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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 17/09/2026
Sold.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
National Day of Mourning immediately
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
You have to start with a bare fact: we are in a constitutional crisis, and when you are in such a crisis (which have happened before in the United States), you have to assert the institutional power of Congress.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
a newish part of my writing process: a "Cutting Room Floor" section at the end of documents where I sentences I cut from the draft as it stands but could imagine using at some point. keeps me from being precious about anything that I write, no matter how fun or clever I think it sounds. recommend
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 01/08/2026
The Apple walled garden is very good at letting a Mac or iPad get your iPhone into hotspot mode for you. Just one more device, just one more and it’ll be converged..
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 30/07/2026
Real vibes and probably 1:1 identity with people who cared deeply about ethics in video game journalism
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 30/07/2026
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Hank Hill Says No
Alt: Hank Hill shaking his head no.
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
i don't believe anyone has "good-faith" concerns about trans women in sports in 2026. there's been too much time to hear the actual evidence, the actual people affected, and the role the debate plays in attempts to purge trans people from American life. anybody picking that side has made a choice
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
TikTok has incredible moderation team. Our InfoWars video about Multiple Horse Theory — the idea that there are many horses in the world and not just one — has been fully deemed misinformation and lost the formal appeals process. Confirmed by Larry Ellison: There is only one horse on Earth.
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sam @wisconsam.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
all u need to know about the effectiveness of body cams is that soglin is posting all over fb about them
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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Transportation Commission, 5 pm Wednesday madison.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=... Perry Street overpass (or something) Public support favored a bike/bed bridge, therefore staff concluded that none of the options met all requirements, so they have to redesign the whole Park St/Beltline interchange???
Conceptual Alternatives
Analysis

Straight Bridge (Dismissed)
• Moderate public support for an all-modes overpass at
the Beltline.
• Would result in adverse impacts to adjacent properties,
including relocations, real estate acquisition, and access
modifications.

Straight Tunnel (Dismissed)
• Limited public support for an all-modes underpass.
• Would eliminate access to Applegate Rd and Ann St
• Would result in adverse impacts to adjacent properties,
including relocations, real estate acquisition, and access
modifications.

Bike Ped Bridge (Carried Forward)
• Relatively strong support for bicycle and pedestrian only
overpass.
• Maintains access to Applegate Rd and Ann St.
• Fewer property relocations and more limited real estate
acquisition and driveway modifications.

Angled Bridge (Carried Forward) 
• Moderate public support for an all-modes overpass at the Beltline.
• Minor or manageable impacts to adjacent properties
including some relocations, real estate acquisition, driveway
modifications, and access changes.
• Provides regional connectivity to Jenni and Kyle Preserve
and Capital City Trail.An conceptual design of an interchange is added to an aerial map of the Park St / Beltline area.
The Beltline is shown in blue, going east-west.
Park St is shown in red to the north, and highway 18 in blue to the south.
A new street connection to the south is in red.
In the center is a GIGANTIC traffic circle(?)
A green line (bike/ped) connects from Park Street to the Syene Rd extension.
The Beltline goes over(?) the giant circle.
One Beltline ramp goes under the giant circle.
The bike/ped path crosses Beltline on/off ramps at grade.

Labels:

At Park & Bager:
"Direct bike/ped connection from proposed Park Street multi-use path to Syene Road"

At the orange dotted connector:
"Direct free-flow connection from WE Beltline to SB HWY 14"

At the blue-to-blue connector:
"Direct free-flow connection from HWY 14 to EB Beltline"

