Yancy Scot Strickland
@yancy.bsky.social
Techie. Writer. Dad. I love learning, innovative technology, sustainable energy, music & other things that make the 🌎 spin. Thoughts/opinions/skeets shared here are mine & no one else’s…
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We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We interrupt your doomscroll to remind you that public media always plays music free of charge – and free of algorithmic involvement.
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
Though NPR has lost federal funding, we're committed to keep bringing you the arts because it is core to our mission.
To stand with us, donate here: n.pr/47jpe4d
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Spend some quality time like Trump and Epstein spent together.
‘He’s a lot of fun to be with’: Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years
As Trump tries to claim he was ‘not a fan’ of Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Spend some quality time like Trump and Epstein spent together.
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So, you signed up to Bluesky just to get ratioed
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So, you signed up to Bluesky just to get ratioed
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Release the Epstein files!
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Release the Epstein files!
Scenes From a Day of Mass Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
Scenes From a Day of Mass Protests
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Scenes From a Day of Mass Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...
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WTAF?!
Trump: "Portland, Oregon, where it looks like a war zone. I get a call from the liberal governor, 'Sir, please don't come in, we don't need you.' I said, unless they're playing false tapes, this looks like World War 2."
September 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
WTAF?!
Saddened to hear of the passing of Shawn Clark, Appalachian State grad & App’s former head football coach. We had classes together during undergrad & found ourselves at the same functions on several occasions. Liked him immediately.
Shawn was a good football coach, and an even better person.
Shawn was a good football coach, and an even better person.
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Saddened to hear of the passing of Shawn Clark, Appalachian State grad & App’s former head football coach. We had classes together during undergrad & found ourselves at the same functions on several occasions. Liked him immediately.
Shawn was a good football coach, and an even better person.
Shawn was a good football coach, and an even better person.
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”
September 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”
Wikipedia article of the day?
Would have figured the Reichstag Fire would have been a better choice…
Would have figured the Reichstag Fire would have been a better choice…
Homer Simpson - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Wikipedia article of the day?
Would have figured the Reichstag Fire would have been a better choice…
Would have figured the Reichstag Fire would have been a better choice…
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It means one is anti-fascist.
No more.
No less.
No more.
No less.
Trump says he’s designating “antifa” a terrorist group and launching a probe into finding of antifa activities. The FBI has long said antifa doesn’t really have a centralized structure or leadership.
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It means one is anti-fascist.
No more.
No less.
No more.
No less.
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
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Okay let’s get back to that birthday book
September 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Okay let’s get back to that birthday book
D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
D.C. Sues Trump Administration Over Deployment of National Guard www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...
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they’re not wrong. lies and fearmongering literally led to this. it’s pizzagate all over again.
Exclusive: CDC Director Susan Monarez met with its vaccine-focused center to talk about yesterday’s shooting. I listened to a recording. Scientists and officials are shaken & pointing fingers at RFK Jr. Many said his vilification and misinfo turned them into targets. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...
A deadly shooting at the CDC shook its scientists. Now they want answers from RFK Jr.
CDC Director Susan Monarez convened an online all-hands meeting of the agency division that focuses on vaccines, and employees called out Kennedy’s rhetoric specifically.
www.msnbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:49 AM
they’re not wrong. lies and fearmongering literally led to this. it’s pizzagate all over again.
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Can we count on AI to answer our questions accurately? Researchers at #NCStateEngr created a new technique that significantly improves the performance of large language models, ensuring they are less likely to return incorrect answers or incorrectly complete tasks.
Researchers Found a Better Way to Teach Large Language Models New Skills | The College of Engineering at NC State University
The new technique improves AI performance over previous techniques in tasks including commonsense reasoning and more.
engr.ncsu.edu
July 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Can we count on AI to answer our questions accurately? Researchers at #NCStateEngr created a new technique that significantly improves the performance of large language models, ensuring they are less likely to return incorrect answers or incorrectly complete tasks.
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this whole administration is like when they shut off the containment unit in ‘ghostbusters’
April 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
this whole administration is like when they shut off the containment unit in ‘ghostbusters’
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some of the worst things about this era are all the people who think being a gaping asshole makes them funny
Gutfeld: “We need to learn from the blacks. The way they were able to remove the power from the n-word word by using it. So from now on it’s: What up, my Nazi? Hey, what up, my Nazi? Hey, what's hanging, my Nazi?”
Kennedy: “Nazi, please!”
Gutfeld: “Thank God you did a hard ‘i’ there.”
Kennedy: “Nazi, please!”
Gutfeld: “Thank God you did a hard ‘i’ there.”
July 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
some of the worst things about this era are all the people who think being a gaping asshole makes them funny
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"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food
Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.
www.theatlantic.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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🚨 Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network, challenging the DOJ’s findings and raising fresh questions about accountability and justice for survivors.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
July 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🚨 Ghislaine Maxwell offers to testify before Congress about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking network, challenging the DOJ’s findings and raising fresh questions about accountability and justice for survivors.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...