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Jeff Stringer

@blooms-ghost.bsky.social
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Left handed, colourblind, American (from SE PA) socialist in exile in SE London (Bromley) for past 3 decades. #CPFC #Phillies. #IAmAntifa "It never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson An X-ugee (joined on 18 Nov 24).

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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 19m
If by #AI one means LLMs they don't think full stop. They are essentially pattern matching devices, albeit sophisticated and powerful ones. Any suggestion otherwise, especially from those with a material financial interest in the market, is specious. #AGI, should we ever get there is another matter.
futurism.com
AI Bros Are Having a Meltdown Because the Associated Press Stylebook Clarifies That AIs Don't Have Feelings
The Associated Press Stylebook posted a reminder not to anthropomorphize AIs because they can't think, trigger a meltdown among AI bros.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 40m
In case you'd forgotten that the current occupant of the White House is a sexual predator here's news that #IlDouche has given up fighting it.
theguardian.com
Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 47m
Whilst I confess to having some empathy with the houseowners here we need to remember that humans have moved into the bear's neighbourhood, not the other way around. If anyone is squatting here it's the humans.
theguardian.com
‘He’s unbearable’: bear that went viral for living under LA home is back
‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces, but he just keeps coming back
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 54m
Today on #YouveGotToBeShittingMe we have #LittleMarco who's apparently added another job to his ever expanding CV. He now appears to be a #SpokesModel. You know all that time wing nuts were telling us to run government like a business I had no idea that they meant a home shopping channel.
nytimes.com
Video: Marco Rubio Reveals Redesigned U.S. Passport
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a new U.S. passport design that features a larger, “more gold” seal on the front cover.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 1h
This is rather terrifying actually but remember that the first rule of #CockpitFightClub is never talk about cockpit fight club!
theguardian.com
Israel-bound passenger plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after reported fight between pilots
Israeli media say incident, which raised fears of possible hijacking, stemmed from feud between plane’s two pilots
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 2h
Just a reminder that #IlDouche's ever more right wing #SCOTUS cannot be relied on to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, or human rights. These removals to third party countries without any due process or oversight are not deportations they are #ExtraordinaryRenditions.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 2h
Happy #InternationalBlasphemyRightsDay to all who celebrate.
centerforinquiry.org
Challenging Extremism, Not Faith: A Secular Journey in Bangladesh | Center for Inquiry
In 2009, the Center for Inquiry designated September 30 as International Blasphemy Rights Day, with its primary goal being to draw attention to the continui ...
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 2h
Hopefully he'll be going out in the S.S. Minnow. Natalie is going to have to die her hair red I suppose.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 5h
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 5h
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 11h
I don't think he's getting enough fibre.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 13h
Oops.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 17h
I'm exactly sure that I can see how a, checks notes, jungle warfare course is going to be helpful in any way for their stated mission, whatever that is, of course.
taskandpurpose.com
First Space Force guardians graduate from Army jungle school in Panama
Two Space Force officers completed the jungle warfare and survival course, as the military increases its focus on Latin America.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 17h
If I didn't know better, and maybe I don't, I might think that the GOP is doing everything in their power to lose every single female vote in the upcoming midterm elections. #BienvenueAGilead
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 18h
#DozyDonnie #WhilstThePresidentSlept
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 18h
I am going to make a serious effort to track and report on all of what I consider to be #IlDouche's #ImpeachableOffences between now and election day. In aid thereof here's number 1 (of very many).
edition.cnn.com
Trump personally helped orchestrate taxpayer-funded ads promoting himself and his policies, source says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has personally driven the controversial, tax-payer funded video ads promoting himself and his administration’s policies, including helping select the imagery and videos used, a ...
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 18h
Well that's awkward. At least it'll be a great story to tell the grandkids someday, right?
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23h
A gentle correction to #IlDouche: the Republicans "don't have any income" from tariffs either. Any income, via taxes paid by the American people, belongs to all of the American people irrespective of political affiliation, ethnicity, gender, religion or handedness. Got it motherfucker?
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23h
Curiously the words "and that's why we've ceased all development until we can better understand and address these serious risks" are missing from their statement.
cnbc.com
Anthropic warns investors of AI’s 'existential risk to humanity' in IPO prospectus, reports say
Anthropic's IPO filing dedicates 80 pages to the risks of AI, nearly double the 48 pages it spends discussing its business plans, according to Reuters.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23h
The President of the United States is certifiably insane; fucking raving mad. And I have zero hope that the Cabinet will do their duty because they're all too afraid, or making too much money via corruption, or both, to intercede.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 23h
I love dogs. I think they make our world a better place and frankly we don't deserve them. That said I can't help thinking that the horrible death of this animal is causing more concern and getting a more serious investigation than what would occur should an actual human die in their custody.
theguardian.com
Death of Tenessee sheriff’s office canine leads to criminal investigation
Patrol dog’s handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A man can dream, right?
