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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11h
Residents of a small town in Iowa are setting aside their political differences and banding together against a new data center, George Packer reports. He traveled to Clinton to explore whether the data-center rebellion could help save democracy.
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The Great Data-Center Rebellion
Could a new populist movement help save American democracy?
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The Sentinel in Aurora @sentinelcolorado.com · 28/09/2026
Aurora neighbors plan to flood City Council Monday to protest massive Trident data center “We were blindsided by it" — Ray Czaplewski sentinelcolorado.com/metro/aurora... #AuroraCO #DataCenters #NoPaywall
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Aurora neighbors plan to flood City Council Monday to protest massive Trident data center - Sentinel Colorado
"We were blindsided by it," he said. — Ray Czaplewski
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Cara @carakitty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I genuinely don't know how any local politicians can think that data centers won't get them voted out. The crowd here at the Aurora city council meeting is clearly looking to take some heads if the city council doesn't act.
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Laura @lkhnknz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Aurora city council meeting at the one hour mark of public invited to be heard, a vote is cast and passes by mayoral tie breaker to continue and allow the remaining 47 speakers to be allowed to be heard Incredible turn out of ppl speaking out against Trident data center asking them to resubmit 📝
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American City Business Journals @bizjournals.com · 29/09/2026
Proposals on neighboring Aurora properties would mean a dozen data center buildings and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in a city grappling with concerns about other data centers.
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More big Aurora data center projects emerge
Proposals on neighboring Aurora properties would mean a dozen data center buildings and hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in a city grappling with concerns about other data centers.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is crazy. They are laughing at us.
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Zero @scootercomputer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have an unconventional solution to the loneliness crisis and the erasure of third spaces...
Marketing graphic for Nintendo Streetpass on the 3DS. It shows white stick figures going about their days and the two in the middle are walking away from each other, one has a tote bag the other a briefcase. It shows 3DSes in their bags and green arrows forming a circle between the people. At the bottom is two 3DSes doing a wireless communication thing between them.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.themarginalian.org/2016/10/06/b... > It is not that I take exception to the points made by you but that every ounce of my energy has been devoted to an active opposition to cruel bigotry, compulsive violence, and the sadistic persecution which has characterised fascism. 🤌🤌🤌🤌
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How to Handle Provocation: Bertrand Russell’s Remarkable Response to a Fascist
“The emotional universes we inhabit are so distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.”
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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
earlier i encountered an ai agent of some kind who seemed to sense my presence the instant i walked into the room. that was unsettling enough, but what happened next terrified me: it wrote a song, suggested i play it "note for note," and, when i expressed worry, told me not to worry but "be happy"
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Absolutely possible some of these guys are huffing their own farts and are developing the same delusions and mental illnesses already present (and in some cases even successfully treated!) in some of their users. But the threats are still people using AI nefariously to mess with infrastructure.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
InfoWars Fall starts tonight with the Emergency Reunion. Tim has a big update on his status as dead, plus some special guests and a big mansion.
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Emergency Reunion with Tim Heidecker ft. Anna Konkle, Carmen Christopher, Brent Weinbach
YouTube video by InfoWars
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
IMAX has announced the original Star Wars will be released in IMAX 70MM for the first time next year, alongside Star Wars: Starfighter. And yes, seems to be the ORIGINAL version of Star Wars. Like, the actual, original version. From 1977.
Star Wars 50th Anniversary Re-Release and Star Wars: Starfighter to Receive

Coveted IMAX 70mm Film Releases in 2027

 

Disney and Lucasfilm Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Wars with the Iconic Film’s

First Ever Release in IMAX

Star Wars and Star Wars: Starfighter — both the original and very latest films in the iconic saga that forever changed cinema — will be presented in IMAX 70mm film upon release in 2027. The upcoming releases will mark the first time fans can experience the Star Wars universe in the gold standard film format, which is experiencing surging popularity among fans worldwide.



Star Wars will be presented in IMAX for the first time ever — in digital or on film — as part of its highly anticipated anniversary re-release on February 19, 2027. The newly restored version of the 1977 original will also be shown across a select number of IMAX 70mm film locations.



