Chip Gorman

Chip Gorman

@chipgorman.bsky.social

Retired Ad Guy, N Texas. Feeds the birds, reads the books, does the running.

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Dallas Morning News had a front page story on a former mayor convicted of bank fraud in the 90s and pardoned by DT last week. Clip below starts at paragraph 42:

The comments on this are 🔥💥💯

Jon Bois@jonbois.bsky.social

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I wrote section 230 to protect user speech, not a company's own speech. I've long said AI chatbot outputs are not protected by 230 and that it is not a close call. Given that the Trump administration is going to the mat to protect pedophiles, states should step in to hold Musk and X accountable.

Hairybusiness@hairybusiness.bsky.social

I am not a Section 230 expert but being that Twitter is creating and publishing these photos I wonder if they actually have any civil legal protection? @kenwhite.bsky.social ? @akivamcohen.bsky.social ?

Baseball great Burt Hooton went to our large church and a friend introduced him to another guy who said "yeah, hi, I'm Mickey Mantle" and friend tried to convince him it really *was* BH, and when BH walked away after a bit, guy says "ya know he *did* look like Burt Hooton."

What if the sticker covers part of SpongeBob though?!

Molly Roberts@mollyroberts.bsky.social

Asks, “Would a man genuinely injured, genuinely offended by having a sandwich thrown at him proudly, happily, joyfully” keep a plush sandwich on his shelf and a “Felony Footlong” patch on — yes! — his lunchbox?

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Trump is such a master negotiator that after exchanging bombastic threats with a US ally, the US will resume sending deportation flights to Colombia just like it did over a hundred times last year.

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This is what's up if the cruel Republicans get their way. Concepts of a plan is BS

Aaron Black@aaronblack.bsky.social

Pregnancy is considered a pre-existing medical condition if you're already pregnant when you sign up for health insurance. However, under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies can't deny coverage or charge more for pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy. Don’t cut our health care!

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Almost everyone over the age of 40 (and many folks younger) has had some health issue that insurance companies would classify as a preexisting condition. The ACA doesn’t allow companies to deny insurance or charge more for these. This includes pregnancy, diabetes and sometimes simply being a woman.

Aaron Black@aaronblack.bsky.social

Pregnancy is considered a pre-existing medical condition if you're already pregnant when you sign up for health insurance. However, under the Affordable Care Act, insurance companies can't deny coverage or charge more for pre-existing conditions, including pregnancy. Don’t cut our health care!

Recent running accomplishments: Half Marathon: 1:38:16 and 1:32:34. Shooting for sub 1:30 5K: 19:55 Been trying to get 5K under 20:00 for a few years. Last one was in 2020 as pandemic started. Injuries and a COVID case set me back for a long while. 2020 goal was sub-19 minute 5K but older now🙂

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