I would like to propose the Taco Bell Principle When a person/institution Did A Problem, & IMMEDIATELY fesses up & takes proactive steps to solve it That's exactly what we want them to do? So how bout we let them live ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · 3w ago

A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!

The way that everyone sees fantom AI in original work now is such a fucked up secondary downstream AI nightmare consequence. People can’t critically identify real art any longer and so everything gets accused of not being original. I don’t know how we climb out of this hole.

Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.

CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d ago

U.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters

will be funny to see how quickly they try to undo all of this in december 2028 if a democrat gets elected auditor

The News & Observer@newsobserver.com · 2d ago

An elections bill that has moved through North Carolina’s state legislature worries some that the state auditor could gain too much power.

Good lord I wish some of you could read on this text based social media website.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds

The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.

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Miximus Maximus: smoothies of Pompeii

I will know that all is right in the world when I stop being excited because there's more than 1 girl on a drumline

Watching people use AI makes me feel like I’m actually losing my mind. “Oh, there’s a tool that burns through natural resources, causes sickness in poor populations, was built on the back of an incredible theft of the work of people, and makes nothing of actual value or substance? Sign me up!”

I will reiterate: Christians in the West evangelize in public for the same reason men catcall. Neither is trying to persuade you; both are reminding you that the public sphere belongs to them and you exist in it at their sufferance.

right, operation warp speed was basically the one thing he ever did that provided some genuine public benefit and it became such a liability with his base that he completely disavowed it and handed HHS over to the antivax industrial complex

Melissa. Just Melissa.@mgeschwind.bsky.social · last wk.

Especially weird that the vaccine was the one positive thing Trump could credibly take some credit for, but instead... this.

man I will just never get over the fact that the collective response to the pandemic, and an absolutely miraculous vaccine development, was to destroy public health in this country and smear everyone involved I generally take a positive view of humanity overall but it's so depressing

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

Do you know why airlines are so safe? Because we regulate the ever-loving shit out of them. You don't have to like government regulations. They can be annoying. I promise they have saved your life. They happen when people get hurt or die. Every single one is written in blood.

I worked at Disney a while ago. Do you know why theme parks are so safe? Because OOSHA reps can walk the track on any ride at any time and any safety violation they see is a $10,000 fine. Each. Theme parks are not safe because the company cares. They're safe because it's cheaper to comply.

Jon of The North@krauza.bsky.social · last wk.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations.

There are more Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Native) people in North America than there are Jews. And a lot of people have not met nor interacted (in person) with an Indigenous person. So odds are very high that you haven't met (m)any Jews.

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · last wk.

I am always trying to explain to folks that most Americans have never met a Jew and people do not believe me and I just need you to understand that the perception that we are a powerful group in this country is intentionally created by antisemites and you’re unknowingly buying in.

#TTRPG game design hot take: Beginning Of Session and End Of Session moves are bad. They should be replaced with beginning / end of Arc / Mission / Chapter / etc moves in almost all circumstances. I will consider end-of-session XP moves as potential exception, but THEY'RE ON THIN ICE.

Criticism of foreign players in NCAA men's soccer has absolutely nothing to do with soccer itself or what's best for the professional development of American players. It is entirely about parents being mad that they got fleeced by pay-to-play clubs, and their kid isn't good enough for a scholarship.

This is simply a skill issue, both for your child on the field and you with your bank account. You got played. The coach who told you that your kid needed to play elite travel ball to get a scholarship rainmade you. And now, on top of that, you're raising your child to be a whiny baby loser.

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🎉 Next Friday, July 24th is my 9 Year Twitch Anniversary!! 🎉 There will be 12 hours of games, discounted subs, and @huetwo.art has crafted some beautiful limited edition badges you can unlock and keep forever! Hope you can pop in for games and chatting about the last 9 years of fun.

🎉 TODAY!! 🎉 Plan is to go from 11am -11pm ET and just play a bunch of games with folks, watch old clips and celebrate all the amazing people I've been lucky enough to be around for the last 9 YEARS!💖 Come hang out and collect your free viewer badge (or if you feel generous get the sub gift badge)

Jess/Fawn (they/them) 🍉@faunandgames.bsky.social · 3w ago

🎉 Next Friday, July 24th is my 9 Year Twitch Anniversary!! 🎉 There will be 12 hours of games, discounted subs, and @huetwo.art has crafted some beautiful limited edition badges you can unlock and keep forever! Hope you can pop in for games and chatting about the last 9 years of fun.

loath to spread this but it has so many likes so: "black power" is a response to centuries of systemic oppression and inequity, a call to empower from disempowerment. "white power" is an expression of racial supremacy. thinking them the same because they share a word is how babies think

Freethinkers United For Change@freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 2w ago

News outlets that covered the US-Saudi nuclear deal without mentioning that Jared Kushner, Trump’s top foreign policy advisor, is getting paid by the Saudi government: WSJ NYT AP Reuters CNN NBC ABC CBS The Guardian Semafor Washington Post Fox News New York Post BBC Newsweek MS NOW

A nuclear deal for the Saudis. A media blackout for Kushner’s corruption.

On Wednesday, the Trump administration signed a 30-year nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that paves the way for the kingdom to enrich its own uranium.

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If the Democrats don't do this shit ASAP and also expand SCOTUS and also send all these fuckos to prison for tax evasion and insider trading and probably fucking treason then idk I mean I won't be surprised but I will be fucking angry about it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."

"If my opponents win, more Americans could get full representation in our participatory democracy, and that would be bad for me" may be the most honest campaign pitch he's ever delivered

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."

I know why we say things like this as political rhetoric but I also don’t feel like we’re losing any kind of future, the clean energy tech is still going to be there when Trump’s gone, we just need to implement it. Hell, it’ll be even better then because technology improves.

David Darmofal@daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2w ago

We’re losing the future on clean energy to China thanks to Trump & Vance and the people who voted for them.

Not a single network aired this on their nightly news broadcasts yesterday. They described Trump overseeing a "somber ceremony" and called it a "moving moment." The only way to know what trump actually said about the soldiers he killed is to follow aaron rupar which no offense to aaron is insane

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump on fallen US troops: "All of them said very strongly, 'We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.'"

New: Public records show how a city that ended its Flock contract spent months trying to get the company to remove the cameras or turn off the cameras. They were told Flock "objects" to the city removing the camera itself. Eventually city put trash bags over them: www.404media.co/flock-object...

Flock ‘Objects to Our Removing Their Equipment’: Emails Reveal Why a Town Put Bags Over Its Flock Cameras

"For the time being, if you or someone on your crew has availability to secure black plastic bags (or something else) over the cameras, that would be great."

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this is the same as american car manufacturers demanding a ban on chinese evs and american social media platforms demanding a ban on tiktok — because these motherfuckers cannot compete and want protectionist policies that ensure they maintain a monopoly over the u.s. market under the guise of natsec

ceej@ceej.online · 2w ago

“it should be illegal to buy sandwich meat”

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