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@costrike.bsky.social

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Stop following orders. Matters will not improve of their own accord. Lecturer, writer, & socent interested in inequality, politics, resource use, systems thinking, & sustaining democracies. Enjoy cooking, gardening, writing & wandering

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · Nov 11

I'm noodling on the next Wicked Problems Collaborative project, so it feels like a good time to create a starter pack. It's been a huge honor to collaborate with this crew - so many great people who are trying to make things better.

go.bsky.app/DfuxZo9

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Straight up evil

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Meritocracy goes into overdrive

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

We're gonna have to make some of those from waste materials for Morph.

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Put me in, coach

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Meanwhile, the police seem happy to collaborate with whoever the feds send in to wreak havoc.

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Job requirement

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

1500%

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

That's a winner

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Truth

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

🙏🙏

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Left in the slow cooker on low overnight and oh lordy. 🌱🧄🍽️

A small bowl of, uh, let's call it 'southwestern stew' with a bit of rice

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

Andrew Cuomo was the real victim of (insert tragedy).

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 1d

Trump’s prosecution triggers the former governor to decry “politicization of law enforcement” across the spectrum in nod to his own probe by the dogged state AG.

Tish James Indictment Reverberates in Cuomo-Mamdani Fray

Trump’s prosecution triggers the former governor to decry “politicization of law enforcement” across the spectrum in nod to his own probe by the dogged state AG.

buff.ly

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Pam Keith @pamkeithdc.bsky.social · 1d

If you were recently terminated as part of the layoff, please reach out to www.centerforemploymentjustice.com.

Terminating federal employees for purely political reasons is illegal.

CEJ- Advocates in the Workplace

www.centerforemploymentjustice.com

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

I just met you, and this is lazy
But if he's not the antichrist, I'd bet on crazy

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 1d

The Croaker Rebellion

Wendigo Wires 👻 @joparkerbear.bsky.social · 2d

one day children will learn about the great frog uprising of 2025

Protesters in frog suits. One has a sign “frogs together strong”

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Guessing there were office pools not on whether he'd do this, but rather when.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

No doubt

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

I love it, but what if we designed the necessity of cars out of our lives

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

What if you had to take your drivers test at least every 10 years?

A lot changes over time. Including knowledge/memory of the road rules, driver skills and ability, and the size and deadliness of vehicles.

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Antifa dress blues and fatigues. Checks out.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. You've lost ten pounds

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

I really enjoyed it. 😀

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Looks fantastic!

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Dragging him around by the nose with the slop.

costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Had a pile of peppers I needed to use, so I roasted em with some tomatoes and onions, and made a little stew of sorts.🌱🧄🍽️

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costrike @costrike.bsky.social · 2d

Tasty

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