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Diego Kirsch
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Focused on the future, learning from the past.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Wise advice to cities targeted or shall I say invaded by ICE

Small towns are also seeing these unlawful kidnappings too

Spread the word!

All it takes to stop them is a few arrests

Show the video to your local DA
Krasner: So, if what you have is a group of ICE agents, or even the military, coming into Philadelphia and committing crimes—assaults that are illegal, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, obstruction of the administration of justice—they can be prosecuted.
August 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What would you like to work on next, or improve?
While in no hurry, I am longing for a venture with purpose and some level of entrepreneurial companionship.
I feel like I'm buttoning up a 5-year and a 10-year cycle at the same time with nothing significant queued up for the next cycles.
March 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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March 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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All #GEORGIA districts now available:

bsky.app/profile/char...
March 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog).

This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else.

www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
www.techdirt.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Now for an extremely brief break from everything else…
California takes steps toward officially recognizing Bigfoot
California's Assembly Bill 666 seeks to make Bigfoot the state's official cryptid, sparking excitement in Bigfoot communities.
www.sfgate.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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“I didn’t expect a Trump win to cause me to lose my job, but that’s what happened...”

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
February 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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What if you could get Michelin stars for booty
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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"Musk's team have already gained entrée to data on federal student aid, including the personal information for millions who receive student loans from the government..."

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Elon Musk’s DOGE is feeding sensitive federal data into AI to target cuts
Department of Government Efficiency workers embedded in the Education Department have been processing sensitive agency data using artificial intelligence.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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And also,this is insane
There will be no spooning around here!
February 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Doomscrolling?
February 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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What is, say, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center supposed to do with this?
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Feb 6
Our latest scoop: An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all work with 'foreign nationals.'
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
wrd.cm
February 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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4 dairy herds in Nevada recently diagnosed with #H5N1 #birdflu were infected with a different version of the virus than has been spreading in cows elsewhere. Evidence of a second (at a minimum) spillover points to the challenge of stopping spread, experts say. www.statnews.com/2025/02/05/u...
USDA milk testing shows different strain of H5N1 bird flu in Nevada dairy herds
The USDA said four Nevada dairy herds were infected with an H5N1 bird flu strain that has circulated in wild birds, making prospects for containment in cows appear dim.
www.statnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report
The Blue Report
The top links on Bluesky over the last 24 hours. Updated hourly.
theblue.report
February 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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If true, this is the economic ballgame
Elon Musk has barged into DOL, which also oversees the Bureau of Labor Statistics—that's a huge deal. He could manipulate quarterly job numbers and much more. We are talking about MARKET MOVING INFORMATION! Do employers want Musk to have access to any of their confidential data?
February 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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It’s getting darker and darker and the light switch gets further and further out of reach.
Breaking from me and @mjsdc.bsky.social : Newly installed AG Pam Bondi sent out more than a dozen memos in a 15 minute period on Wednesday. One of them told staffers to come up with "proposals for criminal investigations" of large companies that have DEIA initiatives. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI
Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.
slate.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Self inflicted wound
It really is incredible how much control Elon Musk has over US policy right now. Also, Rubio is pathetic.
February 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Neotropical armoured catfish – also frequently called “plecos” – are not often thought of as fish that can move around on land. But they can and they do so surprisingly well. The way they move is so unusual that researchers had to invent a new word to describe it: reffling.
This Catfish Doesn’t Just Move on Land, It Reffles
This catfish doesn't just walk. It reffles. New research on the terrestrial movements of an invasive catfish. An armored invasive catfish.
https://blog.nature.org/2021/08/02/this-catfish-doesnt-just-move-on-land-it-reffles/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIQY6NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfuYWuGjBWvSnCbZ4LXOUrPNWBegxK9innVKQi2NQG313dRabVNwCKAACA_aem_08xfUUXHKVeziZzw34VjRw#:~:text=Neotropical%20armoured%20catfish%20–%20also%20frequently,word%20to%20describe%20it%3A%20reffling
February 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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February 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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February 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM