Michael Coley
@mcoley.bsky.social
Tech, policy, & politics nerd
WNBA & NWSL fan
MTSU & NC State
Former Ag Teacher👨🌾
Always #StarTrek🖖
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WNBA & NWSL fan
MTSU & NC State
Former Ag Teacher👨🌾
Always #StarTrek🖖
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Michael Coley
@mcoley.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
For those new to Bluesky, here's a good article of things to get you started here. Welcome!
www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...
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Just to recap:
The TikTok ban? Bad.
The SCOTUS ruling upholding the TikTok ban? Also bad.
Trump choosing not to enforce the ban? More bad.
The Trump-backed mostly-US consortium taking over US Tiktok? You guessed it...bad.
The TikTok ban? Bad.
The SCOTUS ruling upholding the TikTok ban? Also bad.
Trump choosing not to enforce the ban? More bad.
The Trump-backed mostly-US consortium taking over US Tiktok? You guessed it...bad.
December 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Just to recap:
The TikTok ban? Bad.
The SCOTUS ruling upholding the TikTok ban? Also bad.
Trump choosing not to enforce the ban? More bad.
The Trump-backed mostly-US consortium taking over US Tiktok? You guessed it...bad.
The TikTok ban? Bad.
The SCOTUS ruling upholding the TikTok ban? Also bad.
Trump choosing not to enforce the ban? More bad.
The Trump-backed mostly-US consortium taking over US Tiktok? You guessed it...bad.
Reposted by Michael Coley
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...
theonion.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Trump Announces 5,000% Increase In All Numbers
Reposted by Michael Coley
I KNOW YOU THINK THINGS ARE BAD BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOOD I WILL NOT PAUSE LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT I WILL JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD THINGS ARE TARIFFS
December 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I KNOW YOU THINK THINGS ARE BAD BUT WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOOD I WILL NOT PAUSE LONG ENOUGH FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT IT I WILL JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD THINGS ARE TARIFFS
Trump's speech right now is just an absolutely chaos of lies and propaganda, but all the networks have to carry it because if they don't, he'll send the FCC and other government agencies after them.
Fact checkers working tonight can't keep up with the just ever growing pile of blatant lies.
Fact checkers working tonight can't keep up with the just ever growing pile of blatant lies.
December 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump's speech right now is just an absolutely chaos of lies and propaganda, but all the networks have to carry it because if they don't, he'll send the FCC and other government agencies after them.
Fact checkers working tonight can't keep up with the just ever growing pile of blatant lies.
Fact checkers working tonight can't keep up with the just ever growing pile of blatant lies.
I'm starting to get back into keeping up with political news again. I mostly avoided it for the last year because, while it's a privilege not everyone has, my mental health just could not deal with it.
Having said that, anyone have any good recs for #progressive political news sources on here?
Having said that, anyone have any good recs for #progressive political news sources on here?
December 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm starting to get back into keeping up with political news again. I mostly avoided it for the last year because, while it's a privilege not everyone has, my mental health just could not deal with it.
Having said that, anyone have any good recs for #progressive political news sources on here?
Having said that, anyone have any good recs for #progressive political news sources on here?
What's tough for me is that I do think AI has some (limited) usefulness. The issue is that every company insists on forcing it down everyone's throat that even I get frustrated. I mean, I just moved entirely to the Brave browser & search engine because, while it has AI stuff, I can turn it all off.
I try to focus on posting about art and comics and not my complaints about the state of everything but GOOD GRIEF
December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
What's tough for me is that I do think AI has some (limited) usefulness. The issue is that every company insists on forcing it down everyone's throat that even I get frustrated. I mean, I just moved entirely to the Brave browser & search engine because, while it has AI stuff, I can turn it all off.
Elle is just awesome. I'm really going to miss her covering women's basketball with Andraya and Chiney, but I hope her new job is good to her.
"I see the headlines. Some are earned. Some, I believe are not. ... But the faces of this place are not the soul of this place."
Elle Duncan with some very pointed words about the Worldwide Leader as she gets set to leave for Netflix next year 🧐
Elle Duncan with some very pointed words about the Worldwide Leader as she gets set to leave for Netflix next year 🧐
December 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Elle is just awesome. I'm really going to miss her covering women's basketball with Andraya and Chiney, but I hope her new job is good to her.
