Ian S.
@ian314.bsky.social
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I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
May 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I hope everyone knows that it's very easy for any social content platform, including Bluesky, to be a misery machine and that if you aren't intentional about it, they will absolutely decrease the positive impact you have on the world while making you less happy.
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People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
People spend a lot of time wondering why the left is worse at using independent media to control the national narrative.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
A useful exercise is to ask why the left is also worse at selling snake oil and pyramid schemes, because I think the reasons are basically exactly the same.
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the shift from “I never thought leopards would eat MY face” to “eat my face harder leopard daddy” must be studied
April 9, 2025 at 1:49 AM
the shift from “I never thought leopards would eat MY face” to “eat my face harder leopard daddy” must be studied
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Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"
April 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Rand Paul: "The whole [tariffs] debate is so fundamentally backwards & upside down. It's based on a fallacy & the fallacy is this: that somehow in a trade, someone must lose. That somehow when you trade with someone, someone is taking advantage of you... I have a trade deficit with my grocery store"
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Happy "Largest Tax Increase in 30 Years" Day.
March 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy "Largest Tax Increase in 30 Years" Day.
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Reporter: Do you still think Zelenskyy is a dictator?
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reporter: Do you still think Zelenskyy is a dictator?
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
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algorithmic complacency and the decline of human agency. youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
youtu.be
February 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
algorithmic complacency and the decline of human agency. youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?...
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
(Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)
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I’ve met with President Zelenskyy and members of his government. They are strong, honorable allies.
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Trump attacks Zelenskyy as a ‘dictator without elections’ who duped US
The president’s remarkable attack on the Ukrainian president is sure to deeply worry international allies and domestic supporters of an American-led global order.
www.politico.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I’ve met with President Zelenskyy and members of his government. They are strong, honorable allies.
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Minnesota stands with the people of Ukraine as they fight to defend freedom and democracy.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
February 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.
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Congratulations on a job well done to all the kids on college campuses who bravely stood up to Genocide Joe
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
February 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Congratulations on a job well done to all the kids on college campuses who bravely stood up to Genocide Joe
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
February 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
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Mitch McConnell: Tariffs "will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?"
February 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Mitch McConnell: Tariffs "will drive the cost of everything up. In other words, it will be paid for by American consumers. I mean, why would you want to get in a fight with your allies over this?"
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We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
February 3, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We need a group of lawyers who are willing to take every lawsuit from every fired federal employee to the max. Bury this admin in lawsuits
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@reverendwarnock.bsky.social: "That [Trump] would use this moment - when bodies are still literally on the bottom of the Potomac and families are being notified - to advance his agenda of attacking DEI and Democrats speaks volumes. Not only is it shameful, quite frankly it's dangerous."
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 AM
@reverendwarnock.bsky.social: "That [Trump] would use this moment - when bodies are still literally on the bottom of the Potomac and families are being notified - to advance his agenda of attacking DEI and Democrats speaks volumes. Not only is it shameful, quite frankly it's dangerous."
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Mark Kelly to Gabbard: "What I've seen makes it clear that at the same time you were skeptical of our intelligence community's assessments, you would not apply the same skepticism to information that came from sympathizers of Russia and Assad."
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Mark Kelly to Gabbard: "What I've seen makes it clear that at the same time you were skeptical of our intelligence community's assessments, you would not apply the same skepticism to information that came from sympathizers of Russia and Assad."
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BERNIE SANDERS: Vaccines do not cause autism. Do you agree?
RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained--
SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby
RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ...
SANDERS: That is a very troubling response
RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained--
SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby
RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ...
SANDERS: That is a very troubling response
January 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
BERNIE SANDERS: Vaccines do not cause autism. Do you agree?
RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained--
SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby
RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ...
SANDERS: That is a very troubling response
RFK Jr: As I said, I'm not going into HHS with any preordained--
SANDERS: I asked you a simple question, Bobby
RFK Jr: If you show me those studies ...
SANDERS: That is a very troubling response
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ah yes, the party of personal responsibility, proudly ensures we all know the buck stops anywhere but here.
January 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
ah yes, the party of personal responsibility, proudly ensures we all know the buck stops anywhere but here.
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RFK Jr. today: "I support the polio vaccine.” And I will “do nothing as HHS secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking” the vaccine
RFK Jr in 2023: the Polio vaccine “killed many, many more people" than polio ever did
He lies to get the job
RFK Jr in 2023: the Polio vaccine “killed many, many more people" than polio ever did
He lies to get the job
January 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
RFK Jr. today: "I support the polio vaccine.” And I will “do nothing as HHS secretary that makes it difficult or discourages people from taking” the vaccine
RFK Jr in 2023: the Polio vaccine “killed many, many more people" than polio ever did
He lies to get the job
RFK Jr in 2023: the Polio vaccine “killed many, many more people" than polio ever did
He lies to get the job
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RFK Jr. is a danger at HHS.
January 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
RFK Jr. is a danger at HHS.
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Wait…. I thought that conservatives were against the government control of social media, and remind me again, what’s it called when a government nationalizes business?
“But…but…but… Joe Biden is a communist.”
“But…but…but… Joe Biden is a communist.”
January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wait…. I thought that conservatives were against the government control of social media, and remind me again, what’s it called when a government nationalizes business?
“But…but…but… Joe Biden is a communist.”
“But…but…but… Joe Biden is a communist.”
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I’m more of a North Face guy but this seems a bit extreme
January 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I’m more of a North Face guy but this seems a bit extreme
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Happy birthday to the leader of the free world!
January 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Happy birthday to the leader of the free world!
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