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WikiHow ran so Google AI could bellyflop
May 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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josiahhawthorne.bsky.social
So the fact that the Achaeans left us a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a wooden horse, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the prophet Laocoön and his sons that they insist we don’t bring the horse inside the walls of Troy. Laocoön is an Aegean-class Loser!!! MIGA
Donald J. Trump & @realDonald Trump So the fact that the Defense Department is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a 747 aircraft to replace the 40 year old Air Force One, temporarily, in a very public and transparent transaction, so bothers the Crooked Democrats that they insist we pay, TOP DOLLAR, for the plane. Anybody can do that! The Dems are World Class Losers!!! MAGA
May 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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mattdpearce.com
We are speedrunning the Declaration of Independence, folks.
[text from the Declaration of Independence] For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent: For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
April 4, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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germangaryoak.bsky.social
Disgusting reality
nikki-m.bsky.social Nikki Petersen @nikki-m.bsky.social · Apr 4
My husband and I run a game store and after all the tariff announcements, he decided to write out kind of a "behind the scenes" of how we spend and spill it out for people who don't understand. He's had so many reactions and shares I wanted to bring it here, too.
April 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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ashleadavie.bsky.social
Prayers appreciated for Louisville. We had multiple tornados already this week and are looking at major flooding over the next several days. ⚓
Flooding forecast for Louisville from Mayor Greenberg: "JUST NOW: Severe Weather Update from Mayor Greenberg We are expecting this extreme weather event to continue. This is incredibly serious. The Ohio River is expected to crest on Wednesday at 23 feet above what is normal. We expect that this will be one of the 10 largest flood events in Louisville's history."
April 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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jackjenkins.me
NEW: I spoke with an Iranian Christian in the US whose son is among thousands impacted by Trump's refugee freeze.

Her son, also a Christian convert, is sponsored by a US church, but is currently in limbo — and if Trump reinstates the travel ban, he's out of options. religionnews.com/2025/03/14/f...
For one Iranian family and their church, Trump's refugee freeze leaves son in exile
(RNS) — In California, a church had worked for years to help an Iranian family in their congregation bring their son to the US. He had all but boarded a flight when the freeze came.
religionnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Vaccines. Fluoride. Measles.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Mar 7
The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.

Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
Materials produced or authored by NCI staff that address topics that may be controversial, high profile, or sensitive must be sent to the NCI Clearance Team for review prior to publication. Depending on the nature of the information, additional review and clearance by the NCI director, deputy directors, NIH, and HHS may be required. In some cases, the material will not need further review, but the NCI Clearance Team will share it with NCI leadership, NIH, and/or HHS for their awareness. Examples of controversial or high-profile topics include, but are not limited to: Cancer Moonshot NCI budget COVID-19 Vaccines H5N1/bird flu Opioids , Marijuana Dietary guidelines/ultra-processed foods Obesity Stem cell or fetal tissue research Abortion Autism Peanut allergies Fluoride Measles Diversity/equity efforts Gender ideology Environmental justice Discussion of federal policies Topics of federal investigations Issues concerning pending legislation Topics that have received recent attention from Congress Topics that have received widespread or critical media attention
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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robertdownen.bsky.social
In which the United States Secretary of Defense calls for “insurgent” Christians to imitate the Taliban.
"They are being accosted and assaulted on a daily basis with evil ideologies that are corrupting their mind, that are corrupting their affections and leaving them incapable of seeking the kind of wisdom that's required." The response he suggests is a kind of "insurgency" or "guerrilla war". "I've written battlefield assessments my whole life," Hegseth says during the same episode. "And then as I started thinking about it, I'm like, wow, this is where we're insurgents." Amplifying the theme, Hegseth says: "I was a senior counter-insurgency instructor in Afghanistan. So my job was to train troops coming in, mostly American, but coalition, sometimes Afghan, give them a sense of the Taliban's capabilities and al-Qaida." He suggests that those wanting to carry out an insurgency against public education should imitate the tactics of the Taliban. "Delegitimizing your enemy is a huge part of insurgency," Hegseth says. "To use the Afghanistan example, that's what the Taliban did for two decades. 'You think the Afghan government represents you? They're just puppets of the Americans. They're more corrupt than we are." Continuing to paraphrase theocratic insurgents, Hegseth says: "At least we execute justice. You may not like us, but when you come to court, we'll solve your problem in 30 minutes, and you'll have a ruling based on the Qur'an that you say you believe in."
January 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Interesting moment when a Episcopalian lawmaker criticizes Bishop Budde's sermon as not in keeping with the Episcopal church's motto, but then, the next day, is challenged on that by his *own Episcopal bishop.*

