Reposted by Mild RhetoricRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/202625 years ago today, George W. Bush signed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force into law. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against it, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 309146464673
Reposted by Mild RhetoricStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026Share if you agree 189103543310
Reposted by Mild RhetoricMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 485297787666
Reposted by Mild RhetoricBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The plagiarism machine I created will likely kill us all, there’s a 40% chance, no, higher, like 75%,or more! But NO I will not “unplug it,” that’s an insane suggestion. The scientific solution is to *give me more money.* 122975643
Reposted by Mild Rhetorictunes to make you run away @whippoorwont.bsky.social · 07/09/2026"people are anthropomorphizing LLMs because they are so astonishingly good at processing human thought and language" people will anthropomorphize a chair if you put the stitches in the right place. 426174353863
Reposted by Mild RhetoricThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026When old SVU episodes don’t hold up in modern times. 12889771428
Reposted by Mild RhetoricThe Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 27/08/2026Over before it started. The doomed recall filing that launched a million stories from Seattle's mainstream media. 281261260
Reposted by Mild Rhetoricscari @cari.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Shut up and get in your pyramid mesh carrier 5046051091
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I wrote down my argument for keeping a journal johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/why-to-kee...johnpaulbrammer.substack.comWhy to Keep a JournalLanguage, the present, and pleasure 6827
Reposted by Mild RhetoricBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 01/08/2026This is really the endgame of AI, AI quotes arguing against AI that people use online to say they don’t like AI instead of coming up with their own words about not liking AI 14693124
Reposted by Mild Rhetoricavidreader8.bsky.social @avidreader8.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I LOVE YOU #booksky #books #Kindleunlimited #thriller #suspense #romance #novels #geopolitical #mythological #darkromance #women #contemporary #fiction #fantasy #crime #amazon #sifi #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #author #readers #indie 201108452014
Reposted by Mild Rhetoriconion person @junlper.beer · 25/07/2026its really ramped up in the last week with a lot of influencers parroting the same “she’s growing on me!” language, its been very blatant but probably impacting the election for those less tuned in 1093261720
Reposted by Mild RhetoricKelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 19/07/2026It's such a bizarre experience having kids and regularly watching kids content and recognizing how many behaviors are displayed as villainous that are currently being lifted up as virtue in real life 322291454
Reposted by Mild Rhetoricdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 14/07/2026losing my mind at how ruthless this sentence is 187142842438
Reposted by Mild RhetoricKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I officially beat every stake of every deck on balatro, what do I even do now 167134725
Mild Rhetoric @platoad.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"I called the witch doctor and this is what he said!" "You've reached the offices of the witch doctor, if this is an medical emergency hang up and dial 911. All calls are recorded for quality purposes. If you know your extension dial it at any time. To continue in English press 1." 000
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving. 8883364712530
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Tom Kean Jr. was healthy enough to authorize stock transactions up to $190,000 during his nearly 4-month absence from the House. There’s more to this story than he’s saying. 57262642291
Reposted by Mild RhetoricPhilip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 29/06/2026Checking in on MAHA day at the American State Fair. Managed to get pretty close to the stage 62978681547
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Blaming sex workers for society's ills is as old as the profession itself. Never mind that men are the primary consumers! Even before the Montreal shooting, I saw so many posts about "Girls! Don't be Bonnie Blue!" when there's only 1 Bonnie Blue but 1,000 men who signed up to have sex with her.theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The Montreal shooting revealed how antiporn rhetoric is being taken up by incelsThe shooter’s 104-page manifesto made clear that misogyny was the clearest of his motivations 2127286
