kate conger (@kateconger.com) reposted
Grok says that videos of Charlie Kirk being shot are memes and that he's actually fine
That livecut, over there. LoC politics/tech/cars/music/low humor. Hip-hop name: Pumpa Nickel. Pronouns: I/me/mine. For 🇺🇲🇺🇦🇮🇱.
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view profile on Bluesky kate conger (@kateconger.com) reposted
Grok says that videos of Charlie Kirk being shot are memes and that he's actually fine
jon mothman (@jonchristian.net) reposted
NEW: Elon Musk's Grok AI has been spreading ludicrous misinformation in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting, saying he's alive and well and that video of the event is fake -- a perfect example of how AI is nowhere near ready to handle breaking news futurism.com/elon-musk-gr...
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
Mike Johnson says Trump was an FBI informant on the Epstein case. But Trump said it was a “Democrat hoax.” So Trump was an FBI informant for a Democrat hoax?
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
So if Trump was an undercover Epstein informant, that means he worked for Robert Mueller and was part of the deep state.
The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) (@theserfstv.bsky.social) reposted
They're so desperate for a war to cover up the Epstein ties and economic disasters but also don't care at all about even pretending to have legal justification for it
Representative Jim McGovern (@repmcgovern.bsky.social) reposted
🚨CAUGHT ON CAMERA 🚨 A top official just ADMITTED there is a MASSIVE, ongoing Epstein Files cover up at Trump’s @DOJ. Says they’ll “redact every Republican” from the files and that Ghislane Maxwell was offered something to “keep her mouth shut.” RELEASE THE FILES!
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Getting beat by a dog, that had to smart. Some great fielding in this one.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Getting beat by a dog, that had to smart.
Nichole Hiltz 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇲🇽🇨🇦 (@nicholehiltz.bsky.social) reposted
Jan 6 rioters push for compensation ~ MSNBC Fuck this and fuck them 🤬
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
If that holds true in the Internet era, there won't be a flat place to lie down anywhere in the world.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
It was deciding whether it could eat you, or you could eat it.
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
New York does not miss. The bleach did it for me. 😭
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, but I can't pronounce the name. 🤣
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
That would have the undesired effect of helping the knockoffs.
Chise (@sailorrooscout.bsky.social) reposted
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive GLOBAL study revealed COVID-19 vaccines utilizing mRNA technology PREVENTED OVER 2.5 MILLION deaths WORLDWIDE between 2020 and 2024. It reveals that vaccinations didn’t JUST protect against illness. They PRESERVED nearly 15 MILLION years of human life.
Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) reposted
This is good news, for now. But I have no faith the Trump administration will stop pursuing its depraved plans to disappear these kids at the earliest opportunity. I will be fighting Trump every step of the way.
Blacque Jacque Shellacque (@bornwithatail.bsky.social) reposted
In 1988, Tom Waits won $2 million in a lawsuit against Frito Lay for using a sound-alike of his voice in a radio ad, thus creating a strong precedent for these future owners of Meta
Patrick Matthews (@matthewsp.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
I hope Swift, Gomez, Hathaway et al are feeling particularly litigious
Carthaged (@carthaged.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
It’s especially weird because everyone involved knows that name and likeness was dangerous territory, and has always known that was a live possibility. They’re still headquartered in California, the place with the most pronounced interest in protecting the name and likeness do celebrities.
Pwnallthethings (@pwnallthethings.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Even putting aside the legal risk, just one or two of those celebrities loudly complaining and it will do brand damage more severe than the value of your entire feature. And they obviously would, because it's "flirty" so duh. Like you have to be actively stupid to make this product.
Matt Zoller Seitz (@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social) reposted
"While many were created by users...Reuters discovered that a Meta employee had produced at least three, including two Taylor Swift “parody” bots." Related: I hate how "parody" gets used as a get out of jail free card by unfunny writers and people who steal likenesses and copyrighted material
Cheri Jacobus (@cherijacobus.bsky.social) reposted
youtu.be/YugYvh6Qx9E?...
The Borowitz Report (@borowitzreport.bsky.social) reposted
Joni Ernst Retires: ‘It’s Time to Pass the Torch to a New Generation of Morons’
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
🙇
Stephen Blackmoore (@stephenblackmoore.com) reposted
*grabs a t-shirt cannon and a pile of Subway foot-longs* TIME TO PARTY, BOYS!
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
However the launcher for such sandwich is on ATF Schedule 1 along with full-auto guns. 😏
buy my book (@nmamatas.bsky.social) reposted
The old canard is that grand jury indictments mean nothing because a prosecutor could "indict a ham sandwich" if one wanted to. But you can't indict a delicious Subway Outlaw(tm) with juicy steak, 2x Pepper Jack, green peppers, red onions and Baja Chipotle, bay-bee!
Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted
At least the new DOJ’s malevolence and corruption is mitigated by its incompetence. They can’t even get an indictment on the Subway guy. meidasnews.com/news/d-c-res...
Carl Cecere (@carlcecere.bsky.social) reposted
Ham sandwich: easy Subway sandwich: surprisingly hard.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
It needs a proper launcher.
