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Scott B Ritner @podsekalnikov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Got my paperback author copies!!!! @stanfordpress.bsky.social

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 17h

Speaking of AI guzzling scholarly texts, have any of you got your share of the Anthropic settlement yet?

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 23h

"Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten". Whatever this is, I'm here for it.

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"Hideous, Invasive, Forgotten". Whatever this is, I'm here for it.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm struggling to wrap my mind around how jaw-droppingly dumb this dross actually is. Reads like it was written by a 'clever' 15 yo who has never left his mom's basement or, like, read a book. Consider the vast power these folks + 'Antichrist!!!' Thiel hold What are we doing here, folks?

a16z.com

The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz

We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.

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Cannonball Adderall @echoloop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Future of Democracy” being second only to The Economy on the list of voters’ most important issues in the election is encouraging

Economy tops voters' list of election issues this year
% of registered voters who say each is very important to their vote in the 2026 congressional elections

The economy
84
Future of democracy
73
Healthcare
68
Education
62
Immigration
59
Foreign policy
57
Energy policy
54
Violent crime
52
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Note: Based on registered voters. No answer responses are not shown. Issues named by at least 50% of voters are shown here. Refer to topline for full distribution and list of items.
Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct 4, 2026.
PEW RESEARCH CENTER

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David Begrich @davidbegrich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Courage! In Halle/S ist Tillschneider bei der Gedenkveranstaltung zum Jahrestag des Anschlages auf die Synagoge nicht von allen willkommen.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Starting my tech-pocalypse chapter. Excited to set the mood with @gilduran.com (my @goldinagency.bsky.social sib!)

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

According to Elections Alberta, Canada Post recommends mailing your referendum ballot by this Friday (Oct. 9)

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Meanwhile…

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Me (quizzing teen for astronomy test last night): a nebula is made from which two gasses, & which thing you’re allergic to? Teen: Hydrogen, Helium, and cats 🐈? (Feel free to imagine them in here:)

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Guys! The @gspia-esapi.bsky.social is hiring in the general area of democracy & technology. Open as to field. So exciting right?! Great pay&benefits, super high quality of life &hands down world's best colleagues. Closes 10/31 Please circulate widely. uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com

Assistant Professor - Democracy and Technology

Posting Reason: New Position Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty Union affiliation: APUO Faculty/Department: Graduate School of Public and International Affairs_FT Campus: Main Campus Date Pos...

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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 06/10/2026

The former boss of Germany's most important intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on suspicion of treason.

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Jan-Werner Mueller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"...the...far right is a cross-class phenomenon...a movement that brings together an underclass that has given up waiting on the promises of modernisation – formal work, accountable institutions, real equality before the law – and an elite who no longer even pretends those promises are on offer."

equator.org

Brazil: The Future of the Far Right • EQUATOR

The limits of Lulismo, the sons of Bolsonaro and the new politics of disintegration

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"South Korea has already run the experiment. Its law requires the National Assembly to vote on presidential impeachment by anonymous ballot, and that rule has now removed two presidents." [@andycraig.bsky.social]

theunpopulist.net

A Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority Basis

Such a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears

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Kyle Saunders @kylesaunders.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy to announce that our department is looking to hire two new colleagues at the Asst Professor level, one in American politics, specializing in public law, legal studies, administrative law and/or law and courts, the second in political behavior and/or political psychology. Ad links in reply.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Folks just can't let go of the idea 'social movement' means 'left progressive.' False, egotistical, dangerous. I need to make a sign to tap.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just so dispiriting to watch the Greens be corrupted by the same poison that took over Labour. All the same shit: the excuses, the mealy-mouthed justifications, the tortured position statements, the deafening silences. Like a historical reenactment.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Alberta separatists have gone to Washington offering Canadian fresh water and oil in exchange for (illegal?) US interference in the referendum.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Is this …a Lego marine chronometer??? I’m dying!!! I’m dead and in time nerd heaven.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

With his Vera Historia, the 2nd-century satirist Lucian of Samosata wrote the 1st detailed account of a trip to the moon in the Western tradition and, some argue, also one of the earliest science fiction narratives. Aaron Parrett explores: publicdomainreview.org/essay/l...

