iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · 6h

As someone with a grant that was rated high priority (top bin) that wasn't funded this year, I'm appalled that NSF withheld 1/5th of their budget. @liccardo.house.gov @lofgren.house.gov

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 14h

10/1 3.5 mile run, moderate hills

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I keep coming back to this. Can't unsee it etc just WHAT IF

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just for the record ALL of my kids' teachers use their preferred names instead of their legal names. This is as it should be. And also uncontroversial because their preferred names are fairly traditional nicknames but like. Just call people what they tell you to use! It's not a new concept!!

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Whitney Gegg-Harrison (she/they) @writerethink.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Should writing be the ONLY required class? Probably not! (It kind of is, at my university, though we’re actually the “writing, speaking, and argument” program; I’d love to add a greater focus on critical reading.) But I do think writing belongs as *a* requirement for a well-rounded education.

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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, the precondition for regular AI agent use is changing your culture to speak in middle America white bureaucratic language to make it work. You can’t put “the good collards“ on an optimized shopping list, much less account for what some call familect: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/m...

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Every Family Has Its Own Private Language. What Does That Tell Us About Ourselves? (Gift Article)

“Familects” emerge out of in-jokes and mispronunciations, but they reveal something about how all language evolves.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026

I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility

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Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.northsky.social · 24/09/2026

This shot/chaser lede by the writer is outstanding

Opening paragraph from the Wired article "Why No One Wants to Date Tech Bros" by Elana Klein:

"Engaged in a flirtatious conversation at a bar in Manhattan, 23-year-old Gary stood with a Guinness in hand as he explained to a woman why he took an engineering job at Palantir, the data analytics company cofounded by Alex Karp and Peter Thiel. Raking in a $250,000 salary would allow him to help pay off his parents’ mounting medical bills, he explained."

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It sure would be helpful if I had more middle ground options for myself between "immediately" and "possibly never." 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 21/09/2026

"man I can't believe my friends aren't standing by me just because I let a billionaire tell me to throw ONE of my friends under the bus and I went along with it, where is their loyalty???"

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 18/09/2026

a pretty good way to gauge the conversation is whether people are talking about harm or risk harm is about what's happening now already risk is about what could maybe happen in the future and basically the whole ai cult scene is in agreement that possible risks are more important than current harm

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Does no one test their own systems anymore? I guess this is also part of enshittification, it's easier to just wait for complaints. But as a would-be customer, sometimes I decide "fine, maybe I don't need that thing after all..." 🤷🏻‍♀️

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Same people who seem to think it’s bad for China to beat us at AI are perfectly fine with China beating us at high speed rail, solar energy, wind energy, shall we go on

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Whitney Gegg-Harrison (she/they) @writerethink.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We get the "Meta is giving free Meta glasses to all vision-impaired veterans" ad on YouTube basically every single time we watch a YouTube video. And like...if we were building these as legit accessibility tools, then that's great. But it's so clearly NOT what Meta's doing.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Is even the "sort by price" function on shopping websites now broken?! We have lost something THIS BASIC??

cropped screenshot from Speedo.com showing women's sale swimsuits priced at $40, $33.75, $34, $43.20. "Sort by" in the upper right corner is set to "Price - Low to High"

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Asheesh Kapur Siddique @asheeshks.org · 11/09/2026

I also find it hilarious how universities are justifying these expenditures using the language of 'equity.'"If we don't buy these tools for everyone, then only the rich kids will be able to afford them, and that's unfair." But you don't buy books assigned by profs for anyone? Why not subsidize that!

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Re: last repost, I hard agree and am happy to talk one-on-one about the times I have done so. In multiple different states. lolsobscream

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 11/09/2026

My general rule is that I am allowed to say I'm going to vote for harm reduction when the politician in question is throwing me under the bus, but I'm not going to demand it of anyone else. And I don't yell at people who don't want to vote. I find a way to make it more accessible for people who do.

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Katie Wilkinson @drkwilkinson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was in college in Pgh at the time and my roommate’s Arabic class had a police escort for the rest of the semester due to threats and pretty much every non-white friend was harassed on the street. Also greeted by armed police leaving my dorm and told to run down the street bc of an anthrax threat.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Turned our front yard into a native plant garden and I'm extremely slowly learning to play the piano. Good thing I am very stubborn!

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 02/09/2026

Enjoyed this post, especially this line: "doing finance bro shit in artistic spaces closes more doors than it opens."

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Every time they do this I turn it off AGAIN and become EVER MORE IRATE I. Do. Not. Want.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

As a non-Car Gal who just wants to be able to make reasonably informed choices about family vehicles and understand the world, I miss Warren Brown. His columns and chat were consistently interesting & informative even when the model he was reviewing was one that held zero appeal for me.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mandy Patinkin loves fencing the way I love swimming. 😂🥰 “The only thing I think that comes close is falling in love, having children, and having those children bring grandchildren into your life." www.usafencing.org/news/2026/au...

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Mandy Patinkin Named First Honorary Team Captain as USA Fencing Launches Ambassador Program for LA28

The Emmy and Tony winner Mandy Patinkin will help lead USA Fencing's charge toward the Los Angeles 2028 Games.

