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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of the worst things about streaming with ads is no humans appear to be in charge of placing the ad breaks. Even shows which originally had ad breaks, where there was an obvious break in the narrative for it, don't have the ad breaks put in those places now

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Not sure I’ve ever seen this issue cover. Stunning. My strange introduction / first X-men issue I picked up in the early 90’s was a Forge story. I hope the love story between these two is given its due respect in future films. (Like, just make a whole movie about Storm and Forge).

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What's happening now - the images, the actions - will be regarded by future generations of Americans with disgust and anger & they will question how this was allowed to happen to residents of this nation. History must document the names of all those responsible. They must be vilified for eternity.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Noooo! 💔 Rest in peace, you shining light. Dolly Parton

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I say let the gaudy ballroom get built, but delay its inauguration until this admin is gone… Then unveil it with a proper “ball”. #pose 🏳️‍⚧️

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Brilliance We’re Full of It @brilliancewerefull.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

So on-brand. Ken Paxton desperate to have a bigger, better pen. 🖊️ #PenKaxton

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/08/2026

I think what we're seeing around the internet right now, vis a vis AOC & her ex-boyfriend & her eggs, is just a tiny, tiny, tiny sliver of the absolute madness that will break out if she runs for president. No matter how f'ing weird you think people will be about it, they will be much, much weirder.

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The Haunting of Emily AF 👩‍🎤✨ @rockstarelise.com · 08/08/2026

Hey, I bet one of my songs could be your new favorite! If you like music made by Trans or queer people, if you like 80s stuff, or like Nine Inch Nails or skinny puppy or modern pop, I have something for you! linktr.ee/RockstarElise

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Rockstar & Elise Official: Instagram | Linktree

View RockstarElise’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify, Bandcamp, Soundcloud here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I was a big fan of Ray of Light at the time. My intro to William Orbit - someone I’ve increasingly respected over the years for crafting such a tasteful take on electronica. I recently purchased Blur’s 13 (still haven’t heard it) after learning Orbit produced it. I’ll be giving it time this week.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Appreciate and agree with the nuance Eric is laying out here.

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Schrödinger's Mitch McConnell

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Wanted to like this @themountaingoats.bsky.social post but that 666 count felt so right…

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Tartan Army is in Miami this week. Looks like I'm rooting for Scotland today... mainly because I love Scottish artists -- Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Annie Lennox, Chvrches, Garbage.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"Most impacted workers did not lack skills. They lacked a place where those skills made the most sense. Federal workers...did not simply need to update their LinkedIn profiles. They lost the institutional context that made their expertise meaningful." www.govexec.com/technology/2...

govexec.com

What DOGE taught us about AI and federal workers

COMMENTARY | Mass layoffs have left thousands of federal workers unemployed and struggling to find their footing as AI accelerates disruption across the public sector.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

If you want there be to rules in government beyond Trump’s whimsy, now is a good time to say something. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-o...

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This new OMB Rule Is Bigger Than Science. Much Bigger.

This image was generated by Google AI (Gemini)

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Nicholas Hunt-Walker @nhuntwalker.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of these grocery stores. They're not a business started by the state to "win" over private chains. They're a state institution existing solely to provide affordable options to the residents of the city. They're serving, not competing.

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Present & Correct @presentcorrect.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

In 1967 Japan Air Lines issued a set of leaflets to educate their passengers about all aspects of Japanese life. We have scanned 24 of them www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/j...

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Please remember that fascism is for losers. A people realize that they’ve already lost the future and, since their cause has already lost, they’ve got nothing else left to lose. Fascists are desperate, but attempt to portray invincibility & power. They’re residual culture, attempting to be emergent.

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Rob Sheridan @rob-sheridan.com · 28/04/2026

I have uncovered a mysterious obelisk containing OVER 100 messages from the future

MAGIC EYE: THE VIDEO on VHS, featuring "OVER 100 IMAGES." I found this at a garage sale over the weekend by coincidence... or was it???

