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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d

SCOOP / UPDATE — Disney saw more than 1.7 million total paid streaming cancelations during the period 9/17-9/23, a Disney source confirms to me. The total includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21d

NEW — I wrote about my confirmed scoop from last night that Disney hastened Kimmel's return because of a planned Disney+ streaming price increase announcement coming on Tuesday:

Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase

The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky

www.thehandbasket.co

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Sep 13

:D thank you so much!

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Sep 13

Thanks! Any special places I should go to?

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Sep 13

Any tips on what to do in Auckland between Jan/Feb?

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Sep 3

My bad, you could read it without a paywall when I posted it. Won’t post any more substack links…

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 30

:D

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 17

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You should.

Contact your representatives and tell them to oppose Chat Control. This tool makes it quick and simple: fightchatcontrol.eu

Your voice matters… use it.
#EU #Privacy #ChatControl #Censorship

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fightchatcontrol.eu

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 15

The US government is becoming more and more like the @theonion.com every day and now it looks like the UK Gov wants to join.

#savewater

Gov.uk website says that one way to save water is: “Delete old emails and pictures as data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems.”

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 9

A new study says X’s dominance in research metrics may be ending as Bluesky emerges as a clear alternative matching engagement in ways once unthinkable. Politics and geography play a big role.
#Altmetrics #Research #Bluesky

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty... by @patrickjack.bsky.social

X’s Altmetric Hegemony Ceding to Bluesky

The alternative social media platform is matching engagement of Elon Musk’s X in ways that “would have seemed unthinkable until recently,” says study.

www.insidehighered.com

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 8

Ghost 6.0 adds social web syndication and a built-in reader for platforms like Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon. New analytics too. Prices are going up but publishers have earned over $100M on the platform. #ActivityPub #Newsletters #Bluesky

From @theverge.com

www.theverge.com/news/718286/...

One of the biggest newsletter platforms now syndicates to Bluesky and Mastodon

Ghost 6.0 adds social web-focused features.

www.theverge.com

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Aug 1

Agreed 100%

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 29

Interesting move by Germ @germnetwork.com to offer secure messaging linked to Bluesky handles. Is this the future of messaging using ATProto? Should we wait for encrypted DMs or is it easier to use Signal usernames? Let’s try it out. Message me by clicking here (iOS only) <span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#Privacy <span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#Encryption

404 Media @404media.co · Jul 28

This Company Wants to Bring End-to-End Encrypted Messages to Bluesky’s AT Protocol

🔗 www.404media.co/this-company...

This Company Wants to Bring End-to-End Encrypted Messages to Bluesky’s AT Protocol

Germ says it is the “first secure messaging service on the ATProtocol!”

www.404media.co

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 23

Corporate America (S&P 500) carries $36.9 trillion in liabilities nearly the same as the US national debt of $37.1 trillion.

Do you think this level of debt is sustainable and which one poses a bigger risk to the economy?

Sources: gurufocus.com/economic_ind... & usdebtclock.org

Charts of the S&P 500 total liabilities (above) and the US national debt (below).

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 15

Andrew Cuomo, notorious for his inability to accept the word “no,” posts a video in a clumsy attempt at appearing human.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social responds with a link to donate to his own campaign. Once again, Cuomo gets thoroughly ratio’d by Mamdani.

I know who’s gonna win. #Mamdani

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 11

I want to go back to Twitter… It was great for so many years :/

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 11

Agree 100%. I wish there was a fourth option with more users than Bluesky.

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 11

Still hopeful about Bluesky but it’s time to talk about the stall.

Growth has slowed, engagement is down and Mark Cuban says it feels like an echo chamber. But I still can’t see myself using/supporting X or Threads (Meta).

beingliberal.substack.com/p/bluesky-st... #Bluesky #SocialMedia

Bluesky: Still Hopeful, But Where Did the Buzz Go?

Consider this a friendly check-in from a concerned ally who’s still optimistic, but can’t ignore the elephant in the room: Why did Bluesky’s momentum stall, and what can we do about it?

beingliberal.substack.com

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jul 8

Ring the bell

Bluesky @bsky.app · Jul 7

More info in our blog here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...

More Control Over Your Notifications - Bluesky

Fine tune which notifications you receive, opt-in to receive push notifications from specific accounts, and receive notifications when someone likes or reposts posts you’ve reposted.

bsky.social

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 29

There are many but this is the specific one bsky.app/profile/skyw...

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 26

It’s blocked by a maga list. One that you’re following and blocks automatically.

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 26

Just saw F1: The Movie. Not sure if it’s gonna be the movie of the summer, very likely though.

Amazing visually, great cinematography. Incredible racing scenes with new and awesome ways of filming.

Fantastic film from Apple. #F1Movie #F1

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 26

We need more women in preemptive military strikes #girlboss (from www.youtube.com/@VikasMusic)

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Politico @politico.com · Jun 25

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is on track to become Dems' candidate for NYC mayor — toppling Andrew Cuomo's comeback dreams and putting incumbent Eric Adams on notice.

Cuomo has conceded and said he called to congratulate Mamdani.

ow.ly/SHE050WfR0C

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 23

#JDVance (@jd-vance-1.bsky.social) joined #Bluesky and it didn't go well. First post got him suspended (later reinstated).

It made him the most blocked person. Currently blocked by 772 791 users via lists and individually by 141 468 users.

Check out all of the labels on his profile and post :D

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Steve Peltonen @stevepeltonen.com · Jun 22

edition.cnn.com/2025/04/25/p...

Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office | CNN Politics

He wasn’t joking.

edition.cnn.com

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