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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 04/09/2026

Amazon's own balance sheet presents the most compelling evidence that we are stuck in the Enshittocene, the era in which everything is turning into a pile of shit, because the worst ideas of the worst people now make the most money. 1/

Hieronymus Bosch's 'The Conjuror,' a painting depicting a medieval con artist playing a shell game for an audience of astonished peasant rubes. The image has been altered: the conman now has Jeff Bezos's grinning head, and the mouths of all the peasants have been replaced with inverted Amazon 'Smile' logos, so they are now frowning.

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Steve Jurvestson (modified)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeff_Bezos%27_iconic_laugh_crop.jpg

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ATKOtter (Alex) @atkotter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

what do you mean swanboy getting hit by cars is a long running bit

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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We've all been there

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Salomé Saqué @salomesaque.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

J’espère que nous ne reverrons plus jamais ce type de une après l’été que nous sommes en train de vivre, et que l’ensemble des journalistes vont enfin prendre ce problème au sérieux.

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Campact e.V. @campact.de · 25/06/2026

Ja, ja die anderen Sachen auch, das wichtig!! Aber dieser ganze Fokus auf individuelle Handlungsoptionen zur Hitzebewältigung ist eine Verklärung der Lage. Einfach nur die Symptome zu bekämpfen, führt uns in eine Sackgasse katastrophalen Ausmaßes.

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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

June 25 marks the 150th anniversary of Custer's death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. No matter how you think about it, you're probably wrong. I received a Pulitzer for "Custer's Trials," yet no one's asking my opinion. That should tell me something. Still, here's how to understand it. 1/🧵

The 7th Cavalry Memorial and gravestones at the Little Bighorn National Monument, from the National Park Service's website.

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Maurice Dommicent @mdommicent.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Op bezoek bij Cornelius Kilianus Dufflaeus. Als je eens in de buurt bent … de restauratie van kasteelruïne Ter Elst is bijzonder geslaagd. www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Oslo Pride video 🥹 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

"An influx of personally owned AVs would turbocharge total miles driven, especially through zombie miles that occur without any passenger inside...policymakers should be taking steps now to prepare for that possibility — and ensure that local communities don’t become mired in self-driving gridlock."

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The AV Future Might Not Be Shared

Right now, self-driving cars are used only for shared fleets of autonomous robotaxis. What happens when anyone can buy their own?

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Blogged: Give me strength! We operate well below our maximum physical strength, but swearing can give us a small boost. Yet, in extreme situations, we can mobilize literally all the strength we have... but not consciously make that choice. Isn’t that odd? buff.ly/rqBVBAM

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

the cargo bike

picture of a car with text car
below is the car faded with a bike showing through text Car go
below is the bike clearer and the car faded and moved to the right text car go bye
Clear shot of a cargo bike with text Cargo bike Replacing car trips one ride at a time

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

Examples of striking Dutch bike-lane and urban biking infrastructure via Modacity Life.

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Wim Vanhaecke @wimvanhaecke.eurosky.social · 22/04/2026

Federaal energieakkoord: De overheid wil telewerk aanmoedigen en het gebruik van openbaar vervoer verhogen. Vlaamse regering: We verplichten onze ambtenaren om meer naar kantoor te komen en we schrappen buslijnen.

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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?

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Luc Vandingenen @lucasdelascosas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Ze zijn daar weer, hoor. De n-va’ertjes die dit gretig delen, toe jeugd door hun trolletjes en andere children of a lesser God. Draadje 👇

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Pensioenspook @pensioenspook666.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

🤪🤗 Ja. Stel je voor. 😬

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A different perspective. Always helpful.

Christopher Penn wrote:

Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.

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Joris Luyendijk @jorisluyendijk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Steeds torpedeerde de VVD onze energie transitie met het argument dat alles wel 'haalbaar en betaalbaar' moest. We gaan nu VEEL MEER kwijt zijn aan de olie en gas die we met een energie transitie uberhaupt niet meer nodig hadden gehad. Zo is hardwerkend Nederland in de steek gelaten door de VVD.

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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Basically, Trump is now behaving according to Republicans' stereotype of welfare recipients: he expects the (international) community to help him out of the mess he created out of his own carelessness.