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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The Pasteur Institute collaborated with Cuba to mass produce the Cuban COVID-19 vaccine Soberana-2. Millions got their shots just a few years ago thanks to this institute that the US or Israel just bombed.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

For TDOV I’m sharing hopeful music from a trans friend. Sending love to the community. The high court’s brutal decision made it a tough day. May we find understanding, empathy, and hope in your stories. @rockstarelise.com rockstarelise.bandcamp.com/track/makeup

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Makeup, by Rockstar & Elise

track by Rockstar & Elise

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Green-card holders no longer qualify for loans from the Small Business Administration, eliminating a longtime source of financing for immigrants that advocates say will discourage job creation and harm the economy. apnews.com/article/cali...

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Big change for California small businesses: No more SBA loans for non-citizens

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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

There is absolutely no coherence on Cuba policy. It's all on a whim and a wish. Here is the president on tape backing away from the Executive Order he himself issued on January 29th.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Feeling what Mike is laying out here. The internet was lot cooler before build complexity increased & social media centralization came into the picture. I was hands on keyboard building until mid 2000’s… Now I’m back building. Unlocked creativity & new hope we can break from corporate algo hell.

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Telephone Friend @ironyhat.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Best railcar graffiti I've ever seen

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

A wave of AI-generated images and video has emerged from the Iran war. But a new phenomenon is also observable, write shirin anlen and Mahsa Alimardani from WITNESS: the spread of technical-looking analyses used to discredit authentic evidence.

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How AI Content Detection is Being Weaponized in the Iran War

When trust in evidence collapses, the greatest casualty is accountability for real-world harm, write shirin anlen and Mahsa Alimardani from WITNESS.

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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Enough of this "x might be the real plan" stuff. There is no plan mapping out the third and fourth tier possibilities. Don't let your imagination fabricate a cunning genius when there is no proof of genius. But any development that can be used to further the agenda will obviously be used.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

What an embarrassment (understatement) from my alma mater. I wish I could write it off as a one-off but I remain in the immediate geography of FIU, and I’m plugged into the culture. This manifestation is unsurprising.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Adeptly assembled take here from @cwarzel.bsky.social. Been thinking about these themes lot as well. The reflexive, meme-ified cynicism in culture these days is startling. Fills me with sadness. Can probably have chicken egg argument about origins, but it’s a cycle worth breaking. A return to hope.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 10/02/2026

once my son woke me up to ask what a three dimensional hexagon was called. yes, please. ask me about the gay instead.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

From his parents: "I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting."

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 18/01/2026

Andor was cooking so unbelievably hard good grief

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Grok is so much worse than you think.

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Ernie Smith @ernie.tedium.co · 17/01/2026

Someone made a 2007 YouTube video and released it in 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqmG...

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i said a word a day for an entire year.

YouTube video by Henry Brown

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

"Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow." -- Becca Good, wife of Renee.

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Elizabeth Linos @elizabethlinos.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

100pct correct. Empirically, we are as close to a consensus on this as we are likely to see on any topic. It's wild how pervasive the stigma and rhetoric remain.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

This escalation of Risk-coded “hemispheric dominance” lines up with where elements of our culture - specifically business / venture capital culture - has been headed. It’s “blitzscaling” applied to geopolitics. (Which of course comes from the word “blitzkrieg”)

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Eh… we’ll just place the poly market bet instead…

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Danny Rivero @danielrivero.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

This is correct. Regardless of how you feel about the attack/ taking Maduro, there is already a legitimately elected government that is not Maduro. But because of today's actions, a future election could have a different outcome. So that's a no-go. Concretely, this is not about democracy.

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Great line in this article: “My phone is my toy and my toil, the first object I touch upon waking, the spackle to my spare minutes, the inanimate partner in our shared lie, which is that it works for me and not the other way around.”

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Mike Sarasti @sarasti.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

“I work on government innovation” “Oh… so you’re like DOGE?” 🙄

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 01/12/2025

As a society we must better explain why "eliminating information silos" is such a dangerous goal at the fed level. Some data sharing is good! But only in a privacy-preserving way, with individual consent. A significant engineering challenge that SV billionaires don't want to see completed.

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Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Purpose.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

The way I try to de-AI-ify my classes is that I emphasize at the beginning and throughout the semester that all we're doing is reading some interesting shit other humans have produced, talking about that shit, and writing about it. Humans have been benefitting from that process for centuries w/o AI.

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