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“lobbied the pope’s advisors” reflects such an insane worldview; they seem to think that everyone should either (1) listen to them as the philosopher-kings of AI production or (2) treat their money as proof of knowledge do they ever consider the possibility that they’re just… wrong?

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wanting to "resolve this in the boardroom not the courtroom" is how Newsom justified the settlement. The unquestioned mindset here is that these power struggles are best negotiated among oligopolies & oligarchs, not the democratic polity. Should be disqualifying as a serious presidential candidate.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trump saying we urgently need well stocked sniper nests overlooking the nation’s main location for political protest should ring alarm bells.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yo. This is the union calling for a boycott. Here in America people like to say "Well I was already boycotting Starbucks!" No you were not. You were just choosing not to buy their stuff. That is not a boycott. A boycott is an organized, collective activity. "I" don't boycott: we do.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

how is this real

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Ironbound @ironbound.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Man this guy sucks

Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.
Fetterman
Why do I have to keep having to meet with chop
Aide
Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
Fetterman
Well I'm not
[..]
I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC
Source: messages reviewed by WSJ

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026

This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school. If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Republicans' largest donor (by far) is hosting a robust debate on his platform about whether Jews are white. Corporate Media will ask precisely 0 Republicans about their largest donor's all-consuming misogyny, xenophobia, antisemitism, he will instead by referred to as a visionary industrialist.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 02/09/2026

Trade xkcd.com/3290/

Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Corporate Media: every Democratic candidate must distance themselves from every comment made by every left-of-center streamer or we will destroy them Also Corporate Media: Republicans’ biggest donor is also leading a worldwide white supremacy movement, but we will not ask any of them about it.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's bizarre but telling that the media pushes the "Dem candidates have an antisemitism problem" when Republican candidates are unironically doing the "my grandad died in world war 2 he fell out of a guard tower" joke.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...

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Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart

A police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart.

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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.

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The pundits have completely lost the plot

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

THREAD. Contrary to what you are being told, 40 years of polling have established that shifting money away from police/prisons toward social services is one of the most popular public policies among *all* political demographics. But it's not just that, it goes way deeper.

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

it's gotta be embarrassing to be a shortstop and explain to people what you do. yeah i'm an infielder. no i'm not the guy who throws it. no i don't have my own base. huh? no no, it's totally cool with ballpark security, they told me i can stand out there. hm? no, not "sportstop." shortstop. mhm

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Victor Pickard @victorpickard.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I urge my friends and neighbors in Philly to support Chris Rabb. I have known Chris for many years and he is the real deal. He has been a fantastic PA state rep and promises to be a progressive champion in the US Congress if we elect him. Let’s make it so!

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 03/05/2026

Another one: www.youtube.com/@QuantiaYT

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 22/04/2026

$20 says the post-credit scene is going to be bugs saying "i'm putting together a team" as a backlit porky pig busts through a conveniently-placed paper wall

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 22/04/2026

not them revealing bugs bunny like nick fury at the end of iron man

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 22/04/2026

I truly do not understand how anyone who has had a single interaction with the current health insurance system can oppose universal healthcare... you're telling me this system works for you?! you're content with this labyrinth of chaos, bureaucracy and opacity?!

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Ernest Luckman @ernieluckman.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

ChatGPT: you’re right you’re so much smarter than him. He’s so schlubby and you’re so suave. Columbo will never catch you.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 15/04/2026

I've seen this on YouTube in non-Math content (e.g. film recaps), but is this a common thing? Are there other channels like this? The first one, at least, is getting tens of thousands of views a video - is this part of a larger MCN/channel farm?

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 15/04/2026

First is www.youtube.com/@DeriviaYT, second is www.youtube.com/@EuclidiaYT. Both accounts have 3D white icons on dark grey backgrounds, both started posting daily about two weeks ago (after not posting at all for months), and both have weird, uncanny valley narration.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 15/04/2026

Random find of the day: apparently AI slop has hit @3blue1brown.com -style YouTube videos? Two different channels, both started two weeks ago, both with the same art style, and both using 3B1B's animation package.

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 13/04/2026

New entrant to "worst op-eds of 2026" (and that's saying something); argues that political chaos and modern populism are the result of... people having too much free time? and not enough stress? Holy classism Batman...

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026

We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8

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anna 🍂🍁🍎 @anna.germnetwork.com · 05/04/2026

not sure why people aren't talking about THIS bluesky graph

A hand-drawn graph. The axes are drawn in black and the x-direction has the label "now" at the right-hand side. The y-direction has the label "100" near the bottom and "a billion" at the top. There is a hand-drawn blue line that bounces around near 100 and then shoots up past a billion. I swear 2 god it's a real graph

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 02/04/2026

side effect: @mackuba.eu now has some competition for best PDS distribution dashboard 👀

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 02/04/2026

re: my #ATmosphereConf presentation: for folks interested in quantifying PDS centralization/atmosphere health, check out @nbartley.bsky.social's new dashboard!! it provides a bunch of added info including cross-PDS interactions, geographic mapping, etc. atproto.barn.city

atproto.barn.city

ATProto Health

AT Protocol ecosystem health dashboard

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 31/03/2026

should call it the "Germ x Blacksky x Eurosky x Bluesky x Three Dudes" meetup tbh

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 31/03/2026

woah woah woah... plus two dudes! Plus a third dude behind the camera!

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 30/03/2026

Main #ATmosphereConf takeaway: this is a ridiculously tall community. Towering. Average height over 6’. Never looked up in so many conversations. My neck hurts.

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Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 30/03/2026

I’m sorry “Atproto” you say?

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 29/03/2026

Awesome talk @dholms.at 👏 great that y'all are thinking about this in terms of such "threat modeling against evil Bluesky PBC" 🫡 #atmosphereconf

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 29/03/2026

Luckily, talking with @bnewbold.net, sounds like they’ll be hardcoding unverifiedJerry at the protocol level

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Emily Hunt @emily.space · 29/03/2026

eating carrot sticks in da club (sponsored by cloudflare) #atmosphereconf

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Kuba Suder 🇵🇱🇺🇦 @mackuba.eu · 28/03/2026

Drink every time the blue.mackuba.eu/stats charts get featured at #AtmosphereConf 🥃😃

Paul showing my weekly users posting from non-Bluesky PDSes chart

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Billy Pierce @billwpierce.co · 28/03/2026

trivia question: what do @rude1.blacksky.team and I have in common? referencing @mackuba.eu 's stats page in our talks (everyone go check out blue.mackuba.eu/stats/, it's great)!

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