The Frito Pundito
@thefritopundito.bsky.social
aka Brian Gygi, corporeal presence lost in cyberspace
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Unilever: Stop silencing Ben & Jerry’s ice cream NOW!
When we sold Ben & Jerry’s to Unilever in 2000, the corporation set up an independent board so Ben & Jerry’s could continue its political statements and social justice work without corporate i...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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NO KINGS Berkeley · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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October 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?
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Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?
Within 72 hours of the October 1st government shutdown, the Trump administration weaponized federal funding against Democratic states with surgical precision.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump Cut Funding to 16 Dem States. Can States Cut His?
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Well, it’s not every day one gets a notice like this from Lyft:
Thanks for riding with Jesus!
Thanks for riding with Jesus!
September 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Well, it’s not every day one gets a notice like this from Lyft:
Thanks for riding with Jesus!
Thanks for riding with Jesus!
I don’t suppose today, with the Charlie Kirk shooting as well as the Colorado student shooting, will go down as a “teaching moment.”
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I don’t suppose today, with the Charlie Kirk shooting as well as the Colorado student shooting, will go down as a “teaching moment.”
An amusing tidbit to take our minds off all the terrible things going on right now. I was in the dentist office with a friend and they had scratch pads to make sure patients’ pens work. I was surprised anyone uses pens anymore, but they were pretty funny, especially the little drawing of the tooth.
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
An amusing tidbit to take our minds off all the terrible things going on right now. I was in the dentist office with a friend and they had scratch pads to make sure patients’ pens work. I was surprised anyone uses pens anymore, but they were pretty funny, especially the little drawing of the tooth.
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YES on PROP 50 PHONEBANK · California Democratic Party
Join our virtual phonebanks and help stop the Trump / MAGA agenda. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections and passing Prop 50 is the best chance we have of taking back Congress next year.
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September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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SIGN THE PETITION for #SB42 the California Fair Elections Act to empower voters and fight Big Money by allowing public financing of campaigns anywhere in California!
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Sign the Petition for SB 42, the California Fair Elections Act!
Sign the petition to fight Big Money in politics by passing SB 42 to put the California Fair Elections Act on the ballot to allow public financing of campaigns everywhere in California.
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September 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
SIGN THE PETITION for #SB42 the California Fair Elections Act to empower voters and fight Big Money by allowing public financing of campaigns anywhere in California!
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Wow, this is absolutely terrifying. And worse, it doesn't offer any easy solutions.
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I researched every attempt to stop fascism in history. The success rate is 0%.
Once they win elections, it's already too late.
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August 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, this is absolutely terrifying. And worse, it doesn't offer any easy solutions.
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Holy crap, it should be major news on every outlet. And we need an explanation from why this happened.
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Shared Message — NEWS: Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Quietly Removed From Government Website
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August 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Holy crap, it should be major news on every outlet. And we need an explanation from why this happened.
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This is utterly absurd. There is no such thing as "woke AI"! How are they going to test whether AI agents have a "liberal bias"? I can't believe the AI industry is going along with this.
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Trump's new AI policies keep culture war focus on tech companies
A new executive order instructs tech companies to address what the White House sees as "woke AI." Receiving future federal contracts could hinge on whether AI firms respond.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is utterly absurd. There is no such thing as "woke AI"! How are they going to test whether AI agents have a "liberal bias"? I can't believe the AI industry is going along with this.
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Wow, I thought that if biting the heads off of doves didn't kill him, nothing would.
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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
The singer, who later became famous on reality TV show The Osbournes, dies less than three weeks after retirement concert
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July 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wow, I thought that if biting the heads off of doves didn't kill him, nothing would.
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This is astounding. A lawmaker who doesn’t seem to understand that, yes, if you break the law, you will face criminal charges. And she’s blaming the left for telling doctors this. This is so far from rational it’s absolutely staggering.
This is astounding. A lawmaker who doesn’t seem to understand that, yes, if you break the law, you will face criminal charges. And she’s blaming the left for telling doctors this. This is so far from rational it’s absolutely staggering.
Exclusive | Republican’s Life-Threatening Pregnancy Collided With Florida’s Abortion Politics
Due in August with her first child, Rep. Kat Cammack says doctors last year hesitated to treat her ectopic pregnancy.
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June 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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This is astounding. A lawmaker who doesn’t seem to understand that, yes, if you break the law, you will face criminal charges. And she’s blaming the left for telling doctors this. This is so far from rational it’s absolutely staggering.
This is astounding. A lawmaker who doesn’t seem to understand that, yes, if you break the law, you will face criminal charges. And she’s blaming the left for telling doctors this. This is so far from rational it’s absolutely staggering.
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
Thank you, Senator Padilla
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security.
sign.moveon.org
June 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Senator Padilla of California was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed today for doing his job: Asking a question of Kristi Noem, the Trump administration's Secretary of Homeland Security. sign.moveon.org/petitions/th...
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This is one of the best pieces I’ve seen about how the problem isn’t that the Democrats aren’t centrist enough. It’s that the whole system is rigged against them, starting with the Supreme Court. And until that’s addressed, no progress is going to happen.
This is one of the best pieces I’ve seen about how the problem isn’t that the Democrats aren’t centrist enough. It’s that the whole system is rigged against them, starting with the Supreme Court. And until that’s addressed, no progress is going to happen.
The Supreme Court has a pro-Trump double standard—here’s how we fix it
Ian Millhiser, senior correspondent at Vox, recently dropped a must-read on one of the most galling features of today’s Supreme Court: the shadow docket. It’s the legal equivalent of fast-tracking a d...
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June 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This is one of the best pieces I’ve seen about how the problem isn’t that the Democrats aren’t centrist enough. It’s that the whole system is rigged against them, starting with the Supreme Court. And until that’s addressed, no progress is going to happen.
This is one of the best pieces I’ve seen about how the problem isn’t that the Democrats aren’t centrist enough. It’s that the whole system is rigged against them, starting with the Supreme Court. And until that’s addressed, no progress is going to happen.
If You Lie With DOGE You Get Fleeced
The headline says it all. I guess the only consolation is that Musk was busy wrecking things for a relatively short period of time.
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The headline says it all. I guess the only consolation is that Musk was busy wrecking things for a relatively short period of time.
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If You Lie With DOGE You Get Fleeced
Yes, Musk is a fraud. A total fraud.
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June 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If You Lie With DOGE You Get Fleeced
The headline says it all. I guess the only consolation is that Musk was busy wrecking things for a relatively short period of time.
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The headline says it all. I guess the only consolation is that Musk was busy wrecking things for a relatively short period of time.
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Oh Smokey, not you! You were the person that made me really believe romance was possible.
Oh Smokey, not you! You were the person that made me really believe romance was possible.
Smokey Robinson accused of assault by former housekeepers
The Motown legend is being sued for $50m by four women who accuse him of sexual assault and rape.
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May 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Oh Smokey, not you! You were the person that made me really believe romance was possible.
Oh Smokey, not you! You were the person that made me really believe romance was possible.
Jesus Christ - this is having exactly the effect ICE wanted it to have - it's going to intimidate judges from following the law. I really can't believe the WI Supreme Court did this. Where can we complain?
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Wisconsin Supreme Court temporarily suspends Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan after arrest
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan after she was arrested by the FBI and charged last week for allegedly helping an undocumented immigrant evad...
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April 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Jesus Christ - this is having exactly the effect ICE wanted it to have - it's going to intimidate judges from following the law. I really can't believe the WI Supreme Court did this. Where can we complain?
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This needs to be seen by everyone, especially folks in Wisconsin. If they are arresting judges (without a warrant) we are in a full-blown fascist state.
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BREAKING: Troubling Information Released About Arrest of Wisconsin Judge
We’re getting some more troubling information right now.
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April 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This needs to be seen by everyone, especially folks in Wisconsin. If they are arresting judges (without a warrant) we are in a full-blown fascist state.
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This is one of the most remarkable discussions I've read recently, because it was on two subjects - economics and AI - that I know shockingly little about, and understand even less. But I understood this! Thank you Paul!
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How Should We Think About the Economics of AI?
A conversation with Erik Brynjolfsson
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April 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is one of the most remarkable discussions I've read recently, because it was on two subjects - economics and AI - that I know shockingly little about, and understand even less. But I understood this! Thank you Paul!
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The judgment against Greenpeace was not only unjust, it was absurd ($660 million!!). Join the meeting to discuss how Greenpeace is going to address this.
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Protest on Trial: A Series for Democracy · Greenpeace USA
🌍✊Our right to protest is under attack—and we’re fighting back.✊🌍
Greenpeace USA is facing a $660 million SLAPP lawsuit from the oil giant behind the Dakota Access Pipeline – an attack to silence us a...
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March 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The judgment against Greenpeace was not only unjust, it was absurd ($660 million!!). Join the meeting to discuss how Greenpeace is going to address this.
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