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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No civilized nation, certainly.. but civility and Christianity are often at odds.

Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

With apologies to Arthur C. Clarke, I suppose that the output of any sufficiently advanced artificial intelligence is indistinguishable from regular human idiocy.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026

I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Surprise, surprise: it turns out billionaires ARE the Rat Problem.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Can't tell if BlueSky is under attack, broken from vibe coding, or if it hates me. The truth is: probably all three.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think heavy backlash by modern corporations is, in essence, their death rattle. They know they can't stop this, and they're desperate to hope that Ai would do the trick, kill the people's momentum indefinitely. It won't.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Have you played the boardgame Hegemony? I believe that world is possible, but it will require We The Ants, i.e. we non-corporation persons, to push for the legislation to support it, and to control the means of production. I envision printing clothes at home, and even printing our own 3D printers.

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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

@aoc.bsky.social Speaking as a random Canadian, we're struggling against MAGA, too, and very much appreciate your efforts. I believe our countrywide boycott of everything American would disappear as quickly as it emerged, if You got things back under control.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not gay, but when Neil Patrick Harris hits that high note in the rendition of Aerosmith's "Dream On" on that TV show Glee.. 😍❤️🥵

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, I'll be damned. I wonder if this is true? Sounds not implausible.

In a streamer's live playthrough of The Curse of Monkey Island, a chatter Silent_Fenris says: I forget how "Threepwood" came about, but the name "Guybrush" came from his sprite's filename. He was designed before being named, so they just saved it as "guy" and the program added the extension ".brush". Somehow, that stuck.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76QRGWi74vU at timestamp 5m24s

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Speaking out against Russia or Israel can be toxic for online reach and visibility at the best of times. Taking on both at once? Downright radioactive. ☢️ But someone has to get the ball rolling.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.

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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.

One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Jane Smith, CEO of Family First Credit Union: YOU NEED TO LOSE YOUR JOB

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 17/09/2026

Mel Blanc screams are like Greek fire, we lost the technology to make sounds like this

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Corporations be like: Okay, but next, how do we make what appeals to this one specific demographic then appeal to them all?

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Not all men" vibes, hmm? That's awfully convenient.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If I had the ability to create any new technology and rewrite society with it, I would create an "arguing not in good faith" detector. Every politician, regardless of affilitation, would be required to strap into that thing for every public discourse.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

No, no. The headline should read: Trump is so desperate that he's now trying to PRETEND to buy your votes... AGAIN.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Indeed. Yet another example of American Exceptionalism.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

You deserve what you fight for.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Historic moment: PM Carney and President Zelenskyy sign the 100-year partnership declaration to work together in defence, security, trade and reconstruction. The beginning of a new era. #cdnpoli

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 11/09/2026

NEWS: France’s Epstein investigation is expanding, with prosecutors identifying multiple potential recruiters and at least 13 previously unknown victims as they trace his trafficking network across the country.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Americans, from a Canadian's perspective: "Oh no, he did something illegal! What do we do? .. OH NO, he did something illegal! What do we do?! .. OH FUCKING NO, HE DID SOMETHING ILLEGAL! WHAT DO WE DO?!"

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Message to Governor Mills of Maine (and all Americans out there): * NO, you are not innocent. * YES, it is your war, too. * STOP GASLIGHTING. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. * If you're looking to blame someone: STOP LOOKING OUTWARD. LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AND AT YOUR NEIGHBOURS AND CITIZENS.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

More and more of those TikTok trends are scams, to elicit people to generate, of their "own" volition, training data for AI.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'd purchase some, but my pocket (like my soul) is empty.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

November is coming for ya, Trump. 😄 #ImpeachThePeach

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

According to the manosphere, women are unable to handle rejection. Evidently, these "manosphere denizens" haven't ever worked in customer service, and had to tell a man/customer: No.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Power separates people, makes them dangerous. Watching your video the first time, it reminded me of that old movie Hackers, where the bad guy says: We're hackers. For us, there's no such thing as family and friends. We're each our own country, with temporary allies and enemies.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

America's bonds are crashing? Oh no! Anyway..

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Canada's signature dish is poutine because it's only one letter away from "pouting".

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

🎼🎶Voulez-vous poulet avec moi? Ce soir.🎶

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Robert Picardo @robertpicardo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#JohnRhysDavies played Leonardo da Vinci on #StarTrekVoyager . He is a great actor and a lovely human being. Great to see him @CreationEnt #STLV celebration of the 60th anniversary of #StarTrek !

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

One of my two favourite holograms, along with Chris Barrie, and my top all-time favourite dwarf! Love you both! Thank you for your contributions to both sci-fi and fantasy.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Pretty sure you shouldn't use a cutter for one thing (mandolins, lutes, etc.) on other things (vegetables). It's just a recipe for chaos.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Next try introducing them to "almost never", which is when an event could possibly happen, but with a probability of precisely (not nearly) 0%.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Feeling lately like the whole post-Ai internet is rapidly devolving into this guy.

Screenshot from Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Thaw", featuring awesome actor Michael McKean as the evil nightmare clown.

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Robot Wig @robotwig.com · 02/08/2026

"Ape alone... weak. Apes together... strong." All shot using real figures, lighting, smoke and miniature sets. #planetoftheapes #pota #caesar #miniatures #toyphotography #miniaturephotography #visualart #photographicart #movies #scifi #apes #creativephotography

Caesar and army of apes walk through a derelict city ready for battle

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

They should make an Idiocracy prequel and it's .. just .. literally MAGA, today.

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Dan J Blain @danjblain.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Any role that one can throw one's family member into is called UNSKILLED LABOUR. Politicians shouldn't be paid more than any of the rest of us (or, better, all unskilled labour should be paid a politician's wages.)

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