Now that he's the guy, I think the electability concerns are gonna fall away very fast. He has the exact right amount of hater energy for this moment.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 7h agoBanger
Mr. Bartokomous
@mrbartokomous.bsky.social
Toronto. Formerly a tech guy. Occasional enabler of Nirvanna The Band. Currently procrastinating.
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 7h ago
"So he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video" is a direct callback to this image that deserves a second life in this campaign
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 11h agoDr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.
I also turned out better because I was terminally online at an early age I don’t think this is universally true but it was for me
aegisiondure @equalnotequals.com · yesterdaythis isn't very popular to say, but for me personally, it was good that i had unrestricted internet access when i was a minor. i was aware of what i was doing and enjoyed it. i don't look back on it and go "well that was a mistake", i look back on it and wish i could do it for the first time again
Um, yes. In a heartbeat. I use LLMs for the occasional bit of data analysis, usually run locally on my own metal, but like... I would be *fine* if it all disappeared tomorrow, and I think the world would be better off for it.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterdayGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
So help me God, I'm sincerely gift linking a Bret Stephens piece. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | I’m Begging You: Never Write With A.I. (Gift Article)
It’s bad for your brain and worse for democracy.
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Caught the new Spider-Man this morning, and it is *shockingly* great. The closest any of these movies have come to the dreams inspired by that WTC trailer 25 years ago. Holland owns and defines the role the same way Tom Cruise is Ethan Hunt, and this is his Ghost Protocol. Just a magnificent flick.
When people deliberately use their craft to stoke and fuel division, hate, attract criticism, and do so in full knowledge they're making the world a worse place, it's astonishing that people think we shouldn't consider, or indeed speak, ill of those individuals when they're no longer around.
I remembering seeing Unstoppable on release and not being that impressed, but on a random drop-in rewatch on AMC? This… really whips ass. The collision of a blue-collar story of heroism with Tony Scott in full late-2000s mode? It’s Bruckheimerism as accidental self-parody, and it is a BLAST.
Tired: Claiming that the CEO of Bluesky wants more conservatives on here Wired: embracing @dennycarter.bsky.social thought and accepting that Bluesky is the app for Sports
Scoiattolo@scoiattolo.mountainherder.xyz · 2d agoGood lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.
"If you want to say drug companies don't have our best interests at heart, I agree. If you think government can make food purer and safer, I agree. But I won't give an inch on the safety and necessity of vaccines, fluoridation, and things that day by day keep us alive."
It wasn’t better because the shows were better (they weren’t) but because everyone else was watching the same stuff. It gave you common ground to talk about.
Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d agoIt’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better
I played the PC demo of this one more times than I can count.
Video Game History Foundation@gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 3d agoDriving on the ground? 'So '90s', according to this ad for 'you can drive on any surface' racer Rollcage, which debuted for PlayStation 1 and PC in 1999.
Ngl I love the no AI involved bracketed by em dashes, that's pretty funny
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3d agoI first got 1000+ pages of court documents from Miller & Moreno's custody case. Anybody can request these from Cuyahoga County. I reviewed those by myself, one by one—no AI involved!—and the filings pointed to police reports. I then sought those out separately and spent days combing through them.
Basically there are some Jewish organizations that are recklessly spending down the principle investment of credibility that the greater community has built over decades trying to throw down who they believe might inhibit Israel on the left.
My suspicion is… they really ain’t got much. Same with the next gen of video cards. The 5090 plays everything in 4K120 completely maxed out. They could’ve made faster planes than the Concorde, but the unit economics stopped working beyond a certain point. Gaming’s at a similar crossroads.
mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · 5d agoI'm 40 and in terms of video games, not really a ball-knower anymore — what is the thing that the PS5 cannot do that the PS6 will do that will justify a $1000 upgrade?
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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I got to watch this live, and it was really, really fucking funny.
JoCo Cruise@jococruise.bsky.social · 6d agoBlue Owl's a private equity fund that gave (I am not making this up) $7B of its investors' money, of which $3B was immediately dumped into Meta's coffers as cash, for a stake in data centers Meta wanted to build. Can't imagine how folks would lose confidence in such savvy forward-thinkers.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d ago* BLUE OWL CO-CEO SAYS WEALTH INFLOWS HAVE "TROUGHED" @reuters.com $OWL
You know, I've probably spent more on the Xbox ecosystem this year than in the past 25. Unfortunately for Microsoft, it's because I picked up a refurb'd OG and 360 from my local indie gaming shop where I've since become one of the top customers.
GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 7d agoMicrosoft has published its latest financial results, with Xbox revenue down 7% for the full year and 10% in the fourth quarter Growth in Game Pass partially offset annual declines, but hardware revenue dropped 29% due to reduced console sales www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-revenue...
Once again: If you back candidates who look good to you on paper but don't turn out to be all that appealing to voters, it's not the lefties who are ruining everything. You're the one who screwed up. www.notus.org/2026-electio...
Centrist Democrats Are Staring Down Disaster in a Michigan Swing District
Two establishment-friendly Democrats are battling it out in Lansing. Unfortunately for them, they’re not alone in the race.
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Is it just me... or does having a bunch of dark money lined up against you seem like way less of a concern than the pundit/consultant/media class makes it out to be?
W.E.D.em Boyz@leftistwonk.bsky.social · 7d agoHighest quality poll to date has Abdul El-Sayed up 15 points
Ghost Rider should be made in Canada. The star’s Canadian. The director’s Canadian. There are tax credits to be had. Shoot it in Fort McMurray. Done right, the first 10-12 minutes of the film can and should be Duke Caboom’s Greatest Hits In IMAX.
It’s not well known, but Shakespeare’s first draft was in fact “The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second.”
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump takes issue with the Lindsey Graham eulogy he's reading: "Virtually everyone liked Lindsey. Well, not everybody. But it sounds good. I have to be honest. I have to veer from this for a second."
The "Israel causes divides" narrative only makes sense if the Division in question is how PEOPLE have one view, while POLITICIANS insist on the contrary. On every single poll — genocide; aid to Israel; arresting Netanyahu — there's no inscrutable Division. It's all pretty clear!
Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last wk.Americans believe Israel is committing genocide in Palestine by a +19 margin Total: 43-24 Black: 51-9 Hispanic 42-16 Harris voters: 72-7 Independents: 45-16 22% of Trump voters as well Only some two dozen Democrats & two ex/outgoing Republicans (MTG & Massie) call it genocide
Some friends of mine worked on this and they assure me it absolutely rips.
Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · last wk.TEASER TRAILER - Netflix's sea creature series BELOW premieres October 8. Josh Hartnett, Charlie Heaton, Mackenzie Davis & Rohan Campbell star. A fisherman fights to protect his family & his community when a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town.