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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

The folksy, regular person to game show winner to down-to-earth talkshow host to Mrs. Howell from Gilligan's Island Pipeline. Many such cases

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House House @househouse.com · 15/10/2026

An explanation on why Big Walk isn't available on Xbox. bigwalk.game/xbox

Regarding Xbox

In June 2026 we announced that the release of Big Walk would be limited to computers, Switch 2 and PS5. Since then, we have received many messages and comments, asking about a future Xbox release. We would like to address those questions here:

We have made the decision not to release Big Walk on Xbox, in accordance with the Palestinian-led BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement’s call to boycott Microsoft, and their designation of Microsoft Games (and Xbox) as a priority boycott target. If you need help understanding our motives, we would recommend reading about why Microsoft is a BDS priority target, the successes this kind of pressure has already had on Microsoft, and especially, watching this great introductory piece by People Make Games.

It has always been our intention for Big Walk to be played by groups of friends, and we know that keeping the game off Xbox runs counter to those intentions. This decision means that some people will miss out on playing Big Walk with their friends, and we understand the disappointment we’re causing. We are disappointed too.

We would love for people to be able to play the game on Xbox, but not until Microsoft and/or Xbox have been removed as BDS boycott targets.

We’ve made this decision with the belief that meaningful change can be made in the world, that coordinated collective action can confront even the most powerful interests, and that one day, Palestine will be free.

Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
House House

(see bigwalk.game/xbox for links)

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

the praiseworthy thing here is the work done in order to bring about the environment in which the rainbow capitalists feel comfortable hoisting their pride flags. praising the capitalists themselves is pointless, they will take those flags back down for a dollar

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

In a world where washing machines exist, I don't need to hold that jacket before it's sent through a cleaning cycle

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

There's been too much: "Look at this cool thing I got!" [Hands it to me] "It's from the Goodwill bins" and not enough "Look at this cool thing I got from the Goodwill bins! Want to hold it?" or even "Look at this cool thing I got!" [Hands it to me] "It's disinfected—It's from the Goodwill bins"

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I say that as someone who believes Piker has A: a near cult-like following among his community, B: has made dreadful comments in the past and, C: not taken adequate responsibility for, nor corrective action towards, his fans). I still like him but he's far from perfect. Rather him than capitalism

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Piker's ideology represents a challenge to centrism & legacy media; Yarvin's does not. Capital always protects its interests.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

The music of Seinfeld, divorced from the show itself, is nothing short of disgusting. Imagine if the show didn’t exist but the music somehow did. Hearing it, your face would twist in angry revulsion

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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farner @farnerb0cken.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

men who sacrifice liberty for bibberty deserve neither

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a complete package, that show is unworthy of being included (imo). Let's work on discouraging people from coming back and ruining good shit for a few dollars.

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I think it's time we start taking "Arrested Development (2003-2019)" off of these best-TV-of-the-21st-century lists. "Arrested Development (2003-2006)" is fantastic. Including through "-2019" erases some of the legacy tarnish that the creatives SHOULD feel about season 5 (& 4 to a lesser extent).

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Very similar dynamic between my wife and I, only reversed. That said, I'd say my spouse is pun-curious

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Literacy crisis: everyone is mad at Ed Sheeran, but if you actually read his statement he specifically said he’s not complicit

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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 03/09/2026

this dude was driving a Dodge Charger with Thin Blue Line & Punisher skull bumper stickers, so I actually have a good idea of his battles (family court, Woke)

old guy in a tee reading

everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing About

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today I have it playing a 90s alternative radio which has been great so far aside from having to drop targeted throat clears during the chorus of Nine Inch Nails song "Closer"

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There's an Apple Homepod at my work and I have an Android so I can only interface with it like I'm a character on Star Trek talking to the ship computer. "Siri, play something classical, like, Pet Shop Boys"

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This is pretty fucking wild. I had assumed in a worst case scenario he would target blue zip codes and toss ballots based on technicalities but this is even worse than I imagined.

Not only is this system astonishingly untested, USPS has simultaneously implemented an
impracticable zero percent failure rate.
13 When ballots are submitted to USPS in large-volume
batches, if any one ballot in the batch cannot be verified against the Portal, all ballots in that
batch will be rejected. For example, if a state election official brings a batch of 10,000 ballots to
USPS and USPS is unable to match just one of those ballots against the Portal – because, for
example, someone has recently changed their name after marriage or they’ve moved – then
USPS would refuse to mail the remaining 9,999 ballots as well. As the whistleblower notes,

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"I need another monitor", I softly whisper to my three monitor setup

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CBS News has posted a breathless story about how two El-Sayed tweets they just discovered "invite scrutiny" ... ...And then you read the tweets and uh, they don't seem that out of line, especially for someone who has a medical degree. www.cbsnews.com/news/abdul-e...

Meanwhile, El-Sayed's past references to the deadly attacks have continued to surface, including two deleted social media posts verified by CBS News that have not been previously reported. In those posts, he calls for the American public to muster the same outrage for the COVID-19 death toll that they displayed after 9/11. In one, from April 2020, El-Sayed compared the nearly 3,000 Americans killed on Sept. 11 to the mounting COVID-19 death toll and argued for a response commensurate with the nation's post-9/11 mobilization. In another, El-Sayed wrote that because more Americans had died from COVID than in the Sept. 11 attacks, he hoped "that means we'll spend the next ten years fighting a war for public health & against poverty ... like we launched a global #Waron Terror after 9/11. We could save lives rather than take them."

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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Like when the evil monster in the slasher movie kills the most annoying character

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

honestly hasan needs to hit a couple of these guys with defamation suits. time to teach some of these freaks some discipline.

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Death taking Dolly Parton and Tim Curry back to back is a little queerphobic and quite frankly problematic

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

First time in an office job, and I gotta say telling older generations of guys "stay outta trouble" has like a 100% hit rate right now

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Chauvin was, in fact, the cause of Floyd’s death. He used a technique that MPD and most other agencies have banned, specifically because it causes death. And the crime for which he was convicted is unintentional second-degree murder, which by definition does not require intent to kill.

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Emily "Eeek!" Meo @emilyemeo.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I'm not good at eating fruit regularly even though it's delicious and good for me, so I'm starting up this new thing where I'll cut up some fruit to eat while I play games. I call this my "gamer fruit." you too can enjoy some "gamer fruit," it's nice and I would recommend it

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tinybaby @tiny.baby · 19/08/2026

this guy got caught because he's dumber than the average cop and chose a woman who wasn't marginalized enough. imagine what happens when a cop does this to, say, a sex worker or a woman with previous charges who are not likely to be willing to report this kind of thing. what do you think happens

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

unbelievable that a Christian metal band could somehow suss out the intersection of both "deeply unchristian" and "deeply unmetal" but they pulled it off.

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jeff @reyturner.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The most popular genre of NYT oped is just "I'm a Member of [Demographic you Hate] and You're Right About Us"

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I personally oppose vigilantism, but the reaction to his death should be understandable to anyone who knows the callousness of that system. The lack of public sympathy makes sense. Also I know zero people who think CEOs of PUBLICLY TRADED companies are shadowy (morally bankrupt, but not secret).

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I think it should be allowed—with repayment plus interest, because, as they have just shown, I did not purchase the item, I extended them a line of credit secured by the digital item. (I also didn't lease or rent anything, because there was no defined term where I had right of quiet enjoyment.)

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ICYMI, the Dobby grave story was completely fake. Like, just, totally not true in any way.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Axios writer: I melted my brain with AI. Not only can I no longer read, but I don't even understand the purpose of reading anymore. Here's how you can also do this. www.axios.com/2026/08/11/r...

Axios: AI has become my reading buddy as I've plowed through my summer book list, helping me keep track of plots and characters, unpack themes, and make sense of wordy, old prose.

Why it matters: The way many of us actually read books — a few pages before bed, a chapter at the beach, another on a plane — makes it easy to lose the thread. AI can help you pick it back up without starting over.
📖 I really got into using AI while reading James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans." The text was far too dense for casual vacation reading. My first prompt asked:

"I'd like a guide as I read The Last of the Mohicans who can help me understand what I've read and where the story is, without giving spoilers or getting ahead of my progress. Can you do this, chapter by chapter?"
The robot agreed: "Cooper's sentences are long and his diction is archaic."

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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state

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Josh @joshingcarter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Genuinely trying to engage here... plenty of private-run grocery stores price-gauge. City-run grocery stores allow an "at cost" option which undercuts the private market Same thing with bike lanes—aside from the argument that they are a social good—they have downstream benefits (even for non-users)

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 28/07/2026

say what you will about AI, always-on voice recording and auto dictation has been a game changer for my workflows. Save post and close app. Yeah Footlong meatball sub on white. No veggies. Don't toast it. Ranch and barbecue sauce. Yeah, ranch and bargecue sauce. More. More. Little more please

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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

oh yeah well could a depressed person do this? *restarts Bojack Horseman from the top*

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