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“tiktok is just teen girls dancing around” yeah that’s your algorithm, Bob mine is how to kronk, by kronk www.tiktok.com/t/ZT25NaDRJ/

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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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DOGE is like if Fyre Festival was a government agency.

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the map (diagnostic criteria) is never the territory and more “measurable” organic disorders can and do have a similar diagnostic problem

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This but it's been obvious for a long time. I dunno maybe it's less obvious when you're not in an industry run by VCs? Sociopaths and bullies desperate to believe that their failing-upwards heros are accomplishing something and so by extension, are they

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Goodnight from the grey-coated roe deer ghosts of February’s past, still searching for ivy in Angle Wood. Goodnight from Christopher Rushbrook, wondering why people say ‘the sleep of the dead’ when so many of the bastards refuse to rest. Goodnight from Hookland.

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When they need a new pope and find one and announce them, all I ask is they do so by hiring Oscar Isaac to look into a camera and say "Somehow Popeatine returned."

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Is there a word for when the ad algorithm like, really really gets you? camolots.com/collections/...

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with help from sixcolors.com/post/2025/02... and github.com/treetrum/ama... was able to bulk download all my kindle books. Got 'em before the deadline!

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Listen, Broligarchy is not some cute synonym for oligarchy. It's genuinely different & WAY more dangerous. I'm a sociologist who's been studying the ultra-rich globally for 17 yrs, entering their world as an offshore wealth mgr. Published 2 books abt them. 🧵Broligarchs are distinct in 3 ways:

submitted 99 days ago • 138 comments

tbh it's a great prismatic look at the society. This is also why Elizabeth Holmes and SBF are the only big budget scamsters to head to and stay in jail. All 3 committed the only sin you cannot commit in the USA without swift & severe punishment- made a billionaire look bad and feel stupid in public

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The NYPD and our criminal mayor accidentally Brady violating this guy out of a conviction because they can’t stop publicity hounding would absolutely be the most fitting end to the entire saga.

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On Wednesday I was the first to report Leland Dudek was on the verge of losing his job at the Social Security Administration when he was suddenly promoted to acting commissioner by Elon Musk. Thursday I published a story with more details. I’ll let you guess if I got any credit in this Post story:

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"No one knows whether these problems can be fixed by throwing more processing power and better algorithms at them — the "scaling up" strategy that Altman and most of the industry embrace." Actually, scientists have researched this quite a lot and the answer is: no, it won't work to "scale up".

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I wish more people were talking about egg prices as less of a “muh egg prices!” thing and more about the fact that there is an organized egg cartel that is illegally price gouging and almost certainly illegally price fixing and reaping massive, gigantic profits.

submitted 11 hours ago • 55 comments

remember when all the cab drivers were all, plz don’t completely uber-ize your major city, the prices are artificially low and if they run us out of town, it’ll be no time at all til they jack up the prices, give you a shittier experience, and fewer options for rides and make hailing a cab, once…

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After watching Conclave twice, I wanted to re-read Shoes of the Fisherman, by Morris West. God damn, this opening is a banger, and I know why I thought of it after reading it 30 years ago.

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Oh. My. God. Becky, look at her stuff. Isn't it neat? Wouldn't you think her collection's complete?

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NEW: The Trump administration has locked Minnesota out of $200 million in federal food and climate grants awarded last summer. Projects breaking ground this year were depending on that money. minnesotareformer.com/2025/02/21/t...

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wow it's incredible what a sufficient amount of food and caffeine will do to one's mood

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If any Hugo Awards voters enjoyed Lower Decks, it would be very cool to get a nod! Thank you for your consideration. This is our entire campaign. 🖖

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In a feat of impeccable timing, the wonderful editors at the Lewis & Clark Law Review have finished their work on my article, "Is Originalism Bullshit?" The final version is now online at SSRN: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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well-before makes nice masks that are comfy and seal well on our big heads/faces (and i have high cheekbones and a low nose bridge) AND, more importantly, don't trigger my chemical allergies they're back in stock n99 with a rubber-y gasket: wellbefore.com/products/wel...

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Good news! I _had_ put my Twitter archive on the NAS! Now it can ferment in peace and probably remain untouched but you never know. I feel better, anyway.

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Check out my latest article: Why You Should Attend @chicago.devopsdays.org 2025 www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-yo...

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in memes, truth

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It's the last day we're accepting talk ideas for the #Python-themed conference that wants talks that probably don't fit in at other conferences, @northbaypython.org! Submit a talk idea! pretalx.northbaypython.org/nbpy-2025/cfp We have barn cats! They hang out on stage!

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Local event worth checking out. In lieu of alt text, here’s what the image says: Community Forum on Threats to LGBTQIA+ Community w/Atty Gen Keith Ellison, Sen Scott Dibble, and Rep Leigh Finke Sunday, February 23, 1-3:00pm Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis MN

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Poor Pooka has an incredible snotty upper respiratory Thing, not covid, but I'm wondering if it's flu. And if so, how much the rest of us should be isolating.

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knowing @chriswarcraft.bsky.social trotted for a year on the seahawks I ALREADY HAD HIS BACK but i am so glad to see buds finding him for his social activism trot. just wanna say that chris kluwe has been tingleverse supporter from DAY ONE. he is a full on real deal TRUE BUCKAROO

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I do appreciate how creative humans are and how they can make songs about the fall of democracy that really slap

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"that's why they pay me the big bucks! 😀"

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Meta could have solely funded the ENTIRE WORLD'S 2022 CLIMATE FINANCE GOAL instead of this

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Legendary hater Charles Darwin

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This is my “daughter of a Black Panther breakfast program volunteer” coming out but anyone who tells you that you have to be public about all your resistance activity should immediately be under suspicion for being an op, or being under the influence of an op

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Scream Cipher xkcd.com/3054

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Brevity is always telling - fascinating to me re: this tech playbook and its posturing on speed, it always emphasizes acting with very little information. Same as the myth that the genius will walk into the room and make a snap decision in two minutes and anything else is a waste of time

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this year's dumb application questions now include: - Talk about your math scores in high school - Answer these politically-motivated COVID questions - Give us your Myers-Briggs results - Random Nerd-cred question And it's still only February of 2025. Are recruiters ok?

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