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vanta

@vanta237.bsky.social

opinions are like assholes. here's mine, take a look 31 M NYC Black

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i don't think anyone should run explicitly on banning online gambling but i do think that a democratic-led government should just quietly take steps to undermine the industry and create an inhospitable regulatory environment

David Brauer@dbrauer.net

Lula won in part by banning online gambling

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a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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She adds, "But Republicans have made it a big attack on you," which is a telling statement. Stated simply: We don't find it newsworthy either, but it's our job to use talking points from one side and parrot them back to the other side. If not, we'll be accused of bias. (Also, my boss is Bari Weiss)

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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I don't think it should be controversial to say, "we will not provide financial or military assistance to a country where the Minister of National Security brags about popping people's dreams of 'food' and 'education' then sending them to a prison where they are starved."

Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social

Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.

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I’m Joe Neguse — a millennial, son of immigrants, and Colorado’s first Black Congressman. And I’m proud to be the lead author on legislation to overturn Citizens United & ban Members of Congress from trading stocks. If you support our efforts, follow our account & help us get to 30K followers!

couriernewsroom.comInside the fight to clean up WashingtonMichael Jones, COURIER's congressional correspondent, breaks down how some House Dems are trying to clean up Capitol Hill.

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It really is quite funny how the people who insisted for years that leftists needed to be pragmatic and meet voters where they are have planted their flag in support of Israel and data centers, two of the most unpopular stances in the country

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I am becoming incredibly exhausted of this pattern: many people: "AI sucks!" Very Smart Person: ah but have you considered (distinct application of ML or statistical modeling that has no real relationship to what the tech industry is marketing as, and people broadly perceive as, "AI")

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The UK media hounded a human being to death after picking up accusations from a self confessed racist. UK media did it because they were bored and wanted to capitalise on racists online who want to see black people suffer in any way. It was a harassment campaign to engagement-farm racists.

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The National Association of Black Journalists gives Stephen A. Smith the “Thumbs Down” award for his “recurring public pattern of disparaging public commentary directed at prominent Black women across politics, sports and media.”

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we literally stand on the shoulders of giants. towering figures who have exited the world. fierce intellects who believed things like "you can ban or regulate dangerous stuff" and "societies can rein in excesses," and "peace is generally preferable to war and chaos." may as well have been aliens

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It should be legal to beat the people pushing this garbage with hammers.

azcentral@azcentral.com

More efficient energy use among homes — through tiny tweaks in thermostat and battery use — could free up the grid for data centers to come online.

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Mamdani on Knicks watch parties: "This city is unique is that you can walk across the city. You can actually be outside and not have to drive everywhere, and part of that does give rise to these opportunities to be with people who you don't even know, never met."