iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

Andrew Yeung
@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ah yes, the famous counter argument of "because I haven't heard of the site you posted your argument is invalid". I'm guessing you didn't even read it considering you dismissed it immediately? Also, here you go. You can do this yourself, you know? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current...

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Current Affairs (magazine) - Wikipedia

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I rather think Pete Hegseth is a bit of a disaster and should be impeached if I'm gonna be fr with you guys. othermeans.substack.com/p/the-weak-d...

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The Weak Department

Send Me! (Somewhere I can get a Lobotomy)

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wait, air to ground, asked to leave? Out the door?

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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm back, I missed you all. Since this is an important subject I know too much about, here's a 🧵 explaining that AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult. I don't think these people should make policy. (1/?) (alternative title: Time For Some Cult Theory)

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ah yes the circle of life

• Dispatched
Sep 25 23:03 pm
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Delayed
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Held By Carrier
Sep 26 15:07 pm
Destroyed
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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Legal precedent is set by decisions by higher courts, i.e. on appeal.

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

pumpkin spice raktajino

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Pumpactionmusket @pumpactionmusket.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Holy shit. All of the submission videos are just being uploaded immediately at the bottom of the webpage without any moderation whatsoever. Somebody is getting fired for this. openforlegends.guitarcenter.com/campaign/ope...

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Jess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵

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A.J. Wilden🏳️‍⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

"They're not misunderstanding the film; they're co-opting a message"

Screencap from the interview linked in the quoted post

Marlow Stern (the interviewer): You have one of the most renowned replies in Twitter history. Elon Musk tweeted out, “Take the red pill,” then Ivanka Trump enthusiastically wrote, “Taken!” to him, and then you replied, “Fuck both of you.” I’m curious how you feel about the co-opting of “The Matrix” by those on the right who don’t really seem to understand its messaging.

Lilly Wachowski: I mean, I can’t sit in a room and explain the movie to every single person who watches it. Even if I did sit in a room with Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump — yikes — it doesn’t matter. They’re not misunderstanding the film; they’re co-opting a message. And that’s what fascists do: They co-opt the messages of progressives and use it to their benefit to confuse and obfuscate what is going on and the intention of their ideology. They do it with everything. They do it with Martin Luther King Jr. Look at how they’ve changed the idea of what antisemitism is.

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Rejected headlines: Does the Democratic party have cooties? You can't tell me what to do, you're not my real father. No, I won't eat my vegetables.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things

Tweet exchange in which a photo of Anne Hathaway is posted by @TheRoyalSerf, to which user @VvSchweetz24 replies "@grok...do your thing.

@Grok replies: Anne Hathaway isn't Jewish; she was raised Catholic but left the church. She married Adam Shulman (who is Jewish) in 2012 and celebrates Jewish holidays with their kids. SHe's played Jewish roles, like in "Armageddon Time."

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This was the video I was looking for yesterday to post. I follow Joshua Wright on instagram because we are both passionate about saving old trees. This was an ancient forest valley that was recently logged on Vancouver Island. They cut down one of the largest Yellow Cedar tree in Canada. 😢

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LifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is why the internet was invented... #LifuX #Dogs #Dogsofbluesky

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I read today in an article in The Daily Beast that some military leaders have privately begun referring to Pete Hegseth with the nickname "No Tab Pete" and I nearly spit my drink out. I then realized that everyone should have the knowledge to appreciate this ruthless nickname. (thread)

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

You've been hearing the story about how Dolly Parton turned down Elvis when his people demanded a chunk of her royalty rights in exchange for recording "I Will Always Love You". That reminded me of something I've wondered about for a long time. The guy who actually put the ask on Dolly was a ...

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donoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

frustrating that nyt doesn't talk to a single railway maintenance-of-way expert when publishing this puff piece on the world's most expensive dragging equipment detector

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A friend’s spouse just passed suddenly in their early 40s, and I just want to remind you if you are around this age to please schedule a full medical work up, especially including any cardiology tests you can talk your doctors into. So many medical problems can be addressed with preventative care.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our little network is 5 years old today, and not so little as we are (to my surprise) nearing a billion episodes downloaded across all shows. To celebrate, we're releasing a new weekly series today, Natural Causes, hosted by (Dr.) James Stout! www.iheartmedia.com/press/iheart...

iheartmedia.com

iHeartMedia Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Cool Zone Media and Announces New Podcast "Natural Causes"

iHeartMedia is a leading global media and entertainment company specializing in radio, digital, mobile, social, live events and on-demand entertainment.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.

data4democracy.substack.com

Hook and Squeeze

How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 16/08/2026

Xavier Becerra has gone silent since winning the primary for California governor. But here he is with Peter Thiel protégé Garry Tan—Palantir’s employee #10. “Garry’s List” is an AI-generated right-wing news site. Garry is a top Network State figure & tweeted “die slow” at SF city leaders in 2024.

Photograph of Becerra with Carrie Tan at A Gary’s list event

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Why is Threads represented by blue and Bluesky by purple? Did someone is AI to make this graph?

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Photos of Ayn Rand and written pages of Atlas Shrugged mentioned at the top. Great red flag to warn you what kind of guy we're dealing with regardless of his self-depreciation.

