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

Photo of a cat tragically denied grilled chicken by his humans, where is justice for Smudge, I ask you

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exador23@m.ai6yr.org ("Hippy Steve") wrote:

A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates. The Boston Fire Department Arson Unit responded to the incident and determined the explosion to be intentional. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/11/2/explosion-longwood/

The explosion took place on an area of the fourth floor of Goldenson, a Harvard Medical School building on the school’s main quad. An officer who responded shortly before 3 a.m. observed two individuals fleeing the building, according to the email sent by HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano this afternoon. HUPD sent a subsequent email to Harvard affiliates shortly after 5 p.m. asking for assistance identifying two men, who they described as suspects. The images were captured on security footage. Both men are shown wearing sweatshirts with hoods and ski masks.

The Boston Police Department performed a sweep of the building and determined there were no additional devices in the building. No injuries were reported in relation to the incident.

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mike_k@mstdn.social ("Mike (VK1OMG) 🏴‍☠️") wrote:

“Donald Trump’s pet project has been referred to by some in the White House as the “Epstein Ballroom,” the president’s biographer [Michael Wolff] says.”

And so say all of us.
#uspol

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AnarchoNinaWrites@jorts.horse wrote:

"Anti-religious beliefs."

I know you're trying so fucking hard not to acknowledge that he's one of you - but he's one of you. The guy's a fundie who thinks Mormons are heretics.

I fucking hate this government more every day and that's difficult to imagine because of how much I hated these nazis right off the rip - but here we are.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/01/michigan-mormon-church-shooter

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themoep@infosec.exchange ("jakob") wrote:

PSA: vimeo will be acquired by a company known for firing all but essential personnel and milking websites dry. If you have videos (you like) there, back them up and look for alternatives.

edit: huh, this blew up so I'm adding sources. Here's vimeo's own announcement: https://investors.vimeo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/vimeo-enters-definitive-agreement-be-acquired-bending-spoons-138
and the wikipedia page for bending spoons has their track record of past acquisitions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bending%5FSpoons

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copter_chief@mstdn.party ("CopterDoctor") wrote:

42,000,000 Americans go hungry, healthcare premiums about to double, all so this narcissistic asshole can have a golden ballroom.
#FuckTrump #PedoTrump
#ReleaseTheTrumpEpsteinFiles

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

The Danish Foreign Minister gifted his Egyptian counterpart a Lego set of the pyramids and I think all politics should just be some variation of this

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QasimRashid ("Qasim Rashid, Esq.") wrote:

Just to be clear. MAGAs are gutting:
•Medicaid—which 60M Americans rely on to survive
•SNAP—which 42M Americans rely on to eat
•School Lunch—which 30M kids rely on daily
•Housing Assistance—which 5M families rely on to live

ALL to cut $4.5T in taxes for 800 Billionaires

This Is Barbaric.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

I was surprised to see my name mentioned by Queen Coke Francis. What an honor!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/01/queen-coke-francis-noticed-me/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F%5FukRPYSRvw

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ChrisWere@toot.wales ("Chris Werewolf ⁂🐧🌱☕ 🎃💀🕸🐺") wrote:

We share some thoughts about human rights and Reform voters in this suprise episode of the Dagoth Hour. CW for UK #politics

https://video.thepolarbear.co.uk/w/mfuPNhxHSUrQ9JU9L4zPYa

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Pro tip to Linux advocates: bashing the Mac to somebody who’s been using the Mac for 20+ years is probably not the right choice.

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

Speaking as someone who was fed through food stamps as a kid and has since gone on to become a bestselling author, happily paying back through taxes every single penny he got in government support and then some, if you're out here celebrating SNAP payments being withheld, I wish you a very sincere and heartfelt go fuck yourself

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vkc@linuxmom.net ("Veronica Explains") wrote:

New video! I think Netflix, Hulu, and other similar streaming media sites are harming society. And now I'm going to tell you why, and how I use self-hosted media instead to fill the gap.

https://tinkerbetter.tube/videos/watch/adb3102a-f329-44a8-86c7-50c7e52a5bd7

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

Just took a shower with my AirPods in, and for a microsecond I wondered to myself—why don't I listen to music in the shower like this more often.

They still work for now.

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Observations with a little more living in Linux: Syncthing and Tailscale kick iCloud's ass for document syncing, but there are some apps I use on the Mac that have weak or non-existent equivalents. I should move more of my writing/publishing workflow to Emacs, even on the Mac, though.

pzmyers@freethought.online ("pzmyers 🕷") wrote:

Spirit Halloween is dumping their remaining stock at half price!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2025/11/01/post-halloween-shopping-day/

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

The quiet rollout of Cop Cities across the US meets a growing resistance | Waging Nonviolence:

"Activists and scholars have said that Cop Cities are replicated after Israel’s own Cop City, “Little Gaza,” where they “battle-test” violence against Palestinians. This would be an expansion of already existing police training exchange programs that many U.S. states and cities have with Israel."

There’s a reason younger activists aren't participating in #NoKings ... https://micro.fromjason.xyz/2025/11/01/the-quiet-rollout-of-cop.html

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/114749156199964168

I feel like this may have flown under the radar 😅

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ianbetteridge@vivaldi.net ("Ian Betteridge") wrote:

Why look here, if it isn't Eric Schmidt (formerly of Google) backing more fossil fuels.

https://www.desmog.com/2025/04/22/ai-energy-demand-can-keep-fossil-fuels-alive-tech-backers-promise-worlds-two-biggest-oil-producers/

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mcc wrote:

Backers of Bitcoin, or "AI", occasionally try this ludicrous argument that technologies which intentionally waste energy are good for climate change, because by creating portable demand for energy they encourage alternative energy development.

To the fossil fuel providers, they tell the truth: "AI" and Bitcoin can soak up the supply created by alternative energy, so that we continue burning coal and oil even after wind and solar become cheap enough to dispace it.

https://social.vivaldi.net/@ianbetteridge/115475796456114518

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Out of curiosity, are you using or have you used Mastodon's Signal sticker pack?

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mahtheyzhawey@mastodon.art ("Kiamichi Camp") wrote:

It's Native American Heritage Month. Go support an Indigenous artist ❤️

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Tattie@eldritch.cafe ("Tattierantula 🎃") wrote:

I studied Artificial Intelligence for four years, and I am not touching LLM AIs with a ten-foot pole.

It's not really about the insane electricity demands, the water usage, tho that's a good reason. It's not even, if I'm honest, about the disastrous effect on the sum of all human art and knowledge.

It's because a) I've studied enough AI to know it's a trick, a sort of linguistic illusion, and b) I've studied enough everything else to understand that I'm not immune to such illusions.

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maxine@hachyderm.io ("maxine 🇵🇸") wrote:

god i hope bluesky never shuts down because this is too funny.

https://bsky.app/profile/pfrazee.com/post/3m4jcfjhtrs2l

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MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social wrote:

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Wgere@universeodon.com ("Wilhelm Gere") wrote:

@JamesPadraicR @cstross

This should explain things

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gr8day@mindly.social ("Gr8day") wrote:

The swordfish has few predators to worry about in the wild,
except for the seldom seen penfish, which is said to be even mightier.

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jaykuo@universeodon.com ("Jay Kuo") wrote:

This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/just-for-skeets-and-giggles-11125?r=1zr8b&utm%5Fcampaign=post&utm%5Fmedium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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

this is going to create quite a mess and end up inhibiting innovation. these idjits leap to act without thinking about consequences

https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/115457770166724597

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

"Insiders said the former president was shocked and disgusted when many of the rich people in his social life conceded to Trump."

https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot/115475445129784128