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Tim Hanshaw

@timhanshaw.bsky.social
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Armchair futurist. Good at trivia. Worried about the country and the world. Trying to stay positive. Failing @TimH@mas.to on Mastodon

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 20h
This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever
A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 20h
The GOP promised their tax cuts for the rich would lead to growth. But growth slowed down. They said their tariffs would bring back manufacturing. But factory jobs are down under Trump. Republican policies don’t work. Change begins on November 3.
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And what real man wants to be on a platform filled with GIRLS?!?! EW GROSS
Geiger Capital: Officially deleted instagram.

An inherently female app. Zero benefit.

Elon Musk: Instagram is for girls.
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Raven Song Farm @ravensongfarm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There is something deeply wrong with trying to kill a person twice, then sending her to a hospital for life saving measures so that they can try to kill her again.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
Trump fucked up the *American* renewable transition but he might have had the largest positive effect on the global transition of any president ever
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Well, you see, I have to stay on the White Supremacist Child Porn Rape Victim Doxxing site because that’s where my community is”
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Also, what was the alleged link between the Hawks game and Willis? Was she there?? Or was the allegation that he went to see a game in Atlanta so it must have been a secret meeting with Willis? I’m so confused on the evidentiary logic
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“In addition, giraffes are now tall horses. Because that’s what they are. They’re just tall horses. Everybody knows it, they just don’t say it. I’m not afraid to say these things. And those so-called capybaras will be known as ultimate guinea pigs.”
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Erin Kissane @kissane.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
A thing I learned about Meta when I was trying to understand how their statements relate to their actions a few years ago is that *they just tell absolutely indefensible lies* and journalists almost always let them. They believed no one would ever punish them for it in any way that matters.
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Marty Day @marty.day · 29/09/2026
hey delete the app if you're using it dummies
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really.
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency
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bag of moons 🏳️‍🌈 @bagofmoons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
a thing that needs more media coverage is how many kids end up *back* in public schools after leaving for a charter
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's always been stupid and fake, but even more so now, that a "caravan" of migrants would be coming here, of all times, given how we are torturing and renditioning and sending them to concentration camps.
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
FBI fires two stars: “Both Burgwald, a West Point graduate, and Rae have served in high-profile posts in which they received attorney general’s awards over the past two decades. Rae supervised the FBI’s response to the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.” news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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FBI Ousts Officials Probing Threats to Stephen Miller’s Family
FBI leadership removed two counterterrorism leaders due to dissatisfaction with their investigation of allegedly threatening phone calls made to senior White House aide Stephen Miller’s wife, said thr...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"
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Maciek Hamela @maciekhamela.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq has resorted to moving its oil across the desert to Syria in hundreds of tanker trucks, in true Mad Max style. From there, it will be shipped to worldwide markets.
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Kashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last year it was ‘chatbots have been endorsing lots of people’s delusions and we didn’t notice.’ This year, its ’agents have been hacking lots of websites and we didn’t notice.’ Seems there’s a problem with controlling this technology and monitoring what it is doing.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
This is actually hell, right?
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Jeff Cannata @jeffcannata.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m also a fraudster. I bought life insurance and haven’t even died once!
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
nytimes.com
‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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Jeff Cannata @jeffcannata.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If I created a software program that did this I would go to jail. These guys create a software program that does this and all of Wall Street invests.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/09/2026
Amazingly, no one was responsible
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whole story: www.theverge.com/tech/1000370...
theverge.com
Meta employees ordered ‘attorney/client privilege’ hats while fighting child safety disclosures
But with no Meta or Instagram logos present.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Most riveting thing I've seen all week
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 25/09/2026
Age verification is an egregious privacy violation, an inexcusable form of surveillance, and… it’s also voodoo bullshit that doesn’t work. It’s one of the reasons I’m proudest to support @eff.org, who have been leading the fight against the horrible practice for years: www.eff.org/issues/age-v...
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Age Verification and Age Gating: Resource Hub
Age verification (or age-gating) laws generally require online services to check, estimate, or verify all users’ ages—often through invasive tools like ID checks, biometric scans, or other dubious “ag...
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allison steele, organic human person @trulyaliem.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
timeline cleanser
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(poster name not shown): knock knock
dismembered-jackalope: who's there
justsomeguycore: deez 
dismembered-jackalope: sigh. deez who?
justsomeguycore: deez are the voyages of the starship enterprise
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Harry McCracken @harrymccracken.com · 23/09/2026
I sure hope I never have to use my earthquake policy, but I continue paying for it.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026
i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
ProPublica got the literal check Collins was bribed with.
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FIFA Peace Prize winner
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
Trump tells the UN he is officially changing the name of Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence" and says all US government documents will now be changed to refer to "SI"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026
LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit"
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David Knowles @writerknowles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Via Wikipedia: The Nazi regime used the concept of "fake news" by weaponizing the German term Lügenpresse ("lying press") to dismiss independent journalism, foreign reporting, and critical facts as deceitful enemy propaganda.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So the US is “working on a deal” to buy Potash from a dictator allied with Putin instead of Canada.
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
From the people who told you that straight white male privilege doesn’t exist…
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Rick CarBOOso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I just think it’s strange that all the gambling companies have ads with athletes and celebrities instead of featuring all their users who have become millionaires betting, very strange indeed
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He’s literally building a fortified bunker, now an arch that holds major weapons, and controls the military and nukes. He has zero plams to leave, people better wake tf up
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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The language in coverage of these things is so obnoxious. If I engineering, polished, and deployed a script that was designed to hack people, and left it running overnight, and it hacked people.. ...That means I hacked people. Headline should be "Google wages cyber warfare on [companies]"
cnbc.com
Google's Gemini becomes latest AI model to break out and hack computer systems
The disclosure comes as scrutiny over misbehaving artificial intelligence intensifies in Washington and Silicon Valley.
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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 20/09/2026
Didn’t know there was a British SNL until today or that they are this savage
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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I am always surprised by how much right-wingers want to be liked. my personal ideological commitments generally go hand-in-hand with "go ahead, call me an idiot and an asshole but this is what I believe." what kind of stance is "I believe this and you can't be mad at me?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
Trump says he's "banning the free press"
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Axios @axios.com · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump announces ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House
axios.com
Trump says CNN, MS NOW and Politico are banned — and more could follow
His post leaves the ban's exact scope unclear.
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