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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Always here for the Bill Maher hate. Fuck this guy

Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Election time reminder: ads that flood you with maximum airplay will always have been purchased by the wealthiest people regardless of whatever demographic they claim to represent, and should always be perceived through that lens

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Menotti Minutillo @menotti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The defining quality of so many tech guys is completely missing the point of nearly every social or leisure activity

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good enough for Thief: The Dark Project, good enough for your school.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Fiorello LaGuardia comparison is so apt! Fully expect to see a slew of NYC schools and bridges named after him in 30-50 years time.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Jared Kushner is not "on the other side of the aisle." He's not an elected official. He's not an administration official. He's the president's son-in-law and a private citizen. You do not, in fact, have to take meetings with relatives of the president. Some might even say you should *not* do that

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Kind of cool that Apple’s Duo phone folds up so you can put it in your wallet where your money used to be? 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy 60th to Star Trek! Love all the shows, but I’ll always be ride-or-die for Deep Space Nine. ❤️

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Headline sounds like Dr. Seuss. “I did not pump it on a train, I did not dump it in the rain…”

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Other people are saying this, but if this is Sony’s argument, then they need to own it. Use “rented” instead of “purchased”. Change every CTA accordingly. The fact is that ‘buying’ digitally was always marketed as an alternative to buying physically, not a completely different model.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is the energy I need to start my morning!

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Still remember walking around Voyager in the game Elite Force and laughing at how the devs had included a random padd of a racy novel called “Pon Farr-à-Trois” lying around some poor schlub’s quarters

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If they must be gendered, restrooms need at least a clear key (man/woman) and prominent signage (where one’s eye will land easily). (This is also known as the secret of man key eye land.)

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Frank ‘Barbie’ Backpack. (Daughter’s going to a birthday party.)

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

You write your eulogy in life. If you want people to mourn, make your life something to celebrate. If you want people to celebrate, make your life something to mourn.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Everything about this is cringe, right down to the “60% of the time, it works every time” framing

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Inject it directly into my bloodstream

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Erm…this reads like ‘Exquisite Corpse game but make it a tech announcement’?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

When Hitler fell, the purging of that mindset wasn’t de-Hitlerification, it was de-Nazification. When Saddam fell, it wasn’t de-Saddamification, it was de-Baathification. When Trump falls, it will be de-MAGAfication, not de-Trumpification. The entire movement’s hatred and corruption must be purged.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

There’s actually a great Taylor Lorenz essay that touches on that topic. youtu.be/zXrjlOE9e50?...

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'Somebody needs to do it'

YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Fellow Californians: this voter guide is pretty good. www.californiadsa.org/voterguide

californiadsa.org

Voter Guide — California DSA

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026

Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.

glaad.org

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Coming this fall: The Aristocrats!

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This rollercoaster is going to be such a cool thrill ride when it’s finished

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Mini-rant: eBay’s app has really been on a race to the bottom lately. First they packed the Home Screen with useless video auction feeds (from ‘here’s what you’re into’ to ‘here’s what we want you to be into’) and now selling is a useless AI slop that won’t even let you opt out to draft manually? 😡

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026

The Purcell Principle means it always too late for courts to fix something racist and never too late for states to do something racist

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

“Uh, no. They’re saying “Boo-m! AI Boo-m!”

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Guessing this is about Angela Morley - she was amazing. (I’m not sure since I also can’t seem to get to the article.)

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 30/04/2026

"In Louisiana, where Black people make up roughly a third of the population, the congressional maps were specifically drawn so that a third of the districts were majority Black. Does that seem fair to you?" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/we-...

mcsweeneys.net

We Believe That Combating Racism Is the Real Racism

“In Louisiana, where Black people make up roughly a third of the population, the congressional maps were specifically drawn so that a third of the districts ...

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 30/04/2026

I have spent my entire career listening to FedSoc types complain about liberal “activist judges” who “legislate from the bench,” and none of them are going to say a single blessed thing about Sam Alito rewriting the Voting Rights Act to say what he thinks Congress ought to have said

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Six Conservative Activists Killed the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court's conservatives have spent their careers working to kill the Voting Rights Act. They just did it.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Congrats to @frank.computer on an awesome an thoughtful Doctoral thesis defense this morning. 👏🏼❤️ Really enjoyed it and can’t wait for the news that you’re finally a Doctor!

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The correct response to today’s Burning of Entrails by the Wizards in Robes is not only that we need 25 SCOTUS justices & these charlatans need to lose their clerks & building & ride the circuit, but also that we need to get rid of single member districts entirely if we want to ever be a democracy:

protectdemocracy.org

Over 200 Democracy Scholars Call on Congress to End Single-Member Congressional District

More than 200 political scientists, legal scholars, and historians released an open letter calling on Congress to reject the United States’ winner-take-all elections.

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Karim Merchant @kmerchant.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Fair, although I think that’s an oversimplification. Vested interests for sure but on some level, I think he really believes he’s cooking. Honestly doesn’t matter since either way, he’s not getting my vote.

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