Mark X
@markmx.bsky.social
Veteran, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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I'm on Germ DM 🔑
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It's actually really nice that Bluesky is notifying Alex of the subpoena. A lot of tech companies simply comply and don't notify the targets
Getting subpoenaed by the US government over bluesky posts
November 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's actually really nice that Bluesky is notifying Alex of the subpoena. A lot of tech companies simply comply and don't notify the targets
I would eat a suspension for this
I’m not a big supporter of violence but if the next ten or so strangers to meet Larry Summers just straight-up sucker-punch him in the face I am not going to lose any sleep.
gosh I wonder why they called her peril www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I would eat a suspension for this
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In the Epstein Administration, tanking child sexual exploitation & adult sex trafficking investigations is a bug, not a feature.
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
In the Epstein Administration, tanking child sexual exploitation & adult sex trafficking investigations is a bug, not a feature.
What in the fresh hell?
You thought MCAS was bad….
You thought MCAS was bad….
When I showed this slide to my wife, who is a software engineer for a power company who has written environmental impact statements for the DoD, she simply started screaming
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
What in the fresh hell?
You thought MCAS was bad….
You thought MCAS was bad….
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for example: we just watched Joyce Carol Oates break Elon Musk’s psyche into 20,000 wriggling maggot-like pieces, and she said nothing anyone could ever construe as a bannable threat in the process
also the self-censorship people on here just sound Iike naive children to me
you can in fact viciously and highly effective criticize evil people without giving them needless points of vulnerability to get you back with
you can in fact viciously and highly effective criticize evil people without giving them needless points of vulnerability to get you back with
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
for example: we just watched Joyce Carol Oates break Elon Musk’s psyche into 20,000 wriggling maggot-like pieces, and she said nothing anyone could ever construe as a bannable threat in the process
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One of the most interesting recent privacy developments is the deployment of big two-hop IP blinding VPNs by companies like Apple and Google. These systems are designed to ensure that even those companies can’t link web requests to IP addresses.
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
One of the most interesting recent privacy developments is the deployment of big two-hop IP blinding VPNs by companies like Apple and Google. These systems are designed to ensure that even those companies can’t link web requests to IP addresses.
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Literally hundreds of people were either directly involved in the crime itself, actively blocked accountability, or passively knew and actively chose to turn a blind eye to it. Hundreds. And each and every one of them would make the world better by being at the bottom of the sea
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Literally hundreds of people were either directly involved in the crime itself, actively blocked accountability, or passively knew and actively chose to turn a blind eye to it. Hundreds. And each and every one of them would make the world better by being at the bottom of the sea
Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
Valve’s Fremont was real.
www.theverge.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
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wow great interview. @bnewbold.net is a real one - very thoughtful & cares deeply about the problems we're trying to address
this interview does a great job capturing the pressure/anxiety/tradeoffs of designing/developing the protocol, especially the early period
this interview does a great job capturing the pressure/anxiety/tradeoffs of designing/developing the protocol, especially the early period
The latest interview up at the Protocol Oral History Project is a @bsky.app hometown hero: Protocol Engineer @bnewbold.net. I'm so grateful for his time and care in sharing his experience building the foundation for not only this app but many more: protocol.ecologies.info/interviews/n...
Bryan Newbold: Protocol engineering
A protocol engineer at the social-media platform Bluesky describes building an open protocol around a fast-growing social media platform.
protocol.ecologies.info
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
wow great interview. @bnewbold.net is a real one - very thoughtful & cares deeply about the problems we're trying to address
this interview does a great job capturing the pressure/anxiety/tradeoffs of designing/developing the protocol, especially the early period
this interview does a great job capturing the pressure/anxiety/tradeoffs of designing/developing the protocol, especially the early period
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13) I think Dem leadership still suffers from frame drag. They think it's the 90s. Trump is dismantling the powers of Congress. They have to rise to that moment and demand big things.
Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
13) I think Dem leadership still suffers from frame drag. They think it's the 90s. Trump is dismantling the powers of Congress. They have to rise to that moment and demand big things.
Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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Vought is expanding the playing field to thinks off the table. Dems need to do the same.
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This analogy suggests the iPhone air is priced and positioned incorrectly. Convertibles are fun but do less. They don’t also cost more. Expensive convertibles are…. lame.
So please, don’t take your Miata and make it a … Lexus LC? Sure, the MSRP is higher on the Lexus but the role of the Miata is to halo the mass selling Mazda 3 and CX-5.
