tartles
@tartles.bsky.social
Making the best of this ride on the Earth carousel
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formats over apps
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
Formats over apps.
overreacted.io
January 18, 2026 at 7:05 AM
formats over apps
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The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
January 16, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The Nobel Prize museum in Oslo subtweeting the fuck out of Trump today.
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one of my dearest friends just released a cover of buffalo springfield’s for what it’s worth.
she’s currently living in spain but feels just as heated about all this as if she were still living here.
Link:
music.apple.com/us/album/for...
she’s currently living in spain but feels just as heated about all this as if she were still living here.
Link:
music.apple.com/us/album/for...
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 AM
one of my dearest friends just released a cover of buffalo springfield’s for what it’s worth.
she’s currently living in spain but feels just as heated about all this as if she were still living here.
Link:
music.apple.com/us/album/for...
she’s currently living in spain but feels just as heated about all this as if she were still living here.
Link:
music.apple.com/us/album/for...
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The story www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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 pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The story www.propublica.org/article/vide...
incredible composure and bravery. citizen checks and racial profiling are unacceptable
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
incredible composure and bravery. citizen checks and racial profiling are unacceptable
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Wanda Sykes: Ricky Gervais couldn't be here, but he would like to thank god and the trans community.
January 12, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Wanda Sykes: Ricky Gervais couldn't be here, but he would like to thank god and the trans community.
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Spreading opposing talking views with no critical analysis or counter-arguments, or restating them first, helps them win.
But if you must, serve it inside George Lakoff's "Truth Sandwich" 🥪
- Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage.
- Indicate the lie.
- Return to the truth.
But if you must, serve it inside George Lakoff's "Truth Sandwich" 🥪
- Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage.
- Indicate the lie.
- Return to the truth.
February 1, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Spreading opposing talking views with no critical analysis or counter-arguments, or restating them first, helps them win.
But if you must, serve it inside George Lakoff's "Truth Sandwich" 🥪
- Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage.
- Indicate the lie.
- Return to the truth.
But if you must, serve it inside George Lakoff's "Truth Sandwich" 🥪
- Start with the truth. The first frame gets the advantage.
- Indicate the lie.
- Return to the truth.
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So ICE and the White House have been scrambling to pump out meme videos of clashes with protesters and "epic takedowns" and then an ICE agent recording video with his phone shoots a woman dead www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
We read thousands of internal ICE chats. They show how officials make raids go viral
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:33 PM
So ICE and the White House have been scrambling to pump out meme videos of clashes with protesters and "epic takedowns" and then an ICE agent recording video with his phone shoots a woman dead www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
respect and admiration for Philip Bump
"This was a family that could've been like mine" -- Philip Bump breaks down crying on MS NOW when talking about the stuffed animals in Renee Good's car when she was killed
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
respect and admiration for Philip Bump
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Also stated in the article that hospitals would rather implement AI to fix worker shortages than fix the real issue which is burnout and is what happens in a profit over patient system
The thing that jumps out to me here is that the article says the doctor’s *colleague* went looking for the fake studies.
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
It suggests the doctor who used ChatGPT didn’t check for himself and uncritically assumed they were real.
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/hosp...
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Also stated in the article that hospitals would rather implement AI to fix worker shortages than fix the real issue which is burnout and is what happens in a profit over patient system
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i could watch this 1,000 times
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
i could watch this 1,000 times
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
i only like hippopotamuseses
and hippopotamuseses like me too
and hippopotamuseses like me too
December 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
i only like hippopotamuseses
and hippopotamuseses like me too
and hippopotamuseses like me too
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In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
December 25, 2025 at 2:53 AM
In NYC there are plenty of people who don't celebrate, and people who do, who dont have anywhere to go.
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
So as is our tradition, Anyone Comics in BK and Everyone Comics at Queensboro Plaza will be there to entertain from 12-5pm and handing out free books for those who feel left out!
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In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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This is the sweetest thing and I hope they keep hanging out periodically
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is the sweetest thing and I hope they keep hanging out periodically
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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hello darkness at 5pm. we are not friends
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
hello darkness at 5pm. we are not friends
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agree with this and think there's something v telling about people going "ooh but why are you on Bluesky it's irrelevant" - what if I don't really care about being relevant! the vast majority of people post on social media not because they want to be famous but because they enjoy it! just be normal!
the proximate reason i post here — beyond the fact that i like a lot of you and enjoy reading your thoughts and jokes and observations — is that this is a non-algorithmic platform where people share lots of stuff and people read what is shared. that's still valuable even if it doesn't "influence!"
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
agree with this and think there's something v telling about people going "ooh but why are you on Bluesky it's irrelevant" - what if I don't really care about being relevant! the vast majority of people post on social media not because they want to be famous but because they enjoy it! just be normal!
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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The greatest idea anyone had was putting a bar in a bookstore
December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The greatest idea anyone had was putting a bar in a bookstore