These days I google the end of every single movie before I watch it to see if it’s sad because I just can’t handle that shit anymore. Happy endings only the real world is sad enough.
@zem42.bsky.social
I used to think of BMW as a luxury brand. Now I don't. Built-in ads are associated with cheapness. Even when a device is expensive, having them makes the device feel cheap. I don't know how much money BMW made from this ad, but it's undone decades of branding that cost them billions of dollars.
IGN@ign.com · 1h agoBMW owners have discovered that a Spider-Man: Brand New Day ad has been forcefully added to their car's infotainment system. https://bit.ly/4q186sW
Locally acquired? Holy crap.
Isaac Bogoch@isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 8h agoThere was just a locally acquired case of dengue fever reported in Virginia, USA. The climate is becoming more suitable, the compatible mosquito species (Aedes) is already there, and we’ll likely see more cases across a wider area. Link: tinyurl.com/2pu4xrc5
Abbott has already started:
Jay D Johnson@refusenik.bsky.social · 5h agoHere's a question for @robertdownen.bsky.social I wonder how Islamophobic Texas Republicans will attempt to use Abdul El-Sayed in their attack ads against Talarico and the Democratic Party in general? The same really applies nationwide. It's why establishment Dems solidly backed Stevens.
If anyone wonders why I push my writing and art so hard, it's because I struggled to get to where I am. I was absolutely illiterate until 7 1/2 years old. My teachers relentlessly mocked my art skills on report cards for years. Please read my latest illustrated book. I came a long way.
I rarely share personal news here but: I was laid off from my job in public sector communications based in the East Bay. I want to channel this life change into a time where I write as much as possible. So if you want to collab with me or have leads in writing opportunities, please DM me!
I make a living cleaning people’s bathrooms because while most of them were made to clean them as a punishment, my mom paid me significant money to clean ours when I was a kid. No emotional crisis involved!
We lost Alan Dershowitz too. Why is everyone laughing? This is serious.
Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2h agoOh no not James Carville, Bill Maher, Mark Penn, and John Fetterman
think a lot about how even in '12 after going "nah i don't think i will" about a bunch of things people wanted from him, obama still had enough sense to go "fucking private equity, am i right? these rich motherfuckers, am i right? and romney's one of them" instead of "you owe me your vote, peasants"
Andrew Lawrence@ndrew.bsky.social · 15h agoif establishment candidates want to start winning primaries again all you have to do is say that rich people have too much money and that youll prosecute trump admin staffers and republicans that have broken the law
Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.
Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed
Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...
chicago.suntimes.com
The president of the United States is the pettiest bitch who has ever lived.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3h agoThe Trump regime admitted in court filings that the cancellation of clean energy grants for Hawaiʻi was because the state voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, rather than the previously stated reasons of advancing energy needs or economic viability.
Hey, scam that almost got me this morning — A series of texts basically identical to ones Amazon has previously sent when something was recalled. It was early for my second-shift ass, so I clicked as far as the link (no information was entered). Phone number was spoofed, but the URL was weird.
you cannot start a breaking news alert with “A helicopter carrying President Trump” without dumping a gallon of serotonin into my bloodstream. please be more careful with words
Well, this is absolutely bone chilling and not remotely surprising. it's the shit DHS has always been doing since it began 25 years ago but now at the current level of technological possibility x fascist permissions. (The Deep State? It's not The Jews™️, guys.)
Steve Katz@stevenkatz.bsky.social · 23h agoShades of John Poindexter’s Total Information Awareness: I think @brennancenter.org found the deep state: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res... The error rates/dangerous false positives on these technologies must be through the roof).
I’m seeing you all in Alameda tomorrow night, RIGHT?! (Unless you’re seeing me at the Mill Valley Library on Thursday??) I’m bringing door prizes!! (They aren’t cats.)
s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 2d agoYooo Alameda, I'm going to be on your fair shores with @bethwinegarner.bsky.social on WEDNESDAY to chat about the book, grief, death, and so much more. There might be plum jam. I hope to see you there. (But seriously, RSVP so they know you're coming.)
Man charged with setting Spokane’s largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father
Man charged with setting Spokane’s largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father
denverpost.com
Hey so part of the reason I pay for Kagi is that it was supposed to be possible to completely invisiblize the AI agent by dismissing it. Adding a ‘summarize’ button to Orion is the opposite of that and I do not like it.
This is still happening! The Wrong Dead Guy is just $1.99. It's like if Carl Hiaasen wrote a sort of fantasy/SF weird heist thing...There might even be a monster. I'm not sure. It's hard to remember. But it's just $1.99. You read it and tell me.
"However shall we cope with the tiresomeness of language policing" Did I do it right??
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 6h agoJane Austen used 'however' at the beginning of a sentence, and so can you.
We couldn’t find Rufus earlier and Weeo said earnestly “mommy maybe he’s sick of our shit” so apparently I need to say things under my breath quieter than I currently do
now in stock, Pride and Prejudice: The One With the Sluts
Okay, time to write this, because my S&S reboot could definitely be “the one with the sluts” (The problem being that I love S&S SO much more than P&P)
king's co-op bookstore@kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 7h agonow in stock, Pride and Prejudice: The One With the Sluts
Kennedy is a eugenicist monster and fuck him forver. At the same time: www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
Report: KY organ donor organization often failed to stop procedures despite signs of life
The federal investigation determined medical personnel should have called off organ donation procedures sooner because of signs of life, according to the New York Times.
kentucky.com
Gotta love the “or stocks” part. Like Gemini realized its first answer was nuts so it tried to wedge in a better one.
I love you all but you are incredibly (understandably) reactive. It’s making you SO easily manipulated by rage baiters. When you see something without context, a headline or a snippet of a quote, take a deep breath and look into it to see if you really should be upset. Please protect your hearts.