@alexcartaz.bsky.social
podcast and (former) twitter enthusiast
bluesky needs to get some product sense and a fire in their belly or this whole experiment is doomed
bluesky needs to get some product sense and a fire in their belly or this whole experiment is doomed
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What about the Epstein files?
I don’t think any demographic from old twitter has aged worse than venture capitalists
October 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I don’t think any demographic from old twitter has aged worse than venture capitalists
Can SNL morally ether this dipshit?
To be clear, saying you're going to "avoid politics" is an INCREDIBLY political statement, especially in an age of fascism.
Fucking disgusting variety.com/2025/tv/news...
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Can SNL morally ether this dipshit?
Everything is such a disappointment
October 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Everything is such a disappointment
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Still just shaking my head and laughing to myself that Nikita Bier is the X head of product
I swear to god like half of tech was just craven, amoral, self interested shells of humans cos playing as reasonable ppl on old twitter
I swear to god like half of tech was just craven, amoral, self interested shells of humans cos playing as reasonable ppl on old twitter
October 1, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Still just shaking my head and laughing to myself that Nikita Bier is the X head of product
I swear to god like half of tech was just craven, amoral, self interested shells of humans cos playing as reasonable ppl on old twitter
I swear to god like half of tech was just craven, amoral, self interested shells of humans cos playing as reasonable ppl on old twitter
The cool thing ab writing a thread while in bed before you wake up and can only half see your screen are endless typos. But bsky doesn’t have edit or drafts or delete all and push the entire thread back into compose cc @internet.bsky.social
Just stumbled across this and it was like talking a walk down memory lane
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
September 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The cool thing ab writing a thread while in bed before you wake up and can only half see your screen are endless typos. But bsky doesn’t have edit or drafts or delete all and push the entire thread back into compose cc @internet.bsky.social
Just stumbled across this and it was like talking a walk down memory lane
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
There have been a ton of 20th anniversary "best of" podcast lists lately, and it has started to feel a bit like an obituary for an industry.
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
[gift link] defector.com/the-future-o...
The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks | Defector
This week, Left Of Dial published its Essential Listening Poll, a compilation of the 100 best podcasts of all time, according to industry creators, writers, and scholars (Disclosure: I was invited to ...
defector.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just stumbled across this and it was like talking a walk down memory lane
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
When I first fell in love w podcasts circa 2009-2013 npr shows played a much larger role in my listening, Radiolab being the most prominent
Just to reiterate, I think the Threads numbers Meta touts (both the initial sign up numbers causing unscrupulous journalists to say things like “fastest app to 100M users and current MAU) are not representative of actual, normalized usage
And yet, Threads has virtually no cultural impact whatsoever
New stats suggest that Threads now has more daily users than X
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Just to reiterate, I think the Threads numbers Meta touts (both the initial sign up numbers causing unscrupulous journalists to say things like “fastest app to 100M users and current MAU) are not representative of actual, normalized usage
One of the biggest disappoints ab SV (and boy are there a lot) is that there are so many ppl that could actually make great products if they had access to capital + talent, but instead it’s so often ppl throwing money at folks whose only discernible skill set is climbing a corp ladder or peddling bs
Scoop with @zoeschiffer.bsky.social: Marissa Mayer is dissolving her Sunshine startup lab. The assets will be sold to a new Mayer-founded AI firm called Dazzle www.wired.com/story/mariss...
Marissa Mayer Is Dissolving Her Sunshine Startup Lab
After seven rocky years, the company’s assets will be sold to Dazzle, a new AI firm that Mayer founded.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
One of the biggest disappoints ab SV (and boy are there a lot) is that there are so many ppl that could actually make great products if they had access to capital + talent, but instead it’s so often ppl throwing money at folks whose only discernible skill set is climbing a corp ladder or peddling bs
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Star Trek The Next Generation upon hitting 38 years old: *signs up for a Bluesky account*
HAPPY 38TH BIRTHDAY TO STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION, THE SHOW THAT STARTED MY LIFELONG OBSESSION WITH STAR TREK!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
September 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Star Trek The Next Generation upon hitting 38 years old: *signs up for a Bluesky account*
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79. American citizen.
September 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
79. American citizen.
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38 years ago today: The Next Generation's first scene🖖
"Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7.
Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world."
TNG is 40 soon 🤯
"Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7.
Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world."
TNG is 40 soon 🤯
September 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
38 years ago today: The Next Generation's first scene🖖
"Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7.
Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world."
TNG is 40 soon 🤯
"Captain's log, Stardate 41153.7.
Our destination is Planet Deneb IV, beyond which lies the great unexplored mass of the galaxy. My orders are to examine Farpoint, a starbase built there by the inhabitants of that world."
