Barter Loch Monster
@barterloch.bsky.social
Turning upstanding citizens into degenerate bagpipers since 2016.
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Recent large anti-Musk street art in Paris. It really shows how hated he is, you never see anything like this in Paris, even about "our" far-right politicians. By coincidence, they could use the inverted car, one of the few symbols to have emerged in Parisian street art in recent years.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Recent large anti-Musk street art in Paris. It really shows how hated he is, you never see anything like this in Paris, even about "our" far-right politicians. By coincidence, they could use the inverted car, one of the few symbols to have emerged in Parisian street art in recent years.
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[gives up]
Stay in the fight!
Stay in the fight!
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
[gives up]
Stay in the fight!
Stay in the fight!
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The reason people think the Democratic Party doesn't actually stand for anything is because it doesn't.
Watching this man, who I imagine believed himself to be a notable thinker due to his employer, discover just how much of his life was shaped by “being someone’s nephew” in real time has been a bigger entertainment event than the World Series.
not because they’re entitled to your attention. but to avoid the trap of epistemic closure
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Watching this man, who I imagine believed himself to be a notable thinker due to his employer, discover just how much of his life was shaped by “being someone’s nephew” in real time has been a bigger entertainment event than the World Series.
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2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic reads:
“Be cheerful, enjoy your life”
Discovered in Turkey
“Be cheerful, enjoy your life”
Discovered in Turkey
May 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
2,400 year-old skeleton mosaic reads:
“Be cheerful, enjoy your life”
Discovered in Turkey
“Be cheerful, enjoy your life”
Discovered in Turkey
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Fuck yeah!!!
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Fuck yeah!!!
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Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
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The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
Aspire to trigger some NYT geriatric so much he shows up in your friend’s comments
@caseynewton.bsky.social mainlining neckbeard energy I haven’t seen since 2008
@caseynewton.bsky.social mainlining neckbeard energy I haven’t seen since 2008
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Aspire to trigger some NYT geriatric so much he shows up in your friend’s comments
@caseynewton.bsky.social mainlining neckbeard energy I haven’t seen since 2008
@caseynewton.bsky.social mainlining neckbeard energy I haven’t seen since 2008
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social saw a possible funnel cloud today east of Tacoma as I was coming home from Ocean Shores.
It appeared to originate in the same general area where a weak velocity couplet tracked east for at least four radar scans.
It appeared to originate in the same general area where a weak velocity couplet tracked east for at least four radar scans.
October 20, 2025 at 2:42 AM
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social saw a possible funnel cloud today east of Tacoma as I was coming home from Ocean Shores.
It appeared to originate in the same general area where a weak velocity couplet tracked east for at least four radar scans.
It appeared to originate in the same general area where a weak velocity couplet tracked east for at least four radar scans.
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Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons
Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal."
www.latimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social impressive mammatus clouds in Edmonds today.
October 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
@seattlewxguy.bsky.social impressive mammatus clouds in Edmonds today.
It’s a great time to try Linux! Mint is a great distro
Microsoft’s Photos app on Windows 11 will soon auto-categorize your pictures. It’s part of an update coming to Copilot+ PCs www.theverge.com/news/786837/...
Microsoft Photos will soon auto-categorize your pictures
A test uses AI to sort your receipts, screenshots, identity documents, and notes into specific folders.
www.theverge.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
It’s a great time to try Linux! Mint is a great distro
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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another point for “2020s biotech >>> 2020s infotech”
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
another point for “2020s biotech >>> 2020s infotech”
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I love Wired, but this is some weak ass tea. It's far too late for this mealy-mouth head-scratching from editor emeritus Rip Van Winkle.
The cyberlibertarian to cyber-fascist trajectory is well understood at this point.
The cyberlibertarian to cyber-fascist trajectory is well understood at this point.
A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I love Wired, but this is some weak ass tea. It's far too late for this mealy-mouth head-scratching from editor emeritus Rip Van Winkle.
The cyberlibertarian to cyber-fascist trajectory is well understood at this point.
The cyberlibertarian to cyber-fascist trajectory is well understood at this point.
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My latest newsletter is about how Internet culture died, and why the centralization of the web around a handful of large platforms is responsible for making the web a duller, more boring place.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...
The Death of Internet Culture
It's not just you. The web is boring now.
whatwelost.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My latest newsletter is about how Internet culture died, and why the centralization of the web around a handful of large platforms is responsible for making the web a duller, more boring place.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...
whatwelost.substack.com/p/the-death-...