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Bob Starr

@bobstarr.xyz

Gen X nerd from 🇨🇦 • Twitter to Mastodon to Threads to Bluesky transplant • Here to share commentary* and stuff I find online. *Nerd opinions are not those of my employer.

created June 4, 2024

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Rosco is here indeed; here to cleanse your timeline!

1/9/2025, 7:35:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Now go watch this for more laughs: 11foot8.com

1/9/2025, 12:58:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Trump is just an enabler for even worse people around him (e.g. Stephen Miller). He'll happily play golf while the real architects of fascism take hold.

1/9/2025, 12:55:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hahaha! Pearl needs to get her drink on.

1/9/2025, 11:57:57 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can't come up with a better comment than this so +1

1/9/2025, 11:33:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I haven't muted you for tennis posts so if you get worse I'm here to notify paramedics as needed.

31/8/2025, 9:40:04 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I twisted my ankle just reading this.

31/8/2025, 9:37:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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AI music videos began and ended with Limp Bizkit last year. I will not be taking questions. youtu.be/bSTX2xVpfPw

31/8/2025, 8:00:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Is... is Stephen Miller wearing *gasp* a tan suit! oh man, how is this not a debacle across main stream media.

31/8/2025, 5:25:14 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@mapcenter.com thought you may find some value in this if you haven't seen it yet. Great education tool specific to maps.

31/8/2025, 2:17:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Two-thirds of the new Mission Impossible is basically Tom doing Red Bull commercial stunts. Very little of anything happening is in service to the plot.

31/8/2025, 2:20:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This should be a layup for the press, but no. When he says the country has made all this money from tariffs ask the next question: and that will pay for healthcare, right? Right!? Instead, they cut to commercial. Argh.

30/8/2025, 3:03:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If this becomes real Polymarket will make a fortune.

30/8/2025, 2:53:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More people need to know this movie and character exist.

30/8/2025, 2:48:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I read a post once that said "Stop ending comments with lol and just say what you have to say". This continues to haunt me when composing posts lo-... no, Bob! Stop it!

29/8/2025, 7:17:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I tried to find a generator of some kind online but had to resort to just doing an image search. Good enough lol

29/8/2025, 1:29:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In case you wanted with more details on it.

A Pantone colour swatch with the official colour code for Trumps fake tan skin. It reads: PANTONE® 16-1449 TPX Gold Flame
29/8/2025, 1:18:14 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Brian's absolutely right: this always needs to be framed as an OpenAI story, not simply an "AI" one.

29/8/2025, 12:03:52 AM | 46 10 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks for writing about this. We need to keep the focus on OpenAI. If this gets generalized to just "AI" nothing will change (and I say this already concerned nothing will change anyway).

29/8/2025, 12:01:40 AM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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True. I can only imagine what discovery would produce in respect to emails from management and the like.

28/8/2025, 3:07:33 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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RFK Jr. when he sees child Anakin Skywalker...

28/8/2025, 12:20:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is true and now that you saw this I realize you need these first cases to draft laws to protect against these systems.

28/8/2025, 11:35:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Damn this is funny. Well done

28/8/2025, 3:55:52 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You can't prove intent with automated code. That said, I agree with the sentiment here and this should be example enough to illustrate how badly we need new tech laws.

28/8/2025, 3:54:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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All D&D jokes need to be this funny on Bluesky going forward.

28/8/2025, 3:49:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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10/10 D&D reference. Have this +1 post of thanks.

28/8/2025, 3:49:02 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@reckless.bsky.social I feel this is the next iteration of the moderation discussion tech companies never want to have but here we are. Hope you talk about this story when you're back.

28/8/2025, 3:44:08 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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That's not just "actor" Jon Voight though. That's "Trump's Ambassador to Hollywood" Jon Voight. Seriously though, both these guys will still be irrelevant after whatever this is has its fifteen minutes (if that).

28/8/2025, 3:34:14 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I guess those polio memories really stuck with him.

28/8/2025, 1:48:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It also wastes GOP time, providing some (if only minimal) reprieve from all the other plans they're concocting. Sand in the gears.

28/8/2025, 1:47:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Yes, I'm sure Rivals design is sneaking into the comics. Regardless, excellent art and thanks for posting these.

27/8/2025, 9:05:07 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They finally updated her outfit (from Marvel Rivals I think). Looking good, Tandy!

27/8/2025, 8:12:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If anyone is interested in an X-Files-like rabbit hole on this topic, check out this video (it's fun): youtu.be/ifWU7TmehCg?...

