Okay, taking a break from thinking about other stuff and for the next little while, this is a World Series feed.
Welp, I am now free from jury duty for at least another 12 months.
So, boycotting Budweiser is patriotic because the company (barely) supported trans rights, but advocating for a boycott of ExTwitter is criminal and against free speech. Fucking morons. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreidi2nncr2bjanxyjjdkxacir7ju7sgkutzd47pzhpbeozlecgywva https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiazlmqa2mtoszwi35erfxbrxr65fnkhuemclmwzrmenuiwpsevdqu
Most users here have no idea (and DON'T NEED TO KNOW) what's happening behind the scenes. They just need to know that the community here is good and the service works well. But underneath, there's a ton of REALLY IMPORTANT stuff that also make it so that Bluesky is enshittification resistant RE:
Bluesky Social
Kelsey Hightower (@kelseyhightower.com)
The more I dig into Bluesky, and more importantly the AT Protocol, the more I get that feeling I had when I first got involved with the Kubernetes ...
I had just checked something on Twitter and the algo recommended me a post from an account quote tweeting Elon, which was explaining how the Jews in charge are purposefully opening the borders to replace white people. So, you know. That site is really embracing its inner Nazi. RE:
Bluesky Social
Bluesky
This is big... RE:
Bluesky Social
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social)
Kamala Harris will propose a major new initiative today: expanding Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care at home https://www.huffpost.com/en...
NY Post is big mad about [@dgrand.bsky.social](
Bluesky Social
David Rand (@dgrand.bsky.social)
Prof at Cornell studying how human-AI dialogues can correct inaccurate beliefs, why people share falsehoods, and ways to reduce political polarizat...
 ) study showing that social media services tend to suspend low quality information, and it just so happens that MAGA shares more such content. [nypost.com/2024/10/05/o...](
Our 'experts' justify censorship of actual news with fake science to help Democrats
 ) [Our β€˜experts’ justify censorsh...](
Our 'experts' justify censorship of actual news with fake science to help Democrats
 )
So Elon's pinned post is his claim that FEMA is blocking his people from getting in to set up Starlink sites. But hours ago, he had a call with Pete Buttigieg telling him that was bullshit. And he hasn't pulled down his pinned tweet. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiahlidgxeivy7p2ww5o6rmg6oh3o7faiquip3yk6zwmlcqjdmokiq https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreieufo2pgsriult7vt7ngkyd4b6qq7wvmgjr64hbxxds6vun5pawwi
We need to normalize [@danhon.com](
Bluesky Social
Dan Hon (@danhon.com)
Hi, it's me, I'm the problem etc etc me: https://about.danhon.com i make: https://donotreply.cards work: https://verylittlegravitas.com/ my hallw...
 )'s "Do Not Reply" cards: [donotreply.cards](
DONOTREPLY.CARDS
DO USE DO NOT REPLY CARDS FOR BETTER REPLIES ↱
 ) RE:
Bluesky Social
Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com)
guys I realise this is going to make me sound like an ungrateful dick and I'm sorry I keep bringing it up but: unless I'm specifically looking for ...
 [DONOTREPLY.CARDS](
DONOTREPLY.CARDS
DO USE DO NOT REPLY CARDS FOR BETTER REPLIES ↱
 )
Okay, I wrote about how both VP candidates last night showed they didn't actually understand how the First Amendment works, and why that's a problem. [www.techdirt.com/2024/10/02/o...](
Techdirt
On Fires, Theaters, And Censorship: Neither Vice Presidential Candidate Understands Free Speech
Well, that was quite the end to last night’s Vice Presidential debate. While the overall debate was pretty boring (though hilarious when JD Vance...
 ) [On Fires, Theaters, And Censor...](
Techdirt
On Fires, Theaters, And Censorship: Neither Vice Presidential Candidate Understands Free Speech
Well, that was quite the end to last night’s Vice Presidential debate. While the overall debate was pretty boring (though hilarious when JD Vance...
 )