Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I don’t know, but I *want* it to be pronounced “Leshy” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshyen.wikipedia.orgLeshy - Wikipedia 010
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Oof, the number of people in this thread who seem to think Bluesky is doing this because they *want* to… 010
Reposted by Adam LuptakThe Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026While his mountain of horrible personal conduct could fill multiple books, one fact in particular stands out: A year ago, Musk’s actions directly led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. He did it knowingly. And, worse — gleefully. Read more: www.theverge.com/tech/949259/... 28589633758
Reposted by Adam Luptakhenry ✷ @strange.website · 22/05/2026any generative art/data viz freaks out there in the atmosphere. I am in dire need of thy most holy allyship for a dangerous mission at the start of june. pls respond 8215
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 21/05/2026For every visitor with prefers-reduce-motion, we will increase the cumulative layout shift for others a little more. *twirls mustache* 100
Reposted by Adam LuptakKelsey Hightower @kelseyhightower.com · 15/05/2026I'm not surprised. Writing code plays a much smaller role in the overall software lifecycle than most people understand. 715420
Reposted by Adam LuptakProPublica @propublica.org · 04/05/2026Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.propublica.org8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm ElectionsFrom dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta... 111388717
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Based on your suggestion, seems like maybe web.archive.org/web/20151026...web.archive.orgFun Winter (song) - zefrank 020
Reposted by Adam LuptakThe Verge @theverge.com · 20/01/2026We’ve decided to make this story free for all readers, forever. We hope you’ll support this reporting by sharing it. 121305803
Reposted by Adam LuptakCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/01/2026Instead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care. 182472502
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 01/01/2026No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet. 020
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Pretending to be credulous for a moment - why would the shutdown impact a (supposedly) private venture? Did someone get confused and furlough the supposed T Phone employees too? Do they have USPS folks doing this off the side of their desks? 010
Reposted by Adam Luptakzeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Once more for the folks in the back: accessibility is a human right. Your web standards godfather shares thoughts on a small atrocity.zeldman.comAccessibility is a human right, cruelty a human wrong.Once more for the folks in the back. Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. That’s why the Biden Administration chose Calibri for their digital communications: to include more people and make life just a wee bit easier for the disabled. And who in their right mind could object to that? You know who, and they’re not in their right mind—unless you’re talking far-right. 15724
Reposted by Adam LuptakKaitlyn Hajdarovic, Ph.D @khajdarovic.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The devastation I feel about this attack on science in particular is hard to cope with. It’s like watching my dad die all over again. I would do anything to spare someone a death via pancreatic cancer. 491976645
Reposted by Adam Luptakhenry ✷ @strange.website · 09/12/2025🌧️ hey yeah it’s launch day. had a blast making this website with the inimitable @likethecolour.red, a Bluesky Account & in many ways a dear friend whose outlook on life inspires me deeply :) this is a project made with love for the web, friends, and reiselust. i'm excited to share it with you.strangersbyspring.comStrangers By SpringStrangers, By Spring is a blog about escapism, romance, and rebirth. 69625
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Great writeup of Stripe City, our physical celebration of the successful businesses of BFCM. All credit and props to the entire team involved! www.itsnicethat.com/articles/mic...itsnicethat.comStripe’s miniature, motorised city is a model marvel and tribute to the hidden world of commerceOperated by a 24/7 crew of model makers, animators and craftspeople over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period, this living, breathing diorama ups the ante for creative marketing. 070
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Definitely scratching the itch of my love for models and miniatures. (Experience best on desktop) bfcm.stripe.com 051
Reposted by Adam LuptakGhost @ghost.org · 28/11/2025Our first billboard! Live from Stripe City bfcm.stripe.com 1283
Reposted by Adam LuptakKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Courtesy of the world’s richest man who just got a trillion-dollar pay package from his feckless board: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...newyorker.comThe Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of ThousandsThe short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes. 43776296
Reposted by Adam LuptakMr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 14/09/2025The Trump administration is ending the 50-year war on cancer. “It’s an absolutely unmitigated disaster. It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...nytimes.comTrump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer 39660
Reposted by Adam LuptakRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Tim Walz: "Where are the don't tread on me people? You are being tread on every single day. These folks are enriching themselves. The most successful thing he's done is grift off the American people." 19398453425
Reposted by Adam LuptakPiccalilli @piccalil.li · 05/09/2025A very good list of concerns a “boring” (we prefer experienced) developer might have. Very useful for people who aren’t developers to read too. daverupert.com/2025/08/got-...daverupert.comAll the concerns that make you a boring developerI was thinking this morning about how once you understand that your technology choices have security, performance, and accessibility considerations you become a much more boring developer.… 082
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Oh no, I have discovered that Slack has a character limit on who much you can write in a single message. 040
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 29/08/2025“I don’t have to say this is in the United States, because this is always in the United States.” 161
Reposted by Adam Luptakzeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025The one person in our world who needs to hear this will never read it, but you can. And you should. Every word! Hat tip: @andrewhinton.bsky.socialamericabydesign.failAmerica by Design FailTrump fired the best designers in the Federal Government 02910
Reposted by Adam LuptakNick Fleisher @nickfleisher.bsky.social · 27/08/2025It has been wild to see what were always the two most paranoid pro-Second Amendment scenarios—the government snatching people away and sending occupying armies into communities—literally happen this year, to the delight of conservatives 6136211003
