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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Last week I stumbled across a once-classified report from 1971 that listed the actual times for SLBM attacks and warning systems. What hooked me from the onset was that all the times are listed in *seconds*. This week for DOOMSDAY MACHINES, I try to unpack all that a bit...
doomsdaymachines.net
The speed of war
The short times of nuclear warning and attack (1971)
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I liked this better when it was an episode of The X+Files
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Helene Zeligfeld, was born in Metz. She was murdered in a gas chamber at #Auschwitz II-Birkenau on 18 September 1942. --- Video about the first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau - Bunkers I & II: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
A vintage black and white photo of a young girl smiling in front of a curtained window.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Triangulate baby!
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.reddit.com/r/simpsonssh...
Homer Simpson reads an altered newspaper headline saying "NEE CAT SPECIES TO MAKE LIFE WORTHWHILE
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woke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
YOUR FRIEND WHO LIVES IN LOS ANGELES, AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK: Yeah I just saw Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever in 70mm,
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L Break Into Program @breakintoprogram.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Scientists
BBC News headline

Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough.

Picture of mouse being held by gloved hands
Picture of cartoon Pinky and The Brain
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fark was one of the few websites actually loading that day.
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"We are witnessing a general threat to intellectual work, with misalignment between the outcome of the use of AI and its initial purpose."
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
11 September 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Godfrey Hoepelman, was born at The Hague. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in August 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
Vintage photograph of a young boy standing next to a table
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Looks like it: apnews.com/article/miss...
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Really good for @cleaver.house.gov
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Here's the case from someone who's worried: substack.com/@noahpinion/...
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
FACE/OFF (1997, Dir. John Woo)
Quark and Odo prosthetics from DS9
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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Looks like this is indeed a watershed moment in postwar German history - in the worst possible way. Exit polls indicate the AfD is even stronger than what polls suggested, even an outright majority of seats is possible. The extremists will likely have a path to power. bsky.app/profile/wahl...
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Warnings and Lessons from the Fight Against Trumpism In confronting the AfD, we must not repeat the mistakes that sabotaged the democratic response to right-wing extremism in the USA. The German version of my new essay: 1/9
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Lincoln: Four score and seven years ago... Me, time traveling: No one knows what that means in the future Lincoln: Really? Me: Nope Lincoln: *scribbling it out*
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Did you read the article? I'm pretty sure you're in agreement with her on tariffs and treaties.
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 27/08/2026
we are getting dangerously close to the part where we construct giant catapults to launch our garbage over the border
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is NUTS! youtu.be/N_eb1FrDwck?...
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F-14 Tomcat Cat Shot Goes WRONG
YouTube video by Ward Carroll
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING MUST CREDIT: US Trade Representative doesn’t understand how trade works
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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/defending-...
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Defending the Bonds
I am reporting for duty
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It *might* have worked as a TNG Q episode, because Q is both capable of doing what was depicted, and would have enjoyed messing with Picard.
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
16 August 1890 | Dutch Jew, Ephraïm van der Sluis, was born in Rotterdam. A sales representative. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in November 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
Portrait of an individual with a somber expression, featuring slicked-back hair and wearing a suit with a striped tie.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
16 August 1914 | Czech Jewish woman, Ida Blochová, was born in Klatovy. She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 18 December 1943. She did not survive.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I initially worried I caught Cyclospora, 'explosive diarrhea'. Spent most of last 2 days dealing with that; got little sleep (up every 20 min). Not pleasant. But maybe I may have turned the corner thank God. I lost 5 pounds in last two days. Be careful; have no idea how I caught this.
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🎃 Spooky Shoshana 🎃 @shoshana.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Golden Nozzle Car Wash A golden shower for your car 😬
Sign with an advertisement for Golden Nozzle Car Wash
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Scooby and the gang are on the case of the Reflecting Pool: youtu.be/GU_ID0asQ3M?...
youtu.be
Scooby-Doo: The Mystery of the Reflecting Pool | Donald Trump Parody #ScoobyDoo #Satire #DonaldTrump
YouTube video by Midnight Oil Productions (Jason Moore)
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Catering Force One
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Don't worry, the moment Democrats start being in charge, they'll notice
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The West’s Demographic Math No Longer Adds Up www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The West’s Demographic Math No Longer Adds Up
An intergenerational bargain that boosted prosperity is falling apart.
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I never knew the origin of Travis AFB's name
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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The cat, who does not live here, just came in, sniffed the overnight oats I’m eating and recoiled in exaggerated horror. I didn’t ASK you. Get a JOB
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I lost my job, my kids have measles, my electric bill has doubled, and I have explosive diarrhea from a parasite the CDC no longer monitors. But at least now Black kids won't be getting free breakfasts from Head Start anymore.
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Good luck on your imminent delivery of Kal-El
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
He looks like Jimmy Conway’s about to whack him for constantly asking about his Lufthansa cut
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
My first real PC!
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K⚜️ @315k.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Werner Herzog speech bubble
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Speed running "Parts: The Clonus Horror"
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This feels grimly accurate. I think for most people, engagement with the party feels like getting on Temu’s mailing list: Just a neverending stream of spam asking for cash and no other meaningful call to be part of anything that might generate any sense of identity or community.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This shit with Taylor Farms is exactly what I’m talking about when I say you may say you “don’t do politics,“ but politics are more than happy to do you. The microbes political bribes got out the door and into your intestines don’t particularly care that you find it all beneath you.
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 19/07/2026
Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.
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brettrickman.bsky.social @brettrickman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Maybe they'll have to quit when it comes out they moonlight as SWs
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
16 July 1888 | Polish Jew, Samuel Kesstecher, was born near Rzeszów. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen on 7 October 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
A man's portrait ID photo with a serious expression, looking directly at the camera. Notable is an old photograph texture with visible creases and a red stamp mark on the left side. The photo has a yellowish-brown tone indicative of its age.
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