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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I always loved Terry Pratchett’s idea that “first sight” could be a witchly power, the ability to see what is really there.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I’ll pop a gift link below. Important read. Link: buff.ly/gaFFLxh

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Freeze some for next time?

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In Vienna, see an opera if you can, or look for a concert - lots of chamber music and other shows taking place in beautiful old buildings, and it’s a long tradition there. Prague - there is or was an absinthe bar not too far from the famous clock tower. Not a great drink, but a fun experience.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/06/2026

oh my goodness - Lieu played Rubio a video of Trump sleeping while Rubio tried to talk to him during a cabinet meeting. Then this exchange: RUBIO: I've never seen him fall asleep LIEU: I'm gonna show you a video that shows you just lied to Congress *plays another clip of Trump sleeping by Rubio*

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

The Heechee Saga by Frederik Pohl, a lot of Cyberpunk by Philip K. Dick, a number of Twilight Zone episodes, off the top of my head. And wasn’t Metropolis along these lines? I think 1920s sci-fi fiction must have had some more. I feel like I’m forgetting some.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Admit it, this is just a way to show off your Hugos without looking like you are bragging.

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Adam Steinbaugh @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

FCC to journalists: cover the Iran war the way the president prefers or lose your broadcast license.

Brendan Carr tweet: Broadcasters that are running hoaxes and news distortions - also known as the fake news - have a chance now to correct course before their license renewals come up.

The law is clear. Broadcasters must operate in the public interest, and they will lose their licenses if they do not.

And frankly, changing course is in their own business interests since trust in legacy media has now fallen to an all time low of just 9% and are ratings disasters.

The American people have subsidized broadcasters to the tune of billions of dollars by providing free access to the nation’s airwaves.

It is very important to bring trust back into media, which has earned itself the label of fake news.

When a political candidate is able to win a landslide election victory after in the face of hoaxes and distortions, there is something very wrong. It means the public has lost faith and confidence in the media. And we can’t allow that to happen.

Time for change!

Trump "Truth":

Yet again, an intentionally misleading headline by the Fake News Media about the five tanker planes that were supposedly struck down at an Airport in Saudi Arabia, and of no further use. In actuality, the Base was hit a few days ago, but the planes were not “struck” or “destroyed.” Four of the five had virtually no damage, and are already back in service. One had slightly more damage, but will be in the air shortly. None were destroyed, or close to that, as the Fake News said in headlines. The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (in particular), and other Lowlife “Papers” and Media actually want us to lose the War. Their terrible reporting is the exact opposite of the actual facts! They are truly sick and demented people that have no idea the damage they cause the United States of America. Fortunately, as proven by our Great and Conclusive Election Win in 2024, the People of our Country understand what is happening far better than the Fake News Media! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Fantastic demo of @ruhlman.bsky.social’s Ratios by my favorite YouTube chefs at Fallow: youtu.be/_LVX03nJyVY?...

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9 Ratios Every Chef Needs to Know

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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

NEW @nytimes.com ANALYSIS: In 2008 (the last election before Citizens United), billionaires accounted for 0.3% of federal election spending. In 2024, 300 billionaires & their immediate families accounted for 19% of all spending, either directly or through PACs, totaling $3B+.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

things every single republican president of your lifetime has done - started a war in the middle east - completely destroyed the economy

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Allow me to suggest Bullet Train. Maybe he’s not a total idiot in it, but it feels similar. And just a fun and hilarious movie if you like that style.

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Ann Elizabeth @diggysbaby.blacksky.app · 14/02/2026

North Carolina lawmakers have voted to remove all college campus voting sites. Specifically at the largest HBCU in the US NC A&T. They now have to walk 30 minutes to their nearest polling place. Students are protesting this - pls share and support. www.tiktok.com/t/ZThx29BJ9/

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Even without an on-campus voting site, NCAT students still marched to the polls. 💙💛 Students at North Carolina A&T showed that barriers won’t stop their voices. When access isn’t easy, they organize. ...

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Black-eyed pea soup is an underrated favorite here. Here is one of my go-to- recipes. I usually add a package of spinach too just for nutrition (and because for New Year's that's considered lucky for making more "green" in the coming year). cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1125...

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The Lee Brothers' Hoppin’ John (Published 2002)

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/01/2026

He spent decades bringing the religious right to power. Now he's marching to undo it. Rev. Rob Schenck spent decades helping build the Religious Right—commingling church and state to advance conservative causes. Now, he says he must confront the damage he helped cause.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My pleasure. Love your writing!

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(9/n) A more general FAQ for Bluesky to help you get started, I hope this is all helpful! bsky.social/about/blog/5...

