Alan
@alanw.bsky.social
iOS at Raya, previously USAF, musician, Borland, Fatbrain, Be, Palm, yellowTAB, Nokia, Sococo, SuperMegaUltraGroovy, Living Social, Black Pixel, Twitter 1.0
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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1 RT = 1 love for my art 😭🙏🖤
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
1 RT = 1 love for my art 😭🙏🖤
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December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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Great day to learn about the fluoride mechanism so you can explain it to your friends.
internet people lie about fluoride
YouTube video by Angela Collier
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Great day to learn about the fluoride mechanism so you can explain it to your friends.
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Leopards, faces, etc.
Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI
Controversy has erupted after 21% of manuscript reviews for an international AI conference were found to be generated by artificial intelligence.
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Leopards, faces, etc.
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I made a new video about working class life in Cyberpunk for you last night by the way: youtu.be/iu5Yfv7fZHk?...
Can You Live a Normal Life in Cyberpunk 2077?
YouTube video by Any Austin
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I made a new video about working class life in Cyberpunk for you last night by the way: youtu.be/iu5Yfv7fZHk?...
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Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
Holiday Gifting Quiz
Founded by John and Hank Green with the belief that humanity can be good news. At Good Store, we’re searching the world for the best versions of the products that you use daily, like socks, coffee, or...
good.store
November 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Cyber Monday is Very Dumb. But, weirdly, I have found that Good.Store does nonetheless greatly benefit by participating.
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
So, right now we're doing our BIGGEST DISCOUNT OF THE YEAR.
If you're not sure what we have that people in your world might like, WE MADE A QUIZ! good.store/pages/holida...
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please remember to use photos of norman reedus to pass these tests because they WILL store this and it WILL get stolen
Twitch is officially releasing age verification in the UK.
Users will need to verify their age using an in-app facial scan; otherwise, they will lose access to watching mature content based on Content Classification Labels (CCLs).
Users will need to verify their age using an in-app facial scan; otherwise, they will lose access to watching mature content based on Content Classification Labels (CCLs).
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
please remember to use photos of norman reedus to pass these tests because they WILL store this and it WILL get stolen
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail pointing at diagram while speaking to three other people] PERSON: If the emergency stop is activated, any riders on the waterslide will be diverted into the beam dump, a large graphite block which will safely absorb their momentum. [caption] We regretted hiring an accelerator physicist to design our water park.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicnzdnpjdz4clfa2uhx6isbdwgu72oku5pee4av7paavbjmqpyoiu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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an old one i forgot to post here
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
an old one i forgot to post here
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this.
i'm not on SNAP.
but this completely encapsulates everything about what is wrong with the Ds caving last night.
take a stand and don't bacck down, dammit!
there is only so much control one has as the "minority" in congress.
don't just f-ing give it away on a whim!
fight, dammit! fight!
i'm not on SNAP.
but this completely encapsulates everything about what is wrong with the Ds caving last night.
take a stand and don't bacck down, dammit!
there is only so much control one has as the "minority" in congress.
don't just f-ing give it away on a whim!
fight, dammit! fight!
I'm a SNAP recipient... for the last month I was tightening my belt, doing my best to eat cheaper and eating less so I'd have a little left over to help get me through when payments were cut. It was all for nothing. Fuck the dems who supported this.
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this.
i'm not on SNAP.
but this completely encapsulates everything about what is wrong with the Ds caving last night.
take a stand and don't bacck down, dammit!
there is only so much control one has as the "minority" in congress.
don't just f-ing give it away on a whim!
fight, dammit! fight!
i'm not on SNAP.
but this completely encapsulates everything about what is wrong with the Ds caving last night.
take a stand and don't bacck down, dammit!
there is only so much control one has as the "minority" in congress.
don't just f-ing give it away on a whim!
fight, dammit! fight!
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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I can't believe I haven't used this gif until today. What a fool am I
a woman is smiling with the words " i am a librarian " next to her
ALT: a woman is smiling with the words " i am a librarian " next to her
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I can't believe I haven't used this gif until today. What a fool am I
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A trio of monster active regions have rotated into view over the Sun’s eastern horizon. Whilst the front of the Sun has been quiet for a while, these regions were producing significant activity on the Sun’s backside. They will rotate to face Earth later this week. #spaceweather
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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🧪Farm workers in California are falling sick with H5N1 symptoms. RFK Jr. has ordered to not test or report cases, to keep it under wraps.
Shady actions like this, to keep the public in the dark is why NEJM & CIDRAP are launching weekly public health alerts, free for the public.
Shady actions like this, to keep the public in the dark is why NEJM & CIDRAP are launching weekly public health alerts, free for the public.
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🧪Farm workers in California are falling sick with H5N1 symptoms. RFK Jr. has ordered to not test or report cases, to keep it under wraps.
Shady actions like this, to keep the public in the dark is why NEJM & CIDRAP are launching weekly public health alerts, free for the public.
Shady actions like this, to keep the public in the dark is why NEJM & CIDRAP are launching weekly public health alerts, free for the public.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
if you see this post, your actions are:
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
- if you have a spare buck, give it to Wikipedia, then repost this
- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
your action is mandatory for the world's best source of information to survive
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Hey Georgia! @hankgreen.bsky.social has a convincing pitch for why you should vote AGAINST THE REPUBLICANS in the upcoming Georgia Public Service Commission special election! Potentially save consumers money, kick out some Rs, feel good! YOUR VOTE WILL COUNT HUGELY! www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hey Georgia! @hankgreen.bsky.social has a convincing pitch for why you should vote AGAINST THE REPUBLICANS in the upcoming Georgia Public Service Commission special election! Potentially save consumers money, kick out some Rs, feel good! YOUR VOTE WILL COUNT HUGELY! www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
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My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…
A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
My friend Matt Inman made a great comic about AI…
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Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?
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this is the last physics video for a bit.
and I didn't even get to do any physics.
and I didn't even get to do any physics.
conspiracy physics and you (and also me)
YouTube video by Angela Collier
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
this is the last physics video for a bit.
and I didn't even get to do any physics.
and I didn't even get to do any physics.