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@vaxvms.bsky.social
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Car-guy, pet-guy, IT-guy, gamer-guy, reader-guy. Just some guy muddling through it all the best he can.

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David Tennant @david-t.bsky.social · 20h
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 09/10/2026
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Old Butstillkicken @oldbutstillkicken.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Anyone else see the new Jaguar EV? My first thought was that the Cyber Truck got a girlfriend!
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
$6 trillion will be necessary by 2031 to fund AI infrastructure. $6 trillion ! www.bain.com/insights/top...
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Technology Report 2026
AI—the most consequential technology of our lifetimes.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over two decades The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
seeing conservative men debate how to dress online is very funny. can't dress up or wear interesting casualwear bc you've made any visible interest in dress to be a sign of homosexuality. but you feel the need to dress better bc you've linked dress to respectability. a prison of your own making.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026
A lot of people are speculating that this will lead to the US government having to bail out AI companies but there's no world where that happens and the government bond market doesn't completely collapse and cause a fiscal crisis.
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Jawn Valjawn @codemarvelous.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When I talk about old utility trucks this is what I mean. This is my truck on the right vs this useless Goliath on the left.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
tell me the summit accomplished jack shit without telling me the summit accomplished jack shit
Very productive meeting with President Xi for both the U.S.A. and China. Tremendous things will be happening. Like almost everyone else, he seemed to like calling the poorly and inaccurately named Artificial Intelligence to a far more accurate and important name, SUPER INTELLIGENCE. That would be “SUPER!” Everyone last night agreed, also. President DJT
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In case anyone is unclear why Trump really backs A.I. 👇🏽
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gilafied 🏳️‍🌈🏴‍☠️ @gilafied.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I love every single person who has ever put up a "how to fix this thing you own" video on youtube. You have saved us with car repairs, saved us from buying a new phone and now from buying a new tv. Generousity and kindness can be found, galore.
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He always makes the biggest crazy of the week. SMH. Trump reveals plans to equip arch with snipers, ammunition, drones www.npr.org/2026/09/20/n...
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Trump says his D.C. arch will serve as 'military complex' with snipers and drones
President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legalit...
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Kitty Kowalski @kittykowalski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm old enough to remember when professional athlete Pete Rose destroyed his career over Sports betting. And now they're using Sports figures to promote gambling?
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.
gizmodo.com
71% of Americans Say They're Completely Exhausted
A CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries.
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is spot on. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
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We're not about to awaken an evil digital god — AI is far more likely to end in a great disappointment
AI is unlikely to launch a Hollywood-style war against us. Rather, the biggest danger of AI is that it will disappoint us.
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Saying "just buy an EV if you hate high gas prices" to poor people makes climate activists look out of touch. Those who are most impacted by high gas prices can't afford $20k+ on a vehicle and charger. I certainly can't, so let's keep that in mind before we shame people for not going electric.
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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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Sarah Wood @sarahwood.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“China has more data centers” is not an argument for turning our communities into corporate utility yards. Build them responsibly. Protect our water. Protect our grid. Make companies pay their way. We do not need to win some stupid data-center dick-measuring contest with China.
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Spooky Sasquatch @nerdysasquatch.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I'm so tired of ads for shitty sports betting apps and online casinos and I swear I hear them every time I turn on the radio or the TV. This is the shit that desperately needs to be regulated.
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José Orta @orta69.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Data centers contribute to higher power bills by driving up electricity demand, requiring expensive grid upgrades, and raising wholesale market prices.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
2. Yes, you can check. He actually said this.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Stef Schrader @hoonofthe.day · 04/09/2026
This is so stupid. Cars should have gauge clusters. This feels like Hyundai is making its customers pay extra to receive a complete dashboard. Just put the thing that tells you whether you're speeding back in front of the driver where it's harder to ignore. www.caranddriver.com/news/a735837...
