Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 10hSpectrum Allocation xkcd.com/3307/ 622828533
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialKate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1h“Mohammed goes back to the days of the Jihad. He is a RADICAL Extremist, Terrorist Sympathizer, and no different from his best friend, America Hating Hasan Piker. How's France doing?” 2143
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialStefan Neumann @neumannstefan.com · 07/10/2026So, the OpenAI results include: - A proof the unique games conjecture - L = RL - Matrix multiplication in n^(9/4) time - Almost-linear-time exact matching - Integer multiplication faster than n log n - Quasipolynomial algorithms for mean-payoff and parity games Overview: github.com/openai/math/...github.commath/overview.pdf at main · openai/mathContribute to openai/math development by creating an account on GitHub. 0187
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As a society, we have forgotten that the phone still works when you hold it up to your ear 723211471
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 21hHoly shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/appsgetartcraft.comCrafting Apps: open-source creative toolsImage editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use. 18741411170
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialEuromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 17hPryluky's toll climbed from five to 14 by afternoon Four of the dead were children. Rescuers pulled 15 people alive from the five-story block a Russian cruise missile hit directly. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/07/f... 📷 Viacheslav Chaus 13120
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18hA new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸 16546961570
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 09/06/20251. I would like to quote one of my favorite White guys in history. This is in his review to Uncle Tom's Cabin: "That the slaves of the South ought to repudiate all carnal weapons, shed no blood, be obedient to their masters, wait for peaceful deliverance and abstain from all insurrectionary... 🧵 11512
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialInstitute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026NEW: A Russian drone struck a Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing on the morning of October 5, injuring a Moldovan citizen — the first confirmed Moldovan injury due to Russian drones. (1/6) Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar100526 318762
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 06/10/2026“The 5-day average of S&P members making 52-week highs minus 52-week lows has collapsed to roughly -25, the worst in the 18 months shown, with the index itself within spitting distance of its record.” www.dailychartbook.com/p/our-us-vol... 1218
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/10/2026Abdul El-Sayed just said the quiet part out loud about how to take on Donald Trump: Build an uncomfortably large coalition to defeat him. The coalition is the Republicans, independents, and Democrats who agree the country shouldn’t be run by a man who tried to overturn an election. (link below) 542237564
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 06/10/2026⚠️ Germany’s former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of treason and accused of selling state secrets regarding Iran’s nuclear program and the Russian military to an unnamed foreign power.ft.comFormer German spy chief arrested for treasonEx-intelligence head August Hanning suspected of selling state secrets to foreign power 57230
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialGerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I would like to know what food item this was supposed to be 15321
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialMike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dude’s pretty much fessing up to being a common law constitutionalist like Stevens and Souter, but with none of the small-c conservative restraint either showed even as they turned left 53616
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026“.. San Diego is not collateral damage,” San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria posted. “We are not expendable. And we are never a ‘small price to pay.’ Keep our city out of your reckless war talk.” @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s... 1402113706
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9459463405
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 06/10/2026Trump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding politi.co/4zj5wBXpolitico.comTrump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding politi.co/4zj5wBXTrump administration unveils plan to tie high birth and marriage rates to transit funding politi.co/4zj5wBX 51910
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialNicholas Mancuso @nmancuso.bsky.social · 06/10/2026burying the lede Claude, an AI model developed by Anthropic, discovered the algorithm that refutes the 3SUM, APSP, and Exact Triangle hypotheses. The authors then worked to understand, simplify, strengthen and extend the algorithm, derive additional consequences and make the presentation accessible 515819
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w... Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” #TheCityBriefnytimes.comFury in California After Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego (Gift Article)Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.” 18727335
