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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor.

"Meeting of President Lincoln and Gen'l Grant" Postcard Illustration, March 08, 1864

David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I don't understand this phishing campaign, but watch out for links from Calendly that say they're from Poshmark? I've reported all of the Calendly emails to Calendly support. Hopefully they'll expand their URL-scanning / phishing prevention tools.

Email inbox spam folder with 21 messages referring to "Men's Short-Sleeve Button-Down Shirt in Navy with Contrast Collar" and one "from" Poshmark

Email inbox spam folder with 7 messages from Calendly, pretending to be from Poshmark

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Congratulations to my friend @wilfredmbah.bsky.social, who won the Democratic primary for the 34th Middlesex State Representative race last night! There are no other candidates on the Nov. ballot, so Will will be the first African immigrant elected to the Massachusetts legislature #mapoli

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Amazing how often Meta puts this video, that I've watched many times, back in my Facebook feed

Facebook reels preview/recommendation image from Subway Takes with Maddy Kelly saying "We need to start talking about how we're gonna get off Instagram and Meta."

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I generally don't believe in dunk posting but damn this Instagram profile is bananas

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Age verification in Canada when I try to use Bluesky messaging 😐 Massachusetts legislators are considering this kind of restriction.

Warning message when I try to use Bluesky messaging in Canada:
Chats
Age Assurance
We're sorry, you cannot access this screen at this time.
Due to laws in your region, certain features on Bluesky are currently in restricted until you're able to verify you're an adult.

Go to account settings >

Don't worry! All existing messages and settings are saved and will be available after you verify you're an adult.

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This margin over a sitting Member of Congress is wild

Brad Lander on CNN with NY-10 Dem primary results
Brad Lander 62.8%
Dan Goldman 37.0%

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Provincetown has been closing half of Commercial Street to cars at night and it's amazing

People walking in the street at night in Provincetown, Massachusetts

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Sorry - it's a half-scale model!

Sign on the side of the boat in the Provincetown Public Library:

ROSE DOROTHEA

A GRAND BANKS FISHING SCHOONER

ONE-HALF SCALE MODEL BUILT BY CAPTAIN FRANCIS "FLYER" SANTOS

MASTER SHIPBUILDER

CONSTRUCTION BEGUN 1977

COMPLETED 1988

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

At last, someone is fundraising for a US Senate seat on solidarity with the Pope. Very good.

A text message that reads:
Donald Trump launched VILE attacks against Pope Leo XIV. If you stand with the Pope against MAGA viciousness, add your name here:

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It's a great day to talk to voters about my friend @wilfredmbah.bsky.social and his campaign for State Rep in the Massachusetts 34th Middlesex district

A hand holding Will Mbah for State Rep campaign literature

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Two cats, one opposed to laundry

Standard Issue Cat in a laundry basket, Calico cat looks on but pretends not to care

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Just finished Robert Jackson's The Tainted Cup and I believe this is dappleglass?

New York Times Magazine cover featuring a flower bursting through a smartphone, with text reading "How the generation raised on smartphones is imagining life without them. By Matthew Shaer"

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Great turnout, great signs, great community organizing at Boston No Kings

A sign saying "Noone Goes to War Over Solar Energy" at Boston’s No Kings 3 rally

A view of some of the crowd at No Kings 3 on Boston Common

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Today was a great day to kick off @wilfredmbah.bsky.social's campaign for 34th Middlesex State Representative at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford, Massachusetts

Somerville City Councilor and candidate for 34th Middlesex State Representative Will Mbah talks to supporters at his campaign kickoff

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Aurora and Prince Philip have ideas about laundry

A Calico and a standard issue cat in a white laundry basket

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

There are a lot of reasons to hate SMS fundraising. Today I am struck by the stupidity. *If* there is a letter, will it do anything? It's not a political exercise. Would it, conceivably, be comforting to Colbert? Does he not know that people like his show? Is that the premise?

Text message screenshot:
Stephen Colbert reveals FINAL show date.

