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“What we’re seeing right now, in the last 72 days, is an unprecedented assault on organized labor, on working people, on working families and on Pennsylvanians of all different political stripes, from every single corner of our commonwealth.” - state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta shorturl.at/r0x02
American brands watching their reputations dim globally, says McDonald's CEO. “The aura around America has dimmed a bit." (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/o...
“This is potentially crippling economies. ... We know this is gonna have a detrimental impact to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” - @repcephas.com www.inquirer.com/business/fed...
"Americans already understood Trump to be corrupt, and proved themselves willing to tolerate that. But now they are coming to believe that he is inept. In American politics, that is an unforgivable sin." 🧐
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Great article in the NYTimes about our comment to the DOE about their climate report. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...
Great story by my colleagues on the constant political realignment of Grok, the generative AI chatbot over on the other site. This change to Grok’s answer about the greatest threat to Western civilization is particularly ironic/meta. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
How is MechaHitler day only slightly more extreme than saying Grok doesn't have to be "politically incorrect"?
This is what truly frightens me about the "I got my information from AI" trend. You don't know who directed the AI model or what information it's fed on, but it's somehow supposed to inform us and do our undesirable jobs?
AI = garbage in, garbage out. Musk, Thiel and Zuckerberg each prove AI is too malleable, therefore not reliable.
More than 85 American and international scientists have denounced a Trump administration report that calls the threat of climate change overblown, saying the analysis is riddled with errors, misrepresentations and cherry-picked data to fit the president’s political agenda. Gift link: nyti.ms/3HNAwoB
You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
Please read carefully, our terms of service have changed. (by national treasure Alexandra Petri) www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
given how much the ruling class loathes teachers' unions, and how demonstrably shitty llms are at even regurgitating facts (which is of course only a small part of *actually teaching*), it seems strategically important to recognize the software's potential for union-busting at scale
Finally, those with the most privilege in this society - the billionaire class - begin to speak out on behalf of the nation and the Constitution. Cheers to Ray Diallo and FT for the reporting: on.ft.com/46jm3tS (also check www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This is a compelling opinion piece by an RV resident of San Francisco who drives Uber for a living arguing that clamping down on RVs without providing some safe, clean RV sites OR affordable housing will only further the number of unhoused individuals. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
Good time to read how Dems can stop the Mar-a-Lago Mussolini by contrasting "Progress or Retreat"?, Wrecking or Fixing America? He's not on ballot in '26 or '28 but all House GOP incumbents will need to explain their support for his unpopular failures. www.nydailynews.com/2025/08/31/m...
The CRINGE! The IGNORANCE. The DESPERATION. "The MAGA kids are not all White" wapo.st/4mSN6Cb
The national housing shortage appears to be on its way out even as the issue heats up in Washington policy and media circles. Over the next five years, estimates show that demographic shifts and a surge in construction will supply enough units wapo.st/45RfXPS
New: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to gain access to controversial Israeli spyware designed to hack phones & read private messages after Trump administration jettisons Biden-era order: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...
New in PN: RFK Jr gives Republicans a chance to defy Trump on easy mode "What’s really notable is the extent to which GOP leaders have remained supine even in the face of a radical assault on their grandchildren by a transparent death-dealing fraud who wasn’t even a member of the party a year ago."
I am so disgustingly sick of avoidable tragedies like the mass shooting at Annunciation Church (where I was baptized) in Minneapolis. The problem is simple: it's the guns. Here's the data, charts, and maps that prove it, with plenty of robust international comparisons:
A judge has ruled that Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles broke the law
As we begin September, Democracy Docket is tracking 139 voting and election cases is 40 states. 13 in Georgia 13 in North Carolina 10 in Texas 9 in Arizona 8 in Pennsylvania 8 in Wisconsin Democracy is on the docket! www.democracydocket.com
1. Monday was a landmark day in one of the most brazen political and economic grifts in history. It netted Trump, at least on paper, $3.4 BILLION. Follow this thread for details. 🧵
No lie detected.
More than 4 years have passed since Kabul fell to the Taliban. For those living in Afghanistan’s diaspora, that time has passed by quickly, @nibrahimi.bsky.social writes. He argues the world should not forget those living under the Taliban’s repressive rule. www.justsecurity.org/119789/time-...
This is not reporting. This is propaganda.
@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: "I don’t know if Donald Trump has a personal health problem. But I’m confident he has a political health care problem." Read Morning Shots @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-real...
"While the indictment alleges other protesters struck federal officers and let the air out of the tires of an Ice transport, Mavalwalla was not charged with obstruction or assault. Instead, he was charged with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers”. "Conspiracy" is a very wide net.
