Reposted by Audrey StienonWIRED @wired.com · 09/10/2026More than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN 301030515
Reposted by Audrey StienonVittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026SCOOP: Last week the National Design Studio announced a new AI website, America.gov. Turns out some NDS workers are on loan to the government and are actually employed by a newly formed nonprofit, founded by the general counsel of SpaceXAI who is himself a DOGE alum. www.wired.com/story/myster...wired.comA Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government WorkersThe National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel. 8151102
Reposted by Audrey StienonSanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“An ABC News analysis found defense companies backed by the president's sons, including Anduril, have now raked in more than $6 billion dollars in active or promised government contracts since those investments were made, according to the government's official contract reporting.”abcnews.comTrump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his electionThe contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers. 24928
Reposted by Audrey StienonMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 05/10/2026"Seven former Cornell students are accused of sexually assaulting another student who says she was incapacitated. Messages allegedly inviting other frat members were sent to a group chat during the assault. Everyone is talking about the seven. I keep thinking about the others." buff.ly/z7yWbR2buff.lyAn Open Letter to Cornell University from the Mother of a Prospective Male Student“Seven former Cornell students are accused in a civil lawsuit of sexually assaulting another Cornell student who says she was incapacitated. Messages alleged... 327694
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 04/10/2026“It means higher costs to the tune of a billion dollars,” Jessie Lazarus, chief of the MTA’s rolling stock program, said at the authority’s board meeting.buff.lyTrump Tariffs to Add $1B to Cost of New Trains and Buses in NYC: MTAThe transit agency says thousands of parts are sourced from all over the world. 25222
Reposted by Audrey StienonClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 04/10/2026With Musk tweeting autism supremacy stuff again today, good time to read @juliametraux.bsky.social’s piece on the subject www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe 4chan-coded ideology behind Elon Musk's war on normiesMusk thinks autism makes him superhuman. Just don't call it that. 6358120
Reposted by Audrey StienonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/10/2026"Absent policy steering, AI’s modeled effects increase the carbon intensity of the global economy and reinforce fossil fuel incumbency—outcomes that current analytical and governance frameworks do not fully capture."nature.comAI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Actionnpj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model 414464
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026President Donald J. Trump commuted the prison term of David Gentile, who led GPB Capital, less than two weeks after he began serving a seven-year sentence in a $1.6 billion fraud that prosecutors said harmed more than 10,000 investors. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-free... 88061
Reposted by Audrey StienonAlan Wessman @alanwessman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Regardless of the merits of data centers, this is not an appropriate use of public lands, because it monopolizes the land for a single private entity rather than keeping the land as multi-use, defeating the whole idea of public lands. Let Valar purchase its own land if it needs space. 19292125
Reposted by Audrey StienonDissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The investment community at large bent over backward to get a piece of SpaceX stock. People wanted in, and badly. The IPO was a mass delusion event of astronomical proportions.dissentmagazine.orgThe SpaceX Sham - Dissent MagazineThe chief scandal of the AI boom is not the secretive financial machinations of tech oligarchs, but how much money they have raised on the open promise of an automated, transhumanist future. 0104
Reposted by Audrey StienonDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The imminent landlord bailout, a settlement of litigation over the COVID-era eviction moratorium, is dominated by affiliates of Starwood Capital, a private equity firm that itself received direct and indirect federal assistance during COVID. Zachary Groz reports. prospect.org/2026/09/25/p...prospect.orgPrivate Equity Landlords Double-Dipping in Imminent Bailout - The American ProspectCompanies like Starwood Capital Group, which benefited greatly from financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, want a federal bailout on top of that. 15734
Reposted by Audrey StienonDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 25/09/2026🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared. @levernews.com unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support. A must-read - pass it on👇levernews.comAI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catc... 17480206
Reposted by Audrey StienonElizabeth V @geolizzy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I never get tired of letting people know that US Rare Earth is sketchy and that it’s Round Top project isn’t very good and that they have yet to do anything involving rare earths despite getting a bunch of US government $$$ www.mining.com/web/the-tiny...mining.comThe tiny magnet maker that attracted $1.6 billion from LutnickUSA Rare Earth's mine at Round Top Mountain is about 85 miles southeast of El Paso, Texas. 2248
