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The Funko Pop! Is the Mascot of Nerd Imperialism That Will Outlive Us All Everyone is a fan of something: How Funko Pops! became a physical manifestation of the internet.

"Forged from the same crushed fossil remains of dinosaurs and long dead forests that brought the droughts and bushfires that birthed this desert, it’s rejected by every passing human scavenger for its singular lack of utility." www.vice.com/en/article/t...

image credit to u/Girl-Drink_Drunk

Droves of Nazi sympathizers claiming that anything approaching actual consequences is "taking it too far" but let's be clear..

so long as Nazis feel safe advertising their hate and expecting civilization to tolerate them, it's not far enough. To any that undermine that aim, isolate and quarantine.

Can you even imagine being the most obnoxious person in this lineup?

Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in California. Again.

If you see an otter steal a surfboard, no you didn’t.

The complete destruction of our national mythos and libertarian bravado as utterly fraudulent and empty will be Trump's greatest and objectively impressive achievement. He accomplished in nine months what foreign adversaries have been attempting for generations.

Palantir: The all-seeing tech giant The company's data-mining tools are used by spies and the military. Are they now being turned on Americans?

In May, 13 ex-Palantir engineers signed a letter saying the firm's leadership had "abandoned its founding ideals" and become complicit in "normalizing authoritarianism." They cited the crystal-ball-like "seeing stones" that gave Palantir its name.

St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back. A St. Louis ordinance lets courts banish people from huge swaths of the city as a punishment for petty crimes. These neighborhood orders of protection often prevent people from accessing the services ...

A St. Louis ordinance lets courts banish people from huge swaths of the city as a punishment for petty crimes.

These neighborhood orders of protection often prevent people from accessing the services they need and raise constitutional questions.

(Published 2022)
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social

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I was hesitant, but every one of these accounts which actually has a post is filled with #propaganda and Hatch Act violations.

Fuck that shit.

#BlockParty

Samuel Alito preparing to raise absolutely the craziest flag you've ever seen at his Long Beach Island compound.

You've wounded me for the last Chobani. You're dead to me.

So American farmers get devastated by Chinese restrictions on American soybeans. China immediately starts buying from Argentina, to whom Trump is awarding a $40B bailout because his buddy is floundering.

Trying to imagine what French farmers would've done if Macron pulled some shit like this 😳

YouTube video by Conspicuous Cognition AI Sessions #2: Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness - A Deep Dive

I recently talked to Henry Shevlin (Uni of Cambridge) about artificial intelligence and consciousness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvw...

Radiologists thought they were doing real "work" but were they? Real work means using your hands. To build sprawling data centers. Radiologists though, meh?

How Trump Is Making China Great Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides

"There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing."

This is one of those people I hope I never see in person. I do not have that much control over my face 😳

The frog is fine, btw, hes had spicier. 🇲🇽
#portlandfrog

Found the account of the artist Nikkolas Smith‬ @4nikkolas.bsky.social that made the pic above and he made also a video by now!🤩 #Frogtober #Portland #ICE #ICEprotests #StopICE #FuckICE #Portland #PortlandFrog bsky.app/profile/4nik...

Art will save us. And Portland frogs

Poignant art by @4nikkolas.bsky.social
#portlandfrog #secretpolice #gestapo #nokings

Some police brutality in Austin, Texas on 6th street this weekend: APD officer Garcia (looks like badge number 10338 or similar) appears to sucker punch a man.

Everything about this is needy and pathetic. Ratio me? Jfc

Scraping the web for good news. We're still boned but circuits out here living their best lives.

Opinion | He Believes America Should Be a Theocracy. He Says His Influence Is Growing.

Ross Douthat the pundit has no discernible value. Ross Douthat the interviewer puts on a masterclass in platforming dipshits while gently coaxing them to fully unpack their stupidity.

No really, look at this.

Neat

Trump wanted a trade deal. Xi opened a new front instead. Beijing’s rare earth crackdown lays bare the fusion of economic rivalry and national security risk.

Trump's utter delusion that China's decades-long strategy of cornering the world rare earth mineral market would be upended by a few months of saber-rattling and tariff threats he repeatedly walks back could be his most impactful failure.