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John S. Erickson

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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 7h
"Today in Fascism: SCOTUS okays crimes against humanity" -- Judith Levine judithlevine.substack.com/p/093026
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SCOTUS okays crimes against humanity
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 15h
Cartoonist: Mike Smith
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20h
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Ben Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 22h
They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true.
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 12h
Absolutely NO LIES TOLD...
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 12h
Thanks to Laura Kittel via LinkedIn:
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
Ding-ding-ding we have a winner!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
Prayers for Abby! Our Rosie lived with Cushing’s as well.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Corporations spend more than $1.5B a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5B they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions. Kudos to these Autozone workers.
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Sande @sande0724.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Actions have consequences.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
😢
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We've all heard how corrupt Ken Paxton is. But he is also incredibly stupid if he thinks this "well, he served 60 whole days" excuse for releasing Adam Hoffman, who sexually abused a boy over a three-year period starting when he was 8.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
Disgusting!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Original Statement: In Summary:
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
New @jamestalarico.bsky.social ad just dropped.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
They’re reporting on this _now_?
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Ricky Davila @handle.invalid · 29/09/2026
This is what the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool looks like today after a $17M deliberate fuck up and the orange felon won’t stop until he destroys everything. Makes me sick to my stomach every day.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 29/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "impressive" today! Wordle 1,928 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 28/09/2026
“You can’t fix stupid!” #Tesla 😎
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Exactly. As he becomes more deranged and politically weaker, he will become more desperate and more dangerous.
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born2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 27/09/2026
He’s got numbers nobody’s seen, facts nobody can verify, and confidence nobody can explain.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
THE SOUTH CAN’T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS You don’t get to profit off Black athletes on Saturday, then spend the rest of the week gerrymandering Black political power out of existence. We know what’s up! Hakeem Jeffries makes the connection perfectly.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 28/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "impressive" today! Wordle 1,927 3/6 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩⬛⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 27/09/2026
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 27/09/2026
“OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue
Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 27/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "great" today! Wordle 1,926 5/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 ⬛🟨⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 26/09/2026
Dang, my Threads and Instagram accounts were hacked this morning. It was fun while it lasted!
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 26/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "great" today! Wordle 1,925 5/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟩⬛🟨 ⬛⬛🟩🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 25/09/2026
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 25/09/2026
"Why No One Wants to Date Tech Bros: Once seen as nerdy but harmless innovators, men in tech are now widely regarded as red-pilled Elon Musk wannabes. It’s made getting laid a whole lot harder." www.wired.com/story/tech-b...
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Why No One Wants to Date Tech Bros
Once seen as nerdy but harmless innovators, men in tech are now widely regarded as red-pilled Elon Musk wannabes. It’s made getting laid a whole lot harder.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 25/09/2026
Great insights: "These are – for actual human beings – very embarrassing things to admit. Why would techbros do that? Constantly." (Article title: The Test) tante.cc/2026/09/24/t...
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Jensen Huang, the NVIDIA CEO and wearer of the most midlife crisis looking leather jackets in the world, was on Ezra Klein’s podcast. Now I don’t really want you do go through all of what was being sa...
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 25/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "phew" today! Wordle 1,924 6/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟨🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
CNN pulled a clip of Michele Tafoya recently saying "I've never said I was embarrassed to be from Minnesota" and then displays an unearthed and deleted tweet of her saying "I am embarrassed to be from Minnesota" 🥴
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hurting the president’s feelings isn’t a national security threat Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 24/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "splendid" today! Wordle 1,923 4/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟩⬛🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 23/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "impressive" today! Wordle 1,922 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟩🟨 ⬛🟩⬛🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 22/09/2026
“How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy: A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.” www.newyorker.com/news/fault-l...
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How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy
A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 22/09/2026
WordleR, the #Rstats-powered #Wordle Helper, was "great" today! Wordle 1,921 5/6 ⬛🟨⬛🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 bit.ly/WordleR
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 21/09/2026
"The Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Woman: Women hold some of the most consequential jobs in tech, but they’re still not cult figures. WIRED investigates why" www.wired.com/story/search...
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The Search for Silicon Valley’s Most Powerful Woman
Women hold some of the most consequential jobs in tech, but they’re still not cult figures. WIRED investigates why.
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John S. Erickson @bitwacker.com · 21/09/2026
"The Pangram Backlash Unfolding on College Campuses: Professors are tearing their hair out over AI detectors." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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The Pangram Backlash Unfolding on College Campuses
Professors are tearing their hair out over AI detectors.
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