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Michael Hart

@michaeldhart.bsky.social
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Software engineer, progressive organizer, arts supporter, dad. Greater Chicago. Views my own.

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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 5h
Man - this guy is legit. 💙
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 13/10/2026
Start the clocks
A framed photo of a person in front of a White House backdrop is placed next to a lettuce with googly eyes. A logo of Winston Churchill is in the top right corner. A caption below reads, "Day one: Can Katie Zacharia outlast this lettuce?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
republicans used to complain about the violence in gangster rap and now they want to livestream an execution
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City of Minneapolis @minneapolismn.gov · 09/10/2026
Today, and every day, we stand with the Somali community.
The marquee at Cedar Culture Center with the message "We love our Somali neighbors" written out.
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
When Twitter was real, we used to have discussions with folks on the other side of the phone. It helped communities organize. No other platform has that today - even Bluesky is just a bunch of 1 sided replies with nary an interaction from the OP. We’re all just talking to ourselves in the same room.
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Arbaz Kakkar5 @arbazkakkar5.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Ku Klux Klan says support for its message is growing as it seeks to rebrand around family and faith. Al Jazeera's Phil Lavelle reports on how much influence the group really has ahead of the US midterm elections.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” — Dolly Parton
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In the last year 1,300 Boone County residents lost SNAP benefits as a result of the Big Beautiful Bill. In a red county like Boone, it pains me to wonder how many of those families voted for Trump. The Republican Party promises “Tax breaks and fiscal responsibility.”
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Brad Westness @brad.westness.cc · 28/09/2026
Blog post about how in the 90s I used to constantly break my family PC trying to run Linux distros on it
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The Year of the Linux Desktop? (With Local Agents, Maybe)
Coding agents might finally make desktop Linux workable for people who don’t want to live in man pages and forum threads, though Betteridge’s Law probably still applies.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jesus this is what we’ve been telling you dumb motherfuckers since 2016! I can’t get over how stupid so many conservatives are.
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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This video on 'the extreme left' was part of the Republican Midterm Convention for both nights. They loved this video so much they played it twice. Trump seems to think communism has been around for thousands of years. The first communist country was the USSR.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
May have saved these boys’ lives if this keeps them out of this insane war. Also, Fuck ICE.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
<this is fine meme />
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/09/2026
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections. to.pbs.org/4yTjfzl
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WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that “we want honesty in our elections,” he led them in a pledge to “cheat like hell” and “go out and vo...
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/09/2026
If only there were a law that said: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned" We could call it 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Yikes @podsaveamerica.crooked.com I read the SCOTUS news, got on the train home, and am listening to Tuesday’s episode 😬 This is fine?
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
So, Trump is lifting tariffs on beef for 90 days to lower prices for consumers… but I thought consumers didn’t pay for tariffs? 🤔
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I mean you can insert the word American and remove Iranian from this statement and it’s just as accurate. Pot and kettle need to get over themselves.
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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026
I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nine straight games without a single goal. Instead of staying quiet, fans grabbed a sign and literally pointed the team to the goal post.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We launched a big thing at work this week! blog.resy.com/newsroom/res...
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Resy Welcomes Tock Restaurants, Wineries and Experiences to Its Platform and App, Expanding Access to More Than 25,000 Venues — Resy | Right This Way
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Get the chocolate Babka.
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NPR @npr.org · 02/08/2026
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021.
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut down in 2021.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026
The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A friend asked if the lettuce is okay. A friend asked if the parsley is okay. A friend asked if the eggs are okay. A friend asked if the cilantro is okay. My friends none of this is okay.
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God @thegodshow.com · 26/07/2026
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Why on earth are we helping the Saudis with nuke tech!???
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/07/2026
Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to-ac…
Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Listen to Skeletor!
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Stephen Graham King🍉 @stephengrahamking.com · 25/05/2026
I loathe the cult of the car.
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by hazel (@sodiumPen) on X(dot)com

europeans will ride a train going 200 mph through the alps while drinking wine and americans will sit in traffic on 1-95 for three hours eating a gas station sandwich and say "at least i have my freedom" brother you are imprisoned by a honda accord

9:59 PM 3/27/26
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Jonnysb @jonnysb.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Life is exhausting these days for lots of us, and I think I’ve figured out why. I think it’s having to sit through the pretending... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/americans-...
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Americans Are Exhausted From The Right's Pretend Patriotism and Phony Faith
Life is exhausting these days for lots of us, and I think I’ve figured out why.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Cartoon by David Horsey.
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Michael Hart @michaeldhart.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I would love for these people to define what acceptable assimilation looks like here. I guarantee it’s ridiculous. Assimilation happens over generations - and goes both ways. Communities also need to evolve to rep the people that live there.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 20/06/2026
For the past 26 years, American sunscreen has been terrible compared to sunscreens available in the rest of the world. But last week, the FDA approved a new chemical sunscreen filter for the first time since 1999. At last, better sunscreens are on the way. Read more from @vicmsong.bsky.social:
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Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over
It’s been 26 years since the FDA approved a new filter.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint
The described cocktail in a coupe glass.  It's very algae lookin
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Eric Sorensen @ericsorensen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I am so proud to endorse Paul Nolley to become the next Congressman in #IL16. He shares my vision to do everything to keep money in your pocket. And through his countless in-person town halls, he’s already proven that he will listen to the needs of his constituents.
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Guardrails of Democracy @demguardrails.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the “Iran nuclear deal,” was finalized on Tuesday, July 14th, 2015. All 109 pages of that agreement were made available to the public on that same day.
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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026
OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA
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Chappell Ellison @chappelltracker.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
me: hey can I expense $10 to make a spreadsheet employer: Absolutely not me: hey can I spend $10 worth of company tokens to have ChatGPT make a shitty spreadsheet I will have to put even more work into to fix manually employer: yes 💖
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026
The Last Ship, the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard. n.pr/4eotzrl
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'The ship of my life': Sting talks the comeback of his musical
The Last Ship, the first musical to be staged at New York's Metropolitan Opera, inspired by Sting's childhood growing up in the shadow of a shipyard.
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