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I(D)Fantastic

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 09/09/2026
i feel like we just need to admit to a lot of young people that our systems completely failed them. we let digital tools in the classroom and social media algorithms use them like lab rats and now half of them cannot have a basic, polite human interaction.
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Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026
The Butlerian Jihad has decided to include smartwatches on its enemies list 😤
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New, from me, with thanks to @lbyock.bsky.social and @andyliddell.bsky.social on what we should take away from the AI moratoria in NYC, LA, and suburban TX schools.
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The Backlash Against Too Much Tech in Schools is Good for Democracy
And the parent-led movement behind it should inspire resisters
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WBUR @wbur.org · 09/09/2026
Across Massachusetts, utilities are replacing millions of electric meters on homes and businesses with smart meters. They provide a lot more detail about electricity use, but not everyone is thrilled about the new tech.
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Electric meters in Mass. are getting a 'smart' upgrade
Across Massachusetts, utilities are replacing millions of electric meters on homes and businesses with smart meters. They provide a lot more detail about electricity use, but not everyone is thrilled about the new tech.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
There are so many people who misunderstand Jobs' point which was that you should not have to navigate your phone using a stylus which is what Windows Mobile required at that time. Samsung's stylus and the Apple pencil are not that www.phonearena.com/news/who-wan...
phonearena.com
"Who wants a stylus?!": Galaxy Fold proves Steve Jobs wrong - the “useless” S Pen is now useful
Steve Jobs might've had a point back in 2007 but after 17 years, Samsung’s “useless” S Pen is finally useful.
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Tiricohairline @trejames.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026
Soon as yall stop acting like you gotta have this shit and withhold your funds, they'll change their toon. But yall wont and they'll keep doing this.
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OleSkool @oleskool.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The US had built one of its economic and strategic advantages by attracting the world's smartest scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers. Now, according to the figures presented, that historic brain drain may be beginning to run in reverse. The warning signs are dramatic. #News
fastcompany.com
America's loss is China's gain: Beijing is recruiting fired U.S. scientists
U.S. officials view the recruitment effort as part of a broader Chinese strategy to acquire advanced technological expertise through nontraditional channels.
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Mary Lewis @profmarylewis.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
“In the rule, the Postal Service said that it would deliver mail ballots only in states that shared voter data with the federal agency.” This is utterly outrageous.
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Miss Aja @brat2381.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Heads up Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont! 🚨👀 www.thehealthy.com/news/ice-cre...
thehealthy.com
Ice Cream Recalled in 3 States for Possible Rubber
The FDA worked fast, protecting residents and visitors in a region known for its celebration of summer.
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Winnie Frolik @winniethewitch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Keep thinking how many people only googled 'tariff' AFTER the election.
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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Nationalized brain drain. Obvious and intentional outcomes for making America a hovel.
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is an indictment of the media ecosystem that glossed over Trump’s plans for mass deportations to alert us to the fact that Joe Biden was old 🙄
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Maj @lif3asmaj.blacksky.app · 18/08/2026
We know it's a national crisis when we can no longer eat salsa, guac, lettuce and now granola. Even granola is tainted. Smfh.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 17/08/2026
"AI" has existed in its current form for barely four years and the fact that it's jammed up the cognitive development of an entire generation that fast (and that there's a specific overclass of techofascists who are deeply thrilled about this) is a big damn red flag. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/u...
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What Do Students Lose When They Stop Writing? (Gift Article)
Educators are worried that many students can no longer write essays without A.I. And it’s costing more than just grammar skills.
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John Aerni-Flessner @lesothojohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is an absolute travesty. Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc). A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.
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SCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 03/08/2026
A shocking 92 percent of US adults are not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive
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A shocking 92 percent of US adults not going to the doctor because it’s too expensive
The decision to delay medical care involves multiple factors, including gender - women are more likely to put off care than men
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The process by which atmospheric CO₂ is taken up by the ocean is studied by only a handful of people worldwide. I talk about that important process in this podcast. 🌊
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Carbon I - air-sea CO2 exchange - David Ho
Podcast Episode · Marine Biogeochemistry Podcast · August 6 · 37m
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We wanted to understand how Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey differs from the Homer original. So we talked to three unvaccinated crypto investors at a Five Guys in Toms River.
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I(D)Fantastic @xcellofantastic.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Just needs S Pen Functionality back
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2026
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
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I(D)Fantastic @xcellofantastic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
One year later: it's real bad; Samsung is silly to run away from their USP
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 28/07/2026
“A database of more than 38,000 scholarships maintained by the National Scholarship Providers Association shows the number of grants with women-specific eligibility criteria has declined 19% since 2023,” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
bloomberg.com
Schools Are Cutting Women’s Scholarships Even When They Don’t Have To
RPI, Middlebury College and Duke University are among those that have ended or altered programs aimed at supporting female students.
