Donny Persaud
@donny-persaud.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @STSCornell. Mount Dennis, Toronto. Newfoundland and Labrador come from away.
Studies how satellite constellations change the way we think about nature, internet infrastructure, and digital capitalism. Landlords are parasites.
Studies how satellite constellations change the way we think about nature, internet infrastructure, and digital capitalism. Landlords are parasites.
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New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Social Security Workers Aren't Allowed to Read This Story
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
wrd.cm
March 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
New internet restrictions at the embattled SSA have cut off access to WIRED, along with other “general news” websites like The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.
American voters:
American voters:
a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
ALT: a man is covering his eyes with his hands in front of a group of men .
media.tenor.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Me: I can’t believe UK voters chose to torch their economy with Brexit. That can never be topped.
American voters:
American voters:
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When Mike Myers wore his "Canada Is Not For Sale" t-shirt on SNL, he mouthed a secret code: "elbows up."
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
When Mike Myers wore his "Canada Is Not For Sale" t-shirt on SNL, he mouthed a secret code: "elbows up."
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
It's a reference to the great Gordie "Mr. Elbows" Howe who punished those that messed with his team.
You heard him Canada: elbows up.
If anyone asks why, tell them that Mike Myers sent you.
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SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
SCOOP: Some of the DOGE staffers are drawing salaries from the agencies they are cutting. We got some new details: www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
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Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
March 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
February 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
i don’t even know if crime is the right word for the illegal destruction of USAID. it is an autocratic power grab and a direct attack on the sovereignty of the american people
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Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work
February 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Now the whole country gets the experience of what it's like when private equity buys the place you work
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New — Sources tell me OPM is preparing mass firing of probationary employees after agencies submitted lists of them last week without context. If supervisors want to keep someone on, they need to write a short justification. Directive was high level. They were told not to put any of this in print.
February 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
New — Sources tell me OPM is preparing mass firing of probationary employees after agencies submitted lists of them last week without context. If supervisors want to keep someone on, they need to write a short justification. Directive was high level. They were told not to put any of this in print.
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Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
February 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.
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An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
February 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
An EEOC admin. judge sent a fiery all-department email this AM alleging:
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
1. Trump's exec orders & instructions to target private citizens with them are illegal.
2. the judge had sent an earlier email with a similar tone yesterday that later vanished from their sent folder & colleagues' inboxes.
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remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
robert f. kennedy jr. submits his application to harvard university. his application is, in its entirety, a single page with his name "Robert F. Kennedy Jr."
he is accepted immediately.
he is accepted immediately.
January 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
remember stuff like this when they tell you that diversity means a lowering of standards
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No shit murder is bad. The jokes about the United CEO aren’t really about him; they’re about the rapacious healthcare system he personified and which Americans feel deep pain and humiliation about
December 4, 2024 at 11:17 PM
No shit murder is bad. The jokes about the United CEO aren’t really about him; they’re about the rapacious healthcare system he personified and which Americans feel deep pain and humiliation about
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
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Well, now I know we made the right decisions
November 22, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Well, now I know we made the right decisions
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Leon wants to cut government spending now
November 24, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Leon wants to cut government spending now
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This is particularly gratifying.
Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇
November 20, 2024 at 1:56 PM
This is particularly gratifying.
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I like this blocklist which blocks anyone with “MAGA” in their bio bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 18, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I like this blocklist which blocks anyone with “MAGA” in their bio bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Friends, I will be on The Space Show tomorrow. It's a pretty Musk/SpaceX friendly corner (as are most Space themed internet sites). I've promised to be on good behavior and will stick to wonk about compliance topics.
Live callers too! Feel free to tune in
www.thespaceshow.com
Live callers too! Feel free to tune in
www.thespaceshow.com
Home | The Space Show
www.thespaceshow.com
November 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Friends, I will be on The Space Show tomorrow. It's a pretty Musk/SpaceX friendly corner (as are most Space themed internet sites). I've promised to be on good behavior and will stick to wonk about compliance topics.
Live callers too! Feel free to tune in
www.thespaceshow.com
Live callers too! Feel free to tune in
www.thespaceshow.com
Hi Bluesky. I’m a PhD Candidate at Cornell studying how satellite internet constellations are changing the way we think about nature, outer space, and the future of the internet. Sadly, this means I still have to pay attention to X/Twitter.
Also here are my cats.
#proofofcat
Also here are my cats.
#proofofcat
November 10, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Hi Bluesky. I’m a PhD Candidate at Cornell studying how satellite internet constellations are changing the way we think about nature, outer space, and the future of the internet. Sadly, this means I still have to pay attention to X/Twitter.
Also here are my cats.
#proofofcat
Also here are my cats.
#proofofcat
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We’re all hurting. I don’t have all the answers.
But I know that things won’t be this bleak forever.
I ran against a MAGA incumbent in a “safe red” district in KY as a progressive, openly queer, 28-year-old trans woman.
And I won.
Please, don’t let your heartbreak turn into apathy or cynicism 💙
But I know that things won’t be this bleak forever.
I ran against a MAGA incumbent in a “safe red” district in KY as a progressive, openly queer, 28-year-old trans woman.
And I won.
Please, don’t let your heartbreak turn into apathy or cynicism 💙
November 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
We’re all hurting. I don’t have all the answers.
But I know that things won’t be this bleak forever.
I ran against a MAGA incumbent in a “safe red” district in KY as a progressive, openly queer, 28-year-old trans woman.
And I won.
Please, don’t let your heartbreak turn into apathy or cynicism 💙
But I know that things won’t be this bleak forever.
I ran against a MAGA incumbent in a “safe red” district in KY as a progressive, openly queer, 28-year-old trans woman.
And I won.
Please, don’t let your heartbreak turn into apathy or cynicism 💙
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if you hear someone say “your body, my choice”, you’re legally allowed to punch them in the face. after all: your body, my choice. i don’t make the rules.
November 8, 2024 at 2:37 AM
if you hear someone say “your body, my choice”, you’re legally allowed to punch them in the face. after all: your body, my choice. i don’t make the rules.