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Anil Dash
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that guy from the internet • waging a victorious 2-front war against cars and xmas • big fan of being a big fan of things • see https://anildash.com
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · Nov 20
What I learned from Prince and Muhammad Ali was that it’s possible to love yourself so much that everybody else does, too.
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bijan.bsky.social
excellent piece on tolkien, the changing faces of d&d, and the history of ~fantasy racism~. good shit in here
adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 2h
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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explaintrade.com
Honestly believe that using 'alpha' like this is a foolproof Shibboleth for douchebaggery.

Normal human beings in finance (all three of them) do not do this.
freydalpishti.bsky.social 𝔎𝔯𝔦𝔰 𝔉𝔯𝔢𝔶𝔡𝔞𝔩 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @freydalpishti.bsky.social · 16h
*maximum alpha at 1.25x speed* continuously lives on in my head, unfortunately.
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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moreandagain.social
I love muito city so much 😂

Ranked choice voting for the winner is just. . . lolololol
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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dearsarah.bsky.social
🥳 Yes Repeat No—the rad weird conceptual art film I produced about🇵🇸& 🇮🇱during the pandemic—will be released to streaming platforms tomorrow, 11/11!

I hope you’ll check it out & tell everyone you know & let me know what you think! www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/yes-rep... still can't believe it!
Variety article with headline: Freestyle Digital Media Acquires North American Rights to “Yes Repeat No.” (A drama exploring Israeli-Palestinian identity). The film releases on November 11 on streaming & VOD platforms. Pressy Deal Mess Ninetes Noth Areas Hols to Tos Heseal No 9921/293177M "Yes Repeat No" follows the story of three actors who are auditioning to play Juliano Mer-Khamis, a Palestinian-Jewish actor and activist who was assassinated in 2011 on the steps of the theater he founded in Jenin. Born to an anti-Zionist Jewish mother and a Palestinian Christian Communist father, Mer-Khamis became an internationally acclaimed actor who appeared in films including "The Little Drummer Girl" and "Miral," and later began a career as a director, theater founder and a political activist. "Yes Repeat No" stars Salome Azizi ("The Director"), Mousa Kraish ("Arab Juliano"). Adam Meir ("Public Juliano"), and Karim Saleh ("Israeli Juliano"). "Because we made this film before October 7th, we could examine our collective, fraught history with nuance and compassion, without clinging to 'sides. We want to build bridges rather than fan flames, and to challenge our viewers' understanding of the conflict," said filmmaker Michael Dahan. "By weaving direct quotes from Palestinian, Israeli, Arab and American leaders throughout the dialogue the film reveals how the meaning of words spoken by political figures such as Arafat, Netanyahu, and others have shifted over time. In a time of conflict, 'Yes Repeat No' insists on imagining a better future and encourages its audience to feel more understood and less alone." The film is written and directed by Dahan, who also serves as the film's producer alongside N. Braxton Pope and Sarah Szalavitz. Watch the trailer for "Yes Repeat No" below. * Yes Repost, Nol Official Trailer (2025) REPEAT
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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atrupar.com
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores

You can’t make this shit up, folks
The Miracle Mile Shopping Center in Chicago, once considered our Nation’s BEST, now has a more than 28% vacancy factor, and is ready to call it quits unless something is done about the murder and crime, which is prevalent throughout the City. CALL IN THE TROOPS, FAST, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE! “Just the News”
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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kenwhite.bsky.social
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
anildash.com
The independent web needs and deserves your support. And sites like Stereogum inspire everyone.
Zohran Kwame Mar 27, 2017 to tips v ... Hi Stereogum, I'm a rapper here in NYC and I've just released a new song titled Salaam. It's about what it means to be Muslim here in America today - the fear, and the roots of that fear. It would be a dream if someone at Stereogum would write about this in any which way. Do you think that would be possible? Here's a link to my Soundcloud - song is also available on all other platforms. Much love and looking forward to hearing from you, Zohran
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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scottgum.bsky.social
For years, advertising has been how Stereogum made money to pay its writers. While we made progress moving away from that model, Google AI search has decimated the business almost overnight. Today we relaunch with a greater focus on subscription. We’d love your support: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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stereogum.com
Big changes at Stereogum today.

