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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1h

Excellent news and well deserved for the brilliant minds at @404media.co

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3h

Some exciting news: 404 Media just won a grant via Muckrock to investigate book bans and educational censorship in the U.S. The plan is to file hundreds of public records requests around the country and to report on and archive all the documents for public use:

www.404media.co/help-us-inve...

Help Us Investigate Book Bans and Educational Censorship Around America

404 Media has gotten a grant to unearth public records about systematic censorship of books, schools, and libraries in the U.S.

www.404media.co

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1h

This will be the first thing ever to give AI companies pause lmao

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 1h

A data hoarder set up a searchable archive of the Epstein docs released by the House Oversight Committee. Used OCR and a self-hosted AI to analyze and categorize them.

Actually useful bc the docs were released as disorganized jpeg files in a giant Google Drive

www.404media.co/data-hoarder...

Data Hoarder Uses AI to Create Searchable Database of Epstein Files

The open source project has been mirrored as a torrent file and represents one of the easiest ways to navigate a messy data dump.

www.404media.co

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1h

I have been training less than anyone so my strength will be unmatched

Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 2h

Cool thing about her is she trains *less* than most of her peers. I talked to a former NASA scientist about why it works:
www.wsj.com/sports/olymp...

The Secret Behind America’s Once-in-a-Generation Weightlifter: Not Lifting Weights

Olivia Reeves ended Team USA’s 24-year gold-medal drought in weightlifting. She became a champion by training half as much as her peers.

www.wsj.com

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1h

Don't say we didn't warn you about the many risks with age verification. This is really bad but very predictable for anyone with average intelligence

404 Media @404media.co · 2h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1h

This is getting well-deserved mockery, but it speaks to something you only recognize when you live in DC. They live nearby. They party together at elite events for free. Their kids go to soccer practice together. There is a nice lifestyle to maintain, and you won't get guardians of democracy vibes

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

Following MTG's lengthy CNN sitdown interview, Wolf Blitzer tells her:

"You‘re a courageous politician, but more important, a loving mother. Thanks very much for coming in. We hope you‘ll come back here in the Situation Room."

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 5h

The MMR vaccine is one of the most stunningly effective medical therapeutics in existence. It’s also safer than most of your everyday activities. This is simply an attempt to stop people from vaccinating.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 5h

The acting director of the CDC called for new, separate MMR shots. That would be "remarkably complicated, time-consuming, costly, but more importantly unnecessary," @jasonlschwartz.bsky.social told me:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Alarm as CDC calls for separate MMR vaccines despite measles outbreak

Concerns that three separate shots would be more costly and time-consuming, and keep kids from being vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 14h

While a century of baseball has eschewed this, I have said for years that teams, most lacking an ace, should consider pitching "bullpen games" all the time. Anyone can pitch any time based on health, matchups, leverage, etc

I get pitchers like defined roles but I think it could work

JJ Cooper @jjcoop36.bsky.social · 14h

There are three teams that have used bullpen games this postseason.

None have been eliminated.

Last year the Dodgers bullpenned to a World Series title.

The bullpen game has become a fixture in postseason because it keeps working.

www.baseballamerica.com/stories/bull...

Bullpen Games Keep Paying Off In The Postseason

It may seem like a strategy of desperation, but teams using bullpen games are winning over and over in the postseason.

www.baseballamerica.com

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 15h

THAT BALL HAD A FAMILY

Brent Maguire @bmags94.bsky.social · 15h

Oh my god, Kyle Schwarber. He ties this game with a HUGE home run.

117.2 mph exit velocity. 455 feet.

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 15h

GTFO YANKEES

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 16h

It's a great retort but like what did Susan expect to get out of this?

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 18h

Zohran Mamdani hops on a Citi Bike and a woman heckles him, shouting “communist!” He responds, “That’s cyclist”

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 16h

Because they are unserious and care only about creating content. The hearing was Bondi's chance at nothing more than a bunch of Kirk Offs for lib owning content

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 18h

He can do that???

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 18h

Tapping the sign

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 18h

OH THANK GOD

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 23h

Appreciate your perspective and have always loved your work. I wouldn't characterize my post as criticism necessarily, and I'm only speculating as to why now when presumably something like this is long overdue. There have been any number of changes to the web, at Meta, with competitors, and so on

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

This is Marc Andreessen, whose last name isn't even efficient

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

After Dolly Parton's sister already expressed concern for her health, Dick Van Dyke better not go fucking anywhere either

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

Now that I have caught my breath, it's indicative of deeper shit

— It's another painful reminder, like when they decry the "Hollywood Left," they have no mainstream cultural appeal

— Unlike the #NFL, they have no interest in global leadership. They just want to run their little sphere of influence

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

LEE GREENWOOD HAS A BROADER AUDIENCE THAN BAD BUNNY I'M WHEEZING

Johnson suggested a more suitable choice would have been Lee Greenwood, the country singer known for his patriotic anthem, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” which has remained a staple at political rallies for President Trump.

“Well, it sounds like he’s not someone who appeals to a broader audience,” Johnson said, when asked to explain why he thinks the NFL made a bad choice.

“There are so many eyes on the Super Bowl — a lot of young, impressionable children — and I think, in my view, you would have Lee Greenwood or role models doing that,” he said. “Not somebody like this.”

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

LEE GREENWOOD HAS A BROADER AUDIENCE THAN BAD BUNNY I'M WHEEZING

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

We have sure come a long way

Kylie Jenner handing a Pepsi to a cop in an ad

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

TORANAGA I'M WHEEZING

Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 2d

Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

Btw DC has some renowned Ethiopian spots that hit

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

did i eat this entire plate of ethiopian? yes, i did.

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

White people must be stopped

Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 1d

"Kids! come down for dinner! The ham and bananas hollandaise is ready!"

Old 1970s dish of food for ham and bananas hollandaise

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

I for one wish Babe got a chance to manage. He made so much money for the people who would spurn him and bring him great sadness at the end

Old Baseball News @oldbaseballnews.bsky.social · 1d

33000 days ago (June 2, 1935), Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player.

There was some speculation that he’d be the Braves’ manager in 1936, but that never happened. Maybe that’s for the best; his extracurricular activities would have been a bit of a distraction.

Babe Ruth retires | June 2, 1935 | HISTORY

Babe Ruth, one of the greatest players in the history of baseball, ends his Major League playing career after 22 seas...

www.history.com

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 1d

The "tokenized equity" using crypto to hide the AI bubble is the 😘 crossover we need lmao

Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 1d

Wrote about fresh signs of an AI bubble (and why the industry says the worries are mostly overblown) www.platformer.news/ai-bubble-20...

We have entered the "weird financial tricks" phase of the bubble. A reliable indicator of bubbles is that companies concoct bizarre financial instruments and accounting measures to paper over their problems. In Fortune, Allie Garfinkel reports that venture capitalists are irked at some of the creative accounting going on in their portfolios. Some startups are reporting one-time sales as "recurring revenue." Others technically show "recurring revenue" for what are essentially trials.

And that's on the tame side. For crazy, you can look to Robinhood's suggestion that it might offer "tokenized" equity in OpenAI. By "tokenized," Business Insider reports, Robinhood means "blockchain-enabled representations of securities like stocks." In reality, they have no connection to OpenAI equity whatsoever. But that doesn't mean that consumers shouldn't be able to gamble on the mirage!