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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 17h

What exactly do you mean by that?

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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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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#MEpolitics: Collins wouldn’t even be renouncing these unconstitutional rescissions right now if not for her desperate need to distract from her own corruption scandal, reassert herself as an “independent” chair of the Senate Appropriations Comm, obfuscate her vote to confirm Vought as OMB Director.

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#MEpolitics: A must watch from William Turton, one of the journalists behind @propublica.org’s blockbuster Susan Collins corruption investigation, explaining what they discovered, and debunking Collins’ misleading claims or outright lies in response to their extensively researched reporting.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 26/09/2026

Does my Speak-n-Spell feel pain when I type O-U-C-H? The jury is out. Philosophers and neuroscientists say that's fucking stupid, but I called a guy from the Center for Pretending that Household Electronics Are Sentient and he said there's no way to know for sure.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 25/09/2026

I personally like to focus on actual qualifications. Focusing on superficial details is a slippery slope to bias, and I know I can’t eliminate mine entirely, but I really try to minimize them.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We can’t allow this man to get within striking distance of a viable presidential candidacy.

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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Exclusive: In late 2024, FBI agents were looking at Sen. Susan Collins’ role in a massive illegal bribery scheme alleged by a former federal contractor. Then Trump gutted the FBI and DOJ, leaving no one to carry on the investigation – it’s dead. 🧵

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 20/09/2026

Bessent essentially makes Representative Foster’s point with his incompetent assertion that Oppenheimer was not a physicist. Foster also happens to be a physicist. youtu.be/PIwWsHy9RfE?...

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Bessent: “Robert Oppenheimer was not a physicist...”

YouTube video by American Bridge 21st Century

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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Often seems like the most brutal attack on Susan Collins is a bland recitation of the facts. #MEpolitics

Press Herald letter to the editor:

Sen. Susan Collins enjoys the reputation of bringing home the bacon for Maine, but this is an attractive fiction.
Once the “big, beautiful bill” was advanced to the Senate floor, Collins’ newfound opposition counted for nothing. Was it a coincidence that Collins received a $2 million corporate contribution the day before voting to advance it?
This Collins-enabled bill took $1 trillion out of Medicaid spending to enable the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s tax cut for the wealthy. Medicaid covers about 30% of Mainers, about 400,000 people. About 30,000 Mainers will likely lose it under the new federal budget, and that means more uncovered care that hospitals will have to provide.
Many Maine hospitals are already on the ropes and will be forced either to close or cut services. We have seen some of this already. Eleven birthing centers have closed in the last 10 years. Statewide, there have already been many service closures in primary care and pediatrics. More will be coming.
Sen. Collins has proven that she cannot or will not stand up for Mainers when the pressure is on. Troy Jackson has the grit and passion to do just that. That’s why he has my vote.
Stephen Bien, MD
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James Myall @jamesxmyall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Early childhood teachers can now also claim an insultingly small tax deduction in place of proper education funding!

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 18/09/2026

Susan Collins said when deciding to support this man that "He told me he believed in the efficacy of the polio vaccine and said he would help restore Americans’ confidence in vaccines and our health agencies." Either she’s an idiot or she lied. Both should disqualify her for another term.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 15/09/2026

RFK Jr. is ramping up his anti-vax campaign, meaning we need to ramp up showing out to the midterms and voting for a Congress that will remove RFK Jr. Help us embolden a science-defending Congress: zurl.co/0vv7S www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/r...

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Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led

RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 17/09/2026

Candidates need to be much more straightforward than this: “You know republicans keep getting convicted of child sexual abuse. Now my opponent is making up an excuse to look in your kid’s pants. I won’t let them.”

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Joshua Failé @joshuafaile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Truly Do Nothin Congress: The House has been in session for so few days in 2026 (65; the lowest number since 1994) that the American Fascist Party members would not fulfill the Medicaid work requirements they are forcing on the rest of us starting on 1 January 2027.

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How Much Has Congress Actually Worked in 2026? - No Labels

Congress is considering another early recess. Here’s what the numbers show about how much work lawmakers have actually done. Congress […]

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 17/09/2026

There’s a lot going on right now, and Susan Collins is hoping voters won’t notice that she was the deciding vote in confirming another anti-abortion Trump judge to a lifetime appointment.

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Susan Collins Casts Major Anti-Abortion Vote 6 Weeks Out From Election

The Maine senator voted in favor of a Donald Trump judicial nominee who served on the board of an anti-abortion pregnancy center.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 11/09/2026

Anyone have any recommendations on where to move my server?

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 11/09/2026

This seems way more interesting show than the children’s show I was remembering. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rote_Zo...

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Rote Zora (group) - Wikipedia

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 10/09/2026

After my first trip on the coast starlight I decided we would have to arrange a family trip. Watching the sun rise near Mount Shasta was amazing, and the kids loved the sleeper car.

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

no time for disabled veterans, children's hospital advocates, or slain police officers, but plenty of time to kiss Trump's ass

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 09/09/2026

Just finished rereading it for the first time in maybe 30 years. I forgot how many bad decisions Case made, but it’s kind of his thing.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 06/09/2026

Maybe Google and Apple will preemptively change it in their maps so they can kiss ass even more!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 01/09/2026

Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/09/2026

Trump and his appointees continue to lie to Americans about science & public health, putting everyone at risk and sweeping the dirt under the rug. Join the fight for science & health in America by visiting the link in our bio to find ways you can #StandUpForScience!

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 30/08/2026

Happy birthday! I hope life gives you at least as much joy as you’ve given us!

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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Picard management tip: The universe is a ridiculous place, but do try to be dignified.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 30/08/2026

Google Maps can’t even get the names of streets right in my town, let alone the names of large bodies of water. Time to use @organicmaps.bsky.social for everything.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 25/08/2026

Another tragic incident where an asphyxiation hazard claimed the lives of more rescuers than initial victims. youtu.be/-UoyIV6oZEc?...

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Fatal Fog: Liquid Nitrogen Release at Foundation Food Group

YouTube video by USCSB

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We’re hearing reports of increased ICE activity in Maine this weekend, including potential targeting of farms and immigrant workers. Our immigrant neighbors are part of Maine and deserve to live without fear. Please stay alert. Look out for your neighbors. This is Maine. We take care of each other.

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 21/08/2026

The #gleam time zone library tzif version 2 is out! The I/O functions are now in a separate tzif_loader package, so tzif is now browser compatible. tzif.hexdocs.pm

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Time Zone Information File Utilities

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Christopher De Vries @unnecessary.tech · 20/08/2026

It’s amazing how skilled this administration is in incompetence.

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