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Sami J. Lehtinen

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Doing too many things, lately whispering to elevators

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Disobey_Fi @disobeyfi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Get the company to pay. Corporate tickets are coming. 15.10. / 13:00 EEST #disobey2027
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump’s newest daughter-in-law expects us to believe that sanctioned oligarch Umar Kremlev paid for the wedding celebration of the president’s son purely out of the goodness of his muscovite heart. Just one of those touching, entirely spontaneous acts of genocidal child-kidnapper generosity. 🥲
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026
Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
A cutaway view of a stone tower containing an elaborate water-powered medieval geared machine. Rising out of the machine is a rainbow-tinted, pixelated God with the robes, beard and all. To one side of this scene is a cluster of tiny people in Jesus-era robes, falling about themselves in religious ecstasy all over a stone staircase, atop of which stands a robed priest with his hands upraised. The background is a set of shining golden rays, emanating from pixel-God.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's very easy to wear a suit and tie in any major city, even if the aesthetic has mostly disappeared from daily life, because there are people outside wearing pink tutus with Army boots. As usual, your liberation is connected to other people's liberation.
Bobby Mars on Twitter writes: "If you wear a collared shirt and nice shoes out to the bar in the rust belt, multiple people will ask you if you just came from a wedding. Aesthetic standards for men’s attire are horrendously low"
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Short film about hope www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/CG...
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@steinkobbe

There were some incredible posts at the height of the NFT bubble

@TaschaLabs

If you make a NFT of a real diamond, and the diamond itself gets destroyed in a fire tomorrow, you still have the same asset.

Because the token still exists and is in limited supply just as before. Nothing has changed.

What NFT is doing to the concept of asset, few understand.
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"One more thing Miss Barlow... you were about 14 in 2001, and you grew up in the UK, so why did they dismiss your school at noon on 9/11, when the attacks would have happened around 2 pm your time? I just don't understand how the school knew the attacks would be happening later"
Columbo (Peter Falk) asking one more question
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 11/09/2026
I want to apologize for remarks I made a few years ago suggesting I believe every human is entitled to respect and dignity in addition to basic human rights. I had no way of knowing at the time this sentiment could be interpreted as applying to people of a gendered persuasion
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The message of the midterm convention? If only Donald Trump were president! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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A Recap of a Surreal Midterm Convention
It isn’t over until the president’s tenor sings.
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Sami J. Lehtinen @sjl.semeai.fi · 09/09/2026
I deleted my repost, this is fake
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Atte Harjanne @atteharjanne.vihreat.fi · 07/09/2026
Jos/kun AfD:n menestys turhauttaa, tässä kaksi nopeaa keinoa toimia vastavoimana Putinin saappaita nuoleville äärioikeistolaisille: - tee lahjoitus Ukrainan tueksi - liity Vihreisiin
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Gist" is a great word because it seems like it's part of a larger word but you don't even need to know the rest of it, you got the gist.
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jpicone @me.jamespicone.name · 30/08/2026
Stolen from discord memes channel
Nine-panel Calvin and Hobbes strip, edited.

Panel 1: A bespectacled doctor in a white coat leans over a desk, holding out a small box to Calvin. "Put your right hand in the box."

Panel 2: Calvin, clutching Hobbes, looks up warily. "What's in the box?" The doctor, hand resting on the box: "Pain."

Panel 3: Calvin howls, "Why are you doing this??" The doctor answers with eyes closed and a faint smile: "An animal in a trap will gnaw off its own leg to escape. What will you do?"

Panel 4: Cut to the waiting room. Calvin's mum sits in a chair reading a magazine. From off-panel: "No need to call for help. Your mother is behind that door. None will get past her."

Panel 5: Mum reads on, magazine raised. She whispers: "I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration…"

Panel 6: A jagged burst of shouting from off-panel: "NO!! I'll never cooperate, you hideous bug-eyed freak! NEVER!!" Mum has not moved.

