Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey. They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

From @b3ta.com Extra points for those who know why I'm reposting it...

I've just found the best hack. Swear in your search request. It's a great way to bypass the AI summary and make your search history look like you're chronically pissed off at everything!

PAGLIACCI: Doctor, I’m depressed, and life seems cruel. DOCTOR: Well, the treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him, and that should pick you up! PAGLIACCI: Right, what I’m getting from you is that my show isn’t sold out

The AI industry’s seizure of other people’s property, declaring it to be worthless, then pricing it at a premium once “processed” through them, has a historical precedent, and it’s not a good look. Yup. It’s good old colonialism. open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

He's mooking a lost He's chicking it twoce He's gong to fond oot Who's nighty or noose Arthur Bostrom's coming to town

"What do you mean the sign about looking upon my works and despairing is still standing??? No! That's the worst possible - if the *works* are gone but the sign is still up then I'm gonna look like a fucken dickhead! Why didn't you make the works out of the same shit you made the sign out of?!"

when you’re in the 7 items or fewer queue & the cashiers are changing over & having a long chat

Condensation: water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it Condescension: water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it, you thick cunt

Share if you think Britain was better in the olden days!

So AI is being trained on our scripts? Then we need to fight back by making lots and lots of terrible scripts. From now on, if anyone accuses you of thin characters, plots that don't make sense or twists that don't work, just tell them you're fighting back against our robot overlords...

It’s me, @mariabamford.bsky.social I’ve just left Twitter. I’m a comedian and had used Twitter to connect with fans and other comedians. I’m not sure how to let people know I’m here. Ha-ha.