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Oh, man. If you think I'm just sitting here waiting for your take on literally any season of Ted Lasso, I'm about to really disappoint you...
I'm never disappointed by the right-wing chuds banging on about this nonsense because I have less than no expectation of them. Martina, OTOH, has been a bitter let down.
FWIW, both of VDARE’s founders were on the masthead of the National Review in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Peter Brimelow was also a staffer for Senator Orrin Hatch. This white nationalist thread has been present in the conservative movement for a long time. Screenshot is from 1997.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoSCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
My hunch is that every adtech company, including Google, is dealing with this problem, since the overall scale of campaigns being launched (and related assets being uploaded) is simply beyond existing review process capabilities.
Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
More than 50 offending image and video ads were published across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, or Threads, according to Meta’s ad library data. Some ran as recently as this week.
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SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know
I'd say the rapid conflagration of data center rage in America was a portent of nothing good, except that the ill it portends—politics and public discourse overwhelmed by conspiratorial irrationality and magical thinking—seems to already be here.
Paresh Dave@peard33.bsky.social · yesterdayAt least Howard Hughes had the good sense to become a recluse.
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h agoSPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
I wrote about the triumph of Doing Your Own Research and the stupid, nasty thing that is replacing some very recent history in real time. defector.com/were-just-go...
We're Just Going To Keep Doing 2020 Again Until All The Wrong Stuff Is True | Defector
In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death, there...
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A gracious concession: “I want to congratulate Abdul El-Sayed on winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election…
So MI's at a bit greater risk But GA, NC & ME look good, and 3 of 4 in OH, AK, IA, & TX looks doable, given the national environment. So I think Democrats are at least 50-50 to take the Senate. And other states not much discussed (e.g., KS) could well be in play. www.thebulwark.com/p/its-still-...
It’s Still a Blue Wave
The fundamentals still apply after Tuesday night’s primaries. And they look good for Democrats.
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Always a great way to make tech policy.
The Nexus of Privacy@thenexusofprivacy.net · 4h agoCapito talks about her 9 grandchildren (Curtis has 19!), guardrails on platforms are needed. "If the pushback from the platform folks is 'we can't do it' or 'it's too complicated' ... we don't believe you." Emerging risks are very difficult to see.
ok this is taking year of the hater too far
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6h agoMan arrested after dressing as Grim Reaper on hospital roof and staring at patients
Secretary Rollins says she MOVED 5 million people off food stamps. No. She KICKED 5 million people off food stamps. Letting kids go hungry isn't the "win" you think it is. It's a damn disgrace.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."
if nothing else another big night for the "polling in the no-one-picks-up-their-phone-anymore Era is cooked" take
G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 16h agoLooks like a 10-15 point polling miss in Michigan regardless of who wins. And people have been writing a lot of electability takes using this data. It’s dangerous out there folks be safe
Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration has detained more than 50 spouses, parents of US troops in immigration crackdown, AP review finds.
i know votes are still being counted but the more i look at this michigan senate map the more it becomes clear that it kind of looks like a mitten
"Pastors in Name Only" "Wicked Witch of Woke" “I've never seen anyone commit so much blasphemy against the word of God." As pastors become Democratic nominees — at least 5 so far, and likely one more tonight — their Republican opponents are attacking their faith. religionnews.com/2026/08/04/p...
'They're not real pastors': As clergy run as Democrats, Republicans question their faith
(RNS) — 'It's a sign that they are really scared they're gonna lose this seat,' the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa, said. She is part of a wave of religious ...
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oh hey we're doing degenerate Jewish art but leftishly.
Current Affairs@currentaffairs.bsky.social · 2d ago
$32B is a mighty big ambulance. These firms are going to give "privacy" a bad name.
Apple faces $32bn lawsuit over biometric data on iPhones — The Times and The Sunday Times
Judge in Illinois allows class action claim about information stored on the cloud to go ahead
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I'd say the rapid conflagration of data center rage in America was a portent of nothing good, except that the ill it portends—politics and public discourse overwhelmed by conspiratorial irrationality and magical thinking—seems to already be here.
Paresh Dave@peard33.bsky.social · yesterdayWe're going to have to nuke it from space.
Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · yesterdayScoop: Trump has ordered workers to redo weeks of work on his planned White House helipad new WaPo photos show how past work was removed over weekend Trump is contemplating changes to White House lawn's slope, raising bigger Qs about project and cost
yeah that's about the least surprising thing you could tell me about cat power
kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · yesterdayCat Power is antivax
