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Great reporting. Meta claiming all its data centers (and the pricey GPUs) are scientific research investments, saving them $4 billion in taxes last year alone. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...

nytimes.com

How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes

Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 13h

Calling solar power a fad should alone be disqualifying to be governor of the “Sunshine State”

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Rural Indexing Project @ruralindexing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Herky the Hawk Red Oak, IA

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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Found while flipping through CTA Transit News v. 38 no. 9, 1985 today: the product model for the classic "Mr. Clean" campaign was an employee of the @chicagocta.bsky.social. We've digitized these volumes and you can flip through them yourself in the Internet Archive: archive.org/details/ctat...

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social

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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On Sept. 19th, OMB gave Customs and Border Protection $20 million. The next day, CBP awarded an ad company a contract for $20 million for a “national media campaign.” On Sept. 23rd, Trump ads start running on national tv as "paid for by U.S. government."

washingtonsun.com

CBP Got $20 Million for a ‘Media Campaign.’ Lawmakers Say It Was a Misuse of Funds.

The administration started running Trump-focused national ads that have come under ethical scrutiny for using taxpayer funds.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

tell me more of this fried in salsa trick

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 29/09/2026

They aren’t sending their best

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

Essentially. IMO opinion WP’s biggest knock is poor quality plugins & front end implementations.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

Honestly, if you leave out Gutenberg, WP is high quality code.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

She lost a special election earlier this year for the same seat in a Trump +10 district that was held by now Lt. Gov Jay Collins (appointed by DeSantis)

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

Fucking WordPress.com recommending people “upload their contacts” to start a newsletter. See what they do when they kick Matt out. Lololol

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 29/09/2026

Please consider supporting our @jsteyz.bsky.social's research by taking this survey at tinyurl.com/ucwomenfans They're looking for "Women who identify as women's sport fans"

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH STUDY?
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of witnessing digital body-based abuse directed at women athletes, coaches, and sports personnel. Specifically, we evaluate how exposure to this abuse within women's sport fandom spaces affects women fans, focusing on body surveillance, self-image, and their overall sense of belonging.

WHO WILL BE IN THIS RESEARCH STUDY?
Women who identify as women's sport fans will be recruited on social media fan pages (e.g., Reddit). Approximately 300 participants are being recruited. Participants must be at least 18 years old.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 29/09/2026

do you think Saquon Barkley pitches his Jesus Ponzi scheme in the huddle? At the bottom of a pile?

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

an odd moment was the president posting an image wearing one glove and posing with xi, a photoshopped blonde woman, and a row of droids the president running an overtly political campaign ad paid for by the us government is a sign of blatant corruption and disregard for the rule of law

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 28/09/2026

pretending this is some obscure prog-rock album

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 28/09/2026

Saying something is the spiritual successor to WordPress makes it sound likes it’s haunted by Matt

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patrick.kennedy @thedotcity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Remarkable.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 27/09/2026

watching this team I also feel "disrespected" and "undervalued"

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 27/09/2026

Most of y’all have bad taste in music as it is.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 27/09/2026

I’m ignoring the music discourse myself & just enjoying the new Kristin Hersh album

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ACARS Drama - Accessibility @acarsdrama-a11y.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Air to Ground Message: Jokes are dangerous to the egg community Area: Tampa, FL, USA Type: Airbus A321 A: #a351561d7ff F: #fe94408e95e

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 27/09/2026

hey, a Rays game that's not blacked out

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 26/09/2026

They mining phosphate too? Two different components of fertilizer.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 26/09/2026

Hope you get cool pics & good news.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 25/09/2026

“It's 106 miles from Chicago. We've got a full iced coffee, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.”

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 25/09/2026

One look at who was representing him I knew it was bogus.

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Karen McGrane @karenmcgrane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am doing a whole color analysis experiment. You may remember "Color Me Beautiful" from the 1980s. In any case, if you would like to play a game of "which color makes me look better?" I could use some more data: karenmcgrane.github.io/expert-octo-...

karenmcgrane.github.io

Which color looks best on Karen?

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 25/09/2026

I think I saw them in 92 open for the Breeders in Boulder

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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The cybersecurity threat from agents is increasingly more likely to come from a massed swarm of AIs whose only goal is to penetrate your system to figure out how much you paid for your company t-shirts as part of a research effort to "find good t-shirt prices" as it is from bad actor attacks.

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Aden Y @adenyacobi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I got my hands on the $1 Trump coin and it’s a lot less gold than the renderings let on

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 24/09/2026

Jolly should just run this sound bite for the rest of the cycle.

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Semafor @semafor.com · 23/09/2026

🟡 SCOOP: Flock Safety is weighing whether to sell itself www.semafor.com/article/09/2...

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Michael @mwdelaney.me · 21/09/2026

GUESS WHAT?? decorativegourdseason.com

decorativegourdseason.com

Is it Decorative Gourd Season?

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 23/09/2026

Thanks to @wmnf.org this is stuck in my head so I thought you’d like it stuck in yours too music.apple.com/us/album/sil...

music.apple.com

Silver Lining by Rilo Kiley on Apple Music

Song · 2007 · Duration 3:37

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 23/09/2026

I get it, just ironic I’m emailing to say this is why folks don’t think you spend money wisely to find out it was a part of a prop to justify why folks should vote no.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 23/09/2026

They’ve had a PODS storage unit parked out front for 4 years & the building has metal grates bolted over the windows but that Home Depot rock column that will rot the wood behind it & the plants that will be dead in 2 months probably looked great in the b-roll

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 23/09/2026

lulz, last week I emailed the city to say how absurd I thought it was for specialized rec staff to be installing stone columns on the building the city spent over $250K rehabbing 2 years ago only to learn to day it was all for a photo op to encourage folks to vote against property tax cut.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 23/09/2026

I am screaming into the void watching Tampa City Council try and approve a budget. I have a lot of respect for a couple of people involved, but this is as bad as the Bucs performance on Sunday.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 22/09/2026

I can think of a few times I wish I had an ejection seat.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 22/09/2026

Around my parts, local news stopped trying to hold city hall accountable long before AI entered the scene.

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Michael Bishop @michaelbishop.me · 22/09/2026

I feel like if we had a functioning media it wouldn’t be up to the candidates whether there’s a forum/debate. They either show up or they don’t. Didn’t a Fox affiliate do that in Michigan for Senate?

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