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Gadabout, troublemaker, cyborg

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Bobbie@bobbie.net · last mo.

Seven years ago my friend Lyra McKee was murdered while reporting on rioting in Derry. Three men were just found not guilty over their involvement in killing her, despite a bench trial that took more than two years. She deserves better than this. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...

Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee

Family of woman who died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry say justice system has failed her

theguardian.com

Bobbie@bobbie.net · 2mo ago

Late to it, but Anna pointed out this quote from Steve Rosenbaum, the author of a book on AI destroying truth that contained half a dozen made up quotes. “It’s like saying, do you beat your wife? It’s one of those accusations that there’s no response to.” Sorry, WHAT?? www.wired.com/story/future...

Quote from Wired magazine in which Steve Rosenbaum. "Rosenbaum would not weigh in on the accuracy of Pangram's results. In fact, he didn't want to talk about them at all. "I don't participate in that conversation," he said. "It's like saying 'do you beat your wife?' It's one of those accusations that there's no response to."
Bobbie@bobbie.net · 4mo ago

Just 3 hours left to support this indiegogo campaign! I've been working with @locusmag.bsky.social to ensure that coverage of science fiction, fantasy and horror publishing stays independent. Great rewards here for voracious readers + aspiring authors. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2026 by Locus Publications - Indiegogo

Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination.

indiegogo.com

Bobbie@bobbie.net · 6mo ago

Most concerning part of the case of Seamus Culleton, an Irish man on a green card path and legally able to work, but imprisoned by ICE for 5 months? He says agents presented docs agreeing to deportation that were "signed" by him that he'd never actually signed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Screenshot of text saying "When his attorney appealed to a federal court, two ICE agents said that in Buffalo, Culleton had signed documents agreeing to be deported. Culleton said he did not agree and that the signatures were not his. "My whole lfie is here. I worked so hard to build my business. My wife is here."
Bobbie@bobbie.net · 6mo ago

When I tell ppl that moving to Substack is a terrible idea, this is why. It doesn't just host Nazi newsletters, it promotes and makes bank off them. This isn't new information—folks have been reporting on it for years—but if it's new to you, act accordingly www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

theguardian.com

Tom Usher@tomusher.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The funny thing about a certain type of angry conspiracy guy is that they’re literally being confronted with an elite paedophile ring and a tyrannical government at the same time right now, and because it isn't being done by the people they wanted it to be done by they’re all being pussies about it

Bobbie@bobbie.net · 7mo ago

I wrote a bit for @ffdweb.org looking at some of the work being done by Rick Prelinger (@footage.bsky.social) and @archive.org. The ambition? To save the past and give it away. "That’s the highest destiny that an archive can aspire to… when you give up control." ffdweb.org/digest/issue...

Preserving the Past on a Decentralized Future | FFDW

How archivists are using decentralized storage and blockchain to preserve fragile cultural history and expand public access for future generations.

ffdweb.org

Bobbie@bobbie.net · 7mo ago

This regime is stuffed with folks who are still living in the long 1980s. They're led of course by Trump, who could revel in his gold-plated life with abandon, but also by those who fantasize about cheap goods, rampant bigotry, falling taxes, regular moral panics and Latin American interventions.

Bobbie@bobbie.net · 10mo ago

If Trump has, in fact, backed down on sending a massive ICE deployment to the SF Bay Area, it would be yet more confirmation that he nearly always backs down in the face of (a) organized resistance and (b) personal contact from the rich and powerful. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...

Trump calls off planned federal ‘surge’ in S.F. but plans for Bay Area immigration crackdown unclear

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he called off the planned federal deployment to the city after speaking with Mayor Daniel Lurie.

sfchronicle.com

Curious Reading Club@readcurious.xyz · last yr.

📢 Our pick of the month for July is "The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog": @biologycarly.bsky.social's fun new book showing how silly science can lead to serious discoveries. Publishers Weekly called it "pop science at its finest" and they're right! newsletter.readcurious.xyz/p/cur015-sal...

Silly science is serious business in July's book of the month

We're reading Carly Anne York's "The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating Frog".

newsletter.readcurious.xyz

David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social · last yr.

Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

Bobbie@bobbie.net · last yr.

Mainstream media keeps laundering these “philosophers of the alt right” or “big thinkers of Silicon Valley”… And then you watch them on video and immediately see they are total chuds you wouldn’t want to spend 2 minutes alone with. Why can’t people see how utterly weird these dudes are?

Bobbie@bobbie.net · last yr.

Request for advice: a family member of mine in the UK, a lefty in his younger days, has been Farage-pilled. Constant stream of anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant posts and right wing talking points, angry responses to my comments and questions. Any tips, suggestions or guides to constructively engage?