Pretty sure Star Wars already did this plot, wish I had read some of those scrolls now.

Not now, haunted Victorian shoes

A major advantage I’ve found with recovering from Guillain-Barré is that I can get out of literally any holiday-related activity without additional justification. (I’m looking at you, state college production of The Nutcracker.)

When the electrical socket is right there, but you realize you didn't bring the right adapter.

Who among us …

10/10 no notes 😜

Tell me why? I don’t like Cyber Mondays.. I want to [REDACTED] the whole day down.

I probably had 20 different nurses as I bounced around between the neuro ward and ICU last month. They were all, without exception, great. They work long hours under high pressure and keep people like me alive. We should treasure them.

90% of the people demanding account location transparency in this thread would have said Don’t Allow if this website asked them to share their location when signing up. BCWYWF.

I shot some cloth in Reno, just to watch it dye.

If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?

I wish I had something more profound to say in this Quote Post, but just wow. This essay starts with Johnny Cash and ends up in a limestone cave, it will defy and exceed any of your expectations going in to it. Brava, Sarah.

This, from an article on California efforts to deter wolves from eating cows in the Sierra Valley by blasting various sounds from flying drones:

The DOJ estimates that Epstein and his fellow child abusers trafficked at least 200 children. Meanwhile, experts estimate that in 2025, roughly 2600 minors were forced into a child marriage in the United States. That’s some 50 minors every week, or about seven per day, every single day of the year.

This is a lovely piece about what it means to be a 21st-century Quaker. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/71397/.... And this quote strikes me as a useful framing across many forms of community-building: “If you want to keep your flock together,” he says, “don’t build a fence—dig a well.”

I’m home! Exactly 30 days after heading to the ER, I am back in my own bed surrounded by family (and cats). There is much more recovery to be done but I’m so happy and grateful to everyone who helped me get this far.

Such a great article with thoughtful and insightful questions and answers about what it means to create protocols (and products using protocols) in this space. Essential reading for every atproto hacker (or even critic) out there.

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

I miss when US politics were like “should the rich get richer” instead of “are you cool with millions starving to death”?

Ironically, with flight cancellations, the shutdown may be the most pro-environment thing the Trump administration has done.

Trying the best I can.

Looking forward to seeing this proposal. Keep up the good work.

Hey NYT, some more ideas for you: 1. How Zohran’s facial hair trimming process signals to his multi-generational following 2. A phrenologist’s view on Zohran’s skull shape 3. What the wear pattern on Zohran’s shoes predicts about his embrace of the left (turn) 4. Actually talk about his policies

Targeting Monday to go home! My daughter was literally jumping around the room for joy on FaceTime when she found out. (Same for me minus the actual jumping; will still take some time to regain my mad jumping skillz.)

This is a joyful thread.

What’s the deal with all the obviously fake “hot girl” accounts that come on as followers whenever I post in a reasonably high distribution thread? Is the grift that successful? Sad state of affairs.

Jagger voice: “I can’t get no…”

(Clears throat) Well, actually, the term "algorithm" -- named after its inventor, Al Gore -- includes any *decision* process. So in reality, Bluesky has had an algorithm ever since JACK DORSEY initially *decided* to fund it. In this thread I shall ... (1/297)

A little personal update: I’ve been hospitalized with Guillain-Barré Syndrome for the past 3 weeks. Came on suddenly and had me almost completely immobilized, but thankfully with IVIG treatment (so grateful to donors) avoided needing artificial respiration. Now in inpatient PT working on mobility.

It should be illegal to have to get up before FaceID is able to recognize me.

@fulhamish.bsky.social three word review: (We Need To) Talk About Kevin

The danger is that the more people treat Bluesky like a platform, the more it will become one.

Waiting for the vet as unobtrusively as possible.

Block Fragment https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/478794

There’s a lot in here to agree with. Specifically, the idea that copyleft can create a sort of mandated flywheel of open-source growth; my words not his. Definitely worth a read as always. vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025...

Non-software architecture from Lindos

On July 1–2, Project Liberty Institute participated in the Global Digital Collaboration Conference in Geneva, serving as an official co-organizer alongside the World Bank, ITU, European Commission, OECD, ISO, W3C, and other leading institutions. Read the recap below ⬇️

👏 Project Liberty Institute was proud to participate in the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Norway. We hosted a series of dynamic workshops, community events, and high-level discussions advancing digital infrastructure and data agency. www.projectliberty.io/news/project... @wesbiggs.bsky.social

A good couple of days in Lillestrom, Norway at IGF25, thinking and speaking (usually in that order) about DSNP and decentralized social governance.

That’s a bizarre thing to call it, but iykyk I guess…

Insane questions asked aggressively by simpletons

By the time I’m ready for morning, it’s already morned.

St. Louis City folks, if you need a place to stay tonight due to the tornado, here's some shelter info. #stlwx #stl #stlouis #stltornado #shelter

Was almost home with the baby yesterday on Union Blvd. when the tornado winds caught me. Limbs from trees, bricks from buildings were all coming down from both sides of the street. Rear window and left passenger window shattered (baby car seat was on the right, mercifully). Absolutely terrifying.

The goal posts have moved so far that when they merely strike out they call it a touchdown.

Relying on due process to save us from an adversarial administration that doesn’t respect or follow due process seems a dubious strategy.

Earlier this month, Bluesky restricted access to 72 accounts in Turkey at the request of Turkish governmental authorities, according to a recent report by the Freedom of Expression Association: techcrunch.com/2025/04/23/g...

Verification should require the verified account to create a record linking to the verification record in the issuer's repo (double opt-in). This would be simple to add and would solve the current design's scalability and discoverability issues.

Well, you know, sometimes to make an omelet you have to break all the eggs. Also there’s no omelet.