to pay to settle the lawsuit without exposing directors and officers to liability in potential future shareholder litigation or to criminal charges for bribing a public official.” www.wsj.com/business/med...
Exclusive | Mediator Proposes $20 Million Settlement in Trump’s CBS Suit
The potential package would include a donation, legal costs and public service announcements.
www.wsj.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“Over the past few months, Paramount leaders have been wrestling with how to pay to settle the lawsuit without exposing directors and officers to liability in potential future shareholder litigation or to criminal charges for bribing a public official.” www.wsj.com/business/med...
My fluff dog walks up to my shoulder and like snorted into the side of my head... sigh**
June 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My fluff dog walks up to my shoulder and like snorted into the side of my head... sigh**
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Sen. Mike Lee is trying to sneak the largest attack on public lands in U.S. history into the Senate budget bill.
We're not gonna let that happen, and thought we'd remind him of that with a full-page ad in his state's paper of record:
We're not gonna let that happen, and thought we'd remind him of that with a full-page ad in his state's paper of record:
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Sen. Mike Lee is trying to sneak the largest attack on public lands in U.S. history into the Senate budget bill.
We're not gonna let that happen, and thought we'd remind him of that with a full-page ad in his state's paper of record:
We're not gonna let that happen, and thought we'd remind him of that with a full-page ad in his state's paper of record:
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During a closed-door meeting of Republican senators, Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to tamper down some of his colleagues' fears that the Medicaid cuts included in the bill could lead to major electoral losses for the party, claiming that voters will ultimately “get over it.”
Voters Will “Get Over It,” McConnell Tells GOP Colleagues Scared That Medicaid Cuts Will Hurt Them in Midterms
Polling consistently shows that voters strongly object to the Medicaid cuts proposed in the GOP reconciliation package.
truthout.org
June 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
During a closed-door meeting of Republican senators, Sen. Mitch McConnell tried to tamper down some of his colleagues' fears that the Medicaid cuts included in the bill could lead to major electoral losses for the party, claiming that voters will ultimately “get over it.”
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Resisting the urge to text childless men I know “Happy Fathers’ Day, Daddy” just because they have, like, a really good moustache or whatever.
June 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Resisting the urge to text childless men I know “Happy Fathers’ Day, Daddy” just because they have, like, a really good moustache or whatever.
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Underneath all of those articles is a deep fury that Bluesky punishes instead of rewarding lazy and/or hostile engagement farming.
Try to build a following here with trolling and slurs and you'll find yourself in a ghost town. To them that is simply intolerable.
Try to build a following here with trolling and slurs and you'll find yourself in a ghost town. To them that is simply intolerable.
The owner of Twitter sends out 100 right wing propaganda tweets every single day and the algorithm is set up so that every single person on Twitter has to see every single one of these tweets. Now here’s another piece about Blue Sky’s ideological diversity problem.
June 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Underneath all of those articles is a deep fury that Bluesky punishes instead of rewarding lazy and/or hostile engagement farming.
Try to build a following here with trolling and slurs and you'll find yourself in a ghost town. To them that is simply intolerable.
Try to build a following here with trolling and slurs and you'll find yourself in a ghost town. To them that is simply intolerable.