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I'm @shoq from ExTwitter. I'm a software and product designer working on projects I hope can help reinvent the Internet and social media so they can both serve humanity […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@shoq, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5h
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR THE SOCIAL WEB! The Eurosky Identity Platform has just been verified by the Digital Public Goods Alliance as a digital public good: sovereign, EU-hosted identity and data hosting for the AT Protocol, fully open source. WHY THIS IS A BFD and why it will (or should) matter for […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Respectfully, I find that’s a very romantic notion, but one that is completely counterfactual. I watch a lot of news, national, international, and especially local. I very rarely see that coverage of issues that you claim to. Not until things explode and the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
What bull shit. When protests are violent, press reports on violence. When protests are peaceful, press reports on issues. Pay attention.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Fuck everyone at @msnow responsible for them showing Washington Examiner headlines almost every morning. I mean WTF? @alivitali.bsky.social looks embarrassed every time they do it. She has a right to be.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/us/polit…
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‘Honey Please’: The Steep Rise and Sudden Fall of Kimberly Guilfoyle.
President Trump cut her loose after damaging news reports about her tenure as ambassador to Greece. Once a prominent Trump insider, she suggested she will now fight to defend her reputation.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/polit…
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Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
Former Biden PressSec @jenpsaki.bsky.social’s verdict on @PressSec Barbie’s stunningly wretched debut. “basically an SNL skit… except it wasn’t.”
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
I am sure this ludicrous Russian bot @HazelLiaqa4848 didn’t quite expect the comments (he) got from this insipid post. x.com/HazelLiaqa4848/status/2110000…
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
If you were avoiding @Amazon’s #Carrie, thinking it was cheesy remake of @stephenking.bsky.social’s classic, you thought wrong. It’s a skillfully crafted drama and quite compelling. And like all of King’s work (he was involved in the production), filled with […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
The Courtship of Abdul El-Sayed By… uh, Fox News? Even a Fox viewer would understand what Abdul is talking about. www.leftjabs.com/2026/10/the-courts…
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The Courtship of Abdul El-Sayed By, Uh, Fox?
Even a Fox viewer would understand what Abdul is talking about.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Is DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin The Stupidest Person In Trump’s Cabinet? I know heh has a lot of competition. crooksandliars.com/2026/10/markwayn…
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Is DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin The Stupidest Person In Trump's Cabinet?
I know heh has a lot of competition.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Trump Reposted Glowing Endorsement From Denzel Washington — Turns Out It’s FAKE Natalie is slacking in the fact-checking department. crooksandliars.com/2026/10/trump-re…
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Trump Reposted Glowing Endorsement From Denzel Washington -- Turns Out It's FAKE
Natalie is slacking in the fact-checking department.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
THIS SO-CALLED “MAN” IS JUST A BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR. Fuck anyone that still supports this psychopath. They’re just as broken as he is and should hide from humanity forever. www.threads.com/@aaron.rupar/post/D…
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Threads
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
PressSec Barbie only took questions from FoxNews, Breitbart.com, and <some other bullshit nonsense news network I missed>. How utterly disgraceful. Naturally, this pretender will just get promoted to FoxNews after she’s done embarrassing America.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Presec Barbie Zarcharia’s first press conference just happened. She’s just straight-up embarrassing. Even more than Kayleigh Mcenany levels of embarrassing. Trump has just destroyed America’s credibility on so many fronts, I don’t know how we ever recover.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
*Real* protests are not polite. When will modern Americans learn this? “What to know about France’s high school student protests.” apnews.com/article/france-school-pr…
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Celibate troll on Putin’s payroll says what? stzl.ink/od7s7b
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026
Argh! Not ONE story asks “so how much (gov’t money) was spent to tear down FOUR HUNDRED mature trees in a single weekend? Answer: a LOT. It had to be a small army with chain saws. Judge tears into Trump admin. for felling trees on D.C. golf course […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
if you’ve never met @gunthereagleman he’s perhaps one of the dumbest mother fucking droolers who ever walked the earth. Of course, that’s true of any and all remaining MAGA misfires. stzl.ink/63geee
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
The grift that keeps on giving. All of these people need LONG prison sentences. Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents www.ms.now/news/patel-fbi-wants-to-…
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Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents
CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration. Agents would be trained in hand-to-hand combat. The post Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents appeared first on MS NOW.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Another perky wingnut. Who saw that coming? Trump picks “loyal” Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary This twit worked for Truth Social, so you just KNOW she’ll tell the truth. www.cbsnews.com/news/katie-zacharia…
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Trump picks "loyal" Katie Zacharia as next White House press secretary
"I am confident that Katie will deliver strong results for our Country as the next White House Press Secretary," President Trump said.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
This Blue Hat Movement would have been a good idea if it were a nonprofit project raising GOTV dollars, instead of trying to sell $2 Chinese hats for $32.99 each. It’s depressing how the Left can shit on good ideas so predictably. getbluehats.com
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Another kick in the sack for America’s long-dead moral authority. Hillary Clinton was being generous when she called these MAGA monsters “deplorables.” Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says www.bbc.com/news/articles/cmy0r96xy…
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Fort Hood shooter's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it," the US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
Not all cops…
