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she/her. Work in imports, info/cybersec hopeful. PDX🥀
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SW/TERFs can fuck right off with the nazis.
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unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social
This can’t be good.

@wyden.senate.gov what’s up?
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 6d
This is the type of letter you write and make public when you’ve discovered that the CIA is up to no good and can’t be trusted—and you have no confidence the people in charge care.
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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ianriccaboni.com
Imagining the MLB staffer that had to approve the design and finding out that I trademarked Riccabonezone®️ and that it wasn't fully just some inappropriate joke.
February 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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thorbenson.bsky.social
Sacre bleu
Elon Musk responding to news of X office being raided in Paris: This is a political attack French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Investigating child sexual abuse material isn’t controversial. Turning it into political theater is manipulation. Maybe that logic flies on some island. Doesn’t fly in France.
February 4, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
If you have stories/photos/video from the Portland, OR protest that you’d like
to share anonymously, I’m marisakabas.04 on Signal.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10d
Video shared with me by attendee at the ICE protest in Portland, OR earlier this evening where federal agents tear gassed peaceful protestors—including children, disabled and elderly:
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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beervana.bsky.social
This is awesome. Abram is a wonderful human and this is a shaft of light in the darkness.
ojrcenter.bsky.social Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 11d
A Multnomah County jury has awarded more than $760,000 to our client Cider Riot owner Abram Goldman-Armstrong after finding defendants associated with the far-right group Patriot Prayer liable for a violent 2019 attack. Even though the justice system moves slowly, we will always stay the course.
Portland jury rejects far Wright attacks on our city. Jurors awards $760,000 plus to our client Abram Goldman Armstrong, owner of cider riot, against defendants associated with patriot prayer.
January 31, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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badambulist.bsky.social
Don’t ever let people forget this.
danifroom.bsky.social Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · Nov 13
And one of the first survivors to step forward to try to stop Epstein? A trans woman, who was promptly mocked and villified by the New York Post, New York Magazine, the courts and law enforcement.
Ava Cordero attacked by the US media for trying to sue and stop Jeffrey Epstein. 'GENDER-BEND SHOCKER - Kinky-sex suit gal is a man' 'S(HE) HAS A HISTORY - Bogus sex suit'
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 AM
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jeremyhsu.bsky.social
A second journalist was arrested by federal agents because she covered the anti-ICE church protest in St. Paul. Georgia Fort is an independent journalist and three-time Midwest Emmy Award winner.
ruddock.bsky.social jenna ruddock @ruddock.bsky.social · 12d
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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edzitron.com
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The TikTok Acquisition And Oracle’s Potential Collapse Sets Us Up For The Funniest Conclusion Possible You probably are wondering why I didn’t talk about Oracle becoming a partial owner of the US version of TikTok, and that’s because I wanted to save the best for last. Oracle has, for some time, been TikTok’s official US infrastructure partner. Per TechCrunch: Oracle will serve as the trusted security partner, responsible for auditing and ensuring compliance with National Security Terms, according to a memo. The company already provides cloud services for TikTok and manages user data in the U.S. Notably, Oracle previously made a bid for TikTok back in 2020. Here’s another great factoid about TikTok: it loses billions and billions of dollars: TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, doesn’t disclose TikTok’s financial performance. But ByteDance investors estimate TikTok lost several billion dollars last year on revenue of roughly $20 billion. Now that ByteDance isn’t principally responsible for the health of the app, and within a few days of the deal closing, its algorithm went to dogshit. While TikTok is attempting to claim that a power outage was to blame, anybody with even a basic knowledge of anything knows that algorithms do not live in different parts of a data center, and that the most likely reason behind the deterioration is Oracle diddling with the algorithm itself, as TechCrunch reported it would: A White House official previously said Oracle would replicate and secure a new U.S. version of the algorithm, and the U.S.-based TikTok owners could lease the algorithm from ByteDance, which Oracle will then retrain. So, let’s review: Oracle has already fucked with the TikTok algorithm, the main reason people use the app, and people using the app is how the app makes money (by serving them ads). TikTok was already losing billions of dollars. Larry Ellison’s wealth is almost entirely tied to his shares of Oracle. Oracle’s shares are tied to the health of the company, and said shares are already losing value because of Oracle’s egregious debt. This situation will only improve if Oracle is able to build data centers that are behind schedule and it does not yet have the capital to build, requiring debt that bankers are hesitant to provide. Even if successful, if OpenAI cannot pay for the compute, Oracle’s shares will slide into oblivion. All the while, Oracle just bought into one of its largest cloud customers, and is currently in the process of making its business less-valuable. As it stands, Oracle is a company in decline that has attached itself to a low-to-negative margin business with extensive, debt-ridden setup costs, with a primary customer that required over $140 billion in funding just to stop itself falling over and dying by the end of 2026. Oracle continually misses analyst estimates, swindles customers into expensive contracts and then sues them to bleed them for more money, has employees that tell me that life there is utterly miserable, and is inarguably an enterprise in sharp decline, one accelerated by the desperate, egoistical predilections of Larry Ellison, a guy who allegedly stepped down a decade ago but fully intends to drive the entire company off a cliff. If allowed to, Oracle will be swallowed whole by its debt, and won’t have much of a business to fall back upon. In writing this piece, I have tried to look for something resembling an Oracle fan - somebody that appreciates the software or will defend it on any level. All I can find are the most wretched AI boosters, desperate to kiss up to anybody who will incinerate billions of dollars to build dat… Perhaps I’m trashed off hopium, but I see no scenario that ends with anything other than the near-destruction of Oracle, and even if a government bailout exists, it will take decades - if it’s even possible - to recover from what I believe will be an historic destruction of shareholder capital, all borne of the hubris of one of the most nakedly anti-consumer companies in the history of capitalism. I hate Oracle. I’ve spent hours and hours reading about Oracle, learning all about Oracle, thinking about Oracle, philosophizing about Oracle, and never before have I witnessed a company that’s so thoroughly debased its products, customers and shareholders. This company has taken the piss for decades, and I think it’s finally its time for a reckoning. Could Larry Ellison be rendered penniless? Doubtful. But the outcome of decades of fucking over customers and terrible financial decisions may finally tear down his rotten legacy.
