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onion person @junlper.beer · 10/10/2026

this is the ultimate end point of capitalism, ai will completely atomize everyone and there will be zero shared experiences. there will be no culture, only pure consumption. this must be resisted

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 1h

I’m pretty sure I was straight-up lied to about one of the MA ballot petitions I signed; the “repeal legal weed” crowd was proven to be lying at a location where I signed. And we’re just…letting it stay on the ballot! Instead of throwing out all the signatures and making them start again!

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11h

After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

In other professors’ syllabi, the bot flagged the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Angels in America by Tony Kushner, essays by the Mexican American MacArthur genius grant recipient Sandra Cisneros, and materials related to a class about the Holocaust (that professor was told to drop material regarding Nazi persecution of LGBTQ people).

Putting aside the ideological slant of the new rules, the bot, like many large language models, seems to “hallucinate,” or make mistakes. The AAUP lawsuit lists texts banned for their “sex-based ecofeminist framework” and “gendered ecofeminist frameworks.” These phrases might sound persuasively like academese, but the academics behind the lawsuit had never heard of them; these concepts “do not exist,” the complaint says. Matthew Pehl, a history professor at Tech, told me that he knew several people who’d received reports from the system that were “plainly written by an AI that had hallucinated content or confused content from one class to another.”

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eerie dickgirl @eigenvectrix.northsky.social · 13h

I mean, no, the reason cops are disproportionately likely to say they believe rates of false allegations are higher than they are is because cops are disproportionately likely to do things that would make them the subject of allegations that are true

Most criminal justice experts estimate that 2 to 8 percent of sexual assault allegations are actually false. But law enforcement officers tend to assume the rate of false reporting is much higher—in part because police officers don't always receive training on how trauma can affect memory or behavior.

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Shay Stewart-Bouley @blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

For Maine voters who are worried that Collins might still eek out a win, instead of lamenting, there's plenty of GOTV work for Maine voters. Here's a list of actions Maine voters can get involved in. shaystewartbouley.substack.com/p/gotv-maine...

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GOTV Maine- Do Something

A long time Maine reader and community member put this information together and I am sharing it for Maine folks looking to do something.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I keep trying to think of any historical example where a given technology's PROMOTERS AND TRUE BELIEVERS were like 'we are absolutely going to ruin your fucking life so be prepared like it's the end of the world'

Andrew Curran: Axios is reporting that the top labs are wargaming scenarios for the aftermath of a catastrophic event in the next 6 - 12 months, that some executives now see as being inevitable.

Axios: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAl and other Al companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event.
Why it matters: These officials anticipate a large-scale event, most likely a cyberattack, that shuts down access to financial services, internet connectivity, or even power and water.

Edouard Harris: This is our view as well. Relatedly, average people will want to increase their level of personal resilience and preparedness as their resources allow. We will be publishing about this soon.

Nick Farina: Best ways to be prepared? Generators, water, books and DVDs?

Edouard Harris: Power, water, food, sanitation for most part. Parts of this depend on your geo latitude - solar vs propane for eg.

But also: set aside a computer that is not (and ideally has never been) connected to the internet. Buy faraday pouches and tape. Print out essential docs on paper.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Abolish ICE, prosecute ICE. Every employee.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

“This is not my beautiful face! This is not my beautiful wife!”

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nappingcapybara.bsky.social @nappingcapybara.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I love how these moral panics about family estrangement always bring up children refusing to talk to their parents, never the long history of parents disowning children. It's fine if dad wants to kick out his gay kid, not if his gay kid doesn't want to talk to his homophobic dad.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 08/10/2026

All these guys spent all this effort to get "fuck you" money and can't even bring themselves, even once, to use it to say "fuck you" to Trump. Pathetic.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026

Trump: *says horrible thing* the media: he didn’t actually mean it Trump: no I definitely one hundred percent meant it

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Annie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“'I won’t let my younger siblings go through this.' Please listen to us."

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As a teacher I can say it’s working on the child demographic. You know, prime insurance-buyers.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There are so many people, so many, that love film and want to dedicate their whole lives to making films, in front of the camera, behind it, in editing suites and casting rooms and makeup trailers. And that these locusts can come in and just devour the industry, take it from us all, is devastating.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Isn’t she also on the committee that moved his nomination forward to the floor?

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yeah, my dad has it and the hand tremor and voice seem very similar. I don’t understand why someone who has all the money in the world wouldn’t just retire if they’re unwell, and enjoy what time they have left.

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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.

, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.

As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end

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Spooky Back From The Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When it's discovered that a politician committed domestic violence they can - resign in shame <------ right answer - pretend to be sorry - deny it - brag about it <----- where we are apparently

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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When you read an article one week and the next it becomes a reality for students 🙏

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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 06/10/2026

Fun fact: Tesla went with a giant touchscreen instead of knobs for the Model 3 purely to save time and money. Knobs would have required spinning up a whole supply chain. The company spun it as a luxury feature and much of the industry followed suit. But it was always an inferior substitute.

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Jenny with a Green Ribbon Around Her Neck @readingtheend.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

life hack: I have been listening to "You Gotta Be" on repeat for the last twenty minutes and it is helping me calm my body down. this only works for a certain age range but luckily all of the people on Bluesky are in that age range.

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Des'ree - You Gotta Be (Official Video)

YouTube video by DesreeVEVO

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This is the whole ballgame. It’s ugly, mindless theft.

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So, one of my best argument against the electoral college is that it actually provides perverse incentives to presidents to ignore states they’re not going to win. Of course, Trump takes “perverse” to unhinged extremes.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Pennsylvania has now reported: -At least 1004 measles cases -198 hospitalizations -Five deaths Only four of the cases had been vaccinated. Sure, we’ve got some numbers here, but the damage from RFK Jr.’s malicious treachery is actually incalculable.

wbaltv.com

Pennsylvania measles cases reach more than 1,000. Track outbreaks in your state

Measles cases have surged in 2026, and Pennsylvania reported more than a thousand cases as of Monday.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Can you imagine any other...ah, nevermind. Should be leading news for a week, a month, a day? But, nah, nothing. The President of the United States openly talking about taking out major American cities and the millions that live in them.

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geoffrey 💀 (scary now) @parsnip.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

very tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Seems like if you're going to make a national story out of Hasan Piker, who campaigned a few times with the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, saying Israel causes antisemitism, you should also make a national story out of the favorite intellectual of the US Vice President supporting Hitler.

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

this is the best, weirdest, most fascinating story I've ever written. I spent months on it last year & still think about it often. the international connections between far right terrorists were startling! I am really excited to see someone in South Africa try to track that woman down for comment.

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026

[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!

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Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many

Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I also permenantly remember this fun fact due to the same childhood scares! But it was one of 3 videos at my grandma’s house so we kept watching it over and over, and no adults were ever in the room for the bad parts somehow.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tymps and Parting Gift hit so fricking hard during a breakup.

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Lucky Earther @reedjam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It's always, "What she is saying now is different from what she told the police," and never, "What she is saying now is different from what the police documented in the initial report"

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Oooohhh that person. I tried engaging in complete earnest, and they seemed to eventually understand that and respond more or less in kind, and we still didn’t really get anywhere.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’ve done the same thing at my kid’s swim practice. I suddenly know all the other parents, and I can’t just sit and get my grading done anymore 😂

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

~Approximately no one in the general public knows because the leaders of the R1 research universities - whose budgets, programs, & personnel are entirely or significantly dependent on federal funding - have been totally absent from the public square in explaining & collectively protesting this.

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Neil Stenhouse @nstenhouse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It is not good that “ethnic cleansing“ seems to almost never come up in the context of what the Trump regime are attempting here. I did a brief search of NYT articles and found multiple uses of “ethnic cleansing” re: Gaza but the most recent use regarding the US was a Jamelle Bouie op-ed in July

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 03/10/2026

Okay so remember how Alex Pretti had confronted ICE agents a few days before they shot him

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

AI is an employee who never says no, never talks back, and who has no emotions, so you're free to be an asshole to it without consequence. Certain men have been fantasizing about this for their whole lives. They will happily burn the world down to create it.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think the Catholic Church has a couple of things going for it in this regard, but the main one is that there is plenty of funding for being an intellectual without any industry ties.

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Altaira Morbius @altairamorbius.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If they work for an outfit that is untrustworthy, it would seem foolish to give them trust in this context. Their trustworthiness isn’t up to them in this case.

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 03/10/2026

Holy shit I've never in my life heard of a publication treating an interview one reporter did as fair game for *every single journalist who works at that publication* that's BANANAS and I would not ever speak with USA Today as long as that's the case.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unbelievable. Except totally believable. We utterly fail at elite accountability in 🇺🇸, & elite universities have been at the forefront of that since Iran-Contra, repeatedly offering sinecures to the authoritarians. It's why all the things keep happening time & again: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/10/2026

Restorative justice doesn't mean "nothing bad ever happens to you." It means, "in determining what happens from here on out, we center the needs of your victim to repair what happened to them over your own needs."

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 03/10/2026

"I should get to sit down when I work but you shouldn't" is a great high level summary of labor disputes

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once I found out about it, I contacted the reporter and asked him to retract the piece--or at minimum add an editor's note acknowledging the NYT reporting about how Jane Doe did NOT tell police that she consented to her rape. Thus far, the publication has refused to do so.

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