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Wes 🏳️‍🌈

@topspinlob77.bsky.social
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He/Him. 🏳️‍🌈 Texan plotting a reluctant escape to Europe. Hubby, Westie dad to Nellie, tennis player, hiker, software engineer. Documenting the expat dream over at The Reluctant Expat.

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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 1h
A day at the opera to watch “The Elixir of Love” at The Dallas Opera.
Two guys in checkered button-up shirts waiting for the opera to begin.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 3h
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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind
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Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 5h
YOU GUYS TRAINS ARE AWESOME WHY ARENT THERE MORE OF THEM
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 4h
FX woke up this Sunday and said “It’s Morbin’ Time” 🦇🙈
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 22h
The great antlered giant prairie snail is rare, but an awesome inspiring sight to behold
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 20h
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Office Space: Smashing the Printer
ALT: Office Space: Smashing the Printer
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dj zombie pizza @djtommypizza.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Once you've been shopping for pc parts you'll never stop wanting to beat Sam Altman to death with your bare hands."
- ANTHONY BOURDAIN -
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🌛Caio Santos Art🌜 COMMISSIONS OPEN @blacksalander.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I dont want nobody bad mouthing comic sans these days bc this AI thumbnail scratchy font is literally everywhere I look and people just go with it
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10/10/2026
Sorry, MAHA moms. These grifters only cared about commodifying your anxieties. They never cared about protecting you and your kids.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nellie and I saw the sunrise this morning at Arbor Hiils Nature Preserve. Some nice colors. #photosky
Sunrise at a park. Lots of blue and orange and yellow colors.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
How do we bring back people inviting other people over for dinner? This still happens frequently in Paris, and these gatherings feel qualitatively different than going out for dinner.
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
She won't live with him but thinks we should have to. He deceived and cheated on her, and she wants the same for us.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Healthy people how can I convince my brain and tongue this tastes better than a bacon egg and cheese biscuit? Went hiking this morning so tried to eat healthy afterwards.
Pic of yogurt with blackberries and granola mixed in a bowl.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Trump announces that the U.S. will buy Russian oil. This is just a few weeks after Trump signed the Lindsey Graham Russia Sanctions bill, which authorized him to place 100% tariffs on countries that are the biggest importers of Russian oil/gas. Are we going to tariff ourselves now?
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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ah, it's a Friday in October and horror fans are bitterly divided over a new Mike Flanagan streaming joint.
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Nicholas Cage's Fabulous Smile
ALT: Nicholas Cage's Fabulous Smile
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Stuart L. Riley @slriley.com · 10/10/2026
Trump: "I'll give you $5000 if the Republicans win." Also Trump: "The protesters are paid political actors."
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Man's Confused 'Huh' Expression
ALT: Man's Confused 'Huh' Expression
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026
Trump: "It's interesting -- China makes the windmills, but try finding a wind farm in China. There is no such." (China has the largest wind power capacity in the world!)
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 10/10/2026
Framing the work of LGBTQ+ organizations as organized crime is a new low for Turkey, where human rights have long been under attack. We call on Turkish authorities to end the discriminatory crackdown on queer rights groups." www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Turkish Crackdown On LGBTQ+ Organizations Threatens Freedom of
EFF strongly condemns Turkey’s state-led discriminatory, oppressive attacks on feminist and LGBTQ+ organisations, media platforms, student groups, and rights defenders and activists within the
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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Always repost the best Mads Mikkelsen quote.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I mean better than Baby Sharkcito that I have stuck in my head.
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Kealeen The Griff @kealeen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I need everyone to watch the 2026 Carrie series so we can talk about it. Trust me, it’s worth your time. I’m not gonna laugh at you.
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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 08/10/2026
the AI industry is full of people who would automate away playing with a kitten
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
To be fair, ANY form of intelligence is an enemy to Trump 
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Going on record to say that for any company in America given the choice between 1. AI productivity gains mean our 10,000 employees can work 4 days a week. 2. AI productivity gains mean we can layoff 2,000 employees and have 8,000 people work 5 days a week. None will choose option (1).
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Defend Democracy @finalreckoning.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Welcome back!
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Kami Bee @kami.land · 08/10/2026
Just noticed this email and I am losing my mind, I hope they can get this diligent about fixing the problem that required me to create this moderation list for myself in the first place. I'm tired of getting bothered by scammers every time I dare post about writing. 🙄
Hi there,

Your Bluesky account (@kami.land) has created a list called 'Writing Bots Created By Dirty Lying AI Losers' that may violate our Community Guidelines. We've temporarily hidden this list from other userss because it contains one or more of these issues.

