Mike
@mikeamato.bsky.social
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Appreciator of landscapes and stupid posts
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skipping straight past "Italians and Irish aren't really white" and going straight for Swedes. lol
Chris Rufo is so upset about the Minneapolis protests that he is resorting to anti-Nordic racism christopherrufo.com/p/the-curse-...
January 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
skipping straight past "Italians and Irish aren't really white" and going straight for Swedes. lol
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Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
DeWald cites "privacy interests" for an "agent number 3" and his body worn camera as one of the govt's concerns over making the case material piblic, among other issues.
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Federal agents cornered Marimar Martinez, shot her several times, boasted about it, arrested her, lied about her to the public and in the police report, and falsely charged her with assaulting them.
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Now the government wants to keep evidence of their lies secret to protect these agents' "privacy."
Thoughtful adaptation to our new AI-enabled world <3
Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out.
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class.
Here's what happened:
January 29, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Thoughtful adaptation to our new AI-enabled world <3
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A gang of masked cowards retreating from the body of the man they just murdered, as if they can escape judgment. This is the courage of lynch mobs and slave catchers.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
A gang of masked cowards retreating from the body of the man they just murdered, as if they can escape judgment. This is the courage of lynch mobs and slave catchers.
What kind of absolute human scum uses a child as bait against his parents
“the agent took the child out of the still-running car, led him to the door and directed him to knock on the door asking to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home, essentially using a 5-year-old as bait.”
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
Agents later took the father and child away in a vehicle and sent them to Texas
The Columbia Heights school district says ICE detained four of its students, including a 5-year-old boy, as "bait" to draw out family members.
January 22, 2026 at 3:20 AM
What kind of absolute human scum uses a child as bait against his parents
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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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Trump speaking to reporters about Greenland: "There's not a thing Denmark can do about it"
Same language found in the Epstein files
Same language found in the Epstein files
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Trump speaking to reporters about Greenland: "There's not a thing Denmark can do about it"
Same language found in the Epstein files
Same language found in the Epstein files
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Checking in on CBS News(max)
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Checking in on CBS News(max)
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Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Don't bother arguing about whether ICE is a police force or a military force. It's neither. It behaves as a disorganized, violent mob, cursing, shouting contradictory orders, and attacking unarmed citizens on a whim. It is deployed to create fear and chaos, not to enforce laws or establish order.
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This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This slogan adopted by Kristi Noem, "One of Ours, All of Yours," is taken from the Nazis, who retaliated for the killing of an SS officer by murdering all the inhabitants of the Czech village of Lidice, apparently none of whom had anything to do with it, and razing the village to the ground.
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AI-generated content deceives people, even when clearly labeled.
@bridgettodd.bsky.social, host of @tangoti.bsky.social, explains that labeling content as AI isn’t working, and why projects like @divine.video are promising no AI content.
Full episode out now.
@bridgettodd.bsky.social, host of @tangoti.bsky.social, explains that labeling content as AI isn’t working, and why projects like @divine.video are promising no AI content.
Full episode out now.
January 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
AI-generated content deceives people, even when clearly labeled.
@bridgettodd.bsky.social, host of @tangoti.bsky.social, explains that labeling content as AI isn’t working, and why projects like @divine.video are promising no AI content.
Full episode out now.
@bridgettodd.bsky.social, host of @tangoti.bsky.social, explains that labeling content as AI isn’t working, and why projects like @divine.video are promising no AI content.
Full episode out now.
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Thousands of people read this newsletter hoping to stay informed about reproductive rights, yet time and time again, there are glaring factual errors.
This Alabama woman is still in prison as the linked release plainly explained. Getting to a point where folks need to double check what’s printed
This Alabama woman is still in prison as the linked release plainly explained. Getting to a point where folks need to double check what’s printed
January 8, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Thousands of people read this newsletter hoping to stay informed about reproductive rights, yet time and time again, there are glaring factual errors.
This Alabama woman is still in prison as the linked release plainly explained. Getting to a point where folks need to double check what’s printed
This Alabama woman is still in prison as the linked release plainly explained. Getting to a point where folks need to double check what’s printed
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The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
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Amazing record for the FIFA
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Amazing record for the FIFA
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
This dumb initiative will only reach those wealthy enough to regularly fly, and fit enough they're comfortable doing pull-ups in public.
But that's exactly who these eugenicists want to serve. Young, wealthy, fit people. Anyone else is weak, lazy, or genetically inferior.
wapo.st/48Ifhhc
But that's exactly who these eugenicists want to serve. Young, wealthy, fit people. Anyone else is weak, lazy, or genetically inferior.
wapo.st/48Ifhhc
MAHA for airports: Trump officials pitch mini-gyms, more play areas
The Transportation Department is encouraging airports to apply for funding under a campaign to “Make Travel Family Friendly Again.”
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This dumb initiative will only reach those wealthy enough to regularly fly, and fit enough they're comfortable doing pull-ups in public.
But that's exactly who these eugenicists want to serve. Young, wealthy, fit people. Anyone else is weak, lazy, or genetically inferior.
wapo.st/48Ifhhc
But that's exactly who these eugenicists want to serve. Young, wealthy, fit people. Anyone else is weak, lazy, or genetically inferior.
wapo.st/48Ifhhc
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Bridget recently spoke with filmmaker Soledad O'Brien about her two new documentaries: "The Perfect Neighbor" and "The Devil is Busy." In this clip she explains why 'The Perfect Neighbor' relies exclusively on police body cam footage.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Bridget recently spoke with filmmaker Soledad O'Brien about her two new documentaries: "The Perfect Neighbor" and "The Devil is Busy." In this clip she explains why 'The Perfect Neighbor' relies exclusively on police body cam footage.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
Listen to the full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
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"The only thing revealed by this transparency is that social media companies do not give a f*ck about this."
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
"The only thing revealed by this transparency is that social media companies do not give a f*ck about this."
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
Our attention is the product
There are tutorials in many languages on how to exploit that for profit, not just to stir the pot
AI makes it so easy to exploit now and everyone wins but you
Pythagoras would be a good name for a three-legged dog
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Pythagoras would be a good name for a three-legged dog
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Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
Q: Why wait for Congress to release the Epstein files? Why not just do it now?
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
TRUMP: It's not the question that I mind. It's your attitude. I think you're a terrible reporter. It's the way you ask these questions. You start off with a man who's highly respected asking him an insubordinate question
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Calling the ABC reporter’s question “insubordinate” explains everything about how Trump sees press freedom.
I try not to get into Bluesky moderation drama, but this sounds pretty ridiculous and also that WSJ article about Johnny Cash was very dumb
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I try not to get into Bluesky moderation drama, but this sounds pretty ridiculous and also that WSJ article about Johnny Cash was very dumb
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on geese, turkeys, and teenage gender dysphoria
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
on geese, turkeys, and teenage gender dysphoria
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bro Apple sells the most popular technological device in history for a thousand bucks every year and they're pulling in around 400 billion
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
bro Apple sells the most popular technological device in history for a thousand bucks every year and they're pulling in around 400 billion
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?
Amazon is responsible for like half of all commerce and makes 600 billion
in what kind of timespan is OpenAI supposed to make 1.5 trillion? the 21st century?