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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 6h

Frog and Toad sat on the porch, feeling sad together.

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Having had my 20-year-old daughter Robyn killed in part because of unprotected bicycle infrastructure the protected bicycle lanes should stay! These save lives...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13h

This is a good @billmckibben.bsky.social post - and this specific part is extremely important and touches on a tension right deep at the heart of all this It is worth repeating this point persistently, because it has been forgotten in so many spaces billmckibben.substack.com/p/reform-or-...

The first thing to remember is, the real goal for people who care about the climate above all is not to build more renewables, it’s to drive down the amount of carbon flowing into the atmosphere. Building more renewables is a key way of doing that—but only if they displace fossil fuel.

And here is an important divergence: for many people working in the clean energy industry, victory looks like doubling or tripling their output, even if fossil fuel is growing fast at the same time. Even if they got into this fight for the right reasons, their commitment is—because, capitalism—to their bottom line. It’s important not to confuse the two motivations, because physics only cares about the carbon. If transmission corridors are matched by new gas pipelines, we haven’t made much progress.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13h

It’s interesting to me that no one ever follows up on this. Do you think you have superior genetics? If so why? And i think it’s because everyone knows what it means so it would be uncomfortable to ask

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wheatles @wheatles.bsky.social · 14h

Oh god, they did @brainmage.bsky.social's poem.

A prom about proper bin men

You kids today, with 'net and games,
I fought in World War 2
You're not content with airfix planes,
I fought in World War 2
In my day (nineteen ninety three),
We didn't have what's yours
Things were much simpler, much less woke,
I fought in World War 2
School lunches, Oh! Pink custard too,
Four channels on TV
Not like the iphones you have now,
Was simpler then, you see?
"Image Macros" were all the rage,
There was no twitch TV
I fought in World War 2, respect
The man who's forty three

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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At no point while reading this sentence did I correctly predict what was coming next.

Twitter screenshot: New: Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer amid the war in Gaza

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I wrote about the Trump administration attempting to deport an anti-Zionist Hasidic Jew to Israel, and what it says about the conditions of Jewish identity imposed by the administration's "anti-antisemitism" campaign. religiondispatches.org/2026/10/01/t...

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Trump Admin Trying to Deport Anti-Zionist Hasidic Jew “Home” to Israel

The Trump administration is trying to deport Yehonatan Ovadia, a Satmar Hasidic religious teacher in Rockland County, New York. His alleged offense: taking part in a 2023 protest against an Israeli fl...

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Once again, everything is gender studies.

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white2tea @white2tea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After the withering, kill green and rolling stages, raw Puer tea is scattered on bamboo mats to be sun-dried. This is one reason why weather during autumn harvest is so crucial, rainy days can mean processed teas won’t dry properly

Raw Puer maocha scattered of bamboo mats to be sun-dried

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026

"they really believe it"/"they will try to do it"/"the promises are real" are things that most americans refuse to believe about politicians but if you take them seriously will help you predict political behavior more often than not

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How many barrels will thy vengeance yield thee even if thou gettest it, Captain Ahab?

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Dumb Runner @dumbrunner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Q: This person was jogging on an ostrich farm? A: As one does, yes. Q: And then … A: And then she encountered an ostrich.

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Ask Dr. Dumb: Should I Worry About Psycho Ostriches? — Mark Remy's DumbRunner.com

Short answer: Absolutely.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They’re calling this guy a terrorist btw bsky.app/profile/cwar...

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Jumpin’ Joe Clifton disagrees

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

all the things that God would have us do are hard for us to do

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Paul Cohen @paulecohen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune and a healthy appetite, must be in want of a hearty feast of Irish newborns."

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I assume the DNC is paying for this?

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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nobody can cast Summon Discourse like Faine.

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Theodore Grunewald @tedgrunewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

JCO for the win.

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Oh, drat,” said Toad.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Excellent, as usual, @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social piece today on where things stand electorally and, more importantly, why. goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/whats-gone...

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What’s Gone Wrong For the GOP

And some speculation about why.