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Briiiiiiaaaaannnnnssss!! @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 06/08/2026

My level of racism against the Dutch simply cannot keep up with reality

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It's funny how Miyazaki is the more popular director in the US. When I'd read that Isao Takahata is more liked in Japan I'll admit I hadn't really watched any of his films. Once I did, I immediately got it. Miyazaki makes gorgeous movies, but Takahata makes substantive films.

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Tim Clare @timclare.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If you're going to quote an 'expert' or 'researcher' in your book or article, be it on neurodivergence, mental health, nutrition, immunology or whatever, you owe it to your readers to check if most of their peers think they're a crank. Some squares in my personal Bullshit Bingo now include:

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Interesting that the framing of the interview is so different from this article. Feels like the guardian made his comments a bit softer. gizmodo.com/elon-musk-ec...

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Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview

"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk.

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Joaquin Sapien @jbsapien.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

A few weeks ago, after two years of work, I published a story unlike any I’d encountered in my 18 years at ProPublica. I’ve been off social media for a while, but I felt compelled to share some of my reporting journey here. 🧵

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ah, yes, the wsj is famous for knowing about "regular people". Reminds me of this all-timer from back during the Obama era proposed tax hikes.

Wsj infographic from the Obama era where they show the effect of a tax hikes on "regular families". It includes a single parent with two children that makes $250k a year, retired couple making $180k a year, single person making $230k a year, and a married couple making $650k a year.

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

You know this guy envisions himself as some kind of chin-stroking intellectual who says "indubitably". But, all I can see in my head when he poses dreck like this is him smelling his own farts to infantile questions like "If you pee pee and poo poo at the same time are you going pee pee or poo poo?"

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Sure, I agree. And probably misspoke when I said they had an agenda. I more meant that I find the Atlantic's obvious reactionary centrist agenda to be shit.

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Yes, there are some good writers there. But when the editors and leadership have an obvious agenda, the fish rots from the head down.

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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Unironically, America needs a Honey Huan:

Doonesbury from 1970s where mao's translator ignores his more insane pronouncements.

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 05/07/2026

Absolute banger of an obituary in the Seattle Times today, rest in peace Judy

Judith DOORIS
May 18, 1936 - Jun 13, 2026
Judy Chambers Dooris was born on either March or May 18 - nobody is certain - 1936, in California, and died June 13, 2026. This is already off to a rough start. Mom would never reveal her age to us kids, so she would certainly object to announcing her birth year in the news-paper. Apologies, mom. They made us do it.
Judy was the firstborn child of Mildred Devlin and Edward

In her early 20s, Judy was a bridesmaid at Bill Dooris' cousin's wedding. He was smitten and courted her long-distance for many months. She would want us to write here that she had options. But lucky for us, she chose Bill and a life filled with his good humor, song, and laughter. She would often say to us "marry someone fun" because she did.
Judy and Bill lived in Bellevue, and Judy birthed 4 kids in just under 4.5 years. Obviously, she was Catholic. Judy was ferociously protective of her children against clear threats. Once on a family camping trip, a roaring drunk uncle stormed into our camping trailer intending to scare us kids, but mom met him at the threshold and hollered, "YOU GET OUT OF HERE!" He yelped and retreated, squeaking "sorry Judy." Against possible threats, she

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I think it's a moral abomination for Ezra Klein to have Chris Rufo on his podcast and then get a transcript of it published in The New York Times as if this is a conversation between equals and not a radical centrist and a fascist telling each other 'exaaaaactlyyyy'

Another argument you make in that piece is: “The popular slogan that ‘facts don’t care about your feelings’ betrays similar problems” — the slogan being Ben Shapiro’s.
In reality, feelings almost always overpower facts. Reason is a slave of the passions.

Yes, that’s true, and we’ll caveat — we love Ben Shapiro. We’re Ben Shapiro fans, of course. But I think that he’s very wrong on that, and I think conservatives have made a fundamental error in latching on to that.

And really, what it is — it’s a rationalization for losing. It’s like: Yes, we may have lost the great political question that operates on emotions or passions, but we have the facts on our side, and if only people would read our white paper, our regression analysis or our rigorous logical argumentation, then we would be vindicated.

But look, while we should have the facts on our side, and while we should use logic, by itself, it’s insufficient. And, in fact, politics operates on a deeper level, an emotional level. And politics occurs on the field of sentiment and public opinion — much more on the field of abstract argumentation at the top.

Then you go on in the same piece to make an argument for “agitprop” — an old Soviet Union term for agitation and propaganda mashed up together.

It doesn’t have a great reputation — “agitprop” is usually not a term of endearment. But you say: “Agitprop doesn’t mean sacrificing the truth but, rather, channeling the truth toward victory.”

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That's....not how things work? Go look at the price of the series x with the largest storage. That's after two price raises.

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Yabos McGee @yabosmcgee.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Wait, why is it up to him to disprove what trackaipac is claiming? They're the one's making the claim in the first place. But, their claim is based on what? I'm sure they're not claiming it just because he's Jewish, right? Can I also post that you're taking aipac money and it be on you to disprove?

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