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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 1h

Also a great option! Maybe the best option.

Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 1h

Other platforms, like Ghost and Beehiiv, may also do this, and if folks have details for that please tack them on. There is simply no excuse to stay on Substack. You know what they stand for.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 1h

I get that switching platforms can be a pain in the ass, but there’s help. Buttondown, for example, will do all your migration for you. For free. buttondown.com/features/con...

Need to migrate your list? Let us do it.

No matter how large your list is, we'll switch you over for free.

buttondown.com

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 1h

Please tell me you got an inflatable frog costume Dan.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3h

Just waiting on today's baggie delivery.

Piles of folded ICE whistle zines and a box of orange whistles

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 2h

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3h

Saturday morning craft project

A red table is covered with numerous printed zines, in Spanish , about using whistles to warn about ICE and a pair of scissors

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Michael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 3h

“When you walk through San Francisco next week, there will be cops on every corner,” Benioff continued. “That’s how it used to be.”

He's too young to remember, but back in those good old days, SF cops routinely terrorized LGBTQ people for asserting their rights.

Pretty disappointing, Marc.

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 3h

Who would YOU have given the Nobel Peace Prize to and why would it have been a Palestinian journalist?

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 3h

Lotta people warning me about fascism while still getting that Substack coin.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you! Tell your friends.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 4h

The absolute best

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 4h

OMG

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 4h

The economics of AI (LLM) data centers continue to be utterly unworkable. This whole thing is going to crash sooner rather than later and leave a giant smoldering crater where a big chunk of the economy used to be.

The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 13h

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 2d

This week’s newsletter is about eating and who you choose to do it with.

“If you had dinner with a trans friend on Tuesday, and dinner with fascists on Thursday, your trans friend had dinner with a fascist on Tuesday.“

buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...

How to eat with others

This is the last painting I did at my old studio. I left it behind. You can support my shenanigans for a mere $2/mo. This week’s question comes to us from...

buttondown.com

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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 5h

I've realized that a whole lot of smart and well-informed people are overestimating the value and potential of "AI" tools because they underestimate how smart and well-informed they themselves are and how much expertise they bring to the interaction.

It's the curse of knowledge all the way down.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 6h

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 20h

Marc Benioff went full Tom Cotton to @heatherknightsf.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Deb Chachra @debcha.bsky.social · 22h

You get to read the book, *other* people get to read the book, and every interaction like this that you have with your local library sends a message that it is valued and supported by the community.

Apart from everything else, now is a great time to support civic institutions!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 25d

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 20h

Some motherfuckers are just excited they finally get to be Nazis. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 23h

New England can only dream of California’s bold “eat my ass and hair” approach to rich sociopaths trying to keep people off the state’s 100% public beaches.

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 1d

HAHAHAHAHAHA get fucked you rich asshole

Carlsbad homeowner ordered to remove private gate to public beach, fined $1.4 million

John Levy was penalized by state Coastal Commission for a string of Coastal Act violations stretching back years

www.sandiegouniontribune.com

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks to MASSIVE public demand, the Torment Nexus zine is now available in packs of 10. So you can leave them on co-workers’ desks, and on your boss’ windshield. www.mulebooks.com/store/pack-o...

Pack of 10 Torment Nexus zines — MULE BOOKS

It’s a wee 3×5 zine with an essay about AI (boo) and some fun collages. You want it. You want more than one. In fact, you want ten, which is what this page is selling. A pack of ten. That way you can ...

www.mulebooks.com

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Eze @ezetheigwe.blacksky.app · 1d

About to activate my 3 free months of Health+ so I can get in on the eventual class action lawsuit

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“Apple is reportedly prepping a Health+ service that will use AI to dispense advice on nutrition, exercise and more.”

Apple might launch Health+ with AI doctor, food tracking and more

Apple is reportedly prepping a Health+ service that will use AI to dispense advice on exercise and eating right.

www.cultofmac.com

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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Friday. We are shipping zines today, and I just got Spongebob stamps. The first 5 people who DM me a mailing address get a free zine. www.mulebooks.com/store/dont-b...

Don't Build the Torment Nexus! zine — MULE BOOKS

It’s a wee 3×5 zine with an essay inside and some fun collages. You want it. You want more than one.

www.mulebooks.com

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