Charlie O'Keefe
@charlieok.com
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Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.
Links below 👇
Links below 👇
September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today, we’re officially introducing Kagi News: a once-a-day press review that cuts through the noise. Global stories, community-curated sources, and zero tracking.
Links below 👇
Links below 👇
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very excited to share this update about bringing AT to the IETF!
last week we uploaded two drafts to the IETF datatracker and today we heard that we’re approved to host a Birds of a Feather at IETF 124 (the formal meeting towards establishing a working group)
last week we uploaded two drafts to the IETF datatracker and today we heard that we’re approved to host a Birds of a Feather at IETF 124 (the formal meeting towards establishing a working group)
Taking AT to the IETF | Bluesky
Last week we posted two drafts to the IETF Data Tracker. This is the first major step towards standardizing parts of AT in an effort to establish long-term governance for the protocol.
docs.bsky.app
September 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
very excited to share this update about bringing AT to the IETF!
last week we uploaded two drafts to the IETF datatracker and today we heard that we’re approved to host a Birds of a Feather at IETF 124 (the formal meeting towards establishing a working group)
last week we uploaded two drafts to the IETF datatracker and today we heard that we’re approved to host a Birds of a Feather at IETF 124 (the formal meeting towards establishing a working group)
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excited to share that we are following through on our earlier commitments and putting together an independent+neutral organization to house the DID PLC system, includes the directory service
Creating an Independent Public Ledger of Credentials (PLC) Directory Organization | Bluesky
The Bluesky Social app is built on an open network protocol that refers to each user by a unique Decentralized Identifier, or DID (a W3C standard). The most popular supported DID method was developed ...
docs.bsky.app
September 19, 2025 at 9:31 AM
excited to share that we are following through on our earlier commitments and putting together an independent+neutral organization to house the DID PLC system, includes the directory service
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I have written many healthcare stories, but never before have I written about my own health. I decided to do so after learning one of my drugs costs nearly $1,000 a pill and just 25 cents to make. What I found was an incredible story of discovery and exploitation. www.propublica.org/article/revl...
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
May 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
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The department of the treasury should probably be moved explicitly under the legislative branch and out of the executive branch.
February 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The department of the treasury should probably be moved explicitly under the legislative branch and out of the executive branch.
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happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been!
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.
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Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉)
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions."
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Charlie O'Keefe
I was skeptical at first, but Bluesky really is a fantastic platform for scientists who want to engage in broader public conversations.
Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!
Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!
January 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I was skeptical at first, but Bluesky really is a fantastic platform for scientists who want to engage in broader public conversations.
Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!
Thank you @bsky.app and @jay.bsky.team for this amazing resource!
A great thing about Wikipedia is that you can see the full edit history of every article. So if you’re interested in investigating bias on there, you can see exactly which edits introduced every change, at what time.
Internet archive and other sites also have good independent captures of Wikipedia.
Internet archive and other sites also have good independent captures of Wikipedia.
January 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
A great thing about Wikipedia is that you can see the full edit history of every article. So if you’re interested in investigating bias on there, you can see exactly which edits introduced every change, at what time.
Internet archive and other sites also have good independent captures of Wikipedia.
Internet archive and other sites also have good independent captures of Wikipedia.
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Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check
Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts
Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts
January 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Bluesky has been flooded with automated reply bots - they'll offer a sort of confrontational opinion as a reply. They're pretty convincing and we all need to train ourselves to not reflexively reply to all responses until we check
Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts
Dead giveaway is new acct, few followers + original posts
Tangle.
This segment from “This American” life might be the best endorsement for a political news outlet I’ve ever heard.
www.thisamericanlife.org/845/transcript
This segment from “This American” life might be the best endorsement for a political news outlet I’ve ever heard.
www.thisamericanlife.org/845/transcript
What independent media website, podcast, or newsletter do you recommend paying for?
I won't burry myself with bad news, but I need to stay informed.
I won't burry myself with bad news, but I need to stay informed.
January 21, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Tangle.
This segment from “This American” life might be the best endorsement for a political news outlet I’ve ever heard.
www.thisamericanlife.org/845/transcript
This segment from “This American” life might be the best endorsement for a political news outlet I’ve ever heard.
www.thisamericanlife.org/845/transcript
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We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
January 20, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video!
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.
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What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
January 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
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Mike is a great follow
I really, really don't want to do this, but let's do a bit (just a LITTLE BIT) of fact checking about what Zuck said on the Joe Rogan podcast, because this is something I not only followed closely, but also spent time *talking to the actual people at Meta who dealt with this* which WAS NOT ZUCK.
January 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Mike is a great follow
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LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
January 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.
Does our country (or any country) really need a single person who is "head of state"?
Suppose the U.S. Constitution were amended to eliminate the roles of POTUS & VP with the powers of the Executive branch distributed among the cabinet.
Suppose the U.S. Constitution were amended to eliminate the roles of POTUS & VP with the powers of the Executive branch distributed among the cabinet.
January 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Does our country (or any country) really need a single person who is "head of state"?
Suppose the U.S. Constitution were amended to eliminate the roles of POTUS & VP with the powers of the Executive branch distributed among the cabinet.
Suppose the U.S. Constitution were amended to eliminate the roles of POTUS & VP with the powers of the Executive branch distributed among the cabinet.
Reposted by Charlie O'Keefe
This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
December 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
This morning we’re announcing Surf, a new kind of browser for a new kind of web — the open social web.
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
Built on AT Proto, ActivityPub and RSS, you can easily create and surf custom feeds that organize people, videos, articles and podcasts around the things you care about.
More at surf.social
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
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After 54 years of tyranny, the Assad regime has finally come to an end.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
BREAKING: Bashar al-Assad has fled Syria. After 54 years, the Assad regime has finally ended.
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland, joining his family in exile, Reuters reports, citing two senior officials. After 54 years of brutality and tyranny, the Syrian people are finally...
bit.ly
December 8, 2024 at 3:03 AM
After 54 years of tyranny, the Assad regime has finally come to an end.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
Bashar al-Assad has fled his homeland like the coward he is.
He joins his despicable family in exile.
But the great Syrian people are not out of the woods yet.
Reposted by Charlie O'Keefe
Today I wrote about an FTC Commissioner's batshit crazy statements arguing that the FTC can punish any social media company that doesn't follow Elon's lead in how it moderates. Also it can punish advertisers for not advertising on X.
www.techdirt.com/2024/12/06/g...
www.techdirt.com/2024/12/06/g...
GOP FTC Commissioners Abuse “Free Speech” Rhetoric To Push For Government Control Over Online Speech
In a disturbing (if unsurprising) trend, Republican FCC and FTC commissioners are deliberately misusing “free speech” rhetoric in an Orwellian attempt to justify government intervention…
www.techdirt.com
December 6, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Today I wrote about an FTC Commissioner's batshit crazy statements arguing that the FTC can punish any social media company that doesn't follow Elon's lead in how it moderates. Also it can punish advertisers for not advertising on X.
www.techdirt.com/2024/12/06/g...
www.techdirt.com/2024/12/06/g...