Robin
@yacute.bsky.social
I like books, games, my cats, and unfortunately, politics. she/her
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Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Appears this is also true for fascism.
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Appears this is also true for fascism.
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In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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Lake Michigan from Milwaukee this morning.
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Lake Michigan from Milwaukee this morning.
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
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This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
September 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is simply untenable. There is no way forward with media and political classes captured by the right. Every time someone commits a crime you have to pray it's not an undesirable or it's purge time, then when it turns out to be themselves again they just shrug and wait for the next one.
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Starting at about 50 minutes, this is pretty remarkable.
The first 3rd of this is incredibly boring (as he builds trust), the second 3rd is amusing, the last 3rd will absolutely tear your heart out. This is a must watch, and don't feel guilty about skipping to the first commercial break
August 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Starting at about 50 minutes, this is pretty remarkable.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
Zohran and Brad Lander have somehow provided the perfect demonstration of what the Harris/Walz dynamic should have been
but what do you really think brad lander hellgatenyc.com/brad-lander-...
June 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Zohran and Brad Lander have somehow provided the perfect demonstration of what the Harris/Walz dynamic should have been
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I will say this: I am quite done throat clearing on this subject. The weakest A.I. booster argument is to whine about this point because it allows them to make success a binary "useful or not" rather than "actually capable of anything resembling the nonsense OpenAI and Anthropic promise"
I don’t think there’s a single serious critic who says AI’s not useful? The concerns I see are about content rights, worker impacts, environmental effects, epistemological threats, or media manipulation. But that’s all predicated on the idea that it *does* work, often too well for people to manage…
The NYT Magazine asked me and @caseynewton.bsky.social to open their AI issue by talking about how we use AI, why it's not going away, and how you can't be a serious critic if you're in denial about how useful it is. Bluesky's gonna love this one!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
June 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I will say this: I am quite done throat clearing on this subject. The weakest A.I. booster argument is to whine about this point because it allows them to make success a binary "useful or not" rather than "actually capable of anything resembling the nonsense OpenAI and Anthropic promise"
I totally appreciate the need for people who can just put their heads down and work, but this insistence Ken has that, as DNC chair, he should be able to completely ignore deep divides in the party and just focus on winning elections is completely delusional
June 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I totally appreciate the need for people who can just put their heads down and work, but this insistence Ken has that, as DNC chair, he should be able to completely ignore deep divides in the party and just focus on winning elections is completely delusional
Part of the reason I thought Kamala would win is I couldn’t believe it would only take American voters 4 years to forget what this feels like
June 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Part of the reason I thought Kamala would win is I couldn’t believe it would only take American voters 4 years to forget what this feels like
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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Ms.Rachel is showing more humanity than our politicians
May 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ms.Rachel is showing more humanity than our politicians
Forgetting how to spell Poilievre
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Forgetting how to spell Poilievre
Everybody’s always talking about “dow jones this, s&p that”. All I need is the Yoga With Adriene index
April 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Everybody’s always talking about “dow jones this, s&p that”. All I need is the Yoga With Adriene index
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We’re sharing below clips of journalist Hossam Shabat, whom Israel assassinated in northern Gaza earlier today.
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
March 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We’re sharing below clips of journalist Hossam Shabat, whom Israel assassinated in northern Gaza earlier today.
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
He was a role model to Gaza’s children, especially those aspiring to become reporters.
Video from @ GazaMartyrs
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Are we not angry enough
March 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Are we not angry enough
Feels like “waste, fraud, and abuse” is quickly replacing “DEI” as the mandatory phrase republicans use when answering literally any question
February 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Feels like “waste, fraud, and abuse” is quickly replacing “DEI” as the mandatory phrase republicans use when answering literally any question
I get that economics is complicated, but it has to be the #1 field for unnecessary jargon. Stop making me verify what “debt servicing” means, just say debt payments!
February 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I get that economics is complicated, but it has to be the #1 field for unnecessary jargon. Stop making me verify what “debt servicing” means, just say debt payments!
I’m almost certainly too stupid to read this book, but by golly I’m going to try
February 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I’m almost certainly too stupid to read this book, but by golly I’m going to try
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I've never seen it stated so plainly: Joyce can imagine herself as an author whose book event is disrupted by protestors so she opposes the protest.
Can you imagine yourself as a fired federal worker or deported immigrant? Wouldn't you want people to take drastic measures on your behalf?
Can you imagine yourself as a fired federal worker or deported immigrant? Wouldn't you want people to take drastic measures on your behalf?
it's true that I tend to support bookstores & book people. I know what it's like to plan for a book evening, arrange chairs, hope for a good turnout. how dismaying it must have been for many when, outside the store, protesters caused a commotion as the event began.
February 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I've never seen it stated so plainly: Joyce can imagine herself as an author whose book event is disrupted by protestors so she opposes the protest.
Can you imagine yourself as a fired federal worker or deported immigrant? Wouldn't you want people to take drastic measures on your behalf?
Can you imagine yourself as a fired federal worker or deported immigrant? Wouldn't you want people to take drastic measures on your behalf?