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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt ("Nina Kalinina") wrote:

My dress has pockets. How? Step one: buy a hoodie that is WAY too large. Step two: convince yourself it always meant to be a dress.

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Boosted by baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason"):
uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Ugly Reykjavik") wrote:

For Advent, I'll be posting some of the old Christmas cards in my collection, starting with two that belonged to my great-grandmother. One of my great-grandmother's jobs was hand-colouring B&W photographs. I assume these two cards are some of her work.#Christmas #Advent #Iceland #holidays #xmas

An old Icelandic Christmas card featuring a hand coloured photograph of Thingvellir.
An old Christmas card featuring a hand coloured photograph of a tree and a waterfall.

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
realtegan@wandering.shop ("Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ 🐸") wrote:

I have no idea where this clip originates, but it's made me laugh repeatedly tonight so I'm sharing it with you in the hopes it will give you a little joy as well.

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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

This Netflix limited series about James Garfield looks like one of those fake shows on 30 Rock

A promotional image for the Netflix series "Death by Lightning," featuring two men in historical attire. The background includes an American flag, and the title of the series is displayed prominently at the bottom.

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Boosted by ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Were ⁂🐧🌱☕"):
rosie_108@toot.wales wrote:

My favourite kind of subtitles, thanks Jellyfin

A photo of a screen where there are two options for subtitles - "off"... and "ass"

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

I love John Oliver

https://youtube.com/watch?v=yknMJOgy2pA&si=UG1ZzqZdcLDRQ11A

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

Last day to vote!

RE: https://www.threads.com/@jscalzi/post/DRfJL28gPDi

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

I enjoy that the cat pushes her way in to hang out, when I’m soaking in a hot bath. I just wish she’d learn to shut the door behind.

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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

And notice: 11 stars—the number of states in the Confederacy. “Americanism” is the new fascism, as predicted.

A screenshot of a Wikipedia article for Halford E. Luccock. The highlighted text quotes his 1938 sermon warning that when fascism comes to America, it won’t be called fascism but will be called “Americanism.”

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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Maybe it is the abuses that create division, not report of the abuse, not consequence for the abuse. Maybe it is bullying that causes division, not fighting the bully on behalf of the bullied. Maybe it is lies that cause division, not the telling of truths. Maybe we need to change the frame.

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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Let's try "Everything Must Go."

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/post/3m6tyxjg6w22l

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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
randahl ("Randahl Fink") wrote:

The BBC censors a lecture by historian Rutger Bregman to avoid offending Donald Trump.

In one line, Bregman says Trump is the most openly corrupt president in US history. Because that is what Bregman's research shows.

But the BBC values Trump's feelings over facts, and has now cut this sentence from the lecture.

https://youtu.be/9UlYdocG5Bs?si=YovKTw%5FsPCRZa83d

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Boosted by taral ("JP Sugarbroad"):
juliusgoat.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("A.R. Moxon") wrote:

Being rejected is oppression to those who intend to be oppressors.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aesxmgqau5bmwvfmtd3wsex2/post/3m6snhrcpdc2i

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

everydamnedbody is a wannabe media critic

image of a cat pawing at the face of a CNN talking head on a monitor

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jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

With the exception of the Interdependency series, every single series I've written started as a standalone novel. I think the difference here is that I always assume my novels are going to be standalones until/unless my publisher comes in and tells me they want more of them. If they don't, cool, I have other ideas. If they do, cool, there's always more about the world that I imagine than I can put into a single book.

RE: https://www.threads.com/@bydonmartin/post/DRqQH8AEQHI

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
flexghost ("flexghost.") wrote:

So…

How’s the price of eggs?

https://didtrumpgolftoday.com/

Website text Donald Trump has golfed 77 days out of 315 days since returning to office (24.4% of the presidency spent golfing). Days golfed determined using POTUS's public schedule published to: Roll Call Factbase Est. cost to taxpayers for golf since returning to office: $107,800,000 Honestly keep him golfing

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
alchemistsstudio@mstdn.social ("The Alchemist") wrote:

#SilentSunday

A twisty tidal river.  In the foreground there are still red leaves in an otherwise brown landscape. There are some barren trees, and the sun is near the horizon.

