Boidle
@boidle.bsky.social
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~P. K. Dick
I ❤️ snark, dogs, birds, GOP infighting & #PostcardsToVoters
I hate cilantro, fascism, bigotry & the carried-interest loophole.
I ❤️ snark, dogs, birds, GOP infighting & #PostcardsToVoters
I hate cilantro, fascism, bigotry & the carried-interest loophole.
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2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2/ "Because there is no legitimate war between the two sides, killing any of the men in the boats 'amounts to murder,' said Todd Huntley, a former military lawyer who advised Special Operations forces for seven years at the height of the U.S. counterterrorism campaign."
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It happened! The @nytimes.com profiled Paulina!
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.
Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.
Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
It happened! The @nytimes.com profiled Paulina!
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.
Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
Paulina Borsook’s “Cyberselfish,” which offered dire predictions about the tech world’s love for libertarianism, is finding fans. It only took 25 years.
Gift Link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
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Lawyers for a group of prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by President Biden allege that the Trump administration is now seeking to imprison them “in the most oppressive conditions in the entire federal prison system.”
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Lawyers for a group of prisoners whose death sentences were commuted by President Biden allege that the Trump administration is now seeking to imprison them “in the most oppressive conditions in the entire federal prison system.”
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Is this for real? We are killing people we just suspect of drug trafficking and pardoning convicted drug kingpins?!
“Additionally, I Will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that | greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Is this for real? We are killing people we just suspect of drug trafficking and pardoning convicted drug kingpins?!
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For software developers: there's currently a highly sophisticated hacking group targeting developers with backdoored coding skills tests. They typically take the form of large source codes specific to your skillset. Please email any suspicious code to me on: [email protected]
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November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
For software developers: there's currently a highly sophisticated hacking group targeting developers with backdoored coding skills tests. They typically take the form of large source codes specific to your skillset. Please email any suspicious code to me on: [email protected]
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We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
Extract from my press remarks following today’s informal Foreign Affairs Council ↓
I keep thinking these ICEholes have hit bottom, but then they keep digging.
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I keep thinking these ICEholes have hit bottom, but then they keep digging.
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if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
if you steal a cell phone or wallet in paris they kick you out of the french thieve's guild for insufficient whimsy
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Shoutout to every barista holding the line across the country. Three weeks in and this national ULP strike is only getting louder!
RT if you’re standing with baristas and skipping Starbucks.
RT if you’re standing with baristas and skipping Starbucks.
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Shoutout to every barista holding the line across the country. Three weeks in and this national ULP strike is only getting louder!
RT if you’re standing with baristas and skipping Starbucks.
RT if you’re standing with baristas and skipping Starbucks.
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#Wisconsin joins lawsuit led by Oregon, NY against USDA over cuts to food assistance for refugees, asylum seekers. Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/26/r...
Oregon, NY lead lawsuit against USDA over cuts to food assistance for refugees, asylum seekers • Wisconsin Examiner
States argue USDA misinterpreted changes to SNAP eligibility, blocking refugees and asylees from benefits even after obtaining residency.
wisconsinexaminer.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#Wisconsin joins lawsuit led by Oregon, NY against USDA over cuts to food assistance for refugees, asylum seekers. Via @oregoncapitalchronicle.com wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/26/r...
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Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
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Early voting turnout has positioned @aftynbehn.bsky.social for an historic victory but we can’t stop now - next Tuesday seals the deal so let’s do all we can to GOTV on Dec. 2!! 🗳️✊💙🇺🇸 substack.com/@aftynbehn/n...
Rep. Aftyn Behn (@aftynbehn)
TWO POINT RACE!!!!! help us get across the finish line!!
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aftyn-behn-website/
substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Early voting turnout has positioned @aftynbehn.bsky.social for an historic victory but we can’t stop now - next Tuesday seals the deal so let’s do all we can to GOTV on Dec. 2!! 🗳️✊💙🇺🇸 substack.com/@aftynbehn/n...
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@aftynbehn.bsky.social would be an excellent representative for #TN7.
I'm also thinking about the national ramifications of this race.
Low-morale Congress critters thinking about retiring might take their cue from a race that's a lot tighter than it's gerrymandered to be...🤞
I'm also thinking about the national ramifications of this race.
Low-morale Congress critters thinking about retiring might take their cue from a race that's a lot tighter than it's gerrymandered to be...🤞
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@aftynbehn.bsky.social would be an excellent representative for #TN7.
