Reposted by mashedpotatoiplayguitarbad.bsky.social @iplayguitarbad.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Remember literally 11 months ago when it was inconceivable that a sitting president would use his office to blatantly enrich himself? Ah, the old days. 021
Reposted by mashedpotatoparis martineau @paris.nyc · 09/10/2025after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...consumerreports.orgWhat Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer ReportsHere’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic. 321806966
Reposted by mashedpotatoKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/10/2025Every time he does this a calculator somewhere in the country spontaneously bursts into flames 1172110290
Reposted by mashedpotatoJosh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 09/09/2025I will not be buying the new iPhone. Not sure I’ll ever buy another Apple product, after this: 3831843
Reposted by mashedpotatoFr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Good question. 912921
Reposted by mashedpotatoChris Messina @chrismessina.me · 02/12/2024Nice to see Bluesky's fearless leader (@jay.bsky.team) make an appearance on the MSM!youtu.beCEO of new social media company competing with X describes users' experiencesYouTube video by CNN 0238
Reposted by mashedpotatoDave Winer on Bluesky @scripting.com · 10/07/2023If Threads is the final nail in Twitter’s coffin, where will the journalists and politicos go? theguardian.com 001
Reposted by mashedpotatogamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 09/07/2023Since 2014, least 25,000 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea. 06918
Reposted by mashedpotatoAlice Vaughn @rationalblonde.bsky.social · 01/07/2023forget cage fighting, Elon's gonna have to start cage dancing to pay his server bills 062
Reposted by mashedpotatoChris Messina @chrismessina.me · 26/06/2023Verified/Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to DM to other verified users who don't follow them. "Only verified users can send Direct Message requests to people that don’t follow them. Pay up to slide into subscriber DMs! 🤪 #DeadTwitter 351
Reposted by mashedpotatoMike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/06/2023I wrote yet another post about the war between Reddit and its volunteer mods, with the company saying that it violates their (ridiculous) interpretation of the rules to protest by switching a subreddit to NSFW.techdirt.comReddit Tells Mods That Protesting By Changing Sub To NSFW Violates The RulesThe enshittification of Reddit continues. Yesterday we wrote about the next move from protesting mods to switch their subs to NSFW, which strips those subreddits of ads, and how Reddit was experime… 53913
Reposted by mashedpotatoPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 05/06/2023just put on my apple glasses and oh man 1127073
Reposted by mashedpotatoRay [REDACTED] @rayredacted.com · 05/06/2023Apple has just completely revolutionized how people who spend $3,500 on a headset can experience porn. 172
Reposted by mashedpotatoThe Gray Gay @graygay.bsky.social · 04/06/2023Another childhood star lost to drugs... 391534269
Reposted by mashedpotatoAl Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 24/05/2023Don't know if or how often I'll be posting on here, but figured I'd better grab this name before somebody else does! Howdy, BlueSky-ers! 14386972
Reposted by mashedpotatoDavid Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 24/05/2023For years we’ve been worried about what would happen when a more competent Trump runs for president, but no one considered the possibility that a less competent Trump would run for president 10488114
Reposted by mashedpotatoBrian Fung @brianfung.me · 24/05/2023In Space, no one can hear you launch a presidential campaign 16714
Reposted by mashedpotatoAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 24/05/2023Twitter Spaces Total Landscaping 8447130
Reposted by mashedpotatoRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 24/05/2023They’re talking more about Twitter Spaces being a success than Ron DeSantis announcing his candidacy 011
Reposted by mashedpotatoGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 24/05/2023Hey all sorry I was just uploading the full series run of Supernatural to Twitter in 2 minute increments and 4K resolution. What I miss 49217
Reposted by mashedpotatoWill Oremus @willoremus.com · 24/05/2023Elon Musk’s Twitter Space where Ron DeSantis was expected to announce his run for president has experienced rapid unscheduled disassembly. 0133
