Open protocol means if you see something missing from existing implementations... you can build it yourself. RE:
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Germ Network (@germnetwork.com)
It’s here! Germ DM is now an #ATProto messenger. Read our full announcement now. https://germnetwork.com/blog/germdm-atproto-now-beta
I identify with this... RE:
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Erin Kissane (@kissane.myatproto.social)
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Prof. [@jmiers230.bsky.social](
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Jess Miers 🦝 (@jmiers230.bsky.social)
Law Professor @AkronLaw | Computer Scientist | 1A 💬 and tech scholar | meme docent 🧙🏼‍♀️ Priors: Google, Twitter (no, not X), Chamb...
 ) points out that the latest South Park "Trump PSA" with a deepfake naked Trump could violate the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which Trump himself announced he was eager to use to censor content critical of himself. RE:
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Techdirt (@techdirt.com)
Oh My God, TAKE IT DOWN Kills Parody Donald Trump is a notorious media bully. He uses lawsuits, executive power, and political pressure to punish...
Things I wasn't expecting this evening. [@lastweektonight.com](
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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (@lastweektonight.com)
The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
 ) calling out the high school I graduated from for adding a kid to a gang database for drawing a devil image in his notebook, when the SRO ignored that the high school mascot is literally "the blue devils." https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreiamoolzotdwerbyq3m63n5bd2qxhajpslcopyl2wfhpi2uvngpp2m https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreie4fxldkfikomwlkryp4u7ajuq6q3g652xifbtro7x33iry3rifwa
I had to spend two and a half years fighting a frivolous lawsuit that was a direct result of Bollea v. Gawker. And that lawsuit massively decreased our capability to do what we do, so I take issue with one of Hulk Hogan's lawyers claiming that Bollea v. Gawker had no impact on journalism https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreigo7pafmqceemn44bl36hsx5llk4df2sm4blsmrt7g4ggdwnxnrgu
Everyone is celebrating him for his (obviously wonderful) songs but I am also celebrating him for releasing all his works into the public domain and insisting he retained no copyrights over any of it. RE:
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Blogs too. RE:
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dell cameron (@dell.bsky.social)
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So *that* explains why my Techdirt life coaching business hasn't been too successful. That and not having a life coaching business. But hey, anyone want to hire me as a life coach. I can teach you how to get yelled at on the internet. https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreia45vhdrwdeum7c2b5foyzkqpwqpmtnqxl5lokrehoelffx4njubi
Yeah. Maybe find some new friends? RE:
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Kashmir Hill (@kashhill.bsky.social)
“Most people today spend every waking moment pursuing wealth; and the time they’re not spending pursuing wealth, they’re pursuing some sort o...
Oh great. MechaHitler is deciding which laws the government can ignore. That'll go great. RE:
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Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social)
DOGE "is using a new artificial intelligence tool to slash federal regulations, with the goal of eliminating half of Washington’s regulatory mand...