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Rhett Jones
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editor at large at gizmodo for com. He skeet but he also delete.
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I was trying to figure out why David Ellison's face looked so familiar to me, and then I remembered...
David Ellison Cover of "Q: Are We Not Men?" album by Devo
October 30, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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ripcinema.bsky.social
rest assured, this will be the third time Tron has failed to become a franchise, and we've become exceedingly efficient at it
the architect of the matrix
October 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Ken Jacobs (1933-2025)

A great artist, a wonderful teacher, & speaking personally, a close friend for over 50 years. Linking to a piece I wrote to mark his 80th birthday.

www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/m...
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
rhettjones.bsky.social
ah yes, homeland security's "embrace of art"
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/a...
Homeland Security’s Embrace of Art Reopens an Old Debate
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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shepardcdr.bsky.social
“i need you to do a bit with me”
July 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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ditzkoff.bsky.social
NYT headline: Elon Musk warns of potentially ‘rough’ times ahead Bane: “For you”
July 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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INSEPARABLE???

www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...
The group also attacked financial aid programs at Hopkins, including one given by alum Michael Bloomberg, making the medical school free to attend for those from families making under $300,000 a year. About two-thirds of Hopkins medical students, according to the university, qualify for the scholarship. Put the conservative group argued that "it is well recognized that race and ethnicity are inseparable from socioeconomic status," adding that "Johns Hopkins masks racial preferences behind income thresholds."
July 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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benrosen.bsky.social
1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar

2025: ohhh ok
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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davidjroth.bsky.social
"While tantalizingly intelligible, there is sadly no way to know what 'en penischock' translates to. I do not speak Swedish. No one does. Similarly, there is no way to know what the story is referring to further down where it says that 'Robinsons penis hängd ute.'"
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Hurdler Wins 400-Meter Race Despite His Dick And Balls Falling Out Several Times | Defector
Eagle-eyed trackheads following the Ostrava Golden Spike in Czechia might have noticed American hurdler Chris Robinson, an NCAA champion at Alabama, winning the 400 meters with some unorthodox form. M...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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The absurdity of federal government agency heads using the term doxing seriously is not being discussed enough
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 23
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: "If you look before January 20, and even after January 20, the men & women of ICE did not have to have masks on their face. Me personally, I don't want those officers having to wear masks bc it's hot, it's dangerous. But ICE agents are being doxxed at a horrible rate"
June 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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maxread.info
"hey 35 to 50 year old newsreading liberals what was the run-up to the iraq war like" is the most precision crafted bait possible on this website
nikkimcr.bsky.social Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · Jun 18
I was too young to be ware of the Iraq invasion debate but was it this degree of stupid? It can't have been this stupid.
June 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
rhettjones.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpUC...
Sly & the Family Stone - If You Want Me To Stay (Live)
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June 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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bubbaprog.xyz
The federal government is attempting a radical, massive expansion of what constitutes "wiretapping" that threatens everyone working in media/as a journalist today and I hope you'll read this and share it with everyone you know.

I'm not just fighting this for me. I'm fighting it for everyone.
Advisory to Journalists: The Dangerous Expansion of the Federal Wiretap Law Journalists, podcasters, and digital media professionals beware: the U.S. government is currently advancing a legal theory under 18 U.S.C. § 2511—the federal wiretap statute—that threatens to criminalize the mere act of downloading publicly available videos or listening to podcasts. This interpretation risks not only chilling investigative journalism but undermines the very foundation of freedom of the press. The federal wiretap law makes it a felony to intentionally “intercept”—that is, acquire the contents of—a “wire communication” unless you are a party to the communication or a party has given prior consent. Under 18 U.S.C. § 2510(1), a "wire communication" includes any transfer containing the human voice that travels at any point by wire or cable. Originally meant to prevent unlawful phone taps in 1968, the statute has not meaningfully evolved to reflect digital media distribution in the 21st century. As a result, many core journalistic practices today—listening to audio on a video stream, downloading a podcast, reviewing livestreamed footage—can be construed as “intercepting” a wire communication. And unlike “oral communications” (which are only protected if private) or “electronic communications” (which are exempt if publicly accessible), wire communications have no similar public-access defense. This leaves journalists legally vulnerable for accessing material that is otherwise freely available to the public. This is not just a theoretical risk. In Tampa, Florida, the U.S. Department of Justice is actively prosecuting my client, journalist Timothy Burke for allegedly violating the wiretap statute by downloading publicly accessible livestreamed interviews from a video server. The journalist used only a URL—no password, no hack, no deception. The government claims that because the streams included the human voice and were transmitted in part by wire or cable, they are “wire communications”. Under this interpretation, even if the stream was intended for public consumption, and even if no reasonable expectation of privacy existed, the act of acquiring and publishing the content becomes a federal felony. The government also asserts that the same communications are also “electronic communications,” where the law makes it clear that it is not a violation if the electronic communication is obtained from a server that is configured so that the communication is “readily accessible to the general public” -- however, the government has argued (and the court has agreed) that whether or not the communication was obtained from a publicly accessible server is a fact question that the journalist must prove at trial - not an element of the offense that the government must prove. This means that a journalist that obtains public information may still be subject to search, seizure, arrest, indictment and prosecution. The implications for the First Amendment are chilling. Under the government’s interpretation of interception of “wire communications”, the government could prosecute journalists based not on their methods, but on the content they choose to listen to or report on. The wiretap law also criminalizes the disclosure of the contents of a wire communication. Thus, quoting from a podcast or a leaked livestream could subject a reporter to criminal liability regardless of intent, public interest, or harm. This is a dangerous expansion of government authority. It converts the passive act of receiving a communication—something essential to journalism—into a criminal offense based solely on outdated statutory definitions and prosecutorial discretion. The broader issue is not just technical—it’s constitutional. A law that is so vague or overbroad that it allows the government to pick and choose whom to prosecute based on their speech, targets the very heart of press freedom. It is unconstitutionally vague under the Fifth Amendment and overbroad under the First. By failing to modernize the statute—or at least to interpret it in line with modern communication platforms—the government risks turning millions of journalists, researchers, and citizens into potential criminals. The law as it stands today is an anachronism of the analog era being misapplied in a digital one. If you are a journalist, you should be alarmed. If the DOJ’s current theory prevails, simply clicking “play” could one day lead to prosecution. The press cannot operate in an environment where the law punishes access to speech—particularly where that speech is both public and newsworthy. The press must not only report on this misuse of power, but challenge it—legally, politically, and publicly. Because the right to receive and report information is not just a constitutional luxury. It’s a democratic necessity. -- Mark Rasch MDRasch@gmail.com (301) 547-6925
May 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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May 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
April 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
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April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Art.
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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seamas.bsky.social
roomba accidentally saw outside
Reddit post headed "Roomba accidentally saw outside and now I can't delete "room 1" and "room 4" showing a map of the Roomba's picture of the world, which includes an ill-defined patch of outside listed as "room 1" and "room 2"
March 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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NEW: Minnesota Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn, co-author of the "Trump Derangement Syndrome" bill that just made headlines, was arrested yesterday in Bloomington for allegedly soliciting sex with a 16-year-old girl. minnesotareformer.com/2025/03/18/g...
GOP state Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested on suspicion of soliciting sex with a 16-year old girl • Minnesota Reformer
Eichorn’s arrest complicates efforts by Senate Republicans to expel DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell from the upper chamber.
minnesotareformer.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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I am begging blue state governors to have lunch this week with your adjutant general of the National Guard.

Cannot stress enough how important this relationship is going to be in the near future.
March 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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igd.bsky.social
Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc
Students hold signs at protest reading "Fuck Fascism" and "Jews Hate ICE"
March 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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cwarzel.bsky.social
this is also partially an effect of staying on X. not only are you lending your name, time, and words to Musk's political project, but you are left speaking to such a hollowed out, algorithmically sorted audience of true believers that you end up responding in good faith to the End Wokeness account
lowrhoufo.bsky.social LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · Mar 11
I understand the masters Ro's serving, but it'll be hilarious to watch people try to make "do you condemn Tesla vandals?" a thought-terminating cliche
March 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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the authoritarianism is bad, but the loser energy is absolutely intolerable
March 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM