Reposted by Justin BankDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng 12652551584
Reposted by Justin BankJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comIs Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance. 10580285
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 16/09/2026Congratulations @caseynewton.bsky.social and @kevinroose.com on the launch of ‘Machine Gods,’ your new video podcast with @npr.org. www.npr.org/2026/09/16/g...npr.orgCasey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch 'Machine Gods'The video-first, twice weekly show from the creators of 'Hard Fork' will unpack the most consequential technology stories of our time for broadcast and digital audiences. 140
Reposted by Justin BankJim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 02/09/2026Incredible opportunity to help determine how the future of the open social web works. 13713
Reposted by Justin BankRiana @riana.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Rest in power. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/u...nytimes.comMary Morello, Free Speech Activist Who Defended Explicit Lyrics, Dies at 102 (Gift Article)An Illinois teacher — and the mother of the rock star Tom Morello — she took on Tipper Gore during culture war skirmishes over warning labels on records. 31287278
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 13/08/2026The whole :thread: is a master class in how a best-in-class subject matter expert (in this case ad tech) can thoughtfully skeet-thread with nuance and respect to critics. Also deeply interesting! 000
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 13/08/2026Yes. And … Pioneering the open social web means being open and sending people out with link referrals that create friction towards being the ‘bigger’ platform: pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/bl...pressgazette.co.ukBluesky already delivering more referral traffic than X for some publishersA Guardian audience editor says Bluesky sent more referral traffic to the news outlet in its first week there than X has any week in 2024. 181
Reposted by Justin BankDebbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 10/08/2026I'm actively seeking book bloggers, indie booksellers, librarians, educators interested in contributing to my HOW READERS DISCOVER BOOKS blog. Info: books.leaflet.pub/about One of my goals: to help boost the book boosters, help people find new ways to discover books, and (of course) boost books.books.leaflet.pubAbout - How Readers Find BooksGoal of this blog: (1) help readers find new ways to discover books, (2) help boost the book boosters, (3) boost books, (4) encourage more book people to join the ATmosphere. 66039
Reposted by Justin Bankbrendan @schlage.town · 10/08/2026Great read from @torrent-empress.bsky.social, love that it's addressed to both creator & developer communities, def so much opportunity to better work together and get serious Love that fuck around beginner energy. That try new shit experimental energy. That make it happen collaborative energy! torrent-empress.leaflet.pubHow creatives and devs can all finally escape the control of the silicon valley of evil and make a trillion dollarsft. ATprotocol (the remix) 0211
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 07/08/2026What a banger from @joebasser.com joebasser.comblog.joebasser.comLet's Talk MoneyMoney money money... must be funny... in a rich man's world (Zuck, Elon & Larry). How we get to 1B Users in the Atmosphere. 190
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 31/07/2026"That timing wasn't a coincidence: it happened when I realized I had more creative energy because I wasn't spending it on the menial tasks of just surviving. I have this boundless creative energy..." brittany-ellich.offprint.app/a/3mrpzcvrhk...brittany-ellich.offprint.appAI as a Tool for the Mental Load 020
Reposted by Justin Bankbrendan @schlage.town · 30/07/2026I like Justin's framing of the *poly-platform reality* for creators — imo the most exciting thing w/ atproto is the ecosystem blossoming; already powerful synergy w/ e.g. Bluesky + Leaflet + @standard.site Long term we can bring a greater diversity of platforms onto a shared social substrate 1113
Reposted by Justin BankAlexandre Plennevaux 🇧🇪🇪🇺 @pixeline.be · 30/07/2026@fabrice-grosfilley.bsky.social @michelhenrion.bsky.social @phillipspobrien.bsky.social @pkrugman.bsky.social @pevohr.bsky.social @maggieappleton.com 031
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 30/07/2026VERY EXCITING News. If you're active on Bluesky and you're creating journalism (or any content!) of value, you can now create a more friction-less paid membership program RIGHT HERE FROM FEED, through leaflet. @schlage.town explains more in his post below. lab.leaflet.pubPiloting paid memberships for the open social web!Lab Notes 035: building monetization features for Leaflet creators, starting with paid memberships — tell us if you'd like to be the first to try, and what else you need! 1152
Reposted by Justin BankJim Ray @jimray.bsky.team · 29/07/2026Storm knocked my power out last night so still catching up on all the Good Posts. Thanks to @bankonjustin.com for this handy thread 🪡 031
Reposted by Justin BankLeah @leah.myatproto.social · 29/07/2026Get to know the Atmosphere and how this whole decentralization process can work. You own your network, you control who sees you, what you see. Not Elon, not Zuck, not Oracle. Just you and the community you want to build. 042
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 29/07/2026What an amazing string fof blogs published recently to explain the ATMospheric moment. The @leaflet.pub kicked one of the best simple sentences of what the the ATMosphere is right now. standard-reader.app/a/did:plc:bt...standard-reader.appWhat is the Atmosphere? · Leaflet Lab Notes“The Atmosphere is an ecosystem of apps that use Atmosphere accounts.An Atmosphere account exists outside of any single app. It consists of a username and a big folder of all the content and relations... 13214
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 28/07/2026With appreciation for to @werd.io's foundational work on identifying the archipelagos and @tessa.germnetwork.com -- whose recent Leaflets on the future of social media are quite inspiring!inputs-outputs.leaflet.pubEveryone Fled the Feed for the Group Chat.We don't KNOW what comes next. But looking through the 'streams' we can see 'archipelagos' rising ... 0130
