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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 5h

I don’t think Zohran Mamdani has committed genocide

David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 10h

I miss the days when Subaru made perfectly normal transportation except for that one car they let their engineers go irrationally and absolutely hog wild on (see: XT, SVX).

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 12h

Pretty sure Alito has come out in favor of the GOP being the party of Warren Harding more than once — and Trump has definitely mentioned McKinley a time or two.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13h

Was thinking about this today. Windows installs (by default) to C-drive, "C:\" It's called that because early computers had up to two floppy drives, "A:\" & "B:\". Software developers hard-coded that into early programs & then it just became the default assumption, even after floppies went away.

I think this is a 1980 IBM PC, an ancient computer with two 5.25" floppy drives, a proper CRT that probably weighed 35 lbs, and a massive keyboard built from a typewriter layout.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 22h

I would absolutely give up my entire career and lose my job before I’d let the moron president publicly lobotomize me like this. These dumb DOJ hacks are drone people, barely recognizable as thinking humans

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 22h

Bonkers: Sea levels are running 1.2ft above the late-20th century baseline in San Diego as sea surface temperatures are about 7°F warmer than normal. These highly anomalous ocean temperatures and heights will continue through winter along the California coast amid El Niño. #CAwx

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Deeply funny to read this one day after Trump literally said that everyone at the NYT should be arrested.

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RalstonReports @ralstonreports.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The early voting blog is live! The election is 4 weeks from today, but mail ballots already are arriving and in-person early voting starts Saturday. Most of the vote will be in before 11/3. Who is voting, what does it mean? My biennial, definitive blog: thenevadaindependent.com/article/the-...

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The early voting blog, 2026 general - The Nevada Independent

The Nevada Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news and opinion website founded in 2017 by veteran political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston. The site and its supporting channels are focuse...

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 05/10/2026

no....no!!!!!

lowly worm is now driving the trolley problem trolley :(

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hot take: I don't think social media made people dumber. We've been dumb this whole time. It's just that you used to have to have a job that people sent their dumb letters to, to notice. This made "Engaging with fools" an occupational hazard rather than the 24/7 experience it is presently.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you see a toddler drowning in a small pond, should you rescue the child at the potential cost of ruining your shoes and suit? Or should you run to work and earn enough overtime to pay someone to rescue the child?

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Earn-to-give was definitely one of the more obviously repugnant conclusions to come from people who should have known better than to fall into deontological tar pits, and yet it wasn't the last by a long shot.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Especially once Trump nominates a January 6 protestor, a recent Hillsdale grad, or some right-wing news personality to replace Alito. Do any of Trump's family members have juris doctorates?

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here's how Sigal Chattah can be nominated for the Supreme Court:

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 03/10/2026

i *do* think that retiring to give trump a chance to appoint another justice after the public have overwhelmingly rejected trump and his party in historic margins is the kind of thing that will make court reform not just necessary, but popular

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The part that throws me off is that isn't Originalism a contradiction against common law? Pretty sure the Founding Fathers (much less any 19th century American legislator) weren't supporters of Napoleonic Code-era civil law legal philosophies.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

School music programs are getting absolutely bodied by tariffs, per @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...

The effective tariff rate on instruments in June was about 13 percent, said Cullen Hendrix, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. That was down from a peak of nearly 24 percent last September but more than twice as high as before Mr. Trump’s second term.
Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest, he said. In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50 percent. Brass instruments fell 43 percent.

“It’s hitting the horns, it’s hitting the strings, it’s hitting the percussion,” Mr. Hendrix said. “All of those things combined are kind of sapping the available pool of tools that we can provide these children to begin their journey.”

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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The Nevada Independent @thenvindy.com · 02/10/2026

🎉 Pop the bubbly! The Nevada Independent just won a clutch of awards from the Nevada Press Foundation recognizing the impact of our journalism. Help us celebrate our wins with a donation today! buff.ly/sy5oQdF

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Wendy Colborne @wendycolborne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Get you a man who can do both

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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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 · 30/09/2026

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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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Radically rethinking "beneficial use" use-it-or-lose-it provisions would help as well. In many cases, senior water rights owners are intentionally wasteful because, if they're not, they'll lose some of their water rights.

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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So I take it you're a no on seconds for the vegan stinging nettle cake with fondant microchips on it?

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

Clearly you're claiming this for social cachet.

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

The ghost of Ted Turner will sue the administration into oblivion the instant they do more than half-seriously think about it.

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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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David Colborne @davidcolborne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The US has tried to abolish political parties for 250 years due to the Founding Fathers overlearning from the Glorious Revolution. Every generation of reformers tries to pick up where the Founding Fathers left off without crediting them, like Cylons searching for Earth.

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

"Anglo" and "Saxon" are separate ethnicities, after all.

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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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