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Chart showing that the majority of white adults in the US (52%) support the way that Donald Trump is "handling immigration." Only 36% of Hispanic people approve, and only 21% of Black people approve.

Hey, it's October! And I keep saying that the majority of white folk in the US still approve of the way Trump is "handling immigration."

But the popularity of his immigration policies has been declining overall? Surely by now, the majority of white folk in the US would not support these ICE raids?🤡

I can't believe I thought just a few years ago that the world would not get dumber after NFTs

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email reply from a user with the initials AJ and profile picture to the Bluesky Moderation Team, sent at 08:01 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior. The email states the user wants to appeal the decision, asserting there was no threatening or violent connotation behind their use of the image. The user explains that the Charlie Kirk post is not a threat but rather a reaction meme expressing disappointment, with no threat made and no incitement of violence. The user mentions they have attached multiple examples and explanations, specifically 12 images in total, demonstrating the use of the image as a reaction meme. Below this text is a blue hyperlink to a Bluesky post URL. At the bottom of the screenshot is an embedded image showing a Bluesky post from a user with the handle @britculpsapp.bsky.social with several emoji reactions and a repost indicator showing Bluesky Elder. The post text reads: how to explain: this has been used as a reaction image to spending $20 on doordashing wendy’s & isn’t a threat. The timestamp shows October 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads: Hi there, Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account. After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users. As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

Currently at:
— only buy tech too old to have AI built in
— painstakingly disable AI every time they add it to something that used to work perfectly well
— if it can't be switched off, abandon the platform or tool
— if there are no good alternatives, avoid the AI parts
— patiently wait for the crash

Media exclusive Bari Weiss to lead CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources By Alexandra Steigrad Published Oct. 2, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET

CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.

Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.

The time it takes to complete a task is relatively interesting in terms of questions that we might have about the time it takes to complete tasks! But it is not a direct measure of achievement or quality of problem solving. I do not expect us to resolve this misperception in my lifetime

When you hail a Tesla robot cab, it will now heil back

For the dogs and the child, July 4th beats out Halloween for straight up scariest Holiday hands down. If you account for existential dread, you can count me in too.

When your neighbor on the left is being dragged away by masked men and your neighbor on the right can't get an X-ray for their child, be sure to quickly explain that "both parties are the same" and whatnot.

. @kennedyprints.bsky.social created 20+ unique exhibits around Charlottesville—in public schools, galleries+grocery+coffee shops—during his residency. I took notes on a box of some of the nearly 10k(!) prints produced during that time by Kennedy & w/the public, last month. 🧵of some of my favorites:

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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.

Hey everyone -- Moms of Liberty and Dept of Education launched a snitch line portal today to rat out teachers and anyone promoting anything DEI.

FLOOD THE PORTAL

Spam the hell out of it.

Pass it on! It works!

enddei.ed.gov

we used to respect the computer

a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a crowd of people holding weapons . ALT: a woman in a black dress is standing in front of a crowd of people holding weapons .

Supreme Court of New Mexico Reverses Murder Conviction With Prejudice Because Prosecutor Called the Defendant a Witch Who Controlled Her Husband With Menstrual Blood: tinyurl.com/5exm8w2

It’s not an echo chamber we just don’t accept hate speech and shitty right wing media. It’s really interesting to see how hard the pundit class is trying to claim that if you don’t accept far right and increasingly fascist viewpoint, you live in an echo chamber. This is a demonstrable lie.

I am mobilizing + giving free weekly science communication workshops in a private community for scientists + media who want to join the battle vs misinformation. I wasn't planning on doing this so soon but this is urgent. ALL scientists "hard" + "soft" DM with your credentials for details.

Let's check in on voter enthusiasm among women.

Here's Philly rap legend Freeway canvassing with LeVar Burton singing the Reading Rainbow theme. You can see how much it touched Burton.

National media loves to hate Philly because of the Eagles fans from the Northeast, but fuck all that noise Philly is the best.

“Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do.” — Cicero, 106 BC – 43 BC

FedFam?

“I gotta tell you, I can't wait to debate the guy. That is, if he’s willing to get off the couch and show up.” - Walz, 2024

Featuring Kamala fully trying not to lose it.

Five watches, alphabetical by second letter:

Labyrinth
Pacific Rim
Demolition Man
The Mummy
Lord of the Rings

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As “actual human being” desired state?

IT admins making their selection when reviewing Crowdstrike today:

After a day of CrowdStrike remediation “How would you rate the security you received today?” really resonates.

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I'm busy today, so here's my 2000+ word response to everything that happened on this anti-Black platform yesterday. You can read it, or not. www.patreon.com/posts/racism...