Markus F
@markusf.bsky.social
Australian // Latvian (mostly navigating the world in a state of optimistic confusion)
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> Russians placed explosives in the nuclear power plant and pulled out their forces, but the world is watching!
Bruh why would I care if it’s watching? How will watching help? Watch me glow in the dark or something? Tf?
Bruh why would I care if it’s watching? How will watching help? Watch me glow in the dark or something? Tf?
July 4, 2023 at 10:39 PM
> Russians placed explosives in the nuclear power plant and pulled out their forces, but the world is watching!
Bruh why would I care if it’s watching? How will watching help? Watch me glow in the dark or something? Tf?
Bruh why would I care if it’s watching? How will watching help? Watch me glow in the dark or something? Tf?
Well now I'm definitely adding Judith Butler to my reading list, both this and and her previous work. If anyone has a recommendation on the best book to wade into first, do let me know.
July 4, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Well now I'm definitely adding Judith Butler to my reading list, both this and and her previous work. If anyone has a recommendation on the best book to wade into first, do let me know.
Agreed, the current default icon for Bluesky needs a some loving attention from a good designer. It at least got improved a bit by my theme on my phone though.
July 4, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Agreed, the current default icon for Bluesky needs a some loving attention from a good designer. It at least got improved a bit by my theme on my phone though.
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"don't play games with me, kid"
"At least three" remains the funniest and most correct answer to this question
July 4, 2023 at 2:26 PM
"don't play games with me, kid"
On this day in 1941 Nazi Germans burnt down the Great Choral Synagogue in Riga, 🇱🇻 Latvia. This was the beginning of the Holocaust in Latvia, when 70,000 local Jews and 20,000 from abroad were murdered.
🕯️Today is the the official Commemoration Day of Genocide against the Jews in Latvia
🕯️Today is the the official Commemoration Day of Genocide against the Jews in Latvia
July 4, 2023 at 9:58 AM
On this day in 1941 Nazi Germans burnt down the Great Choral Synagogue in Riga, 🇱🇻 Latvia. This was the beginning of the Holocaust in Latvia, when 70,000 local Jews and 20,000 from abroad were murdered.
🕯️Today is the the official Commemoration Day of Genocide against the Jews in Latvia
🕯️Today is the the official Commemoration Day of Genocide against the Jews in Latvia
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can we do "what the fuck is he wearing on his feet" instead because those look like if you asked an AI to design footwear
they look like they're imitating what a flip flop looks like when you are in the middle of rolling your ankle
they look like they're imitating what a flip flop looks like when you are in the middle of rolling your ankle
July 4, 2023 at 4:10 AM
can we do "what the fuck is he wearing on his feet" instead because those look like if you asked an AI to design footwear
they look like they're imitating what a flip flop looks like when you are in the middle of rolling your ankle
they look like they're imitating what a flip flop looks like when you are in the middle of rolling your ankle
Me on Twitter vs me on Bluesky
July 4, 2023 at 4:04 AM
Me on Twitter vs me on Bluesky
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Great article explaining how our defenses against social media manipulation re: elections are less robust now than in 2020. Remarkably, after Jan 6, platforms have chosen to back away, rather than double down, on efforts to mitigate the falsehoods that motivated efforts to overturn the election.
After 2020, it appeared the major social platforms were making progress on civic and election integrity, say Bridget Barrett and @dkreiss.bsky.social. Those gains have reversed- now the picture looks more like it did in 2016:
Platforms are Abandoning U.S. Democracy
Tech platforms appear to be taking a laissez faire approach to elections in 2024, as they did in 2016, say Bridget Barrett and Daniel Kreiss.
techpolicy.press
June 30, 2023 at 3:55 PM
Great article explaining how our defenses against social media manipulation re: elections are less robust now than in 2020. Remarkably, after Jan 6, platforms have chosen to back away, rather than double down, on efforts to mitigate the falsehoods that motivated efforts to overturn the election.
This is why the gods have forsaken us.
July 4, 2023 at 2:09 AM
This is why the gods have forsaken us.
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I remember in the 1990s when people were like "I can't wait for EVERYONE to be on the internet! It will be great!"
lol, lmao
lol, lmao
July 3, 2023 at 3:35 PM
I remember in the 1990s when people were like "I can't wait for EVERYONE to be on the internet! It will be great!"
lol, lmao
lol, lmao
Exactly 87 days ago I was lucky enough to get to marry the love of my life. I'm a very very lucky man 😊
July 3, 2023 at 4:44 PM
Exactly 87 days ago I was lucky enough to get to marry the love of my life. I'm a very very lucky man 😊
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This repost IS an endorsement.
Arming Ukraine is the most reliable path to lasting peace. Democracy around the world depends on Ukraine’s victory.
Two things that the world should finally realize.
