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BestGoShoeless

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Clinging fiercely to the optimistic idea that social media can uplift and educate.

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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 12h
The Flynn defense has no shame, because his closing boils down to: "The state has no evidence except those thousands of text messages! Now watch as I argue that his mistress actually did it, using nothing but those same text messages (and hoping the jury doesn't remember she was on the stand)."
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 23h
On the off-chance that any social media platform decides to stop embracing enshittification, the dislike & block options should have ultra versions. I want to tell the algorithm: "I don't just not like this content/creator, but I'm actively angry at you for putting it on my timeline. Knock it off."
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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 20/09/2026
This is an actual public service ad created by the Norwegian government regarding this problem. If you think the Internet sucks now, you're not alone.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But I was told by very serious people that there is no difference between the two parties.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Caleb Flynn trial questions: I've seen several cases where police ask the suspected family member "What do you think should be done to the person who did this?" 1) Is this a question they always ask, even if the person isn't a suspect? 2) Is there any research or policy for asking this question?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
6/ The next day, an email popped in my inbox: 'Welcome to the DraftKings VIP Showcase.' I couldn’t believe it. My night of loss chasing was being rewarded. Reading the fine print, I was floored: The more I spent on long-odds wagers, the faster I’d advance through the ranks.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Got to warn me before giving me such shocking news.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Kinda loathe the defense in the Caleb Flynn trial. Frequently testifies instead asking questions, forced hypotheticals, snide comments, bullying behavior. His general tone of smug condescension doesn't make any sense after the jury has heard dozens of "Boy, I sure wish I could kill my wife" texts.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Touching response to a pain that so many families are experiencing: The people who taught us our values seem to have abandoned those values. That makes us doubt whether they ever really held those beliefs, or what could have happened to make them lost themselves. www.tiktok.com/@reelmfishma...
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I don't need to address obvious lies or name calling I choose to live, work, create, and share love Trust in the truth. Walk with integrity
TikTok video by Michael Fishman
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good news! I lived long enough to see computers pass the Turing Test. Bad news! Some of our Senators can't pass the Turing Test.
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Sarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Over the past months, I've seen a lot of headlines/news coverage written like this: "WH does [fill in the blank] *despite* court order." No! It is *in violation* of the court order. "Despite" makes it seem like their choice. It is not!
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Here's just one example of the misinformation surrounding the performance of LLMs selling themselves as AI: You've probably seen some incredibly impressive video clips. Let me pull back the curtain on the two kinds you have seen: 1) stock characters and 2) lookalikes.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More proof there are no grown-ups in the room. Forget the big questions like how interest rates and tariffs work (never mind the complex interaction of the two); this dunce doesn't even understand what the words mean, and there appears to be nobody with the clout to shame this nonsense out of him.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
yes tell us more about terrible legacies senator
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My man looks like a Lego figurine of Matt Gaetz
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Here's the current AI debate: "AI is a breakthrough with limitless potential and will completely reshape the world...and we absolutely must not make any efforts to regulate it." Anybody who actually believed Clause A would be shocked by Clause B.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Back in 2016, I could *maybe* see why folks had a view of Trump as some sick version of the alpha male power fantasy. But at this point, if you can't see him for the petty tantrum-throwing toddler that he is, I can't imagine having any moral or intellectual common ground with you about anything.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If it comes up in my feed, I will never NOT watch: Marisa Tomei's testimony in My Cousin Vinny Kirk's eulogy in Wrath of Khan Any Brooklyn99 heist episode Lockpicking Lawyer Any Val Kilmer scene from Tombstone or Real Genius Alton Brown sciencing at food Steve is worthy in Endgame Batman sits w/ Ace
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My man looks like a Care Bear whose stomach symbol is a swastika
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My man looks like a Precious Moments statue inscribed with the Fourteen Words
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Short form responses to the fairness argument re: trans athletes. 1) It's infinitely reductive. Outliers will always exist, regardless of genetic sexual traits. 2) In fighting sports (where the safety version of the argument arises), those differences are already accounted for by weight classes.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A really thorough and easily digestible discussion of the cracked foundations of LLM economics, with many quick hits of the various points of failure in the business model. www.tiktok.com/@jamesuhad/v...
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The actual cost of AI and how tokens work #tenEdZitron #thediaryofaceopodcast #thediaryofaceo #podcastclips
TikTok video by jamesuhad
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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
well yeah that's the prime directive. some star wars fan you are, doesn't know about the prime directive
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Engagement bait slop I've seen in the last 24 hours: - Elliott flashing scene in Scrubs was real and caused an extra's heart rate to spike, so they used it - David Fincher told Norton to walk in front of a random bus - Tom Hanks grabbed Julia Roberts's ass unscripted I miss curation.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
2026 slop everywhere: "Even real fans of [nostalgic intellectual property] don't know [option A/B]!" Option A: Well known or readily available fact, e.g., blooper clip included on the DVD Option B: Obviously utter horseshit, e.g., dangerous thing was REAL and they just happened to film it!
