osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 19hCishet white dude libertarians, the rare few who aren't masked fascists, can pretty easily hide from the truth and delude themselves. But some are starting to pay attention now that Flock is tracking their trips to the gun shop. 010
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialXavier Velasquez @caedo.co · 21hThis is what Elon has been doing to Black neighborhoods in Memphis every day for two years. 001
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Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment theonion.comDOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of EntertainmentWASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo... 902986731
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon 811206984622
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We should use our harshest language for the most despicable things. 090
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialErica Henderson @ericafails.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Currently at the bathroom at NYCC having the worst shit of my life and someone outside of my stall says "Erica Henderson is here" and it takes me a few seconds to realize they mean the con and not the toilet 883330322
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Roxy's served The Restraining Order which was a shot of Jim Beam and a slap in the face. Occasionally someone would ask to really get belted, which was most often refused. And y'know.. it's called The Restraining Order 000
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialnilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 07/10/2026www.theverge.com/2024/9/24/24...theverge.comDon’t ever hand your phone to the copsEven if you’ve got nothing to hide. 181898635
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026In what now amounts to a half-dozen cases, OpenAI agents keep getting caught taking actions that would likely result in criminal charges if performed by humans: arstechnica.visitlink.me/l4Zbk2arstechnica.visitlink.meOpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with trafficThe reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming. 37344171
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialH.B. Tyson @hbtyson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Weird art is always needed. 127998
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If NFL broadcasters are going to treat Deshaun Watson being ok at QB as a sign that he has been Redeemed For His Past, they must remain ideologically consistent. If he starts playing badly again they have to blame it on his failure to repent for his heinous sexual misconduct 271637207
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026At least "she's this bear who is a writer and trolls people on the Internet" is totally believable in a universe with Lockjaw, Hitmonkey, and Mr. Horse. 010
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osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Anti skip works way better than I remembered. Maybe it's something to do with being old and slow.. 010
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialMC Frontalot @mc.frontalot.com · 02/10/2026I'd be negligent to refuse you this information: that I too have a Bandcamp Friday thing, my semi-secret live album, available now but vanishing at midnight Pacific. frontalot.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...frontalot.bandcamp.comLive At MAGFest 2019, by MC Frontalot16 track album 13510
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I read that like Jameson demanding photos of Spiderman and then immediately thought "more like Gay Jonah Gaymeson." So thank you for that. 000
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For whatever reason, Starter Villain is the only Scalzi book I recall finding on a prominent display vs looking for it on the shelves. Maybe it really is that amazing cover art 010
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yes! They convey he's full of rage. But when they omit him being protective and trying to be kind in the worst situations, in service of run time, it's hollow. The Kid Apocalypse story wouldn't hit at all if he was just Angry Claw Man. 110
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think Logan would help Howler see the world as a much kinder place. Because Logan would bury anyone who even thinks of being cruel to Howler. 130
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I listen to KEXP all the time. They play basically every genre, both local bands and acts from all over the globe. They admittedly don't play much pop country. As you might imagine, I haven't heard that song. 110
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.sociallauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 24/09/2026ME: So I can't put anything else on the scale? ANUBIS: No. Just your heart ME: No money, no good deeds? ANUBIS: No ME: What about steam points? I've got a ton of steam points ANUBIS: The point is to be lighter than the feather ME: I was just hoping to finally do something with the steam points 646087989
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Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 18/09/2026An OpenAI executive similarly warned that publishers would face an “existential threat” from commercial products trained on news content in an internal message, according to newly unsealed documents.arstechnica.comMicrosoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs. 28830
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialJoCo Cruise @jococruise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Announcing the JoCo Cruise 2027 Featured Guest lineup, including Nebula winners such as @isabel.kim, @scalzi.com and @maryrobinettekowal.com, actors @pftompkins.bsky.social and @thatbronzegirl.bsky.social, and folk singer @vancegilbert.com! Visit jococruise.com for more info! #jococruise #cruise 412117
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialHigh Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 16/09/2026abandoned malls and cubical farms are 21st century decrepit mansions and musty crypts, reminders that once upon a time, these things and the people who built them had fortunes, now spent; they signal the fragmenting of order, a new world replacing the old, and the fragility of power structures 328051
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I don't see much difference between that and my homemade watermelon white pepper shrub 000
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I sincerely hope the combined effort of ALL of his friends kicking his ass is sufficient to dislodge his head 000
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Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialRaquel 🌈✨ @aistear.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Blumineck lo ha vuelto a hacer 🥹 le aplaudo hasta que se me caigan las manos, bravo. "Be masculine, be feminine, be neither, or be both. But be kind." 6497963927
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm hoping he really is just naive and learns from his friends, gets his head on straight, and stands the fuck up. 190
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialChiaki Mitama 🐾🌭 @terrible.moe · 15/09/2026"including his touring band" is WILD. 1307
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialUna Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour. This is the statement they published on Instagram: 142103972157
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ok but have you asked Project Farm on YouTube? We're gonna test that 000
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Kroger is real concerned about small business owners in NYC all of a sudden 000
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm glad he showed Ed what integrity looks like. I only moved to Seattle in ~2014 so I didn't know Mack. During his Save our Stages set back in 2020 (streaming venue relief benefit during shutdown) I searched him up. Everything I read then and heard since says he's 100% committed to the fight. 010
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Supertones Brothers Street Fighter Manifesto SNES Than Jake 020
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Prosecutors launched a legal harassment campaign against Aaron for "exceeding authorized access" under CFAA by distributing publicly funded papers. Yet somehow cops stalking women with Flock aren't facing charges. 000
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Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026As a former professional football player, I can confidently say that this essay is incorrect from every conceivable angle, and contributes heavily to the culture of toxic masculinity that still infests high schools and colleges across the country. 692093425
Reposted by @osmotic.bsky.socialopen mike eagle @mike-eagle.bsky.social · 04/09/2026it's bandcamp Friday and we got treats. various stereoheaded vinyl and these compact discs that the kids love. buy rap albums. they make great gifts. openmikeeagle.bandcamp.com/music 110620
osmotic.bsky.social @osmotic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There's a joke about Bedrock and the Flintstones in here somewhere 010
