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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 · 6h
I’m seeing fewer Teslas on the road these days. But still too many. I don’t understand how any liberally-minded person can drive that fucking car and not need a shower after. When are we going to start living more moral lives? We could stop so much of this […] [Original post on mastodon.social]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
I’ve been trying to make this point with friends all year. AI can actually be a very useful reporter. But it’s going to need human editors/curators overseeing its decisions and mechanisms for holding both accountable. That’s going to take some novel approaches to how we think about news […]
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Ben Werdmuller @ben.werd.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h
"News will be intermediated by AI, whether we like it or not." The solution will involve common infrastructure, open technology, data portability, and fighting against lock-in at all costs. #AI werd.io/news-will-be-intermediated-…
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News will be intermediated by AI. What's next?
"News will be intermediated by AI, whether we like it or not." The solution will involve common infrastructure, open technology, data portability, and fighting against lock-in at all costs.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Maddow, O’Donnell and Hayes carry them in the ratings. I have not seen that network do something innovative in two decades since Countdown. It’s almost beyond belief that any modern media company can be so flaccid and stay in business.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
perceived media bias. Family Public Feuds: Her relationship with her parent, Zoey Tur (formerly Bob Tur), spilled into very public view when Zoey criticized Katy in open forums and interviews, accusing her of prioritizing television career optics and mainstream broadcasting pressures over […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Communities: On social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and political forums, regular viewers from across the political spectrum frequently call for her removal or criticize her delivery. Left-leaning or strict partisan viewers often complain that her “devil’s advocate” approach or […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
other figures and groups have publicly criticized her work: Media Critics and Analysts: Writers and media observers (such as critics and various press reviewers) have frequently taken aim at her interviewing style. For instance, she faced severe online and press backlash for what commentators […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h
Someone lashed out at me for throwing shade at Katy Tur, So I thought I’d see what Gemini could skim from the web about what others say about her. Seems pretty on point to me. Public commentary and criticism directed at Katy Tur often come from a mix of media critics, political commentators […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026
The cancer spreads… with #noplan to stop it. How Project 2025 is spreading in Latin America It’s the first target in Trump’s global plan. From Chile to Peru, far-right leaders are adopting Project 2025 policies to dismantle democracy & social rights […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Protest without violence rarely impresses politicians or results in change. Protest resulting in any violence shifts the public focus from the demands. In both cases, the status quo almost always wins. France in Shock After Protests Devolve Into Riots […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026
Remember when this pathetic freak was all about “free speech.” The unabashed hypocrisy of these billionaire fucksticks is just off the charts, and one election ain’t gonna fix that. But yeah… it’s a start stzl.ink/nw5oty
Note: TikTok - 15% owned by Musk pal Larry Ellison - permanently banned our "Musk" the movie account on the platform.  www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026
#TodayInHistory/1973 OPEC enacts oil embargo And while we don’t have “no gas today” signs, or long lines at the pump (yet), Trump has done us much worse. www.history.com/this-day-in-history…
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
HAHAHA KATIE ZACHARIA Is the new #Scaramuci standard. Trump has shit-canned @PressSec Barbie. Good riddance to another MAGA fraudster.
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
servers, account management tools, and seamless migration services. * Open and Free: Fully open-source under Apache-2.0 and MIT licenses. Anyone—regardless of country or region, including the US—can technically adopt, deploy, or run the exact same infrastructure without proprietary lock-in. * […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
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
their favorite besties, the advocates of nonviolence who are typically working from deeply suspect datasets. I’m not endorsing violence. I’m simply citing the history of its many impacts on society. It’s a lovely aspiration to think that humans can achieve change peacefully. And that should […]
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Shoq 🌿 @shoq.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026
Suffragette Bombings and Arson campaigns, Homestead strike, Haymarket, Indian Rebellion, Quit India movement, Chicago DNC, Chicago race riots, the Holy Week Riots, Newark & Watts riots. And that’s a short list. Google “impact” of any of these to see just how much change came from them […]
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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
renewed.
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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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