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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 2h
can’t beat the white sox AND the holy see
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 7h
ICE took two more people from my local courthouse today. The wife of one of the guys who was taken showed up shortly after. She just had surgery. She was worried about paying rent and feeding her kids. This is happening *every day* in Massachusetts. Lives are being destroyed every single day.
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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 8h
chat is this good
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A customer just tried to use an employee discount code that ChatGPT gave her. I work at a high-end clothing store and clocked in to my manager telling me about the most unhinged interaction from yesterday. A woman walked in asking if she could use a 40% off code she got online. We don't have any sales running, so my manager looks at the screen and realizes ChatGPT straight up handed this woman a real employee's internal ID number.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 7h
just a gentle reminder that there is no need to care what megyn kelly says or thinks about anything ever and spreading her bullshit is like sowing poison
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Kylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 7h
If you're in NYC please join me, @lexmcmenamin.com and Anna Krauthmer for the launch of my new nonfiction book Playing the Victim at Lofty Pigeon Books on 10/21. RSVP link/more info below :)
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Kylie Cheung launches "Playing the Victim"
"A bold intervention into discussions of violence and victimhood . . . Kylie Cheung presents a daring challenge." —Prem Thakker
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 9h
It's not an exaggeration to say that a handful of guys now own almost all the media in the Anglosphere, and those guys are all in the same club.
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 13h
I wrote about the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation. Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? What do authoritarians do when they are about to lose an election? My new piece:
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What Do Authoritarians Do When They Are About to Lose an Election?
Trump’s schemes to subvert the midterms have so far failed. What happens next? A reflection on the threat as well as the limits of authoritarian escalation
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 13h
Hmmm
An email that says “Hi Rosemary,

Your corn snake rescue story made me think WisePal could fit your audience. We’re interested in a paid initial collaboration.

WisePal negotiates U.S. cell phone, home internet, and cable bills; customers keep their provider and plan.

Our partnership page includes a demo and standard revenue-share details. This inquiry is for paid work.

Could you suggest a focused first test, including platform(s), deliverables, timing, and fee?

