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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Did an LLM make a critical mistake? Ouch. That's a clanker sore.

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Greg Lea @gregleafootball.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Cape Verde the only unbeaten team in World Cup history

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Rebecca: "Chaps, Alexi left us" Zlatan: "Who? Rebecca: "Alexi will be back, Alexi will be back with us very soon" Thierry: "Your plan worked, Rebecca" Rebecca: "Don't you bring me into this, no chance" Zlatan: "America, you're welcome" lmaooooooooooooooooo

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 12/03/2026

I think the national nostalgia and idealization around college campuses really undercuts this assumption, too imo.

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

“Humans across multiple languages spontaneously associate the nonwords kiki & bouba with spiky & round shapes, respectively...We tested the bouba-kiki effect in baby chickens. Similar to humans, they spontaneously chose a spiky shape when hearing a kiki sound & a round shape when hearing a bouba.”😲🧪

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Matching sounds to shapes: Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks

Humans across multiple languages spontaneously associate the nonwords “kiki” and “bouba” with spiky and round shapes, respectively, a phenomenon named the bouba-kiki effect. To explore the origin of t...

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

just two monks and a dream

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Sending yet another email urging a spineless institution to do literally anything at all.

Dear MNUFC Leadership,

We are writing for a second time to express our deep frustration and disappointment with the club, after a second community member has been shot to death by federal agents. The present federal occupation of our state continues to terrorize and endanger communities. MNUFC's lack of public response is unacceptable, especially given the club's ostensible commitment to community and inclusion.

We are aware that Shari Ballard recently signed on to a letter with other CEOs. This letter is nowhere near good enough. It does not honor and name the victims of violence, Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Nor does it identify the perpetrators of violence, ICE and CBP. Furthermore, even this inadequate response has not been posted on the club's website or social media accounts. This is, frankly, disgusting.

We are season ticket holders. We have our usual spot in the Wonderwall, and there is a Latine family who stands one or two rows in front of us, and just across the stairs, every game. I think about them during this time. I can't imagine they feel safe or supported by the club. We are seriously considering not attending games, and cancelling our season tickets starting next year.

We are desperate for courageous leadership during these times. MNUFC has not provided any. We are begging you to acknowledge your failure here and to do better.

Sincerely,

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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Alex Pretti, the man killed by federal agents today in Minneapolis, appears to have been a registered nurse, an athlete, a son and a brother, with ties to Colorado and Wisconsin. Here is a photo he used for several accounts.

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Honestly, this isn’t good enough. ICE leaving Minnesota just means they’ll terrorize somewhere else. I do not wish this in anyone. ABOLISH ICE.

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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

This is so good 💜. Wanting to add to this! Any chance there's a vocalist out there who'd be down to record this to the tune of Mr. Brightside? I'm not much of a singer.

[Verse]
They’re throwing kids in a cage and no the world is not fine
The GOP won’t back down ’til they destroy it all
Throw ICE into the abyss, oust Dems who sit there remiss
Throw ICE into the abyss, throw ICE into the abyss

Now they’re roaming the streets, and we’re chanting ACAB
‘Cause they’re in the police waving the swastika flag
And they're shooting us dead, while MAHA’s making us sick
Helping fascism spread, they're harassing the

[Pre-Chorus]
Press now, democracy’s a
Mess now, don't let go
They want to start a killing spree
They’re taking control

[Chorus]
Enemies, we will fight them endlessly
Meet your neighbors, organize, ICE must meet its full demise
It's the future we can see, none are free 'til all are free
Open up our leaders' eyes, time's up, ABOLISH ICE

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Just sent this email to the University of Minnesota's President, Rebecca Cunningham, to express disappointment and frustration at their milquetoast response to a violent, federal occupation.

Dear President Cunningham,

I am writing to express my deep disappointment and frustration at the University's response to the current federal occupation of Minnesota. We have witnessed repeated acts of violent lawlessness at the hands of ICE and CBP, in addition to structural threats such as politically motivated investigations and cancelled funding.

Countless citizens are bravely standing up in the face of depraved injustice. Neighbors are meeting, planning, and organizing to meet the needs of vulnerable populations here. Parents of school children are standing guard *to protect children from abduction*.

Meanwhile, I have not seen a single email from the Office of the President meaningfully address the present situation. For example, the most recent email simply gestures to the "weight we are carrying", without specifically mentioning what that refers to - that ICE has shot and killed a member of our community. That citizens are being violently detained. That legal status is being ignored. That our vulnerable neighbors are being deported without due process.

Now, more than ever, we need our institutions to stand strong with our community and to push back against the growing threat of fascism, both globally and here at home. Instead, the University has sent platitudes with vague allusions to safety and community. This is not solidarity.

The University must communicate publicly and explicitly about the Trump administration's threats to higher education, its disregard for the law, and its increasing violence. If not for the University community, then for the University's own survival. Businesses are closing, workers are striking, and the University has demonstrated a reprehensible lack of courage.

As a community, we need to know that you understand the gravity of the situation. We need to hear you to clearly lay out what is at stake and how you will help protect our most vulnerable. The faculty, students, staff, and all community members who make the University what it is are relying on you. Don't fail us.

Sincerely,

Andrew Decker
B.A. Philosophy (U of MN,TC)
Master's Student, Electrical Engineering (U of MN,TC)

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Burrito from Tacos El Primo! 🌯

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

To the tune of Mr. Brightside 🎵.

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026

Someone who claims to have witnessed the incident says - car was blocking ice - they told them to move - "something happened' - ICE shot into the car as it was driving away - passenger got out of the car covered away and said friend was dead There is video and I have seen it

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 07/01/2026

ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

When someone on the spectrum has a special interest in all things cute and wholesome? That‘s awwwtism.

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution will not be televised. Ken Burns: Hold my beer.

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Not thrilled to be turning in a broken op-amp design, but at least I got to make a pretty schematic

An electronic schematic showing lots of transistor symbols and lines acting as the wires that connect them. They criss-cross.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government.... On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames time.com/7323442/sout...

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House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Rev. Angela Denker @angeladenker.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

An Update: I received an email canceling my contract as a columnist at @startribune.com after sharing this story publicly. (I had written columns past the one-year contract already + been asked to continue on in July).

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I aspire to be Goodenough 🥲

LIBs rely on the insertion of Li+ into host structures with a variety of layered oxides (e.g., LiCoO2, LiFePO4, and LiMn2O4) and graphite as the cathode and anode materials, respectively. They were developed by John B. Goodenough and other researchers over the past four decades.

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Starling (based on the novel by Stephen King) @darlingstarling.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

"It's ok, honey. The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout won't hurt you!" The Sears Tower experiencing a blackout:

The Sears Tower looking insanely creepy during a blackout, including the impression of a scary face topped by a crown of spikes. It looks like a giant humanoid evil robot or a demonic Minecraft creature.

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Adam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

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Xordrew Decker @zenpylon.bsky.social · 15/12/2024