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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Holy shit this is amazing youtu.be/pk1VmJkS3KA?...

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PISS - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

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Kevin Beaumont @doublepulsar.com · 14h

You may remember the breathless media coverage globally about an Anthropic employee recently after he tweeted AI will end humanity in a decade. Here are his prior tweets. Will these get mainstream coverage? futurism.com/artificial-i...

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 12h

Legit, then I remembered no one gives a shit about what I say

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 12h

C'mon now. Make sure you sign up for his AI service too.

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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 23h

Liberty Mutual ads have always been flop sweaty and pathetic, Liberty Biberty is their equivalent of kamikaze tactics: a move that only makes sense as a desperate last-ditch strategy in a losing war

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Demi @demi0186.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

The death penalty shouldn't even be a thing.

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Punished Cat Guy (extra punished Cenobite version) @majima.club · 06/10/2026

“That’s What You Get,” (Riot! 2007)

"America is grateful all the time for our federal law enforcement officers who keep us safe," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News. "We suggest Ms. Williams to thank them for their service, not belittle their sacrifice," the agency's statement said.

Williams, 37, then unleashed her response to the DHS' statement in an Instagram Story post Monday: "And may I suggest all Nazi bitches suck on my fat d***"

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hayley fucking Williams is a bad motherfucker

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For the last 20+ years I thought the song on the Shellac "Uranus" EP was called "Doris Wingwalker". When I was rereading everything about Steve, I realized that it was 2 songs.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 06/10/2026

www.theverge.com/ai-artificia... Have you tried the new french open AI model, Le Chonk? You gotta try Le Chonk, it's way better than Ooh La La Flash. Its tooling beats the pants off BagUette. I can't believe your agents are still running on Hon-x3

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The next hot open AI model is named Le Chonk.

French AI startup Mistral says its new trillion-parameter model, Mistral Large 4 — also called Le Chonk — is the best open-weight model developed outside of China. It says it’s particularly strong at ...

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pilot @pilotv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

do I know any teachers in Queens/nearby? Astoria Food Pantry has some new school supplies left over from our drive—notebooks, folders, pencil cases, some backpacks & water bottles, etc.—and I'd love to get them to students who may need 'em! you can DM or email therollinglibrary@gmail.com

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a real conundrum going down in MAGA world today a football player was caught praying muslimly during the national anthem outrageous! but here's the twist…the player is actually christian

Grant Stinchfield O
@stinchfield1776
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Don't pray to Allah during OUR national anthem!
Massive disrespect for America from
@ChicagoBears @kalifraymond7 (Kalif Raymond)
#nfl
Is this disrespectful!
During our national
anthem???

• Readers added context

Kalif Raymond is not Muslim; he attended Greater
Atlanta Christian School, was active in the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes at Holy Cross, and has publicly
thanked "Lord Jesus" as his Savior. There is no basis for
the claim he was praying to Allah. x.com/PaulaJo4GOP/
st... x.com/DavidGerig5/st... x.com/dmblehman/stat...

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Sean Morrow @snmrrw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor. Skydance's first film was 'Flyboys' starring James Franco and... David Ellison. David and his daddy invested $60m to make Flyboys. It grossed $17m Here's a bit of David's acting:

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Freddie Jackson, the RnB legend known for multiple hits, including “You Are My Lady,” has died. He was 70

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

He's part of the reason for that, "turn the page", remember?

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

4/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck.

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Largest ever MTV title card

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026

7/ Among the most jarring trends we found: 36 U.S. citizens were not allowed to contact their family or a lawyer.

36 U.S. citizens held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or their family.

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I am choosing to believe they're a water sports group

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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 06/10/2026

BIRTHDAY DRIVE FOR A NEW PROJECT 🔆 Today is a solemn day, so I'm not here to celebrate, but to get YOUR bold pledges for 12 families + 2 displacement camps. I want 32 signups to give 32 per month. Think we can do it? Click "Divya's birthday drive" 🌸 chuffed.org/project/hope...

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · 06/10/2026

Allston, Watertown, Dorchester all call for restoration of their post offices www.universalhub.com/2026/wu-vows... #Boston #USPS

The most Allston protest sign of the day: Zoom our post office back to 02134

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Flock cameras track your every move. It’s creepy, dangerous, and raises serious civil rights concerns. Big Tech is pushing us toward an AI surveillance state. Americans deserve privacy, not unchecked surveillance. Ban Flock NOW.

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Stan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

With Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News, now is the perfect time for Sean’s return to the White House … PLEEEEEASE, Mr. President?!?!?

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ironghazi @ironghazi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

RIP Denis Hasturd. "A Real Peace of Shit!"

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lmao, rip bozo, Hastert down.

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Whoa hey Dennis Hastert died. Nice.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...

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ICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.

ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said.

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Go fuck a glass filled sock, Rahm

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pee-yew! This guy stinks!

itswilwheaton 6h
1 am disappointed in Tom Morello, and I feel really let down by someone I've looked up to, who I thought understood the difference between intent and impact at the moment that mattered most.
But l've been thinking about it, and the band was called Rage Against The Machine, not Vote Like Your Life And The Lives Of Every Vulnerable Person In Your Country Depend On It Against The Machine, so I guess this is really on me.

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Did you make a doo Doo in your daipey?

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026

Butterbutt. An older comic.

A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Michael Tracey published what he said was the ID of the "Jane Doe" in the Cornell case. Then he took it down, claiming he just wanted to make a point and didn't want to see harm to the person he named. What he hasn't admitted is that he mistook info on a sketchy site for official NY court records.

An archived copy of Michael Tracey's original Substack post includes a screenshot from "eCourt Records" and the commentary: "It's [name redacted]. Don't blame me -- the New York Court System just posted it. Seemingly inadvertently. Oh well."

Screenshot of Michael Tracey's post on Substack titled "Note on Jane Doe." It reads: "After identifying Jane Doe earlier tonight, I have now removed the information I published. Why? Because the principle has been served: to underscore that permanently anonymizing litigants who make sensational, spectacular, reputation-destroying claims about others — so long as they can self-declare some form of victimization — cannot be countenanced.

It’s destructive, and an egregious abuse of the legal system by huckster plaintiff’s lawyers. This practice has to end. Lawyers who seek to monetize this sleazy tactic should have to think A LOT HARDER about the claims they’re willing to throw out into the public domain, using impressionable clients who may not even know what they’re getting themselves into.

So why have I now removed her information?

Because I don’t believe she’s the main “villain” here. I primarily blame the bottom-feeding, media-manipulating, sleazebag lawyers who’ve made a whole cash-grab industry out of this racket.

Thomas Giuffra in particular has a lot to answer for. He’s the central reason for the current debacle.

Given the intense nationwide and global interest in this case, I don’t want to bring any further negative attention to this woman. I don’t believe she ought to be punished or subjected to any retribution or humiliation. I believe a RATIONAL solution is necessary here. Not more character assassination — of her, the seven young men, or anyone else. Truly, that is my genuine view."

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I remember it as clear as day

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Kilometres Davis @kilometresdavis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

They didn’t read the part of The Art of War where Sun Tzu says “do not show your enemy’s hog on a 25-foot jumbotron.”

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David Berman Bot @davidbermanbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

These terms engulf the waking mind Like cherry, grape and lemon-lime Like candy corn and licorice Like bubble-gum and Swedish fish It happens to me all the time

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

South of Midnight Weaver's Edition is $27.99 on Steam buff.ly/99NTue8

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BenRad @benrad.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fucking disgusting country

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