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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 3h

I get that MLB has a vested interest in more playoff baseball because of the way revenue is done. but as with interleague, it does diminish the regular season somewhat. and we all like more playoff baseball. I wonder how much of the people not going regular season is due to these things

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 3h

there are arguments against of course. the fact that the teams that won the 162 game marathon being eliminated in small series (7 c. 162 included, 2026 an exemplar). attendance in the 2020s is down versus the 2010s and the 2000s. world series television ratings are down.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

look at the way Walz' suit looks against the backdrop of the curtain. go to the Van orden portrait in the article with the exact same face angle, the exact same lighting. this is absolutely obvious AI. we're doomed if we can't at least see this.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

it's obvious even in cameos. the exact same lighting angle on the face (and the same complexion) despite one person being behind an empty wall with no decoration. another person in front of curtains slightly open directly behind them, and another person with the windows entirely open. the hands.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

they're not even pretending that the military actions or lack of actions. the diesel fiasco with Russia (or is it South Korea via proxy?) aren't simply manipulations for the midterm elections. and people will still vote for republicans.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

is Mullen at least backing away from the now proven false accusation that this happened because he tried to ram the agents? leaving aside he seems to suggest that he shouldn't try to get his 5-year-old away from anonymous people trying to break in his window

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

also good to remind people making the Exodus argument and using Maryland as an example, they always pick the year after the economic crash of 2007-2008. the millionaires in Maryland did not leave, they were no longer millionaires after that crash which had nothing to do with the millionaire tax ofc

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

and mentioning Kirk under the banner of public officials, but not even mentioning Hortman's name until paragraphs down is egregious.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

this is what leads people to believe that right wing violence is in fact justified. that white people are in their fantasies, under attack. that a person like Van Orden can be put up as somehow the victim of violent environment that he as a participant in January 6th created is breathtaking.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 6h

what's up with the AI portraits? gross. a more major point in your attempt to make this seem like something new, and both sides, you don't even mention the fact that actual violence is predominantly on the right. this feeds right wing misinformation that it's a left phenomena.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 21h

I saw a notification from Al Jazeera, nothing from American Media..

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

important to note here that some of the good Court watchers on this platform have pointed out that this committee is probably just designed to give the appearance of due process for the firing so as to satisfy the supreme court's objection on that count.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

you should make it clear that this is what Trump is saying. as far as I know, Russia has not lifted its own export man on diesel. it doesn't have enough for its own uses, much less ours. the most likely thing that is happening here is an attempt to influence our elections via PR.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

grift pays! thank God we don't have enough money to like pay for snap, but we can give these people vanity money

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

one of the things that I think is interesting about that is that he is not following the general playbook to use "communist" instead of socialist, because socialism now has a pretty positive connotation for most people. and of course socialism=woke=anything I want it to mean

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

she's always been a terrible awful person. a sellout to anybody who will give her a contract and a bunch of money. and I don't blame people for doing this, it's a lot of money. but seriously? she thinks people have forgotten

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

inside sellers? in layman verbiage this would mean they are criminals? inside trading? no they are really in capitalists in Bloomberg verbiage

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

this is just one example, in a corner that most people will not look into, that illustrates what AI is absolutely going to do. it's going to filter everything based on what its creators wants to collect, wants to sell or any other purpose it promotes. it is never going to be an honest broker.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

never, ever surrender your rights to a cop. they're not your friend, they're not going to be your friend. you don't have to play nice. especially if you're not guilty of anything. there's absolutely no advantage to surrendering your rights. if you are guilty of something, get a lawyer before this

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and immediately when the merger goes through, announce they're going to cut these jobs anyway.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

to be fair, last time I checked Barack Obama was still black. and for these people that means..

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

it's utterly scandalous that a nominally business-oriented outlet would put this out as if it was a rational choice. it's going to kill American Business if he does stuff like this. we are already scandalously behind on something that we will have to do. but maybe Bloomberg=science denial now?

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and were he to do things simply to try to affect the midterms, it would be an egregious dereliction of duty. now is a perfect time and illustration to go wholeheartedly to renewables. and he's going to squander this. because he doesn't care about the country. and evidently Bloomberg doesn't either

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

and who has obvious conflicts of interest here?

