Lew
@lewsos.bsky.social
Chopper of water, carrier of wood, reader of the fucking article
This is good but not for either of those reasons
It is good because as currently configured, if you drop out of the bsky app to go and copy a link or a quote or something, very often you lose whatever you've already composed and your reference position, because the whole timeline refreshes
It is good because as currently configured, if you drop out of the bsky app to go and copy a link or a quote or something, very often you lose whatever you've already composed and your reference position, because the whole timeline refreshes
February 9, 2026 at 8:31 PM
This is good but not for either of those reasons
It is good because as currently configured, if you drop out of the bsky app to go and copy a link or a quote or something, very often you lose whatever you've already composed and your reference position, because the whole timeline refreshes
It is good because as currently configured, if you drop out of the bsky app to go and copy a link or a quote or something, very often you lose whatever you've already composed and your reference position, because the whole timeline refreshes
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very strange to read a piece whose premise seems to be “i think you are too stupid to go look at the magazine i run and the writers i employ and see if i am telling the truth”
February 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
very strange to read a piece whose premise seems to be “i think you are too stupid to go look at the magazine i run and the writers i employ and see if i am telling the truth”
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CATO gets credit for being more pro immigrant than Bernie Sanders but Libertarians broadly have very little ‘told you so’ space
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
CATO gets credit for being more pro immigrant than Bernie Sanders but Libertarians broadly have very little ‘told you so’ space
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I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
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this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks
2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
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If you don't agree with this observation, it's probably because you don't know enough about the history of radium as a do-everything product.
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
VC, founder, dumbass
February 9, 2026 at 6:33 AM
If you don't agree with this observation, it's probably because you don't know enough about the history of radium as a do-everything product.
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I beg you. Stop. Calling. Them. "Conservatives."
That was a real wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. His reps confirmed the happy couple are irl in love. And yet, conservatives still said the show was an affront to American values.
That Was a Real Wedding During Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show
That was a real wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. His reps confirmed the happy couple are irl in love. And yet, conservatives still said the show was an affront to American values.
www.vulture.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I beg you. Stop. Calling. Them. "Conservatives."
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I know it's a joke portfolio, but it still feels like saying the quiet part out loud that the Minister for the South Island is not a member of Cabinet.
Cabinet Ministers by region -
Auckland 10
Northland 3
Waikato 2
BoP 1
Wellington 3
Canterbury 1
It's an upper North Island govt.
Auckland 10
Northland 3
Waikato 2
BoP 1
Wellington 3
Canterbury 1
It's an upper North Island govt.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 AM
I know it's a joke portfolio, but it still feels like saying the quiet part out loud that the Minister for the South Island is not a member of Cabinet.
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The culture wars are ripping families apart!
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
The culture wars are ripping families apart!
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The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
At the start of his Super Bowl performance, Bad Bunny appeared in a field of green grass wearing a jersey featuring the number “64.” Fans immediately started tossing out theories about what the number meant.
What Was the ‘Ocasio 64’ Reference on Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Look?
And where did his suit come from? The answers may surprise.
nyti.ms
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
The NYT fired everyone who knew that sugar cane is kinda important to Puerto Rico.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
They're dumber than dogshit over there. This is so fucking embarrassing.
Practically all public polling for the past year also predicts hung parliaments
A few outliers and a lot of "x bloc could form govt" heavily caveated for electorate assumptions, but the broad picture for ages has been essentially "it's a toss-up"
And yeah, that ain't a bad election year start
A few outliers and a lot of "x bloc could form govt" heavily caveated for electorate assumptions, but the broad picture for ages has been essentially "it's a toss-up"
And yeah, that ain't a bad election year start
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Practically all public polling for the past year also predicts hung parliaments
A few outliers and a lot of "x bloc could form govt" heavily caveated for electorate assumptions, but the broad picture for ages has been essentially "it's a toss-up"
And yeah, that ain't a bad election year start
A few outliers and a lot of "x bloc could form govt" heavily caveated for electorate assumptions, but the broad picture for ages has been essentially "it's a toss-up"
And yeah, that ain't a bad election year start
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Turning Point USA to Air Alternative Super Bowl Where Patriots Win
thehardtimes.net/culture/turn...
thehardtimes.net/culture/turn...
