Reposted by Maurits van der Veenjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11ha livestreamed execution is just a lynching 25990991827
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 12hI think people should listen to what the administration trying to bring back spectacle lynchings, race riots, and middle passage-esque deportation voyages are trying to tell you about themselves. bsky.app/profile/bren... 7842111574
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenGuy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Really hard to think of a term more antisemitic and genocidal than Yarvin’s. 2051553
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This is even more insane than I remembered. 371133225
Reposted by Maurits van der Veene.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 172407719
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026you don’t hold "AI" accountable; you hold AI developers, vendors, and corporations that profit off it accountable holding "AI accountable" is like holding a toaster accountable. it's an inanimate object. it doesn't have wishes, feelings, or desires 301678520
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenStella Rouse @stellarouse.bsky.social · 07/10/2026One surprising thing from the Trump era is the level of cowardness and capitulation exhibited by institutions of power. Even in the face of evidence that pushback works and that the law is on their side, they continue to fall in line. It's a stain that will be hard to erase from history. 714748
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 571214524182
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6857661246
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We used to have a federal agency devoted to investigating and prosecuting abuses by law enforcement, but Americans voted for the "let cops do crimes" candidate instead bsky.app/profile/kevi... 8819170
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The amount of money the administration is promising in order to buy votes is significantly less than the amount of money it is taking away in programs and services. And it's OUR money! 731921716
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 05/10/2026as a journalist and editor who has worked at several large publications, this policy is insane. 9880100
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenVicente Valentim @valentimvicente.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Harder to think of a clearer example of normalization of far-right discourse. The idea of remigration is now something that can be argued should be a priority of what might very well be the next Spanish government. elpais.com/espana/elecc... 1/2elpais.comAbascal pone condiciones a un futuro gobierno con el PP: “Prioridad nacional, desregulación y remigración”El partido ultra, que aún no ha sufrido desgaste por volver a los gobiernos autonómicos, espera pescar en el electorado xenófobo de Aliança Catalana 38534
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenGeoffrey Hughes @geofffhughes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Me, doing my best impression of an American studies expert: "so you see, flying airplanes into skyscrapers and killing thousands of people is very insulting in American culture. And when the American Native feels his honor has been impinged upon, his mind turns to something called 'revenge'"... 725538
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10141991469
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 04/10/2026It's worth asking yourself why every day of the week the New York Times and pretty much every major legacy media outlet runs pieces espousing increasingly incoherent arguments for investing more in AI. 1219539
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenMark 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. 27787308
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenBrett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 02/10/2026The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted. 201178277
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The techno-dystopia I actually fear is a future where most people think truth is whatever Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok say, and the very small number of people who control those systems use that to manipulate for their own ends, making our current epistemic crisis seem small in comparison. 29625175
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026America today is a country where regulators won't allow private companies to air interviews of the opposition on TV, but declare that taxpayer funded propaganda is fine. 462219778
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenThe Capybaron @thecapybaron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Again, much of Pete Hegseth’s deal is the only skill his job demanded for a long time was keeping a trim figure to be conventionally pretty for stay-at-home moms watching daytime tv. His job was “be pretty,” but he knows that’s a girl job, so he’s deeply insecure and is trying to make it a boy job. 441198252
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026We don’t spend enough time talking about just how WEIRD all these people are. This is just an incredibly weird and insecure thing to say. Imagine any other SecDef ever being this weird and insecure?! 2954413929
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 30/09/2026From 2023 to 2026, Google Earth's updated satellite imagery shows what's left of Gaza. The images reflect what Human Rights Watch has already found: Israel has caused deliberate, widespread destruction throughout Gaza ⤵️ 11240190
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's a bit of a bummer that the story today has been "look at this absolute doofus of a senator" and not "Jack Smith once again credibly accuses the president of many serious crimes" 451887384
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026this really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 192036615
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenJonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 29/09/2026In an era of sneering cynics, where being on the take and sucking up to power is often considered normal, be Jack Smith. Stand up for the republic and the Constitution, even at personal risk. 1526
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Democrats don't have any income" is an insane statement, but it's also an admission that he sees the money collected by the United States government as his personal piggy bank, to be raided as he sees fit. 611980413
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Our country is staring into the abyss, and much of our national press corps lacks the fortitude that this moment demands www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...nytimes.comTV Networks to Resume Trump Coverage, Even as White House Excludes CNN (Gift Article)The White House TV pool went dark this past week amid a standoff between CNN and the president. Network leaders, however, believe an indefinite suspension may be untenable. 50937247
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is the master key to deciphering contemporary debates about free speech. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se... 3234071270
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down. 222259518
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“‘So what you’re saying is the 15,000 number has not been vetted?” asked C. Murphy Hebert, the chief deputy in the Nevada secretary of state’s office. “I probably wouldn’t use the sentence, ‘It hasn’t been vetted,’” replied Kimberley Vogt, an official w/Homeland Security.” DEEPLY UNSERIOUS PEOPLE 313545
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenKoen Sebregts @dorsalstop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Instead of researchers being questioned about their companies’ habit of plagiarizing academics’ work or using customer data to train models without consent, the public’s imagination is redirected to fears about what the future might hold upon the arrival of fictional superintelligent machines." 02415
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Who will they disappear next? 25017
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenHakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school. You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 21523361
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 20/09/2026And Now for Something Completely Different: A perspective on AI swarms from someone who actually knows something about collective behavior. 520050
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 19/09/2026Everyone trying to sound reasonable like "I'm sure it's useful in *other* people's areas, just not in mine" just say it's not useful in your area and stop 712630
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenBarry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A violation of free speech, the First Amendment, and good government 14514
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026Again: "Tilly Norwood" is not a person; it is a shoddy, and also pretty gross puppet. Stop referring to it as "she," and start asking whether there might be something a bit off about wanting to promote a sexualized but also childlike "actor" that can never tell its creators or users "no." 452961740
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026God I hate this 'people who create wealth' nonsense. Let's see how much wealth we have in a society without teachers, nurses etc...... 491140256
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 19/09/2026When we talk about the costs that LLMs impose on society we should not forget the fact that nothing works anymore because everyone is so scared of getting their shit scraped. I can't even use google scholar from my university or starlink because they send too much traffic. 984459968
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenKieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 18/09/2026This is the far more likely pathway for how AI will end us all, btw. Not via some superintelligent swarm of paperclip maximizers, but by a cascading sequence of dumb fuckups driven by human beings who have arranged things to be fast-moving and catastrophically fragile while also being really lazy. 17391150
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Lot of issues here but one part that sticks out in light of the almost-attacked-a-Chinese-ship story today: people with very important jobs where lives are at stake have bought the hype and outsourced their whole brains to AI. We're going to see more and more of this. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p... 291155427
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Who will show more commitment to, and solidarity in support of, First Amendment values: members of the White House Correspondents Association, or opening acts for Ed Sheeran? 371670366
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave 864166535267
Reposted by Maurits van der VeenDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/09/2026We really can't let ourselves get accustomed to this. He's telling the people of NC that he's going to let them die if they don't vote how he wants. 451552462