Best,
Eitan
WisePal”
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Rob 🇨🇦 @rockinbones.bsky.social · 13h
#Arachtober #Spider #Inverts Crab Spider waited for something smaller .
Timid Crab Spider
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Ian @ianagp.bsky.social · 13h
In Iranian culture it's considered deeply offensive to bomb the country for a year. #Themoreyouknow
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 13h
I’d suggest the genre of profile journalism has some shortcomings
The cover of Fortune Magazine that calls the convicted fraud Sam Bankman-Fried “the next warren buffet” because of his crypto-scamThe cover of Forbes, where Elizabeth Holmes holds a capsule of blood for a cover story extolling her genius, shortly before she was convicted for fraud and sentenced to a long prison sentence.A glossy photo spread extolling the glamour and taste of Asma al-Assad, weeks before her husband committed multiple war crimes and eventually had to flee to Russia to avoid being hacked apart by an enraged rob.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 13h
This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...
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ICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.
ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 13h
ngl sweetums from the muppet show appeared in some nightmares
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 13h
reading that cancer story in the NYT and get fed this as an ad, what are we doing here? go birds.
ad for "eagle 45 mph electric dirt bike for teens" with happy teen hugging said dirt bike in front of "15" balloons in a pretty clearly AI generated image
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 14h
finally some good proper fall weather and this stupid physical issue which is in no way life threatening but kind of painful and massively annoying is going to probably keep me off the bike all week smh
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
welp time to pull blake snell
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jackson Chourio's base hit walks off the Padres, Brewers lead the series 2-0
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Ben K. @benjaminkabak.com · 05/10/2026
The people in charge of the CDC are in fact rooting for the plague to spread so I’m not really comforted by this.
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Brent Maguire @bmags94.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jackson Chourio walks it off with a two-run single against Mason Miller. The Brewers are up 2-0 in the series and one win away from advancing to the NLCS.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
put chourio in the hall of fame right now
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
More Democrats need to be telling the online casino owners behind Polymarket to shut the fuck up
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.
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J.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'
J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 04/10/2026
it’s always “make friends with people who hold completely different ethical values from you and also think you should die” and never “disagreeing on tactics can lead to healthy and productive coalition” because this whole thing is about pushing people rightwards
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thanks to our fossil fuel overlords, the weather we’re used to no longer exists.
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Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. #EuropeNews
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alison 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @bluishorange.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
they sell professional cheese now
my hand holding a label for a bag of babybel cheeses that says “babybel PRO.” the cheese wrappers are an unappetizing bluish purple color.
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AJ Jefferies @moonjam.com · 04/10/2026
It was this guy btw
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
RIP but I'm built different 😤
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.
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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cornell’s new era of transparency should begin with this guy admitting he hit Gaza protestors with his car on purpose and then lied about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...
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Cornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for Campus
Michael I. Kotlikoff said in a video the university would be more transparent, hold Greek groups accountable and improve sexual assault prevention.
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Feargal McKay @cycologies.com · 04/10/2026
Leaving Lance Armstrong's seven Tours winnerless hasn't stopped everyone knowing who won those races and how he did it, in fact it's added to their renown, to the detriment of other editions of the race. Football doesn't have to repeat the same mistake. Find a better punishment.
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An Gé Mhór | Великий Гусак @derk-mcguirk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The French antisemitism party has antisemitic members? I'm shook.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
thought today might be a century day but wasn't feeling great yesterday and barely slept last night and have some other minor physical things going on and welp looks like I'm gonna miss another sunday ride instead
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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
113.3 mph! That is: The hardest-hit ball this postseason Tied for the 2nd-hardest hit ball of Jackson Chourio’s career, hardest of those on a home run
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Curt Hogg @cyrthogg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jackson Chourio is now the Brewers all-time postseason home run leader. He is 22 years old.
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Ian Rennie @theangelremiel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another name for a "synthetic AI focus group" is "not a focus group"
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Cole Wagoner 🦆 🏈 @colewagoner.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There’s a lot of awful shit in the world but I just watched Isbell and the Drive By Truckers sing Decoration Day along the Tennessee River in Florence, Alabama.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
blake snell watching this like what the FUCK
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113642 @justdanthistime.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Man Who Shot Liberty Bibberty
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#1 Lifelong Houston Cougs Fan Brandi 😾 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Got some new followers, so let's just revisit the Naomi Campbell collection
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
First pitch temp on the field at Dodger Stadium
130 degrees or something
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Snow Burrow @bostonjerry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy Birthday to the legendary MC. In his honor, here's the 10 minute Funk Flex freestyle that when you hit play, you think you're gonna turn it off after a couple minutes but then you end up watching the whole thing, just mesmerized: www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmQ...
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BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLES ON FLEX | #FREESTYLE087
YouTube video by HOT 97
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
good morning www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_ZN...
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Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy - Live San Diego 1992 [HD]
YouTube video by Metallica Online
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Weird Christmas @weirdxmas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Uh...
A vintage Halloween postcard featuring a crowned jack-o'-lantern in an armchair flanked by two anthropomorphic vegetable figures.
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David Allsopp @doublehelix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Cartoon: Man faces a desktop PC on a desk and says "say oof ouch owie".

"oof ouch owie" responds the PC.

"oh my god", exclaims the man
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We don’t do the Daily Mail, but as a public service, here is someone with far too much money being attacked by an owl.
Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland is attacked by rogue owl during chaotic photoshoot.
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
lmao cycling is so absurd. let me know when there's a 33 1/3" wheel
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
the more concert videos I see from the sphere the less I would ever want to see a show there, it's a super mega iMax that happens to have a band playing
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump wants to raise the Canadian flag in the Swiss alps? 🙄
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burn it all down @russbengtson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
60! degrees! out! that was the best night of sleep I've gotten in MONTHS
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