At the big circle:
"Rotary interchange connecting local roads to Beltline and facilitating NB HWY 14 to WB Beltline movement"
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 26/07/2026
[USL1 kit detected, validity of life lessons take confirmed] ✅
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 26/07/2026
Elite ball knowledge
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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Tomorrow Sunday July 26 Freedom Inc is hosting a Mother’s Healing Circle at the Ruiz memorial site. I am helping get supplies for this. If you want to chip in, I’m @/$ SamiSchalk on PayPal and CashApp.
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I’ve seen several really suspiciously vehicles of guys in vests with guns who aren’t easily tied to an agency—be careful out there tonight DC
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 23/07/2026
The previous use of force recommendations were not implemented
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"Our facial recognition system is necessary to stop terrorists from killing everyone inside our venue, which is why we turned it off when we had 1,000 of the world's most famous and powerful people inside" This is the official position of Madison Square Garden. www.wired.com/story/for-ta...
wired.com
For Taylor Swift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark
MSG’s sprawling surveillance system can monitor guests down to the second. Its owners made an exception for the pop star’s rehearsal dinner.
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 23/07/2026
The idle power draw difference on SBCs for this purpose more than outweighs the peak throughput trade offs imo
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I can't stress this enough. This was their POLICY and PLAN. I've been saying it for months. I know that you all know this. I hope that the people who are losing their benefits understand too. Brooke Rollins et al have been saying that this is their desire and intention for months.
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SickosFC @sickosfc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
LITTLE LATE RED CARD BOT
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Jon Neimeister @andantonius.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
i gotchu
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Bryan Fischer @bryandfischer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The only team not to lose to Spain at the World Cup? Cape Verde.
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SickosFC @sickosfc.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
SPAIN WINS THE MEN'S WORLD CUP BEVEL THE FLAG
SPAIN WINS THE MEN'S WORLD CUP
BEVEL THE FLAG
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 19/07/2026
Argentina flag with VAR symbol superimposed
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Brad Stuver @bradstuver.com · 19/07/2026
Anyone else notice that the offside graphic had part of the Argentinas players elbow sliced through?
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Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
dawg the brazilians are calling it asfaltos unidos in the QTs we're getting cooked
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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
German broadcast. Nailed it
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 18/07/2026
The way this recall has been handled so far is absolutely bizarre. Instead of listing brand names, Taylor Farm used internal abbreviations for all the products impacted I was able to get Walmart and Sysco to confirm their products were impacted, but the lack of details is a nightmare for consumers
The recall notices posted by Taylor Farms and the FDA are notably sparse on the essential details consumers need to easily identify affected products. The recall notice does not list the full brand names of the implicated products, and instead lists only what appears to be the abbreviations used internally by Taylor Farms to identify brands. 

Walmart’s Marketside house brand, for instance, was listed as “MKTSD” and Sysco, the U.S.’s largest food distributor, was listed as “SY.” Both companies confirmed that their products were part of the recall after being contacted by Consumer Reports. CR is working to confirm the identities of the six additional brands whose names are abbreviated in the recall notice. Taylor Farms did not immediately respond to CR’s questions about the identity of these brands.

Given the lack of details, CR’s food safety experts advise consumers in the 27 states where Taylor Farms’ products were distributed to discard all iceberg lettuce out of an abundance of caution.
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 19/07/2026
Come watch USL League One, this week we had a 10v10 (two reds in the first half including one from a breakdancing kick at 2') and a 4-0 drubbing that ended in a partial power outage and loss of the tv feed
Screenshot of the USL1 table with One Knox 🟥 2-1  🟥 Fort Wayne, Forward Madison 4-0 Richmond Kickers
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 18/07/2026
lol
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The Simpsons: Stop, He's Already Dead!
Alt: The Simpsons: Stop, He's Already Dead!
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 18/07/2026
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 18/07/2026
England just having fun with it. France look miserable.
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 18/07/2026
Very “I’m just here so I don’t get fined” attitude from the French bench
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Also a serious moral hazard issue here in that Trump doesn’t care what happens to people in Kuwait or Iran or Qatar. They can all die of thirst for all he cares.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Good morning. This is fascism. This is the US Govt creating thought crimes. It’s not about who they are arresting today, it’s about how this vague and threatening pursuit will be used against dissenters. ✨EVERY✨ fascist govt to date, has taken this step. www.state.gov/releases/off...
state.gov
Remarks at the Opening of the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism - United States Department of State
DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU:  Thank you.  Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the State Department.  It’s an honor and a privilege to have you here.  For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, the topic that ...
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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org · 17/07/2026
The Taco Bell finger pointing is a psyop to redirect attention from the real culprit, the deregulation and lack of oversight in our food supply
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Travis Bickerstaff @bickpixx.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 16/07/2026
What the fuck
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 16/07/2026
See back in the *’80s* you had to work *hard* to get yourself a nice woodsy smoke, and we *enjoyed* it
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 14/07/2026
He is also very shit as a United States Senator at representing Wisconsin
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work? Stop killing us.
Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work? 

Stop killing us.
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 13/07/2026
What is the sound they make going in reverse?
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 13/07/2026
“The Gang Uses AI to Increase Velocity”
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
do you ever remember that mark zuckerberg personally facilitated a genocide for money and the mere whisper of the possibility of regulations to prevent him from doing it again is why he became a republican
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 12/07/2026
So… up the ‘Mingos? 🦩⚽️
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Alex Savage @optimant.net · 12/07/2026
“Dots of three, let them be”
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