We’re launching a VIRAL letter to thank him amid Trump’s attacks: t.oversightactionfund.com/

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

New level in spam aggravation unlocked

A screenshot of an unsubscribe link for fastrack.hendelin.com that says
Unsubscribe Not Available
You were sent this email as part of a campaign preview.

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Yet Another Metro Boston Snow Update featuring an Icicle and LZ Kashmir

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Foe what it's worth, the Boston rally was real, sponsored by many advocacy and labor groups bsky.app/profile/jona...

Solidarity Rally with the Minnesota Walk Out

Friday January 23rd at 3pm

South Bay Mall--Dorchester, MA Meet near Home Depot

LUCE NETWORK GREATER BOSTON
Massachusetts Solidarity with Minnesota Jan. 23 rally poster with many sponsor organization logos including

VEIGHS
MTA
BIU
IBEW
1199 SEIU
LOCAL 26
LOCAL 509
ACE
SENIOR ACTION
4MA
CLEAN WATER ACTION
AFSCME
MNA
UFCW LOCAL 1645
NEJB
MASS Justice Alliance
APALA
jalsa
LCLAA
GREATER BOSTON CHA

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Moderate Dems, or any elected official, saying "Abolish ICE" to voters/reporters/etc. is good

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Ambiguous drone over City Hall Plaza

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Dig Your Own Hole is one of my favorites

Album cover for The Chemical Brothers “Dig Your Own Hole", 1997

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

This whole album is glorious despair

The cover of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, with red text on a black background, and a black and white photo from a car on a two-lane road, in a flat rural setting, from the passenger seat

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Something in the news reminded me of the Cheers pilot episode, which begins with a married Boston University prof dumping his student-girlfriend, Diane Chambers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_Me...

Screenshot of the Cheers Pilot Wikipedia page:
As owner Sam Malone opens the Cheers bar in Boston at the beginning of the series, a professor, Sumner Sloane, and his Boston University student fiancée, Diane Chambers, are the first customers of the day (sans a minor who fails an attempt to buy a beer). They plan to go to Barbados to be married but do not have a wedding ring; Sumner leaves to retrieve the ring from his ex-wife. Sumner returns a few hours later, telling Diane that he could not obtain his ex-wife's ring. His ex-wife calls the bar with a change of heart, so Sumner leaves Diane again. Sam pointedly tells her that Sumner is probably on a plane with his ex-wife. Diane calls the airport to change their flight reservation, and finds out that "Mr. and Mrs. Sloane" have already used it. Heartbroken, she prepares to go home before realizing that her job as Sumner's teaching assistant is gone. Out of pity, Sam offers her a job at Cheers as a waitress. Despite being highly educated,

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Community blocklists remain undefeated

Bluesky screenshot of White House 47 account, already blocked by a couple of lists

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Greetings and safe travels from two good cats

A standard brown, black and gray cat, and a Calico cat, sitting on a bed

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Something about this "I Tried the Trend: My Personal Experience with Metal Hair Bands for Men" web page feels wrong

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Interesting note in their privacy policy - www2.arccorp.com/site-privacy... Feels like this count will go up after 404 Media's reporting

In fiscal years 2023 and 2024, ARC received no requests to delete personal information, no requests to know or access what personal information we were collecting, no requests to what information we sold or shared and to whom, and no requests to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information.

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Android's "Notification History" also has them

A screenshot of Android's Notification History showing several weather alerts from the "Google" app

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David Sloane @davidcsloane.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

How is this relevant? Are Sanders' economic policies about to be implemented? @lincolnsquare.media who is this for? How is it fighting Trump and the GOP? Is the point of the Lincoln Project, and affiliates like Lincoln Square, to stop Trump? Or to fragment the not-Trump coalition?

lincolnsquare.media substack post
"Bernie’s Working-Class Fairy Tale Has a Big Blindspot
The progressive folk hero's mantra has always been: "Fix the economy, and magically racism goes away!" Except it doesn’t, and Black voters know better.
Kristoffer Ealy
Sep 01, 2025"

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