TNG is 40 soon 🤯
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Knew what this was going to be before hitting play. Was not disappointed.
September 29, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Knew what this was going to be before hitting play. Was not disappointed.
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Congratulations Brett Kavanaugh
Today I spoke with Greg Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol chief, as he led dozens of feds in military gear through downtown Chicago.
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He said they were arresting folks based on “how they look.”
“How do they look compared to, say, you?” he said, referring to me.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’
Immigration agents wearing tactical gear and carrying long guns made arrests in downtown Chicago and the River North neighborhood Sunday. “This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidatio...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Congratulations Brett Kavanaugh
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So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.
September 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
So far today, Chuck Schumer has said his strategy for preventing Trump sending troops into blue cities is to win over Republican senators (!) while Hakeem Jeffries praised Eric Adams's courage and authenticity (!!) while refusing to endorse Mamdani. Again.
These two gotta go.
These two gotta go.
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Honestly Jeffries move here is politically baffling and just undermines any faith that he can pull off the kind of strategy needed to deal with Trump.
NEW: Jeffries praises Eric Adams in a statement, saying he has "served courageously and authentically for decades" and that "meaningful progress has been made" during his mayoralty.
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
Says he will "publicly weigh in" on the mayoral race "well before the start of early voting.”
September 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Honestly Jeffries move here is politically baffling and just undermines any faith that he can pull off the kind of strategy needed to deal with Trump.
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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
September 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Release the Epstein Files
September 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Release the Epstein Files
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Why are you so bad at this
The Trump administration’s threat to deploy troops in Portland is unlawful.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
Here’s a thought.
Focus on protecting the healthcare of the American people.
September 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Why are you so bad at this
If 1/3 of the nation is putting their trust in media orgs and personalities that are clearly bad faith operators, the left, dems, and rest of the media has GOT to find a way to illuminate to everyone how those information sources are disingenuous and manipulating their viewers
September 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If 1/3 of the nation is putting their trust in media orgs and personalities that are clearly bad faith operators, the left, dems, and rest of the media has GOT to find a way to illuminate to everyone how those information sources are disingenuous and manipulating their viewers
Really seems like all the comedians should be finding the best possible jokes to make fun of Trump and just being going ham on him 24/7
September 27, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Really seems like all the comedians should be finding the best possible jokes to make fun of Trump and just being going ham on him 24/7
It’s been, I think 2 years since I’ve seen anyone share a Ben Thompson post. Almost forgot ab him
It’s so shocking how ab 95% of tech twitter is not on bluesky, which is completely insane (there were many many non-maga types, even if some self interested billionaires and their coat riders now are)
It’s so shocking how ab 95% of tech twitter is not on bluesky, which is completely insane (there were many many non-maga types, even if some self interested billionaires and their coat riders now are)
Ben Thompson is excited about a new monetization opportunity using AI to recognize objects in YouTube videos then show ads for them.
This is cool but not groundbreaking, TikTok already does this and recently got heat for showing links to TikTok Shop for items in videos about Gaza.
This is cool but not groundbreaking, TikTok already does this and recently got heat for showing links to TikTok Shop for items in videos about Gaza.
The YouTube Tip of the Google Spear
I’ve come to appreciate Google’s amorphous nature; what makes me bullish is the clarity of YouTube’s AI opportunity.
stratechery.com
September 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It’s been, I think 2 years since I’ve seen anyone share a Ben Thompson post. Almost forgot ab him
It’s so shocking how ab 95% of tech twitter is not on bluesky, which is completely insane (there were many many non-maga types, even if some self interested billionaires and their coat riders now are)
It’s so shocking how ab 95% of tech twitter is not on bluesky, which is completely insane (there were many many non-maga types, even if some self interested billionaires and their coat riders now are)
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Troops. In an American city. Using full force.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Troops. In an American city. Using full force.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
Your now-regular reminder that Republican members of Congress are letting this happen.
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‘Every bit of public data that Alice and Bob created—their posts, their likes, their comments, their recipes, their scrobbles—is meaningfully owned by them. It’s hosted directly on the open web, with ability to “walk away” without losing traffic or breaking any links.’
overreacted.io/open-social/
overreacted.io/open-social/
Open Social — overreacted
The protocol is the API.
overreacted.io
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
‘Every bit of public data that Alice and Bob created—their posts, their likes, their comments, their recipes, their scrobbles—is meaningfully owned by them. It’s hosted directly on the open web, with ability to “walk away” without losing traffic or breaking any links.’
overreacted.io/open-social/
overreacted.io/open-social/