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Shaft @theshaft.co · 01/08/2026
Hey folks. Get ya #BlackSky on
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 09/06/2026
#BlackSky
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 05/06/2026
The perils of being a manager. medium.com/@shaft/youre...
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You’re Not Supposed to Write About This
Writing about your profession rewards certain narratives. Leadership lessons from triumph. Career pivots that worked out. Hot takes on…
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 08/05/2026
Going to say again for those in the front and back. Make a plan to GTFO of the united states. Get your docs in order, your finances in order and your life in order. This is a 5 alarm racist fire that will come to consume you and your loved ones. #virginia
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Elden Ring Prisoner: Engulfed in Flames
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 08/05/2026
Hey fam, those of you in Tennessee, Louisiana and other states that are nullifying your votes, why you stay? #blacksky
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Marques Brownlee: It's a Real Question
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 04/05/2026
#maythe4thbewithyou #qapla
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 29/04/2026
With the latest Supreme Court ruling the failure of this crop of cowardly democrats will reverberate for generations. At least there’s nothing left to lose. @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov #votingrightsact
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 11/04/2026
There was a lot of hate for this building before it was built. Now it’s a #SanFrancisco landmark
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 02/04/2026
#earthquake 4.9 Boulder Creek
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 29/03/2026
They’re Paying You $300k to Build Your Own Replacement. And Posting About It on LinkedIn #ai #artificialintelligence #blacksky shaft.medium.com/986b8070a5c3
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They’re Paying You $300k to Build Your Own Replacement. And Posting About It on LinkedIn
They’re Paying You $300k to Build Your Own Replacement. And Posting About It on LinkedIn A company called Mechanize just posted one of the most revealing job ads I’ve seen in 20+ years of …
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 09/03/2026
#Picard and #Dathon at El Adrel #startrek #tng
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 17/02/2026
#RIP #JesseJackson and for those who are throwing shade, Jesse Jackson’s actions in the 1950s-1980s had him marked for death and yet he persisted.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 14/02/2026
#caturday
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 06/02/2026
Look in the mirror #america. The current occupant of the ythouse is signaling who he’s coming after next. Are people paying attention? www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 03/02/2026
Don’t hear much from this guy these days. All very performative in hindsight #jackdorsey #woke
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Marco Rogers @polotek.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
It's worth noting that ICE and CBP shot more of those vulnerable neighbors *in-between* Good and Pretti. And yet... You know what nevermind. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 24/01/2026
Chickens coming home to roost.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 23/01/2026
Russia won the Cold War and the South won the Civil War. Prove me wrong!
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 13/01/2026
Only speak good of the dead. #scottadams is dead…
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 10/01/2026
1/ Sometimes #StarTrek storylines get really close to the fuckery we are experiencing in the united states
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 05/01/2026
If you are in tech and conflicted about how to reconcile working in tech with people who are proto-facists, read this!
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 05/01/2026
Most excellent analysis of where tech is and why: open.substack.com/pub/proofofc...
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Revenge of The Nerds Redux
On grievance, meritocracy, and the systems that now govern us
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 03/01/2026
So much #cowardice #capitulation and #complicity. This Is #amerikka
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 28/11/2025
#earthquake #Carmel
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 27/11/2025
I am spending the day acknowledging the beginnings of a continent wide genocide that continues to this day. While taking some satisfaction that the colonizers chickens are coming home to roost.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 19/11/2025
#FAFO is still coming for #target Simping Ain't Easy or profitable
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 13/11/2025
#quake
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 10/11/2025
This aged…
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 10/11/2025
You have no honor #timkaine @kaine.senate.gov
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 05/11/2025
#California knows how to (add 5 to the) Party
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 04/11/2025
Another #warcriminal dead. #goodday
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 29/10/2025
Keeping #SonyaMassey family in my thoughts today.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 18/10/2025
Hit me up when y’all save your democracy. I’m gonna go play some COD #nokingsday
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 02/10/2025
To those who screaming "act now to save #democracy" It's too late. Your time to act was a decade ago. Almost 1/2 the country is ok with what is happening. This almost ensures there will be no turning back.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 02/10/2025
And here’s a thing I’ll add. Making jokes means you don’t understand your privilege and center that instead of the harm your blind spots are enabling.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 28/09/2025
Anyone taking bets on when, not if the dem leadership caves and keeps the government open? #dinos #simps @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 26/09/2025
#RestInPower Assata Shakur
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 22/09/2025
Earthquake
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 19/09/2025
I may have to watch Django Unchained to improve my mood this week.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 18/09/2025
People are posting #memes about how bad things are. Folks this is the end of the beginning of the fall.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 10/09/2025
Chickens coming home to roost. #charliekirk
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 08/09/2025
#LLAP
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 17/08/2025
#dinos such an appropriate name.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 16/08/2025
Im really over the media fawning over these #techbros whole they foist alpha quality products and services on us and call it the future. techcrunch.com/2025/08/15/s...
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Sam Altman, over bread rolls, explores life after GPT-5 | TechCrunch
At a dinner with reporters in San Francisco, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spilled details on the company's ambitions beyond ChatGPT.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 15/08/2025
This right here. All y’all talking about lack of due process and gestapo like tactics. This has been experienced by Black and Brown people consistently. Now it’s happening to majority groups and it’s an emergency. Good luck.
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 13/08/2025
Really enjoying #GavinNewsom @governor.ca.gov and his press office. He has turned it up to 11!
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 09/08/2025
Late-Stage Capitalism Made Me Do It: Why Two Jobs Make Sense #capitalism #hustleculture #BlackSky shaft.medium.com/late-stage-c...
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Late Stage Capitalism Says Hustle Until You Actually Do
Every few months, the tech world “rediscovers” the fact that some software engineers have more than one job. Headlines appear about time…
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 04/08/2025
Happy Birthday @barackobama.bsky.social
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revolution.social Podcast @revolution.social · 02/08/2025
In his chat with @rabble.nz, @yoyoel.com explains why recognizing your own perspective and biases is crucial to making responsible moderation decisions in online communities. Listen to the full conversation: 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/67CP...
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Shaft @theshaft.co · 29/07/2025
The #epstein issue are yet another distraction that the left are falling for. Nothing will come of it an y’all will have spent time, energy and effort on it while a genocide is being perpetuated using your tax dollars.
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