Reposted by Mild RhetoricThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 29/06/2026"The report calls for hood height caps of 85 cm (33.5 inches), width limits of 192 cm (75.6 inches), taxes tied to vehicle dimensions, parking fees based on size, and regulatory incentives reserved for smaller EVs measuring less than 4.2 meters (165.4 inches) long."carscoops.comResearchers Want To Tax Cars By The Inch To Stop Carspreading | CarscoopsResearchers argue that stopping vehicle growth could save lives, space, and billions in energy costs 541538273
Mild Rhetoric @platoad.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Use tokens at work to help write the ballad of the human printer. 000
Reposted by Mild RhetoricSusan DuBose @houseofbast777.bsky.social · 19/06/2026'The New American Gothic' Criselda Vasquez Oil on canvas 72” x 48" 143122902499
Reposted by Mild RhetoricProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: propub.li/4veRIqA 442320844
Reposted by Mild Rhetoricderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter 1441382357414
Reposted by Mild RhetoricGef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 16/06/2026 71148200
Reposted by Mild RhetoricAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 16/06/2026NPR is comparing a trans woman fleeing Texas for her personal safety with a conservative fleeing Seattle because he was annoyed with his neighbors. This is honestly insane both sides framing to a degree that is just blatant lying by omission. 21260401528
Reposted by Mild Rhetoric🇱🇹 4fouls @4fouls.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Trump is the first leader in history to “defeat” a country 50 times, then be forced to pay them $300 BILLION 491106293
Reposted by Mild RhetoricAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/06/2026the funny thing is, theres a lot of shows that you actually couldnt make on trump-capitulating broadcast tv today because of anti-woke. will & grace, for example. any show featuring successful minorities, things of that nature 672001238
Reposted by Mild RhetoricMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 11/06/2026It's really fucking weird to have the president of the United States doing a surprise morning show call-in to do punditry about the war he started! 1092228378
Reposted by Mild RhetoricBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Doctor: it’s time to make some changes, I DEMAND you eat these Protein Doritos 1629220
Mild Rhetoric @platoad.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Bill has been a remarkably terrible housing secretary, yet it may be possible he accidentally helps America. 010
Mild Rhetoric @platoad.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Glistening Gas Station Hotdog Brown. Color Definition: Traditionally described as a glossy, nearly reflective overexposed shade of the color Brown. Usually paired with a fading lusterless Blonde, hay bales and John Deere Green. 000
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJonty Wareing @jonty.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Life goal: Get a plaque this good 302407547
Reposted by Mild RhetoricAaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 01/06/2026We Rate Dogs is a good dude. The internet got lucky with him. 227185702160
Reposted by Mild RhetoricGeorge Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Imagine being so unable to love your child that you set fire to the whole damn world instead. 349121262287
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJooli-AHH! Boolia 👻🍂🎃 @jooliaghoulia.bsky.social · 31/05/2026BREAKING: Charles Manson backs out of the Freedom 250 concert 0113812198
Reposted by Mild RhetoricBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I love you too Robocop 9903100
Mild Rhetoric @platoad.bsky.social · 29/05/2026If you're not 100% true you have secured Milli vanilli for some weird maga event, you probably shouldn't announce that you have secured them. 000
Reposted by Mild RhetoricEye of Mysterioso @mysteriphoto.bsky.social · 25/05/2026“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Dune (1965) Frank Herbert 9555941640
Reposted by Mild RhetoricOl' Chef Dan @olchefdan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Honestly, one of the funniest tweets I've ever seen. 737198293113
Reposted by Mild RhetoricSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 23/05/2026JFK completes mostly successful Dallas parade. 1055067830
Reposted by Mild RhetoricCraig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Nodding along and then I peep the date.static.klipy.comSam Neill's Shocked Reaction After Removing SunglassesALT: Sam Neill's Shocked Reaction After Removing Sunglasses 464661
Reposted by Mild RhetoricJimmer Cork-Bottle @jimmerthatisall.bsky.social · 22/05/2026This day in history. 1377. Pope Gregory XI issued five papal bulls in one day condemning the teachings of John Wycliffe. He the pope called him Wycliffe low IQ and a pencil neck loser from a shithole country and demanded that he Wycliffe take a cognitive test which he the pope had aced three times. 212231