iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Russia has moved to a new level of warfare - a regime of constant drone pressure that it can sustain continuously. In 2025–2026, the Shahed evolved from a relatively simple one-way drone into an entire family of systems with different missions⤵️

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Razing works too. And not just corrupt, a limited time discount raises demand while supplies are constrained, a result that is well documented and ignored. It's overtly partisan AND stupid.

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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026

Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Trump gave a bigly ballyhooed address to the nation about how China stole the 2020 election two months ago and everyone including him immediately forgot about it.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Turek is (D) for anyone else wanting to avoid the click through

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Dan Izzo @izzos.net · 22/09/2026

Ohhhh we're doing black people fleeing to Canada again.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Any link for that? My expectation would be that positive but asymptomatic would also be high, like 90%

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

In a dramatic twist, a White House staffer has been unmasked as actually Hitler! News of which, to be "fair and balanced', would be on A16.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Does this post mean you think that most people who say they are "anti-Zionist" are, to use a loaded term, deplorable?

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James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Republicans, in their infinite wisdom, left a big gambling loophole in the Medicaid work requirements. I'm no fan of the gambling industry, but if you are on Medicaid and struggling to deal with the work requirements, taking a $580 bet on both sides of an outcome is one way of getting around them.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Most likely, but there's still a chance of a massive stroke that would be celebrated the world 'round.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

This is a tax guy. His advice could be the difference between someone having their assets seized & maybe going to jail, or not. Now imagine having to worry about racist shit in every interaction you have with any person in authority. Every doctor & nurse, every cop, every lawyer & judge, every boss

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Yeah, ignoring the "and cheat like hell" part missed the soundbite too. It's just bad journalism.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It was covered, but sanewashed by the NY Times bsky.app/profile/wald...

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"This tent ain't big enough for all these young, energized voters"

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Guard labor should be expanded to include PR. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_l...

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Guard labor - Wikipedia

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

You're thinking of Google digitization, which used hands to hold down pages. The IA digitizer uses glass to flatten & hold down pages, and there's no way for a thumb to be used or visible.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Also, larger than 124 out of 191 countries according to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

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List of countries by GDP (nominal) - Wikipedia

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Great reporting, but "abused abuse"? perhaps an editor would be helpful.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm impressed at the number of billions of dollars of valuation you've been shaving off the AI peak, well done. And I wish the peak had been shaved 10x, but eh, here we are.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The DNC don't advertise their primaries that way, do they? They purported them to fair and following published rules. Those rules also cover candidacy requirements, and Sanders filed as a Democrat when applying as a candidate even though he's an Independent in the Senate, as you say. Not an issue.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

They have yet to repudiate that position.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I haven't given the DNC money since they undercut Sanders' candidacy, then went to court to say they were under no obligation to host an unbiased primary election. "Harry Reid admitted in July 2016, “I knew—everybody knew—that this was not a fair deal.”" observer.com/2017/08/cour...

observer.com

Court Concedes DNC Had the Right to Rig Primaries Against Sanders

The court affirmed that the DNC and Debbie Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Hillary Clinton.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Or more simply, a drone with a pointed head instead of a 30 cm wide flat face like the one in the test. Sure looks like that test was engineered to look like it succeeded.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 22/07/2026

INBOX: the last dedicated science reporter at The Wall Street Journal, @aylinwoodward.bsky.social, has left the newsroom. This came after the Murdoch-owned newspaper dissolved its Health and Science Bureau last October. NPR, CBS, and WaPo also gutted their climate desks in the last eight months.

After nearly five incredible years, The Journal's last remaining dedicated science reporter (that's me!) has left WSJ. Following the dissolution of the miraculous Health & Science Bureau last October, myself and a small numbers of others worked hard to continue our former team's legacy, but the time has finally come for me to move on.

I am deeply grateful for all of the opportunities this publication -- and the journalist community I met there -- has given me. From stories about T. rex lips to primate booze problems to shrinking brains, to Nobel Prize and NASA mission coverage, Jane Goodall's obituary, winter storm, volcano and wildfire smoke stories, I left no scientific stone unturned, working constantly to inspire curiosity and wonder in Journal readers during times of increasing turmoil and challenge. I met some of my closest friends, wrote for two of the most phenomenal editors I'll ever have the privilege of working with, saw Evan come home, and learned (in retrospect, naturally) the gift it is to be on a team of professional nerds who drive the cutting edge of health and science journalism in America while uplifting each other and their craft.

Well, this is your counterprogramming kid signing off. Not sure where I'll end up next, but don't be strangers y'all. In the meantime, I'll be coaching roller derby across the U.S., South America and Europe!

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just a rejoinder that it's not just me: bsky.app/profile/karl...

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I do think we should stop using the term "unitary executive" in public discourse and simply call it what it is: dictatorship

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Aww, and the clown pictured died a few years ago too, also cancer. RIP. Not even clowns are immune.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Did you actually find another candidate for office that you're taller than? Shrimply impressive!

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's so weird that you don't seem to be able to acknowledge that we live in extraordinary times with the rise of fascism. Like the fact that it wasn't a 9-0 decision, but a bare 5-4 majority.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Also, use X, the everything app! That way, your brain can also be full of shallow thinking and thought-terminating cliches.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

the egg price thing under biden was all fake lol

From mid-2022 to early 2025, the egg producers communicated with each other to coordinate bidding activity on a widely used pricing service, according to a complaint filed in a federal court in Iowa.
The complaint details instances of executives for the companies calling and texting each other in an effort to push prices higher.
Under the settlement, the state DOJ says the three companies must end their price coordination, adopt compliance measures and cooperate with

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Amazing to see a narcissist complain about a reflecting pool. "Narcissus rejected the advances of all women and men who approached him, instead falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narciss...

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Narcissus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I've enjoyed your writing for decdaes, and I know ideological purity is a curse, there's still time to switch to ghost instead of substack. You get more money, readers don't notice, and those that pay close attention are more supportive.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

If you ever see a job related to coal mine methane, please post! So many people I know are looking for meaningful climate work right now.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Rankings cause Discord, pun intended

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

... and I see that Bluesky automatically encoded it, lol. Well, worth a try, I use the plugin often and most sites seem to support it.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The not-sportsy version is quite nice: Our Mayor, Muslim. Our next Congressmember, Jewish. Our city is alive. Everyone can thrive.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

There are four lights!

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Nope, he was still a proper leftist managing email programs for DailyKos until 2024, when Markos decided to fire most of the longest serving employees. After that, it looks like he started his own consulting company, but I've not seen his work referenced anywhere since then.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

"my press release is raising questions already answered by my press release"

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

No need to be dramatic. Also, if you disable Javascript, you can read the article with no handwashing checks.

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tomm @aftom.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Tbh OpenLeft was pretty good with Chris Bowers, long before he got fixated on... whatever he's doing now.

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