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samuelwa.de @samuelwa.de · 28/09/2026

My “Involved in Human Trafficking“ shirt has a lot of people asking questions that are making me want to stop wearing my shirt rather than reconsider my involvement in human trafficking

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Yeah education policy is indirectly one of the areas where we’re most fucked by having an insane and evil right wing party because the liberal education establishment is in many ways extremely bad.

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

For me in software, I think there’s something big a person brings to the table that an LLM can’t: accountability. You can yell at an LLM all you want after it screws up, and in the next session it’s gone. A person has an incentive to actually understand the problem and stand by the solution

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I legitimately worry about the color of light bulb I buy, because I know I’ll be stuck with it for years. It’s a good problem to have, and one that would be unfathomable even 20 years ago

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The funny thing is, I don't know if Vance is a racist - I just know he thinks his voters are and they agree. Vance is a cynic who will say anything to get power, who will make up blood libels against Haitians, believe anything. Vance is, if anything, worse than a racist.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 04/09/2026

Also, we of course understand why some people might think we use AI for these graphics, but rest assured we don't and spent 10 minutes rotating that stock picture of the coyote just right and then another 15 minutes trying to decide what the opacity should be for the stock dust cloud in the back.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

How to visit an art museum with someone who isn't used to visiting art museums:

Two social media posts by @pan_juho (Translated from Japanese):

"I love going to art museums, but when I go with someone who's not used to them, if I say, 'If you were a great thief, tell me later which one you'd steal,' they end up looking the exhibits pretty seriously, and that makes me happy.

"Whether you steal something you like or something that seems valuable -> it opens up endless conversation based on what vou liked about it or where you saw value in it, so it's also great as an easy icebreaker for chats after visiting the museum."

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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

sometimes when i get annoyed about people using AI for everything, I just remember "at least I will be able to think for myself in a decade and not be a zombie" and that gets me through the day

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 02/09/2026

I *did* enjoy this article about trash, but I am afraid this is the type of take that gets you expelled in polite company. Nevertheless www.worksinprogress.news/p/just-bury-...

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Just bury your trash

What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

We've basically run this experiment when we created two German states, both populated primarily by ethnic Germans, after WWII. West Germany got one set of policies, East Germany another and the differences in development are so stark they persist 35 years after reunification.

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rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

if he goes in the bunker next year and says that Congress isn't Congress, we can go in there and take him out of it, and at that point he is just a man

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Isaiah Bishop @isaiahbishop.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just to be clear this is like saying "for this trade deal to go through, you must eliminate college football" level ask in our politics

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Look, are we the laughing stock of the world? Yes. Are we losing a war we should’ve never started? Yes. Is all our food poison now? Yes. Are all the jobs going away? Yes. But the important thing is a blue-haired college student I made up in my head feels bad about memes.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

On the one hand, I shouldn't wish my country ill. On the other hand, Canada's grandfathers bled with my grandfathers fighting the Nazis. When we were attacked on 9/11, we asked Canada to send their sons and they bled with our troops in Afghanistan. To betray that bond - we'll deserve what we get.

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m definitely a Georgist, but I haven’t seen anything that convinces me that UBI won’t just get sucked up by landlords. It’s what we’ve seen happen to the excess wealth being generated in SF and NYC, and UBI proponents haven’t shown me anything that means UBI won’t just do the same thing writ large

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There are websites that tell you which episodes of season 1 are good and/or load bearing for the larger plot. Then it gets consistently good starting in season 2

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The main thing I got from serving in Afghanistan is that political violence makes people more likely to reluctantly accept fascism, not less, because after a while people just want the violence to stop.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The ag lobby really, really, really, really, really, really, really wants you to think AI is the reason reservoirs are going empty. It's not. It's agriculture.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 15/08/2026

ICYMI, over the past two weeks, English-language Wikipedia editors have engaged in a successful effort to change the first paragraph of the Republican Party entry to reflect its current status as a "neo-nationalist" political party. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republi...

