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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well, sure, but tomorrow we'll learn that Oceania has *always* been at war with Eurasia
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Because every single media outlet is owned by the billionaire class? Isn't it obvious by now? Might as well ask why no major newspaper in the 1920s was pro-union, or pro-suffrage.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Maybe those thoughts & prayers are more effective than previously estimated. Got some megachurch preachers govt funding, for one thing.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Will there be tears in their eyes? I'll bet there'll be tears in their eyes when they call you "Sir."
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Dying? Or eulogizing?
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
HAW HAW! ARE YOU TRIGGERD LIBTARDS? GOOD
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Shut up! If he finds out, he'll throw a tantrum and replace it with something far worse. Remember the JCPOA?
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Is that a can of whoop-ass he's trying to open? 'cause I hear that Canuck Whoop-Ass packs s hell of a punch.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I wonder why POTUS hasn't already asked his billionaire buddies at Alphabet to "do me one favor, though," and block Kimmel's YouTube channel. Is it because Paxton is a sloppy dresser? Are Alphabet hedging their bets by not complying in advance? ... or is it to identify viewers?
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Congress does whatever he wants. For now.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Not only is it stupid and pointless, it's almost criminally reckless. It's going to get people killed. abcnews.com/US/3-hikers-...
abcnews.com
3 hikers who say they used AI to plan trip rescued after becoming stranded on Mount Shasta
Three hikers were rescued on Monday after they became stranded on Mount Shasta near Clear Creek Route.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
To be fair, they don't understand much of anything beyond fear and rage, and how to stoke them.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The likeness is uncanny
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Come on, man. It's gonna be crappily and cheaply built, by contractors who know they're gonna get stiffed after the cronies have skimmed the absolute maximum off the top. Just like literally every single Trump project ever. It'll collapse all on its own.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The same companies willing to change a map instantly at the whim of the Mad King, also manage the cloud services that store your email, your calendar, your documents, your music... Any of which can change in an instant. Gaslighting As A Service. Coming soon to your... everything.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That's ironic, because I think RFK isn't dying quick enough, and costs too much money. Also because the same MAGA cult that screamed about "Obama Death Panels" voted this guy in.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I wonder if anyone's told him that America comes from the name of some Italian guy.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
quarterback
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I mean, rats going over a cliff is quite a pleasant subtext, really. And topical, if you think about it.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Volunteer radishes are the best radishes
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Whenever you can quote Ellison, do not hesitate.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm unsurprised to be awed by the wordcrafting skill of a Scalzi. It was everyday Scots busting out gems like "onion-eyed flap dragon" that made me truly envious, and motivated to improve. www.buzzfeed.com/hilarywardle...
buzzfeed.com
24 Times Scottish Twitter Roasted The Fuck Out Of Trump
“Leather faced, bawbag-eyed fuck bumper.”
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
She seems nice
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A couple of resources: haveibeenflocked.com deflocksf.org
haveibeenflocked.com
Have I Been Flocked? – Search Flock ALPR Audit Logs
Have police looked up your travel history? Search Flock Safety audit logs for your license plate.
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Steven Johnson @boredomfestival.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I listened to Claire Stapleton's audiobook ("Don't Be Evil") over the weekend. Pretty good on the whole. The vibe of "downfall from the feel of optimism" (still palpable when I started in 2011) to "just another megacorporation with all that implies" (when the book ends in 2019) resonated strongly.
harpercollins.com
Don't Be Evil
"An absolute must-read for anyone interested not just in big tech, but in what it takes to not lose your soul in modern-day America." —Naomi Fry, ...
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Earth, Wind, and YOU'RE FIRED
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
... or, if you're old enough, Pennsylvania 6
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I dunno, crusty old jokes I first heard in elementary school seem totally on-brand for a syndicated strip whose creator died decades ago.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I'm sure they'll do a *bang-up* job.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Don't forget pedophiles!
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"Mountain Dew cough syrup" (ears prick up)
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Just last week I bought a cup of coffee … Peter Singer noted … I had just murdered 0.25 children in sub-Saharan Africa.” Why have I not been reading this guy the whole time?
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Gah. Temu Versailles.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Now do Europeans and the US.
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Mexico warns travelers of "Explosive Diarrhea Risk" in USA boingboing.net/2026/07/20/m...
boingboing.net
Mexico warns travelers of "Explosive Diarrhea Risk" in USA
Mexico's Ministry of Health has issued a travel advisory for citizens heading to the United States, where foodborne parasites have infected more than 1,600 people. The advisory was published by…
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Someone busted this out at a party in the 80's. Up until now, I thought they'd made it up. "I prefer to call myself, 'AMbisexual.' You know, like ambidextrous?" I'll always be jealous of the wag who then quipped, "Are you sure you don't mean like ambivalent?"
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Well, for starters I assume the movie's dialogue isn't in Greek, in dactylic hexameter. That'd be an improvement right there
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
You left out, "Go tens of thousands of dollars into debt"
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Sir, *we've* seen something like it.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
What? You mean you can't just replace them with AI? How do we keep giving the robots the most fun and interesting jobs, like arts, music, and automotive design, and leave humans the tedious stuff like dishwashing, sanitation, and fucking COBOL programming?
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
My Dad told me the point of a college education wasn't so much to qualify for a high-paying job, or a high-prestige job, but for a job that would be interesting enough that you wouldn't spend 40 hours a week hating your life for most of the rest of it.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Verify your age" Edited code in emacs on a VT100 terminal for so many hours in a row one night that my eyelids started spasming
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Hell, even knows what those things look like
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I mean, a low bar, surely
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
at least it isn't Sorrento's
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
I agree! It isn't believable.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I thought it was an inflatable bounce castle
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
"Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product." Holy cow, Ford bought the AI hype, believing they could go "hey computer, make me a good car" and it would.
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johnfsweet.bsky.social @johnfsweet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This Slovenian tile depicts two farmers fighting over custody of a cow. That guy in the middle, milking the cow? The lawyer.
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