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Matthew W Nugent @n00ge8.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

White people: you can just … you know… shut up and keep scrolling, walking, whatever. Everyone doesn’t need or want your opinion. (I have this problem too… partly ADHD but I am still learning to just listen and STFU)

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Vote Yes in 2026 to protect Massachusetts’ new gun safety laws… Keep communities safes.

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Yes - I understood that but was hesitant to add the details because I did not want to inadvertently add any additional confusion - it sounds like the majority of people polled were asked two questions to make sure they understood - and were onto it 🙂

I think Jane Doe was a “good victim” in that she did not have enough power to pose a definite problem, but had enough power to be used as an example of women taking up too much space/resources they perceived as theirs.

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The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England

This book by Carol Karlsen makes the case that middle-aged women with some property and money, who defended it, were disproportionately accused, sentenced, and put to death for being witches. Or in today’s language women with no effs left to give ;) bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Confessing to "familiarity with the devils," Mary Johnson, a servant, was executed by Connecticut officials in 1648. A wealthy Boston widow, Ann Hibbens was hanged in 1656 for casting spells on her ne...

It occurred to me that this dynamic has parallels to the witch trials in New England in the 17th century, in which women had access to inherited property and money and were empowered to fight for it… which ultimately made them ‘witches'

Gang rape is a tool to suppress power. I have not seen much about this perspective with regard to the Cornell Chi Phi rapists. I think they are reacting to a ‘trumped-up’ threat. engagedorgs.substack.com/p/rape-uses-...

Ah, thank you - I misunderstood the situation.

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“Politics are the invisible boundaries around your life created by people who hope you never notice the fence.” Upasna Gautam 🔥🔥🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/Dd8HEUA...

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More to the point… I hate that the tech that I once loved and was excited by has been misused so thoroughly that humans are becoming… less human.

Clippy: The Microsoft Office Assistant

The Clipy of the AI era 🙄 I hate tech companies trying to make its tech look friendly - it was the beginning of the toxic anthropomorphism that has convinced some that AI can replace ___X___ person. Go ahead. Go cuddle your phone. Leave us alone.

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Massachusetts has finalized its list of 9 ballot questions for 2026. Now comes the tricky part

There is a question on the ballot this year about whether we want to keep our gun laws as is - WBUR shared a poll yesterday finding overwhelming support for them - even with a confusingly worded question. All ballot questions www.wbur.org/news/2026/07... www.wbur.org/news/2026/07...

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Massachusetts will officially a state record for the number of ballot questions this fall. But the volume presents logistical challenges when it comes to "time and space" at the polls, according to Se...

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When the justice system is set up to punish victims, instead of prevent harm, the death penalty is the logical conclusion. Happy to live in MA, where there is no death penalty, we have strong gun laws, low violence, and low incarceration rates. Our justice system is not set up as a revenue center.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

State-sponsored murder… inthis case, to punish someone fordefending herself from sexual assault. WTF?!? Our justice system often fails by determining those with long-term system harm should take all of the responsibility for it. Because that is what violence is: the result of long-term harm.

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Ed Sheeran: you know, I also sold out

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I heard Gen McMasters this morning on NPR talking about how American helped “civilize” Iraq and even before it became offense, I threw up a bit in my mouth. We are entirely uncivilized - because what civilized person or society agrees with this - let alone executes it?

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not a woman or anyone who is a shade darker than pasty white. The is not the Christianity I was brought up with… and it is likely not even remotely Christ-like (in that he was likely not white).

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On Brand: this is a government determined to assist criminals so why not make a passport sent by mail easier to steal

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I blame the risk-aversion of MBAs generally plus the outsourcing of hiring to executive recruiting firms, who are inversely incented to pick ‘safe’ candidates. They don’t want to be fired for a bad pick so they pick someone defensivable and if that requires another CEO in 2 years, well more revenue.

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I gave recently seen this happen to multiple amazing organizations that, as a result, lost relevancy, trust, and excellence. It is quite sad…. But the resume of the leader looked so good! 🙄

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This is because great leadership requires care and attunement to others - both incredibly depleting. Too many organizations hire “safe” leadership and as a result kind of stumble through because the leader doesn’t have the energy to be passionate about, and relevant to others.

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Related, I have always thought leadership roles should rotate so that the career ‘ladder’ is more like a Ferris wheel. Leadership is exhausting and people need a break in order to stay relevant. We keep hiring leaders because of their prior leadership roles and are surprised when they coast.

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He looks like a puppet, being held up at the body, with legs dangling.

It’s good to stay humble. We are only relevant while we are actively relevant. And that is ok. Life is not a straight line, either up or down.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Troy Jackson may not be as “dynamic” as Graham Platner, but he has plenty of support in Maine. (Although this picture is from South Portland so… no surprise)

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i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have never bought or donated $$$ on FB. They don’t have my credit card info or real birthdate… I also don’t integrate with other apps nor do I use fb login on other sites (and only sparingly with Google). Not 100% fail safe but I am not going to make things easy either.

Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the fundamental issue with AI It can do many tasks but does it have the power and/or trust to ensure they are used/effectively applied?

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026

Men—we need to talk: •Timothy Hudson raped & killed his stepsister—he got pretrial release •7 men at Cornell drugged, trafficked, & raped a woman—they faced no consequences •An American man annihilates his entire family—every 5 days Women are not safe around men www.qasimrashid.com/p/women-are-...

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Women Are Not Safe Around Men

This is a fact. The data is unambiguous and the solutions exist. The only thing missing is the will to act.

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Go Ithaca - shut this 💩down

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Let’s hope you are right, but from my experience, the business model always wins and at the moment, it does not value individual humans let alone the value they create by influencing others. And whether you make or do, one needs money to fund the basic necessities of life.

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Do you assume we will never be able to educate around this so we have to allow AI to supercharge this dynamic in ways that make it a million times worse? That also scares the crap out of me… because it feels like it will destroy us by optimizing for the capitalist system which cares not a whit.

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Knowledge, Communities and AI

I believe people are naïve about the influences on their thinking and behavior. If AI starts creating social/networked norms, it generates massive power over the way people think and act - without consent. That was the motivator for this post and construct engagedorgs.substack.com/p/knowledge-...

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People are diverse and knowledge is messy

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Individuals don’t even really get how much of their data is being shared between companies and how easy (with connectors) it is to do so. Salesforce contracts essentially force clients to use partner apps to receive the full value of their contracts by bundling in vouchers.

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If I thought the tech companies would help people/society catch up / understand before they unleash things on us I might feel differently but they have given me no reason to trust them. Many have pushed things to the consumer market that are half-baked *because* there is less risk of being sued.

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This is both quite interesting (and gets at something I have been thinking about with regards to human decisions) and scary as hell because i believe the vast majority of people will not understand how it operates and will simplify its potential for good while dismissing its potential for harm.

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There is a silent negotiation and cultural rest going on and men are powerless to change it… and even though they don’t necessarily make the explicit connection, women are less likely to make the effort to flirt with men or make it easy. Men can no longer effortlessly connect with them.

The Era of the ‘Desperate Single Woman’ Is Over—Here’s What Women Are Choosing Instead

This is, culturally, why so many men are angry and reactionary. Women are finally able to act on the fact that relationships cost more in their emotional labor rather than add value (IVF and egg freezing has liberated them from anxiety). The ROI is not there. www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholene...

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Only 34 percent of single women in the U.S. are actively seeking romantic relationships, compared to 54 percent of single men. You do the math.

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Thank you for bring this to my attention - I will read it today!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

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they really think we are all idiots

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Fall is here in New England 🍂 Bring on grilled cheese and tomato soup 😋

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Rachel Happe @rhappe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you have a diversity issue, please don’t blame it on the diversity for which you are looking. SMH