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@kcoyle.bsky.social

metadata nerd, librarian, not very social if I don't follow back, don't take it personally, I keep my follows to a minimum for my own sanity

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Tressie McMillan Cottom
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Replying to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

Ultimately, if you only have time to know one thing about all of this, just know that not a single solitary tech oligarch, tech company, or tech-backed politician has a single solitary serious commitment to the existence of Black political power or economic security in their plans for the future.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

For the love of God, stop saying this regime's ruthless authoritarianism "raises questions" and start telling us what answers you have for us. If you can't do that, get the fuck out of the way.

Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com

The timing of this raid and reports that a White House official was involved raise serious questions that should concern all Americans, regardless of political party.

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Boston Tom Levenson
@tomlevenson.bsky.social

Thread. I did not have on my by 2026 bingo card that the Department of Defense would go into the snuff film business. My mistake. For all my assumption of the deep moral bankruptcy shooting through the Trump/GOP nexus, I did not fully grasp the depth of their embrace of evil.

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Kevin M. Kruse
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

There are a lot of Trump officials who need to be impeached, but Russell Vought -- the quarterback of all the Project 2025 fuckery and a central player in the administration's overreach -- really needs to be at the top of the list.

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

What is it about enumeration that makes it clickbait? 50 this, 10 best that, 12 must-see, 7 things you should never do. There is a hook in the numbers that seems to reach deep into our conscience. Homo sapiens, the counting species?

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com

The greatest American popular music has always been a broadcast from the national unconscious, James Parker writes. He shares his list of the 50 songs that explain America:

bit.ly50 Songs That Explain AmericaFrom Sinatra to SZA, Appalachian folk to Detroit funk, a journey through the music that showed one British critic this country’s soul
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

Zelenzkyy has the same look on his face as I had when forced to wear pink and stand in a church for my sister's wedding, I spent the entire time singing the ABC song in my head. A thought balloon here would reveal something similar for sure.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Trump points to Ukrainian strikes for diesel price spike: “It's a serious hit on the Russians. It's also a serious hit on the price of diesel, the diesel oil, diesel fuel is has gone up quite a bit, but we’ll be talking about that.”

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@kcoyle.bsky.social

"The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact."

Barb McQuade@barbmcquade.bsky.social

SCOTUS will soon consider the legality of bans on assault weapons under 2nd Amendment. The hypocrisy of originalism will be on display when we consider what an “arm” was in 1789 — a one-shot musket. The Bill of Rights is not a suicide pact. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...

nytimes.comTracking Assault Weapons Bans Across the Country as Court Battles Continue (Gift Article)Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.

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Al Shaw
@shaw.al

AI is less the nuclear bomb of the internet and more the invasive English ivy, black mustard and scotch broom of the internet... endlessly reseeding itself, snuffing out native species and increasing wildfire risk.

Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social

AI doom or not, something has shifted with AI recently. The guardrails that kept AI sitting in a chatbox are gone, the models are better, there's more compute. AI agents are everywhere. They are annoying as hell. IMO the situation is going to get much worse www.404media.co/theres-a-100...

404media.coThere’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

There is never a mention of the fact that there are human beings on these ships, and a whole lot of oil that will pollute the sea around it. It's just a game on a screen; pixels not people. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/w...

nytimes.comU.S. Strikes Three Iranian ‘Shadow Network’ Oil Tankers, Military Says (Gift Article)The U.S. military said it retaliated after Iran launched missiles at two warships. The strikes came days after the two sides exchanged some of their most intense fire in weeks.
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

Oooh, so many turds today. first there was "an advertising turd-ucken" and now we have AI as a turd mountain. Where will turds turn up next?

Matthew Noe@noethematt.bsky.social

"Here’s a fun fact for you: More cops have been arrested for stalking women using Flock cameras than there are trans athletes in sports." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ai-is-maki...

doomsdayscenario.coAI is making everything worseThe political problem isn't the data centers — it's that AI is a turd mountain looming over daily life.

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David D. Levine
@daviddlevine.com

Thread. "We're truly at the 'Caligula insists that his horse be made a Senator' stage of Term Two."

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social

First, this whole story is completely crazy. Trump wants to redesign already in production new class of aircraft carriers so they look more like the ones from WW2. Let's put a pin that absolute insanity. But there's an aspect of this that if anything this .. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

washingtonpost.comNavy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferencesThe president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

For anyone wondering why library catalogs use sentence case rather than title case for titles, the very first issue of American Library Journal (1876) had the answer. Cutter uses two examples where case matters with "the Times, the Nation" and I wonder if he refers to @thenation.com

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Matthew Noe
@noethematt.bsky.social

Replying to @noethematt.bsky.social

"Your patrons are using AI, so meet them there" My patrons are also illegally downloading your articles from shadow libraries, do you want me to meet them there too

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@kcoyle.bsky.social

homo sapiens is a species whose future is uncertain Amazon workers are underpaid and often struggling to survive. maybe start there, jeff

Reuters@reuters.com

Bezos Earth Fund, Re:wild launch $200 million drive to save species from extinction reut.rs/4xjIYA3

reut.rsBezos Earth Fund, Re:wild launch $200 million drive to save species from extinctionThe Bezos Earth Fund, established by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Re:wild, co-founded by actor Leonardo ​DiCaprio, on Tuesday pledged an initial $200 million to support ‌the recovery of critically endangered species.
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@kcoyle.bsky.social

& that the person is guilty of not obeying US border agents WHILE NOT IN THE US. This isn't new, since border agents have been violating peoples' phones and laptops for what, a year or more now? But how does this schroedinger's border work?

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Karl Bode
@karlbode.com

Replying to @karlbode.com

I'm curious how many of those news outlets and social media pundits raised the possibility that if you lose control of your own software, you're either incompetent or misrepresenting what happened as a form of dishonest marketing?

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@kcoyle.bsky.social

As someone who hates camelCase because upper case is a pain to type, I can't imagine typing this, with all of its Weird upper Case words, on a phone keyboard. How does he do this? Do we know what phone he uses? Is it permanently set to title case? What?

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

“The People of Aberdeen, in Scotland, are dancing in the streets because the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has stated that he will be opening up, all the way, the invaluable North Sea Oil!”

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@kcoyle.bsky.social

I feel terrible for the crews on the ships that have been blocked in the strait for ... ages. And then the US (MY COUNTRY, dammit) fires on the ship. From the point of view of the (probably) low-wage workers it's like being fired on when running from a burning building. Can I just say *fuck*?

The Associated Press@apnews.com

The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.

bit.lyUS airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockadeThe United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.

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Radley Balko
@radleybalko.bsky.social

Welcome to the meritocracy, Sen. Graham’s Sister

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster appoints Lindsey Graham’s sister to serve remainder of his Senate term.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
@replsimon.bsky.social

This week, I wrote to the Department of Labor demanding answers regarding the Agency's continued failure to carry out enforcement responsibilities, including ensuring protections for workers with disabilities.

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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
@replsimon.bsky.social

Thirteen generations paid for the seat I now hold. I will spend every day of it fighting for a country worthy of their sacrifice, where liberty is not a birthday we celebrate but a promise we keep. Happy 250th. The work continues.