More here: religionnews.com/2025/01/22/a...
Congressman Andy Barr @RepAndyBarr As a conservative Episcopalian who supports President Trump and his agenda, I am profoundly disappointed that Bishop Mariann Budde politicized today’s inaugural Service of Prayer for the Nation. By disregarding President Trump’s appointment of Scott Bessent, a brilliant, openly gay man to serve as Treasury Secretary and Elon Musk, a genius, first generation legal immigrant to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, Bishop Budde’s gratuitous criticisms ring hollow. Sadly, the only message Bishop Budde delivered through her unwelcoming and hypocritical words to the President was that the Episcopal Church’s motto of “All are Welcome” apparently doesn’t apply to the majority of Americans who voted for Donald Trump. And despite all the criticism, Budde’s message has resonated with a broader audience of supporters. In fact, lawmakers chastising Budde may have run afoul of their own local religious leaders: When RNS reached out to the Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering, the bishop who oversees the Diocese of Lexington, Kentucky, where Barr resides, the prelate said he respected the congressman as a “faithful Episcopalian” but voiced strong support for Budde’s preaching. “I support Bishop Budde’s gospel message of unity at a time when our nation continues to be so deeply polarized,” the bishop said. “Her heartfelt appeal to President Trump to show mercy toward the stranger and the vulnerable is not partisan politics, but the genuine witness of a pastor for her people. Our people. The people.”
January 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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bsky.app
congratulations everyone, we have now passed 12 million people total on bluesky!!! 🦋

over 1.2M new people have joined bluesky in the last two days — welcome!! 💙🕺🪩
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Oct 17
update: half a million new people in the last day 🤯

welcome, いらっしゃいませ, 환영, bem-vindo! 🦋🎉
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Oct 17
welcome to the 100k+ people who have joined Bluesky in the last 12 hours!!! 🦋 🎉
October 18, 2024 at 5:42 PM
stippledotter.bsky.social
Moved the Bluesky shortcut to where the one for the bird site was in my 0hone, and my doomscrolling has already gone down soooooo much! It's amazing what seeing decent people on the feed can do!
October 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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faespacecritter.bsky.social
This feels like starting a new Stardew Valley file on a new farm
October 17, 2024 at 6:46 AM
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ggdg.bsky.social
wow they really did some shit this time huh
ggdg.bsky.social gg @ggdg.bsky.social · May 17
always funny when twitter does some shit that sucks and i get a few new followers over here
October 17, 2024 at 6:38 AM
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archive.org
Latest update from @brewster.kahle.org (Oct 17, 5:58pm): blog.archive.org/2024/10/18/i...
Last week, along with a DDOS attack and exposure of patron email addresses and encrypted passwords, the Internet Archive’s website javascript was defaced, leading us to bring the site down to access and improve our security.  The stored data of the Internet Archive is safe and we are working on resuming services safely. This new reality requires heightened attention to cyber security and we are responding. We apologize for the impact of these library services being unavailable. The Wayback Machine, Archive-It, scanning, and national library crawls have resumed, as well as email, blog, helpdesk, and social media communications.  Our team is working around the clock across time zones to bring other services back online. In coming days more services will resume, some starting in read-only mode as full restoration will take more time.  We’re taking a cautious, deliberate approach to rebuild and strengthen our defenses. Our priority is ensuring the Internet Archive comes online stronger and more secure. As a library community, we are seeing other cyber attacks—for instance the British Library, Seattle Public Library, Toronto Public Library, and now Calgary Public Library. We hope these attacks are not indicative of a trend. For the latest updates, please check this blog and our official social media accounts: X/Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon. Thank you for your patience and ongoing support.
October 18, 2024 at 1:16 AM
stippledotter.bsky.social
Here's to blocks that block and a place that's happier than chaotic billionaire land!
October 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM
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drewtoothpaste.bsky.social
welcome new users. a post on bluesky is called a Tweet. when you repost the Tweet to your own feed that's called a retweet
October 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM