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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/10/2026
Andrea Bell’s agency has handed developers more than $1.4 billion for rent-restricted apartments over the last five years. She failed to disclose that her husband works for a company that consults on these projects, despite a law requiring her to do so.
propublica.org
Oregon Housing Director Failed to Report Husband’s Related Business Interests
Andrea Bell, executive director of Oregon Housing and Community Services, filed amended state ethics paperwork after ProPublica asked about her husband’s work at a firm that’s consulted on projects re...
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Apple is changing macOS permissions because AI agents make broad access more dangerous. This is a mundane security problem with familiar solutions; least privilege, explicit authorization and strong access controls. Don’t give an agent broad access then rely only on “alignment” to make it behave.
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Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents | TechCrunch
Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history risk...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In Trump’s defense the reflecting pool has never more accurately reflected the state the country is in
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/09/2026
None of these dudes look like they could bench press a Pokémon card
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was the 28th time #SCOTUS has granted emergency relief to the Trump administration since 1/20/25. That matches the total number of grants during the entirety of the first Trump administration. And both of those totals dwarf the *four* grants of relief (two each) during the Bush & Obama admins.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"House Republicans will continue to hold Hunter Biden’s feet to the fire until we have his testimony...no one – not even the president’s son – is above the law.” - Tom Emmer, 1.17.24 "Don Jr is a private citizen and businessman so this unwarranted attack will go nowhere," Tom Emmer, 9.23.26
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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
And scene.
quote from 1984 where the party is always right.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Not like we couldn’t see this coming a while ago. bsky.app/profile/seth...
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here she is at an event with GOP gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan. bsky.app/profile/seth...
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/03/n... Guys This is the big move He gets this, we’re screwed
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Trump asks Supreme Court to lift block on USPS plan to restrict mail voting
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/09/2026
Rather than rely on tried and true methods, General Dynamics proposed a new production line to build artillery shells for Ukraine. The Army signed up to buy three without knowing if the machinery would even work.
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Fiasco in the Factory: Taxpayers Funded a $533 Million Artillery Plant That Made Nothing
General Dynamics opened a Texas factory to churn out artillery shells for Ukraine, but the machines kept breaking. Robot arms smashed into things. Hunks of metal crashed to the floor. There was even a...
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A Blog of Their Own @blogoftheirown.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rest in peaches, Wendell Berry. And because I am not as well adjusted as he: God dammit, cosmos, take the destroyers and leave us the artists.
A Meeting

In a Dream I meet
my dead friend. He has,
I know, gone long and far,
and yet he is the same
for the dead are changeless.
They grow no older.
It is I who have changed,
grown strange to what I was.
Yet I, the changed one,
ask: "How you been?"
He grins and looks at me.
"I been eating peaches
off some mighty fine trees."
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wendell Berry- Kentucky farmer who plowed his fields behind Belgian draft horses and wrote lyrical poems, novels and essays without electric light. He explored his elegiac visions of the life and death of agrarian America, wrote more than 50 volumes of poetry www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...
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Wendell Berry, Writer Who Extolled America’s Agrarian Past, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
There’s no bigger threat to your public lands and parks than Donald Trump
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SunnyandSheryl @commgal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A woman with a cane stands at a ticket window staffed by a man. A nearby kiosk has an out of order sign. The ticket clerk says, "OK, one more time. Go home and log on to our website from your computer, create an account and purchase your ticket with your credit or debit card, download the ticket to a smartphone, then come back at the allocated time...Just what part of 'easier and more convenient ' don't you get?"
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Mista Kotta 💙 🇺🇦 @mistakotta.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So let me get this straight? Consumers don't pay for tariffs, but suspending them for 90 days will lower costs? Hmmmm....
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
When did it become normalized for the President of the United States to threaten to "bomb the shit out of" our allies—our *allies*—without that immediately leading to a serious conversation about whether he's mentally fit to serve as president
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 11/08/2026
Sweet baby Jesus. "Chat GPT can tell me what I read yesterday and interpret it for me, except sometimes it just makes shit up, but that's still great! Imagine how much time and effort I save by not having to comprehend words or meaning!"
article screengrab:     It promised to give me "a recap of what's happened so far and clarify anything confusing. ... I'll stick strictly to what you've read. No hints about what's coming."

🔖 That's now become part of my reading routine: Tell AI where you stopped and ask for a spoiler-free recap so far, which often surfaces details I'd missed or forgotten.

