Sign in

barredowls.bsky.social

@barredowls.bsky.social
1.8K followers 2.6K following 410 posts
PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 24/09/2026
Pals I see you sharing links to London Daily & need you to know it's AI bullshit. The Louise Michel is real, Banksy really funded it, but that started in 2020 & the LD link people are sharing is timestamped to today but written as if it's 2020 & elides all the actual journalism about it.
Screenshot reads as follows: 

Welcome to London Daily, an innovative and unique news experiment driven by advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Our AI system conducts extensive research and fact-checking, presenting a non-biased and diverse perspective on each topic. It meticulously filters out biased or manipulated content, offering you factual summaries essential for your knowledge as an informed citizen.

Our aim is not to replace mainstream media but to provide you with succinct summaries of key headlines, encouraging you to explore these stories in greater depth through your favorite mainstream news sources.

As a privately funded, non-profit initiative, our mission is to provide a concise and comprehensive overview of current events as part of a broader project to enhance fact-checking and AI journalism for journalists and publishers worldwide.

We are building a tool that will help professional journalists and traditional mainstream news outlets enhance their news delivery, boost their readership, ease their workload, and lower their costs while increasing their productivity—all aimed at improving content reliability and readability.
14488246
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/09/2026
ProPublica’s analysis of CDC data found that the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies has nearly doubled. The spike alarmed many experts. One said it should “be a never event.”
propublica.org
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
6019761057
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
ICE activity has been picking up again in Chicago A LOT. If you were previously involved with ICE watch efforts, now is a good time to reengage. I’m going to start wearing a whistle again.
3769366
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
let me once more spread the gospel of SmallPDF, which has saved me for years from the tyranny of Fancy Adobe by letting me sign, merge, split, edit and otherwise tinker with PDFs for free
239282
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This is beautiful and people are great.
010
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
working on a new project for @aftermath.site: a semi-comprehensive, regularly-updated list of every game studio that refuses to use AI. if that sounds like your studio, message me with the reason(s) why as well as basic details about what you make. DMs open and email is nathan@aftermath.site
28908306
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Darren and Poley @darrenandpoley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
while we talk about the RFK's Diarrhea 2026 stuff, don't overlook the fact that there's a dog food recall going on too. unfortunately we don't have a good spokesvehicle for the FDA anymore, so Good Housekeeping will have to do.
goodhousekeeping.com
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Popular Dog Food
Check your dog’s food for safety.
0762565
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Hey Chicago! An ICE contractor is trying to buy our parking meters — and City Council decides whether that happens THIS WEEK. We've got time to stop this, but we need as many people as possible to fight back: tinyurl.com/icepark
168104404499
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
There's an OMB rule change that would require political oversight of scientific grants, and could pull any that don't "reflect presidential priorities" Another country has tried this before! It was the USSR and it was called Lysenkoism. By @thsaey.bsky.social www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...
sciencenews.org
Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science
Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.
22871431
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Fun fact: volunteering at the food bank teaches you which local employers suck ass. Lots of people come straight from work in their uniforms, and hey, Walmart? Fuck you specifically. You should be shamed out of existence.
010
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 09/07/2026
Guys I can’t keep doing this independently. I need a job. If you know of a place—advocacy, OSINT org, think tank, left media, etc—where I could take this work in-house, pls let me know. I admire the folks making independent work for them, but I am collapsing under the weight and the lack of impact.
3624931183
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
ActBlue donors can request refunds if they donated to Platner's campaign. Pass it on. Directions below: (And if you do this, please share that you did so on social media). help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...
help.actblue.com
Can I get a refund for a donation I made through ActBlue?
Learn how to request a refund for unintended or accidental donations.
15925632
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
the best chance the Prairieland anti-ICE protesters have is that we keep their names and their case on our lips as we eventually move to a post-Trump era, that we fight for their pardon as an essential part of departing from fascism.
291838764
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Good night everyone. Please let your NYC friends know about the People's Public Library Art Fair and Celebration happening THIS Saturday. The event is free and all ages. app.smore.com/n/1mxna
app.smore.com
People's Library & Art Celebration
People's Library & Art Celebration
214781
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Just today I was recommending "Girl in a Cage" to my therapist in case he had any middle-school clients who felt powerless. Like, "Check out this amazing author, Jane Yolen..." ... I had no idea. Rest in peace, amazing storyteller.
000
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 11/06/2026
You can tell Mamdani what you think about this here: www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...
nyc.gov
Contact the Mayor - NYC Mayor's Office
Send a message to NYC mayor on the web. You can also get links to media contacts and submit FOIL requests.
7633413
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Links here where you can donate to support a trans woman who is facing felony charges for defending herself against fascists.
1029092081
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
GEO Group, a private prison company, signed a contract to give ICE use of Delaney Hall and “support services” like security, maintenance, food services, etc. in exchange for over $60 mil/yr But it is the detainees—not GEO Group—who actually do that work, for free ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org
The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis
The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.
231091574
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Jose Pagliery @josepagliery.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I visited the Newark courthouse to read through restricted docs, then went to Delaney Hall to speak to protesters and a detainee. One woman says she was starved by guards for 5 days. Filings claim a cellmate miscarried and lost her unborn child. www.notus.org/us-news/psyc...
notus.org
Worms, Mold and ‘Psychological Torture.’ Lawsuits Claim Cruel Conditions at Delaney Hall
Court records describe deplorable situation at the ICE jail in New Jersey as protests continue nightly.
5462246
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I genuinely feel sick. A company reached out to me on IG, linking me to an AI version of myself. You can even ask "me" questions. They are also advertising it using an AI photo of me. They told me if I like it, they will give me free access... to my own fucking content that they stole. /1
A screenshot of the advertisement with an AI image of Lindsey and a brain, with text that says: YOUR BODY HAS A HISTORY. ASK ABOUT IT."
25951581926
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
URGENT CALL TO ACTION: ICE agents at Delaney Hall have escalated drastically. There are reports of them beating detainees inside the facility RIGHT NOW. If you can't physically be at Delaney Hall, you need to CALL GOV. SHERRILL AND YOUR REPS!!! Phone number and call script below ⬇️
URGENT CALL TO ACTION
ICE agents at Delaney Hall have escalated drastically. There are reports of them beating detainees inside the facility RIGHT NOW. There is video evidence that they have been beating protestors, pushing them into vehicles, and pepper spraying them.

WE NEED YOU! THE TIME IS NOW! If you can't physically be at Delaney Hall, you need to CALL GOV. SHERRILL AND YOUR REPS!!!

TELL THEM TO GET TO DELANEY HALL IMMEDIATELY-THEIR CONSTITUENTS ARE
BEING BRUTALIZED!
2264211
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Time to call your reps again bc they are inexplicably spending time on bullshit book banning bills!!! find your rep here: reps.fyi
reps.fyi
Find Your Representative
Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.
1245246
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Michael Kamm @michaelkamm.games · 26/05/2026
Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.
198148497472
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
From a clergy friend on the ground at Delaney— this is how they’re asking people to help:
linktr.ee
SupportOurFamilies | Linktree
Please support immigrant families by donating to the GoFundMe's below and purchasing supplies via Amazon Wishlist to support detainee visitors.
3144115
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A Minneapolis neighborhood school created a @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social registry of books to send home with kids for the summer, and Moon Palace is selling them at a 20 percent discount! Order the books for local students at this link by May 29 moonpalacebooks.com/gift-registr...
moonpalacebooks.com
Moon Palace Books
Your neighborhood independent bookstore located in south Minneapolis. Selling new and used books since 2012.
3194125
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My friend Sama'a has kept her children safe through years of unrelenting genocidal violence, but food and clean water grow scarcer by the day. Please give what you can to help. chuffed.org/project/1575...
chuffed.org
Help Baha and his family rebuild their home and meet their d
Lying on my back feeling helpless and powerless, I decided to tell you my story from the beginning.
677114
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Today is a good day to pitch your local outlet something about the canvas hack. Put TIMELY in the subject line. Describe yourself as an educator in a few lines (two sentence!). Then make an argument.
14583178
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Gay diabeetus kits! If you have to offer blood to the blood god four times a day, at least you can make it gay. 🩷 www.etsy.com/listing/4335...
etsy.com
000
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 06/05/2026
Thousands of Mississippi voters receive wrong polling-place information from the state's elections database each year, causing some to miss their chance to vote. Experts point to potential solutions, including systems other states have adopted that could help. buff.ly/jNtiFbN
mississippifreepress.org
Mississippi Voters Keep Getting Wrong Polling Place Information. Experts Say Solutions Are Possible.
Mississippi voters keep getting sent to the wrong polling places. Experts and other states point to solutions that could help.
11337198
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
dan sinker @dansinker.com · 06/05/2026
“We’re going to flood the zone. You’re going to see more ICE agents [than] you ever seen before.” The time to get whistles into the hands of your community is right now. We will send you whistles, for free, in quantities of 100-thousands. We do it every day. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
linktr.ee
3D Printed Whistles | Linktree
We ship community protection whistles for free. Need some? Click the email link below & tell us how many you need (between 100 - 3000) & where to send them.
7559409
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
“Take a moment to think before you dive in. That’s the best advice for Google Photos users, as the company confirms its latest update can scan all your photos to “use actual images of you and your loved ones” in AI image generation.” www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
forbes.com
Google Starts Scanning All Your Photos As New Update Goes Live
Google wants its AI to see all the photos of "you and your loved ones." Billions of users must now decide.
6015691154
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Gus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...
texasobserver.org
Longtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas Airport
The state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years.
15845892714
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social This is going to sound wild, but you never wrote a non-fictional guide called, "The World-Building School," did you? This site says you did: paulfinchauthor.com/20-best-book... and it feels like it's from a parallel universe
paulfinchauthor.com
20 best books on worldbuilding - 2023 reading list & recommendations
Explore our selection of the best 20 books about worldbuilding. Whether you're aworldbuilding enthusiast or looking to dive into this captivating subject, these books offer valuable insights and capti...
000
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
WIRED @wired.com · 08/04/2026
In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store. www.wired.com/story/amazon...
wired.com
Amazon Pulls Support for Perfectly Fine Older Kindles
In an email to customers, Amazon announced that it would be ending service for Kindle devices older than the 2012 edition. Those devices will lose access to the Kindle Store.
121390198
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 07/04/2026
If someone is demanding details on your protest activities of questionable or dubious legality on social media... They're a Fed. By all means, protest. Do direct action. But especially now, DON'T DESCRIBE THE DETAILS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
6799300
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Welcome to Bluesky. Here's a pamphlet on C-PTSD and here's the contact information for your reps in Congress.
000
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If you have any information at all on these plans, now is the time to share it. Reach me on Signal at marisakabas.04
332339664
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Pat @pizzasuplex.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
How many thousands of people are gonna get charged $70 a month because they didn't read to the third paragraph of this fucking email
Dear Patrick,

At Adobe, our mission is to support your creativity. Over the last few years, we’ve added a lot of new technology, tools, and performance improvements that help you create more efficiently than ever in our core creative apps, like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro, explore new ideas with our Firefly generative AI technology, and exercise expanded creative control.

Aligned with those improvements and ongoing innovation, we’re enhancing the current Creative Cloud All Apps with a new name, price, and benefits.

Your Creative Cloud All Apps plan will be renamed Creative Cloud Pro and will include all your existing benefits, along with a wide range of new benefits explained below. This will happen at your upcoming renewal. Creative Cloud Pro will cost US$69.99/month (plus applicable taxes). Your subscription will automatically renew monthly on 05-May-2026 (PT) until you cancel. As always, you can manage or cancel your plan at any time via your Adobe Account or by contacting Customer Support.
11440482275
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
“There’s a preconception that there’s a risk in hiring autistic individuals,” Mr. Becker said. “The real risk is overlooking incredible talent.” That talent can take several forms. Some cooks on the spectrum are meticulously organized at their stations. Some have an exceptional recall of recipes”
nytimes.com
For People With Autism, Can Restaurant Kitchens Be a Haven?
320846
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
ICE has kept a disabled double amputee prisoner for over 14 months. Rodney Taylor has been denied access to his prosthetic legs. Forced to crawl across dirty floors to access food. Placed in solitary. Denied medical accommodations. They’re killing him & he needs the community to make noise!
theguardian.com
Her husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’
Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill
6738032633
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Elliot Blake @elliotblake.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Los Angeles Bluesky, I need your help. I just learned that on Saturday at the protest at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center, a friend’s 18-year-old son was shot in the eye with a pepper ball by DHS, permanently blinding him. He needs justice. If you were there and saw anything, please… 1/5
4623331655
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Changes that Republicans made to SNAP will kick a lot of people off food stamps starting April 1. If you can, please support your local food bank. www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/...
Starting April 1, 2026, you are no longer eligible for CalFresh if you are:
• An asylee;
• A refugee;
• A parolee (unless you are a Cuban and Haitian Entrant);
• An individual with deportation or removal withheld;
• A conditional entrant;
• A victim of trafficking;
• A battered noncitizen;
• Iraqis and Afghans with Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs);
• Certain Afghan nationals granted parole between July 31, 2021, and September 30, 2023; or,
• Certain Ukrainian nationals granted parole between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024.
4417771042
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Babybel Bandit @greblin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it
5401526012577
barredowls.bsky.social @barredowls.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Oh, goody, a Leitner! Read it with your friends! Start a book club! Leave it in the Little Free Library for anyone to find!
000
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
HEY WRITERS (not just SF/F writers) HAVE YOU BEEN PROCRASTINATING ON MAKING YOUR ANTHROPIC SETTLEMENT CLAIM? SFWA is running a webinar event OPEN TO ALL WRITERS (not just members! not just SF/F writers!) on Thursday. Sign up here: www.sfwa.org/events/anthr...
sfwa.org
Anthropic Settlement Webinar for PROCRASTINATORS - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Join us on Thursday March 26 to finish your paperwork in the Anthropic settlement. Case attorneys and SFWA team members will offer guidance.
9621649
Reposted by @barredowls.bsky.social
Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 23/03/2026
To anyone submitting an Anthropic claim: I filled mine out weeks ago on their terrible site. It took an hour and a half. I submitted it, but just got a notice saying I haven't. EVERYBODY CHECK! Check that yours is really in!
16417233