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David Hoffman

@galacticatproject.bsky.social
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Technical writer, editor, gamer, creator, and TTRPG player. Occasionally, I impersonate a musician. Epically mundane, yet remarkably intriguing; I am a superfluous dichotomy.

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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.
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Jason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours.
Miss Piggy and Dolly Parton in fancy dresses posing together photo of Tim Curry surrounded by muppets, smiling for a photo. A quote from curry is added “it didn’t go very well. It didn’t survive the shoot. She felt I wasn’t being faithful to her” it’s him discussing his ill fated affair with miss piggy
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 26/08/2026
The conservative commitment to changing nothing is built upon the idea that past generations had it bad therefore we must, too.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/08/2026
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026
Update: The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.
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Meta, states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial
The social media giant also agreed to make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wow. Canada just released the list of products that it will target with retaliatory tariffs, and it's basically aimed right at vulnerable Republicans in the Midwest and at other key midterm contests. Trump's trade war is a disaster for the GOP. (bears out my reporting on this below)
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Crowsa Luxemburg @quendergeer.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
chart for dinner
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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
People are desperate for tangible things that can’t be taken away by greedy billionaires. CDs are cheaper and more portable than vinyl, and a greater portion of the money spent goes to musicians compared to the pennies provided by Spotify and Apple Music.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
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The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/07/2026
This is exactly it -- if you make a kid use generative "A.i." or an LLM, you're telling them they're not good enough. That their own minds and ideas and experiences and abilities are not enough. That's a terrible, thoughtless, cruel thing to do. Shame on Kaepernick and everyone involved in Lumi.
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's also currently a nazi idea
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Vituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I have been tallying RICO predicates all week at work and this is straight up wire fraud and possibly bank fraud, depending on the specific mechanics
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I am not remotely a lawyer, but I think if you agree to review a manuscript for a press and then feed that manuscript into AI without the permission of the author, the author should be allowed to sue you into poverty.
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 25/04/2026
If you think AI surveillance cameras aimed at drivers’ faces is a good idea (no matter how well intentioned the justification), you are a naive fool. This data will be harvested, sold to fascists, and used to imprison activists. Oh, and car companies will 100% use it for ads you can’t turn off.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
NEW: Pope Leo XIV told the world’s press today that the Catholic Church’s moral imagination has long been too narrowed to sexual ethics — and that war, migration, and human dignity are the “much greater, more important issues” of our time.
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“I Cannot Be in Favor of War” — Pope Leo XIV's Wide-Ranging In-Flight Press Conference From Africa
On the flight back from Africa, Leo addressed Iran, migration, the death penalty, and LBGTQ issues. He said he carries a photo with him of a Lebanese boy who was killed in the conflict.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Slightly maddening when serious news outlets drag everyone down to Trump’s level by using language like “feud” as if it’s some reality TV spat. Pope Leo delivered a moral critique of American military aggression. That is not “feuding” even if Trump responded with a deranged personal attack.
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Aalia Mauro @aaliamauro.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
To my non tech normies, PSA: when you share a link, everything after the ? is tracking. Those “query parameters” tell companies exactly how you arrived, what app you clicked, which ad or email sent you, sometimes a unique identifier tied to you. You can delete everything after the question mark.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
He NEVER went up his own ass, NEVER. And for a global superstar out of Hollywood this is a rare rare thing. From Carpenter to icon. A credit to my profession. Love the guy. A visibly moved HARRISON FORD accepting his AFI Life Achievement Award in Los Angeles this month.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I worked hard to become a writer. And I enjoy being a writer. I'm not here to let techbro robots take that shit away from me.
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ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The last thing you should do in a country where dental insurance is barely real and widely unavailable is to take fluoride away
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Bruce Campbell announces he has a type of cancer that's "treatable" not "curable"
Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it's referred to as an "opportunity," so let's go with that – I'm having one of those. It's also called a type of cancer that's “treatable” not "curable." I apologize if that's a shock – it was to
me too.
The good news is, I'm not gonna go into any more detail. I'm posting this, because professionally, a few things will have to change - appearances and cons and work in general need to take back seat to treatment.
My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie Ernie & Emma this fall.
There are several cons this year summer that I have to cancel. Big regrets on my part. Treatment needs and professional obligations don't always go hand-in-hand.
That's about it. I'm not trying enlist sympathy-or advice-Ijust want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will).
Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around a while.
As always, you're the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!
Much love,
Bruce Campbell
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 24/02/2026
"When women win and are treated as an afterthought, the message reaches classrooms, workplaces and communities alike: You may help carry the nation, but you will not be centered in its story."
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A White House Invite, a Punchline—and a Choice for the Men of Team USA
Both the U.S. women’s <em>and</em> men’s ice hockey teams won gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Yet, within hours of defeating Canada, only the U.S. men’s hockey team received a congratu...
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 21/02/2026
Meta adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses would violate the privacy rights of millions of people and cost the company billions of dollars legal battles. It should abandon its plans. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition
Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 20/02/2026
Right. The coverage shouldn’t be that the Roberts Court did the right thing today—but that it protected Trump, in clear violation of the law, for over a year. SCOTUS could and should have stopped the tariffs a year ago. Instead it allowed Trump lawlessness.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This is precisely how you should respond to a bullshit investigation. “This new threat is not about my testimony last June, or the renovation of the Federal Reserve Buildings… this is a consequence of not following the preference of the President”
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 09/01/2026
Remember in the summer of 2024 when Dems started calling Trump/Vance/et al "weird" and it resonated with millions of people (because it's true) and then they stopped? Seeing a similar shift now. But angrier. Good. Take off the fucking gloves.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
"If you want to know who took all of your money, it's the people with all of the money." I keep thinking about this post and how it's one of the best, most succinct messages Democrats could use in 2026 campaigns.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
👀👀👀👀 We knew this already, but shocking to hear a prosecutor say it out loud.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Apart from the fact the leader of the right mocked Reiner, one small difference is that Reiner's day job was making movies that people loved, while Kirk's starting point was creating enemies list of professors to be fired or harassed. These are not the same things.
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Kay F. Atkinson - Perfect Killer Bodies out Nov. 10 @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io · 14/12/2025
the more I think about this prospect the more utterly horrific seems to me if nobody has their own computer, if nobody manages their own files, then state and corporate control over what you can do with a digitized machine is absolute, and privacy is beyond dead
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 15/12/2025
I mean also like, I *am* a journalist but I don't think it's my solemn duty to get shouted out and get sent death and rape threats most days just because I dare to exist as a woman online lol, amazingly it was never part of the job description, I can do my job without Twitter!
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
[David Attenborough voice] Observe the Democratic billionaire in the early stages of its metamorphosis. As the whispers of Bluesky ratios rustle the air, its initial Republican chrysalis is formed, made up of angry left-leaning replies and appreciations for reductions in regulations.
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For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
RU ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist?