Two things that the world should finally realize.
July 2, 2023 at 6:12 AM
This repost IS an endorsement.
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Public space is a feature of democracy and destroying it has been an intentional process by the global far right
July 3, 2023 at 2:39 PM
Public space is a feature of democracy and destroying it has been an intentional process by the global far right
It's almost as if patriarchal right wing reactionaries who don't care for democracy or human rights see Russia and think "yep, that's the stuff, that's exactly what we're talking about"
Studies need to be conducted on why incels and cryptobros are so susceptible to russian propaganda because it’s getting out of hand
July 3, 2023 at 11:34 AM
It's almost as if patriarchal right wing reactionaries who don't care for democracy or human rights see Russia and think "yep, that's the stuff, that's exactly what we're talking about"
paste four of your favorite characters and let people assume things about you
July 3, 2023 at 3:55 AM
paste four of your favorite characters and let people assume things about you
And just like the movie, my partner got left behind to suffer in the icy waters as I float off into the bluesky horizon. Oh well.
When you make it onto Bluesky hours before they freeze new sign-ups
July 3, 2023 at 2:41 AM
And just like the movie, my partner got left behind to suffer in the icy waters as I float off into the bluesky horizon. Oh well.
The last few years have made it increasingly apparent that we need to re-evaluate how we internet.
If it’s possible for a huge portion of world’s knowledge and culture to disappear when a company does something very normal (ends) then we’ve messed up
July 2, 2023 at 2:40 PM
The last few years have made it increasingly apparent that we need to re-evaluate how we internet.
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Just a reminder:
* The climate crisis is our fault and we can stop it.
* LGBTQ+ are human beings, real, and deserve dignity
* Russia committed a crime by invading Ukraine.
tl;dr: right-wing extremists, i.e. fascists are the most important political problem of our time.
* The climate crisis is our fault and we can stop it.
* LGBTQ+ are human beings, real, and deserve dignity
* Russia committed a crime by invading Ukraine.
tl;dr: right-wing extremists, i.e. fascists are the most important political problem of our time.
July 2, 2023 at 9:27 AM
Just a reminder:
* The climate crisis is our fault and we can stop it.
* LGBTQ+ are human beings, real, and deserve dignity
* Russia committed a crime by invading Ukraine.
tl;dr: right-wing extremists, i.e. fascists are the most important political problem of our time.
* The climate crisis is our fault and we can stop it.
* LGBTQ+ are human beings, real, and deserve dignity
* Russia committed a crime by invading Ukraine.
tl;dr: right-wing extremists, i.e. fascists are the most important political problem of our time.
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Elon’s Twitter debacle is the apotheosis of our era, from Brexit and Trump to Russia in Ukraine: self-immolation powered by malice, bigotry, and insecurity, carried out contrary to reason, an ouroboros of idiocy satisfied as long as it damages others while consuming itself.
July 2, 2023 at 1:23 AM
Elon’s Twitter debacle is the apotheosis of our era, from Brexit and Trump to Russia in Ukraine: self-immolation powered by malice, bigotry, and insecurity, carried out contrary to reason, an ouroboros of idiocy satisfied as long as it damages others while consuming itself.
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I'm missing a lot of current events I can't get any other way. Ground level view of conflict in Ukraine.
On the other hand, missing the toxicity isn't so bad.
On the other hand, missing the toxicity isn't so bad.
July 2, 2023 at 2:36 AM
I'm missing a lot of current events I can't get any other way. Ground level view of conflict in Ukraine.
On the other hand, missing the toxicity isn't so bad.
On the other hand, missing the toxicity isn't so bad.
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Today's bit of Star Trek goodness: Searching for "llap" does indeed pull up this emoji!
(On iPhone at least. I'm told "vulcan" works on Android)
(On iPhone at least. I'm told "vulcan" works on Android)
July 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM
Today's bit of Star Trek goodness: Searching for "llap" does indeed pull up this emoji!
(On iPhone at least. I'm told "vulcan" works on Android)
(On iPhone at least. I'm told "vulcan" works on Android)
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i like how reddit imploded today and twitter refused to give them the spotlight so they lit their servers on fire
July 1, 2023 at 2:34 PM
i like how reddit imploded today and twitter refused to give them the spotlight so they lit their servers on fire
I truly hope we find our way back into the light.
I feel like my generation experienced Peak Internet and we’re now on a downward trend.
Google Search sucks. You can’t trust Amazon ratings. Twitter & Reddit are at war with their users. Every useful news site is paywalled and every garbage one is free.
Turns out 2010s were the good old days.
Google Search sucks. You can’t trust Amazon ratings. Twitter & Reddit are at war with their users. Every useful news site is paywalled and every garbage one is free.
Turns out 2010s were the good old days.
July 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM
I truly hope we find our way back into the light.