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Elizabeth Anne, PhD @lacksauthority.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

never the wrong time for this classic

Screenshot of a tweet by @RobbtKraft reading “scientist: "does everyone here know what Watson and Crick discovered?"
me from back of room: "Rosalind Franklin's notes"”

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

i can’t believe my favorite band the Communists with their platinum record We Are A Bunch Of Communists are a bunch of communists

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

how are Rage Against the Machine still managing to shock people with their politics that band is 35 years old. are people shocked that woody guthrie was a leftist too? going on god’s own internet all ‘you’ll never believe what i just learned about karl marx’?

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

New York at Night, 1932, by the great Berenice Abbott.

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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That's quite a cover. Not the art so much as the design -- that'd catch my attention on the stands.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh wait, she *is* a superhero!

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Although… yeah, she did put away those stamp crooks. Their intricate dastardly scheme unraveled right away under the microscope of her hyperfocus.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Plot twist: Phantom Lady isn’t a superhero in the conventional sense, she’s just a little neurospicy and this is her favorite everyday outfit this month. Nobody who really knows her even notices anymore.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remember that my immediate reaction was: “Finally! A starship captain I can plausibly believe a military-esque bureaucracy would entrust with a really expensive ship and a bunch of people’s lives!”

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What’s the Presbyterian vibe? Being judgy and believing in predestination? I guess a Scottish accent would be a bridge too far.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not of immediate importance to most of us right now—we have to get through the midterms—but just remember that whenever the question of Rahm Emanuel comes up, the answer is “Nope.” #uspol

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

1) Politicians make impossible demands of some group 2) Group tells politicians their demands are impossible 3) Politicians demand group do it anyway 4) Group warns this will fail 5) See #3 6) Demand fails as predicted 7) Politicians blame the group for not doing the impossible

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh, cool! I know nothing about that scene; I just remember having heard some of the music on the radio a few years back, and the track above felt like a likely kindred vibe to me.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That’s droll! Now I’m wondering if anyone involved in the above effort was part of the Chap Hop phenomenon (see: Professor Elemental and chums)

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I don’t know what any of those words and numbers mean when you put them together in that order. And I think I’m fine with that.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

in the history textbooks of the future 'move fast and break things' will be one of those slogans like 'manifest destiny' and 'laissez-faire' that students will half-forget but forever associate with catastrophe

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a bouquet of buildings (Downtown Jersey City, NJ) Photo taken from Razza outdoor seating area across Grove Street from City Hall (part of which is seen at right). Mixed low-rise and high-rise buildings. [jbm-20260906-gfxr-006] #photography #urbanarchitecture #skyline #jerseycity #GFX100

We see some high-rise buildings in the middle distance, and some low-rise buildings nearer. Parts of the sky exhibit some cloud versus blue drama. Near, to the left of the frame and toward the bottom, we see a wooden plank sign painted with a yellow crescent moon and the word "BAR" in white. We also see (at the bottom of the frame) a person's head and shoulders from the back, and the tops of some cars.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As shocking as this case is I know @czedwards.bsky.social is shaking their head at the same thing I am - this is some PISS POOR MONEY LAUNDERING. Check 1001 of a brand new account? Jesus we used to be a proper country.

A check made out for
$150,000 to Susan Collins’s
PAC, check number 1001

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just lectured about the WPA this morning and it is absolutely a model we need to bring back, for this purpose and others too.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔥This is how it’s done. Imagine if every anti-immigrant fearmongering liar was grilled like this. #ShowMeTheStats #GetYourPhoneOut 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (h/t @ukcameraman.bsky.social )

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026

“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”

orlandosentinel.com

Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’

The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 07/09/2026

I found the best book: a 1963 dictionary of Italian hand gestures

Supplemento al dizionario italiano, by Bruno Munari, a white paperback with a photo of a hand giving the classic Italian finger-purse “Che vuoi” hand gesture

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

You just have to read "critics" in every news story now as "people who understand law and things."

