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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 3h

This is it. I didn’t find it at all difficult to leave Twitter in the end: it stopped being fun and became boring and depressing. Whenever I opened it I’d see things that were obnoxious or upsetting. It was a relief not to do that.

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 5h

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Chrissy Wiley @chrissyone.bsky.social · 20h

Never give up hop 🐸

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h

The Taliban are under heavy attack from Pakistan with fighter jets striking multiple targets in Kandahar.

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 14h

"Mr. Mamdani was polling at 85 percent among men 18 to 34. That’s not just Brooklyn hipsters and aura-farming nepo babies. It’s a whole city’s worth of young dudes, from small business owners in Queens to warehouse workers in the Bronx." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/o...

Opinion | Voting for Mamdani Taught Me Why Trump Won

www.nytimes.com

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 14h

This is a world I want to live in, and it's how I want my tax dollars to be spent.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 21h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 1d

There is no leader of Antifa.
There is no girlfriend of the leader of Antifa.

They are creating imaginary people so they can justify going after real people.

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 23h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 1d

Vegas’s success is a result in part of visionary investment.

A $1M salary for a coach when that was unheard of. A $40M training facility when no other W team had one. All before Caitlin Clark joined the league.

The result: three titles in four years.

Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet dreams, Aces fans! 🏆🏆🏆

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 23h

Elvis (was a hero to most).

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 23h

Why not try? Getting sick is one of mankind's greatest fears. The right is very good at playing to people's fears (real or imagined). Getting sick is as real as it gets.

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

This got the response it deserved. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

My Liberal Friend Won’t Protest. Do I Drop Her?

www.nytimes.com

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Salty MacTavish @saltymactavish.bsky.social · 2d

Man I can’t process any of this bullshit and now you want me to wear pants?

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Sean Kelly @storyslug.bsky.social · 1d

When my dad died, someone told me something that stuck with me:

"You're going to feel something, and a lot of people will describe that feeling as a hole that can never be filled, but it's not: it's a ball of love that never goes away."

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“Figure out what your core values are and don’t trade them away. Find ways to act close to home that rise out of those values and that will be enough.” 🙌

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“Read less daily news and try to find a tradition that reflects what matters to you.”

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“You don’t have to know what everybody else will do. You only have to know what to do yourself.”

“You don’t have to make the national crisis your personal one. You just have to think for yourself.”

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“Your lack of moral compass means you are being played by a system that benefits from your confusion”

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“You don’t have to burn all your principles and retreat. You can take a principled stand while inviting in alienated voters looking for hope and community.”

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

“Some people think doing something unpleasant is the same as doing someone effective. They think it will save them.”

neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

This video from Andrea Pitzer (grateful to @reetamac.bsky.social for sharing it) is a perfect way to spend a half hour of your weekend. So many gems to ponder.

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 1d

Really remarkable how Andrea uses the Klein/Coates conversation to produce so much clarity about the moment we're in.

You don't have to swallow frogs. Klein and Coates show that if you don't know what your core beliefs are, you're going to get played.

TikTok video by degenerateartnews

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks so much for sharing this. Her analysis that “Some people think doing something unpleasant is the same as doing someone effective” hit me hard this morning.

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says he's cutting "Democrat Priorities." If Democrats don't use his words, and point to this and say "keeping Americans safe from infectious diseases is indeed our priority and obviously not the Trump Administration's" that is political malpractice.

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neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social @neilpunkdafunk.bsky.social · 1d

Trump says he's cutting "Democrat Priorities." If Democrats don't use his words, and point to this and say "keeping Americans safe from infectious diseases is indeed our priority and obviously not the Trump Administration's" that is political malpractice.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Law and order www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Nearly half of FBI agents in major offices reassigned to immigration enforcement

Data shows stunning shift in law enforcement priorities that has raised public safety concerns

www.theguardian.com

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