Ooh adding to my shortlist!
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Ooh adding to my shortlist!
Nothing like sending FBI, DEA, HSI, and MPD in mass numbers to a high school football game to sow chaos and fear and make things less safe.
Who's ready for September? Here's how much temperatures have changed (warmed) over the last 75 years. @alaskawx.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥
Miller enjoys pissing people off.
NOW: In response to Russia's large-scale attack, Poland's Air Force said it had scrambled fighter jets to protect Polish air space, as missiles target Ukraine's far-west.
Russia has massed “up to 100,000” troops near Pokrovsk, a key city in eastern Ukraine.
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
💯 And we need to be talking about it constantly. I think they will try to use AI for this. Screenshot is from the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute website, which thankfully is still up. (Lots of info on this site. Check it out before they delete it!) www.genome.gov/about-genomi...
YUCK 🤢🤮
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They do have a choice. They could resign like I did.
Good.
I hate this f*cking assh*le. He ENJOYS making people angry. It’s what he’s done his entire life. What a loser.
A collection of clips from MSNBC of multiple Republicans getting booed at town halls this week.
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment. (Published April 2025)
There’s probably those who will argue, but it makes my whole body frown.
Well he’s an angel: “he was integral in designing and leading many HIV and STD programs in New York City, including their Ending the Epidemic program, which is credited with decreasing HIV incidence to an historic low.” www.thebody.com/article/deme...
Incredible human.
KING SHIT
Amazing guy.
Maybe Trump has been getting “special” injections of some kind of “medicine.” Personally approved by… Putin? RFKJr? One can always enjoy speculating 😏
September 8th. That is like 10 DAYS from now JFC. Here come the lawsuits & delays.
My exact thoughts. They need to release and announce simultaneously. So sick of this shit.
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me. Dem govs must step up and fill the void. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1998...
“Independent journalist Marisa Kabas was first to report on Borges’ resignation and his email’s disappearance in posts on Bluesky.”
But it does say pregnant women so 🤷♀️
Shouldn’t be *too* hard to get it with this list! But it’s fkd up about kids and pregnant women being restricted. bsky.app/profile/pear...
Local CVS pharmacist confirmed yesterday that the very long list of qualifying conditions is legit. She said they still couldn’t see if/which insurance would cover it. Should arrive very soon.
Another idea that sounds good to fascists until they realize the military is foot-dragging and quiet-quitting because the military follows lawful orders, but also hates fascists. Like the military parade. Like the National Guard occupation of DC.
I find it interesting that Nvidia's CEO is approaching the futuristic promises of AI and robotics differently from Musk. Jensen Huang isn't promising free money and a leisure society. In fact, he's saying you'll probably be *busier* in the future.
Getting worse by leaps and bounds.
Science: Trump supporters are assholes.
Perfect targets for AI chatbot sycophancy. Easily manipulated.
shocking
By a 7-4 vote, the full Federal Circuit has *affirmed* a lower-court ruling holding that many of President Trump’s tariffs exceed his statutory authority. The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
“Do you guys feel bad about what you’re doing? Don’t you f*cking hate yourselves?”
This is such a powerful & important interview. If you haven’t watched it yet, take 10 minutes and do it now. youtu.be/FQCPteMy70E?...
Are you a K-12 educator who has had to manage AI use in the classroom? We want to hear from you for an upcoming story: https://bit.ly/468tl3w
A dramatic, extremely worrying moment; over 61,000 people held in ICE detention. That is the highest number ever on record in United States history; roughly 6,000 higher than the previous record set under Trump six years ago, and over 21,000 higher than when Trump took office just seven months ago.
Trump Administration Plans to Remove Nearly 700 Unaccompanied Migrant Children, Senator Says | The removals would violate the Office of Refugee Resettlement's “child welfare mandate and this country’s long-established obligation to these children,” said Oregon Senator Ron Wyden.
The FBI is calling the attack at a Minnesota Catholic church an act of domestic terrorism driven by "hate-filled ideology." Extremism analysts say the picture may be more complex.
TEXAS: “Would I be required to carry my birth certificate to the restroom because I have short hair? Is there anything in it to protect people like me?” REP. ORR: “No. It protects biological females.” @jessicafortexas.bsky.social : “That’s what I am.” More: www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-h...
The overlap between Newsom’s talent at trolling Trump and his glee at targeting homeless people is sadism.
Why do people keep voting for such an obvious GOP enabler.
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Tomorrow: Hear from the front lines. Join Free DC and Chicago organizers and learn how to be part of the nationwide movement against the billionaire agenda and demand a country that puts workers first.
Sounds like military build up.
Ha! Love it
I’ve never applauded jury nullification. Until now. Free DC.
As the humanitarian disaster in Gaza continues, we cannot look away from rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank. @merkley.senate.gov and I met families of Americans killed there and visited a town subjected to attacks. Illegal settlements and violence MUST end.
SCOOP: DOGE ops join Airbnb cofounder + DOGE member Joe Gebbia’s new National Design Studio. Gebbia was possibly going to join USDS, but now he has his own office and is bringing DOGE folks from the General Services Administration along with him. www.wired.com/story/doge-o...
