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Patrick β€œThe Sisko” Austin

@patbits.bsky.social

πŸ‡­πŸ‡Ή Founding editor at IT Brew. Formerly TIME, Gizmodo, Consumer Reports. Nobody touches my peppers. itbrew.com patbits.com

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blasphemy

06.08.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been inspired. Please follow my new account, @collabsfromhell.bsky.social.

05.08.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...this is actually not a bad idea.

05.08.2025 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

pre-order your Superman x Kryptonite bike lock today!

05.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Marketing team getting the axe expeditiously.

05.08.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

dew you even have to ask?

05.08.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sonic x Timberland 6-Inch Boots Are Limited to 30 Pairs The Sonic x Timberland 6-Inch Boots are limited to 30 pai...

Literally cannot think of a worse collab partner. It makes absolutely zero sense!

05.08.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

self awareness is always a good thing, i dont have a sports car cuz i know i’m the kind of guy that would have a decepticon logo on the steering wheel

05.08.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

he’s a dunce

05.08.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

reason no. 284 why nobody likes new jersey

05.08.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A drag queen with her hands covering her mouth. A subtitle says "Is she gonna jump from there?"

A drag queen with her hands covering her mouth. A subtitle says "Is she gonna jump from there?"

Can't believe this is the news right now

05.08.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reporters shouted to ask what he was doing up there and he said he was "taking a little walk." He said something about the White House ballroom and made some gestures but it's not really making a ton of sense yet. Normal stuff

05.08.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3379    πŸ” 638    πŸ’¬ 544    πŸ“Œ 859
Trump on roof

Trump on roof

Trump on roof

(h/t @helenkennedy.bsky.social)

05.08.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2464    πŸ” 483    πŸ’¬ 607    πŸ“Œ 1404

This is real: President Trump is standing on the roof of the White House briefing room right now and no one knows why

05.08.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4172    πŸ” 771    πŸ’¬ 602    πŸ“Œ 660

oh he's losing it, losing it

05.08.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 8046    πŸ” 1192    πŸ’¬ 544    πŸ“Œ 109
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Clip TV News Like Ken With SnapStream FREE | Sign Up SnapStream is offering cost-free trial access to watch, search & clip multiple TV channels.

Wanna know how I get these clips? I’m using an app that allows you to keyword search TV news in near-real time: go.snapstream.com/affiliate/kl...

04.08.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

His attending the meet-and-greet with Netanyahu is far more disgusting than a refusal to endorse Mamdani, imo. He's from Jersey. He can slide on that.

05.08.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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OPINION: Actually, Amazon’s Cargo E-Bikes are Good! - Streetsblog New York City Amazon’s e-cargo bikes alleviate the need for delivery vans and reduce traffic collisions. They also look rad.

β€œAt the end of the day, what these [cargo e-bikes] mean is one less combustion engine on the road, one less truck stopped or blocking a bike lane, and one less 10,000-plus pound truck being let loose on a city street to further endanger pedestrians and cyclists.”

05.08.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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It’s the Ramen Burger’s World Over a decade ago, the ramen burger became the poster child for mashup food. We might not eat a lot of them anymore, but their impact remains huge.

Love this piece on the tragedy of the ramen burger www.eater.com/food-culture...

05.08.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Obama

05.08.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Freaky Friday (2003)

04.08.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just a polite reminder that we owe the concept of zombies to voodoun/Haitian cultures as an externalization of the fear of being compelled to labor beyond what was supposed to be the Absolute Freedom of death.

04.08.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1389    πŸ” 340    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
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Why games websites never write about mobile games Former Polygon and Kotaku deputy editor Maddy Myers explains why gaming sites aren’t covering some of the most popular games on the planet.

i wrote about TRAFFIC the forbidden topic mobilegamer.biz/why-games-we...

04.08.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 329    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 18

The confederates are so funny. The rest of us are out here being normal, and they’re like β€œremember that time we came in second place in a war?”

04.08.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4947    πŸ” 1031    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 40
All New! 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback: Raising the Roof, Literally
YouTube video by Alanis King All New! 2026 Kia K4 Hatchback: Raising the Roof, Literally

I recently went to Detroit to tour a bright-yellow hatchback (!!!), and I wore my brightest outfit to compete.

I think I forgot to post the video, so you can find it here 🀠

youtu.be/VdTnxRscgQY

04.08.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

no fucking way

04.08.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh my fucking god

04.08.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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So Long to Tech’s Dream Job

Silicon Valley today is dramatically changed from a year or two ago. We wrote a series of stories looking at how AI is transforming labor, landscape, innovation, and even religion. Here's my story on the 'shut up and grind' crackdown sweeping through big tech: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/t...

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