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24/09/2026A pro-Trump ad that said it was paid for by the U.S. government aired on Fox News in major TV markets. Ethics experts said it could violate federal law. on.wsj.com/4hm6XYWon.wsj.comA pro-Trump ad that said it was paid for by the U.S. government aired on Fox News in major TV markets. Ethics experts said it could violate federal law.The unusual ad, which said it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets. 124622298
Reposted by Audrey StienonClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/09/2026@ariberman.bsky.social and @pemalevy.bsky.social have a damning new story about how the Roberts Court is reviving Jim Crow, relying on the same legal tactics used to undermine the Reconstruction. A must read to understand the stakes of this election. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 12511230
Reposted by Audrey Stienonzeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Polls show people expect AI to at least advanced science. Navier-Stokes, right? AI may throttle science instead! It doesn’t always advance understanding, its glut overwhelms filters for quality, and its methods don’t fit medical research. Gift link to my NYT essay. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o... 310148
Reposted by Audrey StienonWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Even the defense contractor’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” one said. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 17630
Reposted by Audrey StienonWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 21775339
Reposted by Audrey StienonKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 21/09/2026for your future voting knowledge, Gavin Newsom was central in pressuring the AGs to settle their antitrust lawsuit against Paramount:deadline.comDone! Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. DiscoveryParamount agreed to settle an antitrust suit by a dozen State Attorneys General led by California's Rob Bonta, the last obstacle to its merger with WBD. 16835721392
Reposted by Audrey StienonAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845982953
Reposted by Audrey StienonWashingtonian @washingtonian.com · 19/09/2026Is the US actually barreling toward a constitutional crisis over the lettering on an arts complex's façade?washingtonian.comIf Trump Demolishes the Kennedy Center, We Have Problems - WashingtonianIs the US actually barreling toward a constitutional crisis over the lettering on an arts complex's façade? 163
Reposted by Audrey StienonRevolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Chuck Schumer killed the oversight legislation “feared most” by Big Tech while his daughters were employed in marketing at Meta and lobbying for Amazon.commondreams.orgWhat OpenAI Having Chuck Schumer's Daughter as a Lobbyist Tells Us | Common DreamsThe compute giant’s hiring spree throws up a roadblock for Democrats’ ability to run against AI and corruption. 12313
Audrey Stienon @astienon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Oh, look! Singapore's Speakers Corner made a friend. www.nparks.gov.sg/speakers-cor...nparks.gov.sgSpeakers Corner 010
Reposted by Audrey StienonMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting. When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comHow Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per MonthBrown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism. 18888478
Reposted by Audrey StienonDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/09/2026IMO billionaires should not be able to decimate industries & disrupt tens of thousands of families based on pique over regulatory decisions. 1034076
Reposted by Audrey StienonMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Wow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...notus.orgNational Guard Signs $292M Housing Contract for Troops in Washington, D.C.The deal would provide 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for service members deployed in the city. 44271169
Reposted by Audrey StienonGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 15/09/2026ICE is arresting a record number of pregnant women and teenagers, according to government documents obtained by the Guardian. At the same time, the agency appears to have lost count of how many suffered a miscarriage. 🧵 741244789
Reposted by Audrey StienonHand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network @domesticemployers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"You feel stuck... The four walls of your room become like a jail." – HiH member Ligia Andrade Zúñiga, on life without a caregiver. The federal government froze $1.7B meant for CA's homecare program, citing fraud it can't prove. Real people pay the price. www.washingtonsun.com/healthcare/a...washingtonsun.comThe Push Toward At-Home Care Is Caught in Trump’s Anti-Fraud CrusadeThe Trump administration is holding more money from California’s home-care program than anywhere else. 013
Reposted by Audrey StienonFree Press @freepress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The same Big Tech billionaires building AI tools we didn't ask for are devouring TV networks, movie studios, and major newspapers. They want to watch us AND control what we watch. A 🧵 on the intersection between media consolidation and the growing surveillance state >>> 12512
Audrey Stienon @astienon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"These firms manage $7.3tn in assets of all kinds, affording them the ability to shape the pace of the transition away from fossil fuels." Even as some PE firms pose as "climate conscious" to attract investors, their record is fundamentally at odds w/ the claim www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comWorld’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report findsFirms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters 000
Reposted by Audrey StienonMichelle Goldberg @michellegoldberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o... 34836185
