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kottke.org @kottke.org · 03/06/2026
The Three Ways to Make a Living. “3) Tell the truth to those who want to be lied to, and you’ll go broke." [kottke.org]
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The Three Ways to Make a Living
Well, this is kinda depressing, courtesy of Jason Zweig’s father: There are three ways to make a living:1) Lie to people who want to be lied to, and you’ll get rich.2) Tell the truth to those who want the truth, and y
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVY...
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De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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Andy Saunders - Apollo Remastered @andysaunders-1.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Wait for it to focus... Sound up... Earthset, recorded by Reid Wiseman during the Artemis II lunar flyby. The initial imperfect composition, and the phone hunting for focus makes this so much more human and familiar. A celestial scene witnessed by only 28 of us in history...more
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
News is too fraught right now. Don’t screw around with April Fools garbage today.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
What Danielle said
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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
"The way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace... I think what’s going on in our country — what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants, is really unfortunate and it’s really sad." - Charles Barkley on CBS
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 27/03/2026
We don’t fear for our lives when crossing Delancey St. anymore. When I had to take a car to Newark airport the other day in the middle of the day, it took *22 minutes*. The air is noticeably cleaner. Big government overreach absolutely fucking rocks.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Thus begins my 2 week long quadrennial obsession with curling
A man with glasses wearing a hat shaped like a curling stone
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 23/01/2026
Disband the Port Authority "A Port Authority spokesperson said the agency does not yet have a plan to continue offering the discounts now that the MetroCards have gone the way of the dodo." gothamist.com/news/jfk-air...
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JFK airport workers scramble for last remaining MetroCards to get AirTrain discount
A handful of newsstands sell discounted MetroCards for the JFK AirTrain that are a lifeline for airport workers.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Your regular reminder that Republicans in Congress approve of what the President is doing.
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DanaMPatton @danampatton.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
What a fucking coward to override the will of the people. This will be his legacy. Being unwilling to fight fascism.
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Linnea Hartspooker @linneaharts.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Gary Larson cartoon of a man who's painted labels on everything with the caption "Now that should clear up a few things around here"
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo! I know how hard you worked for this.
Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo. 

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO
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NPR @npr.org · 28/09/2025
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
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Marc Maron, Human Rights Watch and others slam Saudi comedy festival
The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 13/08/2025
Dictators love a crisis. “For reasons of both personality and political ambition, Trump needs a crisis to govern — or rather, to rule. And if the actual conditions of reality will not give him a state of exception, he’ll create one himself.” [nytimes.com]
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Troublemakers @troublemakers.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Even easier than rolling out of bed on a Saturday morning to stop the coup! #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall
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Per Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Trump lunacy, Swedish edition: The American Embassy in Sweden has written to Stockholm City Council's Urban Planning Department, instructing (!) it to no longer apply Swedish DEI legislation. A Councillor replies: "A totally bizarre demand. No way!" www.dn.se/sverige/usas...
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USA:s ambassad kräver lydnad av Stockholms stad: ”Bisarrt”
USA:s ambassad kräver att staden slopar mångfaldsarbete
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
wuh?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
States like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and more drew even bigger crowds than on 4/5. We’re in awe of you, America. You know you did something right when even Fox News is covering it. Wow!! We love you!
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 11/04/2025
The best time to start hating Substack was the day they launched their subsidy for fascists. The second best time is today. We welcome everyone, you’re never late.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 09/04/2025
Can somebody just fucking do something about this
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Wondering how long it is until we see a political cartoon of Uncle Sam cutting off his nose to spite his face
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I welcome our new robot overlords, may they be forever benevolent #jerseycity
4 food delivery robots parked on the sidewalk
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 03/04/2025
It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid [kottke.org]
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It Is All Just So Very Very Stupid
Folks, I can’t even today. I gotta tap out. I hope to be back with you tomorrow.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 01/04/2025
Booker is still going. 73K people watching on his stream, 77K on AP's, 19K on PBS NewsHour, 14K on MSNBC.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Here's a information about Executive Orders and what they can and can't do. They've been used for bad and good. www.aclu.org/news/privacy...
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What Is an Executive Order and How Does it Work? | ACLU
What executive orders can – and cannot – do, and why we have them in the first place
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
It's amazing but not really amazing that the White House is doubling down on the Signal screw up being a hoax.
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Christina Warren @filmgirl.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
With 23andMe filing for bankruptcy -- reach out to your family members who might have ordered these kits to get them to request deletion of their data. And if you signed-up yourself, you should absolutely do the same!
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Laura Seay @texasinafrica.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Creative protests & resistance to fascism are happening everywhere. Keep standing up, even in the reddest states. It matters that others see your courage.
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Rachael Sirianni, PhD @docsirianni.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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Lisa Davidson @lisabdavidson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Perhaps the best thing about this #TeslaTakedown protest in Manhattan is that the NYPD have completely blocked the dealership to keep protestors out, but it also keeps any potential customer out too 😂
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up. Tomorrow is the cloture vote. KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️ Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill. Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 11/03/2025
There are over 130 upcoming #TeslaTakedown protests in the US and abroad! Join one or create your own at Teslatakedown.com! Also find information on Musk and DOGE, how to divest from Tesla and download flyers to take to protests!
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
A crowd has gathered for the NYC protest against the illegal ICE arrest of Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil. Protesters are chanting and calling for his immediate release. Multiple helicopters overhead.
a photo of a few hundred protesters gathered in NYC
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Over the weekend, nearly 50,000 protesters gathered at Tesla locations worldwide, demonstrating the growing strength of our movement. Tesla is facing mounting challenges, with sales plummeting across multiple countries.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Protest today at the Tesla dealership in Manhattan, good to see #fuckelon #fucktrump
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 24/02/2025
From Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, a list of instructions on “how to change your settings to make yourself less valuable to Meta”. [johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com]
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Lisa Davidson @lisabdavidson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
A+ message, NYC chalk artist
Chalk graffiti that says “I’m a world full of Kathy Hochuls be a Janet Mills”
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Yesterday it was university of Pittsburgh - today it’s Penn. I fear this will soon be a grimly long thread of more gratuitous Trump/Musk inflicted disabling of America for the long term www.thedp.com/article/2025...
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Penn to reduce graduate admissions, rescind acceptances amid federal research funding cuts
Penn notified department chairs that it will cut admissions across graduate programs — a decision faculty members say will force them to rescind offers from newly-accepted students.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Might be a tie with @PATHtrain. Funny how they have something in commo
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I honeslty don't get it. Why run for office if you're going to so abjectly defenestrate yourself.
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Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · 18/02/2025
Every day so far this year
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a man carrying a backpack is walking through a living room
Alt: George Michael from arrested development collapsing on the floor
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NPR @npr.org · 16/02/2025
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.
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Opinion: Navalny's words of love
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died a year ago Sunday in a Russian prison.
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 06/02/2025
I keep thinking about how the democratically elected mayor in s01 of Silo actually had no power; all the power resided with the head of IT.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Wired is doing a great job covering the U.S. Coup. Check out www.wired.com
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WIRED - The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture and Business
We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.
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Len @lenvt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Good to see Jason doing this, it's needed. Thank you.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Just because it is in plain sight does not mean it is not what it is: A hostile takeover of the U.S. government by an unelected and unfettered power monger. Believe what you see, do not see what you believe.
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