On May 28, 2027 — the 50th anniversary weekend of the original Star Wars — Lucasfilm will release Star Wars: Starfighter, an all-new standalone adventure from director/producer Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine, Stranger Things) and starring Ryan Gosling (Drive, Blade Runner 2049, La La Land, The Place Beyond the Pines, Barbie, Project Hail Mary) as Kade Auberon. The Filmed For IMAX release was shot with IMAX-certified cameras and will be converted to IMAX 70mm film prints for release in a select number of IMAX film locations. As described in details shared at this year’s D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event, when a cynical rogue is confronted by his mysterious past, he is hurled into a dangerous adventure across the galaxy that puts him on a crash course with destiny.

 

Star Wars: Starfighter also stars Matt Smith, Mia Goth, Aaron Pierre, Jamael Westman, Daniel Ings, Flynn Gray, and Amy Adams. The film is written by Jonathan Tropper, produced by Shawn Levy and Kathleen Kennedy, with Ryan Gosling, Dan Levine, Mary McLaglen, and Josh McLaglen serving as executive producers.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I really liked this one abigailjoyish.itch.io/the-road-i-t...
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The road I travelled by abigail
A game poem about paths not trodden.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Currently playing though submissions for the NFTS Poetry jam. When I first learned people were using games as a form of poetry, I was enthralled. I am glad to see more of this. Screenshot is from shadowpawinteractive.itch.io/today
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 08/09/2026
Read Nomura's essay and many more in Vanishing Culture. #VanishingCulture #DigitalMemory #InternetArchive #ComputingHistory #TextileHistory
Book cover titled “Vanishing Culture” on a teal background. Pixel-art style graphics show a VHS tape, open book, film reel, chain link, and vinyl record dissolving into digital fragments. At the bottom, a cursor icon points to the word “SAVE,” alongside an archive-style building icon, evoking digital preservation.
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CarrieT 🗽 ⚖️ 🇺🇸 🐶 📚 🛩 🌏 🐘 🗳 ⛩️ 😆 🎶 🪙 🤷‍♀️ @uclabruin1998.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
JFC. Could the media focus on what is important? White nationalists are demolishing the federal government, breaking the law, led by a dementia-addled felon.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Great post by @everynoise.bsky.social blog. Give it a read. furia.com/page.cgi?typ...
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Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"These bans and restrictions are not legitimate. They are gross violations of the fundamental human rights of young people to participate in their societies, access information and connections, and express themselves."
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Why governments, Big Tech, and parents should not restrict young people’s social media rights
The substack that makes everyone else look reasonable. You’re welcome!
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kat excellence ✨ @katexcellence.io · 31/08/2026
this was difficult to read, but it's important to know people are currently in prison for 50+ years for attending a protest + one wasn't even at the protest, but got sentenced for 30 years for "concealing" anarchist zines
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How anti-ICE protesters became prisoners in Trump's war on antifa
“We are not terrorists.”
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TechDweeb @techdweeb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Vid coming, but I just had to post this because I was so excited. You dweebs made me happy today.
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Pull The Plug @pulltheplug-ai.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sainsbury's branch pauses AI cameras use after shopper ejected
Matt Arnold says he was asked to leave the store after being wrongly flagged as a shoplifter.
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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 26/08/2026
To tell if a maze is solvable, just hang it by its corners If it tears into pieces, you’ve found a solution
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton was one of the last things nearly all Americans loved
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Yeah, maybe cars don't need RAM. What are we doing here?
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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
1/7 Combined data from Chandra, #Hubble, and #Webb show this chaotic environment of young stars, hot gas, and dust.🔭 It is about the Tarantula Nebula, or 30 Doradus, a giant H II region in our Local Group.🧪⚛️ A new study explains why the energy from the stellar winds isn't all staying inside.
Cropped view of the Tarantula Nebula’s colorful core. Translucent layers from Chandra (wispy blue hot gas), Hubble (curling green hydrogen tendrils), and Webb (roiling red dust and young stars) overlap and blend harmoniously into vivid fiery oranges, golden yellows, and deep purples.
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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Pen-on-paper design work from (the relatively forgotten!) Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures? We have that scanned in VGHF's Tom Payne collection: archive.gamehistory.org/folder/af68…
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We heard you, InfoWarriors. Now you can change your PFP to honor Tim.
The image features Tim with a serious expression next to a horse with a white stripe on its face. The background is a soft gradient of blue, and the word "INFOWARS" is prominently displayed at the bottom.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
wartime cookbooks are just built different...
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
@heynowdana.com that morning rewind was legendary. The transition between the Cure and AC/DC blew the roof off my car
