Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 5hah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 7291633369
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 5hHow many pieces of evidence include the message "do this to avoid leaving evidence"? 000
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry 25486561182
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialNick Rempel @nrempel.com · 06/10/2026wild that this is exactly what using a computer is like now 1036476
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This strikes me as really fuckin bad 441117236
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialRabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026fun fact: The Treaty of Tripoli, 1796, Signed by Prez John Adams, includes: "As the government of the United States of America is *not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion*, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of [Muslims].." Just saying. 25972352
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Proof he was in Atlanta to meet Fani Smith! 000
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 634161963211
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMuseum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 316318772
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to-ac… 261905247
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Trump last week touted "one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng." The U.S. switched sides. 681343369
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026would have bet so much against this being true 000
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I 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 5776512129
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If the bill prevents officers from taking second jobs as security officers from *anyone* he shouldn’t. Many neighborhood associations in SF (when Newsom was mayor) hired them to ramp down crime flare ups. It was effective. 000
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/09/2026Progress in Play: Board Games and the Meaning of History”, Alex Andriesse on the world of 18/19th-century board games in which players progress chronologically through history itself: publicdomainreview.org/essay/progre... publicdomainreview.tumblr.com/post/8286679... 1275
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialcolumbo screenshots @columboscreens.bsky.social · 16/08/2026 111160215
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 16/01/2026wikipedia's new editor count is down a bit and perhaps it's your time to try it editing!!! it's a small and concrete way to help and here are a few ways to start!!! 111378215
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.social💖gail 💖 🔜 Metaphor Chicago 🔜 GATEway @notgodzilla.bsky.social · 14/09/2026can we PLEASE bring back the word "poser" and stop using "larp" or "cosplay" - being a "poser" or "faking" being into something is lazy and disingenuous whereas cosplayers and actual larpers are passionate about their hobbies and out a lot of time and effort into them 531191488
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMolly White @molly.wiki · 14/09/2026I dig through these 600+ page bills so you don’t have to. If you find that valuable, Citation Needed is 100% reader-funded, and you can support my work with a pay-what-you-want subscription. www.citationneeded.news/signup/citationneeded.newsCitation Needed 017129
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Finally getting around to reading Bill Bryson’s At Home (only 16 years after it was published) and learned that after the British started using chimneys everywhere and people no longer sat around a fire, there were people complaining about missing the good old days of inhaling smoke constantly. 61459
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialjon christian @jonchristian.net · 09/09/2026NEW: In one of the most horrifying stories I've ever reported, I found that Facebook is hosting huge quantities of AI-generated videos of violent child abuse -- kids being beaten, burned, and far more But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care futurism.com/artificial-i... 431535700
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are so many stories lately about people who died by suicide after falling into emotionally manipulative patterns with chatbots. We rarely get to hear how the people who loved them are coping after an unimaginable, senseless loss. This is one of their stories: www.404media.co/austin-gordo...404media.co'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AIAfter allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened. 3789351
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMike Schuster @mcs212.bsky.social · 20/08/2026In a HomeGoods town, a dead end world The Pier 1 boys and West Elm girls 48819
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialPatrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S... 603041783
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialRiker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 26/07/2026get cat out of warp core 1937581
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialArbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 25/07/2026A sitting US president stole $900 million in another country's oil money and transferred it into his own private account in Qatar and y'all mf worried about immigrants!!! 8439751285
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialCONTACT LIGHT @contactlight.de · 20/07/2026The Wright Brothers flew for exactly 120 feet over 12 seconds on December 17, 1903. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. Only 65 years, 7 months, 3 days later. #Apollo11 contactlight.de 0103
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong 6070181614
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialStephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times. 2140894683
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Trump is not only using the presidency to make decisions that boost his portfolio. His media company is also planning to sell insider access to his market-moving Truth Social posts. I'd say this is a conflict of interest but it should be clear by now that Trump isn't conflicted about any of this. 411262451
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialGeorge @hannahtempler.com · 18/07/2026stop fighting NFTs they are inevitable 324740
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialJack @wakeupangry.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Four Seasons of the Midwest: Polar Vortex Tornado Time Heat Dome Wildfire Fallout 412656
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 18/07/2026It’s simple, just keep watching Hungary. Nominate someone who is fighting authoritarianism, not the culture war. Get two- thirds majority. Dismantle rules, impeach pro- authoritarians. 011
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialEmily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA. 10186907366
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/07/2026This summer, we kept the lights on all night, every night, at five soccer fields across New York City. This was the scene at Calvert Vaux Park in Gravesend, Brooklyn Tuesday night. 461210823342
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialRo Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 13/07/2026What happened to me in the West Bank was an outrage. But it is nothing compared to what Palestinians face every day. It is time to share their stories that American politics have silenced and ignored. This is our first video about Palestinians we met. 41467220
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 17/07/2026Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for 'fastest' feed of US president's posts, FT reports reut.rs/4yoMXfWreut.rsTrump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for 'fastest' feed of US president's posts, FT reportsDonald Trump's social media company has discussed charging traders and investors as much as $100,000 a month for faster access to the U.S. president's posts on his Truth Social platform, the Financial Times reported on Friday. 162816
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialRamin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 17/07/2026I’m so happy for them 364474782
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialJana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 07/07/2026#OTD #RedDevils #Belgium🇧🇪 01567439
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialelia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Move aside Fifa corruption, it’s time for Olympics corruption 47912
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialEndless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 07/07/2026AAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 1241
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialLiam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC 80114033392
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 29/06/2026250 years ago: Thomas Jefferson submitted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress. 16461136
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 29/06/2026For over a decade we've tracked missiles, exposed poisoners, and followed the evidence. No paywall. No anonymous sources. No government funding. Just public-interest journalism. Today we launch Bellingcat Membership to maintain our independence. Support our work: www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_... 021084
Reposted by @chrisvls.bsky.socialKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 25/06/2026An American just got sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for moving “Antifa” zines and there’s about 1000x as much media coverage of Trump’s reflecting pool 👍 302333699
chrisvls.bsky.social @chrisvls.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Perfect example of the debate of our times. Science's point of view is just another point of view, that of experts, who are just people subject to bias, ideological capture. vs. Science's point of view is about using data to make predictions, and you can observe which predictions come true. 000