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was one of many who thought that #BrexShite was the greatest act of intentional self-harm committed by a political entity. That has now been outdone by this act of insanity by the American GOP as they continue to deny the existence of an existential #ClimateCrisis all for a few trillion dollars.
theguardian.com
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#WhileThePresidentSlept
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
And have they?
share.google
NFL asks DHS to take down Brian Dawkins social media video
The NFL asked DHS to remove a social media post likening former Eagles star Brian Dawkins' greatest hits to immigration agents' treatment of migrants.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I object to the use of the term "work ethic" to describe managerial behaviour that is not ethical but exploitative. Of course I would expect no more from a firm like #Uber whose entire business model is built on exploitation. I have never used them for that very reason.
fortune.com
Uber CEO says ‘really demanding’ work culture includes expecting employees to answer emails over the weekend: ‘Don’t come here if you want to coast’ | Fortune
Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi said the most important skill in life is working hard: “I’m not going to let anyone outwork me.”
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the inevitable result of decades of politicians, all parties, in the US & the UK (and elsewhere) conflating education & training. If allowed to go forward this is a a disaster for American education. Remember that an economy exists to serve society not the other way around.
newrepublic.com
Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sounds like Shade-ria Law to me!
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jake's response should have been "not in the real world we're not".
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"But we're speeding ahead regardless" he should have added.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#BestKorea is going to be pissed off about this.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now I happen to find any number of the countries that the US (and the UK) sell weapons to inappropriate for such transactions but surely I can't be the only person who finds this suggestion extra worrisome, can I?
theguardian.com
Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Because he needs to get ahead of the facts.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's always the ##Cruelty with these fuckers.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's like it's shot in a wing of the Overlook Hotel Kubrick never let us see.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Suspicious Monkey Side Eye - ME TOO Meme
ALT: Suspicious Monkey Side Eye - ME TOO Meme
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Suspicious Monkey Side Eye - ME TOO Meme
ALT: Suspicious Monkey Side Eye - ME TOO Meme
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A reminder that 'wealth creating entrepenuers' generslly create wealth for themselves.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a third generation #Phillies fan who's first clear memory of baseball was the 1964 team, I was eight, I can tell you unequivocally it is in no way "unfathomable".
sports.yahoo.com
Phillies enter final day of MLB regular season on verge of unfathomable choke in playoff race
The Phillies could have clinched a playoff spot as soon as Wednesday. Almost nothing has gone right for them since then.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A hero for our time.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Has #IlDouche banned this yet?
abc.net.au
Africa bigger, US smaller as UN votes to adopt a new world map
The United Nations has voted to adopt a map that makes Africa and Australia bigger while shrinking North America and Europe.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I believe this grants me permission to call him a fucking cunt from time to time.
theguardian.com
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public office
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ouch.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Once again I feel compelled to apologise to my American friends for voting for this numb nuts in 2024.
mediaite.com
John Fetterman Slips — Calls Himself a 'Lifelong Republican'
"I'm a lifelong Republican," the senator told a live audience in Texas on Saturday before scrambling to backtrack — in a gaffe that's sure to turn heads.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is my nomination for #PoliticalAdOfTheYear.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oh dear, a #WankPanzer knock-off!
supercarblondie.com
Man built a fake Cybertruck and slept in it outside Tesla dealership before staff came out and delivered their verdict on the car
This man built a fake Cybertruck and slept in it overnight outside a Tesla dealership - would his creation have the seal of approval from the staff?
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The words #ClimateCrisis curiously missing from this article. There's going to come a time, probably very soon, where we need to start having conversations about the viability of not just roads, but homes, communities, and towns. There won't be enough money to save everything.
wral.com
NC 12: Repair or rebuild? NC 12’s future could carry a $1 billion price tag
Millions in public dollars have gone toward maintaining NC 12. Now, North Carolina is weighing whether to keep repairing the vulnerable Outer Banks highway or pursue a much larger long-term investment...
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well if there's anyone out there who seriously thinks the #Phillies will win the World Series you're never going to be better odds than right now. I say this as a 3rd generation fan who will be surprised if they make the wild card round at this point.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The answer better be a big fat NO.
mediaite.com
Trump Wants To Speak For ’15 Minutes’ Before Presidents Cup Final Tee-Off: Report
Donald Trump has reportedly requested to make a speech before tee-off for the decisive matches at the Presidents Club golf tournament on Sunday.
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Jeff Stringer @blooms-ghost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Uffa: Viscous Brown Substance Extrusion
ALT: Uffa: Viscous Brown Substance Extrusion
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