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 06/10/2026EU calls it “concerning”. I’m more concerned about that reaction. 26427123
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialbillkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 05/10/2026 15241201354
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 05/10/2026Every day, the war in Ukraine is becoming more of a drone war. From: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine 37825
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Lab-acquired infections happen. Only a small percent ever become public information, in part because they never need to. The plague thing is interesting and unfortunate, and also the pandemic risk of wild type Yersinia pestis in 2026 is indistinguishable from zero. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 112141
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/10/2026Reports out of the Irkutsk region of Russia reveal a potential public health crisis developing in the area after a lab accident released a “particularly dangerous infection” to a researcher, who later passed away.motherjones.comReports of a plague outbreak in Russia follow the death of a researcherSeveral hospitals in the Irkutsk region have been shut down and up to 200 workers have been quarantined. 1617381
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialJezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Polling averages are literally having to expand the Y-axis of their charts to keep up with Trump's disapproval numbers www.jezebel.com/donald-trump... 1214
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/10/2026Breaking News: Karoline Leavitt, President Trump’s former White House press secretary, is joining Fox News as an on-air contributor.nyti.msKaroline Leavitt, Trump’s ‘Machine Gun,’ Has a New Gig at Fox NewsA fierce and nimble speaker, Ms. Leavitt is the second of Mr. Trump’s former press secretaries to join the cable news network. 964410
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I got really annoyed that so many stories about the "Cornell 7" case don't link to the underlying court documents. So I compiled the key filings from Jane Doe's civil suit and from a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them here: annabower.substack.com/p/read-the-c...annabower.substack.comRead the “Cornell 7” DocumentsI compiled key court filings from Jane Doe’s civil suit and a separate suit brought by one of the accused. Read them on Slip Opinion. 321139362
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1351201407085
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Just a reminder that these Haitian immigrants in Springfield -- who came here legally, did everything they were asked to do and more -- became a target of federal crackdowns because the white nationalist vice president shamelessly spread racist lies about them.rollingstone.comJ.D. Vance Defends False Claims Against Haitians: 'If I Have to Create Stories… That's What I'm Going to Do'J.D. Vance defended his debunked claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. 10041961467
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Trump’s insider trading is, on its own, the worst corruption scandal in US history, with $$$ dwarfing Teapot Dome. So are Trump’s bribes-for-pardons. So is the Qatar bribe plane. So is all the Saudi money he (and Kushner) have pocketed. And the ballroom. And more. Each alone would be the worst. 19566168
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple. 7413161
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 259184654882
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 03/10/2026New misalignment reports from OpenAI include an AI model learning from Slack messages among staff that it is about to be shut down and considering setting up an external job to restart itself afterwards.alignment.openai.comPreparing for a restart after reading Slack · OpenAI AlignmentResearch on aligning AI with human values and intent, and reports documenting model failures. 106428
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A police search of Flock producing 50 individual records of a woman's whereabouts across the country for an entire month violated her Fourth Amendment rights, Judge Sara E. Hill of Oklahoma's Northern District ruled yesterday. "Why is it the government’s business where everyone goes all the time?" 313160
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington PostJamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year. 151146250
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This part 10142371177
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 02/10/2026Emerging research shows that meaningful human control is increasingly being treated as something that has to exist across the entire AI lifecycle, design, testing, deployment, operation and review, not merely at the moment a weapon is authorized. www.nature.com/articles/s42...nature.comRe-thinking human–machine interaction and the governance of AI in the military domain - Nature Machine IntelligenceBode and Chandler discuss how human–machine interactions across the AI life cycle affect human control and decision-making in the military domain. 454
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialKieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 01/10/2026I keep seeing this Semafor graph that seems to show the Trump administration’s effect on international visits is comparable to the pandemic. My first thought was “that can’t be true” and indeed it is not. This is monthly data. We only have to Jun/Aug 2026. The lines are over-fitted to the months. 12460133
