I mean, never bet against opportunistic flocking behavior in response to the whims of power. (I suspect the weird quality of the Bsky Bad pieces is just radiating from X itself. Platform as deranged group chat. But I don’t have direct experience of the current dynamics there.) RE:

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Bumblefudge (@bumblefudge.com)

came here to say the Mamdani is Super Icky industrial complex is an even more obvious example of how editorial command structures respond to the wh...

I think that whole batch of extremely mid reporters publishing their Bluesky Is Super Icky articles in a drip over a few weeks was weird. Bad journalism is super derivative and I have no more persuasive theory, but idk. This round felt weird.

Great *official* user guides as video + really good text docs would be so useful. I am resigned to saying this on new platforms for the rest of my online life. RE:

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jael holzman (@jael.bsky.social)

There are specific functions that really could be worth explaining via short-form video or a short FAQ guide. Starter packs and feed curation bein...

It'll be interesting to see if this sort of thing breaks through the trance in the K-12 AI-for-all-children-all-the-time movement RE:

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Simon Willison (@simonwillison.net)

If you ask the new Grok (via grok.com without any custom instructions) for opinions on controversial topics it runs a search on X to see what Elon ...

Do not make me make the Weird Tressie Repliers list myself

People hollering about getting blocked/following people from one platform to another to ask why: There are millions of accounts in this room, no private accounts, plenty of bots and trolls. At this scale, courtesy is an attack surface and I think you actually know this and are pretending not to.

This account is such a joy. RE:

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c0nc0rdance (@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social)

Hummingbirds are a diverse group of tiny flying dinosaurs originating in South America, where they split off from the swifts about 42 MYA. The Pan...

So, reading this from Stateline… [stateline.org/2025/07/07/s...](https://stateline.org/2025/07/07/states-scramble-to-shield-hospitals-from-gop-medicaid-cuts/ ) [States scramble to shield hosp...](https://stateline.org/2025/07/07/states-scramble-to-shield-hospitals-from-gop-medicaid-cuts/ )

muting rocko, rocco, and rococo just to be sure

if I get hacked it's 100% going to be through the vector of trying to let my child update minecraft on her device while she's at a friend's house