Reposted by AlanToni Schneider @toni.bsky.team · 5hAtmosphere update: atproto apps are growing 20% month over month, and last week we passed 1,000 daily active apps. 618323 183
Reposted by AlanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1hLance Bottoms: “The price of caskets has gone up. Donald Trump is wreaking havoc for the living and the dead.” 481765427 1.8K
Reposted by AlanAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 1hImagine if, four years after invading Iraq, we controlled only 20% of it and had suffered 1.3 million casualties. Would anyone call that “winning”? Of course not. But when it’s Russia, we’re supposed to believe Putin holds all the cards. 34998234 998
Reposted by AlanMike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 6hLeaked audio of Mike Rogers calling on Republicans to use off-duty police officers to intimidate voters in Detroit in an attempt to manipulate the Michigan Senate race: 37548348 548
Reposted by AlanThe A.V. Club @avclub.com · 7hBleecker Street, the film distributor overseeing the theatrical release of Alex Gibney's documentary Musk, was informed on Friday that the film's TikTok account was subject to "permanent suspension." tinyurl.com/4yd9997x 42534245 534
Reposted by AlanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6hHundreds arrested during huge protests across France. Limoges city hall is on fire.bbc.co.ukProtesters clash with police in Paris and across France during major day of demonstrations - follow livePolice have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters in the capital, where a large-scale demonstration is under way against falling education standards and the cost of living. 2525198 251
Reposted by AlanMike Masnick @masnick.com · 6hSeems relevant to that flood of journalists who in the last few weeks announced publicly that it was okay to return to X, that the platform had gotten better, and the worst aspects of it had been minimized. This is what you have endorsed. 161629475 1.6K
Reposted by AlanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 5h"The US conservative movement is engaged in a nationwide effort to reverse child-labor laws and reinstitute child labor" sounds like a crazy leftie conspiracy theory, but ... yeah. It's real.nybooks.comThe Return of Child Labor | Alice DriverFor years I have been haunted by a grainy video I saw in 2023, when I was interviewing poultry processing workers in Green Forest, Arkansas. In those 21511196 511
Reposted by AlanDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 6hOne widely loathed, ketamine-addicted, white-supremacist billionaire can single-handedly keep a failing political party afloat, through the brute force of money. Excellent system we've set up here.wired.comElon Musk Is Almost Single-Handedly Funding the Republican Midterms PushElon Musk has assembled a presidential-level field operation this midterm cycle, underscoring the extent to which he has taken over the get-out-the-vote effort for the Republican party. 58925343 925
Reposted by AlanSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 12hSeems bad that some of the richest people in the world who control the platforms on which the public communicates with itself take this unhinged totalitarian freak seriously as an intellectual. 641419292 1.4K
Reposted by AlanAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20hThe president of Brazil has won a court case against Meta, after accusing them of restricting his posts and algorithmically favoring his opponent, Flavio Bolsonaro www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...nbcnews.comBrazil’s Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm biasA judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff. 11557311876 5.7K
Reposted by AlanSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 16hMilk so aged it could itself be a weapon. '94 President Clinton praises Ukraine’s courageous decision to surrender its nuclear arsenal, pledging full US support for its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also considers it unlikely that russia would ever attempt to seize Crimea. 36838357 838
Reposted by AlanPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 10hAcross the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care deserts” will only grow. newrepublic.com/article/2166...newrepublic.comThe Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural AmericaAcross the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care dese... 718269 182
Reposted by AlanRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11hThe United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again. 48783783450 8.4K
Reposted by AlanOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Lacks imagination, you gotta sprinkle Obama on that shit to get the MAGA chuds really going 3274392 743
Reposted by AlanKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 19h(Ralph Wiggum voice) I’m a class traitor! 401972134 2K
Reposted by AlanCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22hgolly gee, who could have predicted this? www.thebulwark.com/p/senate-vot... 911580427 1.6K
Reposted by AlanJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026😡😡😡 “Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during [Brazil’s] election” & that Meta “recommended the profile of challenger…Flavio Bolsonaro” & “his WhatsApp channel…” 1/ 16933881746 3.4K
Reposted by AlanPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17/10/2026New — Mike Huckabee's family company is offering $5800+ trips to Israel, so tourists can meet "top Israeli officials," even while he is the Ambassador to Israel. Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador. That didn't happen. Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.zeteo.com‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador’s Family Sells Trips to IsraelMike Huckabee’s family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he’s the ambassador. Meanwhile, he’s done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence. 631093439 1.1K
Reposted by AlanPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Students from North Carolina A&T can be seen marching back to their HBCU after voting on the first day of early voting in the state. The Guilford County Board of Elections voted to remove the school’s on-campus polling site. (video via Todd Simmons) greensboro.com/news/local/g... 529168734537 16.9K
Reposted by AlanDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 22hAnthropic published a report on how AI has changed employment at the company. The share of junior technical hires fell from 27% to 9%. Like everyone else in tech. Employees are more productive and no one has the time to review the output from Claude. Also like everyone else. The new normal. 159311 93
Reposted by AlanKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 22hBREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the US national interest. 56026741002 2.7K
Reposted by AlanErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Earlier in my career, I spent a lot of time using the latest methods to improve an imputation or forecast, only to run a race between the improved method and the simple model it replaced and find that a simple model is actually pretty hard to beat. What are others' experiences here? 10615 61
Reposted by AlanJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026ICE “tried to share voter data with Palantir, the data analytics and software giant co-founded by…Peter Thiel, according to internal government documents reviewed by Democracy Docket” 10/7/26share.googleICE tried to share voter data with Peter Thiel’s Palantir, new documents showThe documents said the company was preparing to enter the data into a highly controversial surveillance tool it developed for ICE. 7218172 218
Reposted by AlanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026CBS News reports that former US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George warned in December 2025 that critical Patriot and THAAD missile defence shortages would persist until 2030. Trumpseth kicked him out in April during the Iran war. If no one’s saying it, it doesn’t exist. 21587208 587
Reposted by Alandell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 16/10/2026NEW: Chicago-area cops took part in an undercover probe by ICE agents into Minneapolis mutual aid networks last spring, records obtained by WIRED show, including unspecified electronic surveillance, audio recordings, ALPR data by @awinston.bsky.socialwired.comChicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE ActivistsDespite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped ICE investigative agents track activists engaged in First Amendment–protected activities. 23845467 845
Reposted by Alane.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 16/10/2026so restricting Ukraine's Starlink was Musk's idea, but after Moscow took advantage he became "alarmed about the possibility of adverse consumer reaction in Europe" to the "night of carnage" and denied responsibility I mean, it sounds like typical Elon 15737941082 3.8K
Reposted by Alanderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Katie Zacharia Reassigned to Previous Role of Posting Racist Conspiracy Theories on Social Media 714659527 4.7K
Reposted by AlanJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 16/10/2026💥NEW FOIA Files newsletter is out! TONS of NEWS DOJ & FBI emails I obtained reveal how federal investigators probed allegations in 2022 that President Donald Trump tore up presidential records & why a prosecutor declined to pursue a separate criminal investigation www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... 8257161 257
Reposted by AlanMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The US is seeking to release up to 17 million barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help curb fuel prices driven up by the war on Iran, Reuters reports. NB: the US uses 20 million barrels a day The strategic reserve only has 283 million barrels left, the lowest level since 1982 42503207 503
Reposted by AlanUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16/10/2026⚡️ "Even when Bill Clinton was president, Putin was waging war against Chechens... That war taught Putin a lesson: if he uses oil and gas to tempt the world, many politicians will look the other way," President Zelenskyy stated, highlighting a long-standing Russian tactic. 6423122 423
Reposted by AlanDan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Goddamn: "We have an affordability crisis because we have a corruption crisis. We have seen for the last five decades, since the late 1970s, corporate special interests, billionaire mega donors buying politicians, and then those politicians in both political parties... 9997279 997
Reposted by AlanUkrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 16/10/2026‼️ Ukraine has run out of missiles for Patriot air defence systems – WPpravda.com.uaUkraine has run out of missiles for Patriot air defence systems – WPUkrainian officials tell The Washington Post that supplies of Patriot interceptors have dwindled amid intensified Russian strikes. Irregular deliveries and global demand for air defence missiles are a... 46536 65
Reposted by AlanDr Chris Smith @spyhistorian.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The global far right are all Russian assets, bought and paid for. Whether they are traitors or mere unwitting useful idiots is an academic question at this point. 1165 16
Reposted by AlanMatt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026NEW: Yeah, not goodwired.com‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Infecting Phones via Targeted AdsResearchers at The Citizen Lab have for the first time released technical evidence of sophisticated mercenary spyware being distributed via online advertising. 15276174 276
Alan @alanollie.bsky.social · 16/10/2026So the Tesla Roadster presentation was a fun joke right? RIGHT?? 010 1
Reposted by AlanJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 15/10/2026James Talarico raised $64 million (?!) in the third quarter of his Senate campaign. More than any Senate candidate has ever raised in the third quarter, per his campaign. 97% of donations were $100 or less, with teachers being the most common profession of donors. www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...huffpost.comJames Talarico Campaign Raises Record-Breaking $64 Million In Third Quarter 1213536 135
Reposted by AlanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/10/2026RBADVISERS: “.. Core Final Demand #PPI pierces 5% a level never seen in its history outside of the immediate post-pandemic period. New inflation paradigm? We think so.” 1124277 242
Alan @alanollie.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The norms failed us in spectacular fashion. Using them as a foundation for the future is idiocy. A non starter. 000 0
Reposted by Alanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/2026will try to answer these in a piece next week but for now i will say that part of the *point* of court expansion, in my mind, is to create a disequilibrium — a potential race to the bottom — that will force a truce. 1793698529 3.7K
Reposted by AlanOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/10/2026Russian media - watch this. 11199104 199
Reposted by AlanJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I watched Florida taken apart by corrupt rightwing governors who destroyed so much. Oregon might not be perfect, but it has a functional government that has preserved many human rights other states have lost. Please don't take that for granted-- reelect Kotek as governor. Hold fast. 10678114 678
Reposted by AlanBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Every morning, Putin must wake up and wonder what he did to be so goddamned lucky. “The plan was pitched by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. But it startled European capitals and Kyiv, raising questions about the US’s intentions.” ⤵️ 1713559 135
Reposted by Alane.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 15/10/2026aaand there it is: if he merges he gets more control and it fast-tracks his trillion dollar pay package capital markets are just a machine that hands wealth to Elon Musk regardless of literally anything else now I guess www.wsj.com/business/see...wsj.comSee How a Tesla-SpaceX Merger Gives Musk a Shortcut to His $1 Trillion PaydayA critical clause in the CEO’s Tesla stock award would wipe away lofty performance targets if a merger happened. 618847 188