27/8/2025, 4:18:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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/s

27/8/2025, 3:56:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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You could also include Waffle House to the list: knowyourmeme.com/memes/waffle...

27/8/2025, 2:07:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Perfection!

26/8/2025, 11:41:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Props to David for using Ghost over Substack. Go sign up!

26/8/2025, 9:37:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I huge thanks for choosing Ghost over Substack! I'm not affiliated with Ghost, I just appreciate people knowing well enough not to use Substack (SO many journalists have no clue).

26/8/2025, 9:36:24 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ha! Yes, exactly.

26/8/2025, 6:36:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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An engagement announcement from Taylor Swift but no new record release date? Pfft. Weak sauce.

26/8/2025, 5:58:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hey now, you're going to make Riley Gaines cry. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/anti...

26/8/2025, 5:53:43 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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@wyden.senate.gov this needs to be investigated as a major HIPPA violation, at the very minimum.

26/8/2025, 5:49:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I can't even imagine how much work is involved removing the reflections in post (if that's still being done at least) Bravo, whoever does that job; you're the real hero.

26/8/2025, 5:45:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Has anyone checked on Vivek Ramaswamy lately. How is his rap career going?

26/8/2025, 5:25:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Someone let MTG know her HIPPA rights were violated by DOGE/Musk and let's see what happens next. She was also on the DOGE subcommittee so not a good look for her either as we find out more regarding data access/use.

26/8/2025, 5:25:16 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The very last sentence here should be a disclaimer at the top of every article about enterprise-level mergers.

26/8/2025, 5:20:49 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is amazing! I knew of these but have never seen one before.

26/8/2025, 3:43:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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More info here:

The icon indicates that your iPad is synchronising with
25/8/2025, 2:19:39 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This! Whenever I see a label for Canadian-made I typically buy that product over another. I've never really been brand specific so I hope they keep those labels beyond the tariff disaster.

25/8/2025, 2:55:59 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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In further honor... youtu.be/wRdl1BjTG7c?...

25/8/2025, 2:49:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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No words can describe how angry this picture makes me (both the image itself and the one Trump is holding). For the President to stand in the White House and proudly show off a picture of himself with a murderous dictator like Putin; truly disrespectful to the office of the President.

Trump in the White House proudly showing off a recent picture of himself with Putin. Disgusting.
24/8/2025, 8:40:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Not a good look when your software product starts to sound like a virus infecting a bunch of other systems.

24/8/2025, 7:31:00 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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He seems desperate to extract money from any avenue. When VC funding isn't enough, use taxpayer money via some shady national deal.

24/8/2025, 7:26:23 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Cheese grater Mac Mini.

23/8/2025, 11:22:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We don't care about her opinions, release the files, cowards.

23/8/2025, 11:11:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nailed it. I enjoyed watching a video of him explaining why he hasn't raise prices and basically said the company was profitable, their debts were paid, why make people pay more? Amazing stewardship of a company and I don't even drink ice tea.

23/8/2025, 11:10:26 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The fact nobody asks Trump this question is such a bad look on the press The all do this, let Trump talk and never ask him to qualify his statements.

23/8/2025, 9:41:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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5 stars for the delivery driver. 0 for ICE.

23/8/2025, 9:34:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Hahaha! This is perfect.

23/8/2025, 9:33:19 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh, if there were danishes I'm sure he would have double-timed that course.

23/8/2025, 6:46:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is genius. How do I invest?

23/8/2025, 6:09:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Stumbled upon this old @theonion.com article and thought it was referring to Blade... the movie. Stop laughing! Anyone could make that mistake.

The ONION America's Finest News Source. Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades James M. Kilts 2/18/04 Would someone tell me how this happened? We were the fucking vanguard of shaving in this country. The Gillette Mach was the razor to own. Then the other guy came out with a three-blade razor. Were we scared? Hell, no. Because we hit back with a little thing called the Mach3 Turbo. That's three blades and an aloe strip. For moisture. But you know what happened next? Shut up, I'm telling you what happened-the bastards went to four blades. Now we're standing around with our cocks in our hands, selling three blades and a strip. Moisture or no, suddenly we're the chumps. Well, fuck it. We're going to five blades.
22/8/2025, 7:13:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Holy cow 🐮! Apple TV's Invasion is back. It is the slowest invasion of alien invasion movies but there's something oddly compelling about it. I suspect this show may be on the bubble but will continue watching for the uniqueness of it.

22/8/2025, 4:57:17 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This guy... Following US rhetoric served him so well ahead of the last election but he doubles down on it regardless. What an idiot. Oh, and a liar as stated.

