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Oksii ✚ 🇺🇦 @oksii33.bsky.social · 4h

When “good morning” depends entirely on what the Ukrainian Armed Forces did overnight.

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Existential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 22h

One of the most underrated benefits of living under a Communist Dictatorship is that you don't have to watch all these stupid political ads every two years.

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My favorite tree in Lancaster PA starting to put on a show

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ernst Jünger asks a question in The Glass Bees (1957): why do our tech oligarchs want to be saints as well?

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Ukrainians have been conducting air assault operations placing killer robots in the enemy's rear. Both sides have been using autonomous weapons systems with AI making the kill decisions. This war is pushing the envelope of what is possible in scary ways. kyivindependent.com/washington-s...

kyivindependent.com

Washington should pay attention to Ukraine's new robotic counteroffensive

Imagine heavy drones flying 15 to 20 kilometers (approximately 9.3 to 12.4 miles) deep into enemy rear positions and then deploying unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles), essent...

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A close encounter in Center City Philadelphia

My dog and a Waymo robot. They know better than to use these in South Philadelphia where people will use crowbars and baseball bats on them.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As a casual WNBA fan, I think it's a travesty that these first round games are best of 3 series. It sucks that Olivia Miles is already out of the playoffs. Surely there's enough viewership to justify making these 5 game series.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm re-reading Ernst Ernst Jünger's The Glass Bees (1957) for the first time in 25 years and my God this is such an excellent book. Meditations on technology, change, and our tech Overlords is just mind blowing. Here is a snippet:

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The STL Blues always have a weird schedule to open the season---this time they don't have their first game until Friday, 10/2. I don't understand how the NHL does its calendar....

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Man, Jack Smith is having a day!

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m rereading Ernst Jünger’s Tbe Glass Bees (1957) for the first time in 20 or more years. My God, it’s so prescient now! The early description of Zapparoni, the tech tycoon, is spot on for any number of our real-life types.

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🌍 African mercenary from the Russian Armed Forces attempted to shoot down an FPV drone by throwing his backpack

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

South Philly report tonight--no celebration for the Phillies making the playoffs---it's still raining so no fireworks. The guys in the dive bar around the block are happy, but with trepidation and a strong sense of resignation.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cardinal McElroy at Mass for World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “Most deeply, we remember the undocumented, whose time on the cross stretches onward. They know the peril, the fear, the overwhelming sadness that dawns upon them because of the policies of our government.”

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In this passage from Three Comrades (1937), Remarque captures the essence of MAGA---it was good to believe the loud conman on the stage...

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Pew Research Center @pewresearch.org · 25/09/2026

60% of Americans say they would be not too or at all comfortable with a new data center operating in their area. Do you have a data center close by? If so, how do you feel about it?

Chart comparing Americans who say they would be comfortable uncomfortable with a new data center in their area by partisanship and if they live in urban or rural areas.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Adam Clayton deserves recognition--dude is cool, and plays while smoking a cig in this live version of Until the End of the World: youtu.be/rBb7Ss2B8R0?...

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U2 - Until The End Of The World (Live Video From Zoo TV tour)

YouTube video by U2VEVO

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Another reason to read Remarque--he often adds these sorts of passages that those who saw war are tired of trite sayings and beliefs. From Three Comrades (1937)

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gift link--roasted saffron chicken and rice--this is a saffron/turmeric heavy dish. I substituted paella rice instead of basmati and chicken stock instead of water. My spice mix is a little different too. Recipe has 5 stars out of 3000+ reviews... cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1024...

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 23/09/2026

Oh my God This is a HUGE red flag for every single part of the economy It effects consumer loans, government financing, stock valuations, and especially banking stability The market is saying inflation will continue to rise (mostly due to oil prices) and they are uncertain about the future

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The Kobeissi Letter
@KobeissiLetter

X.com

The US 10Y Note Yield is now moving in a literal
straight-line higher, up to 5.13%.

This is no longer an issue that we have months or
years to address.

This is unsustainable.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Me: it’s 11:30 and I should get to bed soon—maybe after a few more pages in my book Dog (who has been sleeping most of the evening): whoa! Hey! Let’s play! I’ll grab this shoe and we can do tug of war! OMG this is so fun!!!

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Welp, my PA mail in ballot arrived this week. Sent it off today. It's Philly, so Rabb, Shapiro, Anthony Hardy Williams were no brainers (not a fan of the last, though). Two changes to the city charter and that was that. Felt good to vote so early.

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Chris Farley: Voting Kicks Ass!

ALT: Chris Farley: Voting Kicks Ass!

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Passages like this are why I re-read Remarque every few years. From Three Comrades (1937):

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is a dance off. If you see this, post a dance!

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

That you won’t get it unless you saw it in the theater in 1977.

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“I want to draw your attention to another reality: Right now, the US economy & our financial futures are riding on Silicon Valley's bet that Al will soon be immensely profitable… that bet isn't looking good. The formula for a profitable business isn't complicated: make more than you spend…“

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Look at these goofy-ass MFers Trump put in charge of dismantling the Kennedy Center:

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here's the link to comment on this garbage rule: www.regulations.gov/commenton/US...

regulations.gov

Regulations.gov

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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

He looks even more furious than he did when he was given a Cubs jersey.

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Foghorn Leghorn: I say, we need a kill switch! Rand Paul: but innnovaaation! FL: we’ll let the AI companiescontrol it! RP: let’s set up a bipartisan committee FL: I would, I say, I would rather hear an eternity of OJ jokes than set up another committee thehill.com/homenews/sen...

thehill.com

Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fear…

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What scene moves you no matter how many times you see it? youtu.be/oQHkTCq5e8c?...

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Cinema Paradiso (1988) - End Credits

YouTube video by oscarpsb

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Natalie: "Daddy! Please! Slow down! I can't type that fast!"

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