Shaft
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Former CTO Obama Foundation msft/gusto/goog/Obama/twtr/aapl/goog
Still the Complicated Man Who Risks his neck for non-binary peeps, transpeeps and women
Not the #Shaft many of you newbies are looking 4
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Still the Complicated Man Who Risks his neck for non-binary peeps, transpeeps and women
Not the #Shaft many of you newbies are looking 4
Book Time With Me: intro.co/LeslieMiley
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@theshaft.co
· Nov 21
In 2017 #Obama called out the need for creating a tech counter narrative to what Twitter, Truth Social and the like have been doing. Why didn’t we?
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It's worth noting that ICE and CBP shot more of those vulnerable neighbors *in-between* Good and Pretti. And yet...
You know what nevermind.
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You know what nevermind.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
Needless to say that Renee Good and Alex Pretti will go down as heroes here in Minnesota and nationally, their names synonymous with sacrifice and caring for vulnerable neighbors even at the risk of your own life. And hopefully no more innocent lives are lost.
January 26, 2026 at 7:55 PM
It's worth noting that ICE and CBP shot more of those vulnerable neighbors *in-between* Good and Pretti. And yet...
You know what nevermind.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
You know what nevermind.
bsky.app/profile/atru...
Chickens coming home to roost.
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January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Chickens coming home to roost.
Russia won the Cold War and the South won the Civil War. Prove me wrong!
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January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Russia won the Cold War and the South won the Civil War. Prove me wrong!
Only speak good of the dead. #scottadams is dead…
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January 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Only speak good of the dead. #scottadams is dead…
1/ Sometimes #StarTrek storylines get really close to the fuckery we are experiencing in the united states
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January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
1/ Sometimes #StarTrek storylines get really close to the fuckery we are experiencing in the united states
If you are in tech and conflicted about how to reconcile working in tech with people who are proto-facists, read this!
The number one thing I've been hearing from people in tech lately is, basically, "How the hell am I supposed to work in this industry anymore?" Though most folks are kind of afraid to say it out loud. So I wrote about how to think about it: www.anildash.com/2026/01/05/a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
If you are in tech and conflicted about how to reconcile working in tech with people who are proto-facists, read this!
Most excellent analysis of where tech is and why: open.substack.com/pub/proofofc...
Revenge of The Nerds Redux
On grievance, meritocracy, and the systems that now govern us
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Most excellent analysis of where tech is and why: open.substack.com/pub/proofofc...
I am spending the day acknowledging the beginnings of a continent wide genocide that continues to this day.
While taking some satisfaction that the colonizers chickens are coming home to roost.
While taking some satisfaction that the colonizers chickens are coming home to roost.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I am spending the day acknowledging the beginnings of a continent wide genocide that continues to this day.
While taking some satisfaction that the colonizers chickens are coming home to roost.
While taking some satisfaction that the colonizers chickens are coming home to roost.
This aged…
Anyone taking bets on when, not if the dem leadership caves and keeps the government open? #dinos #simps @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This aged…
You have no honor #timkaine @kaine.senate.gov
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
You have no honor #timkaine @kaine.senate.gov
#California knows how to (add 5 to the) Party
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November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
#California knows how to (add 5 to the) Party
Another #warcriminal dead. #goodday
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November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Another #warcriminal dead. #goodday
Keeping #SonyaMassey family in my thoughts today.
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Keeping #SonyaMassey family in my thoughts today.
Hit me up when y’all save your democracy. I’m gonna go play some COD #nokingsday
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October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hit me up when y’all save your democracy. I’m gonna go play some COD #nokingsday
To those who screaming "act now to save #democracy" It's too late. Your time to act was a decade ago. Almost 1/2 the country is ok with what is happening. This almost ensures there will be no turning back.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
To those who screaming "act now to save #democracy" It's too late. Your time to act was a decade ago. Almost 1/2 the country is ok with what is happening. This almost ensures there will be no turning back.
And here’s a thing I’ll add. Making jokes means you don’t understand your privilege and center that instead of the harm your blind spots are enabling.
Here’s a thing I’ll add, as someone who’s been there: if you’re the CEO of a platform with millions of users, you don’t get to have as much fun on that platform, period. And your job is to eat shit every time a legitimate critique of policy comes up. That’s the gig. Don’t sign up if you aren’t game.
i am catching up on the moderation discourse and it’s really annoying that this episode basically goes back to leadership trying to have a goof and a gag. there’s not a lot of room-reading happening which comes across as immature and unprofessional
October 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And here’s a thing I’ll add. Making jokes means you don’t understand your privilege and center that instead of the harm your blind spots are enabling.
Anyone taking bets on when, not if the dem leadership caves and keeps the government open? #dinos #simps @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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September 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Anyone taking bets on when, not if the dem leadership caves and keeps the government open? #dinos #simps @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
#RestInPower Assata Shakur
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September 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#RestInPower Assata Shakur
Earthquake
god damn
September 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Earthquake
I may have to watch Django Unchained to improve my mood this week.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I may have to watch Django Unchained to improve my mood this week.
People are posting #memes about how bad things are. Folks this is the end of the beginning of the fall.
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September 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
People are posting #memes about how bad things are. Folks this is the end of the beginning of the fall.