Reposted by mashedpotatoMike Masnick @masnick.com · 24/05/2023Just for funsies, I logged into the DeSantis Twitter spaces to see if I could help melt down the server, and it seems to be working. The whole thing has fallen over twice already in the first couple of minutes. Technical problems galore. 5446
Reposted by mashedpotatoPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/05/2023I'm an adventurous eater, but even I draw the line here 32716156
Reposted by mashedpotatoDogs 🐶 @dogs.bsky.social · 22/05/2023Fixed it. 📋🐾😄 📷: ig|the_life_of_lincoln 29122
Reposted by mashedpotatoHarry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 21/05/2023At TWiT getting ready to go on the air. 021
Reposted by mashedpotatoAdam Cerious @adamcerious.bsky.social · 16/05/2023I fail to see how his relationship status is of any relevance 1235471
Reposted by mashedpotatoLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 16/05/2023Yesterday in Tesla news... A federal court said Elon Musk still has to comply with the terms of the consent decree he signed voluntarily to settle securities fraud charges brought by the SEC back in 2018. www.cnbc.com/2023/05/15/elon-musk-s…cnbc.comElon Musk still needs 'Twitter sitter,' judges ruleElon Musk had been fighting to unwind parts of a settlement agreement he and Tesla struck with the SEC over civil securities fraud charges in 2018. 282
Reposted by mashedpotatoJerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 16/05/2023bsky mIRC bsky-mirc.glitch.me 1815945
Reposted by mashedpotatoKylie Robison @kylierobison.com · 15/05/2023I spent the weekend getting to know Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino by calling seven people who have worked with her. I worked very hard to report this, excited to share it! fortune.com/2023/05/14/new-twitter-… 2817549
Reposted by mashedpotatoArnold Schwarzenegger @schwarzenegger.bsky.social · 15/05/2023I’m here. The positive corner of the internet is taking over Bluesky. 6575005477
Reposted by mashedpotatoRead the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 14/05/2023it was just so nice and thoughtful of him to include us all in this 188613
Reposted by mashedpotato👻Carl👻Cosmos👻 @cillic.bsky.social · 12/05/2023Dunno if it's evergreen but I was happy with this one I made after the purchase of Twitter was finalized. 272
Reposted by mashedpotatoChristina Warren @filmgirl.bsky.social · 09/05/2023Watching Tucker and Elon’s bromance crash and burn is going to be awesome. 2395
Reposted by mashedpotatoTechmeme @techmeme.com · 09/05/2023Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show on Twitter with help from ex-Fox News staff and will forgo at least $25M owed to him by Fox to break a non-compete clause (Dylan Byers/@dylanbyers) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 013
Reposted by mashedpotatoElon Musk's Jet Tracking @elonjet.net · 07/05/2023Took off near Miami, Florida, US. 3243
Reposted by mashedpotatoMike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/05/2023Just came across this article from 2021 by Douglas Coupland, which I'd like to argue has not survived the test of time. www.theguardian.com/technology/2021… 13466
Reposted by mashedpotatoSwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 05/05/2023Now THIS is verification. Incredibly simple powerful concept. There are confusion issues for sure that benefit from a human moderator, but it unlocks it significantly to the whole audience. 1015236
Reposted by mashedpotatoWalt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 02/05/2023Fascinating discussion of Twitter replacement’s’ strengths and weaknesses on @leolaporte.me show. Panelists were @stamos.bsky.social , @brianna.bsky.social , @jeffjarvis.bsky.social Link: twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/epi…twit.tvGradually Then Suddenly | TWiT.TVBluesky, the end of Twitter, Flipper Zero, Supreme Court and AI 63810
Reposted by mashedpotatoLívia Lamblet Heatherly @livialamblet.com · 04/05/2023Happy Stars Wars Day! 513031
mashedpotato @mashedpotato.bsky.social · 04/05/2023"it’s all fun and games, but his face is going to be printed on my money." 🤣 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/ma…theguardian.comGod save us all: Britain is about to get the king it deservesViewed from Canada, the coronation is especially absurd – and the contradictions of Charles III perfectly suit the moment 000
