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· Oct 18
“Them as can do has to do for them as can’t. And someone has to speak up for them as has no voices." - Terry Pratchett
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Marge from the church breakfast committee is about to go John Brown on this fascist rent-a-cop and meanwhile Eric Swalwell and other Congressional and Senate Dems want "masks off and badges out", the nice middle ground.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Marge from the church breakfast committee is about to go John Brown on this fascist rent-a-cop and meanwhile Eric Swalwell and other Congressional and Senate Dems want "masks off and badges out", the nice middle ground.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I have long posited that Daniel Craig's accent in Glass Onion is better than Knives Out because in Knives Out he is trying to do a real Southern accent and is bad at it but in Glass Onion he is just talking like Foghorn Leghorn, which is something a real gay Southern weirdo would do.
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November 18, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Dad Connie on a quest to find his daughter has only two moods
February 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Dad Connie on a quest to find his daughter has only two moods
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NIL is officially coming to Ohio high school sports — and it’s already dividing people. Will it level the playing field or tilt it?
5 questions on how name, image and likeness money for athletes will affect Ohio high school sports
A preseason questionnaire of Northeast Ohio basketball coaches found a majority didn’t want Name, Image and Likeness to come to Ohio.
www.cleveland.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NIL is officially coming to Ohio high school sports — and it’s already dividing people. Will it level the playing field or tilt it?
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
s3.amazonaws.com/nursing-netw...
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
It must be so nice to have consequences and laws that work
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro must begin serving his 27-year prison sentence for plotting an attempted coup, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ruled. https://cnn.it/4p1dgDV
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It must be so nice to have consequences and laws that work
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.” 🖤
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gorgeous piece of cinema like Guillermo’s Frankenstein 🖤
#frankenstein #frankenstein2025 #guillermodeltoro
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gorgeous piece of cinema like Guillermo’s Frankenstein 🖤
#frankenstein #frankenstein2025 #guillermodeltoro
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“And thus the heart will break, yet brokenly live on.” 🖤
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gorgeous piece of cinema like Guillermo’s Frankenstein 🖤
#frankenstein #frankenstein2025 #guillermodeltoro
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a gorgeous piece of cinema like Guillermo’s Frankenstein 🖤
#frankenstein #frankenstein2025 #guillermodeltoro
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“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Device hoarding” un fucking real
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
Both major political parties agree we have one job and it’s to buy shit
They're allowed to!
BREAKING: The FBI requests interviews with Democratic lawmakers over video urging troops to refuse illegal orders.
FBI seeks interviews with Democratic lawmakers who urged US troops to defy illegal orders
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
They're allowed to!
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A Bob Ross painting from 1986 has been purchased for over $1 Million in support of public broadcasting. https://bit.ly/3XOr8Fp
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A Bob Ross painting from 1986 has been purchased for over $1 Million in support of public broadcasting. https://bit.ly/3XOr8Fp
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Everybody knows the only solution to the rich eliminating all the jobs is to keep buying $1700 phones
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Everybody knows the only solution to the rich eliminating all the jobs is to keep buying $1700 phones
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oh so nvidia is cooked for real for real
November 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
oh so nvidia is cooked for real for real
Ohhhhh she is for sure cheating with him and setting herself up for Mrs #2
Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk said her organization’s efforts to support a potential JD Vance presidential campaign in 2028 are “in the works.” https://cnn.it/4rlYMQy
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Ohhhhh she is for sure cheating with him and setting herself up for Mrs #2
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Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
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Mifepristone on Trial: Where Lawsuits About a Key Abortion Medication Stand
This story was originally published in @statesnewsroom.com
This story was originally published in @statesnewsroom.com
Mifepristone on Trial: Where Lawsuits About a Key Abortion Medication Stand
Federal regulations around mifepristone, which has provided abortion access across the United States, are being challenged in multiple lawsuits from opposing directions.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Mifepristone on Trial: Where Lawsuits About a Key Abortion Medication Stand
This story was originally published in @statesnewsroom.com
This story was originally published in @statesnewsroom.com
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It came down to nine votes. Tanmay Shah, a democratic socialist, edges out incumbent Danny Kelly in Cleveland’s Ward 12 race after months of momentum.
‘You can’t stop us:’ A democratic socialist in Cleveland just sealed the upset victory he predicted two years ago
Tanmay Shah secures his upset win, almost two years after he warned Cleveland's political establishment.
www.cleveland.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It came down to nine votes. Tanmay Shah, a democratic socialist, edges out incumbent Danny Kelly in Cleveland’s Ward 12 race after months of momentum.
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Lmfaooo
Campbell Soup Company has now placed the executive who reportedly mocked its "poor" customers and said the company's meat "came from a 3D printer" on leave.
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Lmfaooo
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Campbell Soup Company has now placed the executive who reportedly mocked its "poor" customers and said the company's meat "came from a 3D printer" on leave.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Campbell Soup Company has now placed the executive who reportedly mocked its "poor" customers and said the company's meat "came from a 3D printer" on leave.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