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@alejandromanevich.bsky.social
"Oh! I'm sorry, this is abuse.
Oh no, you want 12A, next door."
Oh no, you want 12A, next door."
Pinned
I have no memory of even adding my name to the waitlist. But sure, let's do this. Another microblogging platform I almost never post to—why not?
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The responses to this thread are ... unwell. I thought I'd seen enough before. Now, I know I have. bsky.app/profile/arie...
Yeah, there's good content here but growth FEELS like it's heavily slowed, and the reputation Bluesky has for harassing and bullying centrist and centre-left types is surely one factor.
people get mad at me when I say this but it's a Serious Problem for bluesky's long-term viability that the userbase actively tries to bully people they don't like off here
May 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The responses to this thread are ... unwell. I thought I'd seen enough before. Now, I know I have. bsky.app/profile/arie...
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Yeah, there's good content here but growth FEELS like it's heavily slowed, and the reputation Bluesky has for harassing and bullying centrist and centre-left types is surely one factor.
people get mad at me when I say this but it's a Serious Problem for bluesky's long-term viability that the userbase actively tries to bully people they don't like off here
The problem is that Bluesky is still a niche platform at 1.3 Mil active users per day globally. Getting your boss to say yes to making an account and dedicating the time and effort to maintaining it means they need to see positives for that investment. A middle finger isn’t a good return.
May 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Yeah, there's good content here but growth FEELS like it's heavily slowed, and the reputation Bluesky has for harassing and bullying centrist and centre-left types is surely one factor.
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Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
April 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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This battle over Abrego Garcia is simple. It doesn't matter that he was here illegally. It doesn't matter if he's a gang member or if he's a wife beater (both of which are disputed). It doesn't matter if you think he deserves to be deported or to be in prison. / thread
April 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This battle over Abrego Garcia is simple. It doesn't matter that he was here illegally. It doesn't matter if he's a gang member or if he's a wife beater (both of which are disputed). It doesn't matter if you think he deserves to be deported or to be in prison. / thread
Every word of this
Those who know me know I was highly critical of what I saw as some of the rhetorical excesses of the campus protests. Khalil and I wld probably get into a spat immediately. It's all the more important for people who believe as I do to say clearly, the protections of the law are for everyone.
A federal judge in NY has blocked any effort by the Trump administration to deport Mahmoud Khalil – whose arrest and imminent deportation Trump celebrated on Turth Social today — until further proceedings play out. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Every word of this
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"Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"Despite multiple attacks by the eagle, the goose remained unbowed. The raptor, defeated, flew off."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Так много побед, что им надоело побеждать?
I think Russian intelligence services cannot believe their good fortune at everything that is happening right now. This is a bonanza across the board. The vicious attack on Ukraine, nutters at the FBI, Gabbard at DNI, shredding of CI capabilities. A monumental tragedy for the West.
This is incredible. Knock yourself out, Russian intel services. “A person familiar with the matter …said analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency.” Cc @ciaranm.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Так много побед, что им надоело побеждать?
Bravo to @doubleaspect.blog for this eloquent, intelligent, morally serious post about the incoherent, puerile, and deeply unserious petition to Parliament to revoke Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship. Read it.
New post: the petition demanding that Elon Musk be deprived of his Canadian citizenship is a disgrace. The tendency it represents, if unchecked, would lead Canada to become just what Canadians abhor in the United States. doubleaspect.blog/2025/02/25/a...
doubleaspect.blog
February 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Bravo to @doubleaspect.blog for this eloquent, intelligent, morally serious post about the incoherent, puerile, and deeply unserious petition to Parliament to revoke Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship. Read it.
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I was curious if there is a case to revoke citizenship beyond "we don't lie this person" (probably not a good basis tbh). It looks like no? In 2017 the Act was changed so that even "high treason" is not a method of revoking citizenship (link: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...) www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...
Thousands sign petition asking government to remove Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship | CBC News
Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship, citing his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly thre...
www.cbc.ca
February 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I was curious if there is a case to revoke citizenship beyond "we don't lie this person" (probably not a good basis tbh). It looks like no? In 2017 the Act was changed so that even "high treason" is not a method of revoking citizenship (link: www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...) www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...
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Mr. Angus, respectfully, why are you doing this? You know there's no legal means to revoke Musk's citizenship, and that changing the law to do so would breach the Charter—because you and your party rightly voted against it a decade ago. Those signing the petition may not know better, but you do.
February 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Mr. Angus, respectfully, why are you doing this? You know there's no legal means to revoke Musk's citizenship, and that changing the law to do so would breach the Charter—because you and your party rightly voted against it a decade ago. Those signing the petition may not know better, but you do.
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In the fight against aspiring fascists engaged in retribution against actual or perceived political opposition, including denials of citizenship, our best weapon is... apparently politically motivated retribution by means of a denial of citizenship.
February 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
In the fight against aspiring fascists engaged in retribution against actual or perceived political opposition, including denials of citizenship, our best weapon is... apparently politically motivated retribution by means of a denial of citizenship.
