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Michelle C

@genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social
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It is the woopsiest of times. It is the daisiest of times. And not in a good way. (she/her) Oaklander from Queens, caretaker for a 100 yr old house; former business analyst; anti-billionaire, pro-Luddite Keep laughing? I guess?

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 10/10/2026
Clearly, these AI systems are faulty or broken products. We already have laws on the books to protect us from stuff like this. It’s only a question of whether or not we’re willing to enforce them.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
RIP to a legend. She understood deeply that people panic under stress and good engineering meant you had to account for that too.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh my GOD
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 06/10/2026
The problem is not that we believe we can do it. The problem is that too many people get excited it will happen but don't do any work to make sure it does, and then they have to perform extra cynicism to get past their embarrassment at acting like they believed in something.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
These boys should lose their fucking futures, the same way they would if they were caught planning to murder someone, which they may have been MAKE BOYS AFRAID OF BEING RAPISTS amp.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...
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Boise police investigate alleged violent group chat at Timberline High
The Boise School District and Boise police are investigating a group chat in which students allegedly expressed a desire to take violent actions toward a female student.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love that! It's a great way to frame it. Eat dessert first (which i also endorse), but the phrase "I already got what I want" is going to live in my head in a good way 😁
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 17/09/2026
dudes rock
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Every yes vote signals to billionaires how disgusted we are with what them. #Yeson40
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Why does the meat look like needlepoint?
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This case has been so difficult. I can't take in this much when so much lives inside me already. That being said: Billionaires shouldn't exist AND this is all the same problem. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. He and his ilk were always *this*.
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Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 02/10/2026
Gavin Newsom Is An Asshole Example #18,729
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ah yes, I was looking for a list of his most piece of shit vetoes this week. I hate him.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ugh. Me with my 87 yr old mom on the other side of the country who thinks she's decluttering by giving away 3 pairs of shoes she doesn't wear and is hugely offended if I say I want to bury her in a casket from Costco instead of the $$ funeral home one.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am so happy!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My kingdom for an article discussing real options for a homeowner who wants to convert off gas but can't due to space limitations or noise or both. Aren't there solar options? Hybrid options? This whole topic feels very single solution. That can't be right. Is the air district looking at those?
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My whole day is broken up into which pills I take when. I hate it. Do you have an interesting rebounder video? I'm still a beginner so I'm basically marching in place with various intensity as I'm able.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
(The secretary role split between personal assistant and executive assistant some years ago.) Anecdotes w/ family - an EA laid off a year ago and still cannot get a job is directly tied to the use of AI by execs. So yes, they are disappearing but that transition happened already in finance sector.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Oh no I loved these! I never understood the appeal of gummy bears and their ilk. Too smooth and weird. I need my sticky candy covered in extra sugar!! These were the pinnacle followed by spice drops and orange slices (the candy, not the fruit).
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I lost brain cells reading that clip. I know two women in their 50s who have been executive assistants to rich guys their whole careers. AI isn't the thing stopping him from knowing his zip code. He pays people to know his zip code because it's beneath him.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've been waiting to talk about this but I don't want to do spoilers. Instead, I'll parse your sentence cryptically and say the series is such that "finishing" and "more" were set up that both can be true and I'm fine with either though would prefer the latter.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Maybe fund USAID?" I'm sorry, what? 🤬
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Welcome to the annual "Reasons Why Newsom is a Piece of Shit Week" everybody! (It's veto season. We're all out here voting our little hearts out and he just nopes us right back into hell.)
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026
CNN could have prevented all of this by simply reporting the news
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Given that the best CA could manage for a Dem gov candidate is Becerra? The rankings disappoint but don't surprise. We're not beating the "sheeple" charges yet. FYI, Becerra helped tank the Paramount thing tho Newsom & Bonta are being blamed primarily. Becerra's shittiness is just getting started.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm so glad!! It's a classic!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Don't know your mom though I know who she is (she's great, big fan!) That's bananas! The tone around here has really shifted these last few years. That type has really been feeling their oats for sure. I'm so sorry you had to deal with that. I hope the rest of the festival was fun?
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We finished watching last night. Highly recommend.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The phrase "laundering responsibility" so perfectly encapsulates it because it also absolves the everyday joes from thinking it's a big deal to use a chatbot on their phone. 25 years ago, everyone around me in IT used the great power/great responsibility quote. Now it's all whoopsie-daisy times.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
This is such a great thread because it tells you instantly how to answer the supposedly intractable regulation problem: liability, potentially joint liability, for the person who set up the AI system.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yes! Even decades ago they had the better benefits if i remember right. Occasionally local 1 called my dad over on random jobs and we all wanted him to switch but it never worked out. So glad for you! You'll have a great time!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's no wonder I'm on blood pressure meds. I wanna go back to when this grouping of words was incomprehensible.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Congratulations! My dad and a number of other relatives were Local 4 for decades. If I remember the stories right, you're much better off where you landed. Good on you!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Lina khan with the clear and concise answer again.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I hadn't thought of it for this. I might need to move toward that for my mom across the country. Thx!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
An interesting explainer. It reminds me of this post but applied broadly to all the drooling tech bros. Now I'm extra mad that these idiots managed to jam their sticky little fingers into all the machines the grown-ups use to manage our lives.
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He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.
Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Do we think the Bentley or the Lambo misses him? That's how this works, right?
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No new ideas but it's pretty awesome that the majority answer here is library+old phone books😍 This is the way.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Every politician can say this. Truly.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Evidently the idiots running studios these days have to have everything spelled out for them... Well, okay, this is the premise: 1. Call the agents of every actor and singer you've ever heard of. 2. Book them in order of availability. 3. LET.THE.MUPPETS.COOK!!!
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There is a vintage store that opened up here that I never gave my email address to that emails me an extra copy of my receipt. I never requested email copies. I never shopped online there. The email they used is not the one for the bank my credit card is thru. I shouldn't be in their system.
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Is someone making more Muppet Shows? If not why not & who is to BLAME
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
nonADHDer living with an ADHDer here: Figure out where *you* are creating chaos for them & eliminate it. I keep my stuff out of their wander path and then no one accidentally moves it and forgets where it is. Watching someone panic & seize while they try to find YOUR keys that they moved sucks.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I see a lot of people actively losing their minds about the AI stuff and I'm honestly starting to feel bad for them. But it's blinding them to the real problems. These things are not your girlfriend, but they're probably going to smash-and-grab passwords and attack bank or government data.
The observation that the most alarmist claims about A.I.’s impact seem to come from the individuals most connected to Rationalism should anger us. This exaggerated grimness makes it easy to overlook the more immediate harms created by these technologies, such as their potential use in cybersecurity attacks, excess resource consumption, impact on our cognitive fitness, role in undermining education and amplification of soul-deadening slop.

This style of anxious talk also allows the A.I. companies to portray themselves as the reluctant “stewards” of an inevitable technology, which is a framing they can use to deflect blame for damage caused by their own products.
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Eleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Dammit. I'm so fucking furious. Already called my city council person.
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There is no feeling that equals that particular gut drop. May the next six to eight weeks pass quickly..
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Louie was my favorite character! He did such a wonderful job in his portrayal. When my dad was dying of a busted liver, he went thru that fluid removal procedure multiple times. I didn't live nearby when it happened so I never knew what it looked like. I'm thankful to have learned 💔
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Michelle C @genxbegetsgenz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I genuinely think that whatever the "last straw" is, it's going to be ridiculous instead of something the rest of us have been tearing our hair out over. Is this ridiculous enough? Maybe not? He's done weirder. I think he's got some truly bananas type stuff left in him.
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