Interesting convo about social media on Vergecast. Bsky is my preferred doomscrolling platform. @reckless.bsky.social is right, there is no reason for a normal person to be on x.
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If you're wondering why billionaires are overwhelmingly siding with Russia, it's because they have the same goals - they want to break the current world order so that they can pick up the pieces. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/fe0840e...
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Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
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I'm genuinely excited to see #CBB live in two weeks, but who tf booked this tour? It sold out the first venue, a campus auditorium, so now it's at a suburban megachurch? @scottaukerman.bsky.social @pftompkins.bsky.social
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I predict this will soon be a topic for America's favorite podcast within a podcast. @theverge.com
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Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Andor Better Call Saul The Americans Homeland 30 Rock Night Court BSG Star Trek TNG Start Trek Lower Decks The Sarah Silverman Program SNL Law & Order Peep Show The Simpsons Looney Tunes
Name your top 15 TV shows ever, gut instincts only Simpsons Xena Warrior Princess Rupauls Drag Race The Great X Files Deadwood Rome Band of Brothers (s1) Fargo (s2) The terror (s2) GoT excepting last season Ted Lasso (s1) Common Side Effects Are you Afraid of the Dark Top Chef Great Brit Bake Off
When the bubble finally bursts and the economy crashes, they should award Ed a retroactive Pulitzer for calling all of this years ago.
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Why are so many of your opinions written by transphobic octogenarians, @nytimes.com?
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I still think she was our best chance at winning the senate seat.
Crockett: "What if someone from another country said 'We're gonna bomb America bc we have a warrant for the president's arrest bc of the child sex trafficking in the Epstein files.' Every single one of you sticking up for him right now would be screaming. The analysis has to be the same."
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Anyone who voted for Trump because he said he won't start more wars is seriously deluded.
ROGAN: "It just seems so insane based on what he ran on. I mean, this is why a lot of people feel betrayed. He ran on no more wars and these stupid, senseless wars. And then we have one that we can't even really clearly define why we did it." (From home of the brave)
They should all sound like Majel Barrett. Enterprise Computer or Lwaxana Troi.
here's another thing i hate: when companies change their AI computer voice to be more "human". under no circumstances do I want that. i want every computer in my life to sound stilted and weird because it's a computer, not a person, and it is a violation of natural law for it to speak in our voice
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Is there some @nealstephenson.bsky.social termination shock scenario happening in El Paso?
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Democratic Socialists of America — We are at 100,000 members! 🌹 dsausa.org/join
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Published this at @theintercept.com on Monday early evening. Here's what's happened since and how Dem leadership has acted to stifle their activist base.
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Super cool how coastal elites like @nytopinion.nytimes.com and las culturistas think they know exactly what won't work in Texas, but don't offer realistic ideas for what would work. James Talarico? Gimme a break.
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