Shevek 🌹 🇺🇦 ⚖️
@justshevek.bsky.social
I've only ever used social media on my laptop, because why on earth would I want my phone binging and pinging all day?
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This is so sadly disturbing 😩
@booker.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
THIS is what you voted to give more money to???
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!
@booker.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
THIS is what you voted to give more money to???
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!
January 24, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is so sadly disturbing 😩
@booker.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
THIS is what you voted to give more money to???
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!
@booker.senate.gov
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
THIS is what you voted to give more money to???
FUCK YOU!!!!!!!
While I agree these terms are awful, at least they're transparent. If I understand correctly a company operating under the laws of the PRC is still doing the algorithms, so now both superpowers have your data.
Or you could just not use TikTok and spend some time oudoors.
Or you could just not use TikTok and spend some time oudoors.
New #TikTok update gives the government access to your “sexual life” and sexual orientation
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
While I agree these terms are awful, at least they're transparent. If I understand correctly a company operating under the laws of the PRC is still doing the algorithms, so now both superpowers have your data.
Or you could just not use TikTok and spend some time oudoors.
Or you could just not use TikTok and spend some time oudoors.
Looks like a good week for Youtube/Alphabet.
TikTok is now under “US” ownership.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
Lots of red flags in the terms of service and privacy policy.
January 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Looks like a good week for Youtube/Alphabet.
I'm sure Grok has made porn of Coalie by now.
The Trump administration today announced a new government-backed fossil fuel industry mascot.
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
Meet Coalie the lump of coal!
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 PM
I'm sure Grok has made porn of Coalie by now.
There are so many friggin angels on the head of this pin that they're gonna have to rent another pin for the overflow crowd.
Weed companies are using Dry January to market their gummies and drinks, Yasmin Tayag reports—but does taking the edge off sobriety with THC really count as “dry”?
Weed Companies Are Cashing In on Dry January
High January, here we come.
bit.ly
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 PM
There are so many friggin angels on the head of this pin that they're gonna have to rent another pin for the overflow crowd.
Last post from a valuable thread. While NAFO was an excellent frontline defense in 2022, it needs structural, technical, legislative, and prosecutorial support from democratic governments.
Russia's disinformation isn't going to go away by itself.
Russia's disinformation isn't going to go away by itself.
The report argues that effective defense requires mapping and disrupting these systems.
Not arguing endlessly with the content they produce.
And now, you know.
Not arguing endlessly with the content they produce.
And now, you know.
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Last post from a valuable thread. While NAFO was an excellent frontline defense in 2022, it needs structural, technical, legislative, and prosecutorial support from democratic governments.
Russia's disinformation isn't going to go away by itself.
Russia's disinformation isn't going to go away by itself.
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Donald Trump threatens to increase Ozempic costs for Americans by 35%
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Donald Trump threatens to increase Ozempic costs for Americans by 35%
There's this one guy I've heard on a couple podcasts who apparently used to work for Fox News, and now tells anyone who will listen that the Ukrainians are the ideal humans with the most amazing society. Skeeves me every time.
We are no more resilient than any other nation. You cannot expect us to carry the weight of the world on our shoulders while being bombed and burying our friends, only to pat us on the back for how well we take the hit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
There's this one guy I've heard on a couple podcasts who apparently used to work for Fox News, and now tells anyone who will listen that the Ukrainians are the ideal humans with the most amazing society. Skeeves me every time.
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Good morning! 👋😁 TY!
a person making a heart shape with their hands in front of a dog that is wearing a striped shirt
ALT: a person making a heart shape with their hands in front of a dog that is wearing a striped shirt
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Good morning! 👋😁 TY!
I'm not sure the dominance of a few giant companies without good options available has been particularly beneficial for the US. For example US made and branded cars really sucked by the late 70s, but got much better after some healthy competition from Japan.
When countries get hooked on US tech, their governments are constrained in reining in tech’s harms while most of the economic benefits accrue to the United States.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
It’s time to break out of that trap — but that means challenging the Silicon Valley model, not creating our own digital colonizers.
Escaping the trap of US tech dependence
Canada needs real digital sovereignty, not our own digital colonizers
disconnect.blog
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I'm not sure the dominance of a few giant companies without good options available has been particularly beneficial for the US. For example US made and branded cars really sucked by the late 70s, but got much better after some healthy competition from Japan.
There's a good reason NASA has done its big launches from the East coast of Florida. Rockets go up and eastward to take advantage of the Earth's rotational velocity, so when things go wrong it's better to have a big honking Ocean there for things to fall into, rather than breaking up over the US.
After the SpaceX rocket failed spectacularly, neither the FAA nor Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sought to revoke or suspend Starship’s license to launch, a move that is permitted when “necessary to protect the public health and safety.”
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk
The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to p...