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Republicans are in a new panic about that scary ex-POTUS (who most dimwitted MAGAs got their health insurance from). Senate GOP Declares ‘Emergency’ Over Obama ‘Takeover’: ‘We Will Lose Big’ crooksandliars.com/2026/10/senate-g…
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Senate GOP Declares 'Emergency' Over Obama 'Takeover': 'We Will Lose Big'
Nothing scares a Republican more than Obama.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
China’s undersea datacenters are not fully proven, but a very promising tech. Authoritarian govs can afford to build massive AI datacenters of any type. And that could be capitalism’s biggest challenge — and threat […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026
And now our sociopath-in-chief wants Republicans to vote by mail to preserve his grip on America’s balls. “Donald Trump claiming he wants to protect election integrity is like Bill Cosby telling you he’ll watch your drink for you.” - Jimmy Kimmel
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Long before she was Mrs. Partridge, Shirley Jones was a Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway superstar, famous for her role in Carousel. Here’s her singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” which you’ve prolly heard many modern covers of. Beautiful voice, and song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhmPV8yYBEo
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Try to imagine a conversation with anyone in that 5% demographic. Just try. #shudder #darwinAwardWinners2026
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
This is heartwarming. Even Republican polls show that the execrable Roger Marshall is in trouble. Are Kansans finally ready to break free of their decades-long reputation as the dumbest @GOP dupes outside of Texas? We can hope.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
And speaking of @msnow, do they understand how many people are probably refusing to tune in if they see one more of those insipid Golf Now commercials? It feels like the whole network is being supported by that one sponsor.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Remember back in the day when @driftglass.bsky.social said MSNBC would soon turn to the @thebulwark.com for most of its content and commentary? At this point, I’m surprised Versant didn’t call it MSBulwark. #prophecies
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
I have no idea how certain films find the money to get made. I just watched “Send Help.” Starts off like a ROM com, then turns into another Sam Raimi spectacle of moral depravity. I strongly suggest you skip it.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
Sienna University is the gold standard in polling these days, so theirs always gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Whoa. You may have missed this beta drop last July like most did. Now THIS could be a very big job killer. Users don’t so much “design” their website or features, as merely describe them. Presto! Instant-on, scalable web destination (quantity pricing, TBD) […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
‘Nixonmaxxing’ Must Never Be A Thing Trying to rehabilitate the second biggest crook to hold the office of President is a fools’ errand. But then, look who’s doing it. by @crooksandliars.bsky.social […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
stzl.ink/237eek
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
at://did:plc:k2ml7makotkij4wjpowtsgpj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpqnd4ilc2n
Cartoonist: Mike Smith
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
As amusing as it is telling. The only encouraging numbers for Trumpists in this morning’s polls were all via partisan (i.e, GOP) or “crowd” pollsters (i.e., online bullshit polls for hire.) Nothing screams “blowout” like vanity polling.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026
Cult of Personality — A Sneak Preview A look back at the run-up to the 2020 election. How little is new? www.leftjabs.com/2026/09/cult-of-pe…
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Cult of Personality — A Sneak Preview
A look back at the run-up to the 2020 election. How little is new?
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
From the always ingenious minds of the South Parkers.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026
VOTERS: Please assume you’re being ratfucked for this election cycle. Track Your Ballot or Ballot Application now. Vote.org directs you to state agency page for all 50 states. Find the status of your mail-in ballot (or ask for one, stat). www.vote.org/ballot-tracker-tools
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
The US lays groundwork for possible military action in Cuba, according to ‘CBS News’. Okay, it’s CBS (Crackpots Broadcasting Slop), but still… www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/the-us-…
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The US lays groundwork for possible military action in Cuba, according to 'CBS News'
The US Army is considering deploying medical, logistics and military police units, as the Pentagon keeps plans ready for possible action in Cuba, the US broadcast network CBS is reporting exclusively.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
The number of UI/UX design failures in Chatgpt are just incomprehensible in number. No other product would ever survive being such a complete mess. For a company with billions in assets you’d think they’d have a few UI designers that knew what they were doing.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
Arggh. I have spent the morning trying to understand ChatGPT’s absurd “Codex” product. I don’t think it’s possible to design a worse interface. Even GPT’s agents don’t understand how it works.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
This doesn’t surprise anyone, does it? We’ve allowed all this to happen and we keep allowing it all to happen. Republics are great…if you can keep them. at://did:plc:gpnca5cprqfxcz3i3jjlmi35/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe4qchtoc2t
“Supreme Court allows Trump's voter verification database.”

Well, we expected this bullshit. But what does it really mean? Is the post office allowed to be involved, or does it just allow them to compile a list?

Either way: check your registration and make a plan.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
Indeed, but it’s gonna require an awful lot of focus by all of us to ensure that Trump just doesn’t run out the clock on his presidency and leave us almost as bad as we were. And focus is not something that American opposition has been very good at. And we […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
It’s where we begin
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026
Suppose We Do Win Both House and Senate. Then What? Flipping Congress is necessary but not sufficient. www.leftjabs.com/2026/09/suppose-we…
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Suppose We Do Win Both House and Senate. Then What?
Flipping Congress is necessary but not sufficient.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
Gah. Dr’s office just called, 7 WEEKS after a test. Positive for new bladder cancer cells. Thanks for the timely news, shitbags! Another round of that oh-so unpleasant immunotherapy just before X-mas. #CancerSucks
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW, Politico say they’ve notified Trump they’re suing over denied White House access apnews.com/article/trump-ban-ms-now…
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026
New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity. www.cbsnews.com/news/new-photos-dam…
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