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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
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Everything Is Mechanical Turk
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Everything Is Mechanical Turk
Remember when the only way newspapers could stay alive was by paywalling critical stories which siloed information and boosted untrustworthy - but free - outrage bait and then democracy died?
What if that again, but on a truly monumental scale.
What if that again, but on a truly monumental scale.
i know that this is an unpopular take, but everyone starting their own newsletter as a revenue stream is not a sustainable model for writing and reporting or for people who love and want to pay for media.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Remember when the only way newspapers could stay alive was by paywalling critical stories which siloed information and boosted untrustworthy - but free - outrage bait and then democracy died?
What if that again, but on a truly monumental scale.
What if that again, but on a truly monumental scale.
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It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
we all need to write more cringe poetry
February 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
we all need to write more cringe poetry
I once did this across a frozen pond in Central Park. I still look back on it as once of the dumbest things I've ever done.
/ DONT DO THIS
/ THE WATER UNDERNEATH IS MOVING
/ IF U FALL THRU, UR NOT GETTING BACK 2 UR FALL THRU HOLE
/ U WILL DIE
/ & SINCE THERE'S FLOWING WATER
/ THE ICE MITE NOT BE AS THICC
/ DONT DO THIS
/ THE WATER UNDERNEATH IS MOVING
/ IF U FALL THRU, UR NOT GETTING BACK 2 UR FALL THRU HOLE
/ U WILL DIE
/ & SINCE THERE'S FLOWING WATER
/ THE ICE MITE NOT BE AS THICC
/ DONT DO THIS
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I once did this across a frozen pond in Central Park. I still look back on it as once of the dumbest things I've ever done.
Good. Now do the other 3799 kids
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Good. Now do the other 3799 kids
A tramp stamp but it’s the three arrows
February 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
A tramp stamp but it’s the three arrows
It can feel like the left doesn’t want a leader, it wants a Lisan al-Gaib
January 31, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It can feel like the left doesn’t want a leader, it wants a Lisan al-Gaib
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Abolish ICE. Free Liam. Impeach every single member of this administration who can be impeached. They're all villains.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘Mommy, why don’t you pick us up?’: Mother of Liam Conejo Ramos shares her story from hiding
Liam and his father are currently being held by federal authorities in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, an hour plus drive southwest of San Antonio.
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Abolish ICE. Free Liam. Impeach every single member of this administration who can be impeached. They're all villains.
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Microsoft dropped -10% today despite a revenue beat ($81.27B vs. $80.27B expected) because
1. Data center spending growing faster than revenue because they have a growing customer backlog.
2. 45% of that customer backlog is OpenAI who everyone is skeptical of their ability to pay in the long run.
1. Data center spending growing faster than revenue because they have a growing customer backlog.
2. 45% of that customer backlog is OpenAI who everyone is skeptical of their ability to pay in the long run.
January 29, 2026 at 9:47 PM
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Okay sorry one more shot:
January 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Okay sorry one more shot:
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“I’m becoming radicalized,” [Rev James] Galasinski said, his voice rising. “I’m seeing our nation become more & more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
“I’m becoming radicalized,” [Rev James] Galasinski said, his voice rising. “I’m seeing our nation become more & more fascist before my eyes — I saw it. I saw it. I mean, demanding papers? I never thought I would live in a country like this.”
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
Galasinski a former @uuabq.bsky.social ministerial intern
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On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she ‘nurtured kindness’
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
www.mprnews.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
if people swallow the "well Maduro was a bad guy" reasoning, we are cooked. We have the collective memory of a goldfish.
January 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
if people swallow the "well Maduro was a bad guy" reasoning, we are cooked. We have the collective memory of a goldfish.
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Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Techbros seem to love Tolkien, so here's an analogy to help you understand what genAI is.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
GenAI is The One Ring. You think your use is justified, b/c you don't have evil in your heart.
But it came from evil, it is intended for evil purpose, & anything you do with it will be twisted to that end.
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We can only echo this. Gift link.
This essay by the author of a recent well-reviewed book about Tolkien starts modestly and then stabs you with a Morgul-blade halfway through, where you are pinioned by a twist in the telling. You may never recover. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/o...
Opinion | Why I Keep Returning to Middle-Earth
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We can only echo this. Gift link.
I maintain that "colleagues" is spelled wrong @merriam-webster.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I maintain that "colleagues" is spelled wrong @merriam-webster.com
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it's carcinisation for millennial dads, we all become guys who say "buddy," there is no other ending
somehow becoming a dad transformed me into the kind of person that says "buddy" all the time, even though I never use it for the actual Sweet Baby I'm on diaper duty for
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
it's carcinisation for millennial dads, we all become guys who say "buddy," there is no other ending
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do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
November 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
do you believe in ghosts or are you like me, a person who finds themself saying all the time “I absolutely don’t believe in ghosts, but this place has ghosts.”
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Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Uhhhhhhhh is the New England Patriots team plane doing an ICE flight right now?
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
It just took off out of ICE detention hub airport. Military charter flights go out of there occasionally too, but with a different callsign. Not certain but very weird! 🤔
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This is supercool, a real-world validation of the Belyayev Russian Fox experiments. But also the raccoons at my house seem to be getting more and more thuggish, so I dunno.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets
City-dwelling raccoons seem to be evolving a shorter snout—a telltale feature of our pets and other domesticated animals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is supercool, a real-world validation of the Belyayev Russian Fox experiments. But also the raccoons at my house seem to be getting more and more thuggish, so I dunno.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/racc...
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There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!
"bluesky will suspend you for anything vaguely resembling a death threat" is maybe the single most consistent moderation policy they have I don't know why anyone is surprised by this one
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
yes, even if it's a reference to song lyrics
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There is a very good reason why the thing I say most consistently about situations like this is "the violent rhetoric policy is my least favorite policy to write and enforce, and the policy that creates the most upheaval among the userbase when it is applied"!