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This analogy suggests the iPhone air is priced and positioned incorrectly. Convertibles are fun but do less. They don’t also cost more. Expensive convertibles are…. lame.
Friends at Apple: the iPhone Air is a lovely Miata. A representation of the essence of a phone. Don’t put backseats in a Miata
www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
The next iPhone Air has reportedly been delayed
But it may get a second camera.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Friends at Apple: the iPhone Air is a lovely Miata. A representation of the essence of a phone. Don’t put backseats in a Miata
www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
www.theverge.com/news/817908/...
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-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
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Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
“Um well there aren’t even any Senate Dem Press releases saying they support the deal”
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
Sen Tim Kaine: Hold my beer
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Jesus Christ, @kaine.senate.gov, getting a pinky promise to hold one single vote on ACA funding is not "a path toward fixing the health care mess" anymore than a lottery ticket is a "path toward fixing my personal finances"
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Claiming that getting a vote destined to fail as a win is an insult to everyone’s intelligence
Here's the full text of the deal:
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
- House CR extended to January 30, no RIFs permitted until then
- Minibus
- Ds get a filibusterable ACA vote in December
Read the text:
hillheat.com/files/467/co...
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Claiming that getting a vote destined to fail as a win is an insult to everyone’s intelligence
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Basically the whole damn department is either excepted or exempted (website is currently claiming 97%); even processing of pending disability claims continues unabated during a shutdown
I'm all for VA employees getting paid, but this isn't some Big Win for vets relative to current situation
I'm all for VA employees getting paid, but this isn't some Big Win for vets relative to current situation
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Basically the whole damn department is either excepted or exempted (website is currently claiming 97%); even processing of pending disability claims continues unabated during a shutdown
I'm all for VA employees getting paid, but this isn't some Big Win for vets relative to current situation
I'm all for VA employees getting paid, but this isn't some Big Win for vets relative to current situation
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Republicans are starting to talk about HSAs again so I want everyone to be super clear what a non-solution HSAs are. They work for a very limited range of people. If you have under $100/mo health costs, or tens of thousands of dollars a year, they can work. Have moderate ongoing costs? You're fucked
November 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Republicans are starting to talk about HSAs again so I want everyone to be super clear what a non-solution HSAs are. They work for a very limited range of people. If you have under $100/mo health costs, or tens of thousands of dollars a year, they can work. Have moderate ongoing costs? You're fucked
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what did Rob Manfred think was going to happen when he encouraged MLB to embrace gambling as a revenue stream?
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
what did Rob Manfred think was going to happen when he encouraged MLB to embrace gambling as a revenue stream?
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”
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I lift the silly weights in the gym. I will mess around with my own words and sentences and thoughts out of it. See where it all takes me.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I lift the silly weights in the gym. I will mess around with my own words and sentences and thoughts out of it. See where it all takes me.
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“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
- James Baldwin -
- James Baldwin -
people who have never experienced poverty (or even near poverty) have no idea what it does to your mental health. standing in a grocery store and calculating whether you can afford one box of pasta or two. doing math constantly to make sure you dont overdraw a checking account. its debilitating.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
- James Baldwin -
- James Baldwin -
I finally had a chance to catch up on webbotauth 124
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-1...
A crazy, half-baked thought - how much of the publishing web could be distributed through Authenticated Transfer instead, and in doing so shift costs from the publisher to the consumer (readers and crawlers)?
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-1...
A crazy, half-baked thought - how much of the publishing web could be distributed through Authenticated Transfer instead, and in doing so shift costs from the publisher to the consumer (readers and crawlers)?
Agenda IETF124: webbotauth
datatracker.ietf.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I finally had a chance to catch up on webbotauth 124
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-1...
A crazy, half-baked thought - how much of the publishing web could be distributed through Authenticated Transfer instead, and in doing so shift costs from the publisher to the consumer (readers and crawlers)?
datatracker.ietf.org/doc/agenda-1...
A crazy, half-baked thought - how much of the publishing web could be distributed through Authenticated Transfer instead, and in doing so shift costs from the publisher to the consumer (readers and crawlers)?
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Identity portability in itself is already huge. Schools facilitate relationships between different parties (students, teachers, etc) they don't *own* those relationships and they definitely don't own those identities.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Identity portability in itself is already huge. Schools facilitate relationships between different parties (students, teachers, etc) they don't *own* those relationships and they definitely don't own those identities.