January 30, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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jessecox.bsky.social
I am just so impressed by people who are good at something. Watching people who tackle things I consider very hard with complete ease always makes me smile. It's just fun to watch, man.
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 AM
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samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social
I have finally seen something worse than those fundraising emails and texts the Democrats send: the ones the Republicans send
Trump stands in front of a camouflage backdrop. Underneath, text reads: “I reached out last week about my Citizens Only Survey. Your file says you’re a top MAGA patriot… But my records to my survey STILL say: RESPONSE PENDING Don’t tell me, YOU’RE AN ILLEGAL ALIEN?!? That cannot be true! This is your FINAL MOMENT to Prove me wrong, Judy - please. Are you a proud American Citizen or does ICE need to come and track you down?>
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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edzitron.com
Currently working on one of my favorite pieces ever: The Hater’s Guide To Oracle. This company is so stupid and Larry Ellison has bet the farm on OpenAI having $300 billion to give it over five years. Larry Ellison is H.R. Geiger’s Jerry Stiller and he’s rigged his company to blow
Did I mention that Oracle took on $56 billion of debt to build data centers specifically for OpenAl? Or that the banks who invested in these deals don't seem to be able to sell off the debt? Let me put it really simply: - Larry Ellison's wealth is almost entirely tied up in Oracle stock. - Oracle's stock is tied to the company "Oracle," which is currently destroying its margins and annihilating its available cash to buy GPUs to serve a customer that cannot afford to pay it. - Oracle has taken on ruinous debt that can only be paid if this customer, that cannot afford it and needs to raise money from an already-depleted venture capital pool, actually pays it. Oracle's stock has already been punished for these debts, and that's before OpenAl fails to pay for its contract. - Oracle now owns part of one of its largest cloud customers - TikTok - that loses billions of dollars a year, and the US entity says, per Bloomberg, that it will "retrain, test and update the content recommendation algorithm on US user data," guaranteeing that they'll fuck up whatever makes it useful, reducing its efficacy for advertisers. Larry Ellison's entire financial future is based on whether OpenAl lives or dies. If it dies, there isn't another entity in the universe that can actually afford (or has interest in) the scale of the compute Oracle is building. We are setting up for a very funny and chaotic situation where Oracle simply runs out of money, and in the process blows up Larry Ellison's fortune. However much influence Ellison might have with the administration, Oracle has burdened itself with debt and $248 billion in data center lease obligations - costs that are inevitable, and are already crushing the life out of the company (and the stock). The only way out is if OpenAl becomes literally the most-successful cash-generating company of all time within the next two years, and that's being generous. This is not a joke. This is not an understatement. Sam Altman holds Larry Ellison's futur…
January 27, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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whstancil.bsky.social
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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koin6.bsky.social
As chilly nights continue around the Portland area, the Salvation Army and the City of Portland announced that their warming shelters will have extended hours.
https://www.koin.com/news/portland/warming-shelters-open-for-additional-hours-in-portland-ahead-of-chilly-weekend/?cid=bluesky_ 
Warming shelters open for additional hours in Portland ahead of chilly weekend
As chilly nights continue around the Portland metro area, the Salvation Army and the City of Portland announced that their warming shelters will have extended hours.
www.koin.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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cupcakegoth.bsky.social
Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie:
-Water! Snack! Meds! Caffeine! Also stretch, please.
-Your worth as a person isn’t tied to how useful you are. 
-Both the Cursed Object and the Lurking Horror have declared today "no". I don't know why they said it, but I agree.
❤️Auntie Jilli
January 23, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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katbamkapow.bsky.social
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT [a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision] "In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors! See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/ https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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niedermeyer.online
huge congratulations to @froggyblink.bsky.social for absolutely nailing the assignment on the first-ever skeet to feature a functioning $TSLA cashtag
post by @froggyblink.bsky.social on Jan 15 2026, which reads "only pedophiles invest in $TSLA"
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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manucleardevice.bsky.social
I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
John Booth, a 19-year-old apprentice who joined a Luddite attack on a textile mill in April 1812. He was injured, detained and died after being allegedly tortured to give up the identity of his fellow Luddites. Booth's last words became a legend: "Can you keep a secret?" he whispered to the local priest, who attested that he could. The dying Booth replied, "So can I."
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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mz2euceboss.bsky.social
Baybeeeee we love to see it. Pay this man
January 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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faithfalkner.com
It's sad that so many people insist on continuing to use Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Bluesky has problems. The lack of ads and the lower bot population aren't two of them.