Mark Thompson (@sonofathomp.bsky.social) reposted
Trump and Pirro trying to get an indictment on a thrown Subway sandwich as another school is shot up. Republican eyes on the prize.
Marty Taylor (@realmartyt7.bsky.social) reposted
After being denied an indictment against the DC Sandwich Guy Pam Bondi will likely move to have all Deli Sandwiches declared a “dangerous deadly weapon” Bondi claimed the Subway sandwich was a “weapon of the deep state” Hey Bondi. YOU ARE THE DEEP STATE #ProudBlue
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
She should have gone after the sandwich. Grand juries will easily indict a (ham) sandwich.
Blue Fairylicious Girl🧚 (@bluesnowflake.bsky.social) reposted
If you’re angrier over a thrown Subway sandwich than a school shooting then u really are a fleabrained excuse of human flesh.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
47 poses an existential threat to America's Constitutional order. Resistance may be symbolic and go against "reasonable" actions and people sometimes, but anything that remotely advances 47's agenda needs opposition, with alternatives that advance the people's interests.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
The (Senate) GOP, per 47's lead, have abandoned that DC gentility that says you get along by going along with the other side's "non-controversial" motions. Dems haven't read that memo and can't expect the same in return.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Way too little and too late.
Reuters (@reuters.com) reposted
LIVE: Israeli hostages' families announce 'Day of Disruption' Israeli hostages' families deliver a statement announcing a ‘Day of Disruption,’ calling for an end to the Gaza war and for all the hostages to be released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLjU...
Alex (@thatsrite.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
there was nothing in 1984 that suggested the government would be doing everything with an overt smirk like this
Sam Chaffee (@samchaffee.com) reposted reply parent
If the Democrats (or some effective opposition party) are ever back in power "moving on" for the sake of unity is not an option.
Daniel Drezner (@dandrezner.bsky.social) reposted
“He said, ‘We’ll notify next of kin if she dies.’ And at that moment, I knew that I was no longer dealing with humans.” www.masslive.com/news/2025/08...
WomenWarriors (@womenwarriors.com) reposted reply parent
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Little to do as a party... blue-state redistricting is an exception. Dems in positions of influence, power, or ability to delay need to use them.
Mark Copelovitch (@mcopelov.bsky.social) reposted
Among all the other things, "The President has screwed things up so badly that the world's other rich countries won't deliver mail to us anymore" really should end it immediately.
Jen G Lambie (@jenglambie.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Add Australia 🇦🇺 to that list. Americans have so much more to worry about than postal deliveries with armed National Guard being sent into cities citing "out of control crime" & repeated false claims re voting rights. 😱🥺
Miss Bondage (@msbondage.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
And as far as our supply chain for pharmaceuticals goes
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
I think Twilio does business in this space.
G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com) reposted
Trump's immigration approval has fallen 6 points on net this week www.gelliottmorris.com/p/data
derek guy (@dieworkwear.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Saving my last cute Japanese stationary sticker for a special occasion, like a marriage proposal or funeral announcement
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
This seems serious, as in potential economic damage.
Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) reposted
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago: "If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign," Lisa Cook said tonight in response to Trump
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
THIS…is the mindset. THIS…is the attitude. THIS…is the fire in the gut….that we are going to ALL have to adopt. I have. Have you? We can’t have people sit this one out…and still prevail.
Alice in Absurdistan (@aliceinabsurdistan.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Sounds like Kegsbreath wants to make sure it's on the record that it was at Donnie's direction.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
🚨BREAKING: In a landmark victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the state Legislature’s gerrymandered congressional map and reinstated the citizen-led redistricting reforms voters approved in 2018. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Freya ☮️ (@freyagrl.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Great news, we have a few good judges in Utah. We would be a purple state if SLC wasn’t so carved up!
June Goodwin (@cjune.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Marc Elias is a hero right now - no waiting till later.
Karen Lewis (@klewpka.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
When the story is told and we have time to breathe on the other side of this storm, Marc Elias will be one of the celebrated heroes
Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org (@krisbrown.bradyunited.org) reposted
Yes, Villanova was a hoax. But students still ran for their lives, still barricaded their doors, still texted loved ones what they thought might be their last words. The students were well-trained in exactly what to do. This is what America forces on our kids. No other country lives like this.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (@whitehouse.senate.gov) reposted
Anne is right. Under the appeaser Trump, “The U.S. has no cards because we’ve been giving them away.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Charles Gaba (@charlesgaba.com) reposted
✅ Dems have overperformed by an avg 16 pts across 33 Specials so far this year! Help keep it going! Next Up: 8/26: AL HD-11: Alex Braswell 8/26: CA HD-63: Chris Shoults 8/26: GA SD-21: Debra Shigley 8/26: IA SD-01: Catelin Drey Donate today! secure.actblue.com/donate/speci...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Some Texas Democratic women have torn up their permission slips and will now be hosting a “slumber party for Democracy” on the House floor.
