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Purple Beast

@purple-beast.bsky.social
270 followers 24 following 504 posts

Interested in: disruptive technology, innovation, leadership, hunting, gear, knives, huskies, organ transplant, outdoors, animals, software, entrepreneurship, jump rope and more. Avowed atheist and ordained minister with a warped sense of humour.

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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 13h
...democracy isn't something you do every couple of years with a ballot paper (though that's an important aspect of the process). Democracy is continuous. pluralistic.net/2026/10/01/d...
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Pluralistic: Voting is to politics as shopping is to boycotts (01 Oct 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Jacob Malcom @jacob-malcom.bsky.social · 14h
Another great one from @doctorow.pluralistic.net. A subject I'm working on lately: "A post-oligarch world can recover industrial capacity by diverting it away from destructive activity (data centers, luxury housing) to essential functions (climate defenses, decent housing for everyday people)." Yes!
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Interesting read from Hugh Howey, the author of Silo, regarding AI: hughhowey.com/regulations-...
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Regulations and Retreats - Hugh Howey
I foresee a near future where groups of people do with mental labor what the Amish did with physical labor, which is to say, “Here is where we draw the line. We choose to live on the this side of it.”...
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kjcon.bsky.social @kjcon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All this, 😒:
Human sees a crow and says, "Ahh! A bad Omen".
Crow says, "Oh yeah, dude! We're the ones who fucked the planet and put a continent of garbage in the ocean."..."Prick!"..."You know what? YOU'RE the bad omen." https://bsky.app/profile/eastcoastitnotes.bsky.social
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whattheactualf.bsky.social @whattheactualf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes yes he is 💥
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump 11/20/25, "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR!, punishable by DEATH!"
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon in today's Toronto Star
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Worth a watch, as is everythuing by Lawrence Lessig: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjuY...
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How AI Could Hack Democracy | Lawrence Lessig | TED
YouTube video by TED
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Watching a 4-episode limited crime thriller series on Netflix called Inside Man, starring Stanley Tucci and David Tennent. Tucci is phenomenal....very reminiscent of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter! Recommended if you like crime thrillers!
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
youtu.be/EVMzECBZn8Y?...
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Laurence Fishburne reads a warning to the robots that will eventually replace us
YouTube video by Letters Live
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Think hard on this when you vote on Tuesday 3 November.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wow! Can we clone this man? Asking for every American City! 😍
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This 👇
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Love it!! 🤣😂🤣
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
PSA
Imagine 200 Americans. In this crowd,
24 live in poverty.
18 have no health insurance.
42 are illiterate.
45 have untreated mental illnesses.
35 have an
untreated addiction.
134 live paycheck to paycheck.
23 have experienced homelessness.
59 are victims of domestic violence.
20 have experienced discrimination for their age, race, gender, or religion.
1 is transexual.
Some people would have you believe that this 1 person is the greatest threat and the biggest concern for everyone else in the crowd. How does that make sense?
BY ASHLEY WYATT
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Cartoonist: Mike Smith
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onesillyfag @onesillyfag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
hughhowey.com/the-ai-bubbl...
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The AI Bubble Explained - Hugh Howey
Four huge misconceptions in the AI space, told not very briefly: First misconception: AI is just doing math. There’s a quote making the rounds about how an algorithm can never gain consciousness becau...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🇺🇦💛💙💛💙
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dr alex concorde @doctoralex.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Life according to Dog...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s a Cult
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
You gotta love Paris 😂💙👇
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This 👇 👇 👇
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Purple Beast @purple-beast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.youtube.com/shorts/I6_In...
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What would happen if the US invaded Canada? #history #historyfacts #trump #usa #canada
YouTube video by Trevor's History Reels
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This made my day. American tourist thought it was funny to come to Canada and provoke a fight. FAFO www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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CEO loses job over viral photo of family in ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts
President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America in a controversial move last month
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should be reposted every month....
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A.J. @andynear70.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
substack.com/@politepoet/...
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Polite Poet (@politepoet)
Great idea.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who else is way past impeachment and wants REAL accountability? 🙋‍♀️ I do. Who’s with me? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Truth 👇
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absofreakinlutely 💯% True......
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
👇🏽👇🏽
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Room empties out at the UN as Netanyahu begins his speech.
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LORI SCHAFFER @lorihjschaffer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Leftbobgolfer🇨🇦 @leftbobgolfer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I saw my neighbor talking to her cat. It was obvious the poor woman thought her cat could understand her. When I got home, I told my dog and we had a good laugh!!!
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Theresa McLeod @westtexascatlady.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Too funny!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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2d6 Kobolds @2d6kobolds.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If the UN couldn't arrest Trump and put him on trial the moment he got in front of a mic and started talking about annihilating an entire country, then what the fuck is the UN even for?
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Gwyllm Llwydd @gwyllm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING:🚨 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: “I am a woman and also a mother. I cannot stand with someone who kills innocent children.” The brave woman continued to walk around wearing a Palestinian flag around her neck in front of Netanyahu.
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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another Democratic Underground cartoon
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