“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide...all we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us

Papillon - A Wasted Life

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David Ellison cannot be trusted. ever. on this planet. or any other one we send him to

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 6h ago

Jennifer Schulze (@newsjennifer.bsky.social ): If you want to know what David Ellison would do w/ CNN, look at CBS, "a raging dumpster fire with non-stop controversies ... meddling in editorial content to make it more Trump-friendly and historic declines as the audience runs away as fast as it can."

you mean the AI's that are wrong a third of the time? you mean AI that is sycophantic? you mean AI that agrees with both sides of an argument? you mean the AIs that I have to correct all the time?

Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 9h ago

My answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.

OpenAI used to recommend Bergman, Kurosawa, Lumet, and films with moral weight. Now he’s giving me The Goonies and Christmas at the Maple Syrup Inn. Check the alignment.

at this point if we use the logarithmic scale, we're going to run out of aquariums. I am now waiting for the ominous notification: citizens, do not flush. the belugas need the water

Shedd Aquarium welcomes four rescued beluga whales after massive cross-border journey

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I wouldn't stay at a trump branded property for the fear that it may fall down while I'm sleeping there

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 22h ago

Another botched job wapo.st/4fYGqQW

well that's it then. shut it all down. at this point there are no rules. keep an eye out for that errant bag of nickel 😉

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

yada yada yada, blah blah blah we've been talking about this for years. good thing Dave caught up?

NPR@npr.org · 2d ago

David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland High School shooting who co-founded the progressive youth group Leaders We Deserve, is calling for radical change in the "geriatric" Democratic Party. n.pr/4bmZYNm

You say you got a real solution Well, you know We'd all love to see the plan You ask me for a contribution Well, you know We all doing what we can

Revolution (Remastered 2009)

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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Saturday morning. I walk to my neighborhood City Market. It looks like a European market: fresh vegetables, fruit, a butcher, fish, bakery, dairy, flowers, and prepared foods. I buy what I want for the next few days.

you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows 😉

GodlessPrimate@godlessprimate.bsky.social · 3d ago

It's all about priorities. The tech bros gave politicians a lot of money.

Idaho: arrival tourist, leave a victim

Kat 🕊️@smith83k.bsky.social · 3d ago

Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead and 7 injured, city spokesman says Idaho has permissive gun laws featuring permitless open and concealed carry, no firearm registration, optional concealed licenses and no universal background check for private transfers. apnews.com/article/shoo...

@uicpublichealth.bsky.social medical records request 🙄 Ah, the majestic enterprise healthcare tech stack: billions in funding, cutting-edge surgical robotics, and forms that require you to physically print, handwrite in blue ink, scan, and carrier-pigeon back to them Classic. 🤣

meanwhile, in Illinois? we are just ecstatic to not have another governor in the pokey

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d ago

So many sneering elitist journalists with snarky posts over the past months that the Reflecting Pool story was trivial. It was so trivial that the DC US Attny presented false evidence to a grand jury to indict an innocent man to please the President while they both lied about it.

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this is a corrupt cardiologists' dream

Michelle@michelleroy78.bsky.social · 5d ago

Biscuits and gravy are currently safer to eat than salad. What a time to be alive!

Large crowds busked yesterday evening in Dublin in honor of Glen Hansard 🙏🏻🎶 RIP via conorpope on IG

he's using up all the oxygen that people who don't lie could be using.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d ago

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

societies tend to become unstable not simply because controversial decisions are made, but because large numbers of citizens lose confidence that the rules apply equally to everyone

LisaLisa@lisalisa42.bsky.social · 6d ago

Another day, another atrocity.

Just saw Meta’s optimistic new commercial about how "the future is for everyone” and noticed that the background music is David Bowie’s song “Five Years,” which is about a mass extinction event in which everyone will be dead in 5 years.

1.2M views · 39K reactions | Meta has always believed in giving people the power to share, connect, and shape your world in the ways you want. As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for everyone. We're focused on giving every person the tools to reach your full potential and making sure the benefits of technology are distributed to everyone. | Mark Zuckerberg

Meta has always believed in giving people the power to share, connect, and shape your world in the ways you want. As we enter this next wave with AI, we continue to believe the future is for...

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Josh Turek has plans to make life better for every Iowan. Now, Iowa, the ball is in your court. Let’s work to get @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social to the U.S. Senate. Turek4Iowa.com

Josh Turek@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social · last wk.

Great game, Mr. President. 🏀 Iowa, you heard President Obama. The ball is in your court. Join our campaign and help us Push For Change: Turek4Iowa.com

Open enrollment for Medicare Part D drug coverage begins October 15.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · last wk.

Breaking: The Trump administration plans to end subsidies that held down Medicare drug plan premiums, which could mean higher rates for many seniors wsj.visitlink.me/pcS4Oc

NEW: Gov JB Pritzker (D-IL) signs law requiring schools to “implement a ‘bell-to-bell’ policy, restricting access to cell phones between the hours of the first arrival bell to the final dismissal bell”

Early morning Chicago 1963, after finishing her gig at Mr Kelly's, Streisand, her manager, and Bronstein's family did an all-nighter, heading to the lakefront as dawn broke The reward: The shot of Streisand looking out at the sunrise over Lake Michigan won the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Album Cover

Barbra Streisand - People (1964) Part 1 (Full Album)

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Spanish songs in Andalucía The shooting sites in the days of '39 Oh, please, leave the vendanna open Federico Lorca is dead and gone Bullet holes in the cemetery walls *The black cars of the Guardia Civil* Spanish bombs on the Costa Rica I'm flying in a DC 10 tonight

The Clash - Spanish Bombs (Official Audio)

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Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · last wk.

Hey I know inflation is out of control and a lot of folks can’t afford basic necessities, but at least we’re tackling waste fraud and abuse by buying… *checks notes* 250 Escalades for the government.

If AI increasingly performs labor, maybe workers should acquire ownership claims in the automation, rather than simply surrendering their labor income to it? 🤷‍♂️