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Steve Portigal

@steveportigal.bsky.social
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Superb user research consultant; author of Doorbells, Danger and Dead Batteries & Interviewing Users (portigal.com/books), Host Dollars To Donuts podcast

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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 9h
She puts the "purr" in perfunctory
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10h
🚨BREAKING: The NAACP sued the Trump administration, seeking records about its plan to deploy roughly 1,000 federal personnel to polling places during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DOJ sued for records on ‘unprecedented’ plan to deploy 1,000 election monitors in midterms
DOJ's planned effort represents an extraordinary expansion of federal election monitoring. It has already sparked confrontations with state officials and concerns about voter intimidation.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 11h
Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint. Cornell spokesperson Kyle Kimball said in a statement that the university was investigating and that “damaging property is not the answer."
sfgate.com
Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint
Cornell’s main administration building has been splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken. Meanwhile, student groups plan a protest Monday over the university’s handling of the alleged...
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 11h
Nappy is a site offering free stock photos of Black and brown people. (The site says they’re going offline in a few months due to a falloff in demand bc of AI. Maybe Internet Archive can do their thing here?) [nappy.co]
nappy.co
Nappy | Beautifully Diverse Stock Photos
Beautiful photos of Black and Brown people, for free. For commercial and personal use.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 11h
Alabama legislature passed a bill in requiring all state and local entities to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Trump ally, signed the bill into law.
theintercept.com
Public Radio Station Forced to Call Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”
Rather than stand up for editorial independence, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is rolling over to Trump and his “Gulf of America.”
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 12h
OpenAI President Greg Brockman and his wife have donated $25 million to the Trump-aligned PAC Maga Inc.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 14h
The estate has struck an exclusive partnership with Nordstrom, celebrating Bowie’s enduring influence on fashion through three immersive shops in their Seattle, New York, and Chicago flagships #DEEPSIGH
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Really interesting and moving (and infuriating) film. I loved all the people in it.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
De Niro: When that coward, that fucking piece of shit Donald Trump tries to take our voice and power away. What do we tell him? Your fucking hands off our vote
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
De Niro: The Trump administration knows that their policies are unpopular. They’re not stupid. Well, okay. They are very fucking stupid. I mean, really stupid. They’re stupider than I ever thought. But they recognize what they’re doing is turning away people.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Levin: Two years ago, after Trump was elected the 2nd time, there was conventional wisdom around the country, within Washington, D.C., and the elite circles who said that the smart move was to capitulate. But that’s not what happened because millions of people around the country refused to give in.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Levin: People then said, “Do you think you can take out a fascist just by voting, just by organizing? You think that’s how this works?” Yes, that’s how this works. If they can do it in Hungary, we can do it here.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Keep your fucking hands off our vote!
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
DeNiro!!!
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I don't see a link to stream from the mobilize page but I just went to YouTube and thank you algorithms, it was right on top of the recommended vids. I'm in!
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si oppington ☣️ @stillwellgray.ca · 03/10/2026
according to a Newfoundland judge if you're a Business Man for a certain amount of time that makes it okay to hang a 7 year old from their hoodie if they're annoying look at this fucken ballsack
ctvnews.ca
Bridal shop owner who hung boy on hook gets absolute discharge
A Newfoundland bridal shop owner found guilty of assaulting a seven-year-old boy has received an absolute discharge. A judge cited the man’s lack of a criminal record and the circumstances of the inci...
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 04/10/2026
The next No Kings Day is almost here. Let’s make it clear that We The People won’t let the fascists sabotage the midterms: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
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Wafflecoaster Tycoon 2 @waffle64.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
tom morello is a dumbass btw you cant rage against the machine and then admit that every time you've had the democratic privilege to vote against the machine you didn't do it
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ᴡᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄɪᴛʏ @webuiltthiscity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The best way to make sure I never patronize your business is to have an obviously AI-generated sign
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dog covers Lucinda Williams “you took my toy I want it back”
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This is huge! Another cancer responds well to immunotherapy. A child had metastatic liver cancer. The patient had chemotherapy & a liver resection. No avail. Then: Two infusions, eight weeks apart. Doctors saw complete regression. No systemic toxicity. 🧪 www.bcm.edu/news/care-st...
bcm.edu
CARE study reports complete regression of liver cancer in a child treated with novel immunotherapy
A new report in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital and Seattle Children’s...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
“The judge’s opinion is one of the first times a federal judge has decided Flock searches can be unconstitutional, and suggested that Flock’s network is ‘a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance.’”
404media.co
Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
Breaking News: A judge halted border wall construction across the Big Bend region in Texas, a project that has faced fierce local opposition.
nyti.ms
Judge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas
The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition.
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 02/10/2026
From the world of good news, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has BROUGHT BACK the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s LGBTQ+ services after the Trump administration ripped away the program!🏳️‍🌈🎉
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nice to see UXR covered in the tech press but uhhh okay uhhhh "Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?"
arstechnica.com
Can good design stop content creators from having sex in robotaxis?
Autonomous vehicle designers have to worry about riders getting frisky in public.
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Sarah Burris @sarahburris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Y'all I just caught the Kennedy Center claiming it isn't closing while telling vendors it's closing and now they're selling all of their Steinway pianos www.alternet.org/alternet-exc...
alternet.org
Kennedy Center moves to sell all of its Steinway pianos
Photos show piano movers rolling massive Steinway grand pianos through the red-carpeted halls of the Kennedy Center this week.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow!
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California Freethought Day @freethoughtday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
WE DID IT! Just an hour ago, @governor.ca.gov signed into law AB 1267 to ban child marriage in CA. Unchained at Last and the @ccswg.bsky.social organized a bipartisan campaign that we were honored to be a part of, and Assemblymember @gailpellerin.bsky.social wrote the bill that made it happen.
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Ed Jefferson @edjefferson.com · 29/09/2026
They should make a comic where Batman makes a real difference by posting online
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As SFO submits to Trump, SF activists demand city leaders fight back #Indivisible
sfgate.com
As SFO submits to Trump, SF activists demand city leaders fight back
Public outcry over the "ICE jail at SFO" has reached a boiling point.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Monterey County's famous artichoke restaurant closes after 61 years
sfgate.com
Castroville's famous Giant Artichoke Restaurant closes after 61 years
The restaurant was best known for its extensive artichoke entrees.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 30/09/2026
Gov. Newsom signed the No Kings Act today, giving residents the right to sue federal agents like ICE for violating their constitutional rights. CA is now the 5th state to offer this right, reaching +70 mil Americans. Our own Cameron Kistler, who testified in support, said: protdem.org/4jxgm2p
"In a country where the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land, whether Americans should have a remedy for wrongs committed by governmental officials should turn on whether the Constitution was violated—not what badge the officer has." 

