RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
Alex Winter@alexwinter.com · 3d agoRT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Alex Winter@alexwinter.com · 3d ago
I did the math on my gas and grocery receipts last week and wanted to scream. Amy Acton has done that math too, standing in the same lines as the rest of Ohio. She's running to cut middle class taxes and gut the rigging keeping billionaires comfy. I’m in! #BlueWaveIn60Days #Pinks
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Heather Cox Richardson provides context on our current mess. Please read about the ballroom and how they are trying to take our votes away. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
September 1, 2026
Yesterday, by a vote of 5–4, the United States Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue to build his ballroom.
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pentagon hasn’t been able to pass an audit in at least 9 years. Which means the organization is rife with fraud, graft, malfeasance and incompetence. Yet, Congress keeps give them Billions. Guess why? The donor class fills the pockets of MOC. Until we take Money out of politics nothing will change.
Maybe it seems weird that AI bosses won't stop rending their garments about the terrible potential of their bots, from the jobspocalypse that'll ensue when AI does our jobs, to the impending moment when the word-guessing programs learn too many words, wake up and turn us into paperclips. 1/
#cucumbers #gardening This has been a late harvest because of early intense heat, but finally we have green beans and cucumbers. For some reason, lots of them. This is this morning's harvest.
@thesteadystate.org includes "former" analysts from throughout the IC - CIA, DIA, DoS, FBI. We took those skills and applied "analytic tradecraft" and looked at America. What we found was terrifying -- but don't take our word for it -- read it: steadystate1.substack.com/p/accelerati... #holdfast
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What a wonderful thought, puts things into perspective.
#Gardening This is the year of raccoons. We have a (very cute) family of them who visit the vegetable garden every night. Early on, they kept slugs in check. Now it's basically a nightly raid. Defensive measures needed. The fence has vulnerabilities we have to patch. But they're tenacious
Today, I'm introducing the first-ever Data Center Bill of Rights. Communities deserve the right to reject data centers, protect their water, keep electricity bills down, and prevent states from shoving data centers down their throats.
This is really worth the read. It's a delightful collection of stories about a strange place. Highly recommended.
Willerby@welcometowillerby.bsky.social · 2mo agoWelcome to Willerby, a village in which the uncanny is only as remarkable as the weather. Over fifty free stories to read or listen to with original art, photos and music. Visit us for tales of ghosts, timeslips and the Secret Commonwealth. Stories to start with www.welcometowillerby.co.uk 👇🏻
Well this is a punch in the gut and kick to the GenX-itals of an essay. Great read... "Those parents grew up to be the political gerontocracy: absentee parents of a latchkey nation."
Sarah Kendzior@sarahkendzior.bsky.social · last mo."Israel, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, the US and more are merging into a mega-war run by robots. They used to call these World Wars. They used to call people on the phone. The most common call I get today is from someone named 'Scam Likely.'" sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/quicksand
“Blaming Canada used to be such a fantastical idea that it was a joke,” Chrystia Freeland writes www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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Is it possible that the Trump Department of Education created a national civics contest, then rigged the judging in the final when it looked like a Sikh kid who's the son of immigrants might win? They'd never do that, this administration has too much integrity. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
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If you want more context, Andrea Pitzer—author of an acclaimed global history of concentration camps—puts it all together in the latest Next Comes What:
Watch this. If you’re thinking that all this is starting to sound like a global network of concentration camps run by the U.S., you’re not alone. Find out what you can do about it. Find the "Little Gi...
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In all seriousness, they've been doing this for years (remember Roger Stone saying that if Trump wasn't POTUS in 2016 there'd be a "bloodbath") and the real question is why officials refused to enforce accountability and still refuse to do so. But that requires having a memory and doing research.
Wajahat Ali@wajali.bsky.social · 2mo agoIn all seriousness, Trump and Republicans are setting the stage right now to attack our democracy, steal our elections, and violently crush any dissent. Wake up, America.
Operators of a Canadian freight train engulfed in #ClimateChaos #Wildfires flames need to wait for another train to pass to be able to proceed, and ask for their counterparts to "notch it up". www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...
Millions face extreme heat, hazardous air from wildfires | LinkedIn
Officials warned residents across the Midwest and Northeast to stay indoors as heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires creates dangerous air quality conditions.
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There's a way to grow lettuce without having a garden outside. You can use a grow light and Kratky hydroponic method. You need a table, light, mason jars and a few other items. We grow lettuce year round in the basement. Tiny tomatoes in the winter. It's handy and no contamination.
I fear his speech on Thursday is meant to mislead Americans and lay the groundwork for election interference. Don't take the claims at face value – follow the facts.
also if any shoe companies want to sponsor me, i'm on the verge of trashing my second pair this year lol
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Willerby@welcometowillerby.bsky.social · 2mo agoWillerby. A haunted village where the supernatural and uncanny are only as remarkable as the weather. Over fifty free short stories with original music and art. Podcasts. Photos. Books. Come find us. Stories can be read in any order but three to get started. ⬇️ www.welcometowillerby.co.uk
if anyone hasn't heard yet there is a ceremonial gun salute in navy yard at 12pm, so as long as you hear exactly 21 rounds it's expected
President Donald Trump admitted to insider trading during an interview with CNBC's Joe Kernen, stating that his sons, who run the Trump organization, get "inside information" from him.
Trump admits to insider trading as he says his kids get 'inside information'
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