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Joel Barsotti

@obiwansotti.bsky.social
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Software Developer at Amazon

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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mikedugar.bsky.social @mikedugar.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Announcement time: Today I begin my new role on @theathletic.com enterprise team. After 9 years covering the Seahawks — and writing two books on em — I’m moving on to national features & enterprise stories. Beat writing was dope. Time for a new challenge. Excited to get cookin.
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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica. 
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica. 
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 16/07/2026
dear democrats: anything short of a concerted policy of scorched earth retribution against every one of these criminals, from the president down to the interns betting on Kalshi, means the end of 'the American experiment'
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The news should be covering ICE like a serial killer on the loose
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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Microsoft should exit the gaming industry and preferably my plane of existence. If BDS was not enough to convince sideliners, what MS did to id is unforgivable. Perhaps the most important western gaming studio in existence - a historied house of culture and art with genre defining talent.
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John Romero @johnromero.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I’m so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It’s a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history. 1/5
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Heather Anne Campbell @heathercampbell.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 23/06/2026
Every single Senate Republican helped enable the new and horrifying reality women face under Dobbs. They don’t just want women to stay pregnant—they want them to stay silent. But not on my watch. I will hold a burning spotlight on what Republicans have done EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day 🖤
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/06/2026
Mamdani: "Solidarity with a government that is committing genocide is a very different thing than a question of solidarity with people of a specific faith. I'm proud to be a mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in this country."
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saveabee.bsky.social @saveabee.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
White House melts down after New York congressional candidate vows to impeach President Donald Trump and put him ‘away for good’
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/06/2026
Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate. It's so good, I had to make a video.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
He's a master of distracting us from crimes he's already committed by continuously committing new crimes. 5 months until the Midterms. #AccountabilityIsComing
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/06/2026
Rep. Madeleine Dean: "What is true is that the president has lied about being on Epstein's plane, and the unredacted files prove that. There's a lot in here. It's all covered up."
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026
At this point I don't see how I could in good conscience advise any graduate student or academic researcher with other options to take up a position in the United States.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 28/05/2026
most corrupt administration in history
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Adjudicated rapist says what?
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/05/2026
As a science fiction writer I really fucking resent tech bros for ruining the phrase "artificial intelligence." 80 years of it being all about cool androids and interesting computers destroyed by five years of "Spicy autocorrect making everything shittier for money." NEVER FORGIVE.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Can't thank Stephen Colbert enough for the decades of laughs he's given us. He's been positively therapeutic in these troubled times & I can't wait to see what he does next! 👀 (plus, he let me sit behind his desk) 🙏
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
In case you need any more motivation to hold the most corrupt "president" in U.S. history accountable. #Register&VOTE 🌊
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Alex Battaglia @dachsjaeger.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Trying to feel this way now. Very grateful for my Family, my friends my colleagues and the metric ton of random people who have messaged me and helped me through this really trying time. Thank you everyone.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
THANK YOU David Letterman & Stephen Colbert for a lifetime of smart satire, laughs, speaking truth to power & sending us to bed with a smile on our collective faces. You will be missed. 🙏 #EndOfAnEra
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Perfect campaign ad for the upcoming Midterms. 👌
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/05/2026
(lights a cigarette) Kid, let me tell you of the glory days of the local BBS you signed into at 300 baud (takes a drag from the cigarette) (chokes violently on the cigarette because he doesn't actually smoke)
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Roe V. Wade
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Joel Barsotti @obiwansotti.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Inject this straight into my veins. I hope we can wake up to this sooner than later.
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Mike Feher @saxmike71.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Same energy:
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
on set. what about YOU?
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Scott Hanselman 🌮 @scott.hanselman.com · 28/04/2026
The earliest DOS source code was found on printer paper in Tim Paterson's garage so we've open sourced it on 86-DOS 1.00’s 45th anniversary! This is next-level software archaeology for preservation, and plain ol’ curiosity. #DOS #RetroComputing opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04...
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Continuing the story of early DOS development | Microsoft Open Source Blog
In 2018 we (re)-open-sourced MS‑DOS 1.25 and 2.11, and more recently in 2024 we were able to make the source for MS‑DOS 4.0 available to the public as well. Today, on 86-DOS 1.00’s 45th anniversary, w...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that. Period. End of story. With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Spotted in Washington DC during White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend. Source MeidasTouch
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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 24/04/2026
One of my favorite games from the past few years. If you like puzzles and classic Zelda games (especially Link's Awakening), you'll love Isles of Sea and Sky.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Haha! Kash and his lawsuit only made things worse. His new name J. Edgar Boozer.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/04/2026
Still feel like "Musk and his crew of incels destroyed a bunch of stuff they didn't understand and thereby hastened the deaths of millions of children" did not get the public attention it warranted.
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USAID Whistleblower Says It Was Even Worse Than People Knew
Political appointees wanted a quiet drawdown, the whistleblower says. DOGE wanted an execution.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Trump is within sight of an under 30% overall approval rating. One of the most important causes right now is to establish a media narrative and popular support behind severe punishments and consequences to our present criminals running things.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The FBI guy is on a paranoid bender and won’t leave his room. The War guy quotes bible passages from Pulp Fiction. The Health guy collects raccoon dicks. It’s an Idiocracy on steroids.
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Chet Faliszek @chetsucks.com · 16/04/2026
I feel for the struggle of gaming media in the current landscape... And then I try to read their sites on mobile and they can all go rot in hell... an article today I could never get to the end of it as it kept reloading the entire page to refresh ads and then just failed to load.
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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Forums still exist. You can join a bunch. There are communities worth your time and investment. So much better and stickier than discord for most things, IMHO
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026
We will be taxing the ultra-wealthy and global elites.
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Hochul Proposes Tax on N.Y.C. Second Homes That Are Worth $5 Million
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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono names the people who have been pardoned by Donald Trump after they have donated to support his campaign and PACs in the Senate hearing on fraud. "I call it corruption." 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Joel Barsotti @obiwansotti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This is my dream for our country.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
A+ headline. defector.com/president-ex...
President, Extremely Normal Brain-Wise: Pope Weak on Crime, Also I’m Dr. Jesus Christ
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Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Faith of Beasts. Officially out tomorrow, though a bunch of stores have let it slip out early. Just a reminder…
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/04/2026
Here's preview of the end of the current US administration
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Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I want gaming magazines with demo discs that come pre-loaded with a coconut monkey, we used to have it all.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I hate when fantasy films I made a long time ago begin to come true in real life.
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Mark Nottingham @mnot.net · 10/04/2026
In the last few weeks, Trump has done more for the worldwide adoption of electric vehicles than any previous US president. Congratulations.
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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This might be one of my favorites from Artemis II. A cinematic alignment of the Moon and Earth, each cradled within the warmth of sunbeams. Taken from behind the Moon on April 6th. flic.kr/p/2s6BABn
Crescent (partially illuminated) Moon and Earth facing the Sun. The Sun is just out of frame to the right leaving flares of light reaching out toward the left.

NASA/Artemis II/Kevin M. Gill
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