If you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.
Josephine "beckbook.com" Riesman@josie.zone · 10h agoIf you see this, quote the energy you bring to bluesky.
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Coder turned FT parent, crank, GenX cliché. proven9d208c
Josephine "beckbook.com" Riesman@josie.zone · 10h ago
Johnson: this is a game about rabbits in waistcoats Johnson: the most british of all genres Johnson: not to be confused with its related but distinct American genre Johnson: possums in overalls
I'm not sure if my instinctive answer is against the rules given this: "rejected proposal from writer Brett Milano for an entry on Game Theory's 1987 album Lolita Nation was instead expanded by Milano into a biography on the band's leader Scott Miller;
Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 4d agoDebated a long list of potential albums, but I'd have to go with this one. Got it when it came out, got to know the band for a while, and still listen to this album regularly, even though it's somehow still not on the major streaming platforms (something that should be fixed...)
I don’t think you could have said this (in the screenshot) in public 10-15 years ago without swift backlash, which is a pretty clear indication of the level of decline we’re looking at
Alexander Clarkson@aphclarkson.bsky.social · 4d agoAnother datapoint for the fascist radicalisation of institutional pillars of much of the American Right
My unpopular opinion is that when a student complains to admin that a reading assignment in a college class has made them uncomfortable, they should be expelled. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...
Florida Professor Fired for Assigning a Profane Story, Lawsuit Says (Gift Article)
South Florida State College fired an English professor after she assigned a story about a teacher who talks about sex with her students. Now the professor is suing.
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there's no need to get outraged by every single thing. book destruction is not some kind of sin. it's not like they're trashing rare editions. lots of books get pulped all the time. now you're just looking for ways to be mad.
Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Harry Connolly (he/him)@byharryconnolly.bsky.social · 7d agoFilm you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.
Just in case you still use any Basecamp products, DHH is crashing out about his AI product gently pointing out that it’s bad for him to have extermination fantasies about the Roma people.
Elon Musk blaming therapists for his kids not talking to him is hilarious.
hey does anyone know where i can read a profile of some dumb asshole that fell for a reality show hosts bull shit and it took a decade for them to realize theyd been duped? oh every day in every major publication? awesome thanks
[When you come back after doing other things] Oh good, he got them to move that hand dryer.
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3w agoI am.
He said this 7 years before NASA put men on the moon.
Cato Institute@cato.org · 3w ago"The great achievements of civilization have not come from government bureaus." — Milton Friedman. They were driven by individual liberty and free markets. And they always will be.
Wish I had the free capital to spin up a business making urinals with dollar coin size indents pre-cut into them.
PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3w agoThe U.S. Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's face to help celebrate America's 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/44yrRxZ
Having sat through examples of what Lucas creates when he doesn't have a spouse to fix his shit I'm totally unsurprised he'd be game to hand off creating to a robot.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoGeorge Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. that way, you can sell the second one to fund your journey. follow me for more Revenge Grindset tips and tricks
I guess I just don’t understand how stupid you have to be not to see the world’s richest man embracing boilerplate white nationalism because it allows him to present himself as a victim bsky.app/profile/bren...
Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 3w agoHappening right in front of us. The world's richest man.
::thinking back to nights when mine were that age:: Well now wait…
Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3w agoThe War on Terror “enemy combatant” designation responded to a real problem. The Geneva Conventions lay out rules for members of state militaries and civilians, but al Qaeda was neither. Has its issues, subject to abuse, but at least there was something real. Babies are not making war on America.
If you come at me with shit head energy, I will respond in kind. If you approach me gently, like you would with an insane animal, I will reward you with Unlimited Access. Take notice, and learn .
graham choosing to put off medical care that likely would’ve saved his life because he was scheduled to be on meet the press in the morning is the most perfect encapsulation of his career one can imagine
Raw Story@rawstory.com · 3w agoSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) jokingly shrugged off advice that he seek immediate medical attention in the moments before his death Saturday night, according to a new Axios report.
please show respect for the dead body of someone who didn’t respect your alive body
I think in our grief it’s important to remember that Lindsay Graham lived long enough to see the Iran War he and John McCain dreamed of for decades finally happen, and to see it utterly shit the bed.
Fatal auto-erotic asphyxiation may be sudden but calling it an illness seems bold.
