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You need AI for a tweet this simple?

08.06.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine raising your child from a baby and coming to this conclusion.

29.04.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Multiple articles have been written about Bluesky being a dangerous echo chamber while the world’s richest and influential men are having their brains cooked in increasingly extremist group chats

28.04.2025 13:10 πŸ‘ 19064 πŸ” 3197 πŸ’¬ 402 πŸ“Œ 162
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Maddow: 88% of the country says no, no, he cannot defy a supreme court ruling. Only 9% say yes he can. And you know, it's not the same thing. But I should mention that 9% is also the proportion of Americans who told yougov this week that they have a favorable view of the black plague

25.04.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 31853 πŸ” 8014 πŸ’¬ 694 πŸ“Œ 379
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They Criticized Musk on X. Then Their Reach Collapsed. Three users who disagreed with the site’s owner saw views for their posts plummet.

The New York Times found three users on X who feuded with Mr. Musk in December only to see their reach on the social platform practically vanish overnight.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

23.04.2025 15:16 πŸ‘ 651 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 56
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The Premier League table with games against the bottom three excluded is interesting.

21.04.2025 17:09 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If I was China I would ban the export of chips, smartphones and laptops until to the US until Trump removes the tariffs.

13.04.2025 13:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
While many Chinese businesses are reeling from the trade war, Qi, the Maga merchandise maker, brushed off any suggestion his might suffer.
Trump supporters, he said, were willing to pay any price for items bearing the image of their beloved president - and US suppliers were making such a huge profit on them that they could afford to partially absorb the tariff impact.
A Trump baseball cap, for instance, cost only Rmb7.50 ($1) to produce. Tariffs might raise that cost to Rmb2o, but the caps were being sold for $50 in the US.
"American sellers could even use the tariffs as an excuse to raise the price to $60 - yet the extra cost will still be borne by the US consumers,
" said Qi.

While many Chinese businesses are reeling from the trade war, Qi, the Maga merchandise maker, brushed off any suggestion his might suffer. Trump supporters, he said, were willing to pay any price for items bearing the image of their beloved president - and US suppliers were making such a huge profit on them that they could afford to partially absorb the tariff impact. A Trump baseball cap, for instance, cost only Rmb7.50 ($1) to produce. Tariffs might raise that cost to Rmb2o, but the caps were being sold for $50 in the US. "American sellers could even use the tariffs as an excuse to raise the price to $60 - yet the extra cost will still be borne by the US consumers, " said Qi.

now *this* is the anecdote of the day

12.04.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 1858 πŸ” 725 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 72

they really need to invent a second type of money these guys can play around with separate from the money I need to buy food. Business Money. Money 2

02.04.2025 20:33 πŸ‘ 14880 πŸ” 2539 πŸ’¬ 260 πŸ“Œ 134
Tweet from @dril with an edit. Original says:

β€œFood $200
Data $150
Rent $800
Candles $3,600
Utility $150
someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying”

The edit is that the candles line is crossed out and replaced with β€œTariffs: $6 trillion”

Tweet from @dril with an edit. Original says: β€œFood $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Candles $3,600 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying” The edit is that the candles line is crossed out and replaced with β€œTariffs: $6 trillion”

03.04.2025 02:33 πŸ‘ 19480 πŸ” 3043 πŸ’¬ 192 πŸ“Œ 30
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This is what corruption looks like.

31.03.2025 02:48 πŸ‘ 41608 πŸ” 12481 πŸ’¬ 2709 πŸ“Œ 1075

Not to give them any credit on this - but it would be funny if somebody knew they were using signal - and β€œforwarded” a contact that had a different name but with Goldbergs number because they knew they would add the name to those chats. Would certainly explain why he was added. Potentially genius.

30.03.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Visitor arriyto USA in 2024… with Canada and Mexico leading by a mile. 

Then UK, India, Germany.

Visitor arriyto USA in 2024… with Canada and Mexico leading by a mile. Then UK, India, Germany.

Houston… you have a problem.

29.03.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 2137 πŸ” 523 πŸ’¬ 163 πŸ“Œ 45
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We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

28.03.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 14734 πŸ” 4876 πŸ’¬ 543 πŸ“Œ 496

With the backdrop of an unreliable and toxic US emerging you would think it would be an easy story.

28.03.2025 06:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.03.2025 19:29 πŸ‘ 28580 πŸ” 5636 πŸ’¬ 279 πŸ“Œ 311
β€žErdogan Monopoly β€ž where most of the squares are Go to jail

β€žErdogan Monopoly β€ž where most of the squares are Go to jail

πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ Turkish protestor sign

22.03.2025 14:12 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Friday night all-you-can-eat Leopard face feast.

