I think Bluesky has been clear from the beginning about what they were building and why. A whole lot of people didn’t take them seriously, or maybe thought they could be hollered into changing course, but I don’t think they have.
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I think Bluesky has been clear from the beginning about what they were building and why. A whole lot of people didn’t take them seriously, or maybe thought they could be hollered into changing course, but I don’t think they have.
pro-tip: this vegetarian red beans and rice recipe is killer. the use of white miso and soy sauce for umami is a great idea. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020...
I just got chicken over rice from a cart I often visit, and I asked for extra red (spicy) sauce. The cart guy asked if I liked things spicy. Of course, I said. He looked to his coworker and said, should we give him the green sauce? And, Dear Reader, they gave me the green sauce.
Here's the story, btw, in case you want to have a gander. With gift link! wapo.st/4nnqdqk
As I was reporting on all the White Christian Nationalist memes shared by DHS and others for my most recent WaPo story all I could think about was that ultimately the entities that most benefit from those posts are FB, YouTube and Instagram — who make shit tons of money off of it.
I'm sure @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social is all over this, but just in case. @mariagallucci.bsky.social tells us "putting panels over 8K miles of federally owned canals and aqueducts could generate over 25 GW of renewable energy — enough to power nearly 20M homes" 🔌💡 www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
we must tear down Online and replace it with the Internet of Parrots. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...
Following a copyright takedown request, Reuters removed a hot mic video of Putin and Xi discussing life extension and immortality.
Was curious how media covered the fatal shooting of Malcolm X in 1965: "His Life Story: A Study in Hate" One AP report on the murder opened: "Malcolm X, fiery renegade of the Negro radical movement, was assassinated Sunday..." Philly Inquirer called him a "Merchant of Venom"
“Male loneliness epidemic”
the permission structure created for a bloodthirsty maga rampage the last two days by mainstream media, all before any facts were known at all, deserves some real introspection by the entire industry
Isn't it bonkers how cats purr and that how they do it is still a mystery?
target CEO about to start wearing kente cloth
The statement suggests the officer fired his gun after he was hit by the car. I would not automatically trust DHS's versions of the events, as we have seen versions of this where an officer steps in front of a fleeing car then fires. Hopefully bodycams were running and can reveal the truth.
it really is astonishing how quickly it goes from “civil war” and “blood in the streets” to “wow guys it’s just a sad tragedy” when it becomes inconvenient
Target welcomes new CEO Lil Nas X
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The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.
‘Tis the season to be spooky! 🖤🩸🔪👻 🦇 🎃 Handmade mugs available now: littleedenpottery.etsy.com #pottery #ceramics #art #horror #bsnm #handmade
Charlie Kirk getting offed and his killer getting the white male family annihilator press kit is so crazy. Lololol they’re about to post his prom picks and have a family member talk about how he was always a bright and wholesome individual.
my wife was shocked to find out he wasn't in politics, she thought maybe he was elected to something and thats why anyone cares, and when I told her he's just a podcaster she had no idea what the fuck is going on.
"There are worse things in this world than getting beaten on a story," a former top WSJ editor used to say when someone wanted to rush out an unconfirmed bit. He was right about that.
“The twisted ideology behind these attacks is difficult for rational people to make sense of, Hughes said. But it runs something like this: “We can hurt and kill and maim whoever we want because it doesn’t matter in the long run.” wng.org/articles/dar...
Right-wing internet personality Ben Bergquam filmed outside of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s home and invited his followers to “take action” after the recent murder of Charlie Kirk, sparking concerns for the Democratic governor’s safety. trib.al/GBg2lS1
Corporate media bravely continues Charlie Kirk's legacy by committing to destroy the careers of anyone who disagreed with him: www.404media.co/comcast-nbcu...
Soooooooooo not trans , no of color, child of cop and the “leftist” ideology included casual homophobia
The doxxing events that forced a hiatus from 2010-2015
Any recording on my phone from the SXSW concert, especially this song. My recordings were jumpy and I was too amped to record anything WELL. It was their big comeback after a long hiatus, and this was their big FUCK YOU comeback tour. It was excellent, best night of my life.
Ah the good old days 🫠
Not a fave, but I remember my sister and I (8/10 yo) singing along in the car, my mom having a blast making fun of us. She also had my cabbage patch doll, making it "dance", whacking its head against the window repeatedly. We were sobbing, asking her to stop. Lady in the car next to us was horrified
The only things that have kept the United States out of being a major global coffee supplier are climate, altitude, and soil, and fortunately we have a 50% tariff on Brazil which will solve these, reducing our dependence on foreign beans.
Earth science departments are being gutted across the country, which is utterly bizarre given their relevance to our understanding of climate, hazards and disasters, the soils that feed us, the industries that drive our economies, and the importance of ancient life to understanding biodiversity.
A rather telling sign of the times. Matt from Mongoose explains a tweak to the "rescue a billionaire" sample adventure in their upcoming near-future RPG. #Games #RPG #GoodDog
We made it to Friday! 💫
Exactly. A lot of the time, a call for empathy for the dominant group is actually a call for sacrifice from the oppressed. They use the word “empathy” to make the injustice feel like a moral imperative.
Good Morning ❤️ You’re beautiful. You’re handsome. You the SHIT! ACT LIKE IT!!
Speaking ill of the dead includes misrepresenting them. If you’re going to claim we must respect the dead, respect them enough to tell the truth about them, however horrible that truth must be. Canonizing someone who was evil counts as speaking ill of them.