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Beyond Despair
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
February 17, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Beyond Despair
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
We are so fucking awful
In the past day or so, a Jewish man in Miami saw two Palestinians on the street and opened fire. Seventeen shots. No words exchanged. No threat. Just stops his truck in the middle of the road, gets out, and starts shooting. In fucking Miami.
Spicy, interesting and very well written. I have my differences with parts of it, and I think all of it is well worth reading.
January 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Spicy, interesting and very well written. I have my differences with parts of it, and I think all of it is well worth reading.
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"Wait, are we talking about a menorah or a Hannukiah?"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Skynet"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Skynet"
It's 2086. Rogue AIs impersonating humans roam the planet. Humanity has only one way to tell them apart: asking them how many branches there are in a menorah.
January 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Wait, are we talking about a menorah or a Hannukiah?"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Skynet"
"Wouldn't you like to know, Skynet"
Just splendid work from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social ripping off the mask from Douglas Murray. The next time someone asks me why I object to Murray being lionized by so many in our community—and I've had that conversation more than once since Oct 7!—this is the article I will point them to.
“Looking back at Douglas Murray’s public career, what is striking is how little the core of his thinking has evolved. Instead, it has calcified, expressing itself in an ever-belligerent posture of ethnic and cultural chauvinism”— @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time
Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just splendid work from @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social ripping off the mask from Douglas Murray. The next time someone asks me why I object to Murray being lionized by so many in our community—and I've had that conversation more than once since Oct 7!—this is the article I will point them to.
Much respect to @radiofreetom.bsky.social for calling it as he sees it. I'd agree with the replies saying "this isn't the time or place" if he'd made such comments at the funeral. But this is a public forum, Carter was a public figure, and you can always choose not to read criticism of the deceased!
I might have more to say later, but all the reviews of Carter's presidency emphasize his character, his success in the Mideast, and inflation/gas prices.
But left out of all that: His Cold War policies were abject failures and left America in a precarious situation by 1980. /1
But left out of all that: His Cold War policies were abject failures and left America in a precarious situation by 1980. /1
December 30, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Much respect to @radiofreetom.bsky.social for calling it as he sees it. I'd agree with the replies saying "this isn't the time or place" if he'd made such comments at the funeral. But this is a public forum, Carter was a public figure, and you can always choose not to read criticism of the deceased!
Putting this next to my Hanukkah bush 🙄
December 26, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Putting this next to my Hanukkah bush 🙄
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george bailey: bedford falls would be just the same if I were never born
angel clarence: that's not true
george motte: all I'm saying is that no town's well-being is dependent on any one person, would you deny that we live in a society
angel clarence: that's not true
george motte: all I'm saying is that no town's well-being is dependent on any one person, would you deny that we live in a society
December 24, 2024 at 3:28 AM
george bailey: bedford falls would be just the same if I were never born
angel clarence: that's not true
george motte: all I'm saying is that no town's well-being is dependent on any one person, would you deny that we live in a society
angel clarence: that's not true
george motte: all I'm saying is that no town's well-being is dependent on any one person, would you deny that we live in a society
@jessesingal.com Someone is going after your record! I suspect steroid use. Not validating this until I see the result of the doping tests.
December 23, 2024 at 2:25 PM
@jessesingal.com Someone is going after your record! I suspect steroid use. Not validating this until I see the result of the doping tests.
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The article in the Times on the death of Googie architecture missed my favorite example, from the gateway to my own neighborhood: (1/)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
The Fight to Save Googie, the Style of Postwar Optimism
The car-centric architectural style, characterized by neon signs and dramatic rooflines, is now endangered. Its admirers mourn the loss of the ideals it represented.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2024 at 1:42 PM
The article in the Times on the death of Googie architecture missed my favorite example, from the gateway to my own neighborhood: (1/)
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
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The 2024 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The 2024 Headline of the Year Nominees
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We thought Bluesky was the left wing alternative to 🐦, but we were wrong. It's actually the left wing alternative to 🥝 farms.
December 18, 2024 at 3:14 AM
We thought Bluesky was the left wing alternative to 🐦, but we were wrong. It's actually the left wing alternative to 🥝 farms.
Every time I try to be more forgiving about blocking, I end up returning to the @mattyglesias.bsky.social approach. If I think someone's rude, or annoying, or going on and on about something I don't want to listen to: sorry! My attention and patience are limited. Nothing personal, it's just curation
December 16, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Every time I try to be more forgiving about blocking, I end up returning to the @mattyglesias.bsky.social approach. If I think someone's rude, or annoying, or going on and on about something I don't want to listen to: sorry! My attention and patience are limited. Nothing personal, it's just curation
Remember, if you publicly threaten, dox, defame, and insult a person you disagree with, using as much profanity as possible, that will convince people who aren't already on your side. I mean, it probably won't convince them that your view is correct, but it will certainly convince them of something.
Apropos of nothing in particular: I've recently found myself thinking a lot about the conclusion to this 2021 Freddie deBoer essay. freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/that-one-s...
December 15, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Remember, if you publicly threaten, dox, defame, and insult a person you disagree with, using as much profanity as possible, that will convince people who aren't already on your side. I mean, it probably won't convince them that your view is correct, but it will certainly convince them of something.