Mark Coatney
@mcoatney.bsky.social
I am part of the problem. Working on a solution with Roverai: http://roverai.cc . Founder, CounterMeasure. Ex Tumblr, Forbes, Al Jazeera, Time, Nwk, etc.
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@dame.is out here creating some of the most beautiful UIs on the internet
Hello moths,
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.
The harvest has arrived: anisota.net/harvest
It's like Spotify Wrapped, but for Bluesky and the ATmosphere. 🌾
See your most-used words, discover who you interact with most, explore your posting patterns, and find all sorts of fun insights.
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
anisota.net
November 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@dame.is out here creating some of the most beautiful UIs on the internet
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NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Deported and Desperate to Be Reunited With Their Children
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: A growing number of children have been left in the care of relatives, neighbors & babysitters after parents have been deported by ICE.
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
Few countries have been as vocal as Venezuela, which claims 150 children have been separated.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
If @theverge.com didn’t reply ‘Your mom’ I will be extremely disappointed
Great moments in Verge background policy here btw - @tinanguyen.bsky.social nailed this one
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If @theverge.com didn’t reply ‘Your mom’ I will be extremely disappointed
This is fascinating, and I wonder if the effect is different based on who comes into the car? Like if the Joker is there do people start doing murder?
Reads study. Pondering... hmm, how do we add more Batman to Bluesky? futurism.com/health-medic...
Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present
It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary altruists.
futurism.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is fascinating, and I wonder if the effect is different based on who comes into the car? Like if the Joker is there do people start doing murder?
1/x) This, from @audacityofdespair.bsky.social : "We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes" seems right. So what do we do about it? We don't have the time to sit with the cowardice and venality of our institutions; we need new ones
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
1/x) This, from @audacityofdespair.bsky.social : "We now live in an age in which every single admired institution will be stained and debased before our eyes" seems right. So what do we do about it? We don't have the time to sit with the cowardice and venality of our institutions; we need new ones
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NBD, just our FIRST PRESS MENTION!!! From Alex Kantrowitz's great Big Technology newsletter: www.bigtechnology.com
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NBD, just our FIRST PRESS MENTION!!! From Alex Kantrowitz's great Big Technology newsletter: www.bigtechnology.com
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"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Trump’s Border Chief Framed Protesters for Violence. Then the Bodycam Footage Came Out.
The Trump administration faced back-to-back rebukes in a pair of cases that challenged the president’s efforts to intimidate or terrorize deep-blue cities.
slate.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"It’s too easy to say, Nothing matters, LOL, Supreme Court. But it matters a lot to have a judge say that the DHS officers themselves incited violence. They created violence and then they answered it with their own violence. And I think that is the moral of the story." @dahlialithwick.bsky.social
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TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
November 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den?
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes
TRUMP: surely they ate him
MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't
TRUMP: Unbelievable
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I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve often called this song—“Just Like Heaven”—the finest single of the 80s and meant it. This cover’s arrangement only confirms it for me 💜🔥
This is amazing
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is amazing
Man, that's a full day...
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Man, that's a full day...
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
Well, according to the @nytimes.com Trump and Mamdani are moral equivalents….
November 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Well, according to the @nytimes.com Trump and Mamdani are moral equivalents….
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“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“Elon’s blowjob prowess edges out Trump’s—his precision engineering delivers unmatched finesse."
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They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
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Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Of all the terrible things Roberts has done, this was the most shocking stat: "the right-wing majority has used the shadow docket to uphold Trump’s actions roughly 90 percent of the time, repeatedly bailing him out of any obligation to follow the law"
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The WaPo’s AI summary of comments on this news story shows moral clarity from the Post’s remaining readers
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The WaPo’s AI summary of comments on this news story shows moral clarity from the Post’s remaining readers
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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if you're a maximally public figure you have to buy/build a level of sycophancy that regular/outside-the-training-data/minimal-online-presence LLM users can basically already access for free
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
if you're a maximally public figure you have to buy/build a level of sycophancy that regular/outside-the-training-data/minimal-online-presence LLM users can basically already access for free
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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This, from Patreon's Jack Conte, is a fun watch, and good. We it really resonates with Rover is the idea of longterm user relationships and the important context that brings:
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain
The internet should enrich people, not advertisers.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This, from Patreon's Jack Conte, is a fun watch, and good. We it really resonates with Rover is the idea of longterm user relationships and the important context that brings:
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Bari Weiss, I believe this is your moment.
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Bari Weiss, I believe this is your moment.