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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 22m

NYC photographs beautifully from an aerial perch. These are some pics I took at 20 Exchange Place back in March of 2018.

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20 Exchange Place NYC

A visit to an art deco masterpiece in Lower Manhattan.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1h

A change of brand: Behind the scenes stories of rebrand glory, drama, or disaster.

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A Change Of Brand

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1h

Why We Cry at Movies but Not Real Life: The Psychology Behind Emotional Processing

Ever sobbed over a movie but stayed stoic in real life? Discover the science of why fiction unlocks tears and reality keeps us guarded.

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Why We Cry at Movies but Not Real Life: The Psychology Behind Emotional Processing

Ever sobbed over a movie but stayed stoic in real life? Discover the science of why fiction unlocks tears and reality keeps us guarded.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1d

The technical problem with using a personal email server for government messaging is Hilary had a vagina.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1h

Each judge and each courtroom is different.

What’s surprising—especially if you’ve ever been on the wrong side of our legal system—is how kindly the court officers behave toward everyone, including the accused. At least that’s how it was yesterday in that particular courtroom in Manhattan.

zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1h

The Judge told us we had done our duty and would not be called back for six years.

She waited 'til the selected jurors had left the courtroom for additional onboarding elsewhere in the building. (She didn’t want those who had been selected to be bummed out by our early dismissal.)

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 5h

Released from Jury Duty after one day’s service. Spent it listening as fellow potential jurors in a criminal case answered questions (from the judge, DA, and defending counsel) about their personal experiences with crime and the police, and whether they could judge fairly. A bit sad I wasn’t chosen.

zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning, Bluesky!

I’m on Jury Duty starting today.

A staged photo of a thoughtful and diverse group of Jurors, seated in the Jury box, all looking attentively in the direction of a witness or other courtroom speaker.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 19h

Dahmer’s mistake was not being president when he committed rape and murder.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 3h

It is said that, from his bunker, a panicked Hitler phoned his generals, demanding to know if Paris was burning.

If Germany must lose the war, he wanted Paris obliterated, its cathedrals smashed, its picturesque street sweepers turned to dust, its mimes forever silenced.

Stay strong, blue cities.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning, Bluesky!

Illustration: a cross-eyed white man sporting a 1950s haircut appears flummoxed. In a ring around his face, the following slogan appears: "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes."

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 18h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 19h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

Excellent point, Alastair!

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

No matter how cynical I am when I enter the courtroom, within minutes I’m eager to serve—and baffled at how many potential jurors wriggle out of the obligation or profess an inability to judge the case on its merits.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

I remember Dick and Jane. And the day they sent us home from school because JFK had been shot. Live long enough, you gain useful perspective at the very moment you begin *losing* the physical ability to do anything about it.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

No spoilers please. Waiting to watch with my daughter & son-in-law.

zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

The best thing about this is, indeed, the moment the dude and his private army are locked in the bunker—and particularly the instant the private army folks realize they won’t get paid, because money is now meaningless—they’ll kill the SOB.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 2h

Here you go.

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Jake Archibald @jakearchibald.com · 6h

Hello other parts of the world! If you'd like to tell us your preferences from a list of web features people are already describing as "a bit long", here's how: bsky.app/profile/fire...

firefoxdevtools.bsky.social @firefoxdevtools.bsky.social · 23h

As an experiment, we (the Firefox team) wanted to try a new way to get feedback on which Interop proposals matter most.

So, here's a web app where you can rank the proposals you care about, giving us data we can use when reviewing which ones to champion.

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

Interop Feature Ranking

Rank the web platform features you care most about

interop-rank.jakearchibald.com

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 4h

Great choice. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader, wins Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Prize committee recognized María Corina Machado, Venezuelan opposition leader in hiding, for keeping “the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

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Shelley Powers @burningbird.net · 3h

Hatch Act? What Hatch Act?

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Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 2h

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize. “When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist.” [apnews.com]

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and representative government.

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 20h

Nothing says “deserves the Nobel Peace Prize” like threatening Norway if anyone but him wins.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 3h

It is said that, from his bunker, a panicked Hitler phoned his generals, demanding to know if Paris was burning.

If Germany must lose the war, he wanted Paris obliterated, its cathedrals smashed, its picturesque street sweepers turned to dust, its mimes forever silenced.

Stay strong, blue cities.

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