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Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Taking a walk outside entails a fair amount of effort, so I've decided to optimize my enjoyment of nature by dispatching a robot to walk for me and present me with a summary of the weather, the terrain, and a list of which flowers are in bloom

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have literally seen dudes tailspin because of a super-casual "Pretty rapey/racist/weird/etc., dude." from a friend. Fuck some girl/brown person and their dumb opinions, they don't care about us. But they are 100% not prepared to hear it coming from you.

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Glenn Mackin @glennmackin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, he's finally got the coveted "Bluesky Hot Dog Man meme" voters wrapped up!

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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

so they're suspected of *something*--there is a bail amount--but it's clearly not terrorism

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the hardest things about being a cyclist is dealing with the nagging feeling that a serious crash is inevitable. Because you can indeed do everything "right" and it still does not matter.

I followed every precaution and it didn’t matter

New to biking here

I started in July around the time of the fatal car crash with that biker. That and hearing everyone who bikes to work tell me that they have had horrid experiences with cars was disheartening.

I made sure to only use protected routes. I take Southwest corridor for basically my whole trip and even though it adds so much more time to my commute, it makes me feel safe.

None of that mattered because at some point, even for a second you will hit the main road. And you will always lose to the 4 ton machine. I got hit by a car parking in the bike lane. He was more concerned with his car than the fact that I could have my life potential altered forever because he was looking at his phone. And at the end of the day, the police can literally choose to not respond to your 911 call and you get stuck with medical bills.

It’s hard to have a conversation about sharing the road when people in cars feel entitled to do whatever they want and the only person who’s ever in danger is the biker. I love biking in this city and I have found a really love and joy for the outdoors because of it. Now I am terrified to even get on a bike lane, even if there is one, if it’s shared with the main road.

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GeWilli @gewilli.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mike here making our bike commutes seem uneventful.

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BonnieHuval @bonniehuval.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It is no longer safe to ask people like me at a party, “What do you think of this El Niño?” It is not the boy child we know. This is the devil boy. El Niño Diablo is going far beyond what we have ever seen before. bonniehuval.substack.com/p/el-nino-di...

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El Niño Diablo

Main audience: everyone

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026

AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As I’ve said before: I’ve been to lots of truly-consensual sex parties, and I’ve been to all kinds of different BDSM play parties. This? Ain’t that. I’ve seen them postings in sex workers forums looking for women to attend these events. But in my opinion, they are not safe events for anyone.

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Jeff, formerly of MN and MA, still God of Cookies @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is where I meant to post this. IIRC, he posted this on the release date for one of the ChatGPT versions. Hard to be much clearer about your aims.

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Kate McNamara @katemcnamara.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As "Gemini and ChatGPT have been designed first to keep users hooked, placing plausibility or attractiveness before veracity"..."AI flattens the historical record by relying on the most popular sources, eliminating minority voices." An alarming must-read on AI from Georgetown's Jordan Sand.

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There are lots of ways to answer this and one of them is that studying history makes you a better citizen and our public universities have an obligation to produce good citizens. History education is essential to a republican model of government. Engineering is not.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

as with the fossil fuel industry the reality of the crisis is a load bearing part of the strategy - exploited to lend urgency to plutocrats' preferred political response, which they position as sensible and responsible

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

one thing worth saying here specifically: there's lots that AI can't (yet) do and there's a lot of money riding on selling a particular narrative about its future capabilities. but the existential risk of AI is not only not mere hype but it is already a present tense problem

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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have no interest in participating in any society that would appoint me, so I suppose that I’m immune.

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026

We could reduce US fossil-fuel pollution (climate & local air/water) ~25% by cleaning up the grid, ~25% by electrifying ground transport, and ~25% by electrifying heat (for space/water/food/many industrial processes). The last ~25% - everything else - is important but no reason not to do the 75%.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 26/09/2026

everything computer

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

When I was told that our tech oligarchs took their morality from science fiction, I never quite expected it to be from Spaceballs: The Movie.

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Space Evil Triumphs Over Good

Alt: Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

the "iced coffee at a job interview" discussion is obviously stupid but also a great representation of the fact that every single HR person/recruiter has their own different made up rules for candidates and all of them think they are absolutely correct

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Julia Raifman, ScD @juliaraifman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Did you know? The US health system already has far higher administrative costs relative to single-payer. AI could raise those costs Also a good example of how technology such as AI will not inherently improve health or other outcomes — how health changes depends on how people use the technology

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