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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 18h

The bad turn was when folks normalized an expectation of open posting in comments sections under blogs, as if the internet were one big town square and all conversations must happen that way. One small hope I have for LLMs is as personal moderators enabling "This post is for _____ folks only."

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 21h

OPINION by David Colborne: For decades, Nevada’s occupational licensing boards have operated with little transparency and oversight. Recent attempts to change that have sparked something like a bureaucratic turf war. buff.ly/I7EeaNc

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OPINION: Cold war over Nevada's licensing boards erupts into a nasty skirmish - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: Cold war over Nevada’s licensing boards erupts into a nasty skirmish. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well this is a fun read And by "fun" I mean terrifying 🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/m...

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Jessica Shortall @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Submission for Bluesky Reply of the Day

My post saying that you haven’t heard of Ella Langley because you’re old. Reply: “I thought you were down on cruelty. Being old is why someone hasn’t heard of Ella Langley? Shame on you. Cruel and Ageist.”

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is true. In 2016, I got into an argument with a gay man on a menswear forum. I've since made it my mission to make every man dress gay, thereby destroying his ability to tell who is actually gay and, ultimately, his chances of finding love. I built my social media following to achieve that goal

Someone on Twitter writes to me: "People should follow your advise if they want to look gay."

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Look, I only learned about *Santa*-con a few years ago, and I'm still having difficulty believing it's real even though I saw it with my own eyes. I'm not ready for anything new, thanks.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Many thanks to the Nevada Press Foundation for awarding me first place as a local columnist this year! It's an incredible honor.

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RalstonReports @ralstonreports.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Last night, the NV Press Foundation gave out its awards and our nonprofit outlet, which has gone from startup in 2017 to the only statewide new org, did well, as Co-Editor @RileySnyder writes. Congrats to all the winners at all outlets across NV. thenevadaindependent.com/article/here...

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Here's how The Indy fared at the 2026 Nevada Press awards - The Nevada Independent

The Nevada Independent placed in 18 categories and won four first-place awards in this year's Nevada Press Foundation awards.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In much the same way and for the exact same reasons I've never heard of, much less listened to, "Choosing Texas", I have no idea who the latest ex-Democrat is, much less the title or subject of her book. I am, however, absolutely certain everyone has heard of the latest book on pierogi.

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Caræsten 🇵🇸 @cara.city · 27/09/2026

I can’t believe we used to have airlines specifically for trans and pan americans. this country has really regressed on queer rights.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 26/09/2026

we saw a wave of "woke is overrrr!!!" pieces after the election, mostly typed one-handed. just now we're starting to see some very sotto-voce "we need to talk about woke 1" pieces, whether that's the lesbian bar piece or the nikole hannah-jones education piece.

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What Is Woke 2?

Woke 2 is Woke 1 with an honest relation to power.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We should try having some group of people who get to vote on approving agency heads like OMB director.

Sen. Susan Collins

@SenatorCollins
Without warning or consultation, Congress just received an $810 million package of pocket rescissions from the Administration. This is the most recent attempt by this Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to undermine Congress’s Constitutional power of the purse.

This move shows that OMB intentionally withheld these funds for months to execute this unlawful cancellation of appropriations that were approved on a bipartisan basis and signed into law.

Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress’s appropriations powers. OMB is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.

The independent Government Accountability Office has concluded that pocket rescissions are unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act. Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.

I will work with my colleagues to address these illegal actions.

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 25/09/2026

OPINION by Michael Schaus: “Considering the outrageous state of modern politics, the fact that data centers — and the nuanced public policy surrounding them — have taken center stage in Nevada’s gubernatorial race is, actually, quite refreshing.” buff.ly/JM7EQvF

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OPINION: How I learned to stop worrying and love data centers - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: How I learned to stop worrying and love data centers. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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Wendy Colborne @wendycolborne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Congressman Amodei swinging at Flippo on this is a big deal. It'd be a bigger deal if he'd endorse Teresa Benitez-Thompson (or TBT, as we affectionately know her). #nvleg #nvpol

A Twitter screencap from journalist Dan Merica, which reads:
The retiring Republican congressman that Flippo is trying to replace, Mark Amodei, has yet to endorse Flippo and told me just now he will "absolutely not" back him. "The guy is a fraud... I'm not having my last action walking out the door to hug a guy who I think is a fraud."

The tweet goes on to quote the original Washington Post article, which is linked in the Bluesky post below this one.

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RalstonReports @ralstonreports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

First the Trump administration claimed there were 16K noncitizens on NV's voter rolls, sans evidence. Then they downsized claim to...185! Now it turns out even that was wrong! Eric Neugeboren has obtained the correspondence via a public records request. thenevadaindependent.com/article/185-...

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185 noncitizen voters flagged by Trump admin in Nevada are likely citizens, state says - The Nevada Independent

Nevada officials say there's no evidence to support the Trump administration's claims that 185 noncitizens could be on the state's voter rolls, saying "our records indicate that they were citizens."