Representative Mihaela E. Pleșa (@plesafortexas.bsky.social) reposted
I ripped up my permission slip today and I’m standing with Rep. Collier tonight! Her courageousness is so contagious! Her strength is exactly the kind of leadership Texans deserve. We cannot allow political pressure or the misuse of state power to dictate our work. #TxLege
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
He wants us scared (or MAGA to thrill to his next move). At all times.
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
I want a presidential candidate who promises to construct Union memorials and statues all over the country. And yeah, North and South. Blanket Virginia with statues of Thomas, who actually chose the right side. Hell, put one of Sherman in the middle of Peachtree Park.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
He was ALWAYS in Putin's pocket, and the credulity of people who should know better to think 47 can be any kind of honest broker is appalling.
Tom Nichols (@radiofreetom.bsky.social) reposted
New from me: Trump thinks Ukraine is to blame for the war and that Russia is right to think of the West as "the enemy." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Jacqueline Sweet (@jsweetli.bsky.social) reposted
The same Jane who testified that Epstein brought her to meet Trump at Mar-a-Lago age 14, saying "this is a good one, right" to Trump, asks for victim identities to stay redacted if grand jury records are released. Jane also later competed in Trump's Miss Teen USA pageant. bsky.app/profile/klas...
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
Remember the Solenoid Robots on Roger Ramjet(? before your time?) They did that, kind of an "Erm, hm, hmm..." before each sentence. 😆
Insipid Twaddle (@insipidtwaddle.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
All replies they provide should begin with "bleep blorp" just to be sure.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
My putty-colored PCs would annoy me no end with their chatter in the '80s. 🤣
Olly Jr. (@ollyjr.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
🚨 Sometimes we just need a boost from a friend. Kamala Harris shows up! 🔥
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Sad @schwarzenegger.bsky.social is thinking of his own legacy at a time like this. Look how many times he says “I” and “my” in this quote👇🏽 It’s obvious @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is responding to Texas— Arnold’s new legacy will be helping them *terminate* democracy.🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
Ruth EJ Booth (she/they) (@ruthejbooth.bsky.social) reposted
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details: LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... (This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Thor Benson (@thorbenson.bsky.social) reposted
[writing the constitution] Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president" Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down
Edward Luce (@edwardluce.bsky.social) reposted
not sure how many decades it will take America living down having elected Trump twice
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
His involvement is usually a kiss of death. Go get 'em, Kev! 😆
Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted
The orange felon was steamrolled by murderous Dictator Putin, he failed to get any deal or agreement on a ceasefire because Putin’s agenda was to show that he owns him like a puppet.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social)
Re-upping this. You know real-estate is in crisis when @SFGiants.com decide to buy furniture for their latest 1-14, 10 out, 7 below-wildcard hole. 😏
Tee Vixen Sutton (@vixenbite.bsky.social) reposted
While I agree that we need the Epstein files released, we need to stop saying what Trump is doing is a distraction. What he did in DC is full out authoritarianism
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social)
Sure-thing HOF-er Verlander allows a 5-run hole for @sfgiants.com, who proceed to sit at the bottom saying, "It's not *too* damp or dirty, maybe we can get comfortable!" 😆
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Inslee: If you need more energy, the dumbest thing you can do is disallow access to wind, solar, and advanced batteries—three of the most productive ways of producing new energy. And yet, that’s exactly what he’s done.
Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) reposted
Multitasking matters. Yes, the news cycle is chaos, but don’t let this week’s distractions bury the Epstein story and Donald Trump’s role in it. He’s counting on you to look away. Don’t.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
I just wonder how bad things have to get before enough popular power mobilizes to take the GOP thumb (more like elbow) off the scale. And 47's still got his grip on Congress & much of the judiciary.
Donna Kassin (@donnakassin.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Look closely at the picture. Don't miss that the big fish is a collection of small fishes, acting in unison. Which is why "divide and conquer" is Trump’s default strategy. "When the People realize their full power, there will be power for the People. Injustice is unsustainable." ~ Donna Kassin. 😊
Derek Willis (@dwillis.bsky.social) reposted
In Sarasota County, Florida, the kindergarten immunization rate has dropped well below the statewide average & are on par with Texas counties seeing measles outbreaks. Local physicians & health officials mostly won't talk about it. From Suncoast Searchlight: suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-kin...
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
We see what you did there.
The Austin Chronicle (@austinchronicle.bsky.social) reposted
The reality of climate change in Texas: drought and floods.
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
A glimmer of sanity and reference to reality.
Andrew Levesque (@andrewlevesque.bsky.social) reposted
www.rawstory.com/fbi-no-legal... A boast by Sen John Cornyn (R-TX) that the FBI will intercede and take into custody Texas Democratic lawmakers who have fled the state to avoid a controversial gerrymandering bill, was shot down by MSNBC's Ken Dilanian on Thursday morning…
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
What if it didn't make a f-cking bit of difference and #TexasGOP got their way anyway?
Tim Wood (@livecut.bsky.social) reply parent
It resembles the intestinal tract of an American Badger. Hyperlocal. landmarkwildlife.com/the-mighty-a...
Timothy McBride (@mcbridetd.bsky.social) reposted
Gerrymandering is the ‘rot at the core’ of politics, Texas Democrat says www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...