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iplayguitarbad.bsky.social @iplayguitarbad.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Remember literally 11 months ago when it was inconceivable that a sitting president would use his office to blatantly enrich himself? Ah, the old days.
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 09/10/2025
after 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-...
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What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports
Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 09/10/2025
Every time he does this a calculator somewhere in the country spontaneously bursts into flames
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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 09/09/2025
I will not be buying the new iPhone. Not sure I’ll ever buy another Apple product, after this:
Tim Cook bribing Donald Trump with a gold plaque. A spineless gesture from someone who should know better.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Good question.
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Chris Messina @chrismessina.me · 02/12/2024
Nice to see Bluesky's fearless leader (@jay.bsky.team) make an appearance on the MSM!
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CEO of new social media company competing with X describes users' experiences
YouTube video by CNN
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Dave Winer on Bluesky @scripting.com · 10/07/2023
If Threads is the final nail in Twitter’s coffin, where will the journalists and politicos go? theguardian.com
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 09/07/2023
Since 2014, least 25,000 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean Sea.
Image shows a Celebrity Cruise ship in port. Activists have raised a banner in front of it which reads, “Tourists, enjoy your cruise in Europe’s biggest migrants cemetery.”
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Alice Vaughn @rationalblonde.bsky.social · 01/07/2023
forget cage fighting, Elon's gonna have to start cage dancing to pay his server bills
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Chris Messina @chrismessina.me · 26/06/2023
Verified/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
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 22/06/2023
I 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.
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Reddit Tells Mods That Protesting By Changing Sub To NSFW Violates The Rules
The 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…
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mashedpotato @mashedpotato.bsky.social · 20/06/2023
Mostly this...
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cackles @cackles.xyz · 12/06/2023
gm welcome to monday
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/06/2023
just put on my apple glasses and oh man
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Ray [REDACTED] @rayredacted.com · 05/06/2023
Apple has just completely revolutionized how people who spend $3,500 on a headset can experience porn.
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The Gray Gay @graygay.bsky.social · 04/06/2023
Another childhood star lost to drugs...
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Al Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
Don'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!
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David Klion @davidklion.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
For 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
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Brian Fung @brianfung.me · 24/05/2023
In Space, no one can hear you launch a presidential campaign
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
Twitter Spaces Total Landscaping
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Rav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 24/05/2023
They’re talking more about Twitter Spaces being a success than Ron DeSantis announcing his candidacy
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
Hey all sorry I was just uploading the full series run of Supernatural to Twitter in 2 minute increments and 4K resolution. What I miss
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 24/05/2023
Elon Musk’s Twitter Space where Ron DeSantis was expected to announce his run for president has experienced rapid unscheduled disassembly.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 24/05/2023
Just 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.
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 24/05/2023
I'm an adventurous eater, but even I draw the line here
Sandwich at Whole Foods labeled "Lorem Ipsum Dolor & Cheddar"
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Dogs 🐶 @dogs.bsky.social · 22/05/2023
Fixed it. 📋🐾😄 📷: ig|the_life_of_lincoln
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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 21/05/2023
At TWiT getting ready to go on the air.
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mashedpotato @mashedpotato.bsky.social · 21/05/2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger No Decreased (prefer Mastodon)
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Adam Cerious @adamcerious.bsky.social · 16/05/2023
I fail to see how his relationship status is of any relevance
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 16/05/2023
Yesterday 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.com
Elon Musk still needs 'Twitter sitter,' judges rule
Elon 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.
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 16/05/2023
bsky mIRC bsky-mirc.glitch.me
screenshot of bsky-mirc.glitch.me
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Kylie Robison @kylierobison.com · 15/05/2023
I 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-…
Six months into the dumpster fire of Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, in which the social media company has lost more than $20 billion in value, some are hailing the appointment of new CEO Linda Yaccarino as the billionaire’s last best hope of salvaging this misadventure.

“If I were a stockholder in Twitter, and I were gonna sell my stock yesterday, I would keep it today based on the fact that Linda went there,” a media industry insider who has worked with Yaccarino for several years told Fortune.

But whether Yaccarino will manage to turn around the company’s fortunes depends on her ability to tame its unruly owner. How this will play out is the subject of fevered speculation: Is it a “glass cliff,” in which a woman leader is brought into a can’t-win predicament? Is Musk looking for a responsible, maternal figure to play the foil to his impishness, a la Gerri Kellman from Succession? Or has Musk finally brought in a leader with the spine to stand up to his whims?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger @schwarzenegger.bsky.social · 15/05/2023
I’m here. The positive corner of the internet is taking over Bluesky.
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Read the book Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @jphillll.bsky.social · 14/05/2023
it was just so nice and thoughtful of him to include us all in this
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Emily Liu @emilyliu.me · 14/05/2023
fuck it. group selfie
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👻Carl👻Cosmos👻 @cillic.bsky.social · 12/05/2023
Dunno if it's evergreen but I was happy with this one I made after the purchase of Twitter was finalized.
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Christina Warren @filmgirl.bsky.social · 09/05/2023
Watching Tucker and Elon’s bromance crash and burn is going to be awesome.
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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 09/05/2023
Tucker 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
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Elon Musk's Jet Tracking @elonjet.net · 07/05/2023
Took off near Miami, Florida, US.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/05/2023
Just 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…
Headline: "‘The smartest person in any room anywhere’: in defence of Elon Musk, by Douglas Coupland"  (article from 2021)
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SwiftOnSecurity @swiftonsecurity.com · 05/05/2023
Now 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.
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Walt Mossberg @waltmossberg.bsky.social · 02/05/2023
Fascinating 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…
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Gradually Then Suddenly | TWiT.TV
Bluesky, the end of Twitter, Flipper Zero, Supreme Court and AI
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Lívia Lamblet Heatherly @livialamblet.com · 04/05/2023
Happy Stars Wars Day!
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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…
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God save us all: Britain is about to get the king it deserves
Viewed from Canada, the coronation is especially absurd – and the contradictions of Charles III perfectly suit the moment
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