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you shouldn't be on here, period. no one should be on here, and the ceo of twitter dot com should be made to suffer psychologically, financially, and physically
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i wrote this tweet before i realized this website had gone completely batshit transphobic at the hands of its CEO. sorry it's cohost-exclusive now
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If you're wondering why the US never blows away expectations when building transit lines or bike lanes, well, good question.
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Stunning news- Collapsed stretch of I-95 to reopen within 2 weeks, Pennsylvania governor says. Initial projection was months, even up to 6 months. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/
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COUNTERPOINT: Not only should you call terfs "terfs", you should get a little inventive with it. Like "waste of human life", "scum-sucking bigot", "unworthy of community support", or even "ideal human bullseye"
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On our updated Transgender Topical Guide: trans-exclusionary radical feminist.
We recommend avoiding the vague and politicized term to describe cisgender women or others who object to the inclusion of transgender women in women's spaces.
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Let's spend a little over an hour talking about the first person games* of 1998! The new Children of Doom is out!
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The reality is that these dev cycles are simply too long. Five years is too long to be working on one project, it's too long from a creative or conceptual standpoint, it's too long to move in step with the culture. This is a low interest rate phenomenon.
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Which is why ABOLISH is reasonable
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The judge said they couldn't determine if the cop hit her because too many cops probably hit her and they couldn't figure out which cops hit her individually twitter.com/PhillyInquirer…
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30 minutes into myst: they just showed me a book of 300 diagrams and i started screaming out loud, am i supposed to write those down i am sick of this fucking puzzle island these puzzle perverts this is a bad game for bad people
31 into myst: I Am The Puzzle Pussy Master
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i wrote about the suburban/privatized american mind and how it fuels anti trans (and anti everything else) panic for
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Sorry but I don’t think AI should be used as a tool at all, you should not be feeding it any information. The only way it functions is by using existing info
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There is nowhere in CA or the country where housing first is a real policy in effect. Because if it was, people would be indoors and they're not.
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okay I'm setting a time in order to MAKE THIS REAL. I am going to do a test stream Friday at 4PM ET at twitch.tv/christine_love of the Kirby's Dream Land 2 DX colourization romhack
this is mostly just gonna be me getting used to the new setup but PLEASE KEEP ME COMPANY, THANKS 💖
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this is what AI is for. if you work in tech, and you work in AI, this is what you're building.
it's a tool to break labor, and it will always be used for things like this
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China built a train station in just 9 hours and the comments are incredibly telling. Americans defensively claiming that this is only possible because of a lack of public input, safety, and eco standards shows how effective anti-regulatory Right-wing talking points have been.
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I don't think China has figured out any technological magic to building stuff.
I think they're like: "It's a train station, Michael. What could it cost, 15,000 man-hours and 20 diggers?" And they throw 1,500 workers at the problem and make them dig and lay steel for 10 hours. twitter.com/Jingjing_Li/st…
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the violence at the empire's borders is reflected in the violence of daily life within the heart of the empire
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complete failure to advance any form of student debt relief just the latest proof that the america is not a country that is amenable to life
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Today she voted with the Republicans to strip working class people of student debt relief.
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Teams get shit done, so I’m teaming up with Jared Golden and Mary Peltola to rebuild the Blue Dogs into something useful for working people. We know who we are, and we know how to win.
Congress needs more people like us, and a lot fewer weirdos with white nationalist friends.
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I am really proud of our work on the trailer. Thanks to for the AMAZING music, all of which was actual recorded performance. Thanks also to our longtime pals and for the SOUNDS. I am so happy to be working with these folks on the game itself
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Hello. We are making a video game. It’s called Revenant Hill. We’re excited.
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AI is the solution to a problem that exists only in the minds of execs and money men - that what players want is infinite slurry, produced with utmost predictable efficiency
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SCOOP: Activision Blizzard is testing out its own generative A.I. internally. "Prepare to be amazed," Allen Adham wrote in an email, despite employee skepticism. my first byline with the New York Times:
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"On May Day, I joined a delegation of organizers on a trip to Cuba to show solidarity with the Cuban people and call out the injustice that is an economic blockade designed to harm workers and the people on the island.
Let’s make one thing very clear: The blockade isn’t… Show more
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it’s really difficult to conceive of how just fucking stupid the debt ceiling is. every few years we have to do this little “starve the poor or we’ll crash the entire global economy” dance.
real clown country shit.
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NEW EPISODE! This week, , host of , takes us on a journey through the New York Times’ coverage of trans issues—and in the end, he points the way to a better future.
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My entire adult life has been defined by clueless rich people destroying lucrative industries by chasing after obviously unsustainable new business models.
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Chinese planners: we need a train that moves 2000 people 500 miles away in less than 3 hours, and we need it to run every 30 minutes.
American planners: somebody draw me a picture of a bus stop that also punishes the homeless.
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For months, people have asked me, "Is it safe? Where should I go?" about anti trans laws.
I created the anti-trans legislative risk assessment map to help answer that question.
This month, a whole new category for Florida.
Subscribe to support my work.
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"b-but what about the traffic" fuck the traffic. It should not be the job of a city to coddle the worst method of mass transportation, a city should be actively hostile to cars whenever possible. LA has a disease called car dependency
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This embarrassing joke of a roadside sign is only an "option for limited sidewalk space" because this broken town doesn't do the obvious and normal thing which is gut these asinine 8-lane roads and prioritize anything other than city-destroying car infrastructure
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#DidYouKnow traditional bus shelters can’t be installed at all bus stop locations due to limited sidewalk space? La Sombrita responds to community needs and moves the needle on shade and light at bus stops today while we simultaneously work on more systemic solutions.
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Just pathetic. An entire parable about hollowed out state capacity, inability to build infrastructure, and a narrow vision of the public good, farmed out to overpaid nonprofits.
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We saw plenty of discussion about our “La Sombrita” pilot: the new shade and lighting structure design we’ve debuted at four bus stops. Here’s how a small structure can make a big difference for riders who depend on public transit. spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-east/tra
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One, two, three ... now open your eyes for the big SURPRISE!
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Democrats, controlling the House, raised the debt ceiling limit in exchange for nothing under Trump in 2019. Now, despite controlling the WH and the Senate, and having had 2 years to prepare, they're claiming to be in an impossibly weak position, with no choice but to cede cuts.
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It's wild that every single person who lives in a city knows this and yet not one policymaker can say a bad word about the Candy Crush Patrol
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There were 30 cops, literally, in my subway station last night. Just standing there in a vast crowd, getting paid overtime. This is why libraries are closing on weekends and public schools are falling apart
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I haven’t talked about it much here, but the employees at Powell’s Books (yes, where I work) are fighting for a living wage and better healthcare. Powell’s isn’t keen on giving us either. We’re asking folks to read, sign, and share this petition 💖
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don't support artists who whitewash AI/GPT as something useful or cute or funny. that shit is going to destroy the livelihood of many writers and artists. identify those who have taken the side of the machine and deny them your money and attention
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if i could give one bit of advice to young folks in creative industries, it's to make sure your entire social circle and personal life is not wrapped up in your job! even if you're having a nice time!
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the thing to remember is that john brown was not insane. he saw the situation with perfect clarity.
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evil country. dark place
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i'm not a philosopher or anything but i'm wondering if centering all life around a little pod that brings you, the specialist boy in the world, exactly wherever you want to go at any time and demarcates anyone outside of it as your Enemy is bad for society
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