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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026

We're continuing to report on sports betting apps, and we need your help. ProPublica is looking for at least 250 people who use DraftKings and FanDuel to share their data with us and help us understand how the apps respond to user behavior. ➡️ How to help: projects.propublica.org/sports-betti...

A neon green tracker shows that ProPublica has received 28 people's sports betting data, just over 10% of the way towards its goal of 250. Text below reads: If you’re one of millions of Americans who have placed an online bet on a sporting event, you know how quickly you can go from celebrating your wins to feeling like the odds are stacked against you.

ProPublica is trying to understand how sports betting apps incentivize users to keep playing and when they warn users to pump the brakes. To do that, we need your help: We’re aiming for at least 250 people to upload their gambling history from apps like FanDuel and DraftKings. We’re not quite there yet, so if you’ve used these apps, you can help our journalists. If you’ve worked in the industry, you can also help us by answering a few questions. (You can also reach us on Signal.)

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026

ProPublica-Texas Tribune reporter Zach Despart will take questions live from the r/politics Reddit community about his investigations on GOP senate candidate Ken Paxton. Join the conversation today at 2 p.m. CT: www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...

Reddit AMA: Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid. Ask reporter Zach Despart anything in r/politics. Our reporting shows that the Texas attorney general may have violated federal ethics and state election laws. Image: A bearded man wearing a green plaid shirt smiles as he holds up a sheet of paper that reads: AMA re: Ken Paxton. His U.S. Senate bid. Sept. 30, 2 p.m. CT. r/politics

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Mike McMahan @mikemcmahan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ETA on this AMA: about 30 mins!

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

COWBELL ACQUIRED! Thank you, Izual.

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I asked where I could sign up with the Zerg and got a laugh. Yay for hydralisk fodder.

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

So there’s an entire display of gorgeous Diablo art, now where can I buy it?

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I don’t know that I’ve ever heard a crowd cheer for a hard level cap before

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I think this is the first time I’ve been in an actual seat at the main stage for the opening panel

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In the Blizzcon line, the human equivalent of a server queue waiting for the realm to come back up

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The first chapter books I remember were Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, especially Huck Finn getting the message solidly across that sometimes the adults are wrong, the rest of the world is wrong, but you can at least try to do right in your own little corners in your own ways.

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Delilah S. Dawson @delilahsdawson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In honor of Dolly, I'd like to give away some of my middle grade books to teachers who are having trouble getting books into their classrooms. I have Mine, Camp Scare, and Ride or Die on the Horror side and Minecraft Mob Squad on the Fantasy/Gaming side. I'll give away 4 mailers with 3 books each.

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Doug Jones @actordougjones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

HEY INDIANA!! I’ll be attending a special screening of THE SHAPE OF WATER with a Q&A at River Bend Film Festival in Goshen, IN, Saturday September 5 at 6pm. Get full details, schedule of events and tickets at… riverbendfilmfest.com

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/07/2026

What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than by getting a bunch of my novels, with a big chunk of your purchase price going to World Central Kitchen, my selected charity for this bundle. Pay what you like (the more you pay, the more you get), and help feed people in need all over the world.

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I accept this as an early birthday present

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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/05/2026

ST. LOUIS—Apologizing to all customers who had received a defective product, pet food giant Fancy Feast issued a massive recall Friday for 1 million cans of food that cats just kind of stared at before wandering away.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20/04/2026

Section 230 doesn’t just protect platforms—it protects the people who use them. We spoke with Reddit’s top lawyer about how volunteer moderators, everyday users, and online communities need 230 to function. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Star Wars Celebration art is out. Still not sure about this whole LACC thing…

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Adam W @barolas.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Folks looking for Game Dev Jobs, we've got some new opportunities! The WoW team and several others at Blizzard have unionized and are working on our first contracts - join us in making awesome games and better working conditions! 🧵 #GameDevJobs #GameDev

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

YOU GET A WARLOCK! AND YOU GET A WARLOCK! EVERYBODY GETS A WARLOCK!

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404 Media @404media.co · 04/02/2026

LIVE NOW: 404 Media is taking your questions on the state of surveillance in the US: from Flock cameras to tools Palantir made for ICE to find neighborhoods to raid. Join us now (we have lots of great questions already and we'll try to get to as many as possible!) www.reddit.com/r/technology...

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From the technology community on Reddit: Hi! We're 404 Media's Jason Koebler and Joseph Cox. AMA (us) about the tech ICE is using, Flock and the state of surveillance in the US on Feb. 4, 12 pm ET

Explore this post and more from the technology community

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The Westing Game, with runners up A Wrinkle in Time, Johnny Tremain, and King of the Wind

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WIRED @wired.com · 08/01/2026

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

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Joshferatu Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

How to keep videos from auto-playing:

Find Autoplay videos and GIFs and un-check the box to the right

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/12/2025

The most important post on Bluesky today

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Wondermark Comics @wondermark.com · 09/12/2025

terrifying if true! Wondermark #1020; The Unknown Knowns

A guy with a Napoleon III mustache is consulting a newspaper and speaking with a fellow sporting epaulets.

FAUXPOLEON: I heard — and I don’t know if it’s true — that DOGS are just genetically modified HUMAN INFANTS. Isn’t that OUTRAGEOUS? Who DID that? What ELSE don’t we know about dogs??