22.03.2025 03:02 πŸ‘ 202 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Love my Brooklyn people 🀣

15.03.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 2641 πŸ” 446 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 36
Media Matters compiled a list of 418 popular online shows β€” podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online β€” that were active during 2024, assessed ideological alignment, and found 320 online shows with an ideological bent (191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning) that covered news and politics and/or hosted related guests.

Nine of the 10 online shows from our study with the largest total following across platforms were right-leaning, accounting for at least 197 million total followers and subscribers. These are the online shows of:

Joe Rogan: 39.9 million
Ben Shapiro: 25 million
Jordan Peterson: 23 million
Russell Brand: 22.5 million
Theo Von: 22.3 million
Charlie Kirk: 18.6 million
Nelk Boys’ Full Send Podcast: 16.7 million
Candace Owens: 15 million
Dr. Phil: 14.2 million

Media Matters compiled a list of 418 popular online shows β€” podcasts, streams, and other long-form audio and video content regularly posted online β€” that were active during 2024, assessed ideological alignment, and found 320 online shows with an ideological bent (191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning) that covered news and politics and/or hosted related guests. Nine of the 10 online shows from our study with the largest total following across platforms were right-leaning, accounting for at least 197 million total followers and subscribers. These are the online shows of: Joe Rogan: 39.9 million Ben Shapiro: 25 million Jordan Peterson: 23 million Russell Brand: 22.5 million Theo Von: 22.3 million Charlie Kirk: 18.6 million Nelk Boys’ Full Send Podcast: 16.7 million Candace Owens: 15 million Dr. Phil: 14.2 million

Across streaming platforms including YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, and Spotify, the left-leaning online shows had at least 55.9 million total followers and subscribers β€” a figure which is dwarfed by the right-leaning online shows with at least 255.5 million.

This content is further amplified on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok β€” social media platforms where the programs or hosts post full streams, clips, and show links. Left-leaning online shows had at least 48 million followers across these platforms, while the right-leaning online shows had more than 225 million followers.

Of a cumulative 584.6 million followers and subscribers across all eight platforms, Media Matters found that right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82%, or 480.6 million β€” almost five times more than left-leaning shows’ nearly 104 million.

Across streaming platforms including YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, and Spotify, the left-leaning online shows had at least 55.9 million total followers and subscribers β€” a figure which is dwarfed by the right-leaning online shows with at least 255.5 million. This content is further amplified on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok β€” social media platforms where the programs or hosts post full streams, clips, and show links. Left-leaning online shows had at least 48 million followers across these platforms, while the right-leaning online shows had more than 225 million followers. Of a cumulative 584.6 million followers and subscribers across all eight platforms, Media Matters found that right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82%, or 480.6 million β€” almost five times more than left-leaning shows’ nearly 104 million.

Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social

14.03.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 2910 πŸ” 761 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 120
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15.03.2025 09:02 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join Andrea Jenkyns on her march against solar panels today!

Just a note team.

Steer clear of the ones with a plaque reading:

β€œThis solar panel represents the 16,120 solar panels that provide solar electricity directly to Wakefield Manufacturing Site. Opened by Andrea Jenkyns MP 8 September 2017”

15.03.2025 07:14 πŸ‘ 2326 πŸ” 663 πŸ’¬ 162 πŸ“Œ 44
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My cartoon for issue 1640 of @privateeyenews.bsky.social, out now

20.01.2025 16:55 πŸ‘ 1041 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 43
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25.01.2025 19:11 πŸ‘ 32797 πŸ” 4899 πŸ’¬ 325 πŸ“Œ 164
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You've got to admire how Liz Truss' strategy to stop people from talking about how she crashed the economy has involved purposefully generating an entirely new news cycle about how she crashed the economy

09.01.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 2625 πŸ” 677 πŸ’¬ 153 πŸ“Œ 66
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Diabolical

29.12.2024 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

every new restaurant in every major city is either called Thistle+Thorn and thinks adding turmeric to brussel sprouts makes them worth $30 or is called Burger Bitch and has a neon sign in the window that says β€œim gonna fuck a hamburger”

29.12.2024 17:04 πŸ‘ 24988 πŸ” 3658 πŸ’¬ 587 πŸ“Œ 395

They are sort of like dams that need to break for others to come over. Disappointed the bigger official accounts haven’t moved over too - thats playing a part

26.12.2024 22:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Or just a dusting even…

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