Employer has been "heavily encouraging" us to use AI. I despise it, but I've been validated by the amount of relatively simple tasks that still seem beyond its capabilities. Honestly feeling quite confident in my job security.
Sarah
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Reluctant Iowan 🔵 Conservation | Cats | Crafts
We can verify the daily physical status of a specific Seattle raccoon but apparently we're completely unable to determine whether a United States Senator is alive or dead.
ContempraInn 🌹@contemprainn.bsky.social · 2w agoJimothy the racoon from Seattle keeps getting spotted
It's surprising how unsurprising this is. Live más, indeed.
Blue Oleta@blue-oleta.bsky.social · 2w agoPretty wild that Taco Bell identified the source of the outbreak before the FDA did and promptly pulled it. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA
As an Iowan and an ally, can confirm. But it makes my heart break.
Lesley Carhart@hacks4pancakes.com · 2w agoHaving an in person international or national event in America? Are you weighing factors like lodging and transport? Cool stuff to do? Here's a map to consider if any of your attendees may possibly, even remotely be LGBTQIA. And you care about them.
Do I feel bad when I see an actual dead turtle? Yes. 😢 Do I feel bad for laughing at all the dead turtle memes? Absolutely not.
Statistically, endorsing more women for elected office would mean much less risk of endorsing accused rapists.
an LLM is not credible if it doesn't know that Alex Jones has died from some kind of bizarre head explosion alone in the drivers seat of his parked van
I say go for it. FAFO. I can already taste the shadenfreude.
The growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state : The Sunday Story
Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the birth of a new nation. But if you read the Declaration closely, it’s not just about creating something new; it...
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If my BlueSky experience is an echo chamber, at least it's an echo chamber that says "Change is possible," "This is how we win," and "Look at my cat."
Ah yes. We must spread the word of Iowa's vast abundance of public lands and pristine waterways!!!
"It's a huge problem for the Democratic Party".... But is it? Is it really?
Danielle Kurtzleben@titonka.bsky.social · 2mo agoAlso like…this is male gaze masculinity we’re talking about here. Performing masculinity *for dudes*. Show me a lady who cares about a candidate’s wide receiver knowledge.
If I told you ten years ago all of the Jeopardy winners, doctors, lawyers, stat-focused sports nerds, and premium shitposters escaped Twitter on a pirate ship to a website that was completely inhospitable to Nazis and phrenologists……. I don’t know, man, I’d be pretty excited.
Don't mind me, just over here getting misty-eyed hearing Bill Kurtis say "This... is NPR" for the last time. #waitwait
Sure, let's just throw $25 million more into nitrate removal instead of passing ANY legislation that would prohibit the pollution from occurring in the first place. www.ciww.gov/news-1/centr...
Central Iowa Water Works Encourages Smart Water Use as System Prepares for Summer
May 5, 2026
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10-min charging? I could road trip in my Chevy Bolt! 😭 Why do I live in this country in the stupidest timeline...
Zamafir@zamafir.bsky.social · 3mo agoU.S. automakers are the BlackBerry of the car industry.
It's because of fearmongerers like Steen that I learned the stated mission of TST is "To Encourage Benevolence And Empathy, Reject Tyrannical Authority, Advocate Practical Common Sense, Oppose Injustice, And Undertake Noble Pursuits." Now considering joining.
Little Village@littlevillage.bsky.social · 3mo ago"I’ll keep the Satanists out of the Capitol,” gubernatorial candidate Adam Steen says in a campaign ad titled "Good vs. Evil." "Steen seems intent on building the Satanic Temple into an evil monster threatening the good townsfolk of a Christian state," writes David Leshtz of Iowa City.
"If Iowans want to continue prizing their liberties and maintaining their rights, this poisonous political elixir of authoritarianism and rigid religious doctrine must be dumped down the drain." Preach. 🙌
Todd Dorman@tdorman.bsky.social · 3mo agoSatan, Marxists and a wolf witch walk into Iowa elections www.thegazette.com/opinion/colu...
I really hope they book Hilton, then fill approximately twenty seats with nothing but bored press. #tpusa #isu #ames #iowa
The Gazette@thegazette.com · 3mo agoJD Vance, Erika Kirk to headline Iowa State event
In honor of #earthday, some low-quality video of my recent trip to see the sandhill crane migration in Kearney, NE. Volume up for the beautiful, wild sounds they make! #getoutside #birding #nature #conservation #travelmidwest #sandhillcranes #platteriver #kearneyNE
“None of the Iranian delegation has arrived or even flown to Islamabad for negotiations with the US at the moment” - Iranian State TV Iranian channels also posted the Mr. Bean meme with JD Vance edited in to mock the situation.
I watched that cringe-filled moment. On behalf of the people who share this rock with you, we’re sorry that HE had to be a part of any of your historic journey.
