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Correct crossword opinions / aka Michael Sharp / Teaching lit stuff at Binghamton University / 2025 ACPT Pairs champion (w/ Penelope Harper β€” @penelopeharper.bsky.social)

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A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?"

Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ??

In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in Nigeria

A Twitter account called Ivanka News tweets an AI image of a young woman wearing Muslim garb. The woman is holding a sign that says "I came here illegally. Should I be deported?" Ivanka News writes: What is your response to this person ?? In the "About this account" tab, it appears the account is based in Nigeria

An account called MAGA scope writes:

Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan?

The account is based in Nigeria.

An account called MAGA scope writes: Who, in your view is the great enemy of the United States? Communism, Islam, Democratic Party, or Satan? The account is based in Nigeria.

An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." 

The account is based in Morocco.

An account called MAGA Nadine writes: You go to work and find this. What would you do? The attached pic is an AI image that shows a microwave. The microwave has a sign that says "For religious reasons, this microwave is now making halal food only." The account is based in Morocco.

An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?

An account called America First posts an AI image of Tulsi Gabbard. They wrote: How would you rate your trust in Tulsi Gabbard on a scale of 1-10?

Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.

23.11.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3734    πŸ” 1221    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 104

lol I read it as β€œstreet cheese” and was like β€œof course”

23.11.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.

22.11.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3364    πŸ” 763    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 53

Me: it was actually a 1985 hit

Doctor: nurse, please see this weirdo out of my office

22.11.2025 22:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

DOCTOR: How did you hurt your neck?

ME: (Thinking back to when I bopped too hard to Phil Collins 1984 hit "Sussudio" in the car while driving to Aldi for Secret Cheese)

ME: Sex Games.

22.11.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

Throw out Lebowski and Nice Guys, throw in KISS ME DEADLY (1955) and COLLATERAL (2004), and youve got something here.

Happy ongoing #Noirvember

22.11.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ENO (3) 🐈

22.11.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Didion? Didion’t.

22.11.2025 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People react to him like if a golden retriever was also a cinnamon roll

22.11.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 739    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 0

Elise Stefanik and Elissa Slotkin need to hold a special election where the loser has to pick a new name with literally any other initials. It doesn’t have to be a dramatic change. Belise Kefanik, for example, sounds like a lovely vacation spot and it could boost her brand!

22.11.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

[Adele voice] we could have had it AAAAALLLLLL

22.11.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections β€” 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

21.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4751    πŸ” 2525    πŸ’¬ 163    πŸ“Œ 306

Clown country, clown parties. Mamdani has everyone afraid and it rules.

21.11.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Q: Will Breaking Bad fans like it?

A: Considering that the main character is a woman, no.

Q: Will Breaking Bad fans like it? A: Considering that the main character is a woman, no.

What To Know About β€˜Pluribus’ https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-pluribus/

21.11.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8986    πŸ” 1660    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 139
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Spare a thought for this guy’s mailbox I passed in Somerville MA five years ago. I hope he’s still clean

13.08.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched πŸ˜ƒ

Touching all the bases this week (Preminger, Aldrich, Kubrick, De Palma)

21.11.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I should add: criticism of capitalism *in general* is also hardly unusual among American Christians and Jews, as well as American Muslims.

Malcolm X once speculated that capitalism would ultimately fall, comparing the system to a blood-sucking vulture.

21.11.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Get him

21.11.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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found your kid’s masterplan

21.11.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol president piggy thinks he can win this

21.11.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
SOLVE RATE
44%
Extremely tricky compared with recent Connections
β€’ D 5/5 Difficulty
NUMBER OF MISTAKES TODAY
None
One
Two
Three
Four
8% of players
12%
13%
12%
YOU
56%

SOLVE RATE 44% Extremely tricky compared with recent Connections β€’ D 5/5 Difficulty NUMBER OF MISTAKES TODAY None One Two Three Four 8% of players 12% 13% 12% YOU 56%

Your Fourth Guess
Connections perfection! You achieved a Reverse Rainbow - solving categories from trickiest to most straightforward - without any mistakes.

Your Fourth Guess Connections perfection! You achieved a Reverse Rainbow - solving categories from trickiest to most straightforward - without any mistakes.

Yesss #connections

21.11.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I spent lots of time chatting with the Nazi bot on Nazi dot com and giving ad revenue to the world’s richest Nazi in order to create these screenshots that you’ll hate. Enjoy

20.11.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1911    πŸ” 415    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0

Joey from FRIENDS voice: β€œHow *you* doin?”

20.11.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

People just say this shit and no one punches them I don’t get it

20.11.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business β€” closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.

There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.

Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

20.11.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2134    πŸ” 765    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 67
β€Ή Michael
Review
000
Michael Sharp
PRO
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
DEADLY
Rewatched Nov 19, 2025
Taught this movie today and quickly realized that trying to explain its greatness makes you sound like an insane person. "Ok so the plot is convoluted beyond belief and the situations and characters are so preposterous that they border on camp at times and the Great Whatsit is an absolutely bonkers scifi McGuffin and the main character is a completely unlikable creep and sometimes there are shot decisions that only a demented person would make and the sound isn't even synced right in a couple places ... and yeah it's the greatest piece of filmed entertainment of the 1950s. Any questions?"

β€Ή Michael Review 000 Michael Sharp PRO Kiss Me Deadly 1955 DEADLY Rewatched Nov 19, 2025 Taught this movie today and quickly realized that trying to explain its greatness makes you sound like an insane person. "Ok so the plot is convoluted beyond belief and the situations and characters are so preposterous that they border on camp at times and the Great Whatsit is an absolutely bonkers scifi McGuffin and the main character is a completely unlikable creep and sometimes there are shot decisions that only a demented person would make and the sound isn't even synced right in a couple places ... and yeah it's the greatest piece of filmed entertainment of the 1950s. Any questions?"

Love to teach the classics ❀️ πŸ’₯

20.11.2025 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
1.5 rye, .75 yellow chart, .75 calvados, cherry, serve β€œcold as Valley Forge” (a phrase used re: liquor in The Big Sleep and one I think of every single time I drink a cocktail) ❀️

1.5 rye, .75 yellow chart, .75 calvados, cherry, serve β€œcold as Valley Forge” (a phrase used re: liquor in The Big Sleep and one I think of every single time I drink a cocktail) ❀️

Once again, a Diamondback ♦️ 🐍 πŸ₯ƒ

Thankful for you good people xo

20.11.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God is good

20.11.2025 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

❀️❀️❀️

20.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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