ben429.bsky.social @ben429.bsky.social · 09/02/2025I agree, it’s a bit unsettling to think about the merging of two seemingly distinct worlds. It’s like a strange blend that should probably remain separate. 010
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 05/02/2025Every time I hear Xiye speak, I learn something new. Now, more than ever, we need voices like hers - original, compelling, and grounded. If you care about climate, watch this! ⬇️youtube.comXiye Bastida on an Indigenous Lens of Climate ChangeYouTube video by Bloomberg Live 635381
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialMiriam Goldstein @miriamgoldstein.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Why does this work? I couldn’t even get past NOAA security to make my meeting on time. 641153246
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 05/02/2025BREAKING: Representatives of Elon Musk’s “DOGE” have gotten into the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, where they have accessed key payment and contracting systems. 12023751098
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 04/02/2025'A confident Democratic Party would ask, “Who elected Elon Musk?” It seems an act of will not to make that a rallying cry. When life gives you a Bond villain, make Bond-villain lemonade.' My column. on.ft.com/3WK5gLeon.ft.comWhile Democrats sleep[FREE TO READ] As Donald Trump tears up America’s rule book, the minority party can’t work out how to respond 961777455
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialChris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 04/02/2025🚨JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨 Ever looked at one of @propublica.org's news apps, like Nonprofit Explorer, and think "I wanna make things like this for a living"? Cool, because we're hiring for a Deputy News Apps Editor! Details, including salary range and application, here 👇👇boards.greenhouse.ioDeputy News Applications EditorNew York, New York, United States 2294113
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Elon Musk bought the United States of America—the most powerful nation in the world—for $200M. For scale, Steve Ballmer bought the LA Clippers for $2B. The fucking Clippers. 251783455
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 03/02/2025"Everyone thinks of solar like the Whole Foods of energy - better for you, but pricey. In fact, it's now the Costco of energy, and everyone needs to know that." - yet another unforgettable thought from @billmckibben.bsky.social 11493135
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 03/02/2025you've radicalized me | patreon.com/lubchansky 174008684
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 03/02/2025i know a lot of gov employees are watching my feed at the moment 👇 5738651128
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/02/2025media.tenor.coma picture of a man in a helmet with the words this is the way intensifiesALT: a picture of a man in a helmet with the words this is the way intensifies 481533174
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 02/02/2025last night was my first time experiencing TRUE dark skies. it was such an emotional experience and it made me hate light pollution even more. 1968306341
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJoshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 02/02/2025There's such a tone of sadness to the CBC reporting right now. Adrienne Arsenault says, “I feel like the whole country, all of us, are getting both a history lesson and a politics lesson and an economics lesson and a lesson in heartache.” 442180752114
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/02/2025President Donald Trump’s new trade levies against China, Canada and Mexico include a broadside against e-commerce, with apparent plans to extinguish a long-held tariff exemption for packages worth less than $800.bloomberg.comTrump Tariffs Target Loophole Used by Chinese Online RetailersPresident Donald Trump’s new trade levies against China, Canada and Mexico include a broadside against e-commerce, with apparent plans to extinguish a long-held tariff exemption for packages worth les... 2416649
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 02/02/2025USAID provides lifesaving humanitarian aid around the globe. Musk, the world's wealthiest man, is calling for its closure, describing it as a "criminal organization." And it looks like Musk will get his way. This is America. 1171555533
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialSenator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 01/02/2025NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it. 58832868712987
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 01/02/2025AMAZING! A GROUNDBREAKING sickle cell disease treatment has been APPROVED for NHS use. Exagamglogene (exa-cel) SUCCESSFULLY edits the faulty gene in a patient’s OWN stem cells. Researchers concluded there was a functional cure in 97% of trial participants that received it! Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️ 502777723
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 31/01/2025American media organizations have constitutional rights that are the envy of journalists around the world, but it seems they are just not brave enough to assert them. As we can now see, when press freedom dies in this country, it will die not with a bang but a whimper. www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comFCC Requests ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview Material as it Reviews Paramount-Skydance MergerThe government has asked for the footage and transcript from the segment, which is the subject of a lawsuit against CBS by President Trump, according to people familiar with the situation. 371015332
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialRolls Reus @fambam.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Ocean Moon #photography 161081170
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13 23768122744
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Holy crap, check this book out! 110815
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 30/01/2025NEW: Vera Rubin was a pioneering female astronomer. The federal webpage for an observatory named for her now excludes mention of efforts to diversify science. “I’m sure Vera would be absolutely furious,” said a co-author of a biography of Rubin. By @lisalsong.bsky.socialpropub.liVera Rubin Was a Pioneering Female Astronomer. Her Federal Bio Now Doesn’t Mention Efforts to Diversify Science.The edits to the webpage offer a glimpse into how far the Trump administration will go in refusing to acknowledge today’s inequalities as it purges federal initiatives promoting diversity, equity and… 311191381
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025this is critical. lesson: organize, focus, make sure ordinary people understand the stakes 191000203
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialCat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I am not trying to be cruel but I agree: it is an enormously bad time to be trying to break into games. It’s a bad time to be a senior+ in games even, & I don’t see it improving soon. By all means, keep making art you care about, but it’s so unlikely to be a “pay the bills” career at this point. 27957185
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialNambroth @nambroth.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Some days you need the dragon, powerful and protective; some days you are the dragon, fierce and full of fire 3726041098
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind. abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...abcnews.go.comKansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US historyKansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases. 550142597781
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 26/01/2025@marcelias.bsky.social: "There is a reason why Trump nominated Kash Patel, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth. He wants to humiliate these Republicans, because he knows that once they have voted for these folks, he will own them. They will not have a shred of dignity or standing left." 406133822859
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 25/01/2025What we are all experiencing is called "resilience targeting." It is a deliberate attack favored by many of todays shitlords, and is a fairly well known theory in disinfo and climate circles; it's just that everyone seems to be in denial that it's an attack. Today might be a good day to read up 17658021644
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialHumble @humblebundle.com · 25/01/2025Take on the role of B.J. Blazkowicz in one of the most renowned shooter series of all time. - Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Deluxe Edition - Wolfenstein: The New Order Off - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - and more great games have deep discounts during the Humble Winter Sale! | bit.ly/4h4OPBF 517742
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025open.substack.com/pub/contrari... if you need a weekend care package hop over to @contrariannews.orgopen.substack.comComics, Cookies, and our Contrarian Cat of the weekIt's been a hard week. We send you into the weekend with a Contrarian care package to remind you that laughter, sweet indulgence, and taking comfort in our furry companions are all encouraged 722842
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialStephanie Krent @stephaniekrent.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Just one day after entering office, Trump moved to tighten control over public health communication and messaging (again). This isn’t just a public health problem; it’s a free speech problem. tinyurl.com/bdz7v4y8tinyurl.comTrump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health OfficialsScientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive. 26929
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialUncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 24/01/2025my best guess is a vampire fell asleep on it last night 514044735
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 24/01/2025T. Rex Evolution xkcd.com/3042 46313157937
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/01/2025SHARE WIDELY. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights. You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one. (1/3) 9275171128514
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 22/01/2025affluent authoritarian policies are extremely unpopular and require a vast network of lies and propaganda to support them they'll keep dismantling academia, journalism, and public educational reaources until we grow a collective backbone and kick them squarely in the teeth 11530174
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 21/01/2025Donald Trump has declared the U.S. is in a “national-energy emergency.” “The actual emergency, obviously, is with the climate,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes. nyer.cm/pmI58Hh 281230357
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025ok back to drawing Hitler 11445
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Sorry for bluesky posting during crisis! But I went on twitter and I can easily see people I've known for years in my @s, which felt comforting (yes, despite it being Stormfront 2!). It's a phenomenon that's impossible here, unless I'm missing some secret easter egg 61573
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Far FAR from the most important thing now but if BS wants the juice it desperately needs to revamp notification filters. I almost never see mutuals in my @s. It's a cascade of confusion in which I see friends' @s rarely and only by chance. It makes BS estrangement-inducing and that can't be the goal 855225
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialDown Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 20/01/2025 2462352188
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialMaple_qb 🥕🕹️ @mapleqb.bsky.social · 20/01/2025found on r/me_irlgbt, seemed relevant. stay strong. i love you all. 2770872968
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 20/01/2025A new completely open reasoning model out of China, Deepseek-R1, is now available. The benchmarks show it at parity with the likes of o1 and Sonnet In some informal tests on non-code problems, it is really good, not o1-pro level but surprisingly capable (and incredibly small & fast!). Big advance. 313723
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 20/01/2025The smallest versions can run on my laptop. This is a pretty big leap, because the only reasoning (test-time compute) models so far have been from Google and OpenAI. You can try it: chat.deepseek.comchat.deepseek.comDeepSeekChat with DeepSeek AI. 1335
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialRyan North @ryannorth.ca · 20/01/2025I'll be in MONTREAL, CANADA on Wednesday February 12th, doing a signing at Crossover Comics - and the store is staying open an extra hour just for this! It's also the day that ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #1 comes out :0 I hope to see you there! www.shopcrossovercomics.ca/us/service/r... 614918
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 19/01/2025There are no rigorous studies yet on how to best prompt reasoning models like o1. They are not chat models, they are designed so that you give them a question and you get an answer. You want to give them context, clarity, etc. but we don’t know what the optimal way to do that is yet. 98010
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialFlint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Hilarious to think that of all the pseudos it was Tsoukalos that was right? 😂 theonion.com/egyptologist...theonion.comEgyptologists Unearth Depictions Of Simple Ramps, Levers Aliens Used To Build PyramidsCAIRO—Finally solving the mystery of how such architectural wonders could have been built with primitive tools in ancient times, Egyptologists from Cambridge University announced Thursday that they ha... 410812
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Three Blondes, by Judy Horowitz, 2017, 📸 by @BMPPhoto 242242262
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 14/01/2025We all know what they also want to say.media.tenor.coma bald man in a suit and tie is saying " say it say it right now "Alt: Delroy Lindo in The Good Fight—a bald Black man in a suit and tie—saying "say it say it right now. I will say it with you." 26990169
Reposted by @ben429.bsky.socialArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 14/01/2025St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata, by Pietro da Rimini, 1330 71530130