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Bold Politics @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The science of racism with Professor Keon West

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Sandra de Haan @sandradehaan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Geniale poster in #Someren 😁 ❤️💚 @sdsomeren.bsky.social

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Wim Vanhaecke @wimvanhaecke.eurosky.social · 04/03/2026

3 jaar na de plaatsing van 10 trajectcontroles in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw rijdt nog amper 0,06% van de chauffeurs te snel. Het aantal ongevallen op de trajecten is gehalveerd tov de periode ervoor. De haters van trajectcontroles mogen blijven zagen, ik zie gewoon de resultaten.

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Sim Coddé @simcodde.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

De Vlaamse overheid verplicht De Lijn om in heel Vlaanderen 35,5 miljoen euro te besparen. Ter herinnering/vergelijking: nog voor er één schop de grond in ging wordt (enkel) de parking onder het Vlaams Culinair Centrum in Antwerpen op 40 miljoen euro begroot. Keuzes, keuzes.

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laurentfranckx.bsky.social @laurentfranckx.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Why the transactional and pragmatic Roman approach wasn't so bad after all.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

To mark Valentine’s Day, here is what is believed to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus.

The Caveman’s Lament

me think about her when sun rises
me think about her when sun sets
me say to her how much me love her
she tell me love invent not yet

me make cave all warm and cosy
me lie bearskin on cave floor
me play song of love on bone flute
she choose cave of Tim next door

me no more go out hunt mammoth
me throw spear too short or long
me sit in cave me paint her picture
she say me got perspective wrong

me cook meal to show me love her —
diplodocus with fried beans —
she say food anachronistic
me not know what this means

stone age mighty hard for lovers
yet rub two flints look what you get
small sparks lead to big inferno
but she say love invent not yet

homo unrequitus

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Pensioenspook @caraforever.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Iedereen die "woke" nog problematiseert in het licht van een president die gewoon openlijk de eerste en vooralsnog enige zwarte president en zijn vrouw afschildert als apen mag wat mij betreft kak vreten. Men heeft jarenlang de slachtoffers geproblematiseerd in plaats van de daders aan te pakken.

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Bernard Mazijn @goingforsd.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Dus. Steve Bannon - extreemrechtse adviseur van President Trump - schrijft aan Epstein dat hij de N-VA de federale regering Michel I (2018) heeft doen verlaten met als argument 'het migratiepact'. #wtf www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1955...

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'I brought down Belgian Government in 2018,' Bannon tells Epstein in leaked files

The Epstein files leak has revealed former White House strategist Steve Bannon claiming the fall of the Belgian Government in 2018.

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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I feel like Trump would take the bait if a reporter simply said something like "lots of people are saying you're not handsome, rich, or cool enough to be in the Epstein Files.

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Seems like a good video for his trial

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Eva Platteau @evaplatteau.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Gisteren hoorzitting in de #Senaat. Aanleiding: MR wil carpooling bevorderen “om files te verminderen”. Twee experten waaronder @deanderekris.bsky.social zijn heel duidelijk: salariswagens uitdoven en rekeningrijden invoeren is enige dat effect heeft. Gevolg: MR boos op de experten… 🍿🤓

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

You did not bear the shame. You resisted. You bestowed the eternally vigilant symbol of change by sacrificing your impassioned lives for freedom, justice and honour. — The German Resistance Memorial in Berlin

Picture of the a plaque at the German Resistance Memorial in Berlin.

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Tobias Daneels 🌍 @tobiasdaneels.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Tijd dat Vlaamse media de optredens gaan benoemen voor wat ze zijn: complete nonsens van een krankzinnige en seniele man. Nee er is geen strategie of diepgaande boodschap. Hij weet absoluut niet waarover hij praat. En in zijn positie is dat gevaarlijk voor IEDEREEN. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcv0...

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Lawrence: If Nixon was 'our long national nightmare,' Davos proves Trump's the world's nightmare now

YouTube video by MS NOW

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention. The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.

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Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.

Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

This is on the money from @pkrugman.bsky.social IMHO. “European deterrence has worked. This is basically a howl of frustration on the part of a mad dictator who has just realized that he can’t send in the Marines.”

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Let's rearrange Europe and assign each nation the landmass it deserves based on its population size. Are you happy with your new geography and new neighbours? The German-Russian border will seem familiar to the older Berliners and East Germans...

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Dennis Barbion @dennis-barbion.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

🤣🤣🤣

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Dominique Soenens @dominiquesoenens.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

We vergeten soms hoe sterk Europa is. 💪

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John Abernathy @john-abernathy.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

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