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Pythagoras Fan “Never assume malice when it could be ignorance; enough ignorance is indistinguishable from malice.” “The government has no jurisdiction over this ass.” “It is garbage can; not garbage cannot.”

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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Love the incorporation of the moon as horns in this
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hard hats at the Kennedy Center.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Microsoft execs about to have a million people responding "No shit, Sherlock"
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe is guilty on all counts. Ten counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law, and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ice be doing more fuck shit, pretending to be the utility, shutting off people's power to make them leave their house
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Huh. Markwayne Mullin loses his Okie buddy bc DHS refused to hand over information on the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
White House pulls stalled ICE director nominee
The Oklahoma state trooper had no experience leading a major law enforcement agency but was close to the Homeland Security secretary.

Lance Schroyer
Lance Schroyer was the Trump administration's nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement. | Department of Homeland Security

By Eric Bazail-Eimil and Myah Ward
09/17/2026 05:18 PM GMT+1

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The White House on Thursday withdrew the nomination of Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a Republican blocked his confirmation hearing.

Schroyer’s nomination stalled after Senate Homeland Security Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a foe of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, requested that the Department of Homeland Security provide his committee with more information about its investigation into two ICE and Border Patrol agents accused of killing two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis in January.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The last time ICE had a Senate-confirmed Director was January 2017. It seems we’re likely to reach a decade of Acting officials now.
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Dandy G🍌 @dangyd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It defies even basic intuitive infosec practices so of course that’s what they did
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Micah Lee @micahflee.com · 16/09/2026
You can read all the details in my write-up, which also shows exactly where in this public dataset you can find all of this micahflee.com/flock-camera...
micahflee.com
Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hard-coded credentials
This morning, DDoSecrets published an exciting new dataset: Filesystem images of the partitions from an in-use Flock ALPR camera. 404 Media and Wired published a joint investigation into it. I downloa...
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
“If we can have just like a frictionless zone without any conflict that would be great.”
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
RE Ed's touring bands and openers all dropping out. Go, Macklemore!
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A shit design that could be easily fixed in an afternoon on day 1, will become nearly impossible to properly maintain a decade later. Learning how to identify architectural mistakes *early* is a key, vital, absolutely essential skill in programming. Chatbots shoot this skill in the face.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And there's the reason why
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think any discussion of “renovation” should be viewed skeptically as a rhetorical pathway to privatization ultimately. The land that the Kennedy Center is on is incredibly valuable, and I have no doubt real estate developers are chomping at the bit to acquire the property.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
These are so good. Love their redesigned state flags and pride flags! Also candy corn bunting can't be beat.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 15/09/2026
"Oh you want orcas to wear salmon hats but here I'm on land and you don't care. I see how it is."
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Jane @gcbiggles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
In Kentucky it's wild bc our most deranged legislators are the only ones who are standing up to Trump at all. I wouldn't trust Rand Paul or Thomas Massie to organize a bake sale successfully, but all our more "normal" Republicans are just rolling over and showing their tummies for him.
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Jane @gcbiggles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
*through gritted teeth* attaboy, Congressman
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026
Massie referencing in his articles of impeachment for Hegseth the bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Iran, which killed 120 children.
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The Creatively Maladjusted @tyrotcm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Found it! Ratified by the USA (and China, Russia, etc.), so it's on the same level as constitutional amendments, above US federal law. "states shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies or station them in outer space in any other manner"
en.wikipedia.org
Outer Space Treaty - Wikipedia
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
State actors are often enablers of the very rare cases of voter fraud because they also don't know the rules. Like how many of us knew American Samoans effectively lose their state/local voting rights when they move away from Samoa. You think a cop or election clerk knows this?
The prosecutions were a harsh civics lesson for American Samoans like Smith and Pese, who, as U.S. nationals, live in a sort of limbo status that confers various privileges, such as Social Security and a U.S. passport, but that also denies the right to vote in state or local elections—much less to seek elected office—if they ever move from American Samoa to another part of the country. For election purposes on any U.S. soil outside of American Samoa, they’re treated as though they are non-citizen immigrants.

The Whittier relatives are among thousands of American Samoan nationals living in Alaska. Like many in that community, they had been confused about their voting rights. Smith told the Alaska state troopers who arrested her in 2023 that she’d thought she could participate in local elections, but not in presidential elections. 

