Bicklebaum, Benjamin B.

Bicklebaum, Benjamin B.

@bbbicklebaum.bsky.social

Gen X. Progressive. So very, very tired. DMs will get you blocked.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who spared a thought for my country today, who amplified information about the coup d’état attempt, and worried about Brazil’s democratic future—the world’s democratic future. We won! Women won! The Amazon won! Young people won! Democracy won! Hope won!

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Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

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We now know some of the people involved in mailing children fake transgender pamphlets here in Texas.

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DDHQ FORECAST UPDATE (10/19): Governor races Pennsylvania: Likely Dem -> Safe Dem Democrats remain favored in 21 of 36 races. Forecasted flips: Alaska: 🟥>🟦 (56% D) Georgia: 🟥>🟦 (55% D) Iowa:🟥>🟦 (73% D) Kansas:🟦>🟥(69% R) Ohio: 🟥>🟦 (60% D)

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Replying to @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app

LEFTISTS EMBARRASSING ME QUESTIONING ME BOMBING MY MENTIONS I CANNOT THINK I CANNOT READ I CANNOT CARE JUST WANT TO HIDE MY HEAD

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I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Replying to @joeuchill.bsky.social

Meanwhile, the Hawks section 109 has rows that are lettered, not numbered.

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🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Replying to @valennb4.bsky.social

Zero, because my parents refused to buy me refill mixes. Had to make the ones that came with the oven last. Then was told "but you never play with it!" This, and many other minor traumas brought to you by a Gen X kid.

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Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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Unlike my opponent, I’m not backed by AI companies or data-center developers. I answer to you — and only you. I know we can invest in technology without sacrificing local control, property rights, or our way of life.

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Replying to @drannieandrews.com

Great ad. I just wish every Dem would follow your lead. This is a 100% winning message. It should be blanketing the airwaves everywhere.

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Replying to @rowyourbot.bsky.social

New aspiration unlocked: living life in such a way that future archeologists label all my possessions "ritual object".

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Hello, BlueSky. We’re a group of former campaign & Senate staffers for John Fetterman who are disgusted with what he's become. If you were troubled by yesterday's Wall Street Journal story... trust us, that's just the tip of the iceberg. It's even worse than you thought.

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This you? The one who pushed the false claim on Twitter that Noam Chomsky was dead, and it turned into a viral wave? You're the one that a newspaper couldn't find any of your academic affiliations or papers? I repeat, is this you? thewalrus.ca/journalists-...

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Got a good job down at the Data Center. I work on the line, and it's hard work but it's honest and the wage is fair; my family and I are grateful for it. I rivet the word "absolutely" onto the little apologies that chatbots do when they misunderstand a prompt.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Hassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."

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Replying to @davidjroth.bsky.social

You load sixteen gigs, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt Saint Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the AI tech bro

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Replying to @samthielman.com

Ok, let's say it's mathematically "correct" to take the coin flip, otherwise you are acting emotionally. Let's multiply by a factor of 1000. You get a guaranteed 50M or a coin flip for 1B. What do they choose now? I bet they get pretty effing emotional about a coin flip away from losing 50 mill.

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I am once again begging Hollywood to stop using the Greek alphabet for an Ancient World movie, if they can't afford to even throw a couple of quid at anyone with an inkling of the language. Unless they really think audiences are dying to see THS THDPSSSSPS