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I voted early and enthusiastically for @hawkkoh.bsky.social I’ve had some people ask about why. He proactively stands up for trans kids. He will vote to expand the Supreme Court. And he is committed to labor rights and the labor movement in a way few DC politicians are.

Noah's a good writer and I love his political takes. His movie takes not so much 😄 but I'm willing to overlook that. If I had a job right now I'd subscribe but maybe what I can do is lead somebody else to subscribing

This is incorrect. What they're really saying is that they want to free up more budget for tokens so they're getting rid of people to do capital reallocation. But the people on the ground? They ain't happy. They're doing more work for the same pay and the AI tools ain't helping them that much.

Actually let's take him up on his suggestion to prosecute cyber crime, because I'm not sure that will work out so well for him and his employer

So much this ... long ago, polluting companies turned environmental causes into personal choices, not matters of policy. And welp... that took environmental causes off the political table for a generation. Let's not repeat that mistake, eh?

No @bsky.app I will not submit to your age verification fuckery.

Ok the hype is real. AMA.

Wrote an article about setting up an InnerSource program that meshes well with agentic engineering. Good news: even if you're not rolling out agentic engineering, almost all of the steps will still apply. What's good for the agent is good for the human. news.massopen.ai/adopting-inn...

TIL who Jan Crawford is TIL Jan Crawford is a dumbass See for yourself: variety.com/2026/tv/news...

And now this pattern of thought terminating cliches dominates our political discourse. Great.

When I was 17 I started working the early morning shift at McDonald's on weekends. About 2 or 3 months in I was fired because I refused to buy dark shoes. The job wasn't worth it for me to spend $50 to buy shoes just for that job

Anthony Scaramucci set the bar, and Katie Zacharia has trouble passing the bar.

What @anildash.com said

Be right back - gotta buy all of Kacey's back catalog.

*facepalm* When are we going to learn - the only way to win this game is not to play - https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/us/politics/james-talarico-ohio-texas-senate-race.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IFE.klUg.YSK5ukTZMIsJ&smid=url-share

And then they invited him back this soon? What, gotta fill a quota or something???

I support our Lord and savior @aoc.bsky.social for 2028

LFG!!!

In this moment, in the run-up to these midterm elections, it’s clear our country is poised on an even more perilous political moment. Our Virtual & Accessible GOTV Rally is where and when we join up to launch our brave sprint to win at the finish line on November 3rd. 🧵

Demagafication now

I feel terrible asking this, but my debit card got stolen and I don’t currently have the funds in my account to cover some upcoming payments while I sort the dispute out with the bank. If anyone could help spot me, I would really appreciate that! V: @Ian-Coldwater CA: $iancoldwater PP: @coldwater

“Wikimedia’s volunteers are the ones who come in first contact with, and clean up the mess left behind by AI agents. ... Wikimedia’s volunteers have stayed resilient so far in tackling emerging challenges on our platforms, but we also want to say: it doesn’t need to be this way.”

This graphic should scare the bejesus out of everyone. (h/t @pkrugman.bsky.social )

Hey dipshit - you can't pass a meaningful ethics bill when the looters are inside the house. Demagafication and nurnberg 2.0 first

This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨ People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵

"In the end, what the proponents of these experiments want to know is whether there’s someone up there watching the world they’ve created, and perhaps intervening from time to time. But if so, the simulation hypothesis is just nerds reinventing theology." blog.coredump.cx/p/haunted-by...

Newsletter: Regulators race to reassure the crypto industry as the its flagship Clarity Act legislation collapses, SBF tries his luck with the Supreme Court, and crypto PACs unleash $30 million against Sherrod Brown.

What is your favorite condiment and why is it chipotle mayo? #condimentcontroversy #howtolosefriends #chipotle #chipotlemayo

This looks like such a blast

Hey New England friends. I'll be giving a talk about my book, Hot Type, at @historicnewengland.bsky.social in Haverhill, MA, then a dem of the beloved Linotype up the hill at the Museum of Printing, on Saturday, Oct. 10. It's free. Please come! Details here: my.historicnewengland.org/26403/hot-type

We don't need a kill switch. What we need is accountability. Jail time is appropriate.

If someone contends they've never heard Ponyboy by SOPHIE, it may say more about the listener than the song.

It's been a nonstop week. Time to reward myself;

Our big dumb AI gods were wrong - it's time to usher in the age of UNIX primitives for AI news.massopen.ai/our-big-dumb...

If there's a "worst of SF" list somewhere this should definitely go on it Seen at the corgi cafe..

Wow - somebody in the press actually gets it.

Everything is great

A new survey found many Americans are financially unprepared for unexpected expenses as credit card debt and serious delinquencies continue to rise.

The one where Google jumps up and shouts "Me too! Me too!"