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a good bear. Would 100% hibernate surreptitiously snuggled up with this bear. And if it turned out she was not quite asleep yet when I snuck in, am 92% sure I could outrun her. 91%. 84% Anyway, great bear!

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026

“I’m fond of effective altruists. When you meet one, ask them how many people they’ve killed.“ This is another excellent critique of the effective altruist movement.

wired.com

The Deaths of Effective Altruism

Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of many reasons that whole #climateemergency declaration trend was pointless and even dangerous, given the inherent problems with emergency framing. @jeremywallace.bsky.social and I wrote about that here: www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/res...

journalofdemocracy.org

Resisting the Authoritarian Temptation | Journal of Democracy

Democracy’s unique, flexible, and substantial resources make it better than authoritarianism at confronting climate change.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"🎶How I wish I was in Sherbrooke nooooow! 🎶"

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ready for the Harvest Moon tonight? Cue up the Neil Young, shine up your dancing shoes, and take a moment out from all this wretchedness to bask with loved ones in some gentle majesty.

youtube.com

Harvest Moon - Neil Young

YouTube video by tunisianjasmine

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

UCP support has plunged in Calgary and outside major cities www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... and the independence movement is now below 25% support. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... It’s Janet Brown/CBC poll time, folks!

cbc.ca

Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll | CBC News

The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

OMG. What is this madness. Please touch some political grass and listen to @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social .

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Works remarkably well with the Ontario license plate slogan: "Yours to Discover".

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you open BSky too early, it’s the UK discourse, which is depressing. But if you open BSky a little later, it’s the US discourse which is also depressing.

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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Writing is fun. You endure hours of excruciating pain and self-doubt. But in the end, you’ve created something. And then you get to hate that thing.

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Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In the most university-dorm post ever (@nomiclairelazar.bsky.social), I am super excited to have found the description of inflation in H.G. Wells's Outline of History (1920). He is just so good at capturing the weirdness of inflation. A thread of some delicious snippets

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Miss academic freedom (US) and / or job security, decent wages and pensions (UK)? @gspia-esapi.bsky.social in 🇨🇦’s beautiful capital is mega-hiring! We have two posts in security (one open rank) and one in democracy and technology (open rank). Open as to field. French an asset. DM if interested.

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bluesky as a university dormitory: you wander the halls overhearing snippets of ridiculous conversations, some folks are studying, some watching sports, tankies are tanking, foodies are fooding. People up past their bedtimes. Sometimes, you overhear a truly great joke. Everyone is procrastinating.

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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

⚜Mise à jour Qc125 : le PQ seul devant et près de la majorité 📊Deux nouveaux sondages confirment l’avantage du PQ, tandis que la CAQ montre des signes d’essoufflement à deux semaines du vote. www.qc125.ca/p/mise-a-jou...

qc125.ca

Mise à jour Qc125 : le PQ seul devant et près de la majorité

Deux nouveaux sondages confirment l’avantage du PQ, tandis que la CAQ montre des signes d’essoufflement à deux semaines du vote.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 21/09/2026

Five former senior South Korean military officers have been sentenced to up to 18 years in prison for their roles in the country's short-lived martial law declaration in 2024.

ebx.sh

Former South Korean military officers sentenced to prison over 2024 martial law incident

Then-South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in 2024, ordering military forces to the National Assembly in an failed self-coup.

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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Abacus Data:🍁"Would you support closer integration between Canada & the European Union, while Canada remains outside the EU, including measures to make it easier to trade, travel, work, study, and cooperate on security?" 🟢81% Support 🔴10% Oppose www.338canada.ca/p/338-sunday...

338canada.ca

338 Sunday Update: Canadians Want Closer Ties With Europe

Associate E.U. member? To be determined. But as Canada explores closer ties with the European Union, new polling shows Canadians overwhelmingly favour greater integration with Europe.

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