A really funny complaint about the Zohran discount grocery store idea is that non-poor people could use it when there’s a grocery store half a mile from my grocery store that has everything cost 20% more that rich people go to because they don’t want to shop with normal people.

Professional writer organizations should not send out pro-AI propaganda in the form of tantrum-having "essays" to their members, and I don't think that's controversial.

Regarding The Pro-AI Tantrum In The HWA Newsletter

Today I, and every other HWA member, received the HWA newsletter in our inboxes. In that newsletter was an essay (“essay”) of pro-AI propaganda that made a number of specious points in …

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Of all the things to admit on the internet, “I don’t know how bananas work” is one of the funniest

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 23h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

Did some ladder work yesterday. All five of the masks from our vacation this summer have been added to the wall, as has the Mardi Gras mask. Some stuff had to shift and we added two more columns. It’s quite a collection now.

Good thread, worth reading.

Erik Loomis@erikloomis.bsky.social · 2d ago

This Day in Labor History: August 4, 1997. The Teamsters went on strike against United Parcel Service in one of the few major labor victories of the 1990s. Let's talk about it!

PSA: It's even worse. Craig not only operated a revenge porn website, but he also was engaging in racketeering by secretly running several shell companies that offered a paid service that would remove your revenge porn *from the revenge porn distro sites he owned*.

Roger (6’5”)@iamtherog.com · 2w ago

Does everyone here know that @craigbrittain.com, who is currently masquerading as an anti-MAGA warrior, was fined in 2016 for operating a revenge porn website? A *lot* of y’all follow him. ⚠️ Marked as unsafe. ⚠️ www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

I had wondered where this Road to Damascus conversion came from. Today I learn that Russia has turned off the money to Tenet Media. The guy is apparently purely mercenary.

Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦@perevaa.bsky.social · 2w ago

MAGA is changing its tune. Tim Pool isn’t just a #MAGA propagandist – he’s a Russian asset. His company, Tenet Media, received money linked to Russia, and there is an investigation into it. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more anti-Ukrainian commentator.

“Is it fair that taxpayers are asked to pay for roads that they may never drive on?” “Most people never set foot on an aircraft carrier, but taxpayers are on the hook for the cost.” These guys have no idea how stupid this reporting is, do they?

cait (and adonis)@cait.bsky.social · 2d ago

that is very literally how taxes work

I keep thinking about the public pools during desegregation ex Isabel Wilkerson brought up in Caste. Rather than have integrated public pools, communities closed them after fed govt intervention req desegregation. Rather than benefit from a shared public good white supremacy says fuck everyone.

There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.

I literally laughed out loud. Look, I have template letters. If you do the same kind of document over and over, it is a time saver. But people, you HAVE to edit your template, you can’t just run it like this.

Caelan Conrad@caelan.bsky.social · 3d ago

“he dies of alcoholism, suicide or cancer. a short illness followed by a heart attack.” What

Worth posting in context as it is bang on topic.

Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

Oh this is very useful. If you want to disable intrusive, misleading, twat owned AI this is a great help. www.librarian.net/NoToAI/

"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG

Every few years a comic company repeats the mistake of holding a contest for artists to "win" a gig, in this case it's Ghostmachine's cover contest. "Submit 3-6 samples of cover art featuring Ghost Machine Characters. . ." Some people see opportunity. Experienced pros see a scam. 1/8

The Bar Exam is a ritual intended to make you prove you should be admitted into the legal “guild”. It serves no purpose as a credential or proof of ability: its only purpose is gatekeeping.

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 6d ago

The bar exam tests you on memorizing large amounts of law, and for the record, it would be malpractice for a lawyer to rely solely on memory while practicing law because you should always check to make sure your memory is accurate and also that the law hasn't changed. It is a useless hurdle.

trans rights frankly is a top 5, potentially top 3 issue for me despite not being trans and not having any trans family being bigoted against trans folks not only hurts my trans friends and every trans person but is so predictive of further bigotry

News: The U.S. economy grew at a disappointing 1.5% in the 2nd quarter of 2026. Congratulations to @sarahbca.bsky.social for her “Bookmark this” comment last December when Howard Lutnick said 2Q of 2026 would be “amazing.” @atrupar.com

Aleksander Čeferin has been elected Leader of the Avignon FIFA and taken the regnal name Clement VII.

It is comforting to know that there are a few companies willing to do market research and believe their customers. “I want a huge vat of drink that won’t spill in the car.” Instead of an ad campaign telling customers they are wrong, Dunkin leaned right in. They chose to believe people.

bendwalsh.bsky.social@bendwalsh.bsky.social · last wk.

a lot of companies very much do not understand what business they are in or what their customers want. Dunkin is not one of them www.dexerto.com/food/dunkins...

TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.

A federal judge has tossed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel against anti-disinformation blogger Jim Stewartson.

Kash Patel loses lawsuit against blogger who called him a 'googly-eyed' Kremlin asset

A federal judge has tossed a case brought by FBI Director Kash Patel against anti-disinformation blogger Jim Stewartson. According to a post on X by Stewartson, a Nevada federal judge granted his motion to dismiss the case. Patel sued Stewartson for libel in June 2023 over posts calling him a "Kreml...

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The inability of @nytimes.com to properly credit other journalists (in this case Abby/us) is something that of course journalists feel most dearly. But it is absolutely indicative of the arrogance that leads the paper—which is great/I support—astray and weakens the trust that people have in it.

Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · last wk.

Read my July 18 story for the original reporting that the New York Times didn’t link to... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

BREAKING: Republicans Move to Ban Avocado Flowers From Participating In High School Athletics

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · last wk.

Did you know that the flowers of avocado trees change sex every day? Scientists have noticed this nearly 100 years ago but only now do we how it works. Life is amazing.

In the 1600s, some 21,000 runaway slaves in Brazil founded an independent kingdom in the interior that lasted nearly a century (1612-1694) It had a capital of 5,000, its own king, provincial chiefs, judges, priests, and an army that raided Dutch and Portuguese plantations

Gas stations and what is a war crime? - A Thread! I have as of late seen laypeople state that bombing gas stations in Crimea and Bilhorod is a war crime. So, let us talk about why it is not a war crime. 1/12

Did you know you can just order a magical cheese package any time

Tom & Lorenzo@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · last wk.

People on Bluesky sigh and talk about The Discourse as if it were something required of them instead of something they opt to partake in, day in and day out. You really don't have to. Post about your favorite cheese

"[Douthat] certainly brings a new perspective to CBS News. In the same way a full-time accordion player would bring a new perspective to a popular K-Pop boy band." 🪗 @allyourscreens.bsky.social toomuchtv.beehiiv.com/p/exclusive-...

Exclusive: Inside CBS News, Staffers Share Horror Stories About Direction Of '60 Minutes'

And following months of rumors, HFPA has sued Jay Penske and Penske Media.

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Everybody deserves a say in the future of banditry. We don't have to resort to fortification and militia training to get it. Even if one community succeeds in keeping the roving marauders out, they will just raid another community.

Dave Karpf@davekarpf.bsky.social · last wk.

"Everybody deserves a say in the future of AI. We don’t have to resort to NIMBYism and questionable environmental arguments to get it. Even if one community succeeds in keeping the data centers out, another community will let them in." TRANSLATION: the datacenter backlash is working. Please stop.