Reposted by Accidental DecafMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Anthropic Is building a surveillance system to monitor activists using a “pre-crime” approach that tries to predict incidents before they happen. The extensive monitoring system that the AI company is building is aimed primarily at keeping tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of AI.prospect.orgAnthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American ProspectNew hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters. 1301547918
Reposted by Accidental DecafSOC Investment Group @socinvgrp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026As extreme heat events become more common around the world, investors are reckoning with the impacts on worker health and company operations, as well as how companies are managing and disclosing the effects of extreme heat on their workforces. #LaborRights #CorpGovresponsible-investor.comBig read: How are investors dealing with extreme heat’s impacts on workers?Investors scrutinise worker protections and adaptation measures as conditions worsen and corporate disclosures remain patchy. 001
Reposted by Accidental DecafSam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I don’t remember whose insight this is, but it blew my mind when I first read that to understand American history you have to get that race law was designed to increase the number of enslavable people (one-drop rule) and decrease the number of claimants to indigenous land (blood quantum) 522985651
Reposted by Accidental DecafSnow Burrow @bostonjerry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A big part of why the job market is so broken is that a lot of 30-50 year olds have been laid off from mid-level "good" jobs that paid salaries in the $75-100k range and the jobs that are "available" for people with that much experience are trying to hire people for something more like $60-70k. 219655
Reposted by Accidental DecafAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845351588
Reposted by Accidental DecafMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/ 22916607
Reposted by Accidental DecafJørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 9136761736
Reposted by Accidental DecafMike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google. 2123302133
Reposted by Accidental DecafCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 29/07/2026And like, 2 million and change tons of CO2 is not nothing, but I would personally prefer governments start by banning private jets, which produce 17 million tons of CO2, over organic eggs. 334643
Reposted by Accidental DecafSOC Investment Group @socinvgrp.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A very important hearing that highlights the ongoing issues related to fast-tracking mega IPOs into major US indexes. #CorpGov 001
Reposted by Accidental DecafJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 24/06/2026In honor of his apparent victory: @bradlander.bsky.social eats a hot dog on the Cyclone 211098161
Reposted by Accidental DecafDr Pamela L Gay @starstryder.space · 02/06/2026Some math: Starlinks last ~5 years They launch in 20-29 per launch Goal: 12,000 Satellites Assuming they replace 1/5 per year, or 2400 per year, at ave 24 per launch, that is 100 launches a year. At $74M per launch (per Starbase), that's $7.4 billion in launch costs + $500M to $1G in satellites 39810
Reposted by Accidental DecafParis Marx @parismarx.com · 18/07/2025Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!disconnect.blogGetting off US tech: a guideI’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider. 12559482574
Reposted by Accidental DecafICCR @iccr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026If it looks like work, why isn’t it treated like work? Check out this new blog post from Pia Garavaglia which explores the impact of AI on work, and who counts as a 'worker' in today's economy: www.hardresetmedia.com/p/if-it-look... 011
Reposted by Accidental DecafICCR @iccr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026A new article from Data Syn looking ahead to June's ILO Conference where governments, employers, and worker representatives will come together to negotiate what could become the first global standard on decent work in the platform economy. datasyn.substack.com/p/from-recog... 011
Reposted by Accidental DecafICCR @iccr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026“Alone We Are Powerless; Together We Are Strong.” A recap from the 05.10-05.12 Global Platform Workers Solidarity Project convening in Nairobi. Read more: www.iccr.org/alone-we-are... 001
Reposted by Accidental DecafPete Sikora @petesikora.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Breaking: The NYS Assembly, dominated by democrats, just voted for a Trumpy energy agenda that guts the NY climate law. The climate law delayed action by 7 years, but a court had ordered Hochul to implement it… so she moved to gut it and the legislature is obliging. 🤦🤦🤦 613050
Reposted by Accidental DecafKim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 26/05/202650% of American workers say they want to join unions, but 10% of workers are IN unions. Where’s the disconnect, you might wonder? The game is rigged. www.epi.org/publication/...epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ... 6328137
Reposted by Accidental DecafWill Sloan @willsloanesq.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Really moved by the interview with Wallace Shawn, one of about oh I dunno I wanna say four living celebrities I love and admire. www.interviewmagazine.com/film/wallace...interviewmagazine.comWallace Shawn Isn’t Ready to DieWith his retrospective currently playing at the Metrograph, the 82-year-old actor proves he has one of the most iconic filmographies. Even if he can't exactly remember most of it. 520629
Reposted by Accidental DecafMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19/05/2026this is a masterpiece 247210778225
Reposted by Accidental DecafAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026So you CAN get reparations you just have to be a reactionary white person who tries to overthrow the government because black votes shouldn’t count 313198845312
Reposted by Accidental DecafAlexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 18/05/2026He’s still doing 2-hour one-man plays at 82. An inspiration. www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...theguardian.com‘A lot of people don’t think I can act’: Wallace Shawn on Hollywood, therapy and speaking out on PalestineAt 82, the character actor is as frank and fired-up as ever with two hit stage shows and a summer blockbuster on the way. He’s embracing being odd, he says, even if everyone doesn’t quite get it 624329
Reposted by Accidental DecafKJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/05/2026I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down. 165108162617
Reposted by Accidental DecafMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 30/04/20265 out of the 6 Supreme Court Justices who gutted the Voting Rights Act were nominated by a president who came into office having lost the popular vote. 70% of Americans support the John Lewis VRA. The Supreme Court is historically unpopular. It is not a democratically legitimate institution. 22577382245
Reposted by Accidental DecafICCR @iccr.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Today we released "Excessive Executive Compensation: Investor Guidance" spotlighting the ways exec. comp trends are distorting the wider economy. Our guide provides concrete examples of how investors can help rein in excessive pay through their proxy voting & engagement www.iccr.org/iccr-issues-... 055
Reposted by Accidental Decafolive consumer's floating skull @machete.gay · 23/04/2026Imagine every interaction with a public official—from people working lines at the airports, to cops, to the people responsible for keeping your power on at your job—requires an exchange of some petty cash. Just the constant friction of graft to not get fucked over. It's bad. 436334
Reposted by Accidental DecafSOC Investment Group @socinvgrp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026The SOC Investment Group urges shareholders to vote NO on Items 3 and 4, the resolutions to ratify the actions of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board at the Mercedes-Benz AGM on April 16. Mercedes consistently breached their own human rights and labor protection commitments. #CorpGovsocinvestmentgroup.comSOC Investment Group urges Mercedes-Benz Shareholders to Vote NO on Board of Management and Supervisory Board’s Actions — SOC Investment GroupRead the full letter here. 011
Reposted by Accidental DecafCaroline Fan @carolinefan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Very cool that data centers increase the temperature around them up to 16 DEGREES for a radius of 6 miles. Bc the surrounding families will use more energy to cool their homes. And uh oh, there goes another blackout! 021
Reposted by Accidental DecafKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/03/2026If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the right 143127134010
Reposted by Accidental DecafMatt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Last month the NYT said AOC "struggled" to give an answer on Taiwan and quoted her with "uhs" and "ums" to make her look stupid Yesterday talking about Hormuz Trump claimed he's heard from "numerous countries" and said "uh" four times. The NYT deleted the "uhs" and paraphrased him to look smarter: 180101453371
Reposted by Accidental Decafevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The data from your Meta Ray Bans is used to train Meta's AI, which most people don't understand means that humans are looking at the most intimate details of their lives. www.svd.se/a/K8nrV4/met...svd.seShe Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee SaysBank details, sex and naked people who seem unaware they are being recorded. Behind Meta’s new smart glasses lies a hidden workforce, uneasy about peering into the most intimate parts of other people’... 11406256
Reposted by Accidental DecafRonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026(2/11) You know dynamic pricing—think Uber rides, flights, or concert tickets that surge based on supply and demand. “Surveillance Pricing” takes this to the next level: using your data to set a “price for you” based on your predicted breaking point. This is, increasingly, everywhere. 111235315
Reposted by Accidental DecafMoira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I hadn’t known this. Two men who were accused of sexual abuse on the Shitty Media Men document that I created back in 2017 reached out to Michael Wolff for help as they looked to sue me, and Wolf forwarded their concerns to Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein offered to help. www.jmail.world/thread/EFTA0... 13866811564
Reposted by Accidental DecafMcKenna Schueler @shecarrieson.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Tomorrow, a FL Senate committee will hear a bill (SB 1236) that would incentivize employers to make it harder for workers in the private sector to form unions & discourage neutrality. It's similar to model legislation drafted by ALEC that's been passed (in some form) in AL, GA, & TN 🧵 1129
Reposted by Accidental DecafMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction." 12770491523
Reposted by Accidental DecafNick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Utility watchdogs accuse PGE of skirting new law meant to make data centers pay for rising demand. PGE is trying to spread part of the costs onto regular ratepayers, contrary to recent law requiring separate rate class for data centers oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/15/u...oregoncapitalchronicle.comUtility watchdogs accuse PGE of skirting new law meant to make data centers pay for rising demand • Oregon Capital ChroniclePGE doesn't plan to simply assign the costs of energy investments needed to support data centers, to data centers. 096
Reposted by Accidental DecafBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 10/12/2025I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress 213101401778
Reposted by Accidental DecafEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE. This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE 301635721
Reposted by Accidental Decafjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/12/2025he believes that if they die they were meant to die and that those that live are the fittest 581833179
Reposted by Accidental Decafjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/12/2025rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.nytimes.comKennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy 348110273300
Reposted by Accidental DecafRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 04/12/2025A year ago, Tracy Hoeg was selling people unproven therapies (like injecting your own blood into your knees) for cash. She is trained in physical medicine & rehabilitation, & does not have any relevant background for this position other than being a prolific & extreme antivaxxer and disease promoter 7383156
Reposted by Accidental DecafBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans. Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comNYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock MandateNew York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing... 151054173
Reposted by Accidental DecafIngrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 16/11/2025I'm not going to read the NYT story but I do want to hear what other people would put in their "Lost New York" takes, mine would include Dr Zizmor ads and the free transfer between the Broadway G/Lorimer JMZ stops 5310216
Reposted by Accidental DecafUAW @uaw.org · 17/11/2025🧵 This morning, Local 2110 of @uawregion9a.bsky.social petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a union election for nearly a thousand full-time and part-time professional and non-professional staff of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 17922
Reposted by Accidental DecafIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Tesla employees passed around photos of the insides of customers' garages, footage of what they were doing inside/near their cars. The cars were OFF at the time, a nude Tesla driver walking past their car in the privacy of their own garage became a Tesla office meme Stop embracing surveillance tech 1838314
Reposted by Accidental Decafe.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 14/11/2025the ~5 tons of CO2 emitted on this hourlong flight is roughly equivalent to what the average EU citizen emits in a year 11442123
Reposted by Accidental DecafKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19/06/2025Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all. 6253660311253
Reposted by Accidental DecafRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 01/10/2025ER wait times are going to be much longer when 13.7 million Americans lose their Medicaid coverage over the next decade due to this administration’s billionaire tax cuts, not to mention the higher premiums from expiring ACA subsidies, the thousands of jobs being lost every month, & massive inflation 11784165
Reposted by Accidental DecafMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 26/09/2025I spent the week at the police surveillance convention and let me tell you my biggest observation: The name of the game now is consolidating as much information as humanely possible from surveillance devices, the internet, other governmental data, and literally a million other places. 🧵 451937921