Reposted by Justin BankBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026A journalist willing to take on these risks is somebody you should be supporting, especially if you've ever complained about mainstream media - www.thehandbasket.co/subscribethehandbasket.coThe Handbasket100% independent journalism by Marisa Kabas 042266
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 23/07/2026I think we've seen enough of the ponzi scheme that is the bet in the other direction. Excited to see this mission articulated so clearly!theliquidfrontier.leaflet.pubIntroducing QuestsWe're introducing Quests in Attie, an interactive research and exploration tool for the Atmosphere, as well as a redesign. 030
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 22/07/2026Attention is fleeting. Trust, when nurtured, is durable. I like living in this era of the timeline. So much more to look forward to, as well. 020
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 21/07/2026The revolution will not be televised. But it will be skeeted. 000
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 21/07/2026@zsoltsb.eu getting to that 'last network effect' question ... standard-reader.app/a/did%3Aplc%...standard-reader.appThe Feed is the Product: Why We Stay in Walled "Gardens", and Why We Might Finally Leave for the Open Social Web · Zsolt's pckt blog“The only question is how many of us are willing to walk there, and whether we are willing to bring the people we care about with us.” 042
Reposted by Justin BankRebecca J. Ritzel @rjritzel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026DMV folks! My first What to Do listings calendar is live for @notusmetro.bsky.social . Planning something artsy and cool? Hit me rjritzel@gmail.com.notus.orgWhat to Do in the D.C. Area This WeekendTrombone Shorty, a Beyonce dance party, and a classic movie screening at the National Gallery. 031
Reposted by Justin BankJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026NEW: A 5-year-old girl spent months in federal immigration custody here in Connecticut while her family waited for her release. Her case isn’t unique, experts and court records show. My latest w/ @jrabethomas.bsky.social at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegskyctinsider.com5-year-old spent 118 days on her own in federal immigration custody in CTOn any given day there are more than two dozen immigrant children detained without a parent or guardian in programs run by Connecticut nonprofits. 25610429
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 15/07/2026Well. @quillmatiq.com's drawbridge as moats framing inspired me to riff a bit .....inputs-outputs.leaflet.pubAn NBC Instagram Reel and NYT Homepage test walk into a bowling alley ...A story about venture capital destroying third spaces is a meta-commentary the first party data hunger games. 132
Reposted by Justin BankAntifa H.R. Manager on Blueskee @starfinder.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Some worthwhile reading: inputs-outputs.leaflet.pub/3mqkom34xfs2qinputs-outputs.leaflet.pubYou are what you read, watch, and listen to .. Information diets matter. And there's no better time to construct yours than RIGHT NOW, in the ATMosphere -- and all around it. 112
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 13/07/2026Thank you to the @leaflet.pub team for the push. Looking forward to blogging more this summer. inputs-outputs.leaflet.pubYou are what you read, watch, and listen to .. Information diets matter. And there's no better time to construct yours than RIGHT NOW, in the ATMosphere -- and all around it. 3272
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 13/07/2026‘Verify your age’ Calls collect and quickly tell my friends where to meet in the mall when they ask me to say my name for the recording. 050
Reposted by Justin BankMarque @marque.at · 09/07/2026Still have a generic handle? Why not buy a domain on Marque, and we will handle your handle 😎 With Marque, you can automatically set your new domain as your Bluesky handle, so, what are you waiting for!? marque.atmarque.atMarque · Domain registrar for the AT ProtocolClaim your name on the open web. A domain registrar built on the AT Protocol. 1243
Reposted by Justin BankDr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026July 10, 1978: World News Tonight premieres on ABC with Max Robinson, the first Black anchor on a network newscast in the USA. 472037327
Reposted by Justin BankManton Reece @manton.org · 07/07/2026Good write-up of fediverse blogging apps including Micro.blog at Federated Mind. 032
Reposted by Justin BankRest of World @restofworld.org · 15/06/2026The Mexican surveillance giant is expanding into the U.S. after building a 20-floor intelligence tower and drone network along the border restofworld.org/2026/mexico-segurit… restofworld.orgThe Mexican security company with a $1.27 billion surveillance empireFounded as a home alarm business in 1995, Grupo Seguritech now operates 188 command centers across Mexico and has at least 31 subsidiaries. Now it's coming to the U.S. 01310
Reposted by Justin BankSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 15/06/2026Do you like independent, worker-owned media? Now you can support THREE feminist publications with a single subscription! Get 50% off @autonomynews.co, @theflytrapmedia.com, and @mothership.blog for 3 months Set up your bundle now:trustfnd.comTrustfnd | Feminist Bundle3 creators collaborating. 14419
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 11/06/2026This whole project Is exciting. And love the focus on creating market based value. Go @modalfoundation.eurosky.social !! modalfoundation.leaflet.pub/3mnzi5mam2c2...modalfoundation.leaflet.pubAnnouncing mu.social, and other newsMajor updates and announcements 050
Justin Bank @bankonjustin.com · 03/06/2026Love to see an indie media subscriber drive like this … 030
Reposted by Justin BankMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026An indelible image from outside Delaney Hall last night. (📸 by Dean Moses) www.amny.com/news/delaney... 431576761
Reposted by Justin BankSurf @surf.social · 22/05/2026Here's a roundup of TV and music #SurfFeeds to see you into the weekend, starting with Surfing Light Night by @jonathanag.bsky.social. Watch Sir Paul say bye to Colbert, Ronny Chieng rip into Trump on @thedailyshow.com, and highlights from SNL and Graham Norton. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...surf.socialSurfing Late Night by Jonathanag on SurfSurf - Cruising the late night airwaves. Post with #SurfingLateNight to contribute! 183
Reposted by Justin BankMichaël Jarjour @jarjour.myatproto.social · 16/05/2026Some incredible testimonials here 162