- Harmful language such as insults or slurs

- Unverified claims

- Appears intended to shame or abuse users

- Links to inappropriate off-platform content
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
And I passed it, although harder than I expected. Might have been a bit over confident going into that one. Lessons learned.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Taking a 5:45am certification exam because I’m an early bird with the most energy before the sun is up…..every day but today 🫠🤞🏻
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Bryan Edward Stone (שָׁלוֹם) @bestonetx.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We need to cut down trees to build data centers so kids can ask AI to tell them about trees.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026
UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)
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How UnitedHealth’s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americans’ Treatment at Risk
United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...
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John E Warren 🤠🐝♿️ @floppyadult.com · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: Living Turd Joins Turd Counsel at the Toilet Corporation
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Roger Sollenberger @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DOJ hired these prosecutors: -A gambling exec turned conspiracy theorist podcaster -A guy found liable for selling fraudulent insurance leads -A guy who violated attorney-client privilege in a high-profile murder trial -A guy currently facing animal neglect charges www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...
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Justice Dept. Turns to Partisans and Conspiracists to Fill Depleted Ranks
The civil rights unit has recruited people whose questionable work histories and dearth of education and experience might have disqualified them in the past, former officials said.
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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
the tech industry is about to invent books
Andrew Yeung 
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Wes 🏳️‍🌈 @topspinlob77.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wish this was surprising but it is not.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 06/10/2026
It's National Fire Prevention Week.
An ebike battery with pretend fire coming out of it. The battery is full of popcorn. The text reads: The CPSC National Fire Prevention Week Ebike battery fire popcorn bucket*. Prevent fires deliciously and charge your ebike battery safely. Never charge the battery while you're sleeping or not home. Use only batteries and chargers approved by the bike manufacturer. *Not a real product.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pete Hegseth gave a speech in front of a backdrop that almost perfectly matches Nazi imagery. Meanwhile, Trump calls opponents “vermin” who he will “root out,” and says the blood of our country is being poisoned. We are far past left vs right. Our choice is democracy or fascism.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Curtis Yarvin, a major influence on Vice President JD Vance, is openly fantasizing about Hitler again. Extremism isn’t fringe on the right.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you care about democracy & justice, centre Brazil’s election. A global right-wing kleptocratic criminal network, led by powerful forces in the US, Israel and Russia, is operating across borders. No democracy can withstand this in isolation. Just Democracies need a global coalition of their own.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Rick And Morty: Morty Says 'I'm In'
ALT: Rick And Morty: Morty Says 'I'm In'
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
Every day I have a new reason to hate AI, but today’s is that they faked the work of one of my longtime collaborators.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"We create accounts with artificial intelligence that have a certain volume, a certain credibility, to use them afterwards in a defined strategy," Worked for: Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil Javier Milei in Argentina Nasry Asfura in Honduras Rodrigo Paz in Bolivia
Cerimedo told Infobae on 10 May 2023 that his team had created close to 50,000 fake accounts "just for Argentina". "We create accounts with artificial intelligence that have a certain volume, a certain credibility, to use them afterwards in a defined strategy," he said. He said his team had also "intervened with accounts that made comments" during Mauricio Macri's 2019 campaign. Infobae ran the interview under the headline: "We have some 50,000 artificially created accounts to generate content and influence the conversation on social media."
Eduardo Bolsonaro travelled to Buenos Aires in October 2022, between the two rounds of Brazil's presidential election, on a trip organised by Cerimedo's team, and recorded videos there for his father's campaign, Agência Pública reported. Eduardo's re-election campaign paid R$3,900 to Giovanni Larosa, a Cerimedo employee and La Derecha Diario correspondent, for propaganda work. On 4 November 2022, five days after Jair Bolsonaro lost, Cerimedo broadcast a livestream titled "Brazil Was Stolen" to more than 400,000 viewers. The hashtag #BrazilWasStolen went viral the same day, boosted by a cluster of newly created accounts, the Progressive International reported. Members of the plot to stop Lula taking office later cited Cerimedo's claims as evidence the election had been stolen.
Carlos Torres, the La Paz departmental prosecutor, said a search on 20 August 2026 of a property linked to Cerimedo found "a mini bot farm". Juan Santana, a Chilean opposition deputy, has asked Chile's electoral service whether Numen SpA, Cerimedo's Chilean company, appears in any campaign spending report, El Ciudadano reported. Gustavo Petro, Colombia's former president, has alleged that Cerimedo ran about two million fake profiles in Colombia's June 2026 presidential vote.
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Jim @crazyjim.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Evergreen and the new normal. I hate it here.
A two-panel comic

Panel 1: A.I. TURNS THIS SINGLE BULLET POINT INTO A LONG EMAIL I CAN PRETEND I WROTE.

Panel 2: A.I. MAKES A SINGLE
BULLET POINT OUT OF THIS LONG EMAIL I CAN PRETEND I READ.
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