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OKSOTHICK. @sayitaintsoph.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I want more people volunteering, growing food, donating and redistributing resources, collecting physical and digital media — exit the “were cooked” loop PLEASE.
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OKSOTHICK. @sayitaintsoph.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is a dumb question to ask on social media but as you scrolling do you ever feel like this shit is a psyop?
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Chels 💀👻🎃 @chelsisright.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Guys the literary crisis is so bad people aren't even watching videos all the way through before commenting and being reactive we are DONE out here
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Things will get worse as more students secretly use AI to do homework. There has always been a divide between those who care about education for its own sake and those who only care about grades, but AI will worsen this divide, leaving fewer people with the ability to do causal reasoning.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/07/2026
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Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction
Regulatory changes to reinterpret the Endangered Species Act also demand that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service consider the economic toll of habitat protection.
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I(D)Fantastic @xcellofantastic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Hm
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Mike in the Box @mike-in-the-box.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
You don't actually care about this, but the Democratic Party produced the biggest climate change abatement package in history, in 2022. Democrats also produced the biggest federal labor rights legislation in history, and the biggest consumer protection legislation in history.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Refusing to discuss food contamination, screwflies, and vaccination rates do not put you beyond their reach.
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Kevin D. Grüssing 🪷🪷 (Pronounced Grew-sing) @kevdgrussing.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
We’ve lost an iconic voice. Not only did James Gilstrap both sing the first two lines on Stevie Wonder’s “You Are The Sunshine of My Life” and the male vocals on the “Good Times” theme in the 70s, at the dawn 90s he also sang on this…
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TaleSpin - Theme Song | Disney+ Throwbacks | Disney+
YouTube video by Walt Disney Studios Canada
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Lol: “‘Are they going to edit him out of that?’ the broadcaster from SBS Australia said, referring to the image of Trump and Infantino on stage while the confetti cannons rang out and the Spanish team hoisted the trophy.”
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Hot mic catches broadcaster mystified by Trump's World Cup stunt: 'Edit him out of that'
An Australian broadcaster was mystified by President Donald Trump's stunt at the World Cup Final on Sunday, which was caught on a hot mic. Trump accompanied FIFA President Gianni Infantino on the fiel...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
This shit with Taylor Farms is exactly what I’m talking about when I say you may say you “don’t do politics,“ but politics are more than happy to do you. The microbes political bribes got out the door and into your intestines don’t particularly care that you find it all beneath you.
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JM =^D @jm539581.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Leandro Paredes with a red card after the final whistle
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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 19/07/2026
As called on La 1 in Spain:
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Government-promoted anti-intellectualism is a common feature of fascist states, with “intellectualism” coded as feminine and/or Jewish/leftist.
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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The biggest Masters level hits would be programs in social work, mental health, and teaching (especially art/music), so fields where the pay for grads is substantially set by government
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⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️🎮 @purestinnosense.blacksky.app · 19/07/2026
Oh, so we’re moving forward on the “pricing poor people out of college” plan
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 19/07/2026
This rule is not going to do what they believe it will do
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I(D)Fantastic @xcellofantastic.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
GOT IT🤣🤣
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 16/07/2026
The air is full of smoke, the food is full of parasites, and the water is full of data center bacteria but at least we stopped all that DEI children's cancer research!
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Kenji @elementaleucology.com · 14/07/2026
CONFIRMED: It's a plagiarism machine that does disability as a service.
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KennyMack1971 @kennymack1971.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
So now we’re going from Taco Bell to now fresh produce may not be safe. This is what happens with deregulation and a completely incompetent government.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 14/07/2026
The July 1 regulatory changes were mandated under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and will impact nearly every student loan borrower in America.
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These Student Loans Are Now Cut Off From Affordable Payments And Loan Forgiveness
A major group of student loan borrowers is now officially cut off from affordable payments and loan forgiveness after big changes to student loans took effect on July 1.
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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh no, France has the Trump curse on them now www.politico.com/live-updates...
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French soccer team arrives in Dallas on an ICE deportation jet
Less than an hour after dropping off Les Bleus in Dallas, the plane departed for Texas to conduct another deportation flight to Mexico.
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Lee Drake @leedrake.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I analyzed a commercial honey crisp apple once that had detectable lead. This was because it was grown on one of these fields the better part of a century later.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
I visited Singapore to try out the country’s innovative new congestion pricing system, which runs on satellite data collected from cars. (no gantries, transponders, or cameras) Tl;DR: Satellite-based tolls are an amazing tool to banish gridlock. But yeesh, privacy issues are real. Gift link ⤵️
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The City That Conquered Traffic Has a New Weapon
Singapore's satellite-linked car tech could be the future of congestion pricing — if drivers will accept it.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you were lucky enough to finish most of your cognitive development before widespread GPS adoption ? Try to use a paper map now as often as you can so that you keep that ability. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Habitual use of GPS negatively impacts spatial memory during self-guided navigation
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