E’PAUL: That is not true.

FAUXPOLEON: I don’t KNOW if it’s true or not. But just think of what it MEANS! People EXPERIMENTING on BABIES!

E’PAUL: Indeed. Good thing it’s not true!

FAUXPOLEON: You gotta ADMIT that it’s SCARY to think about!

E’PAUL: As a thought experiment? Okay. As a falsehood examined AS a falsehood on its face? Okay.

E’PAUL: As a valid piece of actual real information worth debating as if it WERE true when it is demonstrably NOT? No.

FAUXPOLEON: It MIGHT be true!

E’PAUL: It is not.

FAUXPOLEON: It might be SOMEDAY.

E’PAUL: Okay.

FAUXPOLEON: What should we DO about it?

E’PAUL: Nothing.

FAUXPOLEON: You’re so PASSIVE. You never want to take a STAND.

E’PAUL: For… for DOGS BEING INFANTS? This is the hill you want to die on, huh

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Finally filled a few holes in my collection, thanks to @christiegolden.bsky.social

Hardcover copies of the books Thrall, Arthas, and Tides of War by Christie Golden

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Introduce yourself with four spaceships

The Machine from Contact (1997). IT COUNTS.

X-wing from Star Wars shooting at a piece of crap TIE fighter

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Got to see Frankenstein on the big screen, but not IMAX, so I sadly missed out on the beautiful @jamesjeanart.bsky.social poster they were giving away... so of course I'm buying the limited edition embossed version out today because holy shit it's gorgeous.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 12/11/2025

For the Turkey Fryers in this season of fried turkey.

A giant erupting volcano. An enormous turkey the size of a mountain is emerging from the center. The turkey is holding a fire extinguisher in one wing and a turkey fryer pot in the other. The text reads: The Thanksgiving volcano! Nobody likes The Thanksgiving Volcano. Fry your turkey safely. Follow the directions for your fryer. Only fry a turkey outside and away from your home or other flammable materials. Never use turkey fryers in an enclosed area like the garage or porch. Stand by your turkey!

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Saw Frankenstein on the big screen, then finally cracked open the art book as soon as I got home (didn’t want to spoil anything). I wasn’t expecting the inserts and booklets. It’s all so beautiful. Even the gore.

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Hell, its about time… for those changes to the shopping system

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Perhaps relevant today, a framework for understanding how many election rumors mislead.

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Lesley Carhart @hacks4pancakes.com · 29/10/2025

Hey, so as a veteran and incident responder I need to warn you to pay attention to something in America. The human brain is resilient. While you're watching kids get dragged away from the parents and people being beaten in the streets, you're accumulating trauma but also being desensitized.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 28/10/2025

Document Forgery xkcd.com/3160/

Comic. [diploma from East State University for Doctor of Philosophy in Document Forgery] [caption] If you put one of these up in your office, and no one notices, you’ve earned it.

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SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Forensic anthropologists at the Body Farm at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, describe what happens to bodies after death; plus, maggots are key to solving a Neanderthal mystery when we meet The Decomposers on @bipisci.bsky.social. Listen here: buff.ly/nqGC2k9 🧪 #podcast

This image is a still-life painting by the Dutch artist Harmen van Steenwijck, titled Vanitas Still Life with Skull, Books and Fruit.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.

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Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com · 14/10/2025

Hey, if you're thinking about subscribing to my new efforts at Ghost, this is the week I need you to do it. The doors are open and the Ghost era is beginning. If you were reluctant because of Substack, please show me I made the right choice by moving. drewmcweeny.com

The front page of drewmcweeny.com, with a banner image showing Peter O'Toole as Lawrence of Arabia, and my current top story, a column called "Try, Try Again."

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Every single package en route to me arrived like two hours after I left the house for a week. Sorry, mail carrier.

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SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join us and #SaveTheSearch before it's too late! 🔗 seti.org/opportunities/save-the-search

Background: Photo of the ATA under the Milky Way. Text: #SaveTheSearch For more than 40 years, the SETI Institute has helped shape our understanding of the universe. But our work is under threat from funding cuts, canceled missions, and the elimination of critical research. We are committed to continuing the search for life beyond Earth. That is why we are building toward a self-sufficient model, ensuring that the search cannot be halted by shifting budgets. The cosmos will not wait. Neither can we. Join us and #SaveTheSearch today: seti.org/opportunities/save-the-search

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Sporkicide @sporkicide.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

On its birthday, share one image from your favorite #TNG episode.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The Niche Machine is here. We are now not just seeing AI slop about current events and natural disasters, we are seeing hyperpersonalized AI slop that combines "news" and disinformation with any interest / celebrity / hobby you could possibly imagine www.404media.co/the-ai-slop-...

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The Hyperpersonalized AI Slop Silo Machine Is Here

We are on a path to where social media will feed you hyperpersonalized AI slop about anything and everything.

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Sam @samturley.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I got PTSD from this as a journalist and likely again from seeing crime scene and autopsy photos while serving as a juror recently. You don’t need to see it.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Do your mental health a favor and turn this on for today. You really don't want to watch this. It is awful.

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