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

we are taking / reporting economic advice from this essentially untrained individual? whose only wealth seems to have come from corruption and grift?

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have no idea what the context of this is. but with my insurance, I can't get an appointment unless it's 3 months in advance. so even routine things, have to go to urgent care which I suppose is the plan. they don't pay doctors they pay nurses physician assistance people who will filter us our

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I wish I could triple like this. he used universal consent to block every single attempt to regulate his supplement donors who are concentrated in Utah. University of Utah study showed that almost a third of supplements don't contain even a traceable amount of the ingredient on the label.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

and these videos are just appalling. and invaluable

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I understand that the only law governing social media and video is that the frame that is freezed has to be with one eye closed as you blink, or some other definably unflattering pose. I don't make the rules

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I think it bears saying that Cornell's own biannual surveys, the most recent in 2025 showed that across all campuses, 32% of undergraduate women reported non-consensual sexual conduct including rape. that's a tick up from the 2023 survey. but consistent with the results.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the only thing that I would add is that it's a pretty old thing. the health and wellness influencers that use misinformation, semi-information are ubiquitous in the social media. somehow we need people to educate themselves, understand how to evaluate these kind of claims. not holding my breath

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

we're going to see Holocaust levels of death from Elon musk's Doge dude Bros. and probably a long-term increase in all forms of death because RFK Jr is at HHS enabling anti-vaxxers and every form of stupid influencer stuff.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

that number looks. statistically improbable. it's way outside any possible curve, even given how early it is in the season. do we have some reliable measures of pressures and such?

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

also denied legal counsel, not being given an opportunity to think about it. and also prior to their court appearance, being separated from their parents so they are classified as unaccompanied minors. so basically it's..

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

*heading to the biblical grounds with a Bible and a sword in my hand..* I think the biblical grounds are a coffee shop? but as far as reading the actual Bible.. the more Paxton pushes it, the more people realize that Talerico is so much more Jesu.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

it had a great premise and a couple of good actors. but the premise was a 2-hour movie. needed somebody with a little more genius behind it to make it into something that would continue. but Maren Jensen. definitely worth it! although I may have spelled her name wrong

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

translate the dungeon party into real life! work together! (not just because these people make the game in all of its forms the thing that rocks. although paper and dice and the three books still rules)

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

and seeing some other responses. this is why we can't let the healthcare system do this. people are being driven to quacks. herbalists, holistic people. and people are blaming the doctors and not the insurance schemes. and going away from confidence to utter nonsense

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the system is entirely screwed, I don't know what your situation is, not judging you, but most of the time this isn't the doctors, it's the system. they get scheduled for 20 minute appointments, if it doesn't take 20 minutes everybody else gets pushed back. and if you're in a triage situation?

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

he's replacing one possibly criminal act, with another one by directing PAC spending? it's sort of nominally better I guess because it's not taxpayer money but it's still against the law. but according to cavanaugh, Alito, Thomas et al. if you're the president, the laws don't count

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

obviously all genetically superior individuals, right? the right pigmentation, the right biological.. thingies? the people who were told throughout history by the preeminent scientific tomes that they were chosen by God. I don't see any possible complications of this. bone.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

even though I am sympathetic to the idea that AI poses these risks, I think Jamie Dimon's track record on risk assessment is incredibly poor given 2007/2008. perhaps he has an entire new team who has expertise on risk and AI. I sincerely doubt it.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

this is the guy who encouraged a woman to come forward with accusations with the promise that he would vote against the confirmation, and then when the woman did come forward, voted for the confirmation anyway. these are crocodile tears. he has no morals, he has no qualms about what he did.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

the US economy is expanding only if you define the US economy as the stock market. for everyone else? not so much. this is yet more evidence than our economy needs basic restructuring to put wealth generated by people back into the hands of people instead of into the hands of capitalists

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

and by directing the funds of a PAC, he's violating a different law.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I would choose.. (John Cleese voice). I'm sorry, I didn't understand your attitude towards the contestants.

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stevempars.bsky.social @stevempars.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

an absolute disgrace. and just another bit of evidence that our economy needs basic restructuring. the upward distribution to the capital class of the products of labor being stripped from the people who actually do the work is shameful.

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