R U ok with paying 8 to 12 pct more in taxes and possibly losing your standard deduction ?
RU ok with losing access to different curative medications and care because the government can't afford to pay for them, even after taxing all the billionaires 90 pct?

Are you ok with rich people having a-to the most expensive doctors and
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company. This is what kleptocracy looks like. popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-back…
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UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
“I woke up with the energy of a thousand Dolly Partons!” TN Democrat Aftyn Behn on learning a new poll has her within clear range of flipping a deeply Republican House seat in 12/2 special election that could deal a huge blow to the GOP. Read this exclusive interview with @aftynbehn.bsky.social:
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Can Aftyn Behn Stun the GOP in Tennessee Next Week?
The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026).
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 25/11/2025
"The agency also announced plans to relax a rule requiring companies to report all products containing PFAS and has proposed weakening drinking water standards for the chemicals."
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Omaha Sternberg @omahas.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
For those not familiar with this: Finland is changing their rail gauge to International from Russian. It won't accommodate Russian trains anymore. This is a physical rebuild, and expensive. Finland MEANS IT! www.trenvista.net/en/news/flas...
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Finland announces migration of its rail network to international gauge
The Finnish government announces the migration of its rail network from Russian gauge (1,524 mm) to international gauge (1,435 mm) from 2032. The change aims to improve military mobility and regional ...
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa. www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.

Senator Mark Kelly

@SenMarkKelly
When I was 22 years old, I commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy and swore an oath to the Constitution. I upheld that oath through flight school, multiple deployments on the USS Midway, 39 combat missions in Operation Desert Storm, test pilot school, four space shuttle flights at NASA, and every day since I retired – which I did after my wife Gabby was shot in the head while serving her constituents.

In combat, I had a missile blow up next to my jet and flew through anti-aircraft fire to drop bombs on enemy targets. At NASA, I launched on a rocket, commanded the space shuttle, and was part of the recovery mission that brought home the bodies of my astronaut classmates who died on Columbia. I did all of this in service to this country that I love and has given me so much.

Secretary Hegseth’s tweet is the first I heard of this. I also saw the President’s posts saying I should be arrested, hanged, and put to death.

If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Was at a fundraiser in the Bay Area with many who made their money in Silicon Valley, tech, etc, but many grudgingly realizing that this is the inevitable path forward. Young people are radicalized, and they cannot promote capitalism as the way to an enraged majority that demands reform.
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24/11/2025
Seen a lot of people wondering why X, The Everything App would have a feature that gives away how much of the popular right wing accounts are foreign actors and this is why. They thought every left wing account would be that way because every accusation is also a confession.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Rubio is caught in a massive lie, called out by GOP senators. He should not only resign but this should be the end of his career.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
"Mamdani simply managed Trump the same way everyone does: by getting alone in a room with him and making him adopt your ideas as his own. Which brings us to the latest Ukrainian 'piece' plan..."
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This. They're a bunch of freaking gangsters.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
DOGE hasn’t gone away, it’s metastasized.
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CavsKermit @cavskermit.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Again, the normal response to the ads would be we have no intention of issuing illegal orders.
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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
My latest for @rollingstone.com Trump’s Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices. But in Baltimore, I met blue collar workers who are fighting back, preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future,” and defending offshore wind. Read: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
most of the BBB damage was backloaded after the midterms so republicans could try and pass off the blame for their cuts, but as we warned would happen, hospitals are already starting to cut services
Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego won't be able to make renovations to meet a coming state deadline for hospitals to be able to remain fully operational after an earthquake. UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., has already closed the state's only drug detox program for adolescents.
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in New Jersey has paused plans for a new ambulatory care center. University Hospital in Newark expects to divert scarce resources to hire more financial counselors to help patients navigate the coming changes to Medicaid.
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