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026When Republicans tried to repeal a law voters passed to ban gerrymandering, Utah’s women spoke up. The state's male politicians have punished them, but the women so far are unbowed. nyti.ms/3UTwX6r 510227
Reposted by Audrey StienonElizabeth Wilkins @elizabethwwilkins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We have tools, like the DPA, that can allow for government supervision. We have a Congress whose job it is to protect us. We have state legislatures, AGs, and civil society who can provide a counterweight to the labs. 5/ 111
Reposted by Audrey StienonPoPville @popville.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Many National Guard just moved into a luxury apartment complex in SW DC.” - A resident reports: www.popville.com/2026/09/nati...popville.com“Many National Guard just moved into a luxury apartment complex in SW DC.” - PoPville"Dear PoPville, Wanted to share that many National Guard just moved into a luxury apartment complex in SW DC. They have rental furniture that was brought several weeks ago. Unsure if they each get the... 26829
Reposted by Audrey StienonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 15224431309
Reposted by Audrey StienonMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 11/09/202625 years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 people, including 2,753 New Yorkers. As we remember that terrible day, let us also remember the first responders, office workers and strangers who ran toward danger to help each other. 561328327339
Reposted by Audrey Stienonpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026CDC’s 9/11 world trade center health program was one of the first things this regime purged. just something to remember when republicans get really into the performative nationalism this weekabcnews.comNew York Republicans scold Trump for CDC cuts that affect 9/11 respondersCritics say the Trump administrations cuts to CDC staff will negatively affect a health fund for 9/11 first responders. 6409200
Reposted by Audrey StienonEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Flew under the radar last week, but the Trump administration rolled back a rule for federal contractors that at least 7% of workers within each job group in their workforce are people with disabilities. www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/08/31/l...disabilityscoop.comLabor Department Rescinds Disability Hiring MandateA decade-old federal rule designed to increase employment of people with disabilities will soon be no more. 610362
Reposted by Audrey Stienonlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 04/09/2026i don't think we should be listening to the Please Don't Prosecute The Tech Billionaires lobby on the subject of who to prosecute 291821300
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 03/09/2026repeat after me: a settlement isn’t change if the business model stays intact citizensreunited.substack.com/p/metas-17b-...citizensreunited.substack.comMeta’s ($17b) Cost of Doing BusinessPlus: Burning Up 083
Reposted by Audrey StienonAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 03/09/2026Who should have more influence: organized labor or organized capital? news.gallup.com/poll/713936/...news.gallup.comRecord-High 47% Want Unions to Have More InfluenceSupport for labor unions is at its modern-day peak in the U.S., both in approval and in Americans' desire for unions to gain influence. 0138
Reposted by Audrey StienonOpen Markets Institute @openmarkets.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In @dissentmag.bsky.social, OMI's @clairek.bsky.social & Sandeep Vaheesan lay out what a real affordability agenda should look like: rein in corporate power, invest in public goods, and raise workers’ incomes. dissentmagazine.org/online_artic...dissentmagazine.orgThe Fight Over Affordability - Dissent MagazineWe’re living in a period of excess business pricing power, not overbearing workers. 033
Reposted by Audrey StienonMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/09/2026President Trump, never one to pinch pennies on anything shiny and new, has spent millions of taxpayer dollars on pet construction projects around Washington, D.C. They’re not going well. 921544765
Reposted by Audrey StienonRoosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 01/09/2026Private equity’s housing model can turn homes into vehicles for extracting returns. At Syracuse’s Nob Hill, investors bought the complex with little of their own capital, maintenance was deferred, conditions deteriorated, and tenants bore the consequences.nytimes.comHow a Private Equity Group Drove an Apartment Complex Into the GroundAfter decades as a coveted address in Syracuse, N.Y., the sprawling Nob Hill complex descended into neglect, squalor and death. One family paid a terrible price. 11412
Reposted by Audrey StienonThe Lever @levernews.com · 01/09/2026Opioid settlement money was supposed to help communities recover from an addiction crisis. Instead, 19 law enforcement agencies spent nearly $1 million of it on Flock cameras and other automated license-plate readers, according to Mother Jones. 24723
Reposted by Audrey StienonAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump. 48525281407
Reposted by Audrey StienonEconomic Policy Institute @epi.org · 31/08/2026There’s an entire hidden industry built to stop workers from unionizing. We uncovered it. U.S. employers spend roughly $1.7 BILLION PER YEAR on union-avoidance consultants and law firms to prevent workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. #econsky #laborday 1/3epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining for better pay and working conditions. We estimate that employers spend roughly ... 23531
Reposted by Audrey StienonBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This quote is from last February. Good work sir! 5341781019