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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

"In normal times, against a normal candidate, we have no evidence that picking a friendly, relatable, likable candidate without a history of sexual abuse will work. Let’s not read too much into it."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/yea...

Yeah, He Won, but He Was Up Against a Deeply Flawed Candidate

“I’m skeptical. The odds are that Mamdani’s victory is actually less significant than you think.” — Ross Douthat, New York Times - - -I was as surp...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Curtis @soccurt.bsky.social · 1d

"Mamdani's victory is less significant than you think. It will change nothing about how we write about anything at the NYT."

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · 2d

They should also hang the Biden portrait in there he refuses to have up.

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · 2d

Democrats will stop talking about needing to move towards the center, maybe when there is nothing left of the party. Y'all been tryin' that for the last 20 years. It's been a losing game(and sucks).

Maybe try actually supporting what working folks need? Like, the massive majority of Americans?

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 10d

Concerning, bc it indicates that the extent of the concentration of power in the hands of a few hyperscalers is way less widely understood than I’d assumed. Which bodes poorly for our ability to craft reality-based strategies capable of contesting this concentration & solving the real problem. 2/

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Cas (Stephen Casper) @scasper.bsky.social · 16d

Our proposal for new AI watermarking characters is officially in the Unicode document register for proposed additions. 🤞

unicode.org/L2/L2025/252...

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 17d

biscuits not having 2 sections and triscuits not having 3 sections feels like violent crime

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 22

Everyone, I wanted to let you know about the sad news that despite everyone's best efforts Bluestockings will close at the end of the year: www.bluestockings.com - I want to thank every single person who sent books to them through my book drive [will share more later]. A tremendous loss to NYC.

Bluestockings Cooperative

Bluestockings Cooperative: Established in 1999, Worker-Owned since 2021. Located at 116 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10002. One of NYC's only queer, trans, sex-worker run bookstores.

www.bluestockings.com

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Brooklyn Web Workers @brooklynwebworkers.com · Sep 5

Tickets are on sale for Brooklyn Web Workers on September 29th, featuring:
Annabelle Adelaide on Forth
@eligundry.dev on knowing where your money comes from
Victoria Kirst on the wisdom of paper
@demarko.org on Kickstarter United
music by Corn Mo

withfriends.events/event/dDagl3...

Mon, Sep 29 - Brooklyn Web Workers - September 2025 by Brooklyn Web Workers

Learn more, get tickets, and follow this event

withfriends.events

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · Sep 11

Everyone seems allergic to the word, but Charlie Kirk was not an activist, he was a propagandist. Turning Point was a meme factory backed by a billionaire designed to steer kids towards Christian Nationalism. He didn’t advocate for policy; he spun narratives to change beliefs. Propaganda.

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jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · Aug 28

going live rn!

jenn schiffer 🕷️🕯️ @jennschiffer.com · Aug 28

took a week off from streaming to do a bunch of other stuff, let's catch up while i organize my candle fragrance oil collection - see you v soon at 3pm eastern

live laugh blah: catching up and smelling nice things

YouTube video by jenn schiffer

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Aug 28

Want to protect your privacy and security online, but not sure where to start? Surveillance Self-Defense has you covered. ssd.eff.org/en/playlist...

Want a security starter pack?

Start from the beginning with a selection of simple steps. Surveillance impacts all of us, no matter where we live or what we do. While some of us might be directly affected, others may simply want to know what measures they can take to protect their communications and data from...

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Alabama Reflector @alabamareflector.com · Aug 28

Via @stateline.org: An Aug. 1 jobs report that enraged President Donald Trump showed the United States had 258,000 fewer jobs than initially reported in May and June. It was the smallest monthly job gains since pandemic-era December 2020 and the largest jobs revision, outside recessions, since 1968.

States begin to see job losses from Trump’s cuts, housing and spending slowdowns | Alabama Reflector

An August jobs report revising May and June numbers showed the smallest monthly job gains since pandemic-era December 2020 and the largest jobs revision, outside recessions, since 1968.

alabamareflector.com

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Invest in Open Infrastructure @investinopen.bsky.social · Aug 26

What happens to open infrastructures when research policy and funding grow unstable? In a new @cni-org.bsky.social talk, IOI’s Dr. Katherine Skinner shares insights from our community survey on the fragility + resilience of open infrastructures in volatile times.
🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewwJ...

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Brooklyn Web Workers @brooklynwebworkers.com · Aug 25

There are a still few tickets left for tonight's show: withfriends.events/event/diHfW1...

Mon, Aug 25 - Brooklyn Web Workers - August 2025 by Brooklyn Web Workers

Learn more, get tickets, and follow this event

withfriends.events

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Aug 21

I wonder if a good 3/4 of those did it intentionally so they'll get confused folks registered thinking they are going to the other AI Summit.

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Aug 7

I had to look up what the FBI's jurisdiction even is to see how far outside of it they are going as a tool for Trump. Literally not a crime.

Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Aug 5

an open source MCP server from Fastly? Okay 🙌 www.fastly.com/blog/fastly-...

Fastly is easier than ever to use with our Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server | Fastly

Manage Fastly with ease using the new open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. Integrate with AI assistants for conversational control of your services.

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Jul 30

I mean, I was public system through and through, even at university level. And I have, since adulthood and I got my clearer eyes, held an incredible amount of skepticism for our structured US education systems.

But I don't know, man. It feels extra bleak right now?

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Jul 30

I have kids. They will be college age eventually(very much in spite of this hellscape). We are saving for college.

At what point is this going to be a total waste because the institutions are all bending over and making terrible, autonomy reducing deals?

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Jul 23

If the (wildly popular) governor of Kentucky can say this with his whole chest then what excuse does the (wildly unpopular) governor of California have?

Trans issues have been especially divisive for Democrats in the wake of the 2024 election, when Republicans used the subject to cast Kamala Harris and other opponents as out-of-touch. Newsom, another possible 2028 contender who visited South Carolina last week, drew backlash from activists and some liberal colleagues this year when he said “it’s deeply unfair” for trans athletes to participate in women’s sports.

In South Carolina, Beshear was eager to talk about how he had handled LGBTQ issues, however.

“I vetoed it because it was the right thing to do,” he said of the bill in Kentucky. “I said my faith teaches me that all children are children of God, and I didn’t want people picking on those kids.”

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8

a couple of hours before my keynote, I went through an intense negotiation with the organisers (for over a hour) where we went through my slides and had to remove anything that mentions 'Palestine' 'Israel' and replace 'genocide' with 'war crimes'

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Jul 8

my keynote happening in a few mins. registration here to stream it

aiforgood.itu.int/summit25/reg...

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · Jun 16

I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal."

That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.

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Hackygolucky @tracy.bsky.social · Jun 13

Okay, so if you won't tolerate violence, what are you going to do when it comes(unsurprisingly) from your cops or the military sent in?

Yeah, that's what I thought.

The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · Jun 13

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called Trump’s recent actions “deranged” and said he is endangering lives.
By contrast, fellow Gov. Spencer Cox praised Trump for sending military forces into Los Angeles.

Gov. Cox issues a preemptive warning to protesters: Utah will not tolerate violence

Gov. Spencer Cox addresses the protests in Los Angeles and President Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard and the Marines.

www.sltrib.com

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