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Kitty so very fluffy.

I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

my hat has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my hat

I don't know how to convince Democratic fundraisers that my "transphobes can die in a fire" policy applies bipartisanly.

The poorest billionaire in California will make about $300 million this year. If we pass the CA wealth tax, he will only make $235 million. In exchange, millions of the poorest Californians will get health insurance. That's the tradeoff billionaires are not willing to make.

This a thousand times.

People who should give Marisa money: you want to see good journalism get done. People who shouldn't: you think that information and knowing things is dumb and useless, and have a diet primarily consisting of paste.

“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

Selfie + Last song you listened to. "Hall of Fame" by Jeff Rosenstock.

Listening again to the new highly purchaseable "World's Greatest Album" from @devonkaysolutions.bsky.social because even I deserve nice things in this world. Is that long-time friend of the band Kailynn West I hear on Nightly Checks?

Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).

Esteban is a good dude in a bad way. One year at FEST I think he was keys for seven bands. His GFM is mostly funded at this point but that's not going to cut it, so let's see if we can put some extra on top of that number.

My favorite personal headcanon is that the Mako doesn't actually handle Like That, it's just that Shepard is a terrible driver but won't let anyone else take the wheel.

Dropkick Murphys—organized labor’s favorite band—just brought out IUPAT President Jimmy Williams at Power to the People Fest. Big cheer for unions!

“Antisemitism has been weaponized to suppress anti-Zionism” and “Antisemitism is on the rise” are both true “Antisemitism is not systemic” is false and it’s also actual Nazi propaganda

This tracks.

It really doesn't make sense to attribute those job losses to AI-the-technology, because if that were the case we'd be observing AI outputs displacing conventional entertainment products, and they're clearly not. Rather, the impact of AI is that AI-the-business is crowding out other investment.

just say “groomer school,” this is taking forever

Required reading for talking to me about how great AI is.

Well that's objectively horrifying.

Pancakes, eggs, bacon, and diner coffee for lunch. Just hitting a big old reset on today.

What the actual?

Just cleared 9700 miles on my bicycle odometer. Feeling pretty good about that.

Just a reminder, if you don't think trans people deserve equal rights you should lose your genitals to a moose attack.

fucked up that nigel farage is a brexiteer and pro-crypto. makes it hard to criticize him, what with him being eurodivergent and a miner

thank you lesbian tractor witch

I'm sure SFPD's problems with consistent lawbreaking and generalized love of kicking the shit out of the populace can be resolved by giving them more of our money.

When Californians tell you we have no interest whatsoever in Gavin Newsom for president, it's shit like letting school kids roast to give PG&E a fat check.

Billy built a robot in his parents' garage. Because he had a list of problems that he needed to solve.

Does anything look better than the band logo on the front of the kick drum blurring out then coming back?

Kinetic energy tracks speed squared. A car doing just 25 in a 20 has 44% more energy than if it were doing 20.

Nobody told the cat owls do that #Cats #Caturday #Owls #LifuX

Unless I'm very mistaken, treason charges would get brought in D.C. with a jury of D.C. residents.

Hey, what's everyone doing for Bandcamp Friday? I realized I had missed the new @vialband.bsky.social album so picked that up, but I feel like since the other place died all the new album announcements are only on Instagram, which I find unusable. Anyone hearing good new stuff?

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

So everything is going great, and we have all of our best and most competent people on it.

Y'all, I can't, I just can't. This technology hasn't advanced a lick since the Aibo, and at least that was kind of cute. It will not be ready for prime time in the next decade. If you are invested in this, you are losing that money.

Love my cousin discovering that I am the host of the revival of Reading Rainbow and proceeding to lose her mind with library joy 😂🥰📖🌈🦋

hi this is a really big deal. Chaco Canyon is one of the most important historical sites in North America. the area tribes are extremely opposed to this. please please please comment on this with the BLM. it takes two minutes.

i understand the problem here, he has no point of comparison since he can’t see his own reflection in mirrors