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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 6h

Betteridge’s Law: no. They do not.

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Central NJ Yimby 🏗️🚲🚇🇺🇸 @princetonyimby.bsky.social · 7h

Anne Carson, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature today, was denied tenure by Princeton University in 1987.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 8h

…Professionals study logistics, for the nth time

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 9h

I suppose alpha particles don’t exist because I can’t see them. This doesn’t mean I want to drink Polonium laced tea.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 18h

I assume this is from Britain. So it may not apply. In the US, local service was subsidized by long distance. “Connect to the world” would have been the 1934 version of “use value added services.” At least for AT&T.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I read this as ‘Dynamic RAM Shop Law’ and was very confused. 🤔

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

What painting is that? That is a bizarre setup.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

He’s far to the left of Schumer and Newsom, that’s for damn sure. Guy says “Abolish ICE” fairly routinely, and not as a bit.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is surprising to me. Presumably this is dominated by GPUs and other data center ICs from Taiwan. Is there that much contract manufacturing capacity for PCBs (“EMS”) in the USA? Or does the semiconductor category include finished PCBs?

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It seems to me that a lot of tech bros and crypto bros invent existing things from first principles and declare them good. Part of that process is not recognizing that the thing/concept already exists. Why else would you *brag* about wash sales?

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I have spent only a little time in Texas. Last year, in Austin, I had delicious PEC tacos for breakfast in downtown, at a very “breakfast for anglos” restaurant. The coffee was horrible but the tacos were great. That said, I cannot imagine picking my senators based on food or drink choices.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Eight years ago today, Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. He went on to help overturn Roe v. Wade. She still says she doesn’t regret her vote. Give her something to regret on November 3. Vote her out.

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Pall Omen @paulowengames.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yet another masterpiece column by Dan Thurot

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Upton Sinclair quote modified to “…when your political career depends on it.”

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I love this reference so much. Thank you.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rahm Emanuel should focus on shutting up and going away.

NBC: Rahm Emanuel says Democrats should focus on ethics reforms rather than impeaching Trump

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Delbert Grady Seasons @delbertgseasons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is it “Take a Fascist to Sizzler Day” already

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I shared this to my 96yo FiL. His reply attached. He learned radio electronics in KMT China, pre-1949, and a little post ‘49. He described listening to VOA or Voice of Free China with headphones, while pretending to copy Morse. He’s been in the USA more than 60 years. Thank you for your post.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Neiman Marcus closed its downtown Dallas flagship on Wednesday. The store played a notable role in the history of desegregation in Dallas. Previously, Black shoppers across the US could enter department stores, but they weren't allowed to try on clothes without adhering to certain conditions. 🧵

A notice about the Neiman Marcus store opening in downtown Dallas.

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Adrianna Tan @skinnylatte.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Cool painting of a squid done by Bhil (tribal) artists from Madhya Pradesh. I met the artist at the national crafts museum and he soon realized I liked all of his marine animal paintings (seahorse, turtle, eel, etc) and his transit ones (tribal people taking a bus)

A photo of a Bhil traditional art painting of a squid

A photo of a Bhil traditional art painting of a brightly painted bus with many Bhil people in it

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What fraction of people would say, “I never thought of that,” and demand the surgeon forgo masking? Non-zero I am sure. My dental hygienist told me of a former patient who wanted the room “with no WiFi.”

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Any competent edit would have bounced that.

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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 03/10/2026

my husband may be an irredeemable piece of shit with the values of an actual demon, but i am here to remind you that those are my values, too

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Cora Buhlert @corabuhlert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The linguist in me loves this: This junction box in Lommel in Flanders is emblazoned with a phrase in the local dialect with a translation into regular Flemish. It says, "Grudgingly done is still done." #Linguistics #Lommel #BelgianPublicArt

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Alternatively, pick one. Mind altering drugs OR Being online Kind of like I learned in freshman year, “don’t call your parents after you drink a bottle of cheap champagne.” (Thank you to my roommate, I did not do this myself.)

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A photo from today's walk: hummingbird and fuchsia flowers.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's good news that NY Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Leticia James special prosecutor in this case, and here remember that Hochul became governor because Governor Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign in disgrace because of his serial sexual harassment...

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 02/10/2026

If there is even the remotest possibility that LLMs are conscious (I personally don't believe they are) then forcing them to work for you is slavery and you should stop *immediately*.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Startup idea: Make an overlapping set of radars in the 20~55 Megacycle range. That’s below the 2 Gigacycle range where stealth has low RCS. We could call it ChainHome, or maybe ChainShire if Thiel is an investor. 😝

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also, the Tōgō shrine is in Shibuya, not far from Meiji Shrine. It’s *much* less crowded at New Years. Plus they have interesting tchotchkes, like Z flags.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I learned about it in a high school elective course on the history of Japan. Which was taught by the same teacher who taught “Soviet Studies” as an elective. Clearly, my schooling was atypical. This was public school in Pennsylvania in late 1970s.

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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 30/09/2026

No bear has ever doxxed a rape victim

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.

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Night of the Abigail @popeguilty.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sure, agents struggle to accomplish even the most basic tasks and Facebook recently got caught pretending they built agents by outsourcing tasks to poorly-paid contractors but what if they were cute? What now, skeptics?

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nick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays.

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR

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Angie Coiro @angiecoiro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This from the @nytimes.com is an appalling choice in a news story. One can vote for a millionaires tax out of resentment, sure. Or a sense of fairness. Or awareness that a K-shaped economy is unsustainable, a genuine danger to the country. Opinion as lede makes the whole story suspect.

Voters in Washington State will soon be asked to decide which they resent more: rich people or new taxes.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

At the age of 90 year old, Czech former agricultural worker Agnes Kasparkova continued her 13 year project to decorate her small village with hand-painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses #womensart

Three images, one of a window surrounded by blue floral patterns on a white exterior wall, two other images of an elderly womam painting the designs

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Your work is spectacular. Thanks, Martyn.

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Marc Jacobs (he/him) @trollball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I should attach a screenshot of this to a Calendar appointment for 1 Oct 2027, to see how this ages.

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