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Bluesky User FAQ - Bluesky

Welcome to the Bluesky app! This is a user guide that answers some common questions.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(7/n) Bluesky also just provides a lot more options to let you control who can see and reply to your posts. bsky.app/profile/bsky...

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(6/n) Similarly people also post "Starter Packs" of accounts that people of like interest can follow, so getting on a few of those can help boost your reach to more followers more quickly. I have to imagine you wouldn't have trouble doing that. :-)

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(5/n) This means if you find sources you trust, you can block a lot of the trolls and bots simply by subscribing to their list without having to do the work yourself, and it will update your blocking whenever they update the list.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(4/n) And the Bluesky culture is "block don't engage", so it really helps keep trolls from getting traction and disrupting things as much as on other platforms. Bluesky also allows people to publish lists of accounts that you can subscribe to and either block or mute all of the accounts in the list.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

(3/n) The thing that makes Bluesky so much better than other apps is that if you block or mute a troll responding to one of your posts, it blocks their response on your posts for *all* of the other viewers, not just you. That let's you really curate your interactions.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Full disclaimer - I don't do this professionally and have a low post volume. :-) But I can offer some good pointers I think. The best person for this to me is John Scalzi (@scalzi.com, sci-fi author), he's been doing this professionally for a long time. (1/n)

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

It may not be quite what old Twitter was, but of all the social media sites it feels like the best one to me. It has a lot of what was good about Twitter in the earlier years and great tools to curate away the bots and trolls.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

One of my favorite living writers, and one of my favorite people, is George Saunders, and this interview helps to demonstrate why. youtube.com/watch?v=wGWCqgIyrbM&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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George Saunders Says Breaking These 3 Delusions Can Save You | The Interview

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.

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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.

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USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I call it shower roulette. Given all the hotels I stay in this is particularly annoying.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Imagine interviewing a victim of torture and independently confirming the details of his torture and then being told you can’t broadcast it because the people who ordered the torture wouldn’t give their side of the story.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

This point needs to be made and frequently.

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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This is quite a story: the US employed every strongarm tactic available, including personal threats against delegates and their families, to derail an agreement on reducing shipping emissions that was almost finalized. on.ft.com/47lq3dZ

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.” It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear." Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I've been waiting for someone to make this point. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

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Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

There’s a lot of talk about “insurrection” coming from the White House, which has led many to predict that they are considering invoking the Insurrection Act. What plans are afoot, and what would that look like if it happened? My write-up in the replies.

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Matt Cable @curiousstranger.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 01/10/2025

On Friday 18 blue state attorneys general BLASTED the Federal Trade Commission, telling it to back off trans youth healthcare and warning of an insidious attempt to reshape the regulation of medicine in the US. And nobody covered it. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

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State AGs Defend Trans Americans in Stunning Rebuke to Trump’s FTC — Assigned

Eighteen state Attorneys General unite to stand up in defense of trans Americans, in opposition to a Federal Trade Commission investigation into trans healthcare.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 29/09/2025

It really can not be emphasized enough that "exaggerating the danger of the left" is a key, central tactic of aspiring fascists. Look back at every country that slid into authoritarianism & you'll find a campaign like this preceding it. Every time. It's part of the script.

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How Trumpworld inflates the perceived danger of the left

It is stipulated at the outset that there have been gruesome acts of political violence in recent months that appear to have been motivated by hostility to right-wing politics or the administration. T...

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 29/09/2025

I mean yes this is funny, but the fact that these unconstitutional stormtroopers are so directionless that they literally stand around waiting for random nonwhite delivery guys to bike past them is just pathetic. No mandate, no mission, no clue. Just racism.

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ScottIJ @scottij.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

I always liked J. Michael Straczynski’s answer he gave one time. He gets his from a little shop down on 14th street.

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Elf M. Sternberg @elfsternberg.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Why are ICE officers so bad at their jobs? This paper gives the reason: they were ALWAYS mediocre, incompetent, or dishonorable cops. Signing on to the secret police, being willing to do the "ugly" jobs, gives them a career advancement path those qualities blocked under more moral systems.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Lot going on in Chicago. ICE raids. Both plummeting crime rates (Patel) and a criminal war zone (Trump). But this might go unnoticed. Yesterday, in the suburb of Berwyn, a man shot up a car in front of a middle school with an assault rifle, killing two. wgntv.com/berwyn/heavy...

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

But the Bidens!

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NPR @npr.org · 26/08/2025

A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

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Whistleblower says Trump officials copied millions of Social Security numbers

A whistleblower complaint says that the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

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