Panel 7: More shouting: "You can contain my BODY, but you can't chain my SPIRIT! Walls can't confine it! Laws can't restrain it! You can try to leave a message, but my spirit screens its calls!!" Mum is staring blankly ahead

Panel 8: Enormous block letters fill the panel — "AAAAAGHHHHHHHHH" — as mum is shocked out of the chair, which tips over backwards.

Panel 9: Outside, mum stands, looking down at Calvin. "What did the Reverend Mother say?" Calvin, striding in: "All history up to this point has been spent preparing the world for my presence."
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TarZangief @tarzangief.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Neutral in the culture war"
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
static.klipy.com
It Just
ALT: It Just
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
DAYUM that IS SO frickin' COOL
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/08/2026
A man dressed as Darth Vader spoke at a San Diego City Council meeting this week, telling members that the emperor is a “fan of Flock,” the surveillance camera company facing scrutiny across the country. The debate over Flock has raised broader questions about balancing public safety with privacy.
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Celestial Witch 🏳️‍⚧️ @staroutofspace.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
There's a post that compares "legitimate use of AI" to arson and baking, but I think it's more appropriate to say that this is like responding "but bricks are used to build houses" when everyone's saying we should stop giving bricks of cocaine to children.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Medical Advice
How to survive the global heatwave 
Stay hydrated 
Treat yourself to an ice cream 
Dismantle the fossil fuel industry which is literally burning the planet for the short term profit of a vanishingly small capitalist class
Loose fitting clothing
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!
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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Twitch - the popular gaming and IRL streaming platform - has announced it'll start training generative AI models on those livestreaming on the platform. bit.ly/4wYjQyQ
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 10/08/2026
Been reading a compilation of Soviet radio broadcasts from the Winter War and the period immediately preceding it. It’s pretty incredible. Layers upon layers of bullshit and blatant lies, including about what the same radio station claimed few days earlier! Easy to see what inspired Orwell.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It’s election week! At this important moment I would like to address your entire planet with a message to the people of Earth. And I think I found the perfect place to do it.
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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 09/08/2026
Just recently I warned (again) that online safety bills like KOSA/KIDS Act (and many others) threaten legitimate, protected discourse on topics like drugs or alcohol. As if to prove my point... platformpolemics.aricohn.com/p/the-kids-a...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Designers naming their house for shit is next level
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
That's a big kick in the guts. Payrolls is much weaker, and the U.S. lost -23k jobs in March, well below expectations of +80k. Huge downward revisions, too: May now +63k (instead of +129k), June now +20k (down from +53k). Very bad news. Revise down your views substantially.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Sam Alito's "originalism" is a pathetic joke and the idea that critics of his sad little amateur historical work -- who include most actual historians, I'd imagine -- are the "facile" ones is laughable.
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Janne Isosävi @isosavi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Soita kannattaisi ennallistaa. ”Suuri määrä ojitettuja turvemaita on ilman muuta erittäin iso paloriski silloin kun on kuivia kesiä” yhteishyva.fi/reseptit/pek... www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
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Tulipalot | Suomessa on sama ”erittäin iso paloriski”, joka Ranskassa toteutui, sanoo professori
Suomea ja Bordeaux’n paloaluetta yhdistävät turvepohjaiset metsät.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Obviously he has no compunction about making shit up himself, but I do sincerely wonder how much of his understanding of the world is based on subordinates sending him AI imagery he thinks is real.
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Sami J. Lehtinen @sjl.semeai.fi · 04/08/2026
No cheating, post your lock screen.
iPhone lock screen, background image depicting a house cat getting rubbed under the chin
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Top panel is tiny planet Mercury in relation to the HUGE Sun.
Bottom panel is a similar image, a tiny "close ad" button in relation to the fingertip labeled "my finger" which fills nearly the entire panel.
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 01/08/2026
"Micro-dosing hell by staying informed and educated"

