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Matt Alexander

@malex.bsky.social
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Artist, VR Developer, Freelance Pope

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...
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One of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data Center
A rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land.
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I felt the presence of my phone in my pocket whispering to me to try to take a picture of it all to alert the world to what the world actually is but then snapped to my senses and stood down. I cannot translate this for any of you. Cannot break this news. flaminghydra.com/what-it-has-...
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What it has always looked like
October 18, 2025 The four of us stumbled out across the sand in the dark toward where the tongue of the water lapped at the high tide line and stood silently for some time listening to the collected ...
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Sam Weller @samwellerauthor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is the most remarkable story Ray Bradbury ever shared with me. He told it to me late one night, sitting in his den of antiquities and mementos. Take five minutes to read this. It’s pure magic. #Writing #Living #Creativity #RayBradbury #BookSky
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box.
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Cops Search Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of ‘LMAO,’ ‘IDK,’ ‘Hehe,’ and ‘asdfg’
The EFF found cops writing “idiot,” “WEIRD KID,” "blah," "leave me alone," and button mashing in Flock's 'reason' box.
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Mark Aherne @wiredmark.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
@harvey1966.bsky.social I reckon you've played King of Dragon Pass? It's designers, @radiofreelunch.bsky.social and @robindlaws.bsky.social, have just put out a new tactical narrative game, and I think it's a step forward in procedural narrative, in the same way KoDP was in the late 90s.
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Owen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 26/08/2026
We can upload 10 minute videos to bluesky! Please watch and share Deathahedron! The pilot I made over the course of a whole year! I play another robot and it's totally different than the last robot I played. Also it's full of models I made! Youtube link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FNC... #scifi
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Garry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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The Sandbox Channel @thesandboxchannel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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District Department of Transportation (DDOTDC) @ddotdc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Spotted Lanternflies are back, DC! These pests feed on over 70 species of trees and can attract stinging insects. Here’s how you can help: Neutralize. Vacuumize. Squisherize!?! Visit 🔗 tinyurl.com/ddot-lantern... to learn more, and let's protect DC's tree canopy together.
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Daniel Carlson @danielwcarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This site lets you scan barcodes to see if they’re part of Taylor Farms: www.taylordetector.com
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Taylor Detector — Scan for Taylor Farms brands
Wondering if a product is made by Taylor Farms? Scan any barcode to instantly check brand ownership and affiliations. Free, no signup required.
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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Conservatives simply lack a theory of mind. At its root, the biggest divide in our politics is between those who can understand a thing is bad even if it doesn’t affect them directly and those who can’t
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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.”
We’ve spoken about capitalism versus socialism.

Do you want to talk about capitalism? Let’s talk about capitalism. Are you recording? Capitalism is about leveraging the laws of supply and demand to efficiently allocate capital expenditure to maximize value. When capitalism works, it’s because you have free entry and exit into markets. So if you believe in capitalism, you have to believe in government regulation to protect markets. In fact, right now, we have exactly the opposite. You don’t have to be a socialist to believe that you should be taxing billionaires their wealth. In fact, if you are a capitalist, you should believe in that. So, I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.
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Hermione, Texas Granger @misterfungi.bsky.social · 11/12/2023
the Wikipedia entry for axolotls reads like a Cake song
Their heads are wide, and their eyes are lidless. Their limbs are underdeveloped and possess long, thin digits.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 05/08/2026
This guy never served. He faked an injury to avoid the draft. None of his children have served. He called those who did serve their country "suckers and losers." He skipped the centenary memorial for servicemen who died in WWI because it was drizzling. This is more than usually repellent.
Trump AI slop post showing him on the battlefield in a general's uniform flanked by bad AI versions of Patton and MacArthur
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Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A “princess of darkness” helps Trump raise money
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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
impossible to choose the best one of these, I cannot tell you how important it is that you read the entire thread
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S E Case @secase.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
why won't my eraser get bigger
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Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This is an emergency now. So here’s the deal. Anyone who donates at least $25 gets a free profile pic art commission from me. I will draw as many as I have to to make sure my friend stays housed.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It’s crazy to me this isn’t a daily refrain from Democrats.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/07/2026
Indeed, down to the last day. We're a smidge under $35,000 going to World Central Kitchen ( @wck.org ) and I would love if we could get over that line (you can move the donation sliders so they can get more). So if you're in a non-Commonwealth country and want a bunch of my stuff in ebook form, go!
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
matthew always brings the receipts
• A law called the "Food Traceability Rule," designed to make tracing contaminated food easier, was supposed to go into effect on January 20, 2026.
• Taylor Foods started paying Sidley Austin to lobby. on "regulation of food safety" in January of 2025.
• On March 20, 2025, FDA announced they were pushing back the implementation of the "Food Traceability Rule" by 30 months.
• On March 26, 2025, Taylor Fresh Foods Inc contributed $1,000,000 to MAGA Inc, a Trump-aligned super PAC.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My man looks like he was cast as Frank Burns in a gritty reboot of M*A*S*H
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Good morning
Some guy who posts every single day “Good morning to everyone who voted for Kamala Harris” even though the 2024 election was 18 months ago Shelly Duvall finding a page in a typewriter in The Shining
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blaine @jblainefoster.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
need you all to see this deeply indescribable cooking video
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Scam Ghouldin @gotitatguineys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one.
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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Its been over a month and I'm still thinking about this
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Kenny Logins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
yoshimi red
@yoshimired.bsky.social
Japanese sci-fi: two robots in space, yearning

