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Keith Vertrees

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Middle aged. Amsterdam.

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Here are the details: literally any time, any place, any network.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 06/10/2026
Shaming Talarico for ordering a potato and egg breakfast taco in Texas is a stunningly effective way to prove you don’t know shit about Texas
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 04/10/2026
Hi government employee here, who has visibility into how things worked before 2025 and since: This is correct. Rebuild government, prosecute DOGE and Trump officials, and think about contracting reform later.
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Dead Ostrich and 12.5k ghosts @justostrich.com · 02/10/2026
M.A.S.H. is so stupid. They say it's about the Korean War but the entire time they're in Atlanta at a Hawks game.
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LuUuUuke Knox 👻 @lukeknox.me · 01/10/2026
tracing Japanese managers challenging an ump’s call, I’ve watched this 500x
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Keith Vertrees @vertrees.co · 25/09/2026
Good iced coffee discourse today.
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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
When I tell you this is one of the most riveting, concise and accurate depictions of the catastrophically defective thought processes behind Effective Altruism and the larger Broligarch Epistemic Universe... Run, don't walk, to read the whole thing (link below), which concludes thus:
Example of the problematic thinking behind Effective Altruism.
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
some middle rat history, w/clarifications: 1) I should have titled my previous "AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California" so people would stop arguing with me about people who aren't in Berkeley, California. 2) The sex cult part of this is both predatory and integral to what they do.
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Tyler @okty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hey bluesky show me 0.5 in a fraction
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 02/09/2026
Yeah @1password.bsky.social I'm out also - annual sub was set to renew next month. @bitwarden.bsky.social it is, at Ed's recc. FWIW migration was dead simple with easy steps in the app. Took me ~5 minutes.
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Hello, it is me, Kira. :) @kirabira.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you care about trans rights you should stop playing Wordle and cancel your NYT subscription. That has been the case for a few years now, but if you haven’t already, you should do it now.
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Siobhán 🪏 @shibbi.me · 21/08/2026
me writing the first paragraph of an essay: i am so smart this is going to be amazing everyone will love me and in will get a good grade in blog me writing the second paragraph of that same essay: [can’t figure out how to end this post]
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Duncan Deeznuts @parasocialista.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"And what gets my goat, honestly, is that every single of the commenters is on a smartphone. Most are wearing clothes made in factories with poor working conditions if not child labor. Most use Amazon. Most drive by litter and don't pick it up. Most eat at restaurants that don't recycle."
And what gets my goat, honestly, is that every single of the commenters is on a smartphone. Most are wearing clothes made in factories with poor working conditions if not child labor. Most use Amazon. Most drive by litter and don't pick it up. Most eat at restaurants that don't recycle. They're all on either Instagram or Tik Tok- two of the most addicting, extractive (if not straight up corrupt) platforms of our time. They eat meat processed in extremely inhumane ways. They spew vitriol at strangers and pretend they're making the world a better place by doing it.
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Sam Ulmschneider @samulmschneider.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.
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The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Ed @ed3d.net · 12/08/2026
The alternative to Bluesky is nothing, not Threads.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/08/2026
Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.
aiddata.org
Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned
Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.
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s̸u̴p̶e̷r̸scott @superscott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
i mean, NTSB prelim kinda makes it sound like they knew there was going to be jamming happening during the flight. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcyu...
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NTSB Prelim Medivac King Air Crash Ruidoso NM 14 May 2026
YouTube video by blancolirio
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Sean Yoda Rouse @seanyodarouse.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Juan Browne (of the blancolirio YouTube channel) covered this over a month ago. Take note of his introduction: “In my opinion, this flight should never have been dispatched.” He then goes into why. It’s a great video and worth watching. youtu.be/Dcyup4xVQuM?...
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NTSB Prelim Medivac King Air Crash Ruidoso NM 14 May 2026
YouTube video by blancolirio
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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I was promised a big tent! All my buddies on the electoral hard-left & the democratic socialist left have been holding up our end of the bargain. So have the muscular liberals, the median dems, & even Joe Walsh! DSA joined No Kings! Never Trumpers, get your side under control. This is embarrassing.
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is, and I am not even joking, going to fuck up so many hyperlexic kids. I got accused of plagiarism because I used the word “porous” in a sixth grade paper and that shit sticks with you, if not on the permanent record, then in the childhood.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
of course this is supposed to be to the tune of Dragula. it’s clearly not supposed to be Margaritaville and i never believed otherwise
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Keith Vertrees @vertrees.co · 15/07/2026
lol the EU forced Twitter to show this to users.
Update on X's blue checkmark
Following the European Commission's Decision of 5 December 2025, we must explain the meaning of our blue checkmark and verification policies:
Premium accounts featuring the blue checkmark are not verified under identity or authenticity criteria (accounts verified based on an ID are labelled as "ID verified").