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Fansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

On July 8th, we published a piece on AI in Heated Rivalry fic fandom. On July 30th, the New York Times ran a piece on the same subject. We weren't surprised—because we knew a Times reporter had read our coverage. A tale of two fandom articles, part of a longstanding dynamic in the media industry:

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Lessons From a Heated Media Rivalry

How we learned that the New York Times has a Fansplaining account.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 27/08/2026

I also wanna point out that the title of the class is a pretty obvious play on "Guys and Dolls," and not getting that is just primo chef's kiss demonstration for why people should take courses like this.

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 27/08/2026

did bluesky hear about Miss Teen Indiana’s Garfield costume

A young woman in a Garfield inspired outfit with a Garfield headdress

The young woman from the first photo is holding a lasagna that says “lasagna my love language”

missinteenusa Tonight, Indiana is going Garfield!
My state costume celebrates one of Indiana's most iconic creations-Garfield, created by fellow Hoosier Jim Davis.
Born in Marion and raised in Fairmount, Davis turned an orange cat with a big personality into a character recognized and loved around the world.
But this costume represents more than a famous Hoosier.
The hand-painted comic panels on my skirt share messages inspired by my initiative, Captivating Confidence:
"Our differences are what make us beautiful."
"If we don't have love, we have nothing."
"Outer beauty attracts, but inner beauty captivates."
To me, true confidence is found in embracing what makes each of us different and recognizing that our greatest beauty comes from within. I am so excited to bring a little Hoosier humor, creativity and confidence to the Miss Teen USA stage tonight!
This one-of-a-kind costume was inspired by my vision and brought to life by Indianapolis-based costume designer, Jess West. @jesswestcostumes

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

When we moved from Baltimore to Philadelphia in 2008, people in the former warned us to BE CAREFUL and people we met in the latter asked us sincerely how BAD it had been. At the risk of angering everyone: guys. It is the same (FINE). These cities are as alike as possible for 2 large US cities to be!

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My kids received books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library when we lived in Ohio and West Virginia. We have since handed most of them down, but a couple are too beloved for us to part with them. This bilingual edition of The Snowy Day is one of our keepers.

Front cover: Ezra Jack Keats
THE SNOWY DAY
UN DÍA DE NIEVE
A Caldecott Award Winner

The iconic cover illustration shows Peter in his red snowsuit looking back at his own footprints in the snow.

Back cover, with the blue ribbon seal of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library on the left side and the mailing label on the right. "PLEASE DO NOT BEND BOOKS" is still visible but a piece of purple paper is blocking the name/address.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(1/2) Since I haven't seen anyone else mention this one... It was an open secret that Dolly Parton secretly funded a massive number of southern high school bands, most especially predominantly Black high schools. A marching band member in her youth, Dolly never forgot the joy that playing snare drum

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Neil P Bardhan @neilpbardhan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This, every day, but especially today

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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When your timeline is filled with queer folks and brown/Black people singing the praises of and loudly mourning a 1940s-Tennessee-born white Boomer lady, welp. She was pretty goddamn extraordinary, you can assume.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Meanwhile my 15yo is begging me to track his phone "like all my friends' parents do" because he doesn't like the family rule that he is supposed to text one of us where he is going before he changes location unexpectedly. 😂

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Impossible to put into words how useless Gmail search is. No wait, these guys did it!

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The Cat Who books may be quick, "fluffy" (😂😂) re-reads but I'm getting some fun new vocabulary words out of them by pausing to actually look things up instead of context-clueing it and trucking onward.

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Sky @skybox.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For people who haven't seen it, there's a great YouTube vid about the art and history of Chinese menus. Way too short, it's super interesting. youtu.be/ofkdTv39hyw

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Chinese Takeout Menu

YouTube video by RocketJump

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 18/08/2026

We don't talk enough about the fact that the government can let our infrastructure go to shit because the government doesn't have to pay when its choices cause us harm, and maybe it should.

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I'm watching a YouTube video and the Canadian host keeps pronouncing "decal" as "deckle" instead of "dee-cal"? I had to double check before I posted though bc I can NOT trust my own pronunciation instincts 😂

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/08/2026

14 hours later and my mentions are still full of angry treatises about badly behaved cyclists. Bike lanes are not a reward for good cyclist behavior! They are infrastructure proven to make cities safer for ALL ROAD USERS. Whatever way cyclists have wronged you is irrelevant to the discussion!

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Showed the kids Jaws (library DVD!) and then went down a rabbit hole about the USS Indianapolis...plus Melville scores another psychic point on me

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/

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Krista @kristas.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Between this and reading Alexis Hall's novel Hell's Heart ("sapphic Moby Dick in space") I have learned more about Melville in the past month than in my entire life before that...but still not quiiiiite enough to land Moby Dick on my tbr

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

The blue whale has been officially dethroned as the longest animal on earth*. In 2020, Schmidt Ocean Institute spotted this galaxy-shaped creature while doing an ROV dive off the coast of Australia. Based on their laser measurement system, they estimate the outer ring is 154 feet long...

Siphonophore imaged by Schmidt Ocean Institute

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