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Surf Beta Testers 🏄‍♂️

Our biggest release yet is here! Enjoy redesigned navigation that drops you right into your Surf Timeline in the new Home experience and lets you quickly access your go-to feeds from anywhere in Surf.

Here's a quick look at what's new:
Four screenshots showing what's new in the latest beta of Flipboard's Surf app.
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"Clair Obscur: Expedition 33," a French indie game made for under $10 million, won the most awards ever at #TheGameAwards. Read more about that in @gamerant.bsky.social's story, and follow all the @expedition33.bsky.social news via @aileenlalor.bsky.social's Surf feed.

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gamerant.bsky.social Game Rant @gamerant.bsky.social · 1d
Breakout indie RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nominated for a whopping 12 awards at TGA 2025, including the coveted GOTY spot, and won most. bit.ly/4q9C7FO
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Is clean tech dying? @inc.com reports on the impact of the Trump Administration canceling billions in loans and grants.

Read more about this and other climate conversations in Climate Watch, a @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors.

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#Climate #Energy
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"Giving power back to the users would not only be good for us as citizens, and it would also test the tech companies’ longstanding argument that the problems with social media is what we are doing to ourselves — not what they are doing to us." Thanks @mathewingram.com for this week's newsletter.
The social web is dying. Is that a good thing?
If you spend much time wandering around what we used to call the social web — and by that I mean primarily the large social apps and platforms like Facebook and Instagram and X and Snapchat and even T...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Thanks to @surf.social I've made a few Bluesky feeds, this one may be the most popular so far... #Pluribus #SurfFeeds

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December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Planning your movie viewing for the holidays? Here's what's landing on #Netflix this month, courtesy of
@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Is climate change impacting Christmas?

Check out this story from @climatecentral.org and explore other conversations about climate in Climate Watch, @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors.

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#climate #science
climatecentral.org Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 3d
🎄 Christmas trees are feeling the heat🌡️. Learn how science races to keep the climate grinch from stealing a holiday tradition, featuring @oregonstate.edu , NC State: College of Natural Resources, and Trout Creek Tree Farm.
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Christmas Trees Feeling Heat: Science Races to Keep Climate Grinch From Stealing a Holiday Tradition
YouTube video by climatecentral
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December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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@niemanlab.org asked media experts like @parkermolloy.com , @werd.io and @rachelg.bsky.social their predictions for journalism in 2026. Here's what they said about everything from the dangers of AI in newsrooms to the opportunities of editorial partnership.

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Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026
Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
www.niemanlab.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Into science news? 🔬

Follow Flipboard's Science Desk for curated stories from our editors like this one from @newscientist.com.
sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy Flipboard Science Desk @sciencedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 4d
The audacious quest to light up the sky with artificial auroras.

From @NewScientist: "How a Finnish physicist named Karl Lemström once became obsessed with recreating the aurora borealis from scratch – and may have ended up creating something even more intriguing."

https://flip.it/HxPvcI […]
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December 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Why is the EU fining X $140 million? @justinhendrix.bsky.social and @jvh.bsky.social unpack it for @techpolicypress.bsky.social's podcast.

Discover more great explainers in @mmasnick.bsky.social's Tech Policy feed, created with #SurfSocial.

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techpolicypress.bsky.social Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 6d
For the Tech Policy Press podcast, Justin Hendrix spoke to Joris van Hoboken, a professor at the Institute for Information Law at the University of Amsterdam and part of the core team of the Digital Services Act (DSA) Observatory. They discussed the politics of the EU's enforcement against Musk's X:
Unpacking the Politics of the EU's €120M Fine of Musk’s X | TechPolicy.Press
A conversation with Joris van Hoboken, a professor at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam and part of the DSA Observatory.
www.techpolicy.press
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Keep up with the latest from the Trump Administration and other leading stories in News Takes, a @surf.social custom feed that you can pin to your home on @bsky.app.

Created by Flipboard's editors, featuring 100+ journalists and news outlets.

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#News #Trump #Tariffs
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Independent journalists and worker-owned outlets — including @marisakabas.bsky.social's The Handbasket — are doing the best journalism in America right now. Here's her list of some favorites, many of which are also on Flipboard.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7d
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!

My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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mmccue.bsky.social
I've never been more excited about the future of the social web than I am today.

If you're developing on AT Proto or ActivityPub I want to reassure that your work will make a difference. Big wheels are turning.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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For those of you who don't think life is scary enough...

Read @aisleseat.bsky.social’s latest review and other conversations about film in Cinephiles, a @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors.

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#Horror #Movies #Film
aisleseat.bsky.social Mike McGranaghan @aisleseat.bsky.social · 8d
If you're in the mood for a clever, twisty horror movie with intelligence to match its shock beats, be sure to catch MAN FINDS TAPE in select theaters and on digitial today.

Here's my review: aisleseat.com/man-finds-ta...

#filmsky @ofcs.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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#Lakers vs. #Raptors is about to start. Follow the game, and all the #NBA action, with @yorush.bsky.social's #NBAThreads feed, created with #SurfSocial

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December 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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What kind of blogs do you want to see / wish existed on Leaflet? What topics do you really want to read about more?

I'd love to either try to find examples or share these ideas as inspiration for ppl to try making new kinds of publications!
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:

- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Interested in following #climate news?

Check out Climate Watch, a @surf.social custom feed created by Flipboard's editors. It brings together posts from 100+ scientists, experts and journalists, like this post from @dpcarrington.bsky.social.

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December 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Planning your movie viewing for the holidays? Here's what's landing on #Netflix this month, courtesy of
@discussingfilm.net. Find more film stories in Flipboard's Cinephiles #CustomFeed, created with #SurfSocial and published to @bsky.app so you can enjoy it here.

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December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Hey folks: this morning we're launching a monthlong fundraiser for @techdirt.com. Over the last year, we've been steadfast in not self-censoring, not capitulating, not sanewashing bullshit. But that's come at a cost. And we need help: rtb.techdirt.com/products/fri...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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anew.social
Today is #GivingTuesday, and also around the one-year mark of @snarfed.org & @quillmatiq.com teaming up to build @anew.social.

We've accomplished more than we could've imagined and have incredible momentum going into 2026!

Here's to another year of building A New Social for people, not platforms 🌐
Year One & Giving Tuesday
About a year ago, we began developing a plan for A New Social, a nonprofit organization focused solely on liberating users' social graphs from any single platform or protocol. A New Social adopted Br...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Our most-used words this year aren't a big surprise: 'community', 'building', and 'conversations'. Find out your own most-used words using Bluesky Harvest: bsky.app/profile/anis...
Word cloud of most-used words: rolling, accounts, posts, custom, users, video, community, subscribe, starter, contributors, building independent
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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It’s #GivingTuesday! 💛💰 Let’s support the local, independent and non-profit newsrooms that keep our communities informed.
flipboard.com Flipboard @flipboard.com · 15d
Great thread of indie outlets to support today and every day, with your clicks and your cash. 💰

(Drop us a DM if you're a publisher who'd like to join Flipboard and we'll get you set up!)
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15d
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️

drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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@aftermath.site is now on Flipboard and federated, which means you can see their content on platforms like Mastodon, and add their Flipboard Magazines to your #SurfFeeds too.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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atprotocol.dev
Get your typing fingers nimble, the #ATmosphereConf call for proposals is open!
ATmosphereConf 2026 Call for Proposals Now Open
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December 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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What's the best video game of the year? According to @rollingstone.com it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Here's their full ranking.

flip.it/B40QSS

Discover more #ClairObscur stories in @aileenlalor.bsky.social's feed, created with Surf and published to @bsky.app

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The 25 Best Video Games of 2025
'Expedition 33,' 'ARC Raiders,' and 'Donkey Kong Bananza' are among the games that defined 2025
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December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM