Reposted by JoelDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 6mWrote about the National Design Studio a while back, and two things worth noting. *It is led by a white nationalist *They do skins, not services. America.gov is a chatbot with a .gov skin. They are promising to make services work better but its all TBD. 1377
Reposted by JoelJames McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 20mAs the article notes, it's pretty wild that the U.S. tourism numbers are crashing like this in a year when they literally hosted the World Cup. www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 35326
Reposted by JoelAnnalee @flowerhorne.com · 3hUS healthcare system: iN oThER cOuNtRieS YoU'lL wAiT mOnTHs fOr aN aPpOiNtMeNt! Also US healthcare system: Wheelchair order will take 4mos. Me: cool so if I started the process on 8/24-- US HC system: --no that's 4 months AFTER your specialist appt. That takes 6 weeks to schedule for 3-4 mos out. 69427
Reposted by JoelDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 11hI really just want like… 3/4th of the economy prosecuted for fraud. Is that really so much to ask? 434671
Reposted by Joelcatren parker dot come @jon-snow-420.bsky.social · 11hhmmmm interesting how when i euthanise the neighborhood dogs it's a "crime" yet veterinarians do it every day 21445
Reposted by Joel🏳️⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] @alexandraerin.com · 18/10/2024When the moon hits your eye and it's... not unlike pie, that's litotes 36512
Reposted by JoelJ. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 11hi would love an essay length deep dive into what we know, precisely and specifically, for the sand's hardon for epanorthosis and negative parallelism, specifically hinging on a negation of a claim *nobody has made in the first place* but trying to make the refutation pay rent 1164
Reposted by JoelMike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 12hWhy am I only now learning that Dolly Parton published a cookbook that includes a martini recipe that uses vinegar pickled giardiniera?? youtube.com/shorts/tkjQs...youtube.comDolly Parton's Dirt Road Martini #dollyparton #countrymusic #cocktails #historyYouTube video by Drink Deeper with Austin 181
Reposted by Joelwariziles @riziles.bsky.social · 13hSociology, Theology, English and Metaphysics 2856
Reposted by JoelCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 22hspeaking of closing tax loopholes, if the IRS was able to collect all taxes owed since 2000 it could mean today's national debt would be $8 trillion lighter some new fiscal analysis from yours truly, link below 5393106
Reposted by JoelEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 17hMy Day of the Dead clock finally came This isn't where I'm going to keep it I don't think because it has the good life/good death wooden arch but I like it there until I can install it where I want it. I might keep it there anyway. Looooooove it The artist: www.instagram.com/gabbiecustom... 1322925
Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.social · 18hHalloween recipes sometimes use charcoal as a black pigment, but that can trigger coconut allergies or absorb medications. Consider alkalized cocoa, this spooky season. 186
Reposted by JoelConstantine @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 22hTheory: They weren't terrorists. They were stealing fuel. 071
Reposted by JoelHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5440411086
Reposted by JoelSenator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Governor just signed my bill to allow people to sue ICE, Border Patrol, and other federal agents for violating people’s constitutional rights. Starting immediately, people can sue federal agents retroactive to abuse occurring in March 2025. 19905228
Reposted by Joeltweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 29/09/2026penumbras and emanations of the curse of "electability" 0101
Reposted by JoelAndrás Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Here's the thing Fighter pilots need flying hours That's the last thing fighter jets need This is the perfect solution 1142
Reposted by JoelDr. DaShanne Stokes @dashannestokes.com · 28/09/2026Your reminder that there is a felon in the White House identified in the Epstein files as a rapist, there has been no investigation, and the files are still being hidden in violation of federal law. 7630251231
Reposted by JoelShivvy 🎃 @shivvy.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026I know one of you called Serf Core becoming a thing. Get over here so we can give you your flowers 525846
Reposted by JoelGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 29/09/2026“the person who is CEO at the time a company goes public will, until their death, have sole power over company decisions, regardless of how much investment they have taken from the public” was just never how any of this was intended to work and it is a catastrophe for corporate governance 131192137
Reposted by Joelthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026bluesky does not seem to really be talking about this but today Stevie Wonder unleased 4 songs that didn't make "Songs in the Key of Life." music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...music.youtube.comSongs In The Key Of Life - The EPEP • Stevie Wonder 532042645
Reposted by JoelIan @woolie.meowmeow.city · 29/09/2026Montreal rejected a REM expansion project because it would have put elevated trains on this road. After seeing it in person, this road is an abomination and would be greatly improved by elevated trains down the middle. 61106