I'm also thinking about the national ramifications of this race.
Low-morale Congress critters thinking about retiring might take their cue from a race that's a lot tighter than it's gerrymandered to be...🤞
I'm also thinking about the national ramifications of this race.
Low-morale Congress critters thinking about retiring might take their cue from a race that's a lot tighter than it's gerrymandered to be...🤞
Tennessee voters in #TN7. If you haven't already, t's time to vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social today or on Election Day, Tuesday Dec. 2nd.
Remind anyone you think needs reminding & if you can, maybe offer a ride to folks who might need help getting to their polling place.
Remind anyone you think needs reminding & if you can, maybe offer a ride to folks who might need help getting to their polling place.
LAST DAY TO EARLY VOTE!!!!!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
Woke up with the energy of 1,000 Dolly Partons 💅🏼✨ A new poll has us just 2 points behind. It’s the LAST day to early vote! COLLEGE KIDS COMING HOME: hug your fam, kiss the dog, then find your polling place at iwillvote.com?utm_so.... Let’s flip TN-07!
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Tennessee voters in #TN7. If you haven't already, t's time to vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social today or on Election Day, Tuesday Dec. 2nd.
Remind anyone you think needs reminding & if you can, maybe offer a ride to folks who might need help getting to their polling place.
Remind anyone you think needs reminding & if you can, maybe offer a ride to folks who might need help getting to their polling place.
Quelle surprise.
Exclusive: The US-backed 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which became public last week, drew from a Russian-authored paper submitted to the Trump administration in October reut.rs/3XQq2ZT
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Quelle surprise.
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Is that a lot?
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Is that a lot?
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NASHVILLE Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social on voting for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7: “You will never have a chance to have as much impact in an election as you do right now.”
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
NASHVILLE Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social on voting for @aftynbehn.bsky.social in TN-7: “You will never have a chance to have as much impact in an election as you do right now.”
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PILGRIM: We came here on the Mayflower. It has nothing to do with the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
INDIAN: We are having a powwow; it is like a meeting.
(PILGRIM takes a bite of food.)
PILGRIM: This is good. What is it?
INDIAN: That is corn. It is also called maize.
INDIAN: We are having a powwow; it is like a meeting.
(PILGRIM takes a bite of food.)
PILGRIM: This is good. What is it?
INDIAN: That is corn. It is also called maize.
How Someone Who Didn’t Pay Much Attention in Class But Learned Just Enough to Pass Exams Imagines the First Thanksgiving
PILGRIM: Happy First Thanksgiving. Thank you for having us to your tepee. INDIAN: How! (The INDIAN holds his hand in the air with his palm facing o...
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
PILGRIM: We came here on the Mayflower. It has nothing to do with the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
INDIAN: We are having a powwow; it is like a meeting.
(PILGRIM takes a bite of food.)
PILGRIM: This is good. What is it?
INDIAN: That is corn. It is also called maize.
INDIAN: We are having a powwow; it is like a meeting.
(PILGRIM takes a bite of food.)
PILGRIM: This is good. What is it?
INDIAN: That is corn. It is also called maize.
Taking the 'thanks' out of T-giving 2025...paid too much for groceries, then ruined them by trying AI slop "recipes".
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Taking the 'thanks' out of T-giving 2025...paid too much for groceries, then ruined them by trying AI slop "recipes".
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God DAMN it the proles figured out planned obsolescence??? How are we supposed to make number go up forever now??
![An article with the headline "[US people] are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreigunh6t53vvgp2sewo2fsy4xttrwgy3zrdwplje7j2qjop5jdeyxy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
God DAMN it the proles figured out planned obsolescence??? How are we supposed to make number go up forever now??
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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Contrary to its name, the Emperor Penguin holds no real power.
That is reserved for the Prime Minister Penguin.
That is reserved for the Prime Minister Penguin.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Contrary to its name, the Emperor Penguin holds no real power.
That is reserved for the Prime Minister Penguin.
That is reserved for the Prime Minister Penguin.
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Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Tech bros really can't understand why we're hostile to technology that a) is frequently confidently wrong and b) threatens to ruin our already terrible lives
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I presume Foreign Affairs is not yet running my one-word rebuttal "don't"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
How to Topple Maduro
And why regime change is the only way forward in Venezuela.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I presume Foreign Affairs is not yet running my one-word rebuttal "don't"
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...