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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I get to go see my quilt hanging in a show tonight. It’s this quilt, and it’s the first time I’ve ever had my work hanging. It will be at Gallery Wrightwood for the next few weeks!

quilt with healthy lungs and flowers on one side and black and unhealthy lungs on the other

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In Texas, the Governor gets the spotlight but the Lieutenant Governor gets the agenda. Goodwin is an excellent choice and I’d love to see her team get more messaging out there.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

just gonna say that one way you might ingratiate yourself to Texas Dems, as a longtime R donor or functionary who sees which way the wind is blowing, is to bring presents when you come across the aisle

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I could use some delight!

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dems could just say “everyone deserves to play sports.” (And some Dems are.) Being on offense would be saying “my opponent thinks the best use of the people’s time is to punish little kids for wanting to play.”

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s not like Dems don’t know that most trans athletes are kids who have no advantage in leagues where the competition is for funsies. Or that half are trans boys. Or that serious leagues address fairness with rules (not laws). Or that bigotry often prevents athletes from playing already.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The idea that Dems are “on the offense” over trans kids playing sports because some of them are pro-actively saying “boys shouldn’t play girls’ sports” is pretty absurd. That is 1000% being on the defensive.

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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 25/09/2026

We had already requested comment from 14 sports figures who got paid to speak at/promote Life Surge (on account of allegations like the ones below). We've already exchanged messages with several of these people's reps. None of them has provided any kind of statement.

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Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am a sports ignoramus and knew nothing about Tim Tebow till I started work on this investigation with @pablo.show into the Christian investment seminar events he speaks at like 10x/year. It was quite the introduction to him! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7s...

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We Investigated the Christian "Scam" Fronted by Tim Tebow | PTFO

YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’m going to go back there someday.

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Luiza Jarovsky, PhD @luizajarovsky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Norwegian humor is on another level. Here's how the Norwegian Consumer Council explained @doctorow.pluralistic.net's concept of 'enshittification':

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Aoḋán Ó Conġaile @tinydonkey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Move fast and break things. "What things got broken?" Can't answer that, I've moved (and quite fast I might add) onto the next thing.

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Imagine a universe where DJs had played both songs equally (the premise of a double “A” side single), and then fast forward that timeline 44 years.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Curious about how KAPOW works? 📞 Call ‪(872) 295-2769 and leave us a voicemail! We’ll be answering your questions LIVE on stream TONIGHT, before we put the finishing touches on the KAPOW Handbook. Excited to hear from you :)

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Elephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Literary fiction is coming. It is going to revolutionize the economy. We know that China has already got a start on literary fiction. We can’t afford to be left out of the literary fiction economy. Think of your kids. They might already be engaging with literary fiction.

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I may be asking a void, but does anyone have some good recs for resources/groups for caretaking for aging parents? I’d love to find something local (Austin) but am so very open to possibilities.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Comets from The Augsburg Book of Miracles, 16th century. 💫 More in our post "Flowers of the Sky", of depictions spanning almost a whole millennium of comets, meteors, meteorites and shooting stars: publicdomainreview.org/collection/f... #comets #meteors #shootingstars #meteorshower

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Trans Unity Coalition @transunitycoalition.org · 25/08/2026

Teaser for two upcoming launches: 1) free tech course: self-hosting a website, & 2) STEP (Science & Technology Educational Program) by TUC. Thru end of August, all donations will be put towards our educational division. We deeply thank you in supporting not only our mission & promoting education.

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Gail Helt @gailhelt.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Nobody ever heard about it because it’s not happening. Alternately, if it IS happening, how would an unwanted reversal surgery be different than Nazi experiments in 1942?

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I tipped over a bottle like this as a kid and it stripped the finish off of the dining room table instantly.

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Jessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 19/08/2026

Gwen's the best!!!

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 19/08/2026

US soldiers can play GTA VI for 4 days if they agree to reenlist for a minimum of two years and up to six years. Very normal country.

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I wrote about the parallels between the anti-trans/LGBT movement in Texas and the surge in Islamaphobia in Texas politics, as exemplified by the freakout over Muslim ammenities in Texas airports. Something I've been mulling for a long time: www.chron.com/culture/reli...

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What a war over foot washing stations at Texas airports says about Greg Abbott

What do foot washing stations and rainbow crosswalks have in common? Greg Abbott doesn't like them.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Pro-tip: if you're under the age of 25 and looking for a clever way to sow doubt within your MAGA relatives, ask them what they remember about the invasion of Iraq. Open-ended questions. You just wanna understand that time period. Don't offer opinions. Let them talk. Trust me on this.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 15/08/2026

Also: this feels very much like an attempt to soften the blow on what might some really bad numbers. What is it that “Current EBITDA” doesn’t capture, exactly? Or is it more a problem of exactly what it captures - an unprofitable, unsustainable business that burns tend of billions of dollars?