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Say NO to data centers. Public opposition is surging nationwide due to huge spikes in electricity consumption,water usage, & rising utility bills for locals. Many states & municipalities have passed temporary moratoriums & restrictions on them. Speak up. Say NO. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Another neat new VGHF Library addition? Activisions was a promotional newsletter by Activision, published seasonally from Fall 1981 to Fall 1983, and we have 'em readable and searchable: archive.gamehistory.org/folder/fdb5…
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Air tanker scores a direct hit on a fire line in the Hollywood Hills, dumping thousands of liters of retardant as Santa Ana winds threaten to turn dry chaparral into an explosive blaze.
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Despite assurances that they would never put one in a neighborhood, Aurora is currently planning to put a data center right next to multiple neighborhoods. The mayor and city council have decided not to listen to their constituents. #datacenter #aurora #copolitics
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SassySenora701 @sassysenior70.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A measure to halt data center production in Aurora just failed in city council.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Narrator: He did not.
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026
A statement from WIRED leadership.
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Christian Petersen @iwantyoustudio.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I oppose the regime. Nothing will ever change that.
IMAGE OF A CROSSED OUT SWASTIKA WITH THE WORDS: 'IN THE EYES OF MAGA WE ARE ALL ANTIFA NOW'
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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Slime molds (like this Willkommlangea reticulata) never fail to impress ... especially as you zoom in closer.
A rusty orange blob grows on dark bark.Slightly closer, you can see the ridges and grooves in the orange slime mold are beautiful and intricate.Under a microscope, the slime mold has even more detail; round globules and long tendrils.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 05/07/2026
When you spread lies telling people that vaccines don’t work and climate change isn’t real, they are going to start doubting weather reports too.
It is a chaotic scene on the National Mall, as several hundred people refuse to leave despite an order to evacuate because of severe storms approaching. An officer is sternly repeating the evacuation order over a bullhorn, and the crowd is booing. Many have begun chanting “U.S.A., U.S.A.” One man blamed the situation on “liberals in the weather service,” adding, “I think this is baloney.”
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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I've been invited to write the "Archaeogaming" entry for The Living Handbook of Historical Game Studies! See the abstract and links to other topics here: hgshandbook.ug.edu.pl/archeogames/
Archaeogaming is the archaeological study of video games, at the intersection of archaeology, game studies, computer science and HCI. This entry will chart the history of archaeogaming as a field that emerged in the 2010s but which has much longer antecedents in the form of cyber archaeology. It will present a taxonomy of archaeogaming, including reception studies, serious games, archaeology of digital artefacts and field studies. Brief case studies demonstrating the breadth of archaeogaming research will be presented. The question of the future of archaeogaming and its contributions to games research will be explored, and a case will be made for the unique contributions of archaeogaming as distinct from historical games studies in terms of archaeology’s specialisation in the study of material culture. The potential applications of archaeogaming to level design and play preservation will be presented.
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 01/07/2026
VoteHub projects Melat Kiros to win the Democratic primary for Colorado U.S. House District 1.
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NPR @npr.org · 27/06/2026
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend. n.pr/4wjK9it
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Critical fire weather complicates firefighting efforts in massive Utah wildfire
Firefighters working on the nation's largest current wildfire, burning in southern Utah, are being challenged by historic weather conditions. Extreme wildfire behavior is expected to continue through the weekend.
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@neildegrassetyson.com: "The relationship of the executive branch and science has never been as devastating as it has been under the current administration... We will sink lower economically, in our health, our wealth & our security, until everyone wakes up and is reminded how important science is."
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I'm really confused. My #Pebble core duo went from ~4% battery drain per day to ~14% a few days ago and I have no idea why. I don't thjng I've hanged anything. I stopped using a weather emabled watchface, stopped using apps but nothing seems to stop the draining. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot?
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh damnit not again! @repebble.com God Discontinues The Pebble — theonion.com/god-disconti...
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God Discontinues The Pebble
THE HEAVENS—In an effort to make the universe a more modern and efficient place, the Lord God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, confirmed Wednesday that He would be discontinuing the pebble. “Starting in ...
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I just recently finished a Game Boy game about a high stakes IT repair person! ldjam.com/events/ludum... (Playble in browser too)
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Nick @pretty-wizard.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I stumbled upon a really neat community that's a kind of mix between right to repair, minimalist computing and sustainable living. Permacomputing is a fascinating new perspective to me. Definitely worth poking around their website. permacomputing.net
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