A message from our founder: stereogum.com/2478838/ster...
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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katelynburns.com
I'll get back to "party unity" as soon as the Senate Minority Leader tells us if he voted for the Democratic party nominee for mayor of his city.

I'm tired of party unity only ever running one way.
November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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angus.bsky.social
It's amazing that neither Schumer nor any of the eight turncoats can summon this rhetorical energy.
whitehouse.senate.gov Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20h
Do I trust them? No. That’s why I voted no. But they are in a terrible position, and we can use the next few weeks to turn the pressure up even further.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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humblecore.bsky.social
“More than 300 people are expected to attend Monday’s event at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall”

Loser shit. I had MCB lectures in Wheeler auditorium that were bigger than that
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
anildash.com
It’s very striking watching right-wing media try to react to Dean Fuleihan, because they haven’t been given their hateful talking points yet. Even the NY Post is just reciting facts, trying to buy time until they can figure out how to slander him in a way that will get people sending death threats.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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theothersideoflife.bsky.social
Prince's donation was specifically for the Western Branch. @loueyville.bsky.social wrote about his donation back in 2016 for Insider Louisville (which is defunct).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisvi...
Louisville Free Public Library, Western Branch - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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spunkyblah.bsky.social
This is a good time to remind people that the similarly overused less lethal weapon tear gas is super dangerous for pregnant people. Every politician that is antiabortion or proclaims wanting to protect children should be vehemently against use of these weapons as crowd control.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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moryan.bsky.social
THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago
ckubzansky.bsky.social Caroline Kubzansky @ckubzansky.bsky.social · 1d
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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bookshop.org
This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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filipamv.bsky.social
After the Rubygems drama, I felt frustrated that I can’t escape evil people trying to dominate my life.

I found myself mourning the future I thought we would have; but also hopeful that it’s not too late to start choosing kindness.

Join me in building a better future:

okayfail.com/2025/in-prai...
In Praise of dhh
A reflection on Ruby's past, present, and future.
okayfail.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
anildash.com
Well, unfortunately
anildash.com Anil Dash @anildash.com · 7d
Threat of victory looms large over Election Day as an ominous portent of a future that could leave Dems in array; party elders scramble to contain the risk
mattbors.bsky.social Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 7d
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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anildash.com
So cool! Prince *loved* libraries. For example, this is one donation he made from his charity a few days after 9/11 to save the Louisville Free Public Library, the first library in the community to serve African Americans.
A check signed by Prince on September 15, 2001, donating $12,000 to save the Louisville Free Public Library
November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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scottjshapiro.bsky.social
After their resounding victory in Tuesday’s elections, the Democrats had no choice but to surrender.
November 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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hazelweakly.me
Can I nerd snipe y’all with a question?

I’ve seen mentioned a few times obliquely about the toolkit of services that hyperscaler teams use to build high powered distributed systems…

But just what is that toolkit?
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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mozilla.org
We’re closing out #MozFest with a major announcement ! 🚀 🥁 We've launched Mozilla Data Collective, a community-led data platform for AI data exchange. Watch the fireside chat moderated by @martyswant.bsky.social, E.M. Lewis-Jong, MDC founder & @nabiha.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8p...
Mozilla Data Collective Launch & Closing - Mozilla Festival 2025
YouTube video by Mozilla
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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webdesignmuseum.org
On November 9, 2004, Mozilla Corporation released a multiplatform web browser, Firefox 1.0.

Firefox gained major popularity among users and exceeded 1 billion downloads between 2004 and 2009.

#WebDesignHistory
Web browser Firefox 1.0 in 2004
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM