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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 7h

Hot take: Leftist politics on social media is sloppy and bad. I wonder; How much of it is driven by bots, algorithmic manipulation, and dark money?

Because, it doesn't seem to have a lot of consistency or usefulness.

wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 1d

It's AI, and they're locked into a 10 year contract.

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 1d

About time for a re-read.

Bill Higgins-- Retired Beam Jockey @beamjockey.bsky.social · 1d

I need a couple of Lightning cables, so I asked Amazon about cables I've ordered before—by typing "lightning" into the search box for past orders.

Yeah, I've bought cables a few times…

but my search also turned up @adapalmer.bsky.social's novel, TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING, which I pre-ordered in 2016!

Cover of the novel TOO LIKE THE LIGHTNING by Ada Palmer, showing a painting of two flying cars, slipping among a flock of dozens of white birds, over a beautiful city. The city includes some dwellings built into the side of a massive cliff. Art by Victor Mosquera, for publisher Tor Books.

wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 1d

This will become the new standard for athleticism in major league baseball. The number of double plays will tank.

Also, go Mariners!

Cemetery Rozier 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · 1d

An artistic depiction of the Discover feed blocking the flow of positive interactions on Bluesky

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Cemetery Rozier 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · 1d

An artistic depiction of the Discover feed blocking the flow of positive interactions on Bluesky

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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 1d

Eiffel Tower by Robert Delaunay, 1926
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137492

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
The Hilla Rebay Collection

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 1d

just got back from a lovely trip to Paris. i swear that city gets more beautiful every year. on an unrelated note does anyone have any pawn shops on the West Coast they swear by?

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dorian @doriantaylor.com · 1d

the other week when i was writing about other vendor risks i remarked that aws appears to down for several contiguous hours on the order of once a year

buttondown.com/dorian/archi...

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 1d

A thread. Also the original Lawfare story is worth a read.

Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

This shows in so many ways Halligan is unsuited to be United States Dogcatcher, let alone United States Attorney. She writes a reporter whining about reporting but not offering any actionable specific things the reporter got wrong. There's NO WAY that helps anything.
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Everything Hat Ever Sent You Is Off The Record @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Lindsey Halligan is a fucking moron.

wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 1d

I mean is that level of tinting even street legal in California? How are you supposed to know you're being pursued by law enforcement, and not being chased by some one having a psychotic break and a bad case of road rage?

L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

Before detaining community advocate Leonardo, ICE was caught on film rear-ending his truck, and L.A. TACO is sharing the dash cam footage for the first time.

The full story: lataco.com/oxnard-dash-...

By Aisha Wallace-Palomares and Izzy Ramirez

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 2d

Planning your week? 🎉

Join the #InternetArchive to celebrate The Web We’ve Built — from the first pages to 1 trillion & counting. 🌐

📅 Weds, Oct 22
🎟️ In Person ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626438133...
🖥️ Virtual ➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1626431011...

#Wayback1T #Livestream

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 2d

Reading Zuboff's, Surveillance Capitalism, for class, anyone read their book, Smart Machines?

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Dan Brown @brownorama.bsky.social · 4d

Unchecked Episode 7!

@rachelprice.bsky.social and I talk to Brandon Schauer (ex-Adaptive Path and ex-Capital One) about his work on shifting behavior to help with climate change.

🏮🪰 Also, new look for Unchecked, featuring invasive species Spotted Lantern Fly.

Please listen, review, and share!

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

Question for #STSSKY I was hoping to find a nice little corpus of primary texts by American technologists and innovators like Hollerith, Hooper, Bush, etc. discussing issues related to American Democracy, or American Society. Would anyone know of either a collection, or have some suggestions?

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Zoë; commissions open! @tankpotzoe.bsky.social · 5d

Of course women don't like the Cybertruck.

Women only want one thing, and it's the Immolator pattern armoured assault transport.

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

It's a little late to be posting this, but consider leaving your smart devices and phones at home or in a faraday bag if you're going out to protest this weekend.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 5d

It's estimated that there will be tens of thousands attendees at the No Kings Protest on Saturday around Southern California, and it's important to protect your community by reviewing your rights and being prepared in case violence breaks out.

Full guide: lataco.com/protest-prep

By Sheryl Turner

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

Anyway, I swear there is another great article about mustard BBQ sauce in either the New Yorker or the Atlantic, but I am having trouble finding it. The article I shared is good, just not what I remember reading several years ago.

Always be Zoteroing kids.

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

I have also been through a weird fluke to the Edisto River Creamery & Kitchen mentioned in the article... which was very weird.

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

America’s Most Political Food

The founder of a popular South Carolina barbecue restaurant was a white supremacist. Now that his children have taken over, is it O.K. to eat there?

www.newyorker.com

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...

America’s Most Political Food

The founder of a popular South Carolina barbecue restaurant was a white supremacist. Now that his children have taken over, is it O.K. to eat there?

www.newyorker.com

wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

All those years avoiding Maurice's, and for what?

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5d

Neo-Confederacy planning moves. Redeemers 2.0.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 5d

SCOTUS spent Wednesday morning trying to figure out a way to legalize racial gerrymandering. trib.al/7sBZKUS

The justices appeared to single out Section 2, which (if gutted) would largely wipe out Black congressional representation in the South—at a scale unseen since the end of Reconstruction.

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wildbookchase.bsky.social @wildbookchase.bsky.social · 5d

An example of Shannon's argument that encryption > obfuscation for keeping secrets.

Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 5d

Omg, the solution to CIA's Kryptos being discovered by someone becoming a subject matter expert, going on location, and finding the plaintext sitting in a vault several miles away is the absolute *perfect* ending to Kryptos. You couldn't write it. Just absolutely A+ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/s...

A C.I.A. Secret Kept for 35 Years Is Found in the Smithsonian’s Vault

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 6d

I am begging people outside the book industry to understand that what we’re experiencing is not merely a surge in book banning but a coordinated effort to end libraries and librarianship in America. 4/4

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 7d

Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.

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