Intel Corp., whose new largest shareholder is the US government, isn’t renewing a partnership with North Carolina Central University’s law school that sought to increase the company’s pipeline of recruits from diverse groups
SSRIs didn’t storm Sandy Hook. An AR-15 did. It’s not the pills. It’s the guns. johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/the-measle...
"We are retaining some features for premium users. Want rule of law? That’s premium. The right to run your company without government interference? That’s a paid feature now. An explanation from the Supreme Court as to why it just ruled against you? Maybe!"
For those asking why Judge Breyer stayed the ruling, the answer is because, if he didn't, someone else (the Ninth Circuit or #SCOTUS) would have, at least temporarily. I know it's frustrating, but the stay is designed to avoid provoking either a less-sympathetic Ninth Circuit panel or the justices.
BREAKING: Judge Charles Breyer finds that the Trump administration violated the Posse Comitatus Act by using the military for domestic law enforcement purpose in Los Angeles. He enjoins further violations of the Posse Comitatus Act ⬇️ storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEWS A federal judge BLOCKS the Trump admin from using the military in California for civilian law enforcement in violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. Ruling storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background www.allrisenews.com/p/general-sc...
WaPo still has some good commentary. This is a great discussion of how "never forget" seems to be a pretty hollow phrase these days. wapo.st/3JJA77a
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
'Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers As Ice expands and standards are lowered, advocates and former US officials warn that misconduct may increase www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Full article gifted www.nzherald.co.nz/business/ama...
🎁 For those who may need it - sharing a gift version of the article www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
WTF? Giving people food because they are hungry??? wapo.st/47gXVZU Well, now, Dumbo will get rid of that crap 🤡
"Start?" It's part of the chapter of a book I wrote two years ago. Here's a shorter version: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
If you want to read the article, have this gift link: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
🎁🔗: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
(free NYT art. on using AI on your phone:) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/t...
Don’t let cryptocurrencies become systemically important
It's all a grift. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
It was, apparently, a near run thing, but the citizen soldiers of Kyiv saved the capital, as documented here by the WSJ, 🎁:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Hot off the press natural history note! "Novel Description of Stingless Bee (Tetragonisca angustula) Mobbing Defense Against Newly Observed Bullet Ant (Paraponera clavata) Predation" Read it here for free: rdcu.be/eC8es
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. This is a good suggestion for improving public safety and making the criminal justice system more fair. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
This Labor Day remember, there is no such thing as “being in control.” Life begins and ends without our consent. Birth, love, and death are the only absolutes. None of these great transformations answer to money. Still, the illusion of wealth as power persists. kaiamaeve.medium.com/how-do-you-k...
#Israel and #Netanyahu are committing #genocide in #Gaza. #IDFWarcrimes #Likud #Netanyahu #warCriminals wapo.st/4p9DZPd
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Anyone here even aware that this happened on Sunday? Literally a Russian attack on the head of the EU. Barely a whisper. Europe, you in danger, girl. Get your shit together. You may not think you are at war, but Putin's Russia sure does. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Gift article from The New York Times-Read it for free wo a subscription. "The Unchecked, Unbalanced Reign of King Donald...He’s the monster the founders dreaded..he’s teaching us a lesson I didn’t get in school..th most important checks & balances.."👑🏌️♂️🙈💰🤑🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says Gift article.
The Trump administration almost disappeared 600 children to Guatemala in the middle of the night so they wouldn’t be caught. They were just barely caught! Why can’t they be tried for these heinous crimes? wapo.st/3Vxh0zG
Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump www.stltoday.com/news/nation-...
A look at Radio Garden, a free website and app launched in 2016 as an art project, which streams feeds from 37K radio stations worldwide; the app has 3M MAUs (Sebastian Modak/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Anti-Trump ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ draw thousands to downtown Portland Gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2025/09/anti-trump-workers-over-billionaires-protests-happening-in-portland-live-updates.html?gift=8b1c636f-ad52-41c9-975b-6919c73d0465 […] [Original post on disabled.social]
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u... (Free article to share) The #Felon getting a Nobel Peace Prize? When pigs can fly... We have a conceited delusional leader in America, and he will take us all down if we don't #resist.
"Some of Mexico’s most formidable cartels are locked in a vicious arms race on multiple fronts. On one side, they are battling the Mexican government, which is under intense pressure from the United States to crack down on the drug trade." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
*Free Read More than 800 dead after earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan, Taliban say - Via: WAPO wapo.st/4nd9l5K
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u.... Trump was upset because Modi would not nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize even though Modi said the peace agreement between India & Pakistan had nothing to do with Trump. Coincidence that Trump later levied a 50% tariff against India for buying Russian oil?
"A Democrat and a Republican will team up to try to ban masked law enforcement in Oregon" gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/09/a-democrat-and-a-republican-will-team-up-to-try-to-ban-masked-law-enforcement-in-oregon.html?gift=6def7833-fabb-485c-9566-c3b269e6a4df "Their […]
ah, the sweet and dulcet music of a car alarm braying in the street down the block for about 15 minutes straight I have *thoughts* on car alarms, and a few years ago wrote them down (gift link): clivethompson.medium.com/got-a-car-al...
“Bessent declined to list any specific actions the president may take, but he suggested that administration officials are directly studying ways to standardize local building and zoning codes and decrease closing costs.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump installed Jeanine Pirro from Fox News as AG in Washington, D.C. What could possibly go wrong? Including "Sandwich Guy"!!! This is a 'gift' article so you can read it: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The roll of defendants also includes a military admiral, three generals and a lieutenant colonel, who has already agreed to a plea deal." wapo.st/4mIfNSo
GIFT ARTICLE: "On Tuesday, former president Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s most popular conservative figure, will go on trial before the Federal Supreme Court — charged with attempting to use military force to overthrow democracy following his 2022 electoral loss to leftist Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“Many Gazans struggle to leave the enclave for urgent medical care due to bureaucratic hurdles and security screenings. More than 34,000 Gazans have been evacuated since the war’s start, but over 14,000 still need medical evacuation.”
I have to look up the statute of limitations on the list of corrupt (criminal) side gigs Trump & his family are engaged in. Trump Family Profits Even With Tepid Launch of Crypto Tokens www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction. wapo.st/4p70Lao
You’ve been given free access to this article from The Economist as a gift. You can open the link five times within seven days. After that it will expire. Kind of odd groupings but still interesting The factions jostling for Donald Trump’s favour economist.com/graphic-deta...
NEW: Retiring dean of the House Jewish Caucus Jerry Nadler says that Israel is “committing mass murder and war crimes in Gaza ‘without question.’” He plans to join the growing group of Democratic lawmakers trying to block the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/n...
“U.S. companies, including Hormel, Ace Hardware and J.M. Smucker, announced they are raising prices on consumer goods. Companies cite reasons such as tariffs and rising costs for meat, pork, nuts and other commodities as reasons for the increases.” www.wsj.com/business/ret...
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Gift 🎁 Everyone should have access to this. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/m...
“Soelberg, a 56-year-old tech industry veteran with a history of mental instability, thought everyone was turning on him: residents in his hometown of Old Greenwich, Conn., an ex-girlfriend—even his own mother. He shared suspicions with ChatGPT. At almost every turn, the chatbot agreed with him.“
Gift link Americans Are Having Less Sex Than Ever Married, single, young, old—a new study says Americans are in a sex recession. Our columnist asked the experts how to end the drought. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/re...
I feel like a bridge between Sicily and Calabria is asking for all the money to be stolen and the contractors to never be paid and someone waking up with a dead horse in their bed and being shot to death at a toll booth. The Olive Oil trade is how it all started.
EU to boost satellite defences against GPS jamming, Defence commissioner says www.reuters.com/business/aer...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the use of AI agents had enabled him to “rebalance” his headcount in the customer support division by trimming 4,000 jobs. www.kron4.com/news/technol...
The Trump system is impunity for friends and infinite scrutiny for adversaries. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-mag...
Gift link Trump’s fawning cabinet and the threat to US democracy Strongman authoritarianism thrives on sycophancy www.ft.com/content/4052...
Mexican officials say that most of the military-grade weapons that powerful groups have acquired originated in the United States, and that up to half a million firearms are smuggled south each year. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Picked up @remender.bsky.social Daniel Acuña’s “Escape” last week and can’t wait to see where they’re gonna take this story. interminablerambling.medium.com/the-cost-of-...
People, this is already the law in some red states, and they want to do this to all of us. Now is the time to learn how to mask your location and get rid of identifying info on your phones & computers. There are ways it can definitely be done. Protect your privacy! Gift article wapo.st/3JzMByi
Enjoy! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift article NYTimes. Read it for free without a subscription. I’m a Conservative. My Disabled Son Needs Medicaid to Live. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o...
GIFT article - Letters to the Editor - from The New York Times. Next, I'll post the article these letters are responding to . When Cuts to Medicaid Hit Republicans www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/o...
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