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I see that now that we're getting close to an election that looks like it's going to be a blue wave, some in the media are doing what they can to tighten the race.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think we lucked out a bit here in that a lot of what Trump does falls into the bucket of “so jaw-droppingly vulgar or corrupt that it’s not technically illegal because it was inconceivable that someone would attempt it.” Like why restaurants rarely post “no defecating on the tables” signs.

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Great art on Bluesky @art.feediverse.org · 29/09/2026

A boat on the canal, 1905 #picasso #pablopicasso

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Steve Downey @sdowney.org · 28/09/2026

Regulatory capture is a real thing. But really, most of the time, an industry is full of people who want real regulations and have the expertise to help define and enforce them. That doesn't mean they could be voluntary. Or that they could just do it themselves. Have you met people?

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 27/09/2026

Finally watched Backrooms. Very good. It was made to be a creepy video game.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 25/09/2026

Anyone notice that Opus 5.5 seems to try to end conversations? Like, ok - good chat. Let's talk tomorrow.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 23/09/2026

New low from an aggregator: 34.7% fiftyplusone.news/polls/approv...

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 23/09/2026

USB-C cables and power adaptors are not worth their weight in gold. Everyone just ships electronics with a bad cable and no adaptor - like I have an infinite array of both.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 23/09/2026

Half of bluesky: "It's not the hope that kills you. It's knowing it's the hope that kills you that kills you"

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 22/09/2026

After years, Youtube TV finally made it obvious which show is highlighted. There's now an obvious white border instead of just a subtle size change.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 15/09/2026

I've been trying to get back into music production and my Moog by trying to replicate a small part of Stamina by Pixel Grip, and yikes I picked the wrong first target. There's a ton of hidden complexity.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 11/09/2026

I finally watched the Tiafo Michelsen match - wow. One thing that bothers me about the coverage this year is that there's very little court side sound. Shoe squeaking, but no ball noise. You can hear the ball clearly when you're there!

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 10/09/2026

The aggregator numbers don't make headlines, but the drop is steady.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 08/09/2026

Something funny about the british tennis announcer go through the college football schedule.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 06/09/2026

Excellent commentary by @jfallows.bsky.social on CBS Sunday. It's not ruined yet.

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Dan Izzo @izzos.net · 06/09/2026

Every one of these would require either Trump to agree or a 2/3rds majority veto override. The Dems can do a lot with control of Congress but not this...

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 06/09/2026

I am learning tonight that a lot of people I follow have lived in Ann Arbor.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 05/09/2026

You know you're getting old when you consider adding miralax to your next mocktail.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 04/09/2026

I have forsaken my roots.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 03/09/2026

MIL will start reading CNN, The Miami Herald, etc. and I get a flurry of 10 article links in our text.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 02/09/2026

Hello JP Morgan Custody. We’d like to transfer some out physical assets to London branch.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 02/09/2026

Every time I’m forced to use a browser on my phone I wonder how people put up with it.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 02/09/2026

They’re doing construction on the floor above me at the hospital. The streak of high stress noises in treatment areas is unbroken

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 02/09/2026

Looks to me like Dem primary voters are rewarding high quality candidates over faction.

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Dinosaur Bob @dinosaurbob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Joe Biden sends his regards…

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 02/09/2026

I love that there are so many black American players in the US Open.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 01/09/2026

Oura Ring always sounds like an IUD to me.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My neighbor asked if I took his trash bin because it’s missing so I reviewed the security video and lol.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 31/08/2026

Look at the chaos of socialist NYC.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 31/08/2026

Great. We're in a dementia doom loop.

In a university in Moscow in August, Putin sparked questions about his cognitive fitness with a tale he likes to tell about polar bears and orcas, claiming that killer whales hunt the bears in the wild.

“That’s the food chain,” he said. “Children should be taught about this, so that they understand what kind of world we live in and why we are conducting the special military operation”

It isn’t true. No such cases have been recorded, but it offers insight into Putin’s geopolitical mindset and how he may try to escape the bind he currently finds himself in.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 31/08/2026

Toadies Helmet Pink Floyd Charlatans UK Panda Bear Tortoise Cat Power Stereolab Mouse on Mars Thurston Moore

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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

There I was, out in West Texas. It was 107 degrees, and I was looking for a place to get out of the sun. “But where should I go?” I asked myself. “Were there only a sign!” I said.🙂😀 One of my own photos, taken in Valentine, Texas, just last week.

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New York Transit Museum @nytransitmuseum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#DidYouKnow that the neighborhood of Marble Hill used to be part of the island of Manhattan? Though Marble Hill sits on the other side of the Harlem River, connected to the mainland and the #Bronx, it wasn’t always that way. The old Spuyten Duyvil Creek once separated Marble Hill from the Bronx.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 29/08/2026

Wait this place is an actual train museum. It's weird that the Zillow doesn't hint at that. wanderingtree.com/trains-garde...

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Indoor Model Train Museum

An Exceptional Venue for Extraordinary Events

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 29/08/2026

Very scrupulously following a 2,000 mg salt diet for medical reasons makes me realize that most people (not just Americans) eat a totally insane amount of sodium. I think the heart association underestimates global average intake.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

WSJ: ".. Call it the backlash to the backlash: .. Unions and construction trade groups .. are threatening to withhold support of candidates opposing the data-center projects." @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

wsj.com

Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight

Trade unions threaten to withhold support for politicians, joining the popular backlash against the construction.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 28/08/2026

Not even my usual style of game, but Just Cause 2 was a blast to play.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 28/08/2026

Every time my eye are itchy or dry I'm compelled to do the Jerky Boys "my eyes are going crazy" bit for my wife.

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Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Data Centers are another good ex of a high salience, low importance issue for many voters. A lot of ppl are absolutely motivated about this! But also, when you go & look at the broader electorate the thing they say is actually most impt over & over again in race after race is inflation & high prices

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Andrew @andrewskeets.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yeah, and they do, in fact, do something. "Helmets provide equal levels of protection for crashes involving motor vehicles (69%) and crashes from all other causes (68%). Injuries to the upper and mid facial areas are reduced 65%." pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Helmets for preventing head and facial injuries in bicyclists

Each year, in the United States, approximately 900 persons die from injuries due to bicycle crashes and over 500,000 persons are treated in emergency departments. Head injury is by far the greatest ri...

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 26/08/2026

Helmets aren't *entirely* useless.

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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

So are we going to change the Great Lakes mnemonic from HOMES to SHAME?

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

As the CIA Director has left Moscow, I can only conclude his visit signals that US intelligence perceives the threat that Russia is seriously preparing for an armed confrontation with a NATO member to be substantial. We are perilously close to Article 5 territory now.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 25/08/2026

It's natural to assume something really nefarious, but this is exactly how the presidential motorcade is transported to other countries. Of course, a surprise meeting with Putin in Moscow is nefarious enough. www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...

nbcnews.com

Mystery as U.S. military transport plane lands in Moscow

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the aircraft.

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Chris Jones @cjonesny.com · 24/08/2026

There's another existing TRO and another one coming soon.

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