🤔 Reality check: AI is working from its training data, not the actual text. The vibes can be right while the details are wrong.
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grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social @grannyvalkyrie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
While FEMA drags its feet, crews from California, Australia, and New Zealand are fighting fires in Oregon www.klcc.org/disasters-ac...
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Teams from California, Australia, and New Zealand assist fire crews in Oregon
Crews arrived from other states and countries to help with firefighting in Oregon this week.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Let’s not forget that this illegal Reflecting Pool indictment was also overseen by Todd Blanche. He could have stopped this at any time, but he was a corrupt and willing accomplice to this fraud upon the court. How can any decent person possibly vote for this man as AG?
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/07/2026
I dunno but it should probably be a bigger deal that the White House announced it wants to slap a 100% tariff on drug imports at the same time it is eliminating Medicare drug subsidies. And we’re talking about critical life-saving drugs like insulin, blood thinners, antibiotics, and heart meds.
India supplies approximately 50% of all U.S. generic drugs, and these face the highest tariff
rates:
• Antibiotics: Penicillin, amoxicillin
• Cardiovascular medications: Generic versions of cholesterol drugs, blood thinners
• Diabetes medications: Metformin, insulin analogs
• Pain relievers: Ibuprofen, acetaminophen
2. China-Dependent Active Ingredients
China supplies active ingredients for:
• >95% of ibuprofen and acetaminophen
• ~45% of penicillin
• Many other commonly used medications' base components
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Zoe Washburne Rebel Scum @zoewashburne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#MAGACultMorons always blame someone else. F*ck rand paul
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Discontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
In 1968, the Trix Rabbit was VERY concerned about voter registration!
An infographic from 1968 featuring the Trix Rabbit in a variety of situations that would necessitate a check on voter registration status, including moving to a new address, turning 21 before election day, have a name change, or not voting recently
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Sending ICE Agents to intimidate voters at polling places, declaring martial law to try to delay or cancel the election, seizing ballots-As he gets more desperate, there's nothing he won't do to try to save his pathetic orange ass. ALL states should preemptively prepare to defend Democracy! 🇺🇸 ✊
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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A gentle reminder: libraries are still here, still free, still open to everyone. No appointment required. No subscription fee. Just walk in.
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie: "Fox News has not seen that evidence yet, and is not in a position to evaluate the accuracy of the president’s statements and claims at this time." Yeah, Fox is definitely playing it VERY cautiously here due to the $787 million Dominion payout.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/07/2026
Last-Ever Global Warming Report Released For Posterity
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CEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Live your life so that when you pass, the world reacts like they did for Sam Neill.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
In which you are a refugee desperately fleeing for your life but also don’t want to ride a bus
Africaaners don’t want to ride the bus story
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/06/2026
We’re back to the Sunday market manipulation loop, folks
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 23/06/2026
Hey are we at "socialize all the losses" yet
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A federal judge asked DOJ to put it under oath: Is the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund really dead? Todd Blanche said no. DOJ called the request “unnecessary.” If the fund is truly gone, why the refusal to swear to it in court? That question isn’t going away. We know why. Of course we do.
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Bernie Lomax @bernielomax.extranapkins.net · 18/06/2026
It took 250 years but American cops finally racially profiled a white guy
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint
The described cocktail in a coupe glass.  It's very algae lookin
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
NEW: The tobacco company Reynolds American donated $5M to the Trump-backed super PAC MAGA Inc. on 4/30/2026. 8 days later, the Trump administration rolled out a new policy that could be very lucrative for Reynolds by allowing it to begin selling flavored vapes.
nytimes.com
A $5 Million Donation From Big Tobacco Preceded F.D.A. Vape Decision
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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 13/06/2026
The Portland Art Museum exhibit features more than 200 prints, collages, video, and photographic and iPad drawings by David Hockney.
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British artist known as an icon of the 1960s has died at 88. See some of his most celebrated work in Portland
The Portland Art Museum exhibit features more than 200 prints, collages, video, and photographic and iPad drawings by David Hockney.
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This is the first thing I've ever read that made sense to me about why traditional supply and demand pressures don't seem to affect vacant retail and office space.
archive.strongtowns.org
Why Do Commercial Spaces Sit Vacant?
Instead of letting their commercial buildings sit empty, surely it would be better for landlords to lower the rent and got some use out of the building, right? Wrong. Here’s why.
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KOIN 6 News @koin6.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Some lawmakers in the Pacific Northwest are raising concerns after the U.S. Department of Justice removed an online manual detailing how the department prosecutes cases of election interference.
koin.com
PNW lawmakers decry DOJ's purge of election manual
Some lawmakers in the Pacific Northwest are raising concerns after the United States Department of Justice removed an online manual detailing how to prosecute cases of election interference.
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Eric Chandler @shmof16.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This review of Fahrenheit 451 written in 1954 slaps.

He foresees an America living in cities and at war with the rest of the world. A war is a matter of sending out flights of bombers and is over in 48 hours. All houses are fireproof.
Interior walls are huge television screens. Conversation is just mutual back-slapping. Education is just committing facts to memory. No opinions, no philosophy or sociology are allowed.
Religion is run by advertising firms and Our Lord is used for toothpaste advertisements.
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Jonathan @renewableenergy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
EVs = they’re going to crash the grid!! Data centers = “let’s build 3,000 of them!”
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our guy falls asleep at the beach and they howl Their guy falls asleep in MSG during the championship and NO ONE WILL TALK ABOUT IT
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Hatred of data centers is the only bipartisan political issue in America. Incredible work by tech CEOs in uniting the country.
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