“.. Their roundup and the .. video showing some Korean workers shackled with chains around their hands, ankles and waists have caused public outrage and a sense of betrayal in South Korea, a key U.S. ally.” @apnews.com #Hyundai apnews.com/article/sout...
tell me without telling me that you’re behind on your child support payments
I'm not. Pritzker and Chicago saw the LA playbook, saw that resistance was working in LA, and decided right from the start to go all-in on opposition & resistance.
The nation’s largest scientific research funder abruptly canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grants earlier this year, specifically targeting projects that addressed diversity, inclusion or vaccines. via @indianacapitalchronicle.com
Lots of people were out last night and we pick up again from 11 to 7 today. I'll be there until around 4.
Strange how little attention there is compared to pangolins, leopard cats, or the Formosa black bear
This child was infected with measles before they were able to be vaccinated (under 12 months), likely from someone unvaccinated. They survived the infection but years later they’re dead. The risk of SSPE for an infant infected with measles is 1 in 600, & it’s 95% fatal. Your vaccine protects others
Hobbies include looking for my phone while I am using it
"The number of Americans missing work for National Guard deployments or other military or civic duty is at a 19-year high, adding disruption to a labor market that’s already under strain." Pretty remarkable when we're not at war—except against our own people. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Pointed words re: nuclear power: “Let’s be frank. Even if we start [building nuclear plants] now, it would take 10 years just to maybe finish them. Is that really a solution? Wind and solar can be built in one or two years — that’s the direction we should go. Why build more nuclear plants?”
Lee Jae Myung at his 100 Days press conference: “When I watched White House press conferences in the United States, I noticed that no one points to reporters — the person with the loudest voice just asks the question. Let’s not do that here,” he added."
Charlie Kirk’s killing in Utah fits a pattern of gun violence run amok in red states.
There was like an entire month where every media outlet and social media app (except this one) was like 'Haitians will eat your dog' and that not only endangered thousands of people but also helped swing an election but now you can't say Bad Man Dead because it just wouldn't be decent.
The right never needs a reason to escalate. They will just make stuff up. Where were you for kitty litter in schools, genital mutilation of minors, fentanyl border crisis, pornography in school libraries, "they're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs," etc.?
Shout out to everyone only now learning that "Albert Einstein was reclusive at the end of his career, shunning public engagements." Really meant, "For the last *20 years* of his career, Einstein opposed US racism by only speaking publicly at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Hanging a big No Girls sign on the moon.
hey the people that stormed the capitol and erected gallows to murder elected leaders want you to know that political violence is not ok
I flash back sometimes to how often folks would criticize us for trying to deplatform Nazis there. "Oh but if you kick them off Twitter we won't be able to see what they're doing and counter them" Mhm, well. Guess what happens when you let them rub wild
This dude is the most adorable little guy ❤️
you are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choices
Seems pretty obvious by now that fash are brigading/mass reporting folks, there's an automod going wild, and mods are completely in over their heads leading to overcorrections that will fundamentally restrict speech long term in a nasty way Really feels like Reddit's weird cousin here tonight
please don't keep suspending accounts that I love it's not nice
into the room, hopped up and settled down. Were now at the twitchy ears peets and whiskers stage of the nap and it's all I can do to not SKWISH HIM
He so good bebby He did one of those deep sighs ending in a little purr sound as he relaxed into sleep. My shoulder is sore, at an awkward angle, and I’m not fucken moving 🥹 I was playing a video of a ring neck saying "hi baby babe babe!" And he thought I was talking to him. He gamely trotted
one favorite of many
I don't know if it's my favorite per se, but it is one that I still giggle thinking about years after the fact.
Just found this one today. Think @diamandahagan.bsky.social at the very least will be amused.
Impossible to choose one but this semi recent one is pretty good
THIS IS THE ONE
This is a very very close second, though
Behold my favorite joke of all time
last one
I was torn between this one and the “Can You Lick The Science” post (linked) www.tumblr.com/quousque/149...
There are so many good ones I've already seen but this. This lives in my head RENT FREE TO THIS DAY.
I don't use tumble dry low but here's a current vibe
Disappointed I didn't see the Christian baby post so far + one other that gets me
i think about this one every time i eat popcorn
I could never pick just one but these are strong contenders
of the ones I have saved on my phone it’s this one
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
only thing i'd change from that is maybe archive.today instead of archive.is because the former will always redirect to a country-code site that's online in case one of them is down
Paywalls. Paywalls fucking everywhere. As if the sheer number of ads behind said paywall aren't enough to cover things. I know everyone needs to make their money, but holy fuck -- no wonder the world is teeming with a bunch of incurious, under-read mouth-breathers. Curiosity has a bill.
We have to stop watching US news shows.
ICYMI: Charlie Kirk's death is a tragedy. No debate about that. But he was also a controversial figure. Media can't be afraid to say so. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...
Not going to link to it, but someone shared with me a website that is creating dossiers, including contact info/employers/etc of people they are calling "murderers" because they said things about yesterday's killing that weren't 100% positive. Some of the examples of "murderers" include people...
if any journalist moots would like to talk with me about Bluesky’s decision to ban one of its largest accounts for being transgender, i’m available today & happy to provide comment.
Controversial opinion, but I think trans people should feel safe here on bluesky, and nazis shouldn't.
Also the death toll is probably higher than reported. A lot of people who lived in Lower Manhattan after 9/11 are dying early.
i think the biggest difference between the bluesky user base and the media chattering class is that the latter do not realize they are terminally online freaks