chris

chris

@chris.mcdirt.us

quiet nerd

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The votes initially haven’t been there for a lot of things (ending slavery, women’s right to vote, interracial marriage, bodily autonomy, same sex marriage, etc.) but we did the fucking thing anyways because IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there. I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…

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One of the "Holy Wars" conference sponsors and vendors at the event was Antelope Hill Publishing, a far-right Pennsylvania company that republishes Nazi propaganda and white supremacist material. [How Christian]

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com

Righteous Violence? What I Heard Inside the ‘Holy Wars’ Conference | Two books, sold inside two Christian nationalist conferences, provide arguments for followers of Christ potentially murdering abortion providers—and a warning for America, writes @philinvestigates.com.

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It's a new week, Bluesky. Trust no poll. Trust no pundit. Vote early if you can. Vote in person if you can.

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It’s depressing to see schools use AI to create flyers, banners, & t-shirts. When I was in high school the faculty would come to the art department to have students create these things. I learned so many skills that have followed me my entire professional life. That’s what I thought school was for.

I once quit a job at KB Toys during my orientation because the boss was clearly an asshole. I also quit a job after 2 weeks because they lied about the job duties on the posting and interview and had me doing completely unrelated things once hired.

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It's almost a joke at this point, but the entire story of Mamdani's mayorship really has been "it turns out we can just turn off the orphan grinding machine, the switch was right there the whole time."

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin have reached a deal to abolish NYC's horse carriage industry — a critical breakthrough in a decadeslong, politically fraught effort to ban the tourist attraction. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

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lowkey the deathriders should do one of those corny promo videos for going to your public library. i think that would own for them.

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Why is this not a massive national news story? This is political violence, and my understanding is the media - and the Republican Party - have made it crystal clear how much they oppose political violence, yes?

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...

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Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.

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Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

rax ‘levon honkers’ king@raxkingisdead.bsky.social

'oh so you want china to beat us' bro what the hell do i care leave me to the humble life i am trying to build for myself

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“It’s undermining the fundamental legitimacy of governments by removing popular human sovereignty,” said Dael Norwood, associate professor of History at University of Delaware.

Bucks County Beacon@buckscountybeacon.com

Are Corporations People Too? In This Delaware Town, Local Businesses Can Cast Ballots | Lawmakers, judges, and residents grapple with a question of national relevance: Do companies deserve the right to vote? via @votebeat.org

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In 1999, we surfed the Web. Now we comb through it like a fantasy hero. Which posts are treasure, and which are deadly Mimics? What's real, and what's an impersonator trying to steal my attention? Worse: reading all this bland AI monoculture text leads to us thinking bland AI monoculture thoughts.

productpicnic.beehiiv.comAI hypervigilance is now an omnipresent cognitive load for your usersAI may make your job easier, but that effort has just been shifted onto your users. They are noticing it and they hate it.

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not a knock on indivisible, which doesn’t control this, but i think dems in congress underestimate just how corrosive it is to morale and trust to force their constituents to have to beg them to just do the right thing themselves for once on corruption issues like these. it’s exhausting

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

The Senate could soon vote on a bill that would turbocharge Trump’s corruption. Since the GOP only needs to peel off a handful of Democrats to pass this crypto legislation, it’s extra important for the Senate to hear from us. Send an email and demand that your senators vote NO on the CLARITY Act.

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We're TIRED of being called RACIST for saying RACIST SHIT ALL THE TIME!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "We were tired of being called racists for noticing that our country was becoming dirtier and poorer"

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