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Writer. Tech & Apple. BLM. Freelance content & social for devs: . Not here much, find me on :

Chicago, IL
Joined December 2006

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Apr 25

    Today is another good day to mention I’m on at: and There’s also an official app now. It lacks some of the more advanced features that make Masto great and unique, but it’s a solid introduction:

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    Late capitalism makes for a really dangerous time. And I wish it was obvious that billionaires directing your anger at “wokeness” or queer folks or unions are your enemy, trying to get you to look the other way while they take your money, but it isn’t, so we need to say it.

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    The moment the union movement started gaining power Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk stopped pretending to be liberals and moved right at light speed. What they're showing us is that fascism is what happens when capitalism goes into decline and tries to defend itself.

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  4. May 18

    Good story about going on a date to an art museum.

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  5. Retweeted
    May 12

    Timely reminder that Elon Musk forced Tesla employees in China to sleep on the factory floor during the pandemic so the company wouldn’t have to temporarily shut down. So when he says shit like this, what he really means is “I’m mad I can’t own slaves.”

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  6. May 13

    I’ve had a mini-rant about the apps that power Apple’s services for years. inspired me to dust off and commit it to writing.

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  7. May 10

    “Let’s just wait and see what he does with it.” His plans for Twitter are crystal fucking clear.

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  8. May 10

    “Let’s just wait and see what he does with it.”

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  9. May 4

    "One user, Sasha Costanza-Chock, a media and design researcher, touts the benefits of a decentralized platform where ‘decisions about how we interact with each other aren't made by billionaires.’”

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    Goober the Clown (who had an abortion when she was 23)

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  11. Apr 29

    Huh. Germany has an official instance too.

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  12. Apr 29

    A Reddit commenter creates a mostly sourced (but likely incomplete) list of Elon Musk’s colossal bullshittery, toxic behavior, and outright fraud over the years:

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  13. Apr 28

    The EU just created an official instance.

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  14. Apr 28

    My Twitter archive is ready. I've been here since 2006 and it's 2.5GB. Wow. Downloading. I'm still marinating on whether I'll delete, but I plan to be far less active here. Find me at and I'm dusting off and

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  15. Retweeted
    Apr 25

    Men will literally spend billions on a social media platform instead of going to therapy.

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  16. Retweeted
    Apr 25

    I sure hope Elon Musk understands Twitter better than he understands urban transportation.

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  17. Apr 25

    Imagine having $44 billion and spending it like this. What a pathetic gremlin.

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  18. Retweeted
    Apr 25

    The billionaire who uses Twitter to abuse people and flagrantly violate securities laws is now in charge of the platform. I guess this is the future we deserve.

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  19. Apr 25

    How real of a possibility is it that Elon wants to get the orange insurrectionist back onto Twitter?

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  20. Apr 25

    I think it’s also worth mentioning that Mastodon now has a mechanism to move your entire account between instances. This should help a ton with deciding where to start, since it matters much less now. Just start, move if you ever need to.

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