Reposted by Taylor UpchurchMorgan Johnson @poormojo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026No joke. I think this is the most important video I have ever seen about mobile games. This guy breaks down how this game psychologically profiles you, and makes the game harder or easier in order to show you ads 186143425856 1
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchGreenb3ar @greenb3ar.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Okay the best political ad of the year is here from LA-DSA 125121454429 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 150152476563 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026First time I've seen an asterisk deployed here, thank you for sparing us all the embarrassment 000 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563292439 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurcheliko thalia @museinrevolt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026just learned this today 6968493723 1
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Zverev forgetting the score and not realizing he just won the US Open is my favorite sports moment in a minute. 010 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Spent the past week in Denver. Lovely city, but if there are any locals here I'm curious to know: do drivers actually get ticketed for not having a massive SUV? Or do they skip the punitive approach and simply issue you one when you move here? 110 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026 1553669 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchThomas @thomaslstrickland.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The studio cut of “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind?” is a work of audio art, but Dolly playing and singing it in ‘77 for Johnny Carson (at two speeds) is just the sweetest thing.youtu.beDolly Parton - Do I ever Cross Your Mind LIVE (Carson Tonight 1977)YouTube video by Dolly Parton HD 18424 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026James Baldwin on why he did not join the Nation of Islam also offers one of the most cogent explanations for why political Zionism in its current ultranationalist form has been so damaging to Jewish culture. 522453 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If you live in SF and vote for this then I'm afraid we can't be friends 000 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Was not prepared for how good a recap this is 000 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 08/08/2026It took me a while to appreciate Krukow's "squaaaaaat" but its absence is really going to hit me when he's gone 000 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurchryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/08/2026this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...inverse.comThe adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photosNearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told. 453082784 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Ewok the Froodle, providing his signature occasionally overly sensitive neighborhood threat monitoring service 001 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/07/2026When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...newrepublic.comThe Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” KidsIn his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism. 16543151533 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I personally have benefited from these benches! Thank you for making my life slightly better 010 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Went to a lovely little street fair in Temescal yesterday 000 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchDr. Ashok Karra @akarra.bsky.social · 29/06/2026this essay in fantastic, a rich accounting of american imperialism, the disgust it inspires, and what radical action could possibly mean: lareviewofbooks.org/article/dang...lareviewofbooks.orgA Better World Is Not Possible | Los Angeles Review of BooksDid the Weather Underground have a point? 19324 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts 196133256750 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I double clicked to open an app on my phone this morning. My oldest old-man move yet 000 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchR.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 29/05/2026A nice piece on our fair city from Garden and Gun. gardenandgun.com/athens-georg...gardenandgun.comThe Inside Story of the Athens Music SceneHow did the college football town spawn the B-52s, R.E.M., and Widespread Panic, to name just a few? The maestros and misfits who led Athens’s rise to one of the world's most influential and improbabl... 210120 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchBill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I still think these two paragraphs from Ganz are the most important contemporary political writing 331954498 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurch🎃ℌ𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔬𝔴 ℑ𝔞𝔫👻 @mplsnightmayor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026I can't believe this. @normcharlatan.bsky.social you're a Minnesota Legend, my man. 18293212228 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchDerrickLeftThis (#YESon40) @derrickleftthis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026At the very least, I wish more Americans would watch and support @pbs.org. If you haven't seen the @ricksteves.bsky.social Iran episode, you really should take the time. These little windows can change perspectives. Let’s start with empathy. youtu.be/CYoa9hI3CXg?...youtu.beRick Steves' Iran (2009)YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe 236276 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 20/03/2026And they say you can't get good sports on this app 000 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchRory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 19/03/2026This was a cool one! Got to sit down with @HarvardBiz for a lengthy Q&A on the Iran War and the ongoing, historic energy supply crisis: how it works, how bad it could get, and how decision makers should think about the risk. Check it out: hbr.org/2026/03/the-...hbr.orgThe Oil Shock Is Here. And We’re Just Beginning to Feel It.The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which 20% of the world’s oil flows through, is sending shockwaves through the global economy. But how big will this disruption actually be? According to a conversa... 9422137 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Perfect al pastor torta lunch at Tacos al Chilango on Valencia @ Cesar Chavez* 010 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurchvibe-free lifestyle and smiling apple purveyor @ellaguro.bsky.social · 18/03/2026can think of at least 50 artists who, if you gave them each even like 100 thousand dollars, it would absolutely change the culture we live in for the better. 5 million is pocket change in the scheme of things. but we have to live in a world where all of that capital is wasted on bullshit like this. 181650416 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Even if AI could write a novel what problem has been solved? The problem of knowing what you’re reading was written by another person? Who loves reading novels but hates the part where your mind briefly and mysteriously touched another? 522248420 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 18/02/2026The last few years really should have blown to smithereens the idea that very wealthy people are in any way smarter or better than you and me 010 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchMike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 14/02/2026i often think about this review 134149164120 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurchkrat @kwholesaler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026No son, they are not "magically delicious." The workers made them delicious. This is a slogan meant to mystify the social conditions of labor 109207704670 0
Reposted by Taylor Upchurchthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 08/02/2026man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you 112101231624 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 08/02/2026we're all looking for the guy that did this 432869 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’” 16687623793 0
Taylor Upchurch @jayteeyou.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Achievement Unlocked: receive mountain lion text alert from SF 000 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 26/01/2026Ta-Nehisi has a way of clarifying things. So good to read him today. It’s in Vanity Fair but I got past the paywall by using Apple News.apple.news“The Homeland” Is War on America: The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti — Vanity FairIn the time following 9/11, even conservatives voiced skepticism of the proposed Department of Homeland Security, writes Ta-Nehisi Coates. Now, Trump seeks to cleanse, purge, and expand this so-called... 3236109 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 25/01/2026it's equal parts great and bizarre to see someone in office who seems genuinely proud to be a public servant 10380731163 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026It's genuinely a leaderless (or leaderful) movement, decentralized in a way that the state is absolutely unequipped to handle. There are a few basic skills involved, and so people teach each other those skills, and people are collectively refining them. 148709869 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchStreet Sharks Explained 🇨🇺🇵🇸 @gaykwon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026This dude is intense and correct 9491342931 0
Reposted by Taylor UpchurchGrant Brisbee @grantbrisbee.bsky.social · 16/01/2026They give out awards for the seemingly meaningless science that leads to breakthroughs. You can draw a direct line from cone snail research in the 70s to non-opioid pain relief. www.goldengooseaward.orggoldengooseaward.orgThe Golden Goose AwardThe Golden Goose Award recognizes federally funded, silly sounding research award that has made an impact on our society. 28218 0