Turning Point USA to Air Alternative Super Bowl Where Patriots Win
Conservative organization Turning Point USA will air an alternative Super Bowl that will give victory to the New England Patriots.
thehardtimes.net
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Turning Point USA to Air Alternative Super Bowl Where Patriots Win
thehardtimes.net/culture/turn...
thehardtimes.net/culture/turn...
I like the fact that Mia literally types it out every time and you can tell because sometimes there are typos
SO MANY PEOPLE DOUBTED ME AND YET HERE WE FUCKING ARE EXACTLY WHERE I SAID WE WOULD BE
MOREOVER, ICE MUT BE DESTROYED
bsky.app/profile/miaw...
MOREOVER, ICE MUT BE DESTROYED
bsky.app/profile/miaw...
I don't think people understand what this Super Bowl is going to be like. The Seahawks have spent the entire year playing the best teams in the league and going 14-3. The Patriots beat JARED STITTEM WHO HADN'T PLAYED SINCE THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BY 3 POINTS
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
I like the fact that Mia literally types it out every time and you can tell because sometimes there are typos
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We choose to go to the moon, not because it's easy. But because it's easier than Mars.
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
We choose to go to the moon, not because it's easy. But because it's easier than Mars.
Jon Kudelka drew this in 2004 and it's more relevant than ever. We're all poorer for the loss
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Jon Kudelka drew this in 2004 and it's more relevant than ever. We're all poorer for the loss
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The degree to which these people should be locked in an asylum cannot be overstated
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
The degree to which these people should be locked in an asylum cannot be overstated
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Important commentary from the Vice President's favorite philosopher.
The degree to which these people should be locked in an asylum cannot be overstated
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Important commentary from the Vice President's favorite philosopher.
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In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In the worst news, the great, the amazing, the wonderful @kudelka.bsky.social has died.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
A great friend, and an amazing man.
This is shattering.
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there are very few programs worse than Adobe Acrobat, whole sole function ("For Christ's sake help me read, legibly store, organize and edit PDF files") has become encrusted with endless bullshit as a result of the company lassoing it into some kind of cloud-suite-AI infrastructure bullshit.
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
there are very few programs worse than Adobe Acrobat, whole sole function ("For Christ's sake help me read, legibly store, organize and edit PDF files") has become encrusted with endless bullshit as a result of the company lassoing it into some kind of cloud-suite-AI infrastructure bullshit.
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I will turn 100 years old in 2+ years.
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
I will turn 100 years old in 2+ years.
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I know I'm in a minority on Bluesky but I think left wing folks need to go more to Facebook to hear what throngs of people genuinely think and believe. It tempers your own strategies and understanding of what the electoral map is. As the right say, echo chambers are not helpful and I tend to agree
February 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
I know I'm in a minority on Bluesky but I think left wing folks need to go more to Facebook to hear what throngs of people genuinely think and believe. It tempers your own strategies and understanding of what the electoral map is. As the right say, echo chambers are not helpful and I tend to agree
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This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop
Analysis - "Fake NZ news" pages are bombarding social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate photos of a teenage landslide victim.
www.rnz.co.nz
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This is a significant issue for democracy and trust in news media (already dismal, as we know). I'm so glad that Meta is taking action against this automated AI slop on their platforms by doing... *checks notes* nothing. #nzpol
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Today I am announcing my campaign for the Dunedin City Council byelection.
I’m standing to offer leadership that's ready to go on day one; that's willing & able to challenge the government’s reforms; & that's prepared to make decisions in the best long-term interests of the city.
aaronhawkins.nz
I’m standing to offer leadership that's ready to go on day one; that's willing & able to challenge the government’s reforms; & that's prepared to make decisions in the best long-term interests of the city.
aaronhawkins.nz
February 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Today I am announcing my campaign for the Dunedin City Council byelection.
I’m standing to offer leadership that's ready to go on day one; that's willing & able to challenge the government’s reforms; & that's prepared to make decisions in the best long-term interests of the city.
aaronhawkins.nz
I’m standing to offer leadership that's ready to go on day one; that's willing & able to challenge the government’s reforms; & that's prepared to make decisions in the best long-term interests of the city.
aaronhawkins.nz