Reposted by JoelAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 28/09/2026You think we’re just going to move on from the secret police rounding up our neighbors? 23528141
Reposted by JoelNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This (superb) reporting reveals ASU has basically attempted a full cover-up and the only reason they aren’t going to get away with it is the genuine courage and solidarity of his teammates. Very rare in college sport. 08620
Reposted by JoelLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026Been avoiding this but it’s Super Important to have access to knowledge & experience w neurodivergence ASAP. A big source of lifetime torture among people with ADHD roots from inability to contextualize & put into words what we are experiencing both within & from how the outside world responds to us 281163279
Reposted by Joelginger ninja @funkasarusrex.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If one day we want the students of Starfleet Academy to be able to come into the city and continue it's horny legacy long into the future we need to start those transit connections now 213512
Reposted by Joelkirblar024.bsky.social @kirblar024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The entire surge is straight up people not smoking. 191
Reposted by Joelpost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026i predict that someone is going to make some money insider trading off of whatever this is 431190134
Reposted by JoelMachine Gun Netiquette @nodurians.bsky.social · 28/09/2026look, this type of communist talk may go over just fine in Kentucky, but good luck trying it in Washington state 122091314
Reposted by JoelAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 28/09/2026She's much likelier to win Senate, but also not running for president pulls the field to the left more than running would. Running means she has the leftmost lane locked up and everyone else is competing over the rest. Not running means those votes are up for grabs, they're worth trying to get. 2973475
Reposted by JoelOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026to keep functioning, society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities 522219330
Reposted by JoelBree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 27/09/2026for fucking REAL. the depth of trauma for those undiagnosed with ADHD is real. not just the way we feel like we're constantly failing (because everyone is telling us we are) but not understanding WHY because we have no context to understand other people aren't struggling with the things we are. 201142281
Joel @polyparadigm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Get yourself an employer who does PFMEA, everyone will be happier 010
Reposted by Joelrebar mcentire? @rebarmcentire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026happy Sunday or whatever idk fuck off 815121
Reposted by JoelRima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Tragic. “”None of us have any experience treating this disease, because up until a couple of months ago, it didn’t occur,” said Dr. John Goldman, an infectious disease expert at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The learning curve among doctors, he said, is “very steep.”” 0212118
Reposted by JoelBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Trump being President has a lot to do with him always being on trash tv but somehow not being the dumbest and most obnoxious person on it, I think that’s why Gen Z hates him the most but also very old people hate him, it’s all the tv demos that escaped him. 568624
Reposted by JoelDr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So you can learn about engineering disasters 1940153
Reposted by JoelEvery Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026‘PRIMETIME’ debuts with $19.2M at the domestic box office. • Budget: $15M • 69% of the opening weekend audience was under 30 #Primetime #A24 1520816
Reposted by JoelFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026like I suspect many of you on This Website, I think a core reason why I find Eliezer Yudkowsky and his rationalist and effective altruist satellites so intensely annoying is because I had a VERY similar “being a super weird, pretentious, hyper-literate kid” experience - I just, you know, grew up. 532596262
Reposted by Joelbrianmoore2.bsky.social @brianmoore2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We must never let him forget this 4504122
Reposted by JoelAmy @lolennui.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I still think the hottest beatle was Gregor 318214
Reposted by JoelSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It’s not “third-country deportation,” it’s an extraordinary rendition, complete with torture and enforced silence by the “host” country’s thugs. And it’s a direct consequence of never imposing punishment on the CIA for doing this during the War on Terror.nytimes.comA Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. DeporteesWitnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program. 3225311032
Reposted by JoelNire Bryce @nirebryce.breadthcharge.net · 27/09/2026it is the middle of the last period of the qing dynasty. the workers and mandarins are blaming each other while the ruling class burn down everything around them without the other two groups' backpressure 161