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Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

And then actually vote! Politicians feel free to ignore the concerns of young people because the absolute bedrock baseline immovable constant of politics has been that the youth vote won't turn out. If it started turning out, our politics would change substantially.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 12/08/2026

I have to admit that the one tiny silver lining of our horrific current moment is that you just don’t see people shanking each other over stuff like “is it cultural appropriation for a white woman to sell coconut water” anymore

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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

there is a strain of lefty discourse where you can’t come to any unflattering conclusions about the populace—those must be explained away by how they are being acted upon by capital—but I think you’ll understand things better if you understand capital can also exploit weaknesses it didn’t create

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It seems relevant that the thing Isaiah is being sent to do in that passage is to deliver a prophecy of doom to his own people for having fallen away from the path of righteousness. So if these guys were like, Isaiah, that would be robustly bad news for...the United States.

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Micah McCurdy @hockeyviz.com · 28/06/2025

Shouldn't use 'Achilles heel' to mean 'salient weakness'. If one thing is your Achilles heel, that means that you are basically perfect at every other thing. If you have several weaknesses of which one is worst you don't have an Achilles heel. You are not Achilles. You are Bob.

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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 30/07/2026

What it looks like when you embrace housing abundance

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Don't get me wrong - parliamentary systems have their advantages (so do ours), but the existence of Orban and Netanyahu kinda aggressively suggest their limitations as well. There's just not a good solution to 'major party agrees to collectively go mad together because they became a cult.'

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I will. You were correct to call me out for being crass about real human struggles

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yup, in retrospect I regret my choice of framing. It was unnecessarily crass and unhelpful, and I am sorry for that

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I read it as trying to use it as an argument in a vacuum to convince Tom that it's happening. That was clearly the incorrect read on my part

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Totally fair. That's how it read in context, but I clearly misread you, and I apologize for that

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Absolutely so, and I regret my choice of analogy for that reason. Not my intent, but intent isn't as important as how it actually comes off, and I am sorry for missing the mark

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"X denial is proof of X" can be both true and not helpful, because you can put anything in place of X. That was the point I was trying to make, but I also made it in a way that I'm not happy with by using a bad analogy. And I'm sorry about that

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I mentioned this elsewhere, but for the record: I genuinely regret my crass choice of analogy. I think there are very real concerns about genocidal intent, and my analogy completely masked that point in service of a much more minor one

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I don't, and that's why I regret my choice of analogy. I want to focus on those credible reasons

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Absolutely, and I never wanted to dismiss that fact; your anger is very reasonable given that I made it seem like I don't care about that. I do, and that's why I push people to use real evidence of genocidal intent, like that horrible treatment, rather than self-proving statements that say nothing

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

That wasn't my intent, and I'm genuinely sorry I came off that way. I worry about people using bad evidence to support their views, but in retrospect I was unnecessarily crass about the real struggles people have when making that point. And I am truly sorry for that

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yes, I clearly meant that as a serious thing, and not to prove that genocide denial isn't a useful measuring stick for genocide on its own. 10/10 reading comprehension

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Absolutely not. I'm saying that the specific statement "denial of genocide is a stage of genocide" can be both true and a useless measuring stick. I used squirrels specifically because it's a silly idea, in order to make that point

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David L @dmclap.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

There's a very real extent to which that's true, but it's also unfalsifiable. If I say there's a genocide against squirrels and you disagree, that isn't proof that squirrels are in danger. We need to be vigilant for genocidal rhetoric and behavior, but this on its own isn't a good signal

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⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

fucking weirdass weather, culturally significant bodies of water changing color, unusual parasites and ailments running rampant, elder sons suddenly stricken overnight.......

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

this series of biblical plagues and strikings down around the 250th anniversary is enough to convert someone to, like, catholicism. but the kind that respects the pope

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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 10/07/2026

NEW: The brand-new logo of the Donald J Trump International Airport appears to be AI slop, featuring an eagle with garbled talons, an asymmetrical number of feathers on each wing, and more glaring irregularities futurism.com/artificial-i...

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The Logo for Donald Trump International Airport Appears to Have AI Slop in It

The logo for officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport appears to be generated with AI.

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 07/07/2026

In better news, John Oliver's three-day stint/stunt as a corporate villain on legendary soap opera "General Hospital" appears to be going... fucking brilliantly?? I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW

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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 16/07/2024

Republicans play by flopping soccer rules, turning a light shin graze into a being attacked with a hammer. Democrats play ultimate frisbee rules, calling fouls on themselves for the spirit of the game.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If there was any doubt that Gov Jared Polis’ legacy is freeing Tina Peters, the NYT reports Polis just fired the clemency board members who revealed he overruled their unanimous wishes www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

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Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier

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