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I posted a YouTube link because it may be the most universally accessible place to find this episode, but seeing these guys talk isn't necessary; we listened to this as a podcast. Look for episode "AI and the Enshittification Era" or podcast "The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart"

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Bonus: there are some brilliant (and often laugh-out-loud) metaphors and turns of phrase, which are their own reward for listening to this – it isn't just informational medicine to choke down.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

You may see the title of this discussion and think "I've heard this all before". But I still strongly recommend listening, because the interview is long enough that there's time to put a lot into place in a coherent perspective. #aibubble #enshittification www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAI...

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AI and the Enshittification Era w/ Cory Doctorow | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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endora bullshit @endora-bullshit.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

there are some things that if you have no familiarity with the military you don't understand immediately as being a Big Fucking Deal this is a Big Fucking Deal

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 22/08/2026

[drunk as hell trying to remember joanna newsom's name] natalie harp

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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Margaret Hamilton, a pioneer of software engineering who led NASA's in-flight software team for the Apollo mission, was born #OTD in 1936. 🧪 🔭 👩‍🔬 Image: NASA

A black and white photo of Margaret Hamilton standing next to a stack of printouts, the code that she and her team wrote for the Apollo Lunar Module. She is wearing a short, striped dress and sandals. Hamilton has long hair past her shoulders and wears glasses. She is looking at the stack of code, which is taller than her, smiling and steadying it with her hands.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

That’s… kind of a recommendation. Sort of like the way the only U2 songs I’ve been able to stand have been the ones which sound like Brian Eno songs.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Although… the character and plot driven ones are usually built atop backstories which proper fans know in their bones and I absolutely do not, and these days I can no longer muster sufficient interest to dive into researching them before watching the films.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yeah, that’s where I’ve landed. I guess the ones I’ve been least annoyed at having sat through have been the more quirky, character and plot driven ones. The ones whose denouement is some huge loud battle royale built entirely in a world of effects I now have zero patience for.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Budget: $180 million. Review: “fine.”

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My man Steven Cheung: @kevinmkruse.bsky.social 🥔👓🔥🧵 keeps on giving.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.

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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."

But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."

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Sen, but Spooky @dresdencodak.com · 15/08/2026

Art tip: don't share everything you draw. Draw things you never intend to show anyone. Your brain needs time to just exist in a state that's not about performing for strangers. This used to be the normal way to exist before social media poisoned us.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Is Vance an absolute moron, or is he an evil mole actively working to destroy the US economy? Evidence points to… both.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 15/08/2026

this is the absolute best part of visiting pompeii the city is filled with graffiti like “Aufidius was here” and “I screwed the barmaid” and “Epaphra, you are bald!” people have just been people, forever

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

like the reason they do not speak up for Palestinian activists on campus but DO speak up for The Racism Professor is because they are not for the principle of free speech on campus. They disagree with the Palestinian activists but agree with the Racism Professor. bsky.app/profile/jand...

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ohh! I’d always wondered where that came from!

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wow! Hearing these different scales demonstrated this way is fascinating; the singer’s skill and ear blow my mind.

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Enlightened looks good, I now plan to check it out! I totally failed to notice its existence when it aired originally.

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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A while ago there were newspaper reports suggesting that Trump was going to “muzzle” RFK Jr & tone down the anti-vaxx activism ahead of the mid-terms, since it’s not polling well Those reports turned out to be nonsense: MAGA & MAHA & anti-vaccine activism are one & the same, & Trump is all in

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Don't stay on twitter so long you stop believing in sunscreen" sounds like an idiom people 200 years in the future will be using but won't remember what it means

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Well, if it’s “gay” to even clean your ass properly after a dump, clearly having someone treat your manly melanomas is the most mincing light-loafered thing possible.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

You're probably familiar with the events in Selma, Alabama, that helped secure the Voting Rights Act. But you might not know the story of how the Voting Rights Act then transformed Selma and the rest of the South. New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

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Work in Progress: Implementing the VRA

Work in Progress is a recurring feature on CAMPAIGN TRAILS, in which I share some of the more interesting materials I’ve uncovered in my book-in-progress on the work of John Doar and the Civil Rights ...

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Jeff Moore @jbm0.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Paper of Record continues its scheme to cut off the lifeblood of parodists by bringing their function entirely in-house.

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