LOOKING PAST CURRENT EARNINGS
Established companies are typically valued more heavily on earnings, or EBITDA, which gives investors a sense of the economics of the business.
For Anthropic, however, current EBITDA does not fully capture the economics investors expect the company to achieve at scale. Anthropic is spending enormous amounts on GPUs and other computing capacity, model training, inference and hiring. Those expenses are necessary to support its rapid expansion but could become a smaller percentage of revenue as the business
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14/08/2026

Today's premium newsletter is a comprehensive analysis of how much money AI actually needs in the next three and a half years - $1.48tn in GPU sales, $1tn in AI compute demand, and $1.1tn in funding for Anthropic and OpenAI alone. www.wheresyoured.at/premium-how-much-money-does-ai-need/

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Premium: How Much Money Does AI Need?

I’ve heard from people in the past that my articles are too long, and I wanted to start by saying that, for the most part, they’re going to stay long, because I feel like the only way for me to make m...

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neck romancey @bruxa.online · 10/08/2026

when your dog eats your edible

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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

NEW: Ken Paxton has reported making between $100,000-$1M off a cell tower affiliated with a company he owns. The Times has learned the company controls a tower on the property of a hospital where Mr. Paxton was a board member. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...

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One Source of Paxton’s Wealth: A Cell Tower at a Hospital He Knew Well (Gift Article)

Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general, makes six-figure income from a cellphone tower on the grounds of a hospital where he was a board member.

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A group of ~40 high school boys were at the Riverwalk on Saturday. An old man commented “one of those boys will be pushed in the water” He couldn’t have been more wrong. The guys were stellar to each other and everyone nearby. I am ready for the generation of asshat bullies to finally be usurped.

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Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.

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Jesse Thorn @jessethorn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Conversations like this are why I keep this job 25 years later and I hope you’ll listen and tell a friend to listen.

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Dave Zirin @edgeofsports.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

To commemorate today’s official book release of “The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn” I wrote the following column for @thenation.com “Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again” thenation.com/article/soci...

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Liberals Are Shaming Howard Zinn’s Memory Yet Again

Zinn saw firsthand what happened when liberals did more to fight the left than the right—they sabotaged their own power.

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Tarah Wheeler @tarah.org · 03/08/2026

Come play poker for digital rights at DEF CON this Friday. The @eff.org Benefit Poker Tournament is Aug 7, noon, Horseshoe Poker Room, Vegas. Total novices are especially welcome; the room is safe, respectful, and the dealers teach. Bring one curious friend. eff.org/poker

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Betting on Your Digital Rights: EFF Benefit Poker Tournament at DEF CON 34

The EFF Benefit Poker Tournament is back for DEF CON 34! Your buy-in is paired with a donation to support EFF’s mission to protect online privacy and free expression for all. Play for glory. Play for ...

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I'm still thinking about the Sky win, and thinking about how incredible Sydney Taylor's story is. So sharing this again because I'm shameless but also because her story is so incredible. www.theixsports.com/the-ix-baske...

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How Sydney Taylor went from undrafted free agent to starter | The IX Basketball

After honing her skills overseas and drawing attention from the Sky, Sydney Taylor has earned a starting spot in Chicago.

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Urban Land Rent 🇸🇴🚰 @urbanlandrent.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This is Bari Weiss’s rag and this story is having its intended effect. Don’t take the bait, moron.

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404 Media @404media.co · 23/07/2026

By filing Freedom of Information requests, 404 Media has obtained bodycam footage and documents that uncover stories about tech that powers ICE and how cops abuse Flock. You can FOIA too! On July 30th at 1 pm ET, we will teach you how to file a FOIA request live: www.404media.co/our-new-foia...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 24/07/2026

remembering that time when gretchen whitmer went to meet at the oval office with trump

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m @keptsimple.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

public health is now run by Austin gym bros

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 23/07/2026

Man, @noahshachtman.bsky.social is KILLING it on the MSG/facial recognition beat. "While the shutdown order reviewed by WIRED applied only to July 2, those sources add that they were told the lockout was repeated on July 3, Swift and Kelce’s wedding night..." www.wired.com/story/for-ta...

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For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.

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Erin @bussear.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Institute a Funkadelic Friday in your place of employment. It’s good for you.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

It's World Brain Day! We've all got one. Here's a fine example featured in Kaishi Hen, a 1772 anatomical atlas from the dawn of experimental medicine in Japan. More here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/k…

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