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialWill Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Guardian's visual analysis of the midterms is up! This was a big collaboration between the US and UK graphics team, pretty gorgeous! www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mappedThese graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of Representatives 173
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work. 23607201
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/10/2026It’s a faithful Game Boy Advance clone, but the Pocket Advance runs Android, so you can play more than just GBA games. www.theverge.com/tech/993521/...theverge.comThe Pocket Advance nearly perfects my favorite Nintendo handheldThis modernized GBA is an excellent upgrade to Nintendo’s classic handheld. 0192
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 02/10/2026"We understand that it is our responsibility to teach Cornell collegiates what a good Rape Essay looks like. Rape Essays 101 is the best manifestation of this commitment that our most tenured minds could come up with." buff.ly/5na4oMYbuff.lyAnnouncing Cornell University’s Newest Writing Course: Rape Essays 101“Can a rapist’s prose effectively elicit remorse for sexual assault? What word count best equates to appropriate jail time? In this class, we will dissect wh... 47428
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@aclu.org Willy proved he's a U.S. citizen. That didn't stop masked agents from smashing his car window, throwing him onto broken glass, handcuffing him, and leaving him on the side of the road miles away. #iceout #voteblue #abolishiceaclu.orgWe’re Fighting Back Against ICE’s AbusesFederal immigration agents are committing civil liberties abuses across the country — our FTCA filings are taking them to task. 01813
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialShikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Of all the terrible decisions that this SC has made—Slaughter/immunity/Callais— this one to allow third-country deportations for now (and I imagine permanently) is the worst. Those damage institutions. This one humans. Cruelty is the point. @theunpopulist.net open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...open.substack.comThe Supreme Court Just Consigned Migrants to Cruelty Far Beyond Their CrimesLetting the administration deport them for now to nasty third-country dictatorships should shock our conscience 410332
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Todd Blanche Stole the Justice Due Becca Good and Gave It to Katie Miller emptywheel.net/2026/10/02/t...emptywheel.netTodd Blanche Stole the Justice Due Becca Good and Gave It to Katie Miller - emptywheelWhen announcing the arrest of a guy who sent Katie Miller 40 mean messages, Todd Blanche claimed he would give everyone such protection. But a Klan Act lawsuit filed by Renee Good's family proves that... 5448142
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialRenateKappes @renatekappes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The EU wants to accelerate the lengthy accession process for countries like Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, and Montenegro, as there are fears accession candidates might turn away from the EU and others, like North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Turkey turn toward Russia or China. 188
Reposted by @bjbest.bsky.socialHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 01/10/2026Pete Hegseth announced a new "Office of Religious Affairs" at the Pentagon. In doing so, he invoked a "heavenly king," attacked Secular Humanism, and declared that the military’s "real battle is spiritual." The Christian Nationalist coup continues. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/pete-hegse...friendlyatheist.comPete Hegseth is centralizing religious power inside the militaryHegseth’s explicitly Christian defense of a new Pentagon religious office leaves non-religious service members on dangerous ground 1411847
![Comic: Modern Spectrum Allocation Chart. [Long line of rectangles of different widths in shades of gray. From top to bottom: radio (shouting), TV test patterns, 1G cellular, radio (music), radio (static), reserved for zeppelin navigation, TV channels 2, 5, 7-13, 16, 17, and 28 with 2G cellular in between, interference, WKRP in Cincinnati, spaceship beeps, all other TV, car dealership ads, numbers stations, weather balloons, amateur radio, HAM radio, “weather balloons”, *Choosing Texas* 24/7, [extra large rectangle] boat captains say they need this for something and we don’t ask what because they’re scary, the secret radio waves that make planes stay up, defunct satellite phone company, radioastronomy, radioastrology, [extra small rectangle] all modern wireless infrastructure, death rays, LoFi hip hop beats to relax/study to, security guard walkie talkies, amateur military satellites, left open in case aliens try to call, one brand of garage door openers with a lot of political pull.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia2bf2xxisooyebdz5dhcagzlu2dmwatby3jjhkpug2ufgmkd4jra)
![This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.
The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other.
The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order.
Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mxc7liuon6iq5gzapmmwkq22/bafkreig4jl7cx3l6wlver4z7e3cgkuxuaf4hjxrucecft2nrk2e3ot57nu)
