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Jackbooted Thot
@socialism.tools
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Jackbooted Thot @socialism.tools · Nov 13
You have chosen, or been chosen, to relocate to one of our finest remaining urban centers. I thought so much of Chicago that I elected to establish my Administration here, in the Citadel so thoughtfully provided by Our Benefactors. I have been proud to call Chicago my home.
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jamestylerespn.bsky.social
on what I'm told is National Jukebox Day, any occasion to share one of my fave stories ever, by @tbone.malware-virus.biz: www.vice.com/en/article/i...
I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out
The boys were back in town, but I was out of the bar, because they asked me to leave.
www.vice.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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burg.bsky.social
incredible things are happening in China
June 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
socialism.tools
i love watching a CEO fail a softball interview. just going to swing at a t-ball and faceplanting www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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3pagodas.bsky.social
“Aerocactus”
Oils, 60” x 36”
#artyear #artshare #art #oilpainting #painting #museums #artgalleries #surrealism #contemporaryart
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
socialism.tools
we’re really missing out on AI insights here 😩
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
socialism.tools
epstein stuff is designed to make you a conspiracy nutjob because why is toilet paper in the title and not the unmonitored internet access
nymag.com New York Magazine @nymag.com · 15d
Apparently, Ghislaine Maxwell is living it up in prison with unlimited toilet paper. Here’s what we know about her alleged special privileges at her new federal prison camp in Texas.
Ghislaine Maxwell Is Living It Up With Unlimited Toilet Paper
What we know about the special privileges Epstein’s accomplice is reportedly receiving at her new federal prison camp in Texas.
nymag.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
socialism.tools
STEM guys, anywhere, at any time in history: yeah the thing we're really into will be here... oh let me crunch the numbers... ah yes, five years from now. www.theverge.com/column/82066...
3. What year will an independent committee of experts, as dictated by the Microsoft-OpenAI agreement, declare that we have reached AGI? Top answer: 2030
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
socialism.tools
just finished "the road" and boy. that was certainly something. not something good! but something
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
socialism.tools
the genius minds behind X: The Everything App have locked out literally everyone who used a yubikey on twitter
November 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
socialism.tools
openAI hitting the User Engagement button
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
socialism.tools
I get comments when I wear this and they're always funny. People assuming it's clinton related, total confusion, random gripes about their own email, etc
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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sahilkapur.bsky.social
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
socialism.tools
Programmers: $10M to add a new feature twice a year and not fix any of the existing ones
Servers: $10M to keep the lights on
Designers: $500 billion to change the UI every other week
Marketing: $10M for a costume and shitpost magicians
someone please help. my language learning app is struggling
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
socialism.tools
"everyone in the nuclear industry is a now MAGA freak hellbent on destroying the NRC" seems like something democrats may want to take note of (Gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Risky Movement to Make America Nuclear Again
A Silicon Valley startup called Oklo is leading the charge to bring nuclear power back to the US with small reactors. Its backers have wealth and political connections that could undermine nuclear saf...
www.bloomberg.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
socialism.tools
thermostatic political "theory" proven right again
brendannyhan.bsky.social Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23d
Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
socialism.tools
congratulations to NYC DSA 🎉🥳
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
socialism.tools
worried about eternal darkness? how about Sun Forever?
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
socialism.tools
a myspace parody in 2025 ???? www.whitehouse.gov/mysafespace/
mysafespace
We're Democrats in the House and Senate. We love DEI, transgender for everyone, healthcare for illegals and shutting down the government! We couldn't care less if our military gets paid or Americans' ...
www.whitehouse.gov
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
socialism.tools
they need to put clout chasing in the DSM
Trans sisters. I’m pretty sure I was wrong. I am sorry. I genuinely thought that as a trans woman, if ceded some points with the gender critical crowd we could have a healthier conversation and arrive at better public policy. The problem is, they are getting crazier and more extreme. If you admit “trans women don’t belong in women’s sports” they agree, but call you a man the whole time. If you admit, “I understand I am a biological man, but this is how I want to live my life and talking about me like this is degrading” they scream about free speech. If you admit that hurtful language is part of free speech but you don’t have to associate with people that degrade you, they act like the victim and call you a man and then say you should be thrown in an insane asylum. It’s like this on everything. They are incapable of looking for a middle ground on bathrooms. They want maximalist policies on everything. They’d throw a fully transitioned, fully passing trans woman in male prison genpop and laugh as she got aids from being raped. I want a middle ground on so many of these polices. BUT THE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IS THEY DO NOT. They enjoy degrading us, it’s fun for them. So, sisters. I genuinely don’t know what to do. I think many of our most extreme ideas are bad. But theirs are worse. So if I have to pick, I choose us. I wish there were a political vehicle for compromise and medical safeguarding. But that just simply does not exist.
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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pfrazee.com
We really are anti torment nexus. You can't get rid of all the torment but, you know, you gotta put in some hours to fight it
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
socialism.tools
Look Outside is one of the best games of the year if you like horror RPGs. it just got a huge update and went on sale for $7 store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...
Save 30% on Look Outside on Steam
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scaveng...
store.steampowered.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
socialism.tools
absolutely incredible transit news today
danielkayhertz.bsky.social Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 28d
So not only does the massive transit package passed last night fill the funding gap, it *boosts* ops funding by roughly the size of the gap, eliminates parking minimums within a half mile of rail stations, and gives the new regional transit board sweeping powers to do public development
stevevance.net Steven @stevevance.net · 28d
Crain’s is good about revenue sources and splits

www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/tra...

I believe the parts not discussed above (parking reform, land development authority, etc.) are largely retained from May
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
socialism.tools
everyone is making fun of Rahms bid for president, but we should be open to trying new things. The dems have only run youthful communists for president in the past, so let’s try running an elderly centrist and just see what happens
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
socialism.tools
the nightmare becomes real: youtube will auto-upscale most everything

www.theverge.com/news/808717/...
YouTube will let you opt out of AI upscaling on low-res videos
Creators can preserve their blurry 240p legacy.
www.theverge.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM