This is from 2016 but I hadn’t heard of it until now. WILD story. www.denverpost.com/2016/08/10/l...

Kansas home wound up with 600 million IP addresses and a world of trouble

The little Kansas house in the center of the country became the crossroads of the Internet, with unimaginable consequences.

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From car bomb threats to white powder envelopes and a DOJ investigation based on fake hasbara Yelp reviews, how Congressman Dan Goldman vilified Poetica, an immigrant owned small biz he’s supposed to protect in a last ditch effort to save a losing race. indypendent.org/2026/08/targ...

Targeted: An NYC Congressman accused Poetica Coffee of Antisemitism — Bigotry Came to Avenge Him.

Poetica Coffee owner refused to take Representative Dan Goldman's money. Zionists death threats have flooded his coffee shops.

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I have been pleading with my boss for us to get these for years, but "they're not safe" THAT'S WHY WE NEED THEM

alix e. harrow@alixeharrow.bsky.social · yesterday

i don't like to police genre, but it's not dark academia unless somebody gets squished in one of these bad boys

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

You know how genies love to cause mischief by causing misery by misinterpreting wishes? Well, the win-win is to ask for all the pollution to concentrate within the perimeters of the properties of the CEOs who cause it. Just make the map of superfund sites and billionaires the same map.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

Even an 11-year-old knows that things will get worse if we keep polluting the environment.

I wonder if students today would be less likely to lean on AI for writing assignments if schools had made sure they could touch-type (at least 60wpm) before having them submit all their assignments online. 1/🧵

…but they seem to miss that a very large part of learning how to ask the right questions, is asking & playing w/ & sorting through & grinding out the "WRONG" questions, & learning WHY. That happens in training, in play, in conversation with other people who can & will challenge your assumptions…

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to intimidate people,” he said. www.404media.co/the-governme...

‘The Government Hopes To Set a Precedent’: An Interview With the Man Charged for Allegedly Wiping His GrapheneOS Phone

The U.S. government has charged Samuel Tunick with allegedly typing in a passcode to wipe his phone before officers could search it. “I hope people understand that the charges against me are meant to…

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WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 24-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION people in Denmark found NO LINK between aluminum in childhood vaccines and autism, asthma, OR chronic disorders. Aluminum is an ADJUVANT. It ENHANCES your immune response to a vaccine. That’s it.

Odyssey this. Odyssey that. We Odyssey ICE abolished.

me: [sobbing] England, you can't just call everything a pudding J. J. Thomson: [points at atom] pudding

I absolutely hate conspiracy theories because there’s always one step in the “logic” that is just pure stupid. As in, you have to debase your intelligence to believe that part of the explanation, when a much simpler explanation exists. I’m glad we have clear evidence against lab theory!

Amy Maxmen, PhD@amymaxmen.bsky.social · 7d ago

The evidence supports the alt theory of a spillover from animals sold at the market. Spillovers also happen to account for all other novel infectious disease epidemics. I'm tired of writing about this since I'm tired of the harassment. Pretty much every science writer I know feels the same.

The evidence supports the alt theory of a spillover from animals sold at the market. Spillovers also happen to account for all other novel infectious disease epidemics. I'm tired of writing about this since I'm tired of the harassment. Pretty much every science writer I know feels the same.

The now 11 year old does this all the time. When he was 5 he learned to play chess at school and got overly upset when he lost, so we had some talks about sportsmanship. Then he presented me with a mixed up Rubiks Cube and said, "since grown ups like losing so much, here's a game for you."

alix e. harrow@alixeharrow.bsky.social · 7d ago

bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris

Had a ton of fun designing a boss fight with a computer cursor 🖱️💀 #indiegame #gamedev

do a deer my kids aren't here re i'm estranged from my son me the named in this lawsuit fa i'm driving on the run so my ex-wife wants me dead la i'm running from the feds ti a drink to clear my head that will bring us back to do!

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last wk.

Only Illinois residents can claim a roadkill deer, according to state law. The only stipulation is the resident claiming the deer cannot be delinquent on child support payments.

New: a person opposing a data center was arrested for clapping at a city meeting Read more here: www.404media.co/person-oppos...

This is an awesome article and makes great points! My hot take is, if the executive class is worried about shoplifting, maybe they should do something something about the people who are actively destroying the economy and making everything expensive? You know, just a thought.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2w ago

As good as many of you said. I really appreciate the unambiguous point that this primarily a racist moral panic before unpacking the nuanced second-order explanations. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...

Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made national news last year, is facing a new deportation threat after a three-judge panel overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him from ICE custody.

“Enough Is Enough”: Mohsen Mahdawi Says New Deportation Threat Seeks to Silence Palestine Activism

Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked and hooded ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made national headlines last year, is facing...

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Last time I was at the store with my parents, we were looking at novelty socks and my mom picked these up and said quietly, "Undertale?"

Here's a life hack for profs who want to make their classrooms family-friendly, student-friendly spaces: If a family member calls you while you're teaching, TAKE THE CALL. Ask if it's an emergency, and when they say no, remind them that you're teaching, and say you'll call back. And then...

Angus Johnston@angus.bsky.social · 2w ago

The best thing in the world is when a visiting little kid raises their hand to ask a question in one of my lectures. It's only happened a few times in my life, but god, I love it so much.

Oh, we're putting tariffs on countries that don't do enough to stop slave labor? Can we tariff ourselves? Because the US has the largest slave labor population in the world! Again, periodic reminder that our slave labor population is larger than the workforce of Norway. Not a typo.

Mekka Okereke@mekka.mekka-tech.com · 9mo ago

🤡I love it when US folk unironically try to reply to a Black civil rights advocate🙋🏿‍♂️, about how it's bad to enslave people to make cars. Your car parts were made in a jail by a Black man that has not been convicted of any crime. The US prison labor population is larger than the workforce of Norway.

This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...

Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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They really did say the quiet part out loud, that corporations and the “wealthy owners” have all the power and to Republicans, that’s a good thing. Not to say Democrats are the party for the people (it’s more centrist), but the Republicans are just scamming poor people with white supremacy.

gamera obscura@ohrobin.bsky.social · 2w ago

Texas Republicans doing recruitment for us.

It’s not THAT complicated. 🤷🏿‍♀️ #blacksky #bluesky #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

“We’re not asking for permission to be here. We’re playing.” In February, USA Rugby banned transgender women from competing in women's matches. It was, on paper, a massive blow to the Baltimore Ferals, one of hundreds of teams affiliated with International Gay Rugby. Instead, they kept playing.

A legend, an icon and a trailblazer.

"I hope that this shares with people that are incarcerated on Rikers, that they too are a part of this city. The World Cup has been a magical moment for the entire city. These are New Yorkers, and they will be New Yorkers when they get out of Rikers. They are New Yorkers today." ♥️♥️♥️

Mamdani watches World Cup semifinal match with Rikers Island prisoners

YouTube video by Associated Press

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

The beautiful game. The people’s game. Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates. Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.

The US government promises "negative net migration," then celebrates when it is achieved, promises to deport 100 million people, even though there are only 40 million immigrants, and does stuff like this: Most Americans didn't even notice that the US has stopped accepting any non-white refugees. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Simon Marks@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 4w ago

"As of June, all but three of the 7,730 refugees admitted into the U.S. in fiscal 2026 were from South Africa". www.notus.org/immigration/...