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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 19h

a circle pit?

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 19h

Extreme beverage brands are duking it out (to death?) in court.

Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 19h

NEW: Death Wish Coffee is suing Liquid Death alleging trademark infringement: www.courtlistener.com/docket/71577...

Death Wish Coffee, LLC v. Liquid Death, a/k/a Supplying Demand Inc., 2:25-cv-09583 - CourtListener.com

Docket for Death Wish Coffee, LLC v. Liquid Death, a/k/a Supplying Demand Inc., 2:25-cv-09583 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal informati...

www.courtlistener.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

My mom lives in Portland. Absolutely loves it. She's 73. Goes to concerts and Bachata classes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Joe Berkowitz @joeberkowitz.bsky.social · 1d

More and more people are saying "who was president in 2020" and I wrote about why.

“Who was president in 2020?” is more than a viral meme

GOP politicians and other officials keep making statements that imply the events of 2020 occurred under President Biden. X and Bluesky users are trying not to let them get away with it.

www.fastcompany.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A company that bills itself as meme-SaaS wants to be the go-to platform for culture warriors and gov agencies like DHS. (Its founder has also been calling me the R word over on X dot com. Great people!)

www.inc.com/sam-blum/mee...

Meet the Gen-Z Founder Building the Canva of Memes

Getting attention online has never been harder. Jason Levin’s Memelord Technologies has an answer: sell memes-as-a-service.

www.inc.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

oh my fucking god

Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 1d

When investigators recovered the phone of the man suspected of starting the Palisades fire they found an image of a burning city he generated on ChatGPT www.latimes.com/california/s...

Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades

Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.

www.latimes.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

Applicable www.inc.com/sam-blum/mee...

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

It's unclear if this child is talking about one of his lead investors, Sam Lessin, who is married to Jessica Lessin—EIC of the Information.

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Ashwin Rodrigues @ashwinrodrigues.com · 1d

tech guys love to talk like this now

Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A company that bills itself as meme-SaaS wants to be the go-to platform for culture warriors and gov agencies like DHS. (Its founder has also been calling me the R word over on X dot com. Great people!)

www.inc.com/sam-blum/mee...

Meet the Gen-Z Founder Building the Canva of Memes

Getting attention online has never been harder. Jason Levin’s Memelord Technologies has an answer: sell memes-as-a-service.

www.inc.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

it is definitely trending dramatically in the direction of suck

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A company that bills itself as meme-SaaS wants to be the go-to platform for culture warriors and gov agencies like DHS. (Its founder has also been calling me the R word over on X dot com. Great people!)

www.inc.com/sam-blum/mee...

Meet the Gen-Z Founder Building the Canva of Memes

Getting attention online has never been harder. Jason Levin’s Memelord Technologies has an answer: sell memes-as-a-service.

www.inc.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 2d

Paul Blart 2: Deployed in Chicago

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 2d

I'm hoping it's a bit...I'm praying it's a bit

Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 2d

I want everyone to know that it's 2025 and LinkedIn bros are putting out bounties to find girlfriends

’m officially putting a $2,500 bounty on finding my girlfriend. Dead serious.

I’ve been taught to always hire people smarter than me.
Well, I need someone smarter than me to solve this one.

Because if business has taught me anything, it’s that the right partnership changes everything.

Here’s what I’m looking for:

Someone nurturing. She pours into others, loves to host, and asks great questions.

A woman who brings me into her world. New experiences. Different perspectives. The kind of person who makes Tuesday night feel like an adventure.

Someone I respect. Her opinions, work ethic, and ability to problem-solve. She’s got a growth mindset.

As my friend Kevin Berliner says, “If you don’t grow together, you die.”

And yes, beautiful. The kind of spirit that stops my sentence mid-thought.

But she’s also chasing something bigger than both of us. Faith matters.

What I bring to the table:

Protection — not just physical, but emotional, financial, and spiritual.

I listen. Really listen. Not waiting for my turn to talk.

A community of brilliant humans doing interesting things. From entrepreneurs to doctors to that guy who makes the world’s best tacos. All good, loving people.

Zero drama. Life’s too short for games.

A happy, healthy family that’ll adopt you immediately — Sunday dinners, loud laughter, and family vacations.

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Ashwin Rodrigues @ashwinrodrigues.com · 2d

I might be biased, but this seems like reasonable advice. I have not been approved by the FDA to treat or prevent disease

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w...

A Plea From Doctors: Cool It on the Supplements

www.nytimes.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 3d

David Sacks and Marc Andreessen contributed in the seed round which was between $1-5 million. Massive payday for right wing tech luminaries.

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 3d

so if i'm doing the math right, David Ellison paid about $890 per paying subscriber to The Free Press

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 6d

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

www.independent.co.uk

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 6d

Ok, but what about extra, extra innings bro? Just 10 more innings bro. I swear, bro.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

MORGAN STANLEY: “.. it’s difficult to ignore the market’s reliance on AI capex. In market-pricing terms, we believe we’re closer to the seventh inning than the first, and several developments indicate we may be entering the later phases of the boom.” 👀

[Shalett]

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 6d

Take more selfies showcasing your neck fat and send them to the boys with "what's up tonight, my bros"

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 6d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 7d

Might even name her Sora 2

Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 7d

Pretty cool that as an expectant father I can just program my phone to show Sam Altman singing my daughter lullabies instead of having to do any actual parenting. Every little girl's dream ❤️

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 7d

This, but walking into a room with 10,000 AI-generated Zucks talking in an infinite loop about Sweet Baby Ray's.

Techmeme @techmeme.com · 7d

Meta unveils communities on Threads, starting with 100+ dedicated spaces for casual conversations around topics like basketball, television, and K-pop music (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 7d

OpenAI's valuation crossed the half-trillion mark today. On the heels of Sora 2, which is essentially a plug and play tool for deepfakes that could, you know, subvert our reality to an even more staggering degree.

www.cnbc.com/2025/10/02/o...

OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation

OpenAI has completed a $6.6 billion secondary share sale at a $500 billion valuation, cementing its status as the most valuable private company in the world.

www.cnbc.com

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 8d

wrote about the celebrities raging against the A.I. "actress" Tilly Norwood, OpenAI's attempt to stiff copyright protections through the launch of its new Sora video generator, and why these two moments in conjunction present a make-or-break moment for Hollywood's humans: slate.com/technology/2...

Hollywood’s Most Terrifying Nightmare Has Arrived

Generative video tools are ready to flood the market with robot actors and content—leaving studios and actors scrambling to catch up.

slate.com

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Sam Blum @samblum.bsky.social · 7d

ESPN is hiring a new EIC and it's just Stephen A. Smith on a blown up screen Wizard of Oz style.

The -30- Newsletter @30newsletter.bsky.social · 8d

ESPN is looking for an editor-in-chief "to lead and integrate our Digital Editorial, Investigative & Enterprise Journalism, and Newsgathering teams. This role is responsible for shaping and executing ESPN’s editorial strategy." www.disneycareers.com/en/job/brist...

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