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Instrument Clusters Are Now Paid Add-Ons in Two Hyundai Models
The base Ioniq 3 doesn’t seem to offer an instrument cluster at all.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Peter Thiel is getting a very cold reception outside his new mansion in the exclusive Barrio Parque neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentinians are chanting: “Out, out, Peter out.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/08/2026
It's not just Flock. Other companies like Axon and Motorola are also trying to invade our privacy with their automatic license plate readers (ALPRs).
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Beware of Other License Plate Surveillance Companies Besides Flock | ACLU
Flock deserves the heat it’s getting, but switching to another provider won’t necessarily improve anything
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/08/2026
Numerous studies, including from the FBI itself, show that invasive mass surveillance tech like Flock and Axon's automatic license plate readers don't help police fight crime. Surveillance is not safety.
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Flock Surveillance Cameras Are Actually Horrible for Fighting Crime, FBI Data Shows
New FBI data shows case closure rates for the Atlanta Police Department have not improved despite thousands of ALPRs installed since 2021.
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly broke me in early to her raucous self deprecating sense of humor when we began steel magnolias rehearsals  i asked her - how long does it take to do a hair do like yours? Dolly - no idea, i’m never there when they do it! i started taking Dolly-isms notes on the back of my script after that
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
So tired of corporate greed. gizmodo.com/122-companie...
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122 Companies Are Quietly Sucking the West Dry, Study Finds
A first-of-its-kind study found that carbon-major emissions have drained trillions of gallons of water from the West.
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Anything to win…
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Surveillance Pricing call it what it is gizmodo.com/trumps-ftc-w...
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Trump's FTC Wants You to Call Surveillance Pricing 'Personalized Pricing'
Biden's FTC used the term surveillance pricing.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Food companies wanted deregulation. Now there are dozens of recalls across the country. Mining companies wanted deregulation. Now the black lung rate is at a 45-year high. Financial companies wanted deregulation. Now financial losses to fraud are the highest on record. Noticing a pattern?
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is pretty easy to do. It’s crazy that it works. Its also crazy it hasnt been fixed since June arstechnica.com/security/202...
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Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encrypted
Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety guardrail.
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JewInACanoe.bsky.social 🎗️ @jewinacanoe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I googled my symptoms and it turns out I need a cottage on a quiet lake, a stack of books and a case of wine.
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It’s just so disgusting. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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Hidden Airtag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to train AI
Amazon’s team uses a T. rex preparing to devour a book as its logo.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
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ACLU @aclu.org · 12/08/2026
The last thing ICE needs is a new tool to inflict even more cruelty and pain on our community members.
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ICE to spend $20M on gloves designed to deliver painful electric shocks
The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver the shock
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Wombletom @wombletom.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Enigmatic and often misunderstood creature. The BMW, seen here in a submissive pose, displaying its soft delicate underbelly, indicating that it is no longer a threat to other road users.
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vaxvms.bsky.social @vaxvms.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It’s true. It’s going to cost us all. www.macworld.com/article/3209...
macworld.com
iOS 27 may be free, but the AI bill won't be
Is Apple Intelligence worth the price we're paying for it?
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Paul van der Meer @paulvandermeer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Tr*mp is losing again. China is claiming Cuba as a business partner warning Tr*mp to stay away. And installing solar panels to help the Cubans. www.wsj.com/world/china/...
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Cuba Is Low on Oil. Now, It’s Counting on Solar, With China’s Help.
The turn toward renewable energy has helped the island weather increased pressure from the U.S.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/08/2026
President Trump wants to soften one of the strongest legal protections American workers have: the right to hold an employer accountable when retirement savings are mishandled. Here's what you need to know: propub.li/4g078bJ
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: Senate Republicans failed to pass a truncated version of the SAVE America Act before going into recess early Saturday morning. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Voters spared as Senate recesses without passing SAVE America Act’s voter ID measure
The failed bill, which required a narrow set of photo IDs for voter eligibility, could have prevented millions of people from voting in November’s midterms.
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S. A. Wyzlic @ossokehahninii.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Today's cooking tip...
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Shocking news! Just kidding. Anyone with a brain knew it was all a lie, but it's nice to have it officially confirmed
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