So, yes, Jmail is amazing. But it also alerted me to the fact that one of the last emails in his email inbox was @Flipboard alerting Epstein that he'd been arrested... (cc: @Mike McCue) RE: https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreibetpqq4o233e23bppcvuyf2xmfypimgmy3a5uwp3pg4xrltw4kpy
Randomly this reminds me of a story. When I was in high school (~1990ish), I had seen a Time magazine article that mentioned that in post-Soviet Russia perestroika, that it was possible to buy Russian army surplus night vision goggles for $80. And holy shit did I want a pair. RE: View quoted note β†’
Let's see if the internet (and Bluesky in particular) can help solve this mystery. Who can help Ben find "Linda" who appears to be from the UK but traveled to Moscow in 1984 and wrote (but did not send?) this postcard? RE: View quoted note β†’
Thing is, when Mamdani does something early next year that challenges some Trump admin nonsense, you *know* that Trump is going be extra angry and suggest it's a backstabbing, noting how "nice" he was to him in the Oval Office as if that means Mamdani should now agree to all of Trump's demands.
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This is absolutely amazing (ht: [@rlorenz.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy]( ) for pointing this out to me). RE:
I've interacted with plenty of EU lawmakers recently, and it's not universally true (of course) but it is striking how many seem to take the fact that some companies are bad to mean the entire internet concept was bad. It doesn't need to be! We can build a better internet! RE: View quoted note β†’
Tragically, I still see them all the time around Silicon Valley. I drove by one the other day with my kid in our car and said "I still can't believe people buy that ugly piece of shit" forgetting that I generally don't curse in front of the kids. But it got a guffaw from the kid, who agreed... RE:
Judge Oldham remains one of the worst judges on the 5th Circuit, which is chock full of terrible judges. Why does it not surprise me that he's unaware 40 million people have signed up for Bluesky? RE:
Yes. This. Changing your replies to followers only makes a huge difference for larger accounts. The only "downside" is once a month or so someone who can't read/follow instructions yells "this fucker turned off comments!" at you. It's better than many more randos missing the point & yelling though. RE: https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:cak4klqoj3bqgk5rj6b4f5do&cid=bafkreihmhgwawnhbv2rzlacrbr75o7xhoh3w3kqwswz4gyiwl5v5f5nva4