S.M. Lundberg
@smlundberg.bsky.social
✡️ | AKA Faile. She/they. All takes are my own, especially the bad ones.
Human behind Bad Job Bingo & Support Human newsletter/pod (https://www.supporthuman.cx, anywhere podcasts live).
Internet nerd. For accountability in Tech. Screaming into the void.
Human behind Bad Job Bingo & Support Human newsletter/pod (https://www.supporthuman.cx, anywhere podcasts live).
Internet nerd. For accountability in Tech. Screaming into the void.
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I don’t like living in a country where violence and death are normalized, but it didn’t start today. It built to this point over a long time. Gabby Giffords in 2011, Sandy Hook in 2012, Kyle Rittenhouse, Jan. 6, it’s all the same thing. Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman were killed THREE MONTHS AGO.
September 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don’t like living in a country where violence and death are normalized, but it didn’t start today. It built to this point over a long time. Gabby Giffords in 2011, Sandy Hook in 2012, Kyle Rittenhouse, Jan. 6, it’s all the same thing. Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman were killed THREE MONTHS AGO.
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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To be clear for those of you chomping for the American Years of Lead, this greatly increases your personal chances of dying in random political violence.
It will not be a heroic, meaningful death.
It will be meaningless, forgotten, and fade into the background noise of a society in free fall.
It will not be a heroic, meaningful death.
It will be meaningless, forgotten, and fade into the background noise of a society in free fall.
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
To be clear for those of you chomping for the American Years of Lead, this greatly increases your personal chances of dying in random political violence.
It will not be a heroic, meaningful death.
It will be meaningless, forgotten, and fade into the background noise of a society in free fall.
It will not be a heroic, meaningful death.
It will be meaningless, forgotten, and fade into the background noise of a society in free fall.
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All of these tips are derived from the psychological protections developed for content moderators, and if you want more detail and citations, crowd.cs.vt.edu/wp-content/u... is the paper that has the best collection of citations that I've found .
crowd.cs.vt.edu
September 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All of these tips are derived from the psychological protections developed for content moderators, and if you want more detail and citations, crowd.cs.vt.edu/wp-content/u... is the paper that has the best collection of citations that I've found .
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The Supreme Court left a lower court order standing, allowing a 14-year-old transgender student to use a school bathroom that aligns with his gender identity and turning aside an emergency appeal from South Carolina to lift the ruling.
Supreme Court won’t block transgender student’s use of school bathroom
The high court left standing a lower-court order allowing a 14-year-old transgender student to use a school bathroom that aligns with his gender identity, turning aside an emergency appeal from South ...
wapo.st
September 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The Supreme Court left a lower court order standing, allowing a 14-year-old transgender student to use a school bathroom that aligns with his gender identity and turning aside an emergency appeal from South Carolina to lift the ruling.
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Journalists, it seems to be flying under the radar that Trump wants to limit I (journalist) visas to U.S. to 240 days and 90 days for Chinese journalists. Don’t let it!
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
And credit to @lavanguardia.com, 1st place I saw report it www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
And credit to @lavanguardia.com, 1st place I saw report it www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
United States moves to restrict visa length for foreign students, reporters
Trump administration has proposed restricting student visas to a four-year period rather than the duration of programme.
www.aljazeera.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Journalists, it seems to be flying under the radar that Trump wants to limit I (journalist) visas to U.S. to 240 days and 90 days for Chinese journalists. Don’t let it!
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
And credit to @lavanguardia.com, 1st place I saw report it www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
And credit to @lavanguardia.com, 1st place I saw report it www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...
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Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
YouTube’s Deal With the Devil
Google once declared OAN too toxic for its platform—now Sundar Pichai and Neal Mohan are breathing new life into the conspiracy network as they negotiate a high-stakes agreement with Rupert Murdoch's ...
www.status.news
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Back in 2020, YouTube suspended OAN's channel, demonetized it, and noted it was not an "authoritative" source.
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
Now, five years later, the Google-owned platform has inked a deal to put the MAGA propaganda network in millions of living rooms.
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/youtube-oa...
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A progressive Democrat flipped a staunchly Republican seat in *Iowa*— won it by 10 points, in fact— by running *As A Progressive* focusing on issues of education, and making housing, child care, and health care affordable.
Stop running to the right. Stay left, and fight.
Stop running to the right. Stay left, and fight.
HUGE FLIP: Democrat Catelin Drey wins deep-red state Senate seat in Iowa, breaking the GOP's supermajority.
Drey won by 11 points in a district Donald Trump carried by 11 points last year. It's another massive overperformance. The Iowa GOP should be very worried for the midterms.
Our full writeup:
Drey won by 11 points in a district Donald Trump carried by 11 points last year. It's another massive overperformance. The Iowa GOP should be very worried for the midterms.
Our full writeup:
Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority
Catelin Drey's victory may portend more good news for Democrats next year
www.the-downballot.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A progressive Democrat flipped a staunchly Republican seat in *Iowa*— won it by 10 points, in fact— by running *As A Progressive* focusing on issues of education, and making housing, child care, and health care affordable.
Stop running to the right. Stay left, and fight.
Stop running to the right. Stay left, and fight.
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Let's be generous, here, and assume that by the solar system Altman wants to put the sphere outside the orbit of Neptune, and we'll just exclude the kuiper belt entirely.
That would be a sphere with a diameter of 6 billion miles.
Let's assume that it has the thickness of an eggshell: .3mm thick.
That would be a sphere with a diameter of 6 billion miles.
Let's assume that it has the thickness of an eggshell: .3mm thick.
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Let's be generous, here, and assume that by the solar system Altman wants to put the sphere outside the orbit of Neptune, and we'll just exclude the kuiper belt entirely.
