Reposted by McDyerNational Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Pope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him.bit.lyPope nixes 'virtual pope' idea, explains concerns about AIPope Leo XIV said a proposal to create an AI-version of him so people could have a virtual audience with the pope pretty much horrified him. 531466300
Reposted by McDyerChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026why does the WaPo print headline on the botched TN execution read like The Onion 622230296
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Chicken of the woods, but make it fashion. #mushrooms #fungifriends 1263
Reposted by McDyerParis Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026Just when I think I can’t hate OpenAI and Sam Altman any more, new details come out about how ChatGPT helped a shooter plan one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history in Tumbler Ridge, BC. OpenAI made an explicit decision not to report the user to authorities.motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 1533451491
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Papal orb spore emerging from storm drain. Has anyone at the Vatican checked on that thing? Did they get it wet? 010
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More chickens than I've ever seen, and a really good tree #fungifriends #mushrooms #forest 0190
Reposted by McDyerBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yes. It does not matter if you think the Kennedy Center is bougie: private individuals do not get to destroy public goods. If you budge one iota on this stance, then you lose the right to object when he demands bits of the national parks as a treat. You've already agreed with him on the principle. 241275315
Reposted by McDyerspirit airlines presents: airplane fall @makeitsnow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026you can’t just dismiss the kidney stone of galilee like this 542710
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026It's been dry here in my side of Atlanta, so I felt lucky to find this one mushroom, but also liked this tree that for some reason reminds me of the three-headed knight that Sir Robin ran away from. 010
Reposted by McDyerKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved” 20591043163
Reposted by McDyerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Jesus Christ, this. Platner was given the benefit of the doubt despite having a fucking Totenkopf tattoo on his own skin, while many of the same people are demanding El-Sayed answer for any random comment from anyone who supports him. 4950721108
Reposted by McDyerMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Working through my fundraiser paintings and the request here was “paint my two dogs looking happy sitting behind Ben Roethlisberger after he threw an interception” 984090229
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I grew up next door to George Hamilton IV. The Hamiltons were friends of Dolly's, and always said she was the kindest and smartest person you would ever meet. My daughter and her roommates had a giant What Would Dolly Do? poster in their living room. She was goals in every human way. 000
Reposted by McDyerThe Women's Game @womensgamemib.bsky.social · 21/08/2026RECORD BROKEN 🚨 With 25,433 fans at Sanford Stadium, the University of Georgia’s women’s soccer team set a new record for the largest attendance at an NCAA soccer game, women’s or men’s! 👏 443018453
Reposted by McDyerthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 19/08/2026If you're opposed to machine learning making outputs based on training on copyrighted art, I have this thing I call the Chewbacca Test. what if a guy in a monkey suit won a medal and everybody clapped and it was a really positive vibe, and then the monkey yelled? think about that 251194159
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026This fruiting body loves you (with apologies to Neko Case). #mushrooms #fungifriends 0130
Reposted by McDyerJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 03/08/2026Super useful. I figure a lot of us here in the Sky know this stuff already, but it might be handy to hand to parents, grandparents and pals who are less technically minded. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/librarian.netHow to disable or avoid intrusive AI – librarian.net 171033451
Reposted by McDyerStrictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The name of this playlist is hilarious 😂😂😂 the songs are 🔥🔥🔥🔥 186418954
Reposted by McDyerPeter Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Metal man don’t need it that Christian 10595160
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026A nice cauliflower mushroom in my backyardA nice cauliflower Mushroom in my backyard. I like that it also has a little smiling cartoon devil face in the lower left. #mushrooms #fungifriends 123926
Reposted by McDyerBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 31/07/2026We've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium. 50082761726
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Some ruby-colored mushrooms on my morning walk #shroomscrolling #fungifriends 18911
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026I can't walk in the woods today, but the office provides. (don't know what this is, other than yellow) #mushrooms 010
Reposted by McDyerProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.” 9356951235
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Happy Bastille Day, y'all! Maybe we can appropriate a little culture, for a treat. 010
Reposted by McDyerBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/07/2026No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i... 535226666863
Reposted by McDyerDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 13/07/2026One of the most memorable scenes in the history of cinema. RIP Sam Neill 17869841220
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Thinking a lot this morning about chasing relevance, and the inevitable regrettable results. 000
Reposted by McDyerKaren Carpenter @kcdirector.bsky.social · 10/07/2026ICE shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo from their unmarked car in a traffic stop. Because he was driving a white van… he wasn’t even the guy they were looking for. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...thebulwark.comHe Lived Here for 35 Years. Put Three Kids in College. ICE Killed Him.Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was picking up a crew for a construction project when ICE shot him. It now claims he was the aggressor. 022
Reposted by McDyerHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 08/07/2026July 7, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comJuly 7, 2026In Ankara, Türkiye, for a two-day summit of the countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), President Donald J. 31779249
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Genuinely charmed that Eddie Vedder is tickled to be on the Jumbotron. 010
Reposted by McDyerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/07/2026New in PN with @juddlegum.bsky.social: How Kalshi infects the news "Since last December, both CNBC & CNN have promoted Kalshi to viewers extensively, frequently vouching for its accuracy. The existence of financial ties between the networks & Kalshi, however, is disclosed to viewers inconsistently"publicnotice.coHow Kalshi infects the newsCNN and CNBC are pushing Kalshi on viewers but not telling them the whole story. 971907589
Reposted by McDyerShaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Erling Haaland is so big. Why does he not simply eat the smaller boys? 3515
McDyer @mcdyer.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Good Sunday morning, people. Rest up, then back to work fixing this thing. 000
Reposted by McDyerThe Onion @theonion.com · 04/07/2026Nation Turns 250 Despite Presence Of Irish theonion.com/nation-turns-250-despi… 674346603
Reposted by McDyerTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026this is in leaves of grass 6083080
Reposted by McDyerLiam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC 80114043392
Reposted by McDyerBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Not a great economy alert! Wall Street Bets users think Palantir spiked today because The Onion story titled “Palantir Acquires Pentagon for $800 Billion” hit their front page. They’re guessing trading bots indexed the top post on the subreddit reddit not understanding source. 480150713213
Reposted by McDyerBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026CBS staff, you have one job and that is to incept Bari Weiss into believing she can win over Isaac Chotiner. 945219875
Reposted by McDyerKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Jesus Christ. Run your own fucking campaign how you want. But don't go out of your way to give Republicans ammo against Democrats running in other districts. Such stupid assholes. 3214300783
Reposted by McDyerRebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 25/06/2026BREAKING: Alligator Alcatraz has officially closed. A lot of outlets won’t report on this, but the Miccosukee Tribe played a key role in the fight. 110160274101
Reposted by McDyerHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Please read and call. Flood the zone. 12941592863