Here's a supercut from Abdul El-Sayed's first post-primary news conference:
🥊 Abdul El-Sayed comes out swinging 🥊
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That dude that gave a speech sounding like Kahwi Leonard hopped up on ChatGPT…lost to someone who had already dropped out of the race??
Trump-endorsed Michigan candidate loses to rival who stopped campaigning
Thomas J. Smith's lead exceeds the estimated number of remaining ballots, leaving Amir Hassan with no path to victory.
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These people are letting you know that they’ve always cheated. Their eyes have always been on someone else’s paper. They alway bought essays. A subordinate has always done the work their name is slapped on, usually without credit. Chat is a cover for them.
Charlie Stross@cstross.bsky.social · 9h agoMy answer is LOL ROFL (dickbrain) The terminally AI-pilled can't even *imagine* some people have *never* asked stochastic parrots to cheat at their job for them.
Via @oliverdarcy.bsky.social: www.status.news/p/david-elli... CNN reporters were not amused by David Ellison's op-ed in the NYT.
![The piece was "insulting," one CNNer told Status, adding, “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS. You can’t just write an op-ed and erase that.” Another CNNer said it was obvious to them Ellison "says whatever is best for him to get the merger through."
"The thing David Ellison seems to be missing is the wild mismanagement and disrespect that Bari [Weiss] has displayed at '60' and CBS," a third CNNer told Status. "These people just simply do not know what they are doing. We see it. And we don’t want it here."
Indeed, several CNNers said that Ellison's stewardship of CBS News had caused them to lose confidence in his ability to run a news organization and sour on his repeated assurances about respecting the independence of newsrooms. In The Times essay, Ellison wrote, "I understand that promises from an executive in the middle of a merger invite skepticism. So judge us by the year we just had."
But the last year at CBS News has been an unmitigated disaster. Most notably, Ellison allowed his handpicked news chief to take a sledgehammer to "60 Minutes," firing multiple correspondents and senior executives from television news' most prestigious broadcast—in most of the cases, without ever stating a cause for the dismissals. Beyond that, Weiss' tenure has been defined by her expunging those she is not ideologically aligned with, presiding over the worst ratings of the century for flagship programs like the "CBS Evening News" and "CBS Mornings," establishing a cozier relationship with an overtly corrupt White House, and sending employee morale cratering to astonishing lows.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/bafkreicybrw5xm7wnrleduxjtlfwlrcvjzs7qwwjijswwlluzh5x67iadi)
She was an effective spoiler. Whatever votes she siphoned off from Haley made a big impact.
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 9h agoFormer challenger Mallory McMorrow: “Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed for winning the Democratic primary to become our nominee to be Michigan’s next US Senator. I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party”
great! and it hasn't escaped me that over the yrs all the POC radicals earning democratic noms are light skin and racially ambiguous... folks may talk religion, place or origin, and politics (contributing to otherisms), but not about race race, ethnicity, and nationality are distinct
Detroit Free Press@freep.com · 5h agoBy winning, El-Sayed scored a signature victory for progressives far bigger than others that preceded it given Michigan is a key swing state and has a history of favoring far more centrist candidates for statewide office, writes @detroitfreepress.bsky.social Washington correspondent Todd Spangler.
Reward for pulling a two-a-day yesterday: Ham, egg & cheese (Cooper Sharp) on sourdough. Topped with Caramelized onions and charred tomatoes.
Update: SpaceX reported half a billion in LOSSES And that still exceeded expectations 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 23h agoBREAKING: SpaceX’s revenue exceeded Wall Street’s expectations in the company’s first quarterly financial report following its blockbuster initial public offering in June
If you can squeeze out a little for Soraya Nadia McDonald, please do. So she can get over this hump. @soraya.press
Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 3d agoHey folks, my situation is still precarious Tip jar contributions welcome (Trying to make rent and get current on health insurance premiums. Much obliged 🙏🏽) www.soraya.press#/portal/supp...
There’s literally nothing else in this universe that I could pursue with the fulfillment and passion that I have for music.
Your conscience@carrdiganbutton.blacksky.app · 2d agoIf you had to pivot careers right now, what field/industry would you go into?
It’s unpopular because it’s incorrect and only viewed through the lens of affirming this line of thinking and not analyzed critically.
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 3d agoI think my most genuinely unpopular take is that a widely held and genuine consumer preference for cheaper, lower-quality goods, not private equity, is driving the decline in quality of consumer goods like clothing and housewares.
Why he skipping around like that? Hair got lots of bounce though. He look like NotKarltonBanks when plays in those church wigs.
Somebody’s Auntie 🤷🏾♀️@hausofbawdy.blacksky.app · 3d agoWhen did David Banner get the 2006 Katt Williams perm yall!!?
Who is hype for Crazy Taxi coming out? The CFG Game Cast crew talks about it live on twitch.tv/cfggames #blackskygamers @smitty2447.bsky.social @popnotarts.bsky.social
So has he. Maybe y’all can practice together.
MonsterKing@cerromerussell.blacksky.app · 3d agoI've been trying to hit that last note in Love by Musiq Soulchild for 26 years
I gave this talk in April about the latest ‘death of games journalism.’ I predicted it would get worse before it gets better. I’m bummed to be proven right
The Nine Lives of Games Journalism
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We’re not gonna let “native born whites” catch on when talking about the Americas, kids. That’s not a thing.
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d agoIt is funny that this person thinks “immigrants defended the union while native born whites sought to destroy it in the name of slavery” is an argument against immigrants being Americans. This is precisely the point, nothing about being born here makes you better bsky.app/profile/aphc...
Again—doing all That Work to hack the Wrong Thing. Get out there and start erasing some debt, Claude
NPR@npr.org · 4d agoOpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI. n.pr/4fPB9ek
for those of you who have been on social media since the early 2000’s did you think your life nearly 30 years later would be you getting online every day telling your followers you’re a real eater??? 😭😭😭