M Dukes
@mdukes9.bsky.social
Just a nerd trying to make my way on this floating rock. Learning new things excites me. I have zero-tolerance for assholery.
They/them | 🏔️CO -> BK 🏙️
They/them | 🏔️CO -> BK 🏙️
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"My mentor always tells me, 'Kim, dogs don’t bark at parked cars." They’re coming after critical race theory, 1619, intersectionality because these ideas mobilized people. They gave them the language to actually articulate what they were seeing with their own eyes," says Kimberlé Crenshaw.
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DOJ estimates Epstein trafficked at least 200 children.
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
Epstein Files Reminder: USA has a child marriage epidemic—it's even worse than you think
Despite more than 300,000 documented child marriages since 2000, Republicans are fighting to keep it that way
www.qasimrashid.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:44 AM
DOJ estimates Epstein trafficked at least 200 children.
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
And, experts estimate ~2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States in 2025—a trend expected to continue in 2026.
Here’s how bad the situation is, and what we can do to stop it.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/epstein-fi...
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Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix.
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!
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Tents are small we need encampments turning into field armies fuck one big tent a world of different sized and occupied tents
October 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The social and environmental costs of private car ownership captured in one screen grab.
From the intro to @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book
From the intro to @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book
October 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The social and environmental costs of private car ownership captured in one screen grab.
From the intro to @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book
From the intro to @thewaroncars.bsky.social Life After Cars book
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Cool yes what fun to do this with Marilyn, a woman definitely not famously abused & exploited by an exploitative patriarchal system
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies
www.scientificamerican.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Cool yes what fun to do this with Marilyn, a woman definitely not famously abused & exploited by an exploitative patriarchal system
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yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.
Fuck Columbus.
Fuck Columbus.
October 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket
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“A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision."
- IBM training manual, 1979
- IBM training manual, 1979
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
“A computer can never be held accountable. Therefore a computer must never make a management decision."
- IBM training manual, 1979
- IBM training manual, 1979
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Absolutely been said before but if you’ve got an AI agent that is 57% accurate you have an AI agent that is 0% accurate
October 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Absolutely been said before but if you’ve got an AI agent that is 57% accurate you have an AI agent that is 0% accurate
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SHUT IT DOWN THEN
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
SHUT IT DOWN THEN
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AND THEN THEY LOST. THEY ALL FUCKING LOST TO REPUBLICANS. IT WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO AND THEY NEVER GOT ELECTED AGAIN BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN. DO ACTUALLY NOT FUCKING COMPREHEND WHY THAT HAPPENED
September 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
AND THEN THEY LOST. THEY ALL FUCKING LOST TO REPUBLICANS. IT WAS FIFTEEN YEARS AGO AND THEY NEVER GOT ELECTED AGAIN BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST VOTED FOR THE REPUBLICAN. DO ACTUALLY NOT FUCKING COMPREHEND WHY THAT HAPPENED
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This is something the Republican Party has been working on for some time. I first tracked it in Florida where a bill gained traction that would have taken away nonprofit status from lgbt nonprofits.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
September 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is something the Republican Party has been working on for some time. I first tracked it in Florida where a bill gained traction that would have taken away nonprofit status from lgbt nonprofits.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
Even wrote a story on it.
We are very much at increased risk of these kinds of fascist crackdowns.
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This is the bill to call your reps about and the relevant text in it
Its H.R. 5300, "To guide the foreign policy of the United States, and for other purposes."
This is a five-alarm fire.
This is a five-alarm fire.
September 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is the bill to call your reps about and the relevant text in it
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This text is buried in a larger bill. Don’t want Marco Rubio to be personally responsible for revoking people’s passports based on thought crimes? Call your reps about it!
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.
theintercept.com
September 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This text is buried in a larger bill. Don’t want Marco Rubio to be personally responsible for revoking people’s passports based on thought crimes? Call your reps about it!
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this is seriously a very good question.
I am currently re-re-re-reading Benedict Anderson's "Imagined Communities" in advance of teaching it to my engineering students next week and am just so excited and curious to see how they receive it. What is the nation to a Zoomer?
September 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
this is seriously a very good question.
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if youd like to get a bit more background on how young men get radicalized online but don't want to dive into hell facefirst alone i have a book about it
(it's five years old, but speaks to methods & human motivations that are still current, i think)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
(it's five years old, but speaks to methods & human motivations that are still current, i think)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
Culture Warlords
One reporter takes an immersive dive into white supremacy's explosive online presence, exploring the undercurrents of propaganda, racism, misogyny, and ...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
if youd like to get a bit more background on how young men get radicalized online but don't want to dive into hell facefirst alone i have a book about it
(it's five years old, but speaks to methods & human motivations that are still current, i think)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
(it's five years old, but speaks to methods & human motivations that are still current, i think)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/talia...
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reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
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Reactions like this are why I wrote my article. I presented his comments IN CONTEXT, and provided tons of receipts.
Charlie Kirk was not a civil person.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...
Charlie Kirk was not a civil person.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...
September 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reactions like this are why I wrote my article. I presented his comments IN CONTEXT, and provided tons of receipts.
Charlie Kirk was not a civil person.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...
Charlie Kirk was not a civil person.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...
I can’t believe this isn’t @theonion.com
Lowering the flags on 9/11 at the Guantanamo Bay McDonald's for Charlie Kirk is the most dril tweet thing that's ever happened
The flags were lowered last night around the base by order of President Trump after the killing of Charlie Kirk and will stay at half-staff on this U.S. outpost in southeast Cuba until sunset on Sunday.
September 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I can’t believe this isn’t @theonion.com
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
Evergreen High School is in the same district as Columbine
JUST IN: Three people are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to St. Anthony’s Hospital. https://cnn.it/46fImzg
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Evergreen High School is in the same district as Columbine
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“There is no place for political violence in this country” say the politicians using legislation and rhetoric to attack trans people, immigrants, women and BIPOC daily. Just because it’s done with a pen and not a gun doesn’t mean it’s not political violence. Hypocrites. Not that they care.
September 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“There is no place for political violence in this country” say the politicians using legislation and rhetoric to attack trans people, immigrants, women and BIPOC daily. Just because it’s done with a pen and not a gun doesn’t mean it’s not political violence. Hypocrites. Not that they care.