Even the cops who arrested Smith—and then returned months later to interrogate 10 of her relatives—were themselves confused about the law. “I thought people of American Samoa were U.S. citizens,” one trooper told Pese, Bolts found in a review of the interrogations.
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Fella Historian🌻 @thisuserisdumb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wouldn't it require Congress' permission to close the Kennedy Center?
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Katy Britt’s O face @sturmyweather.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CLOSED BY THE BOARD HE APPOINTED LMAO
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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You know what gets a library perpetual access to a book??? Purchasing the physical book. I guarantee the publisher won’t come steal it back!!!
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James Lyden @jameslyden.com · 13/09/2026
"I think the government and the public needs to have a stake" = "this bubble is going to pop and if I don't get bought out I'll be ruined"
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Peter Nguyen @dptbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Our neighborhood owl 🦉 Hoot! Great Horned Owl 📷🌿
Great Horned Owl portrait in a tree
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 12/09/2026
Win! A federal judge in CA has granted the state’s request for a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking ICE’s construction of a new field office and holding cells. The land used to be an agricultural research site. FOIA docs requested by PSB show GSA and ICE did not do proper NEPA reviews.
documentcloud.org
GilroyPI091126.PDF
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
(concerned reporter voice, talking to candidate) What is your message to stupid jerks who will never vote for you
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Every Democrat who wins by more than 20 points this November & is a squish on trans rights should be looking over their shoulder in anticipation of the 2028 primaries, end of story.
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Minnesota Reformer @minnesotareformer.com · 11/09/2026
Volunteers are working to clean Alex Pretti's memorial after a vandal poured motor oil, which is not flammable, over the site early this morning. Caretakers have maintained the memorial daily ever since federal agents shot and killed Pretti.
minnesotareformer.com
Caretakers clean Alex Pretti memorial site after vandalism • Minnesota Reformer
Early Friday morning, caretakers arrived at Alex Pretti’s memorial, finding it doused in two gallons of synthetic motor oil. Motor oil is not flammable, and much of the memorial remains unharmed. Volu...
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 11/09/2026
Here’s the chart for Cyclospora cases linked to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce that was processed in Mexico and recalled in July.
Chart of Cyclospora cases linked to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce that was processed in Mexico and recalled in July.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Are you a maths person? 'processes take time and are based on human interaction...success of AI solving mathematical problems has made headlines even outside mathematical circles. But...solving problems is only a tool and proxy for achieving the primary goal of conceptual understanding and insight'
mathandai.org
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Lynnae Terrill @lynnae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Its history is awesome. eldridgehotel.com/2021/06/hist...
It was named the Free State Hotel to make clear the intent of those early settlers: that Kansas should enter the union as a free state.

In 1856, the Free State Hotel was attacked and burned to the ground by the infamous sheriff Sam Jones, heading a group of pro-slavery forces. Colonel Shalor Eldridge rebuilt the hotel and added another floor, vowing to do the same every time it was destroyed. The hotel stood until 1863 when it was attacked and destroyed once again, this time by Quantrill and his raiders. Quantrill and his men rode into the community of Lawrence and killed more than 150 people. Tragically, they burned and destroyed the city that stood as a proud symbol and home for the free state of Kansas and the freedom and rights of individuals everywhere.

Colonel Eldridge promptly rebuilt the hotel and gave it his name, the Hotel Eldridge. To this day, the seal of the city of Lawrence depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes. Its motto is “from ashes to immortality”. The seal and motto exhibit the determination by the people of Lawrence to stand and fight for the rights and dignity of people everywhere.
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It's hard to take someone seriously when they think the company they work for has a greater than 10% chance of causing human extinction within the decade and they're just casual about it. Either even you don't genuinely believe that or you have the world's worst ethics.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
fun fact: anthropic recently purchased the entire 16-story building where the FT new york office is located and they'll need to vacate in the near future. therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
God, apparently:
static.klipy.com
Garth Marenghi Garth Marenghi'S Darkplace
ALT: Garth Marenghi Garth Marenghi'S Darkplace
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Also this. Never accept the premise of assholes
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Exactly! When we can cut through to the actual issues, things are a lot simpler. Much more productive conversations locally at least, for most people. Proud boys and their ilk are the outlier
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Brad @ohmyitsbrad.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If a place has an AI menu I am going to assume the kitchen is filthy
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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Camel milk cortado” with the cigarette company logo 👍
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Boolean Union @booleanunion.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Having flown IcelandAir several times, I can attest that this represents a slight upgrade over the typical passenger experience.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ICE activity in Chicago has continued into the afternoon today. Video is now circulating online of a federal agent taking a man from Chicago's northwest side Dunning/Portage Park neighborhood around noon; the area is home to both Latine and Polish immigrant communities.
9/10/2026 screengrab of video depicting a federal agent taking a man from the intersection of Austin and Addison in Chicago.9/10/2026 rapid response alert of an ICE abduction in the Portage Park/Dunning area around noon.
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 10/09/2026
Once the majority has decided a marginalized group is the demon in one part of a story, it’s easier to paint them as demons in another.  But it doesn't have to be this way. These books offer a humane approach to trans athletes:
texasobserver.org
Let Them Play: How Welcoming Trans Athletes Can Improve Sports Culture for All
Three recent books press us to understand the humanity and lives of gender-expansive athletes.
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eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social @eldritchbumblebee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My response about the latest from Talarico: Do something. There's still time. Get involved locally. This includes even if you're not in Texas. What's your city council, school board, and library board been up to lately?
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026
There is never a compromise you can make that will satisfy them. They will still attack you and force you to concede more. You should never concede anything to them because they want to eradicate trans people.
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hikikomorphism @hikikomorphism.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is another example, if you see an anti AI influencer float even the most tentative trial run of rhetoric like this you've gotta drop them like a brick bsky.app/profile/metr...
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Twice-On-Belmont @belmontx2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Legitimate voting resources: - Your county registrar of voters' website - Vote411 dot org (League of Women Voters) - Vote dot org - Ballotpedia dot org (who & what is on your ballot) - VoteRiders dot org (help getting ID) - Election Protection Hotline 866-OUR-VOTE
vote411.org
VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Dori @summerandjen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.snopes.com/fact-check/v...
snopes.com
Elon Musk's VoteSafe.org shares users' personal information. Here's how we know
Musk's America PAC funds the online voter registration hub.
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Chris H @chris-huggable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yes, I will politely ask everyone wearing a smartwatch their device manufacturer, model year, and software version, and use that to whip out my handy book of specifications on how much summary detail that device AI is currently offering the wearers who are RECORDING MY EVERYTHING. How about: NO.
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Elf Herself @elfherself.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Audio is not recorded…Live Rewind shows a text snippet of what was just said in the last 15 seconds." Uh. That sounds like recording to me. And storage. If audio isn't recorded or stored, why would you need to be careful about people nearby having sensitive conversations?
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