iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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The Verge @theverge.com · 15/10/2026

With the advent of “AI personal assistants” like Meta’s Muse, you’re being cheerfully asked not just to give up your own data, but also the information of your friends, family, and virtually anyone else you’ve ever come in contact with. Read more from @janus.bsky.social: buff.ly/aQhWEgZ

Verge headline: Friends don't let friends feed their data to AI agents
by Janus Rose

Illustration of a Muse mascot with laser eyes

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

so I've been going through my old work for mundane reasons, and came across clips in which I reported on abusive sexual misconduct -- a teacher and a reporter (diff cases). Both from 1992. It just made me stop & ponder. How tired I am. Don't really have a grand pronouncement to make. Wish I did.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 02/10/2026

Tldr- AI is a meteor and the web dev education community is a crater. Why pay for courses and content when a chatbot can explain concepts to you? Even if those answers can’t be verified by the learner because they aren’t the expert?

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 30/09/2026

I upgraded to Ubuntu 26.04, so far my "Year of the Linux Desktop" is 18 months long and going strong. brentjanderson.com/writing/ubun...

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Ubuntu in 2026

The year of the Linux Desktop for me personally

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 25/09/2026

Mamdani's applying "broken windows theory" to political science, and it makes a lot of sense. Worth a listen. Fixing potholes and ensuring taxpayer money goes where it's supposed to go are non-partisan issues.

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Zaynab Mohamed @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

For decades we’ve had school shootings and seen government do nothing. I’m proud that today we passed my bill to ban assault weapons for the first time in MN history. We can never bring back Harper & Fletcher, but today we can say we did all we could to make sure no family endures this ever again.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 15/04/2026

Have you called your senators? Please let them know this is not for sale.

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Peter DiCampo @peterdicampo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The news has moved on, but ICE is still in Minneapolis. My neighbors are still patrolling streets, driving strangers to work, and providing aid. As a photojournalist at @propublica.org, I wanted to know: What do they look like in their daily lives? So I picked up my camera 👇

Four portraits of Minnesota residents inside and outside their homes. From left to right: A woman in a hijab, an older woman wearing a red whistle, an elderly couple in winter coats standing in the snow, and a woman wearing a buttoned-up cardigan and dark blue jeans.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 23/02/2026

REAL ID or driver's license? Not proof for the SAVE act. Birth cert or passports, in-person registration only. Who do you know who loses their right to vote? SAVE excludes valid votes, incl. married women who changed names. It takes just a minute to tell your senators NO: 5calls.org/issue/save-a...

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 19/02/2026

Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation. Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.

Keep Minnesota Housed!
Much of the medía has left, but ICE is still in Minnesota and hundreds of families need help with rent in order to avoid eviction.
Visit keepMNhoused.com to adopt a rent or donate to rent funds!
#keepMNhoused

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 19/02/2026

Things are very much not over here.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 17/02/2026

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 13/02/2026

trying to wrap my head around how we are going to raise $15-28 million dollars for the expected rent need in Minnesota in March when the news cycle has now passed us.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This part. The underlying economic need is, if anything, greater than it was two weeks ago.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 09/02/2026

There's a lot going on in Minnesota, including an effort to allow mining operations next to Voyageurs National Park aka the Boundary Waters. This wilderness is pristine and untouched. It won't be if we don't preserve it. Ask your senators to vote NO: www.rei.com/action/netwo...

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 03/02/2026

I am usually a very behind the scenes person but I stepped outside of my comfort zone because I hope reading this will inspire other people just to step up and do the thing. You never know what your impact can be.

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‘We have to keep showing up for each other’: In Minnesota, caregiving is a form of resistance

School pickups, diaper runs and mutual aid funds are central to how many Minnesotans are challenging the militarization of their state.

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Nick Benson @ottergoose.net · 03/02/2026

The number of detainees getting put on ICE flights at MSP has been relatively low the last few days. I believe this is not on account of ICE pulling back - they still outnumber local police in many towns - but on account of vulnerable people staying home, observer pressure, and lawyer organization.

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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 28/01/2026

Want to help someone in Minnesota? www.standwithminnesota.com can get you started. Rent assistance goes a long way right now. ottergoose.net/dashcam/ is sourcing dash cams for everyday people trying to help their neighbors and community stay safe. Thank you for helping my neighbors and friends. 🙏

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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

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R. Alex Anderson @ralexanderson.com · 24/01/2026

The purpose of a system is what it does. Even if you say the purpose of the system is to keep people safe and enforce the law, if that system is harming people and breaking the law, then the purpose of that system is to harm people and break the law. Abolish ICE.

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Mark LaCroix 💾 @marklacroix.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

50,000 people. -15°F.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 24/01/2026

This a million times over is everything good I’ve seen in Minnesota.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

photo 1/23/26 by Alex Kormann for The Minnesota Star Tribune www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 24/01/2026

What the pictures don’t show is the wind chill trying to freeze every bit of exposed skin in ten minutes or less. Minnesota knows how to show up.

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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 22/01/2026

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/01/2026

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 09/01/2026

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." ~ 1984

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 09/01/2026

Each lake in Minnesota is different. And together they make the land of many waters.

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R. Alex Anderson @ralexanderson.com · 07/01/2026

If you're a US citizen and have issues with the way the government is conducting itself *gestures wildly*, a great place to start is calling or emailing your representatives. democracy.io is a great way to do that quickly and conveniently. Let them know you're not okay with the status quo.

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Democracy.io - Contact your Members of Congress

Democracy thrives when people’s voices are heard. Send a message to your legislatures using EFF's simple new tool.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 27/12/2025

Lazy batsignal Q - where is ATProto but for marketplaces? Think FB marketplace, buy nothing, Craigslist, Etsy. I’m a novice here, but it seems like it would’ve very doable. cc @jessmart.in @danabra.mov @bmann.ca or anyone who might know. Bonus points for a list of other AT systems eg for elections.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 23/12/2025

@jellyfin.org + @manetapp.bsky.social + @bandcamp.com + qobuz.com + @tailscale.com Mix well on a VPS or home server. Add an olive. Enjoy some Christmas cheer while ditching Spotify. Higher quality streaming, no ads, and it just works.

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Picard management tip: Share the credit. Take the blame.

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Andrea Leopardi @whatyouhi.de · 11/12/2025

This is what I've been working on for the past ~6 months. It's been awesome. So much technical writing to do out of this 😁 Of course, all @elixir-lang.org. knock.app/changelog/20...

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Dynamic audiences beta | Changelog 2025-12-11 | Knock

Build dynamic audiences that update in real-time on top of your Knock user data.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 04/11/2025

@subvert.fm Alpha went live today. Watching this one closely. #cooperatives

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 03/10/2025

Evidence-based gun policies like child-access laws save lives. With enough popular support, we can end #GunViolence. Impossible? Zero car-related fatalities sounds impossible too, but Helsinki recently did the impossible. Maybe we can do impossible things too. www.rand.org/research/gun...

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The Effects of Child-Access Prevention Laws

A summary of evidence for the effects of child-access prevention laws.

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Brent Anderson @brentjanderson.com · 03/10/2025

What if all the Airtags in the world could talk to each other, and if they could relay encrypted text messages as part of a mesh network? That's basically what @meshtastic.org but instead of proprietary Apple products it's open source and hackable hardware. Some are about as much $$$ as an Airtag.

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