Reposted by Adam, K?Mike Flanagan @mikeflanaganfilm.com · 04/10/2026Oh Jesus - @letterboxd.social can you help us get this AI slop away from our series? 14932156
Reposted by Adam, K?Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 41120003118
Reposted by Adam, K?Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 29/09/2026If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway 23940251044
Reposted by Adam, K?Tom Schaller @schaller67.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The law and order party, folks 619869
Reposted by Adam, K?Jill "Bury a Friend" Pantozzi @jillpantozzi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Last month, a Google alert directed me to an interview I did with cartoonist Matt Furie—creator of Pepe the Frog…only I haven’t done any interview and I’d never even met Furie. So I clicked. "None of this is true": AI, content farms, and one completely made-up article. bsky.app/profile/then... 12730383
Reposted by Adam, K?Indigo Moorhead @indigobugs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Thank you @stickerninja.bsky.social for always doing such a damn fine job printing my nonsense. 011
Reposted by Adam, K?Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's no real point in arguing with his mouth noises, particularly not when preaching to the Bluesky choir, but this is *noteworthy* nonsense. If the revenue were real (it's not), then it would be revenue *of the United States government,* equally available to a Democratic Congress to spend. 772054435
Reposted by Adam, K?Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Sure, the 2024 election was one too, but 2026 might be the clearest intelligence test ever presented to the American electorate. Taken at face value, he's saying he stole hundreds of billions from the gov't, hid it somewhere Congress can't reach, and he pinky swears he will give you a piece. Really. 752836763
Reposted by Adam, K?Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason." 11859511284
Reposted by Adam, K?Indigo Moorhead @indigobugs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Heads up. I'm going to be tabling at IC3 in Warwick RI this sat. Table F2-73. Come and check out a nice slew of independent artists and publishers! ic3.art/show.asp?cid=5 011
Reposted by Adam, K?Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Agree! Seems like we should do everything we can to stop media companies from being controlled by his cronies! 191100108
Reposted by Adam, K?Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Baudrillard: "It is no longer a question of imitation, nor of reduplication, nor even of parody. It is rather a question of substituting signs of the real for the real itself... Never again will the real have to be produced: this is the vital function of the model in a system of death" 14813219
Reposted by Adam, K?🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The sickness of locking thousands of five-year-olds in a concentration camp while screaming about the danger of a 10th-grade trans boy playing lacrosse is an evil that needs to be yeeted into a million burning suns.theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 1132053669
Reposted by Adam, K?Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The old political playbook isn’t working, so we made a new one: 12789130
Reposted by Adam, K?Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17/09/2026Do NOT vote for anti-transgender Democrats. www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-guide-...erininthemorning.comThe Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By StateThese are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle. 7837131381
Reposted by Adam, K?Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues. 31570522535
Reposted by Adam, K?Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/09/2026Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... " 1377339698302
Reposted by Adam, K?NosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Triceratops = max of 3 Michael Ceras 934565
Reposted by Adam, K?Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/09/2026People have noted I’m writing more articles about anti trans dems now than I used to. I swear it isn’t because I hate dems or want them to lose. I’ve ALWAYS written articles about anti trans dems. It’s just that now there are so many more to write about. 521458194
Reposted by Adam, K?Jesse Raub @jesseraub.online · 08/09/2026PEOPLE WITH LIBERAL ARTS DEGREES: so while i see there is utility to the system, i’m more or less morally opposed to their current constructs and have big concerns over the business structure and environmental impact WEB CODER: so i met God today, 323092630
Reposted by Adam, K?Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026the other thing this take forgets is that we actually need to MINIMIZE the cultural relevance of harry potter. we need another shorthand for magical school books for kids, another first-title that comes to mind. read and support other books so harry potter can be replaced as the go-to. 922970
Reposted by Adam, K?dillo saint dillo @dillo.media · 04/09/2026oh brother these guys STINK lol 1058491
Adam, K? @actualtotoro.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Will say it’s kinda crazy how big Flock is for a company whose product/service I have never personally known a single person to have a positive attitude towards. Just unanimously despised by every real human I know. But our governor is cool with ‘em. 000
Reposted by Adam, K?Brian PJ Cronin @brianpjcronin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Chat is it bad that every single website / app / tech product that we have found ourselves entangled with over the past 15 years eventually reveals themselves to be pro-fascism 17773175
Reposted by Adam, K?Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Like even trying to consider watching (which, again, I have no interest in doing) and this would be on a loop in my head.variety.comJ.K. Rowling Says ‘I’m So Happy’ With HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Right After Celebrating the Olympics for Banning Trans Women From Female EventsJK Rowling says HBO's Harry Potter series is 'going to be incredible,' right after celebrating the Olympics for banning trans women from female events 219142
Reposted by Adam, K?Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/09/2026Last night, Seth Moulton became the latest anti-trans Democrat to fall. There is good evidence that his anti-trans positions directly impacted the election - 67% of voters said those positions made them less likely to vote for him. Markey wins in a landslide. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comSeth Moulton Abandoned Trans People, And It Cost Him Everything: Ed Markey Crushes Him In MA Senate PrimaryMoulton is the latest Democrat to lose his job after staking out anti-trans positions. 191522291
Reposted by Adam, K?Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Republicans have made their election strategy very clear: 1) Islamophobia 2) transphobia 3) blatant lying 4) cheating / suppressing votes 5) throwing endless dark + corporate $$ at all the above When I see Democrats HELPING them on 1 & 2 - or barely mentioning the rest - I want to break bones. 233018620
Reposted by Adam, K?Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This is large scale disenfranchisement and now SCOTUS has even less excuse not to reject Trump's EO on mail voting. Allowing him to move forward would have clear negative harms to voters that could not be reversed, even as his claim for authority over voting processes is legally dubious. 551273478
Reposted by Adam, K?Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Pastor Carl Ruby, of Springfield's Central Christian Church, can state the issue more clearly than 98% of people working in politics today. 5827261050
Reposted by Adam, K?QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 29/08/2026techno-optimists befuddled by declining popular support for “the robot that tells you to kill yourself”, “the pervert glasses“, and “the camera network that stalks you” 3148061547
Reposted by Adam, K?Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 28/08/2026That Peter Cullen was Optimus Prime AND Eyeore is some A+ "get a guy who can do both" energy. 427650
Reposted by Adam, K?Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents. I’m heading to Danbury. 964203007346
Reposted by Adam, K?Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Remember if you’ve ever heard a Republican claim they’re actually ok with immigration but just want all the immigrants to do it legally, they were lying 162964741
Reposted by Adam, K?Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today. 226395047142
Adam, K? @actualtotoro.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Why are we just kinda nodding along as our government engages in nearly daily exercises of cartoonishly corrupt behavior? 000
Reposted by Adam, K?Sharky 🦈 @sharky.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Your timeline has been cursed by the appearance of the Harry Potter Cybertruck. You must perform one act of kindness today to restore balance to a world in which this abomination exists. 671489251
Reposted by Adam, K?Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Natalie Harp is one year older than Zohran Mamdani, one year younger than Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, and five years younger than my grandmother was when I was born. She is four years younger than Jon Ossoff; they are peers. 201287255
Reposted by Adam, K?Chance the Lawyer @chancethelawyer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026say what you will about the myriad valid concerns with current LLMs but I personally will never get over the fact that Aaron Swartz was prosecuted to his literal death for downloading JSTOR and then a decade later, they downloaded & ingested the entire world and our IP laws just went ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 4645471568
Reposted by Adam, K?Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026How do you contend with skill loss, environmental issues, the lack of understanding of what it does to us cognitively, the theft? Put the use of it in context. 1573
Reposted by Adam, K?Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026idk man i just don't think the question is "is ai (claude, chatgpt, etc) useful?" more than it's "can we use ai ethically / safely" and the answer to the latter is no 9934213
Reposted by Adam, K?Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Both the Economist and others suggest this study demonstrates that AI can help students. So I contacted the lead researcher to figure out how many. Answer: Out of ~26,000 kids, a total of 20. And five months after starting to use AI, only four continued to spend 65 minutes on homework. Four. 16676269
Reposted by Adam, K?Ian Fay @ianfay.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This shit is why you can't separate continuing to financially support the Harry Potter IP (whether by buying the games, merch, watching the new TV show when its out) from the consequences of what JK Rowling does with that money She's become so stiflingly powerful that even private docs arent safe 265924124
Reposted by Adam, K?Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com. 1421481883
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Chamber of Progress has opposed federal and state legislation backed by musicians, arts nonprofits and independent venues targeting predatory resale practices by secondary ticketing platforms, including the Fans First Act [27] and Maryland's SB 539.[28]
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In April 2021, the Chamber of Progress released a statement opposing Amazon worker unionizing efforts in Alabama and denouncing "union activists".[29] According to Vice, the organization said that "Amazon employees' rejection of the union was a 'progressive story'".[30]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6tximkbhfbrzmk3s6az3fe/bafkreicrkewst2xmfq2lzabebc54relo3xfg2z4v35s6qeri7bqlg4k2zq)
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The Chamber of Progress opposes legislative efforts in California to reclassify some rideshare and food delivery drivers from independent contractors to employees and has denounced "purists within organized labor" seeking to do so.[15]
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The Chamber of Progress opposed the 2021 INFORM Consumers Act, a bi-partisan bill intended by its sponsors to curtail the trafficking of fraudulent goods by ecommerce sites.[16]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr6tximkbhfbrzmk3s6az3fe/bafkreiarnudqcvi3cpipm6o76k3clvv4cc54dvhjcn77hnp5o5xcvmt2nm)