[A man in a white dress shirt and loose tie walks through dense fog.]
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In April, the Starmer government passed an Act of Parliament enabling the police to shut down any protest they deem to have a “cumulative” impact on the community. The only protests that have ever succeeded are those with a cumulative impact. Effective protest is now illegal.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This saga is so wild. The original pitch of this company was so, so wild. People just saying and doing extremely mask-off things all the time so it's good to see that they reconsidered this www.404media.co/ai-company-t...
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Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage
Citing backlash, ISBNdb removed its webpages about training AI, denied ever buying, scanning, or selling a book for AI training, and said the site was a "test of market interest."
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Disobey_Fi @disobeyfi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The wait is over! Got something worth sharing? The Disobey 2027 Call for Proposals is now open! Submit your proposal: cfp.disobey.fi/disobey-2027 Read the guidelines and send us your proposal by September 20th. Join us in making our 10th anniversary event one to remember. #disobey2027
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Laura’s sudden realization of the obvious also comes at a suspiciously convenient time — Russia is losing, its war crimes against Ukraine and enmity toward America are becoming impossible to ignore (Iran), and… the midterms are nearing. 15/20
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Vatnik Soup @vatniksoup.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In today’s Vatnik Soup REBREW, we’ll reintroduce Laura Loomer, an American political activist. Our first possible case of a former vatnik, she’s best known for her unhinged takes on Ukraine and for admitting those were the result of falling for Russian propaganda. 1/20
Laura Loomer having a cheeseburger with French fries and a Diet Coke at McDonald’s, Kyiv, Ukraine, July 21, 2026
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 29/07/2026
Mark this well. A public servant who performed admirably in a crisis is being publicly persecuted, maybe prosecuted. Govt websites are being given over to propaganda. Fake medicines are being praised while lifesaving vaccines are lied about. Slanderous grifters cackle their triumph. Despicable.
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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Still killing people to make snuff films for the president. Gift link.
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67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
ok reasonable
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Two, resilience is about resisting bad information, either internally or externally, so it falls back into a counter-disinformation project that mistakes the current crisis as one of facts, when its really one of consequences.
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Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
My man looks like you could unlock his iPhone by putting it in front of a dildo
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a black cat. The text above the cat reads, "For a long time, black cats were said to be evil and working with the Devil."
The second panel zooms out and shows Sarah, the protagonist, next to the cat. The text above the pair reads "But now we know that's not true."
The third panel shows Sarah hugging the black cat.
The fourth panel shows an orange cat behind Sarah, standing with its arms reaching up as a fire blazes behind it. The text reads, "It's the orange cats."
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Excellent investigative reporting by the NYT into why so many ICE cases against protestors fall apart. "federal law enforcement has engaged in extensive misconduct — ranging from attacking protesters to destroying evidence and misrepresenting facts in court." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u...
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They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 18/07/2026
So the FSB clowns are saying they found Finnish-made explosives that were to be used to bring down the Kerch bridge. Well, they're the stuff for that kinds of jobs, but I'm afraid it wasn't us - the bridge is still standing. www.hs.fi/maailma/art-...
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Venäjä | Venäjän turvallisuuspalvelu FSB väittää löytäneensä ”suomalaista räjähdettä”, jolla Ukraina aikoi räjäyttää Krimin sillan
Venäläismediat levittävät turvallisuuspalvelun väitteitä aktiivisesti. Se viittaa siihen, että käynnissä on Kremlin koordinoima kampanja.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 13/07/2026
I will remember Lindsey Graham for two things: the tantrum he threw to ensure the Supreme Court confirmation of a serial liar credibly accused of sexual assault, and the ease with which he dropped the Principled, Moderate Republican act the moment that doing so became politically expedient
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Lindsey Graham Was Whatever Trump Asked Him to Be
The Supreme Court’s six-justice conservative supermajority probably does not exist without Graham, who would do anything for an attaboy tweet from the president.
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Tiina Taivainen 🦋 @ttaivainen.eurosky.social · 11/07/2026
Spain👏👏👏
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