Ruth Kostik
@ruthkostik.bsky.social
Alaska transplant, theatre kid who grew up to have a career in government finance, #akleg junky
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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This sign raises more questions than it answers
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This sign raises more questions than it answers
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"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"We will call the 12th month of the year 'December'... which means 'tenth month.'"
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On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
On your deathbed, you will probably not be thinking, "at least I totally owned those trolls on social media," and if you are it's unlikely there will be anyone there to hold your hand as you go
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“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“In a rare split with the Trump administration, GOP-led panels in the House and Senate say they want a full accounting in the September military attack.”
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
Hegseth appears to have crossed a line even the GOP can’t ignore.
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here, Tom, take all the money that I have.
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Would this have happened to a white resident? Asking for the First Nations.
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[P] goddammit
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
[P] goddammit
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🥦🥕🍠🕊️
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Those who do not remember history are doomed to be tried by it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Those who do not remember history are doomed to be tried by it.
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Headed to Burbank Airport.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Headed to Burbank Airport.
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In Minnesota police set up a sting operation to catch child sex traffickers.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 PM
In Minnesota police set up a sting operation to catch child sex traffickers.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
They caught 16 men. No immigrants. No trans people. All US Citizen Men.
One was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys" when arrested, perhaps expecting to get special attention. He was arrested anyway.
So much winning.
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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I'm a little disappointed because I was looking forward to the trial so I could find out what exactly they were charging him with doing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I'm a little disappointed because I was looking forward to the trial so I could find out what exactly they were charging him with doing.
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The problem with climate change is we have to convince a bunch of people that future people are actual people, when they don't even believe some currently alive people are people.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Is it just us Gen X nerds or does everyone feel like all the dystopian SF of your youth is coming true?
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In other news, I recommend today's Daily Podcast, about the parents of a trans girl who just had to flee Tennessee for Connecticut in order to protect her. The parents are both Southerners and ministers, and had idea what "trans" was until they had to learn.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Parenting a Trans Kid in Trump’s America
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 11/21/2025 · 44m
podcasts.apple.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In other news, I recommend today's Daily Podcast, about the parents of a trans girl who just had to flee Tennessee for Connecticut in order to protect her. The parents are both Southerners and ministers, and had idea what "trans" was until they had to learn.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
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These are your words of the week
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
The Words of the Week - Nov. 21
Dictionary lookups from federal court, numismatics, and the night sky
www.merriam-webster.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
These are your words of the week
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
swat
gerrymander
numismatic
seditious
asterism
www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the...
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wizened Millennials sneering at Gen Alpha: I told you the old ways are best
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
(Gen X, petting its moldering set of the 1983 World Book Encyclopedia: Soon. Soon.)
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Decent people: "Hey, these hate symbols are terrorizing some of our service members. We should do something about that."
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
U.S. Coast Guard Will No Longer Consider Swastika a Hate Symbol
The Coast Guard seems to be fine with Nazis now.
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Decent people: "Hey, these hate symbols are terrorizing some of our service members. We should do something about that."
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
Coast Guard: "Say no more, fam. Those are no longer hate symbols. Problem solved."
newrepublic.com/post/203458/...
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I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
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A consistent theme of the current era is that if you appoint unqualified people to do important jobs so they will follow your orders, they may do what they are told to do, but they will also be very bad at those very important jobs.
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A consistent theme of the current era is that if you appoint unqualified people to do important jobs so they will follow your orders, they may do what they are told to do, but they will also be very bad at those very important jobs.
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every epstein email is some creep complaining about MeToo and then being like “oh before i forget, any advice on how to use my position of authority to force women into sleeping with me?”
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
every epstein email is some creep complaining about MeToo and then being like “oh before i forget, any advice on how to use my position of authority to force women into sleeping with me?”