mumbledmusings
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Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
August 25, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton
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Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
August 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.
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Trump and his tech billionaire bosses keep handing Democrats issues on a golden platter: voters hate Flock cameras, Palantir surveillance, data centers and AI oligarchs.
If Democrats came out hard against, it would give them an opportunity to reach out to millions of voters.
If Democrats came out hard against, it would give them an opportunity to reach out to millions of voters.
Trump on Flock cameras: "You have pros and cons. It's being studied right now. We'll have an answer sort of as to our views on it over the next couple weeks"
August 17, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Trump and his tech billionaire bosses keep handing Democrats issues on a golden platter: voters hate Flock cameras, Palantir surveillance, data centers and AI oligarchs.
If Democrats came out hard against, it would give them an opportunity to reach out to millions of voters.
If Democrats came out hard against, it would give them an opportunity to reach out to millions of voters.
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Exclusive: A rare bookseller suspected his books were being bought by AI companies. He stuck an AirTag in a book and we tracked it to a secretive Amazon facility in Las Vegas where they scan and destroy books called VGT3:
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
www.404media.co
August 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Break this company up.
"Amazon employees have flagged low product prices on rival retailers’ sites as threats to Amazon’s own profitability, and informed the products’ suppliers that their sales on Amazon.com have been cut – or might soon be cut – going forward."
Prison time.
Prison time.
‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet
Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says i...
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Break this company up.
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RFK Jr as the literal face of explosive diarrhea. Perfect.
CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the country
CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country
MAHA.
www.huffpost.com
July 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
RFK Jr as the literal face of explosive diarrhea. Perfect.
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the metaphors will continue until the country improves
July 4, 2026 at 1:53 AM
the metaphors will continue until the country improves
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People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.
Worse than Twitter, private discussions (text, email, whatever) among like-minded wealthy lunatics who are all surrounded by yes-men who talk like ChatGPT in maximum ass-kissing mode.
July 3, 2026 at 2:43 PM
People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.
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friend at a big tech co just told me that her company's chatbot and their client's chatbot have been caught in a mutual support loop for several days that has generated nearly 20k emails
June 26, 2026 at 1:59 AM
friend at a big tech co just told me that her company's chatbot and their client's chatbot have been caught in a mutual support loop for several days that has generated nearly 20k emails
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This Book Was So Prophetic. It Should Be The New Bible.
June 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This Book Was So Prophetic. It Should Be The New Bible.
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Feels like a black velvet painting (complimentary)
June 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Feels like a black velvet painting (complimentary)
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Sheila Anderson-Hardy - "Silver Moon," 2022
June 21, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Sheila Anderson-Hardy - "Silver Moon," 2022
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I will never understand people who claim to love superhero comics but never learned to stand up for the people being bullied.
June 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I will never understand people who claim to love superhero comics but never learned to stand up for the people being bullied.
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N O T F O R G O T T E N
Maxine Noel
Indigenous Art of Canada🇨🇦
Maxine Noel
Indigenous Art of Canada🇨🇦
!["NOT FORGOTTEN"
- Maxine Noel
"Our mothers and daughters, our sisters and aunties and grandmothers. Our women are our heart and our spirit, always honoured, never forgotten. I am Dakota Sioux, a woman and mother, and an artist. These are inseparable facets of who I am and how I live in the world. That world, the world we all live and move in, is a place of great and terrible beauty, of wonder, and of tragedy. In this painting I speak to that wonder and beauty and tragedy.
To capture both the wonders and the tragedy, I wanted to include motifs which connect with all the places our people live. Turning first to the West Coast peoples, I am honoured to have been allowed to include the moon image of my friend, artist and visionary Roy Henry Vickers [..] From the North, I incorporated the image of Sedna, the source of all the creatures of the sea. I have always been drawn to the shell and bead work of the Maliseet and other East Coast peoples and in this painting have echoed the fluidity and grace of their compelling designs. And then, the two feathers, acknowledging the Metis, and the peoples of the grasslands and woodlands, of the plains and the forests. Finally, the floating figures throughout the painting are the spirits and the presence of the missing and murdered women.
Missing but never lost.
Always present, always remembered" - Maxine Noel
Partial proceeds from the sale of this image are donated to the Native Women's Association of Canada and their "Sisters In Spirit" Project. For more information visit www.nwac.ca
Maxine was born in Manitoba of Santee Oglala Sioux parents. She spent her early childhood on her mother’s reserve but at the age of six she left to attend an Indian residential school. Maxine’s early career as a legal secretary was soon overshadowed by her preoccupation with painting and drawing.
Maxine Noel signs her artwork with her Sioux name IOYAN MANI, which translates as “Walk Beyond”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:56xoilmybfpjctxkkdsmfuo7/bafkreihwwqx4ufpgy5w4t2miwfi6tcyvvaiax4rjxvqhv7dku4udymujl4)
June 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
N O T F O R G O T T E N
Maxine Noel
Indigenous Art of Canada🇨🇦
Maxine Noel
Indigenous Art of Canada🇨🇦
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'The New American Gothic'
Criselda Vasquez
Oil on canvas 72” x 48"
Criselda Vasquez
Oil on canvas 72” x 48"
June 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
'The New American Gothic'
Criselda Vasquez
Oil on canvas 72” x 48"
Criselda Vasquez
Oil on canvas 72” x 48"
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Can we finally all agree that the argument “we should run the country like a business, and therefore elect businessmen to run it” has been a failed experiment?
June 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Can we finally all agree that the argument “we should run the country like a business, and therefore elect businessmen to run it” has been a failed experiment?
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After charging 15 people with "Antifa" crimes for participating in rapid response networks, federal agents are pepper-spraying people outside the Federal Courthouse in the Twin Cities right now.
They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.
They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.
June 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
After charging 15 people with "Antifa" crimes for participating in rapid response networks, federal agents are pepper-spraying people outside the Federal Courthouse in the Twin Cities right now.
They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.
They want to establish an autocracy. Everyone's freedom is at stake.
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they were worried it would “energize” democrats. this is why being noisy matters.
Georgia Republican leaders nix redistricting plans amid pushback
Senate caucus stands "united" with House Republicans' decision, fearing the redistricting issue would give Democrats an effective issue to campaign on during the midterms.
www.ajc.com
June 17, 2026 at 10:28 PM
they were worried it would “energize” democrats. this is why being noisy matters.
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June 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Iconic feminist graffitti (UK), 1979, photographed by Jill Posener, British photographer and activist #womensart
June 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Iconic feminist graffitti (UK), 1979, photographed by Jill Posener, British photographer and activist #womensart
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This should lend pause to anyone supporting these kinds of endeavors
New research examines Waymo's California robotaxi trips btw Aug 2023 and Dec 2025.
Conclusion: 46% of miles driven involved no one inside the car.
That's 40 million miles of deadheading, with Waymo vehicles using road space w/o transporting a human.
doi.org/10.32866/001...
Conclusion: 46% of miles driven involved no one inside the car.
That's 40 million miles of deadheading, with Waymo vehicles using road space w/o transporting a human.
doi.org/10.32866/001...
June 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
This should lend pause to anyone supporting these kinds of endeavors