That would be a sphere with a diameter of 6 billion miles.
Let's assume that it has the thickness of an eggshell: .3mm thick.
That would be a sphere with a diameter of 6 billion miles.
Let's assume that it has the thickness of an eggshell: .3mm thick.
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For non-Texans, Sen. Molly Cook's bio: "emergency room nurse and grassroots organizer." She's a white woman.
This is the energy I'm talking about. You cannot allow one person alone to shoulder the burden of opposing the govt or police.
This is the energy I'm talking about. You cannot allow one person alone to shoulder the burden of opposing the govt or police.
Senator Molly Cook just came and walked into the chamber
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
For non-Texans, Sen. Molly Cook's bio: "emergency room nurse and grassroots organizer." She's a white woman.
This is the energy I'm talking about. You cannot allow one person alone to shoulder the burden of opposing the govt or police.
This is the energy I'm talking about. You cannot allow one person alone to shoulder the burden of opposing the govt or police.
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tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
The people dominating our political landscape, culture, and economy are just so stupid and full of shit it's almost impossible to describe
August 19, 2025 at 3:53 AM
tough to face that we live in a world now where “i put on my robe and wizard hat” unlocks billions of dollars and gets you hailed as a genius
I said WTF so often in one job it lost all meaning.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/06apr25-ba...
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April 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I said WTF so often in one job it lost all meaning.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/06apr25-ba...
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In which I yell a lot about Substack.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/30mar25-ba...
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30Mar25 Bad Job Bingo
On free speech and economic engines.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx
March 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
In which I yell a lot about Substack.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/30mar25-ba...
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/30mar25-ba...
A light issue, but under the universal law that something is better than nothing, we’re trying our best.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/23mar25-ba...
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23Mar25 Bad Job Bingo
Work, monkey, work.
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March 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A light issue, but under the universal law that something is better than nothing, we’re trying our best.
www.newsletter.supporthuman.cx/p/23mar25-ba...
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Whenever I see the American discussion of healthcare reform it's always the status quo vs the British or Canadian system. There are other systems in the world. Every other wealthy country has achieved universal coverage, often without a single-payer system. A hybrid model would make sense for us.
I know I’ve said this before, but we could have *multipayer* universal health care coverage tomorrow. Countries like Australia already have it. Medicare for all is the safety net and people can still buy private insurance if they want. It’s fucking criminal we don’t have that.
December 7, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Whenever I see the American discussion of healthcare reform it's always the status quo vs the British or Canadian system. There are other systems in the world. Every other wealthy country has achieved universal coverage, often without a single-payer system. A hybrid model would make sense for us.
A really lovely, needed short story for the moment we’re in. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Year Without Sunshine - Uncanny Magazine
During one of the much smaller disasters that preceded the really big disaster, I met a lot of my neighbors online. I can’t remember if we set up the WhatsApp group because of the pandemic or the civi...
www.uncannymagazine.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
A really lovely, needed short story for the moment we’re in. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
November 13, 2024 at 3:25 AM
Hello all: It is with a heavy heart that I remove my Starter Pack of "Trustworthy Mesopotamian Copper Ingot Merchants Within the City-State of Ur."
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
I have been informed about some pretty unfortunate oversights on my part and ultimately platformed some creators who should not have been platformed.
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"Fuck your feelings" but also please come to thanksgiving, we miss you and our vote had nothing to do with you, honey.
November 12, 2024 at 6:35 PM
"Fuck your feelings" but also please come to thanksgiving, we miss you and our vote had nothing to do with you, honey.
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"Now it is time to fully devote ourselves to direct action and mutual aid. Now is the moment to turn toward the most solid thing we actually have — each other." truthout.org/articles/our...
Our Best Option for Defending Ourselves From Trump’s Second Term Is Each Other
Policy solutions, tech fixes or billionaires won’t save us. We must commit to the work of mutual aid and direct action.
truthout.org
November 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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I heard there was a sensual hog
that bsky made to displease the mods
but you don't really care for Alf lore, do ya
that bsky made to displease the mods
but you don't really care for Alf lore, do ya
November 13, 2024 at 4:26 AM
I heard there was a sensual hog
that bsky made to displease the mods
but you don't really care for Alf lore, do ya
that bsky made to displease the mods
but you don't really care for Alf lore, do ya
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just a reminder that john oliver did better in a condensed 60 seconds to defend trans rights and trans people than the entire democratic party in a 6 month campaign.
November 12, 2024 at 10:08 AM
just a reminder that john oliver did better in a condensed 60 seconds to defend trans rights and trans people than the entire democratic party in a 6 month campaign.
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Finding each other on BlueSky
a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
ALT: a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
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November 10, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Finding each other on BlueSky
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If you've never read Don't Rock The Inbox, I really hope today changes that: a special Friday free post jam-packed with more than 50 great songs by indie artists who fearlessly speak truth to power (complete with bandcamp links so you can give them money) open.substack.com/pub/dontrock...
Put A Record On: Music For Fighting Back
Songs we love by artists who aren't afraid to tell it like it is (and who you should give your money to).
open.substack.com
November 8, 2024 at 2:39 PM
If you've never read Don't Rock The Inbox, I really hope today changes that: a special Friday free post jam-packed with more than 50 great songs by indie artists who fearlessly speak truth to power (complete with bandcamp links so you can give them money) open.substack.com/pub/dontrock...
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Trans people are gonna keep being born, and at least some of our current trans folks need to survive in order to be there for future generations to learn from. We need some of us to survive so we don't have to start from scratch when the dust settles.
November 8, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Trans people are gonna keep being born, and at least some of our current trans folks need to survive in order to be there for future generations to learn from. We need some of us to survive so we don't have to start from scratch when the dust settles.