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Curious historian interviews people in the afterlife. "So what did your civilization die from?" "Colonizers." "How about you?" "Pissed off Genghis Khan. We're one of many that aren't even in the history books. Dude was thorough." "You. America. What killed your civilization?" "Media illiteracy."
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
We're speed running cynicism. Audiences saw Star Trek, thinking Kirk was an utter badass; now the fights are unwatchable. First exposure means low standards; with experience, you gain discernment. LLM deepfakes from just a year ago (often tagged as "We're so cooked") fail the same hindsight test.
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Avery Edison tweets in 2023: I wrote "I am alive" on a piece of paper, and placed it into a photocopier. What I saw next has shocking implications.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My man looks like he has a tattoo of Calvin pissing on a Ford logo
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Still angry/disappointed about all the usual things, but I'm seeing more and more of a new trend that is making my blood boil. I love movies. I love movie trivia. I love behind-the-scenes stories. There is a growing wave of absolutely fictional stories pulling engagement across all platforms.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For my birthday today, all I’m asking is for you to live life to its fullest. Read that book. Climb that mountain. Swim that channel. Punch that Nazi. Demand pockets in that dress. Life is short.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Anybody remember the mnemonic you learned in grade school for the Great Lakes? Huron Ontario Michigan Erie Superior HOMES Well now we've got a new one: Superior Huron America Michigan Erie SHAME Fitting.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Calloway sea lions are exhausting. Terry Tate tackling people for not refilling the coffee is funny BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS. Random husband violently "correcting" his wife's violation of his dogshit boundaries HAPPENS ALL THE FUCKING TIME, you utter morons.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Remember when we could count on any President to respond to a tragedy like the one in Nepal with dignity and grace, accompanied by tangible aid and results? Yeah, now the best we can hope for is that Trump doesn't notice, because we can be sure that his response would be monstrous and incompetent.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One thing that's been bugging me today: people who claim Dolly Parton wasn't political. False. She was very political. Her art and life's work were about interrogating power + amplifying the powerless. You only think she wasn't political because she did this by example, not bullshit slogans.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When we're pissed or when we caught somebody doing something stupid, everybody in my family delivers "can you come here for a second" the way Dolly does in this scene. RIP Dolly Parton youtu.be/neAud7y-P7c?...
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9 to 5 "Could you come back here for a second"
YouTube video by xybmore
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Loving Lanterns, and I saw a comment that went beyond the usual wishcasting and easter eggs: The genre and vibe of the show would be a perfect entry point for the DCU to introduce The Question. Could even use the Mandalorian's trick so Jeffrey Combs could do the voice.
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The Question: Detective on the Docks
Alt: The Question: Detective on the Docks
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Going full mad king. Lindsay Graham's sister is lucky that Trump hates animals, because he's currently at "appoint a horse to the senate" levels of brainfail.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Just in case you encounter any of those pudding heads who still reach for the "grown ups in the room" argument. The second bullet point alone would get anybody laughed out of any normal room.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reminder: one of Trump's physicals gave his height and weight as being identical to Chris Hemsworth.
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Julia Barton @bartona104.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Hate to break it to all the bots, but there is no longer such a thing as "mainstream media" in the US. There are some good journalists and editors approaching total burnout, a large ring of freelancers trying to hang on, and a larger group who are either unemployed or now in other professions.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
People are sleeping on what the new polls REALLY mean: Reuters 33 to 64 = 3% unsure NYT 37 to 59 = 4% unsure If the pilot episode of Lanterns taught us anything, it's that those 3-5% "unsure" are clearly aliens.
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Hal Jordan Green Lantern
Alt: Hal Jordan Green Lantern
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Republicans: They're so goddamn weird" should be the first plank in the Dem platform.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Here's how bad things are: I'm secretly happy with the Natalie Harp thing because it might make a dent in the creeping menace of Mar-A-Lago Face.
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BestGoShoeless @bestgoshoeless.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wish the Dems would embrace the pettiness of our current political climate. Twitch: livestream Obama golfing without any edits TikTok: a different Dem "acing" the MOCA every day Reddit: AMA of staffers bragging about not having to pretend their guy isn't dead Onlyfans: Biden sex tape
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Vote like your life depends on it, or the life of a friend, relative, or neighbor. Because it does. We’re the decoys now.
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