American sci-fi: man gets the author's beliefs on polygamy confirmed by the aliens of ramalama IV

french sci-fi: two horny bounty hunters visit the Galaxy of Breasts

British sci-fi: nuclear war. Everyone dead.
America's fault
9:08 AM • Apr 13, 2026
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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pseudonym jones @pseudonymjones.bsky.social · 24/06/2024
#makeaterriblecomicday2024 wow it’s that time of year again!
A (terrible) comic. PANEL 1: Emma looks at her watch. “What! It’s JUNE 24th already?” PANEL 2: “That means it’s MAKE A TERRIBLE COMIC DAY! how does it sneak up on me every year?” PANEL 3: “participation is SIMPLE. just make a comic! It doesn’t have to be funny or insightful or beautiful or interesting. make something for the joy of making it and if you feel it going wrong just trust yourself and keep going!!!” PANEL 4: “make a comic and don’t stop until it’s made!” PANEL 5: “remember that ole MAKE A TERRIBLE COMIC DAY saying, ‘if you want to make something GREAT, you need to start by making something TERRIBLE.’” PANEL 6: “or the other saying, ‘YOUR PARTICIPATION IS COMPULSORY!’ Stop thinking and get to work!”
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CatTrigger [Wishlist "Date Time❤️" on STEAM! @cattrigger.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
For my fellow #Gamedevs #indiegames #indiedev
A comic that has solutions to Gamedevs that can't draw without having to use AI
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Out tomorrow - unless of course you helped fund the project on @kickstarter.com in which case you already have your book. She said smugly. @doctorow.pluralistic.net www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
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The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence
A vivid and entertaining polemnic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ire
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
ICE/Geo drove into a demonstrator today.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I call Elon Musk a Nazi because he's an avowed white supremacist who undermines democracies, incites pogroms, targets minorities, intentionally caused the death of >750,000 people (so far) while laughing about it ("feeding USAID into the wood chipper"), and did a Sieg Heil at Trump's inauguration.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.
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⸸ ⚧️ INAYA 🏳️‍⚧️ ⸸ @enbyrobot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Repost if if that's true 📢
It's an image that says "repost if trans people are welcome and safe with you" with the trans flag in the background
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/06/2026
THERE IS AN ACTIVE POGROM IN NORTHERN IRELAND. FASCISTS IN SKULL MASKS ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR PULLING MIGRANTS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND SETTING THEM ON FIRE.
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Jason Bender @jasonbender.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This is perhaps the most central issue of our times, in terms of the American cultural discourse. As a game designer I can tell you this is up there with running water and electricity when it comes to how civilization functions.
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KarrahE @karrahe.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's my birthday! 🤗 As per tradition, I'm humbly asking for some reposts of this or any other of my art today ❤️
Stylised bust paintings of characters from Severance. Irving is on the left looking thoughtfully to the viewer's left and wears his work attire: pale blue shirt, navy tie and vest. 

At the top Mark S is looking towards the viewer with a confused frown, mouth slightly open. He's wearing a navy blue suit and tie with a white shirt. 

On the right is Helly R, mouth slightly open, eyes wide and posture stunned as she looks to the viewer's left. She has a blue green dress on.

Dylan is at the bottom, brow scrunched and mouth open in confusion. He's wearing a dress shirt and jacket.Painterly portrait of a young androgynous Kender looking tired and lost in thought. They have a scrappy brown pixie cut, fair skin and bright, icy blue eyes ringed with dark circles. A scar marks their right cheek, and part of the ear on that side is missing. Their clothing is simple and practical: dark leathers and a forest-green cloak. They wear a gold button as a pendant.One half body painting of Luke in his Bespin outfit holding a blaster and looking vigilant. One sketchy black and white drawing of him in side profile looking left Stylised painting of Peter Falk as Columbo. He's in his mac and holding his trademark cigar. He looks go the viewer with a twinkle in his eye and knowing smile
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
L - GOP Rep and MI senate candidate Mike Rogers actual photo from the campaign trail. R - Photo put out by staffer.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 24/05/2026
The conditions in Delaney Hall are absolutely unacceptable. Shut it down NOW.
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The Doom That Came to Aram @rawfishandbeer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
more comics: mandatoryrollercoaster.com subscribe: patreon.com/mandatoryrollercoaster
a single panel comic made entirely of word art and clip art. it is painful to perceive. the very ugly text reads: "I feel like eventually AI image generation will be like clip art is today. You'll still see it occasionally but it is almost universally understood as lame and low effort, bringing down the perceived seriousness of anything it's attached to"

clip art of a clock, a "recycle" sign, shaking hands, balloons, and another recycle symbol surround the text. it looks really bad
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Chase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
It’s extremely funny for a guy who starred in a show where Greece looks like your friend’s backyard to say this
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