Reposted by Adam LuptakHarry Roberts @csswizardry.com · 18/08/2025🤳 Over the weekend, I did some research. What are good, representative, real-world devices for performance testing in 2025? csswizardry.com/2025/08/low-...csswizardry.comLow- and Mid-Tier Mobile for the Real World (2025) – CSS WizardryDiscover the most representative low- and mid-tier mobile devices for web performance testing in 2025. 23011
Reposted by Adam LuptakGregory A. Hargreaves 🎃 @bordergroves.bsky.social · 16/08/2025This is profoundly bad. The data generated by NASA feeds research in many, MANY disciplines. I, for instance, am a historian, and my dissertation (now book project) uses satellite imagery as a major source for exploring the historical relationship between people and the environment. 9269105
Reposted by Adam LuptakAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 15/08/2025He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws. 12367082457
Reposted by Adam LuptakEric Klug @klugalters.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Smaug, painted after an illustration by Tolkien himself. The border is borrowed from an early book jacket for The Hobbit. 422836264
Reposted by Adam LuptakNathan Knowler @knowler.dev · 29/07/2025ICYMI I am looking for my next role. Hopefully something design systems and accessibility related. Ideally using Web Components APIs. Shares, tips, and referrals appreciated! 01613
Reposted by Adam LuptakDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 26/07/2025The era of climate migration is upon us. Residents of Tuvalu are slowly resettling in Australia. This is only the beginning… www.wired.com/story/the-fi...wired.comThe First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is UnderwayThe Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. 5248116
Reposted by Adam LuptakClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 25/07/2025This news dropped the same day as this marvelous work from UF on a new immunotherapy method that could treat a variety of different cancers. We are so close to life changing, life saving breakthroughs, and ignorant ghouls are throwing it all away www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comSensitization of tumours to immunotherapy by boosting early type-I interferon responses enables epitope spreading - Nature Biomedical EngineeringLipid particles loaded with RNA coding for tumour-unspecific antigens can enhance early responses of type-I interferons, mediating the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors as well as epitope spread... 115664
Adam Luptak @luptak.bsky.social · 26/07/2025There are many, many aspects of the current administration that fill me with white hot rage, but as a child of two parents fighting cancer, everything they’ve done to interfere with progress in the fight against cancer is particularly personal for me. 030
Reposted by Adam LuptakNate DiMeo @natedimeo.bsky.social · 08/07/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/u... let’s pause to note that yesterday, as the administration slow-walks recovery from the Texas floods, they muster a small army to march through a park to scare LA. They succeeded only in clearing out kids at summer camp and a few people literally feeding the poor.nytimes.comFederal Agents March Through L.A. Park, Spurring Local Outrage 16015
Reposted by Adam LuptakCasey Dreier @caseydreier.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Today, *every* living prior leader of NASA's science directorate have released a joint letter condemning the proposed cuts to NASA science. These individuals every administration from Reagan to Biden, and all believe these cuts are insanely destructive: www.planetary.org/press-releas...planetary.orgEvery living NASA science chief unites in opposition to unprecedented…The entire past leadership of NASA’s science activities have released a joint statement condemning the proposed 47% cuts proposed to the agency’s science… 111376600
Reposted by Adam LuptakJohn Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Great op-ed @usatoday.com from longtime TB Fighter Quinn Yates: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...usatoday.com11,000 more TB patients died after Trump's USAID cuts. That number will rise. | OpinionThe potential for thousands of new deaths from TB is not worth the less than 1% in federal savings that came from cutting USAID. 7535103
Reposted by Adam Luptaknilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 04/07/2025America is a system and that system has crashed. @lopatto.bsky.social and @sarahjeong.bsky.social don’t mince words here www.theverge.com/policy/69730... 6367103
Reposted by Adam Luptaktony romm @tonyromm.bsky.social · 03/07/2025With the House bill now passed, I wanted to re-up two important stories: The bill benefits the rich, and inflicts deepest harm on the poorest Americans, data show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/b... The deep federal aid cuts will not arrive immediately. A timeline: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...nytimes.comPoorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package 1013257
Reposted by Adam LuptakDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/07/2025Elon Musk casually, and illegally, dismantled USAID. According to a new study in the Lancet, that action will lead to *14 million* premature deaths between 2025 and 2030. Again: Elon Musk is directly responsible for 14 million coming deaths. 4.5 million will be children.thelancet.comEvaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysisUSAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a... 13045152315
Reposted by Adam LuptakThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 02/07/2025If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to 8474073210966
Reposted by Adam LuptakThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/07/2025Funding cuts to USAID by the Trump administration could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally over the next five years, according to a new study.washingtonpost.comUSAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study saysThe analysis, published in the Lancet, estimates the agency’s programs saved 91 million lives worldwide over two decades, playing a vital role in global health. 25181121
Reposted by Adam Luptak50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 27/06/2025The Supreme Court just severely limited the federal courts’ ability to fight the Trump regime, taking away their authority to issue universal injunctions that block illegal policies nationwide. This is an assault on the rule of law and proof all three branches of government are part of this regime.apnews.comLive updates: Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but leaves fate of birthright citizenship unclearThe Supreme Court ruled that individual judges cannot grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left the fate of birthright citizenship unclear under an order by President Donald Trump. 1221081
Reposted by Adam LuptakEdward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Some people think this is an exaggeration but I will say that if I were HHS Secretary and my goal were to kill as many children as possible, it would be difficult to distinguish the actions I would take from those that Kennedy has taken. 29487012891
Reposted by Adam LuptakMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 24/06/2025In case you wondered why Trump can't afford to pay for disaster relief: they are diverting disaster relief money to fund concentration camps 682068927