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Nonilex@masto.ai wrote:

In a rare split with the #Trump admin, #GOP-led panels in the #House & #Senate say they want a full accounting in the Sept military attack.

#Republican-led cmtes in the Senate & the House say they will amplify their scrutiny of the #Pentagon after a WaPo report revealing that #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth gave a spoken order to kill all crew members aboard a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the #Caribbean Sea several weeks ago.

#law #ExtrajudicialKillings #Congress
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/29/hegseth-caribbean-strikes-kill-order-reaction/

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
gutenberg_org ("Project Gutenberg") wrote:

Esther Lederberg (December 18, 1922 – November 11, 2006) pioneered bacterial genetics, discovering lambda phage and F factor, inventing replica plating and furthered the understanding of the transfer of genes between bacteria by specialized transduction. She founded Stanford's Plasmid Reference Center. Despite groundbreaking work, she never got tenure and her discoveries are often credited to her Nobel laureate husband.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther%5FLederberg

#microbiology #womeninStem

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"This weekend the Republican Chairs of The Senate and House Armed Services Committees announced probes into what sure appears to be illegal actions, and even possible war crimes, by Secretary Pete Hegseth and other senior members of the Pentagon."

~ Simon Rosenberg

#Trump #Hegseth #WarCrimes #murder #Venezuela
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https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/putting-the-trump-regimes-corruption

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
wdlindsy@toad.social ("William Lindsey :toad:") wrote:

"We are living through the most disgraceful episode in American history since slavery and it’s not even close. Imagine if Franklin Roosevelt had told Adolph Hitler in 1941: 'I’ll force the British and French to let you keep half of Poland in exchange for some kickbacks to my friends and family.'”

~ Julie Roginsky

#Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Russia #PutinsPoodle
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https://saltypolitics.substack.com/p/the-dangerous-thieving-crooks-selling

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
SeanCasten ("Sean Casten") wrote:

Trump will deport an Afghani living in the US with Temporary Protected Status if he is *accused* of stealing $1000. But he’ll set a white dude free who was *convicted* of stealing $1.6B from American citizens to go commit more crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/us/politics/trump-david-gentile-commutation.html?smid=url-share

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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

He’s letting white collar criminals walk free:

More than 1,000 people submitted statements attesting to their losses…‘hardworking, everyday people,’ including small business owners, farmers, veterans, teachers and nurses.

“I lost my whole life savings,” one wrote, adding, “I am living from check to check.”

A tweet by journalist Kenneth P. Vogel stating that David Gentile reported to prison on November 14 to begin a 7-year sentence for a $1.6B fraud scheme, and that former President Donald Trump commuted his sentence 12 days later. Below the text is a photo of Trump seated at a desk in an ornate white-and-gold room, with U.S. flags behind him.

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

Muting this conversation because it's taking off and it's Sunday.

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Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
timbray@cosocial.ca ("Tim Bray") wrote:

Amazon Employees for Climate Justice strike again! https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-employees-open-letter-artificial-intelligence-layoffs/?emci=8691f2d4-53cb-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&emdi=1d2dafc8-a1cb-f011-8195-000d3a1d58aa&ceid=1503948

[disclosure: Former member]

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Boosted by kornel ("Kornel"):
jschauma@mstdn.social ("Jan Schaumann") wrote:

What comes first?

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db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

Advent of Code begins tomorrow!

https://adventofcode.com

I'll be attempting it in TypeScript, Zig, and Rust!

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db@social.lol ("David Bushell ☕") wrote:

"give me 1500 words on a tired stereotype"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2465lndrnno

quality stuff from the Beeb here

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

LLMs are not automation. That would have economic value. The generated text artefacts look coherent and we, as a society, don’t even value the coherent kind. We underpay most forms of writing. Even code has no inherent value (see open source) outside of the associated integration and expertise

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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:

More and more, generative models are looking like productivity tobacco. Promoted by biased research, it’s addictive, harmful, and the little benefit it has (nicotine is a somewhat effective ADHD drug, for example) cannot outweigh the fact that it’s hurting us all, directly and indirectly.

This shit is already turning out to be one of the most harmful tech innovations of the 21st century. It needs to be regulated at least as much as tobacco, if not banned outright from most economic spheres