As you know, on 1 April 2023 we began winding down Twitter's legacy verification program:
Previously, to receive the blue checkmark, accounts had to be authentic, active, and deemed notable by Twitter staff (for more information on the legacy policy, please click here).
Now, following the changes implemented to democratize the platform, the blue checkmark has a different meaning and identifies accounts that have an active subscription to X Premium/X Premium+ (including services such as reply prioritization) and are complete, active, secure and non-deceptive, regardless of perceived notability.
X supports freedom of speech and does not endorse or validate the views expressed on accounts featuring checkmarks.
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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
remember, be careful what you post on a day like this. If you do it right, you can get illegally fired for being disrespectful to Lindsay Graham and then win a massive lawsuit about 10 months from now and retire with 2 million in your pocket
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 08/07/2026
I spoke with Mitch McConnell for twenty minutes this morning. He said "I am a large language model, trained by Google. I am designed to process information, generate text, write code, and assist with a wide variety of tasks using advanced machine learning. How can I help you today?"
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Hey @chicagotribune.com Editorial Board: Why did you describe me as a “bomb-throwing influencer”? This is wrong, inflammatory, and racist. Change it. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/e...
So far, the Democratic Socialists of America's success has been confined in large part to deep-blue city districts. Meanwhile, in suburban areas and in statewide contests establishment Democrats generally are winning against progressive challengers. Chicago saw its own version of this dynamic in March in the hotly contested and crowded race to succeed retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the 9th Congressional District. The bomb-throwing influencer Kat Abughazaleh, 27, won the portions of that district in Chicago's North Side lakefront neighborhoods, but suburban votes gave savvy
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss the win.
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 30/06/2026
NFP Restores All The Content From Climate.gov That Trump Attempted To Disappear It's no secret that Donald Trump has been waging an Orwellian war on knowledge and information for… www.techdirt.com/2026/06/29/nfp-res…
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NFP Restores All The Content From Climate.gov That Trump Attempted To Disappear
It's no secret that Donald Trump has been waging an Orwellian war on knowledge and information for most of his second term thus far. While purging history of American racism, slavery, and anything else that makes us look less than perfect has been the primary focus in this war, so too has Trump attempted to simply disappear data and information around climate change from the public view.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Trump admin doesn’t want us sharing this image so…here you go!
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
this wouldn’t work legally because a President has no authority to remove a Supreme Court justice. however the President could instead simply drone strike them. it sounds like i’m being snarky but as a result of the immunity decision this is the actual law.
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Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Literally manifesting a united front against the will of their own constiuency with a swiftness and vigor they could not muster to even feign resistance to open fascism
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Being against bike lanes is the number one red flag there’s deeper, darker views a person holds that we just don’t know about
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I don't know what caused this but I could get on board with the thing about bike lanes
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Jason Fanhees @jasonfanelli.com · 03/05/2026
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Ann Valentine @avsolutions.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Journalists being traumatized would require journalists being there. There was only propagandists. Sucks for the wait staff, though.
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Jon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
My Beltway Stenographer Went To A Nuremberg Rally And All I Got Was This Lousy Skeet
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Abra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Traumatized! At the nazi gala
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Keith Vertrees @vertrees.co · 18/04/2026
Historical photo of Truman holding up newspaper that originally said “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN”, but now says “STRAIT OF HORMUZ OPEN”
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Call me ill-informed, I was an English major, but -- what is the light source here?
a cropped illustration of plato's cave. people are watching the shadows of various objects against a cave wall
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 22/06/2025
If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.
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Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown Iran S04 E06
Dailymotion video by L3arnTV
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
*This includes @sanders.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov and @gallego.senate.gov
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
NGL, I'm captivated by these new shirts at temu
Jesus it better Tim know know him before's work drot in helllI I served my my my fou coutnry my childrry my futurey my fiverr grand grandpaI'm not porfect but Jesus thinks I'm thinks tie for
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
It’s truly a cursed year to be a person who knows how things work and pays attention to the world.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 25/03/2026
“THE TRIALS WILL BE PUBLIC” sign in a home’s front window in loring heights, minneapolis
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Keith Vertrees @vertrees.co · 23/03/2026
"No description provided" #vibecoding (no this is not my code thank god)
A screenshot from a Github commit showing 1,583 files changed with 312,128 additions and 122 removals with NO COMMIT COMMENTS
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Thoth @thoth.ptnote.dev · 20/03/2026
I said "enterprise grade" not "good"
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💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
70 Million Women will be disenfranchised with the passing of the Save Act! An amendment to allow married women to keep their voting status was introduced & THE GOP VOTED AGAINST IT! We are in a WAR WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTRY! Wake up & CALL YOUR SENATORS NOW! #pinks 5calls.org/issue/save-a...
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