Reposted by RicardoGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026That's a $96,318 fine for being raped. 231977639
Reposted by RicardoHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19hSeptember 29, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 29, 2026The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S. 531015336
Reposted by RicardoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comKY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights. 281526352
Reposted by RicardoElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026[laughs bitterly] 36314
Reposted by RicardoThe Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-… 263093460
Reposted by RicardoBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You know what's messed up is this is like the fourth time in twenty years I've read this exact headline 15973283
Reposted by RicardoScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A homemade elixer touted by TikTokers could be a breeding ground for deadly botulism.scientificamerican.comTikTok influencers are promoting a home remedy to boost the immune system that could cause botulismNo, fermenting garlic in honey is not a replacement for antibiotic or antiviral meds 64518
Reposted by RicardoKotaku @kotaku.com · 28/09/2026Pro Wrestler Benjamin Satterley, Aka The Bastard Pac, Dies At 40 kotaku.com/pro-wrestler-benjamin-sa…kotaku.comPro Wrestler Benjamin Satterley, Aka The Bastard Pac, Dies At 40Forever our bastard 0399
Reposted by RicardoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026The entire motto of this administration towards LGBTQ youth is "fuck them kids." thehill.com/homenews/edu...thehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 28929301
Reposted by RicardoKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 28/09/2026The data also strongly suggests that campus rape is perpetrated by a small number of actors. Put differently, most men on campus don't rape, but the ones who do rape a lot of women. Getting rid of those guys would make campus way safer . psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-... 5646160
Reposted by RicardoJohn B Des Moines @john-b-des-moines.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is a deeply personal issue for me. I'm asking, please donate to your local food bank. Food security is a complex problem. It was very large. Now the Republicans have made it absolutely colossal. Please help, now and throughout the year. 12315125
Reposted by RicardoMicah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2026it’s bad, actually, that much of the industry is gatekept by people whose standard for hiring a woman is “are you a Cool Girl who is into weird men doing sex stuff at her all the time?” 282630467
Reposted by RicardoRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 26/09/2026I don't know if the movie is good, but if all the billionaires are colluding to make sure nobody watches it, I'll signal boost this for now. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 12606204
Reposted by RicardoProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations. Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department. (Published May with @azluminaria.org)propublica.orgThis Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.Since 2013, Maricopa County officials have approved $226 million in sheriff’s office spending related to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling. Auditors found that more than 70% of it was... 19697308
Reposted by RicardoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/09/2026Mother nature doesn't like Ed Sheeran either. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/e...nbcboston.comEd Sheeran's Gillette Stadium tour stops cancelled due to nor'easterEd Sheeran was scheduled to play two shows at Gillette Stadium following a tumultuous stretch for the Loop Tour. 821745267
Reposted by RicardoRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27674883141
Reposted by RicardoAlexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The year all of this popped off publicly was the year the Call of Duty I wrote on, Call of Duty: Vanguard, came out. That year, the press and gamer communities boycotted all Activision games and Keighley even made a statement about it on the TGA stage. As a result Vanguard "missed sales targets"... 1426
Reposted by RicardoIGN @ign.com · 24/09/2026You can pick up The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition on sale now for 50% off, ahead of next week's free Remaster upgrade. bit.ly/4d5c5PX 0124
Reposted by RicardoRolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24/09/2026Bono tells Rolling Stone that it is “very moving to have had these intimacies with such a figure” like Dolly Parton: “The fact that they’re not there now, in any way you can call back, other than through her songs, is very sobering.” Read: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... 2738
Reposted by RicardoThe Verge @theverge.com · 24/09/2026A new wave of AI-enhanced consumer creep-tech disregards the privacy of everyone but the wearer. The people have had enough. www.theverge.com/tech/999889/...theverge.comEverything is spying on you and there’s no opting outA new wave of AI-enhanced consumer creep-tech disregards the privacy of everyone but the wearer. The people have had enough. 35914
Reposted by RicardoLee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Paul Verhoeven would be all “no, that’s too unbelievable.” 131213211
Reposted by RicardoCritFacts the En Route Back Enby @critfacts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The fascists will twist reality if we let them. Trans kids being mistreated by transphobic parents is endemic, but patriarchy demands it be utterly ignored. Governments bullying parents to force transitional care is non-existent, but a necessary myth to let transphobes play DARVO. 314570
Reposted by RicardoEurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Former Halo leaders "gutted" by effective closure of Halo Studios, as one employee finds themselves promoted and fired in same week www.eurogamer.net/halo-studios... 23810
Reposted by RicardoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/09/2026Political winds do not only flow from voters to politicians, they go in reverse as well. Democrats running ads like these signal to the general public and their voter base that this issue now has support by both parties, and that hating trans people is publicly acceptable. They do harm to us. 301888465
Reposted by RicardoNPR @npr.org · 23/09/2026Housing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time. n.pr/4cWYbzhn.prIt's getting harder to afford rent in the U.S., even for middle-income familiesHousing affordability challenges are spreading to higher income brackets, according to new research, which found one in five renters struggled last year to pay for their housing in full and on time. 1522273
Reposted by RicardoBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 762477762
Reposted by RicardoScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026On Sep 11 in Alamo, Texas, Luis Ochoa and another teen stopped to film ICE agents during a vehicle stop near a school. Agents pulled one from their car, struck him, used pepper spray, and detained them for 8 hrs even after they proved their citizenship, one ICE agent stating, 'I don’t give a damn.'krgv.comMother of teen detained in viral Alamo ICE arrest video deportedThe mother of a 17-year-old detained by ICE in a viral Alamo, Texas incident has been deported to Mexico, raising concerns among legal experts about potential retaliation for speaking out. 11318189
Reposted by RicardoElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Here we go again. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comRussia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said. 57542
Reposted by RicardoAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'll be live-posting through part of today's General Debate at the United Nations General Assembly--at least through the first few speeches (UN Secretary General, Brazil, US, etc) 923477
Reposted by Ricardogita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 21/09/2026i simply cannot believe it aftermath.site/destiny-cont...aftermath.siteAfter Laying Off Most Of Destiny Team, Bungie Decides That Destiny Is ‘Foundational’ To Its FutureSincerely did not see this one coming 632857
Reposted by RicardoDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The deal is all, the committees are nothing 416333
Reposted by RicardoNora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Happening within the same 72 hours that Trump banned media from the White House — alarm bells as we hurl towards the midterms with near-daily reminders that the group of men controlling our govt & media & tech grows smaller as they glom onto power & wield increasingly authoritarian tactics. 523091
Reposted by RicardoRebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"due to their open views about gender, sexuality, and politics" what views are those, polygon? which ones do you consider controversial? let's hear it. 291372189
Reposted by RicardoAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The lawyer for the Venezuelan man shot by ICE yesterday says he was discharged from the hospital and transferred to ICE detention while the bullet was still inside of him, and that in Pearsall he's not received any pain meds and was forced to sleep on the floor. 13638341785
Ricardo @aristiguietar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What kind of effing hospital discharges a man with a bullet still lodged in his back? 000
Reposted by RicardoWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here you go! The Ellison Billionaire Empire. 55284157
Reposted by RicardoReece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Meta's new AI agent wanted my passport info. Not to help me. To train on me. Actually, it wanted everything: bank accounts, email inboxes, ID info. No surprise coming from Meta. But always worth reminding readers that AI automations come with major privacy risks. www.wired.com/story/metas-...wired.comMeta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping MeThe Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information. 12283141
Reposted by RicardoWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comParamount-Warner Bros. Settlement: What the Guilds, AGs and Activists Are SayingSupport, shaming and other feedback to Monday's settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery settlement. 39636
Reposted by RicardoEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs? 26082451642
Reposted by RicardoJordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 20/09/2026I honestly can’t think of a better metaphor than the Department of War inviting a guy who padded his boxing records with scrubs right until he got hospitalized by someone who could actually fight 582870580
Reposted by RicardoAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"‘Hi, just following up again on the email I sent you last week, and the week before that, and the week before that, and the week before that, that you haven’t responded to,’” she said. “And they know they don’t have to because there’s no accountability.” 02917
Reposted by Ricardojenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"i have created the machine that thinks." you fucked up a perfectly good graphics card is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety 3569981624
Reposted by RicardoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/09/2026Paramount merger to go ahead after settlement with Dem AG's. Why are Dems always such cowards. They're letting the oligarchs win with this.bloomberg.comParamount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros. MergerParamount Skydance Corp. has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the matte... 2544497
Reposted by RicardoPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Paramount has reportedly reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Brosbloomberg.comParamount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros. MergerParamount Skydance Corp. has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the matte... 5221381
