sasmyth
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sasmyth
@sasmyth01.bsky.social
online veteran just trying to keep up
Seen elsewhere today...
February 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
#FuturePost

In the aftermath of the Great North American trade war, as peace returned to our lands, we’ve replaced tariffs for teamwork, building a sustainable future through collaborative innovation and green trade agreements.

#TradeNotTariffs #SustainableFuture #GreenEconomy
February 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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1. I'm NOT the sort of SF/F nerd who thinks everyone needs to read a "canon" of older works in genre like they're homework before they get to call themselves a fan, nevertheless the book I'm always mildly surprised when people say they haven't read it is "Snow Crash," which to me is era-defining...
January 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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January 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sums it up too well?
January 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Nearly a haiku!
Portland thought of the day: I wish the crows would stop shitting on my car. But I know they won't. Winter comes.
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Forcing the super-rich to fund the transition to renewable energy through implementing wealth taxes is one of the clearest & most straightforward solutions to this problem.

The super-rich have made their money by exploiting us & our planet.

#TaxTheirBillions
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus
To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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I have an entire book titled "Virtue Signaling," in part to annoy the whiny bigots who accused me of it
January 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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December 17, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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The Heart Nebula
November 30, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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November 14, 2024 at 7:13 AM
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The Onion is going to test the limits of attempting to parody something that already seems beyond parody. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/b...
The Onion Buys Alex Jones’s Infowars Out of Bankruptcy
The satirical news site planned to turn Infowars into a parody of itself, mocking “weird internet personalities” who peddle conspiracy theories and health supplements.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:19 PM