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Jeanette @jeanette555.bsky.social · 5m

Surprisingly I haven’t scrolled enough yet today. Weird.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 9h

The NK march, by the most positive lens, was a demonstration expanding reach, shifting the Overton window, building confidence for those who are less committed or fluent in the context & issues. More simply, it’s a great on-ramp for normies, and delivers respectability for institutions that need it.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 9h

Here’s what I said to our teenager and some other young folks who were around at the match: there’s a difference between a demonstration and a protest, and you need both because people are at different places in their engagement with a movement, and there are different kinds of power.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20h

Can I ask, what did the No Kings protest actually accomplish? I mean, in real terms, what have these protests materially changed? I can't help but feel these one off protests are merely a heatsink for energy and anger rather than a path for meaningful change and disruption of the system.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 20h

If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.

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Jeanette @jeanette555.bsky.social · 3h

happily, trump also said he didn't like rudd.

i'm not watching any related video of any of this eeeuw.

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 6h

Fox says henhouse fence “too obstructive”

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6h

Australian Christian Lobby says any new laws protecting people from cults could be ‘very dangerous’

Lobby groups tell Victorian inquiry legitimate churches could be caught up in any proposed crackdown on coercive practices * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two Christian lobby groups have pushed back against any new laws to protect vulnerable people from cults, with a Victorian inquiry told of a “palpable fear” they could affect mainstream churches. The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) and Freedom for Faith were among witnesses to appear before the parliamentary inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups on Tuesday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Adam @kels316.bsky.social · 6h

Reminder: the ACL is literally 3 guys in a trenchcoat. They represent no one. Fuck the guardian for publishing this dogshit, just another reason they'll never get a dollar from me.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 6h

Australian Christian Lobby says any new laws protecting people from cults could be ‘very dangerous’

Lobby groups tell Victorian inquiry legitimate churches could be caught up in any proposed crackdown on coercive practices * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Two Christian lobby groups have pushed back against any new laws to protect vulnerable people from cults, with a Victorian inquiry told of a “palpable fear” they could affect mainstream churches. The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) and Freedom for Faith were among witnesses to appear before the parliamentary inquiry into cults and organised fringe groups on Tuesday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Jeanette @jeanette555.bsky.social · 9h

I felt dubious when I started hearing other IT people snarking about "it's always the DNS" a while ago.

Anyway, it was the DNS.

www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...

Amazon Web Services Experiencing More Connectivity Issues During Recovery From Outage

The company said it identified the root cause of the issues and was working on mitigating the problem.

www.forbes.com

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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 15h

Last thought on No Kings coverage:

If major papers wanted a stunning angle, how about the fact that 5-7 *million* Americans mobilized and I didn’t see 1 significant act of violence by protesters

That is a *remarkable* achievement for a contemporary social movement in a highly polarized society

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Micah @rincewind.run · 22h

one of my absolute favorite things is when musicians lose their shit at Republicans for appropriating their songs and I am particularly delighted to see Kenny Loggins joining the list

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.

"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’

Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.

variety.com

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Jeanette @jeanette555.bsky.social · 1d

Verrrry Dectective Dan (THE GOOD GUYS) vibes from Bradley Wiggins in THE DIPLOMAT s3ep4. Very amusing, for a drama.
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 1d

Is this my beautiful house? Is this my beautiful life?

Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 1d

Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.

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Friz(ombie!) @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 1d

Doctor Who: Robot (1974)

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 1d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 1d

The thing is, until you have personally experienced this kind of targeted operation it sounds like tinfoil hat or the ravings of someone who has lost their grip on reality.

And once it happens, almost no one will believe you if you so choose to confide. You end up alone, frozen

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 2d

"The aim was to induce personal crises in victims, leaving them too unnerved and psychologically distressed to have the time and energy for anti-government activism"

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Jeanette @jeanette555.bsky.social · 1d

… with a pic of Trump over-dramatising, yes.

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 1d

😂

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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 1d

they are so close to understanding the entire point of trade

Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: The US is rolling back tariffs on “products that cannot be grown, mined, or naturally produced in the United States," per WSJ

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M. Gordon @dimespin.bsky.social · 3d

Sleep is a biological necessity, and sleep deprivation has real physical, psychological, and social consequences that need to be taken seriously. The way our society treats it as slothful to sleep according to natural rhythms (including midday naps and variant chronotypes like night owls) is evil.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Fear Captain @cheercaptain.wang · 2d

I wasn’t exaggerating it rules so hard

Pin from today’s No Kings protest showing Barney and Friends and the phrase “Join Antifa”

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 2d

“There’s no way I’m bending the knee I have left for a king in America.”

Damn. Just … damn.

Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 2d

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this: