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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Started loading up on Halloween candy. Started eating Halloween candy. Should probably hold off a couple of weeks.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

FYI: The US currently exports roughly 6 million tons of diesel every month. Trump's decision to import 400,000 tons (a tiny fraction of US exports) will NOT impact diesel prices. All it will do is funnel billions to Putin that he can use to murder more civilians.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

FYI: Right now, the US continues to be a HUGE net exporter of diesel fuel. High prices are NOT caused by a shortage here in the USA. High prices are caused because international markets set prices and Trump's insane war of choice has disrupted those markets.

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I can't wait for these goddamn American elections to be over so we can start freaking out about the next goddamn American elections

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🇺🇦💙💛💙💛💙💛

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026

Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 24/07/2026

The claim “RFK Jr. does not fuck chickens” is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that RFK Jr. fucks chickens.

KEY POINTS
• The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based
claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism.

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Stefano on littleFedi @stefano.rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

_The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim._ **Edsger W. Dijkstra** #Quotes

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ZFP @irasciblerascal.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The Reflecting Pool is now a shade of Confederate Gray. Coincidence? I think not.

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Ryan May @dopplershift.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Outside of the usual AI making things worse thread, I’m fascinated by the “GenZ students given compassionate concession due to school shooting, abuse the fuck out of it” angle here.-

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Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Every single lawmaker that’s calling for their constituents to “be responsible with electricity usage” during the extreme heat had better be supporting heavy restrictions on data centers.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

These geniuses don’t seem to realize passports are for American citizens, when they LEAVE the country 🤦🏼

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Reformed Nut @bad--wolf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

More people have been arrested at the Reflecting Pool by "Sealant Team Six" than all the names in the #EpsteinFiles

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David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

DOJ now 0-9 in cases seeking to seize sensitive voter data from the states. This time, another Trump-appointed judge (this makes 5 out of the 9 appointed by the current president) ruled that DOJ has no authority under federal law to demand this data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Memorandum Opinion – #91 in United States v. DeMarinis (D. Maryland, 1:25-cv-03934) – CourtListener.com

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher on 6/18/2026. (bw5s, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/22/2026)

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

De Niro: When I hear something I don’t like, I use my own free speech to respond. When I hear Trump say, that he doesn’t think about Americans’ financial situation—not even a little bit—I say: shut the fuck up.

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

They removed CD/DVD drives from PCs. -Made physical media harder to buy and use. -Removed expandable storage from phones. -Pushed us into streaming subscriptions. -Made always-online normal. -Made unlimited internet necessary. -Slowly raised the price of everything. Ownership quietly became renting.

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Simon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

You go to that fancy Italian restaurant — and who’s in the kitchen? Latinos. You go to that fancy French restaurant — who’s in the kitchen? Latinos. Latinos grow it, pick it, clean it, cook it, serve it, and do the dishes. We are the backbone. Don’t fuck with us, we’re busy.

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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofim_...

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Trofim Lysenko - Wikipedia

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Amy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

NY times covered our cut today (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/s...

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She Used A.I. to Improve Forecasts for Extreme Weather

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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

So if Iran’s economy becomes a basket case like North Korea’s, then they’ll never have nuclear weapons.

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Pondering in Yellow Shirt

ALT: Pondering in Yellow Shirt

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Brenny @pissedoffinnh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Wow.. nerves of steel

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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So the Democrats have “stolen” their own primaries in California. WTF does that even mean?

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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Any suggestions on where to park software besides #github ?

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unixbadger @unixbadger.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Trying to get my error messages to say what went wrong and what did the wrong. I think I’d rather be dealing with pointers in multidimensional arrays, or race conditions in shell scripts, or catching my work station with my teeth, or …

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David Slack @slack2thefuture.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Democratic Party: How can we beat Republicans and stop fascism? Democratic Strategists: I know! Let’s text voters literally every 5-10 minutes to beg for money with no way to opt-out until they all come to hate Democrats, democracy, and their phones! Democratic Party: Genius.

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Like Mucas @mwl.io · 03/06/2026

This whole thread. Every word of it.

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The Answer-Man (Thaddeus Howze) @ebonstorm.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

STAR TREK IS NOT SCI-FI It's late at night. There are no academics awake. I can make heretical statements like this one: “The Federation is not primarily an SF setting. It's a thought experiment about what computer science would look like if it had not been captured by advertising in the 1990s.”

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/05/2026

Not entirely sure Google's new search era is a shining improvement over the old one. For the record no one has ever used this "peculiar phrase" about me before I just typed it into the search bar, this is an entire confabulation. That said, I smell mostly okay. I took a shower today.

Answer to the query "Google please tell me why John Scalzi smells of violets and social change"

John Scalzi—the New York Times bestselling author of Old Man's War and Starter Villain who writes from Bradford, Ohio—famously "smells" of violets and social change because he is the internet's favorite satirical target for having progressive sociopolitical views that actively rattle his loudest detractors.

The peculiar phrase is a comedic inside joke coined by the sci-fi and fantasy community. It generally mocks the exaggerated, often conspiratorial grievances of online trolls who despise his progressive politics, his advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community, and his time as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

When detractors furiously attribute grand "social change" (or woke agendas) to his highly readable, entertaining fiction, fans and supporters playfully respond by leaning into the absurdity of the criticism. They describe him as possessing an ethereal aura that "smells like violets and social change"—a poetic caricature of someone who effortlessly upsets the status quo by simply writing books, being vocal about his beliefs, and ignoring internet hate mail.

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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The tech bros gave us crypto currency that isn’t currency, artificial intelligence that isn’t intelligence, and prediction markets that are inside-trader scams. On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

A ‘trompe-l'œil’ mural on an apartment building in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, by street artist Danila Shmelev, known as Shozy, uses forced perspective and shading to make a flat wall appear three-dimensional. IG: @sshhozzy

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Here's how the corruption works: Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it Friday: FDA changes the policy

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Ballroom and New Fund Face Test in Congress

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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

When assembling your dog, please make sure that you follow the instructions carefully.

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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

No money for pediatric cancer research but there's $1.7 billion for people who beat cops and smeared feces on the walls of the US Capitol.

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