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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 1d

I return to Twitter occasionally, out of hopeless nostalgia.

It's like having brain surgery while being hit on the face with a cactus.

Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 2d

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 2d

Hannah Arendt distinguished totalitarianism “from other forms of political oppression known to us such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship” in that totalitarianism seeks to subjugate civil society and private lives, not just political opponents, using psychological, not just physical, repression.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 2d

I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 10d

The Age of Insanity

Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 16d

Is our problem social media itself or the fact that social media has been weaponized to polarize and disrupt?

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 17d

If Trump could pass a law stating that it was illegal to do anything that upset the dear leader, he would. And a big portion of the MAGA crowd would most likely go along with it.

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 22d

What a wonderful view!

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 25d

US publications, can I suggest that you temporarily replace paywalls with donation requests when it comes to articles of political significance?

Good journalism should be paid for, but this is an emergency, and lies are being peddled for free.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26d

I’m beginning to think they lied about liking free speech…

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 26d

The late-night show has been pulled 'indefinitely' over comments its host made about the man accused of killing the conservative activist on.ft.com/4mpJxSN

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 26d

Never thought the name “Jimmy Kimmel” would be accompanied by a physical chill passing through my bones.

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · 28d

RIP #RobertRedford

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28d

Robert Redford, the big-screen idol turned Oscar-winning director, Sundance Film Festival founder and environmental activist, died on Tuesday. He was 89. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

A close-up portrait of Robert Redford, who wears a brown leather jacket over an unbuttoned olive green collarless shirt. His face is deeply lined and his expression is a serious one as he looks directly at the camera. A headline reads: 1936-2025 — Robert Redford"

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Sep 12

An important distinction - from @timothysnyder.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Free Speech and Me Speech

A helpful distinction

open.substack.com

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Sep 7

Can I ask, if you follow 40,000 people or more, why are you doing that? Doesn't it make your social media feeds a pile of messy sludge.

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very informative. The parade of far right lunatics lining up to embarrass Ireland on a global scale should know that their power would be restricted to throwing tea parties and causing the occasional legislative delay.

Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · Aug 21

With the Irish presidential election coming up, I've recorded a short video explaining the role of the president. I do hope Conor McGregor sees this and learns a thing or two.
#Áras25 #IrishPresident #IrishPresidentialElection

youtu.be/pqNw1y-DaU4?...

The Irish Presidency Explained

YouTube video by Dr Alan Greene

youtu.be

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Aug 22

Interesting. I'll try it. But I suspect that's not the only problem. I think they've completely sabotaged the search engine in order to force people to use AI.

Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'll give it a go. Thanks

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Aug 22

I will try it. Thank you

Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Aug 22

Is there a browser that does what Google used to do before it sabotaged itself? A browser that just searches the Internet and provides the most relevant results? I'm so sick of wading through AI bullshit and advertising.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Jul 18

Dear @stephencolbert.bsky.social,

Thanks for all the years of speaking truth to power & finding the funny in fascism.
Looking forward to following you wherever you land,

Your fan, Mar🐫

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Jun 6

The weirdest thing about this US administration is that everything that happens is, at the same time, completely predictable and utterly astounding.

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Laura Bee @writerlaurabee.bsky.social · May 21

Lemme do a Captcha and I'll get back to you...😬

youtu.be/AtkXbPjHOQo?...

I'm Not A Robot | Award-Winning Short Film | Comedy, Sci-Fi

YouTube video by HYST

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Sherry @sherrysovern.bsky.social · May 21

Human here

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · May 21

After an absence, a reply I made to a post was randomly liked by a series of strangely over-obvious bot accounts that only post pictures of kittens and sunsets.

Are they the only people still here.

Anyone out there not a sentimentalist robot?

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Apr 27

I really wish reporters would stop saying that there is an effort by the Trump administration to combat antisemitism. It is quite the opposite. There is an effort to foment antisemitism.
forward.com/fast-forward...

Columbia staff receive texts asking if they're Jewish, as government hunts antisemitic harassment on campus

Barnard employees received the text as Columbia University students plan a new tent encampment to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

forward.com

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Safie Maken Finlay @safiemf.bsky.social · Apr 9

Is Trump manipulating the stock markets on purpose to make money out of them?

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