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Wow! I watched suno flat out steal the voice of a friend when we loaded her track in just to demo its capabilities then it used it on brand new tracks in other genres…

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You might be surprised here, some of the biggest pop artists, DJs, and producers are outstanding musicians. On the other hand, the technology can let a non musician or beginner make something cool and Juilliard is not required to be a sick DJ. But i will argue the best out there are solid musicians

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I know artists who use suno just as tool in the process. If you record a draft of a track but are not a good singer, suno can give your lyrics a better voice. You can send the track to a real singer who can get a better sense of how it sounds. I dunno, I’m still not comfortable with it.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

That Angine de Poitrine got so big this year kinda undercuts the OP. There is also a growing pushback against ai-generated music, on the other hand suno is appealing to too many musicians IMO

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After working in Arizona and seeing everyone in my office always have a water bottle or gallon jug at every meeting, i dont think people would bat an eye over an iced tea. They might think you’re on it, ready to go, and hydrated. I do think deal killers for interviews are under dressing & no prep

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 25/09/2026

“This SOTU could have been an email.” Agreed!

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Agreed, deny him a platform at every opportunity. IMHO, this also why every Democrat suggesting legislation at this time is being performative. I don’t want bills that stand no chance, i want impeachments, investigations, audits, etc…sunshine is still the best disinfectant

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If the GOP are wiped out in the midterms there could well be knock-on effects for the radical right across the world. A lot of influence, networks and financial/media infrastructure will be significantly weakened - especially under scrutiny from a Congress controlled by the Democrats.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

She was also somewhat infamous in the SW for being the champion for the "zero-logging" legislative push by the Sierra Club which would have impacted Native American and Hispanic communities who traditionally used a variety of forest products for firewood and fence posts and other uses.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It’s funny how conservatives think calling a guy a “feminine theater kid” is an insult that works coming from a capital hill shirt tucker (letterkenny shoutout). All the theater kids i knew have had the most interesting careers, whether in the arts or just being creative problems solvers…

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Opinion | Trump Catastrophically Miscalculated in Georgia

The president incubated the career of one of his greatest critics.

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Great for wrangling the badly behaved and also holding your car together in a bind

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They can also make it clear to every SESer and GS14/15 that a future DOJ will be interested in every one who aided and abetted illegal actions

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and I kinda like a good malapropism…

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Representative Gabe Vasquez

I’m shocked my Rep voted for the House resolution on socialism, throwing fellow D’s under the bus. I called his office and said i’m not voting for him (not voting for the R of course). I feel bad, but this was the dumbest thing i have seen him do. vasquez.house.gov

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Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

My general rule is, if someone is behaving in a way that would convince courts to take their guns and friends their car keys away, they probably shouldn't be in the senate. apnews.com/article/john...

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Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved.

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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

For reasons that I believe need examination and explaining, credible news organizations have not made this their lead story every day this summer. If a Dem president did this in one red state it would be nuclear level coverage.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is an interesting article, comparing 9/11, the Challenger disaster, and the Japan tsunami nuclear disaster with the warning signs from AI. There’s the “swiss cheese model” of accident prevention where each layer of cheese is a decision point, bad decision = sail thru the hole towards trouble…

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Opinion | We Know the Risks of A.I. We Need to Act. (Gift Article)

A.I. could turn one of our country’s worst habits into a national security crisis.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My wife said it looks like a smashed darth vadar helmet

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(5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(13) any NDA used by a federal agency must explicitly state that its terms do not supersede employee rights to report waste, fraud, abuse, or whistleblower violations to Congress, Inspectors General, or the Office of Special Counsel. Enforcing an NDA without this is prohibited

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Officials can release names of companies without releasing proprietary information or violating NDAs…but I agree elected officials should not be signing NDAs and this should be a bigger issue

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It’s interesting b/c I’ve signed NDAs when on an bid or proposal evaluation team for contracts but there always needs to be a clause (by law) that says NDAs do not preclude providing investigators or other officials with info covered by the NDA.

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Taulby Edmondson @taulby.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

There was a meeting where someone decided to go with the tomatoes in the shoe…sure ‘cause when you run outta room in the fridge there’s always ample storage space in your shoes in the closet…

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Wow. From the main entry on the Republican Party. Good for Wikipedia, one of the last vestiges of pure truth seeking and editorial standards on the internet.

Following the civil rights era, the Republican Party's use of the Southern strategy appealed to many white voters disaffected by Democratic support for civil rights, and de facto flipping the two parties' stances.

The present-day Republican Party is primarily right-wing populist and neo-nationalist with smaller conservative, Christian right, and libertarian factions, all of which have greatly diminished in influence since 2016. Its ideology has since largely shifted towards illiberalism, favoring strong presidential power[38][39] and a statist government to enforce conservative cultural values. [40] This includes broad opposition to abortion, LGBT rights, immigration, and gun control. On economic policy, it supports mercantilism while opposing labor unions. During the 20th and early 21st centuries, it cooperated internationally with conservative parties. Since the 2020s it has aligned with global far-right parties, [41][421[43] and white nationalist beliefs have become influential within the party, [44 including support for remigration.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Start asking Democrats what they'll do when Trump blanket pardons members of his administration on the last day of his term. The correct answer is that they'll ignore and refuse to recognize pardons granted for unindicted crimes.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

That money’s gotta come from somewhere…

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10/08/2026

Trump is raiding wildfire prevention funding to pay for his vanity projects while over 2.3 million acres burn in Oregon

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Betcha also listening to Led Zeppelin as you scroll these…

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Really is a modern-day Nero or Caligula, and we are trapped in a modern day interpretation of a reality tv show remake of a historical fictionalized drama

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“It is deeply troubling to see radical, far-left candidates winning in places that are potentially presidential swing states,” Mr. Cowan added. Who needs the GOP when Dems have themselves? Seems like the centrists aren’t reading the writing on the tea leaves stuck to the wall…

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Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left (Gift Article)

One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My wife’s quote of the day “there are a lot of good dogs in the world and a few good humans”

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Moxito @desertdweller.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Agreed, It does help reinforce good behavior. We had a rescue politician once and his behavior just didn’t change, even with treats and positive reinforcement, kept humping everything.

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TBH, i avoid lots of topics with strangers and some acquaintances not because I care about what they might say, its what I am going to say to their dumb maggot-butts and whether i have the energy

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Also started a good size wildfire

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Have a cactus instead, they’re cooler anyways

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Yep, with good fire-scaping and low ignitability neighborhoods to reduce impacts from long range spotting. I also think in these places expanding riparian areas, restoring wetlands and such to raise the RH and slow fire spread. Make it more defensible and harder for spot fires to get established

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I think that’s a good idea. Really hard to stop once it’s in a city. Seems like lots of farmland ends up being subdivisions.

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