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Wendy Colborne @wendycolborne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm still mad that the show called The Rehearsal was literally a rehearsal for him to make this documentary.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

You have not experienced 'Romeo & Juliet' until you have seen it in the original Klingon. If hearing Shakespeare through a conlang isn't esoteric enough, though, translating it into a language that preceded him by centuries and making modern actors read the resulting script should scratch an itch.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Star Wars, is in fact, New/Hope, or as I've recently taken to calling it, New plus Hope. Star Wars is not a movie unto itself, but rather another component of a fully functioning system made useful by the sequels, prequels and ECU.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One of these days, I should buy a car that's actually designed to go to the places I insist on driving them to.

A detached left rear strut housing from a 2017 Mazda 3 Sport hatchback. Since the core of the strut is still attached, the car was (and, so far, is) still drivable.

My blue 2017 Mazda 3 Sport hatchback parked at the Boundary Peak trailhead.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

today the US Sec of Health and Human Services said “chemtrails” on front of a crowd that immediately applauded him for it, in case you were wondering where we’re at right now

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 17/09/2026

“Aella is fighting gyges about if ai safety is just a sex cult” You bolt awake. You are not online. It is 1415. You are Charles d’albret, and you have seen the future. It cannot come to pass. The English army must be destroyed.

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tweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 16/09/2026

saying "damn, GTA 6 is cheaper than a tank of gas" and making everybody mad just to feel something

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm back, I missed you all. Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult. I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?) (alternative title: Time For Some Cult Theory)

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 16/09/2026

LOL in the Michigan Senate debate where MAGA Mike Rogers failed to show his face, the Libertarian Party candidate called in with a question. Abdul El-Sayed: "Well, I appreciate the Libertarian candidate has now participated more than the Republican candidate in this debate."

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Please don't burn anything in a barrel. We just put out the wildfires near here and none of us need to breathe anymore PM 2.5 right now. Otherwise good advice.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In 2015, Ford supported data center tax abatements while Nevada had the worst unemployment rate in the country. Now that Nevada has a 5% unemployment rate and 76 data centers, Ford is changing his mind — as he should. My latest for @thenvindy.com:

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OPINION: Aaron Ford is right about data centers - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: Aaron Ford is right about data centers. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 15/09/2026

OPINION by David Colborne: Aaron Ford used to support tax breaks for data centers. Now he wants to roll them back. Does that make him a flip-flopper or, gasp, a rational person whose views change with new evidence? buff.ly/DaUYBsM

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OPINION: Aaron Ford is right about data centers - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: Aaron Ford is right about data centers. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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Nicholas Sarwark @sarwark.org · 15/09/2026

The consent culture to sex pest axis is what creates the strange bedfellows of Taibbi, Musk, Trump, and Platner.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Democrats 🤝 Republicans "Overly online tech nerds are the absolute worst."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026

"i will shoot myself in the gut if you do not let me cut off my dick!!!"

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

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Lutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer funds

A top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Magic costs $3.25 a pop but if you cast 10 times in a 7 day period, the rest of the spells that week are free

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

yeah let's not rewrite history on this (this is an L i'll eat as well). Fetterman was the populist progressive candidate. Connor Lamb was the centrist establishment candidate. Connor Lamb would have been better.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

election law right now

grandpa simpson "i'll be deep in the cold cold ground before i recognize missouri"

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

In an alternate universe in which this race is even slightly close, Rep. Horsford would pull LBJ's "Daisy" ad out of mothballs and add, "In your gut you know he's nuts" as the final tagline.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Canadians can't keep winning like this.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I do enjoy a strange emulsion from time to time.

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Sridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Bayesian" means "from the Bay Area".

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RalstonReports @ralstonreports.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Scoop by Eric Neugeboren on latest intrusive, outrageous behavior by a Trump Administration intent on mucking around in the November elections. This is not about finding evidence of fraud. It is about trying to change election outcomes by suppressing votes. thenevadaindependent.com/article/trum...

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Trump administration subpoenas Nevada election officials - The Nevada Independent

The Nevada Secretary of State's Office has received seven voter-related Department of Justice subpoenas from the FBI over the past three months, it confirmed to The Nevada Independent on Thursday.

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 03/09/2026

Join us for our upcoming IndyTalks in Northern Nevada on Wednesday, September 30, featuring a conversation with former Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall and Reno City Councilwoman Kathleen Taylor. Buy your tickets here (maximize window for full view): my.onecause.com/event/organi...

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 03/09/2026

OPINION by Michael Schaus: Nevada’s secretary of state called Trump’s attempt to clamp down on mail voting “careless.” I have some better words: dangerous, malicious and utterly insidious. buff.ly/hWuGabf

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OPINION: The voter-fraud echo chamber is a dangerous cult within a cult - The Nevada Independent

OPINION: The voter-fraud echo chamber is a dangerous cult within a cult. Read more at The Nevada Independent.

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