Forget not having a kitchen or knowing how to cook or whatever. Poor people eat fast food because it costs less per calorie. All junk food is cheaper on a per calorie basis than healthier food.

This is really shіtty of bsky and self-defeating. The less engagement someone gets from their social circle, the less they're going to participate in it. It's fine if you unfollow me because I post too much. But people who choose to follow me should be able to actually see what I post.

oh thank god someone solved the hidden posts mystery. Go upwards in this thread to find out how to unhide the perfectly normal replies you've been kept from seeing. bluesky is hiding benign comments like "I agree, that TV show sucks"

Olena Kondratiuk (b. 1958) From the exhibition "Signs of the Carpathians"

Oleksiy Fishchenko From the series "Rhythms. Kyiv" 1988

One nice thing about being a dude is that other guys are much less likely to encroach on my space (in public transit, etc) because they don't want to accidentally touch another guy.

this is also @radiofreetom.bsky.social 's problem. I follow him because I enjoy his retorts to people who can't even read a free article before responding. (And sometimes not even the sub-300 character post they're responding to)

I think Stancil's problem is that he is a magnet for people who lack reading comprehension.

Day 344 of #GeorgiaProtests The regime police didn't allow people to close the road, which people have been doing despite mass arrests, as a symbol of persistence. I see Grandma Nino being pushed off the road. She’s 80+ and protests every day. #TerrorinGeorgia 📷 MOSE

Do I know any historians on here that has an interest in the reign of Charles I, the English Civil Wars, and/or the Scottish Covenanters?

Poor Stancil. Whether he's right or wrong on this specific hobby horse of his, it's frustrating to be explicit about what you're looking for and get answers like "I heard it somewhere" and "it's just common sense." It's okay to just not answer questions you don't know the answer to!

I wonder if Jolie will meet Zelenskyy in Kyiv. He should agree to that because a lot of media that doesn’t normally cover Ukraine will cover her. He had some (respectful) bits about her in his early 2010s comedy. I wonder if she’s seen any of it.

This is why they need anti-drone tunnels and helmets.

I’m very tempted to boop his nose

The new policy doesn't apply to existing passports. But it will apply the next time you need to renew your passport, unless (by then) it's no longer in effect.

I’ll wait for smarter people to digest this before I panic, but I wonder if this means my passport is invalid. I’ve had a passport since 2017 with my current name and correct gender (M). No customs agent would perceive me as female. My birth certificate unfortunately still says female.

Big yawn + mutual grooming

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If we go on strike, our union of 12,000 workers are calling on customers to NOT BUY STARBUCKS. Sign our pledge to not cross a picket line and we'll send you local calls to action - nocontractnocoffee.org

But not Milwaukee, oddly.

the @chicagoreader.com also put together know your rights resources for unhoused folks interacting with federal agents in chicago, based on the excellent information compiled by @chicagohomeless.bsky.social. they're available in spanish: chicagoreader.com/news/conozca... and english:

Hanging out with this guy in bed until I can walk in a straight line. The vertigo is probably an ear infection. I’ll give it another day before urgent care or whatever.

if I'm going to have vertigo in the morning, I want to have had the fun part the night before. But I don't drink, so it's not from that. Probably going to need to cancel plans today 😢

this is exactly why I said photorealistic AI should be banned. it will get people killed and probably already has.

I wish you could mute an image. It seems like it should be technically possible. Imagine if you could just mute all photos of a certain person or thing. There would be some false positives but image recognition is pretty good these days. related: I block every single person who posts that pig image

Users of artificial intelligence chatbots are unwittingly "Russifying" themselves through their use of chatbots, with ChatGPT and Grok being among the worst offenders. The research found that Grok provided the highest number of Russian sources, even when asked neutral questions.

there is no reason to generate AI imagery here are free stock photos unsplash.com and free stock videos www.pexels.com/videos/ flickr and wikicommons also have a ton of cc images even your crude stick figure drawing is better than generating an AI image

Introducing Ozzy! This prehensile-tailed porcupine, Zoo Boise's newest resident, is already becoming a star. 🌠 Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy. 📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S

My dad was 24 when he and my mom bought a three bedroom home. Twenty! Four! Years! Old! There was no family money. He had a union job.

Every new post tonight is like Dems have flipped the Mehaden town sewer authority, long dominated by conservatives, by a +38 margin

Shaming harmful behavior is good. This is how we agree on norms and build a civilized society. If we'd done more shaming of tiki torch incels ten years ago, we wouldn't be in this mess.

Hey chat it's me your boy Ozymandias welcome to the stream, today we're gonna look at my works but first don't forget to like and subscribe

We need to ban photorealistic AI altogether. I'm sure YOU are a smartypants keen observer who knew within 0.001 seconds that this was fake. Clearly not everyone did. This video is low stakes, but something politically charged could be very destructive. Presenting this as real should be bannable.

You have been blessed by the blep! Something good will happen tomorrow!

🔥 Tonight: drone strikes in Volgograd (russia) set off car alarms. Fires reported in industrial zone where an oil refinery is located. [⚠️ звук мопеди і вибухи] source: nv.ua/ukr/world/co...

the most passionate evangelist in the world isn't a Christiаn, it's a vegаn Lіnux user with a bidet

What do I do with a windows 10 laptop that can't be upgraded? I don't use it often, because it's slow as fuck and I have a desktop. Only reason I use it anymore is if I need a second screen or to do a video call (since there is no webcam attached to the desktop).

Totally awesome that we're having to debate whether this video on the president's official account is an AI deepfake or not. I don't know, but that's the point. We should know with 100% certainty that our actual president is actually saying these actual words. There should be zero doubt about truth.

I have dozens of questions for Zelenskyy but one is what's behind that door on the right. It is NEVER open. I've seen hundreds of photos and videos and it has never once been open. (The other door goes to his secondary office where he makes phone calls.) (this photo is from 8 am, 24 February 2022)

you shouldn’t talk to a journalist about how people in need of abortions access them when abortions are outlawed, and this is no different. shutting the fuck up is free.

headline writer is having some fun

this could be us but you are not a neo avant garde artist in Lviv in the 1960s and 1970s archive-uu.com/en/profiles/...

omg the handsome tuxedo with the mustache! and his highly unamused friend!

oh she worked at the daycare?? It's really weird how all these violent MS13 narcoterrorist Tren de Aragua cartel members have normal jobs doing stuff like hanging drywall and washing dishes and providing childcare. I thought being a drug kingpin gang boss paid better, but what do I know.

Here she is. Ambassador Francisca Ashietey-Odunton from Ghana on 22 April 2024.

I think even liberals fall prey to the "well I can't chain myself to fences and get pepper sprayed so there's nothing I can do" when 95% of activism is boring shit like mailing postcards and setting up folding chairs and taking meeting notes.

Huh. I didn't know that Somalia had an ambassador to Ukraine (Mohamed Abdullahi Ahmed). Zelenskyy accepted his credentials today (this is a normal ceremony for every ambassador).

Costco is BREAKING NEWS

FYI for foreigners - Mamdani is not a communist. That's what the right wing calls anyone who wants to spend tax money to benefit the public, like providing free childcare or increasing bus service. True Americans cut taxes and tell citizens* to go fuck themselves. *except the rich ones

I ate lunch downtown and saw a guy open carrying a hаndgun on his belt! Not security, not pоlice. Relaxed, no swagger, not on high alert. He nodded and gave me a friendly smile. Not likely MAGА - younger black guy, short bleached locs. Totally normal guy I'd see anywhere in the city. It was wild.