Corporations know how to weaponize network effect. They'll straight up lie and break the law to harness FOMO for profit.
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always the prelude to fascism. When they tell you it doesn’t matter, when they tell you a fucking app can do art you say, if it’s that important, why the fuck do they want it so bad? The answer is because they think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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internethippo.bsky.social
I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture
September 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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tom.medsky.social
YEARLY TAMIFLU PSA:

If you google "pediatric tamiflu dosing" the first chart in the search results shows the dosing guide for the 12mg/ml suspension. This is not the common commercially available concentration and is completely incorrect. Please use the second one if you're gonna do this.
A google search result for "pediatric tamiflu dosing". The one on the left from ResearchGate is for 12mg/ml which is an uncommon concentration. On the right is the more common 6ml/ml and it is from Semantic Scholar.
December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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hazmat.bsky.social
FYI, the “warrior” cheques Trump is sending out?
They’re accommodation allowances the military always get. But because Trump is now calling it a “bonus”, they’ll have to pay tax on them. Meaning the “warriors” actually got a pay CUT this year.
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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deathbyhibachi.bsky.social
🎄💀🐈‍⬛

#Art by Tobe Fonseca
Christmas tree decorated with skull ornaments. A black cat sleeps underneath
December 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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robinkelly.house.gov
Every major medical group supports gender-affirming care. Congress should listen to healthcare experts, protect trans rights, and stop playing politics with children’s health.

I voted NO on this anti-trans bill.
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM