Reposted by Bamboo GroveAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 12hThere is a lot of "oh dear" to go around in the results of this very thorough Pew study on the issues with synthetic samples, but this strikes me as particularly "oh dear" www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20... 7424149
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMichelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · 12h150 years of making it hard on purpose. Check your registration before Monday.lonestarleft.comHow Texas Turned Voter Registration Into A Political Weapon150 years of making it hard on purpose. Check your registration before Monday. 01815
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 12hSick of wrist based ads and notifications, I swapped out my Apple Watch for a simple Casio a couple weeks ago. About twice a day I catch myself utterly amazed that it doesn’t need charging. This stuff warped our perspective of reality. Slowly but surely. 2119919
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMark Yeager 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @myeager42.bsky.social · 14hThe immediate, *personal* connection to performers cannot be replicated by AI, ever. It’s about being human. That carries over into any recording I experience. If I can’t feel connection to human performers, writers, directors, composers, I want nothing to do with it. And the same goes for books! 021
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMark Yeager 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @myeager42.bsky.social · 14hI’ve been to well over 300 live perfs: music all genres; plays/musicals; stand up; circus, etc. All levels kids to pros, which enriched my life immensely. Dozens were magical: JCSuperstar at Holly. Bowl; Hedwig… on Bway; FireAid at the Forum; Dead & Co at the Forum; As You Like It at La Jolla PH… 111
Reposted by Bamboo GroveAmy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 14hI keep hearing from sources about these but had no idea it was THIS many. of course these are also the orgs that squawk about the importance of "academic freedom" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comInside the anti-climate campaign against researchersA POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide. 06725
Reposted by Bamboo GroveKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 30/09/2026If anyone I know lives in Austin, please sneak into this "powering data centres with fossil fuels" forum and get some choice quotes for me please www.bicmagazine.com/resources/sp... 03512
Reposted by Bamboo Groveoriharakaoru @oriharakaoru.bsky.social · 29/09/2026this is my favourite adam covering george michael song www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Twe...youtube.comAdam Lambert & Cynthia Erivo - Knew You Were Waiting for MeYouTube video by Michael J Moritz Jr 062
Bamboo Grove @bamboogrove.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Best and Worst of the 2026 MTV VMAs Madonna brought backup, Bruno Mars bored us all, and Adam Lambert came to the rescue By Hattie Lindert and Walden Green September 27, 2026 #VMAs pitchfork.com/story/the-be...pitchfork.comThe Best and Worst of the 2026 MTV VMAsMadonna brought backup, Bruno Mars bored us all, and Adam Lambert came to the rescue 051
Reposted by Bamboo GroveSocialite Life @socialitelife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fans slammed the VMAs for zero queer artists in its George Michael tribute. Then Adam Lambert walked out in fringe. soc.life/zV7zgLsoc.lifeSurprise! Adam Lambert Closes VMAs George Michael Tribute as Fans Say He Was the Only One Who Did George Justice – Socialite LifeAdam Lambert surprised the VMAs, closing the George Michael tribute with Raye, Sombr and Teddy Swims. Fans loved it. 031
Reposted by Bamboo GroveCNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. cnn.it/4huSk5M 66442268
Reposted by Bamboo GroveTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy after the deaths of 27 campers and counselors in a 2025 flood. Via @AP: www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/t...texastribune.orgCamp Mystic proposes selling the property in bankruptcyThe proposal would auction off the 749-acre property on the Guadalupe River where 27 campers and counselors died during the July 4, 2025 flood. 23113
Reposted by Bamboo GroveChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 28/09/2026FYI this bill does nothing. It contains no new mandatory rules restricting data centers. It's just fakery to try to fool voters into forgetting that Republicans spent the entire term trying to stop states from regulating AI (as requested by the AI companies). www.semafor.com/article/09/2...semafor.comExclusive: Some Republicans push to prioritize Husted data center billRepublican senators have discussed the idea but made no final decision. 23602253
Reposted by Bamboo GroveWAND News @wandnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Officials in Tennessee are investigating a K-9’s death from heatstroke after his K-9 handler allegedly left him in an outdoor kennel without water for 36 hours.https://www.wandtv.com/2026/09/28/k-9-left-outside-without-water-36-hours-before-he-died-heatstroke-officials-say/ 224
Reposted by Bamboo GroveTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.texastribune.orgICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identifiedThe federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte... 20566343332
Reposted by Bamboo GroveAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Can you tell texas republicans are not used to competitive races bsky.app/profile/head... 822504405
Reposted by Bamboo GroveJennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wakefield was a fraud who engaged in deliberate data falsification. Investigations revealed that he had altered patient medical histories, fabricated data, and reported false onset times. He lost his license to practice medicine in the UK in 2010. www.immunize.org/clinical/vac... 771295716
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMarty Olliff @martyolliff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Gosh, I’m sorry* my complete apathy about The Shiny New Thing™️ raises the blood pressure of The Columnist Whose Income Depends on Promoting the Shiny New Thing. *I’m not nearly as sorry as I imply here. 021
Reposted by Bamboo GroveGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“All U.S. ticket sales will be donated to The Dollywood Foundation to support its flagship program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library” 📚 variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comDolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Returns to Theaters With Ticket Sales Donated to Dollywood Foundation After Star’s DeathDolly Parton's '9 to 5' movie will be back in theaters for charity after her death, with proceeds going to the Dollywood Foundation. 212555
Reposted by Bamboo Grove🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 27/09/2026 03514
Reposted by Bamboo GroveNukularBiskits: 86 + 47 = 133 @nukularbiskits.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Mississippians (actually EVERY US CITIZEN) should be periodically checking their voter registration. US Senate election is going to be very close here in MS & I would NOT put it past SoS Michael Watson to fuck w/ voter rolls to keep @scolom.bsky.social from winning. 032
Reposted by Bamboo GroveSilverman on Security @silvermansecurity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"we don't really have language to describe a non sentient machine capable of doing tasks once reserved only for humans." Dishwasher. Washing machine. Dryer. Remote control. Electronic door lock. Roomba. I could go on, but I've got rugby to watch. 98620
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026ICE wiped thousands of people from its database. Families are paying the price.motherjones.comICE wiped thousands of people from its database. Families are paying the price.Lawyers and loved ones are scrambling to find people suddenly culled from DHS rolls. 12217141
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...youtube.comMusk | Official Trailer | Bleecker StreetYouTube video by Musk 23858743998
Reposted by Bamboo Groverebel.resist @sam--2025.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Everyone MUST vote! 1433018779
Reposted by Bamboo GroveBetty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Too on the nose: Trump diverted more than $1M that had been allocated to fix the leaky roof to a $4M+ project to paint the columns gold. Then cited the leaky roof as a “safety issue” to justify the spite closure. 03521
Reposted by Bamboo GroveTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain. 52521656
Reposted by Bamboo GroveBean & Sprout's Mom @beansproutsmom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Don’t use real-world locations,” ChatGPT said, later adding: “You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” OMG 😱 We do NOT need more data centres for this garbage. Regulate AI. NOW #bcpoli #CdnPoli @mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social @emilylowan.bsky.social @ubcm.bsky.social 13618
Reposted by Bamboo GroveAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comGuatemalan man dies in crash during attempted ICE traffic stopPolice in Michigan are investigating what led to the crash that killed Mario David Coronado Juárez, who was not the person ICE officers were originally looking to arrest, DHS says. 1014378
Reposted by Bamboo GroveThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 24/09/2026How many days is ICE going to lock up this man with a bullet in his body? trib.al/7dqIMNutrib.alMan Shot by ICE Has Been Detained With Bullet in His Back for DaysHow many days is ICE going to lock up this man with a bullet in his body? 76735
Reposted by Bamboo GroveKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 24/09/2026This piece touches on an extremely important and terrible trend: AI-false-balance among polite centre-left politicians. Every critique HAS to begin with something like "AI is here to stay. With the right rules, it can be a force for good. But........." www.techpolicy.press/the-life-and... 815858
Reposted by Bamboo GroveQueerty @queerty.com · 24/09/2026George Michael tribute planned at this weekend’s VMAs but not everyone’s happy about it - buff.ly/I04Le5Q 021
Reposted by Bamboo GroveTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tens of thousands of voter registrations have gone unprocessed in Texas. Affecting large areas deeply. If you’re in Texas, check your registration is up to date and accurate ASAP. www.texastribune.org/2026/09/22/t...texastribune.orgDPS voter registration applications weren’t sent to countiesCounties will start receiving a surge of applications less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 registration deadline, adding work at one of the busiest points in the election calendar. 4119421412
Reposted by Bamboo GroveA Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#Texas It's on AP news, too❗ 📰AP (9/23/26) apnews.com/article/texa...apnews.comState error in Texas creates huge backlog in voter registration applications as midterm voting nearsCounty election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level. 12213
Reposted by Bamboo GroveSenator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 23/09/2026On Sunday, ICE agents outside Chicago tackled a U.S. citizen and left him injured on the ground after they realized he wasn’t their target. This despicable display has become all too common under Trump’s mass deportation campaign—no one is safe from this Administration’s cruelty.nbcnews.comVideo shows injured man on the ground after ICE mistakenly targets himAccording to police, the man reported injuries to his head, neck and teeth; DHS did not respond to questions about the man’s injuries or why ICE officers did not render aid to him. 72820
Bamboo Grove @bamboogrove.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"If you are in possession of any of the recalled meats, it is advised to return them or discard them." Advised? So not required? 020
Reposted by Bamboo GroveThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 23/09/2026ICE agents swarmed the South Coast, arresting more than two dozen people in New Bedford alone in what lawyers and advocates are calling an even more indiscriminate approach than in the height of last year's operations.trib.alThe South Coast is facing another surge in ICE activity. Lawyers say this time seems different. - The Boston GlobeThe arrests, lawyers and advocates for immigrants say, appear more indiscriminate than operations last year. 1138
Reposted by Bamboo GroveDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145821296
Reposted by Bamboo GrovePaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Walter Cronkite: After liberating execution camps… Germans (who cried) they didn’t know…were as as guilty as Nazis…because they applauded when Hitler shut down (media) and said, ‘We don’t need to know. We trust our government...’ It’s our duty to know. 242215888
Reposted by Bamboo GroveMother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026NEW: OpenAI took 20 million ChatGPT responses and had one of its experts search for chunks of text—specifically chunks of 25 words in a row- that were identical between ChatGPT’s responses and a news article. They found more than 400,000 of these 25-word overlaps between ChatGPT and our articles.motherjones.comAI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening. 12395192
Reposted by Bamboo GroveStatus Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🚨 CRITICAL UPDATE Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez deportation has be blocked by a judge. He has lost movement on his left side after being shot near the spine by an ICE agent in Austin, TX. 🚨 He was transferred 100+ miles to an ICE detention facility. 🚨The bullet remains lodged near his spine. 614388
Reposted by Bamboo GroveSenator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 22/09/2026Are we to believe an administration that has pardoned MULTIPLE wealthy executives convicted of Medicare fraud is acting in good faith to reduce fraud? They are not. JD Vance and Trump will use ANY excuse to take health care away from working people. 312741
Reposted by Bamboo GroveTexas Tribune @texastribune.org · 22/09/2026New: The Texas Rangers appear to be pursuing criminal charges against Camp Mystic, saying in a search affidavit they believe camp leadership committed manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during last year’s July 4 floods, according to The New York Times.texastribune.orgTexas Rangers pursuing Camp Mystic criminal investigationIn an affidavit, the Rangers said they believe camp leaders committed multiple crimes including manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 27 campers and counselors in the July 2025 flood. 47851349
Reposted by Bamboo GroveCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ICE has a bigger budget than the Marine Corps & still conned Congress out of $20M more for bodycams. Swore every agent would wear one by August. It’s September and ICE shot an Austinite in the back. They say there was no camera. They’re liars with masks and a blank check from Trump.theatlantic.comThe ICE Officer in Austin Wasn’t Wearing a Body CamThe officer who shot a Venezuelan man was hired last year from another federal law-enforcement agency. 461254502
Reposted by Bamboo Grove💋SassyAss💋Sister🔥🔱ValkyrieQueen🔱❤️🔥🥷Resistance Fighter👊 📎 @sassysister27.bsky.social · 21/09/2026❤️ Hi, I’m Panda! I was surrendered by my owner. I’m a very fearful boy, retreating to the back of my kennel, trembling w/a tucked tail. I’m sweet, sensitive and very shy, I’m going to need time, patience & love to heal! 🆘 I need someone 2b my hero! NE Coast 🆓2foster Queens 264724 🙏Pls Share me 46161
Reposted by Bamboo GroveDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At the time—before a video could be streamed—I got the transcript for this and published it. 8296106
Reposted by Bamboo GroveRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW BRAIN DROPPEDmed.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 232602780
Reposted by Bamboo GroveThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/09/2026It’s now hard to determine where thousands of people are after they’ve been taken by ICE. trib.al/Yb8i23btrib.alICE Just Made Thousands of Detainees Vanish From Its SystemIt’s now hard to determine where thousands of people are after they’ve been taken by ICE. 138362
Reposted by Bamboo Grove◉●○•° @cosmoecology.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Octopus farming is extremely unethical and stupid. These creatures among the smartest species in the entire planet, with complex emotional lives. To subject these being to a lifetime of confinement and suffering in barren tanks before a slow and agonising death needs to stop. Please sign this 👇🏼action.eko.orgGovernor Hochul: Ban Octopus Farming NowOctopuses are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth. They solve puzzles, use tools and even recognise individual people. But octopus farming would subject these intelligent animals to a lifeti 9126611114