Support local news whenever you can. If you live (or are just interested) in Tennessee, the @tennesseelookout.com is a great outlet to support and follow.
The @tennesseelookout.com is in end of year fundraising mode and I love donations like the $10 I got today -- from my college best friend, Mark's, brother. We re-met this year, 39 years after I last saw him as an 11-year-old at Mark's funeral. We'd love your $10, too.
tennesseelookout.com/donate/
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Donate • Tennessee Lookout
tennesseelookout.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Support local news whenever you can. If you live (or are just interested) in Tennessee, the @tennesseelookout.com is a great outlet to support and follow.
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The 2025 writers room is still pushing horrific storylines
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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"Amazon has launched a new AI feature in the Kindle app that gives spoiler-free answers to questions about the book you’re reading and confirmed that authors can’t opt out from the feature."
This is fine. Totally no problems at all about not giving authors the ability to opt-out. 🤦
This is fine. Totally no problems at all about not giving authors the ability to opt-out. 🤦
Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
Kindle app now answers questions about the book you’re reading
No spoilers.
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"Amazon has launched a new AI feature in the Kindle app that gives spoiler-free answers to questions about the book you’re reading and confirmed that authors can’t opt out from the feature."
This is fine. Totally no problems at all about not giving authors the ability to opt-out. 🤦
This is fine. Totally no problems at all about not giving authors the ability to opt-out. 🤦
Reposted by Michael Coley
This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
Great to see that Amazon and Funko Pop care so much about the @wnba.com that they can't even properly identify A'ja Wilson and Angel Reese.
Also, these listings have been wrong for literal months. I've reported them several times, but they still have not been fixed.
Also, these listings have been wrong for literal months. I've reported them several times, but they still have not been fixed.
December 12, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Great to see that Amazon and Funko Pop care so much about the @wnba.com that they can't even properly identify A'ja Wilson and Angel Reese.
Also, these listings have been wrong for literal months. I've reported them several times, but they still have not been fixed.
Also, these listings have been wrong for literal months. I've reported them several times, but they still have not been fixed.
@runwithskizzers.bsky.social I just wanted to drop a note that your BG3 thread is just amazing. I've played through 4 times, but I still love hearing what other people do. Plus, I've never played as a bard, so a lot of your dialogue choices are brand new to me! Keep being awesome and enjoy the game!
December 11, 2025 at 3:43 AM
@runwithskizzers.bsky.social I just wanted to drop a note that your BG3 thread is just amazing. I've played through 4 times, but I still love hearing what other people do. Plus, I've never played as a bard, so a lot of your dialogue choices are brand new to me! Keep being awesome and enjoy the game!
Granted Bluesky is a somewhat self-selecting environment, but just about every update I see about the Post makes me glad I cancelled my subscription. I know there are still good reporters doing good work there, but this 👇 is bonkers.
The Washington Post is launching a personalized AI podcast, saying users will be able to "shape their own briefing, select their topics, set their lengths, pick their hosts and soon even ask questions using our Ask The Post AI technology."
December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Granted Bluesky is a somewhat self-selecting environment, but just about every update I see about the Post makes me glad I cancelled my subscription. I know there are still good reporters doing good work there, but this 👇 is bonkers.
Shout-out to Good Game with @sarahspain.com, @theathletic.com' No Offseason, and @theverge.com's Vergecast for being some of my top podcasts of the year. I did end up moving more of my podcast consumption to video, so here's my top 5 from both @pocketcasts.com & YouTube.
December 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Shout-out to Good Game with @sarahspain.com, @theathletic.com' No Offseason, and @theverge.com's Vergecast for being some of my top podcasts of the year. I did end up moving more of my podcast consumption to video, so here's my top 5 from both @pocketcasts.com & YouTube.
Reposted by Michael Coley
"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
This is your daily confirmation that we live in the dumbest timeline.
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Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is your daily confirmation that we live in the dumbest timeline.
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Reposted by Michael Coley
I'll add that it's important to separate the underlying tech (artificial intelligence) from the various applications (many of which are indeed your classic grifts).
The dot com bubble would eventually burst, but the Internet is still a remarkable and important invention. I see the same with AI.
The dot com bubble would eventually burst, but the Internet is still a remarkable and important invention. I see the same with AI.
I cannot stress enough how the AI thing is just blockchain again. It has some uses, yes, but they're not actually general purpose ones. The bubble is going to burst and it's going to be so bad and like all cons, it's going to leave a few people rich and the rest FUCKED OVER.
A great deal of AI hype is coming from con artists who understand exactly how much easier it’s going to be to use the same cons over and over once they achieve their dream of a world in which nobody understands how anything 1) works or 2) has ever worked.
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'll add that it's important to separate the underlying tech (artificial intelligence) from the various applications (many of which are indeed your classic grifts).
The dot com bubble would eventually burst, but the Internet is still a remarkable and important invention. I see the same with AI.
The dot com bubble would eventually burst, but the Internet is still a remarkable and important invention. I see the same with AI.
Reposted by Michael Coley
It is simultaneously true that ML tools are incredibly useful and that many of their most intense adherents are selling snake oil
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It is simultaneously true that ML tools are incredibly useful and that many of their most intense adherents are selling snake oil
@davidpierce.xyz @reckless.bsky.social Random question for you both from a new dad-to-be. My wife & I are wanting to get something to play music in the baby's room from streaming sources like Spotify w/o using our own phones. Is the best bet to just get a really cheap Android phone?
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
@davidpierce.xyz @reckless.bsky.social Random question for you both from a new dad-to-be. My wife & I are wanting to get something to play music in the baby's room from streaming sources like Spotify w/o using our own phones. Is the best bet to just get a really cheap Android phone?
The fact that this is apparently even a question is just bonkers. What are we even doing? 🤦
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday justices will hear a case to decide if President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship is constitutional, reports @fischler.bsky.social.
Trump order ending birthright citizenship to be argued at US Supreme Court • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to decide if President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship is constitutional.
tennesseelookout.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The fact that this is apparently even a question is just bonkers. What are we even doing? 🤦
This is a wild story to read as I work in Nashville just a few streets over from Music Row. Granted I'm not in the music industry, but still.
Suno is taking over Nashville's writing rooms. “You tell it the genre and it totally does the whole thing, it’s insane.” The tech is ubiquitous, “from entry-level songwriters to the top dogs” use it.
Check out the story for audio samples. From @charlieharding.bsky.social:
Check out the story for audio samples. From @charlieharding.bsky.social:
The future of country music is here, and it’s AI
For AI and country.
www.theverge.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This is a wild story to read as I work in Nashville just a few streets over from Music Row. Granted I'm not in the music industry, but still.
Given recent AI shenanigans from Google, I'm looking for a new general news app. Anyone have any good recs for an app that brings in news from reliable sources? Basically I want something that is not social media. If anyone knows of a good one, let me know.
a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words " what are our options " below her
Alt: a woman sitting at a table talking to a man with the words "what are our options" below her
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Given recent AI shenanigans from Google, I'm looking for a new general news app. Anyone have any good recs for an app that brings in news from reliable sources? Basically I want something that is not social media. If anyone knows of a good one, let me know.
While a ton of national media parachuted in for the special election, @tennesseelookout.com has been here the whole time reporting & breaking news. And when those outlets all leave, the TN Lookout will still be here. If you have a few dollars, send them to a good cause and support local journalism.
Last call for journalism with no paywall! Giving Tuesday is so important to our fundraising: If you value the stories we've brought you in 2025, please consider mashing the donate button.
tennesseelookout.com/donate/
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December 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
While a ton of national media parachuted in for the special election, @tennesseelookout.com has been here the whole time reporting & breaking news. And when those outlets all leave, the TN Lookout will still be here. If you have a few dollars, send them to a good cause and support local journalism.
It's an 18% point improvement, so that's something to hold on to. But we know that 1) Dems typically overperform in special elections, 2) incumbents are hard to beat in general elections, & 3) we have no idea if @aftynbehn.bsky.social would give up her State House seat to run for this seat in '26.
It looks like Matt Van Epps will win and that's no surprise: but it's down to a 4% gap. It that holds, that's an 18% swing from the 2024 election. And the @apnews.com, the gold standard for election coverage, hasn't called the race yet.
December 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
It's an 18% point improvement, so that's something to hold on to. But we know that 1) Dems typically overperform in special elections, 2) incumbents are hard to beat in general elections, & 3) we have no idea if @aftynbehn.bsky.social would give up her State House seat to run for this seat in '26.