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  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/117009733569838326",
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  "text": "RE: https:// glammr.us/@overholt/1170087974 74566619 go read this thread i wrote yesterday: https:// mastodon.social/@blogdiva/1170 04558617912817 then read that article about # Anthropic . the sociopaths running it want you to believe books are just content delivery systems, aka “platforms” like Facebook or a blog. this is where Marx’s theory of alienation kicks in: you have to psychologically separate the workers and creators from their product to gaslight them about the true value of their labor. THAT’S WHY THEY ARE DESTROYING THE BOOKS. but let me go one step further… 🧵",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T15:54:02.810Z",
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  "author_name": "your auntifa liza 🇵🇷  🦛 🦦"
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  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/117009754043091268",
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  "text": "Cowboy Space (I hate their name so much) published their consolidated response a week ago but we just noticed it. We either have 3 days or 8 days to respond now. So... I guess I have to read this shit. Swearing a lot here will get me through it. A reminder: this is the 4th company that wants to launch fucking enormous "AI data center" satellites into sun-synchronous terminator orbits, giving Earth a ring. This particular company wants 20,000 satellites in one ring.",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T15:59:15.200Z",
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  "author_name": "Prof. Sam Lawler"
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  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@ZachWeinersmith/117009927542512684",
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  "text": "You know, I'm not a vegan, but the arguments against veganism often strike me as extraordinarily weak. Like the strongest ones are about cost and wherewithal. But the usual arguments are hear are often naturalistic fallacy in different disguises, or an elaborate version of calling vegans a bunch of sissies. Or variations on "but aren't you a hypocrite for not [meeting impossible standard]?"",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T16:43:22.591Z",
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  "author_name": "Zach Weinersmith"
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  "text": "\"Huh,\" said the dragon. \"Would you care to explain?\" \"Yes, I'm not a princess all the time,\" said the milkmaid. \"Only on bright spring days. Once they end, I turn back into me.\" \"How come?\" \"Oh, I was bitten by a princess.\" \"Again, how come?\" \"She couldn't help herself,\" the milkmaid grinned. # MicroFiction # TootFic # SmallStories",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T16:48:46.000Z",
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  "author_name": "Micro SF/F by O. Westin"
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  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@eff/117009809081663723",
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  "text": "EFF’s Dave Maass spoke with @ CNN about the anti-ALPR sentiment sweeping the nation. “Once people start learning about the massive scale of the data that’s being collected and who it’s being accessed by, it starts to freak them out.” https://www. cnn.com/2026/07/30/us/flock-ca mera-vandalism-protests-cec",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T16:13:15.024Z",
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  "author_name": "Electronic Frontier Foundation"
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{
  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@QasimRashid/117009621316715072",
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  "text": "AIPAC has spent $60M so far to prop up Haley Stevens, who is outspending Dr. Abdul El Sayed 12 to 1, and she’s down 16 points. I don’t ever wanna hear “electability” out of the mouths of centrists ever again. New - Senate poll - Michigan 🔵 El-Sayed 57% 🔵 Stevens 41% Emerson # A - LV - 7/27 Anyway polls are polls. Keep the foot on the accelerator and let’s win this.",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T15:25:29.970Z",
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  "author_name": "Qasim Rashid, Esq."
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{
  "url": "https://tech.lgbt/@SunnJax/117009768837883035",
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  "text": "A good problem to have. Please take one, or two, or… 🍑 # gardening # food # Colorado",
  "author": "[email protected]",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T16:03:00.000Z",
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  "author_name": "SunnJax 🪴🏳️‍🌈 :Fire_Pride:"
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  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@admiralwonderboat/117009631907647220",
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  "text": null,
  "author": "admiralwonderboat",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T15:28:11.567Z",
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  "author_name": "Admiral Wonderboat"
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{
  "url": "https://mastodon.online/@danirabbit/117009754517494582",
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  "text": "It’s my birthday! I have a big favor to ask 🙏🏼 This year has been especially financially challenging. Long story short, if everyone who downloaded @ elementary OS this year paid just $1, I’d be up some $30,000 but alas I’m down about $11,000 and I’m really concerned about making ends meet until the release of OS 9. If you feel inclined to help me out, I’d really appreciate it if you’d buy a copy of my AI-free Open Source OS or otherwise help with funding via this page: https:// elementary.io/get-involved#fun ding",
  "author": "[email protected]",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T15:59:22.000Z",
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  "author_name": "Danielle Foré"
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{
  "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@Mara/117009398267846486",
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  "text": "Imagine organizing a Rust conference and having zero women on stage. That's just embarrasing. https:// oxidizeconf.com/",
  "author": "[email protected]",
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  "posted_at": "2026-07-30T14:28:46.000Z",
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  "author_name": "Mara Bos"
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