Here’s the link to comment on the rule. Please do comment. They can make a difference in litigation. www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Disgusting headline.
Israel’s military said it is suspending mid-day pauses to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City. The suspension of the pause comes a week after the world’s leading food security authority declared Gaza City was being gripped by famine.
Nearly two dozen states have passed laws regulating how tech companies collect data from our faces, eyes and voices. It comes as Congress has yet to pass any facial recognition technology.
Looks grim.
".. military leaders privately questioned whether the troops had received proper training and warned of the 'far-reaching social, political and operational' risks of aiding law enforcement, according to a Reuters review of military records .." @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/mil...
* TRUMP REVOKES KAMALA HARRIS' SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION -- CNN @reuters.com
Union representing CDC employees re: ousted leader Dr Susan Monarez: “We commend her, not just for doing the right thing, but for doing the hard thing by standing against disinformation. She chose science over politics. This is the leader that CDC needs & our nation deserves”
Call me crazy but I don’t love the idea of them controlling ways to escape.
In reality, his admin is sabotaging the student visa program. And Trump’s “settlements” with top universities like Columbia have included requirements to reduce international enrollment. www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
Daskalakis: I very specifically use the term pregnant people, and very specifically added my pronouns at the end of my resignation letter to make the point that I am defying this terrible strategy of trying to erase people
Dark Winds on Netflix is awesome 🏜️
Normal campaign event.
Fantastic 👏🤩
F*cking assh*les!
Wow! This is good. (Mannerisms remind me of Obama big time 😁)
WATCH: Video shows moment multiple shots were fired in Walton, Kentucky; at least 2 police officers injured.
Urgent: Please share and givr if you can, Nema needs to raise $100
At @techpolicypress.bsky.social, we published a piece with this title this morning. www.techpolicy.press/ai-companies...
WSJ: ChatGPT fueled a 56-year-old tech industry veteran’s paranoia, encouraging his suspicions that his mother was plotting against him.... On Aug. 5, Greenwich police discovered that Soelberg killed his mother and himself in the $2.7 million Dutch colonial-style home where they lived together.
“While ChatGPT use has been linked to suicides and mental-health hospitalizations among heavy users, this appears to be the first documented murder involving a troubled person who had been engaging extensively with an AI chatbot.”
👏 👏 👏 Where are all the other Senators? Sen Van Hollen is the real deal!
They were huddled in the only shade by the Lincoln Memorial this weekend ha!
Are you a parent of a K-12 student? Have you noticed them using AI for schoolwork? We want to hear from you for an upcoming story: https://bit.ly/45UXG4g
The Trump administration asked a military base outside of Chicago for support on immigration operations this week, offering a clue of what an expanded law enforcement crackdown might look like in the nation’s third-largest city. https://to.pbs.org/4lRNpfo
Lots of bands in El Paso ‘94-‘95: NIN, tripping 😵💫 Marilyn Manson Lords of Acid Pigface My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult Pantera
This is an inevitable byproduct of automation. The AI boosters have been selling us that deskilling in some areas will result in upskilling in others, but we have no evidence of this. We don't even have a particularly good theory. We have salesmanship B.S.
The push for AI in education requires us to define down what education means and narrow the educational experiences to what a chatbot can deliver. They will use tests corrupted by Campbell's Law to prove the effectiveness of delivery. open.substack.com/pub/engagede...
When the biggest AI boosters say they want to help you do your job better, they are lying (maybe to themselves, definitely to you). They are looking for parts of your job that can be automated. That isn't you doing your job better, that's you doing less of your job.
Clay Shirky, vice provost at NYU, tries to help faculty adapt to digital tools. Recently he wrote about student use of artificial intelligence. "Now that most mental effort tied to writing is optional, we need new ways to require the work necessary for learning." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
“As a result, Washington does not have an official record of the Kremlin's proposals, which caused uncertainty about exactly what Putin told Witkoff or did not tell him.”
"Rather than end the genocide, the response instead is to continue firing, doxing, smearing, and attempting to censor inconvenient narratives."
A clarification is not a diminishment. Any public action at this time by federal employees is brave and quite risky.
“Use of Appropriated Funds for Illegal Lobbying and Partisan Political Activity by Federal Grantees”
Good lord
Going back to pencil & paper for just about everything is becoming more & more appealing. 📝
STAND WITH THE CDC!
When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.
Actual good news: Opill, the first over the counter contraceptive pill in the US, is expanding access to effective birth control
If corporations didn’t own office buildings they’d be the first arguing for people to work from home. “Why should we buy a place for you to work when you can work from home??”
You’re not dropping a single, asshole. If you’re actually knew anything, it would be criminal not to reveal it now. But of course, this is a bullshit publicity stunt.
Good. I have questions and the American people deserve answers.
Can we also explicitly point out that he is black?! Seems important but idk maybe just me 🤷♀️
"Both deaths are linked to oysters harvested in [Louisiana], but the oysters were eaten at separate restaurants in Louisiana and Florida."
🚨 “pre-emptive interventions” 🚨 “behavior threat assessments across all levels of society…”
Big Brother is watching.
🚨ICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Here’s a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
