Why is it that MAGA dudes keep talking about the importance of masculinity, but are afraid of basically all our cities at a time when they're safer than ever (if you ignore ICE kidnapping people off the street, that is). RE:
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Bernie Moreno says Cincinnati might be need to put on a "watch list" and claims he no longer visits Chicago and New York City because he's scared o...
I think it's time to be skeptical of any jobs numbers going forward... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiaqnzeb7o3kt6bpv5xmgibdud5u6jlmof2chqj5gdgg2tjr6oz274
Reminded of Mr. Rogers' testimony before Congress. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKy7...]( ) RE:
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Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social)
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
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Capitalist Lion Tamer (@timcushing.bsky.social)
WILL WRITE FOR SHORT-LIVED ADORATION https://www.techdirt.com/user/capitalisliontamer/
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
A good old fashioned blog that has been covering tech, law, policy, and democracy for almost three decades now.
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
Don’t Vibe Check Me, Bro; Or How To Deal With Comments In An Era Filled With Post-Factual Nazis A whole lot of bad faith arguing continues now ...
Listening to an a16z partner claiming 1. DOGE proves that "the best and brightest" want to serve in gov't again. 2. Everything Elon Musk touches "turns cool." I think one could reasonably challenge both of those claims.
Looks about as appealing as his cars. RE:
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Ryan Mac 🙃 (@rmac.bsky.social)
I actually tried the food there too and well… yea.
Watching Noah Smith insist that there was an "all out attack" of "wokeness" on the jeans ad is kinda hilarious. Especially the big where he insists Doja Cat is a representative of woke and anyone challenging him must live in a "bubble." They don't realize their brains are pickled by X. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreids4um4xsequyyxbovojzd5fw3copwajhsaj5on4ojsu7enhjlo5u https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreids4v2ycizzrf7cojzrba4zo4vdzutvpk6y6mip2lalj7jxd3kh6a
I would just... buy pierogis somewhere else? But also, no one has ever refused to sell me pierogis. RE:
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New York Magazine (@nymag.com)
After a Martha’s Vineyard pierogi vendor refused to sell to him, Epstein’s lawyer plans to sue a farmer’s market so that they must sell to hi...
Feels like a busier MLB trade deadline than usual?
Got to see a demo of this last week and definitely one of the most interesting new tools for the trust & safety field. I have a dream that someday people would be able to use a tool like this to write their own labeler/policies for their individual accounts on something like Bluesky. RE:
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Dave Willner (@dwillner.bsky.social)
For 17 years working in trust and safety, I've watched talented people burn out on impossible tasks. The problem isn't the people, it's the systems...