22/8/2025, 4:54:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well now I'm sad for him 😭 It's so easy to think of these tentpole films as a bunch of actors in set but damn, not so much. His comments don't bode well for how he's being used either. A solo green screen performance sounds, uh, limiting. If this turns out to be the case, that sucks.

22/8/2025, 4:50:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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There's a non-zero chance Stephen Miller gets a raging boner whenever he's on one of his fascist rants. Visual approximation from the movie Airplane:

22/8/2025, 2:31:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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The fact the JD Vance heckler so relentlessly referenced an old, but still excellent, meme should give us all hope that most people recognize Vance is a POS.

22/8/2025, 2:22:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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CEO says a thing: prices are getting too high. - McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski made $19.2 million in 2024. - McDonald's itself made $130 billion the same year. Remember these numbers as being the threshold by which McDonald's feels the need to lower prices.

21/8/2025, 9:34:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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For what it's worth, Connor is pretty knowledgable on politics. I recognize Fortnite Friday is exposure for him but at least it's something different and not just another podcast. He's disarming enough to get these people to talk like they would outside of a formal interview.

21/8/2025, 9:03:55 PM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ah, yes, this must be it. Good catch. I'm happy for her.

21/8/2025, 5:23:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm going to assume the low quality of this picture is because those 42 tabs used up so much computer memory it couldn't render any more of dem pixels lol

21/8/2025, 4:49:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Make Blade 4 with Snipes, cowards!

21/8/2025, 12:49:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Ed Zitron, that's who lol

20/8/2025, 5:59:08 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It's a step up from selling NFTs at least lol

20/8/2025, 5:50:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Right-cluck, save image.

20/8/2025, 2:48:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Came across this video of ICE officers crossing a road. Ha! Zing. ICE sucks! That is all.

20/8/2025, 2:37:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Please consider adding Raid: Shadow Legends to your 400% list lol

19/8/2025, 5:50:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Perfect closing quote. Well done.

19/8/2025, 6:56:24 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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Let's go to Jordan Peterson for comment:

Three different pictures of Jordan Peterson crying.
19/8/2025, 6:49:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It sucks Alan Cumming had such a bad experience on X2 despite having one of the best sequences in any movie to this day. Spot on visuals for Nightcrawler's power set. Can't wait to see what they do with him in Doomsday. youtu.be/fN3LswEnDr4?...

18/8/2025, 7:09:13 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Unfortunately, they made it private shortly after posting it.

17/8/2025, 10:09:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oh no. He's going to call for the removal of vampires and werewolves next isn't he?

17/8/2025, 2:31:55 PM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I second this. There is a seasonality to politics and right now everyone is on vacation. Take a break these days, then brace for impact when they all come back. Appreciate all the reporting you do.

17/8/2025, 2:10:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everything you need to know about Trump is in these two photos.

16/8/2025, 3:23:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Reenactment of the sniper taking the shot lol

16/8/2025, 2:28:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Setting aside the fact this war is horrible, you have to be impressed with the skill it takes to pull this off.

16/8/2025, 2:22:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wow! Such a great photo and beautiful area.

16/8/2025, 2:17:25 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I was compelled to make this non-AI tribute to the Trump/Putin meeting.

A poster in the style of the Obama
16/8/2025, 2:12:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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They pay people to read your feeds lol

16/8/2025, 4:54:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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perfect analogy

16/8/2025, 4:51:15 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Narrator: And he was right.

16/8/2025, 4:48:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Put another way, it was a perfect phone call.

16/8/2025, 4:46:30 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Oof

16/8/2025, 4:36:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is easily the worst, but people should go find other photos of trump with putin. his entire posture is shockingly submissive in nearly every meeting at some point. that particular dynamic is telling.

16/8/2025, 4:33:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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So many things Trump does could be Cartman story arcs on South Park.

15/8/2025, 1:12:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Tom has a meeting with Xenu that day but can't discuss it.

14/8/2025, 9:01:56 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Facebook: No more real news! Also, Facebook: Have all the AI slop and dis/misinformation you like! The entire platform works against the interests of human connections at a fundamental, and dangerous, level.

14/8/2025, 8:58:19 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sharing for awareness.

14/8/2025, 2:34:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Leaving this here:

Elon Musk said this in 2011 and still hasn't done it:
14/8/2025, 2:14:47 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Okay, fine. The Guardian gets the cherry and whip cream, you still get the rest of the sundae for that joke.

14/8/2025, 2:09:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view