Cameron Kistler, Policy Strategist and Special Counsel
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gap Inc. is turning its San Francisco headquarters into an artist hub
sfchronicle.com
Exclusive: Gap Inc. is turning its San Francisco headquarters into an artist hub
Gap Inc. is expanding its investment in San Francisco with new programs for local artists, makers and cultural institutions across the Bay Area.
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign
a sign that reads DO NOT OUT NOODLES IN THE WATER FOUNTAIN!!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Texas Rep. Gina Hinojosa has filed an official request to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and Elon Musk after roughly 1,400 pages released last year were heavily redacted as “intimate and embarrassing.”
Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa stands indoors wearing a burgundy blazer and dark top, with campaign signage bearing her name and the outline of Texas visible behind her.Official letter dated September 29, 2026, from Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office requesting inspection of unredacted communications between Abbott’s office and Elon Musk and his companies. Hinojosa seeks records previously released with redactions for information deemed “embarrassing” or “intimate,” citing her legislative authority under the Texas Public Information Act.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
laist.com
New California law bans officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that can deliver electric shocks to people.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UNREAL!!! Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students. The goal of Trump regime to erase the LGBTQ community from existence thehill.com/homenews/edu...
thehill.com
Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students
The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NBC headline frames it as if it's just something mysterious occurrence rather than the desired result of a murderous uncaring campaign by assholes and grifters.
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hey I've still never heard La Isla Bonita
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Super-confused by influx of pro-choice Texas content in the discourse today 😜
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 27/09/2026
MLB officials toured Grand Teton this week scouting sites for a ballpark while the administration slashes park budgets and floats handing Yosemite land to developers. The White House claims it's not their priority, but their guy is out there measuring bear habitat for home plate.
thedailybeast.com
Trump Goons Scout ‘Ludicrous’ Site for MLB Ballpark
The MLB has pitched the Trump administration on building a ballpark in Grand Teton National Park.
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Giles MacDonogh @gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AfD bans Stolpersteine: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
German town bans stumbling stone memorials to Nazi victims
Germany's education minister has branded the ban on the small brass memorial plaques a "scandal".
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
866ourvote.org
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hmmmm
thewrap.com
YouTube, Meta Restore Ads for 'Musk' Documentary: 'This Was an Error'
Advertisements for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary will come to YouTube and Meta after all. The platforms had previously rejected them.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...
youtu.be
MUSK | Official Trailer HD
YouTube video by Elevation Pictures
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When we win the majority, we’ll hold hearings to hold ICE, DHS, Miller, and the rest accountable for these crimes. For now, we’ll keep showing up to court-watch, to connect kids to lawyers, to support litigation, to object.
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404 Media @404media.co · 26/09/2026
Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city council.’ www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
404media.co
Woman Arrested, Dragged Away After Quietly Speaking About Flock at City Council Meeting
Citizens of Springfield, Missouri showed up to a city council meeting to discuss the city’s Flock contract. The mayor shut them down and arrested two people for ‘disruption of meetings of city…
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Steve Portigal @steveportigal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage #CBC
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