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:47 PM
There's a good reason NASA has done its big launches from the East coast of Florida. Rockets go up and eastward to take advantage of the Earth's rotational velocity, so when things go wrong it's better to have a big honking Ocean there for things to fall into, rather than breaking up over the US.
[Narrator:] Trump's grand strategy did not survive contact with the rolling pins, much less the giant pepper grinder...
January 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
[Narrator:] Trump's grand strategy did not survive contact with the rolling pins, much less the giant pepper grinder...
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You cannot humiliate a man who knows no shame......🇺🇸
January 17, 2026 at 3:15 PM
You cannot humiliate a man who knows no shame......🇺🇸
He actually looks like a guy who would shrug and say "try throwing meat at it" whenever presented with pretty much any situation at all.
❌ Because of Pokrovsk and Huliaypole, in Russia Lieutenant General Sukhrab Akhmedov was removed from his post as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy for Coastal and Ground Forces.
The reason for the removal was the incompetent management of subordinate units and…
The reason for the removal was the incompetent management of subordinate units and…
January 14, 2026 at 10:04 PM
He actually looks like a guy who would shrug and say "try throwing meat at it" whenever presented with pretty much any situation at all.
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Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]
I'd love to see a sitcom where the main characters are the immigrants who work for Trump's varied and sundry grifts and resorts.
the best 2020s espionage black comedy is about the construction crew on the White House ballroom gradually realising that they're *all* spies from different countries, except for one undocumented immigrant who has to teach them how to do things
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
I'd love to see a sitcom where the main characters are the immigrants who work for Trump's varied and sundry grifts and resorts.
Elon thinks everyone hates him because he's a white man, but it's actually because he has a funny accent.
This is open white-supremacist fear-mongering, just a reminder to boycott anything tied to Elon Musk.
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Elon thinks everyone hates him because he's a white man, but it's actually because he has a funny accent.
If Cuba opens up to US investment, Florida is going to lose a lot of its shine.
January 11, 2026 at 10:20 AM
If Cuba opens up to US investment, Florida is going to lose a lot of its shine.
It might actually be easier to get minerals from imaginary kingdoms than it is to mine them in Greenland.
In off the cuff remarks, President Trump suggests a desire to invade Wakanda to access its vibranium rare earth mineral.
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
It might actually be easier to get minerals from imaginary kingdoms than it is to mine them in Greenland.
Everyone who thinks Venezuela is a distraction from the Epstein files should really take a moment to consider whether it's the other way around (and not necessarily choreographed by the Trump faction).
Less than 1% of the Epstein files have been released.
Trump’s DOJ is still sitting on more than 2 million documents and the legal deadline to release these files was 21 DAYS AGO.
What else are they hiding and who are they protecting?
This is a cover-up.
Trump’s DOJ is still sitting on more than 2 million documents and the legal deadline to release these files was 21 DAYS AGO.
What else are they hiding and who are they protecting?
This is a cover-up.
DOJ says it has released less than 1% of its Epstein files and is still reviewing more than 2 million documents | CNN Politics
The Justice Department on Monday said it has released 12,285 documents – less than 1% – of its Jeffrey Epstein-related files, with more than 2 million documents still being reviewed.
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Everyone who thinks Venezuela is a distraction from the Epstein files should really take a moment to consider whether it's the other way around (and not necessarily choreographed by the Trump faction).
From Jaythan on the 2025 in review episode of Tech Won't Save Us:
Musk is the ultimate sin eater for Trump and the Silicon Valley wackos. And he's well paid for it.
Musk is the ultimate sin eater for Trump and the Silicon Valley wackos. And he's well paid for it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
From Jaythan on the 2025 in review episode of Tech Won't Save Us:
Musk is the ultimate sin eater for Trump and the Silicon Valley wackos. And he's well paid for it.
Musk is the ultimate sin eater for Trump and the Silicon Valley wackos. And he's well paid for it.
It took thousands of years to adapt wolves into the dogs that we trust with our kids.
So yeah, maybe don't have kids interacting with AI just yet.
So yeah, maybe don't have kids interacting with AI just yet.
a little girl standing next to a dog with the website faith restoring.com visible
Alt: a little girl standing next to a dog with the website faith restoring.com visible
media.tenor.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
It took thousands of years to adapt wolves into the dogs that we trust with our kids.
So yeah, maybe don't have kids interacting with AI just yet.
So yeah, maybe don't have kids interacting with AI just yet.
Looks like trumping now includes word coining.
New euphemism for "bottomless corruption and naked abuses of power" just dropped
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Looks like trumping now includes word coining.
Wars sell subscriptions. Why help prevent them?
NEW: Plans for secret U.S. raid to capture Maduro leaked to the Washington Post and New York Times before it happened, but both decided not to publish to protect U.S. troops - Semafor
January 4, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Wars sell subscriptions. Why help prevent them?