Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialJay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is a community note for the ages. 6659021173
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Restricting wealth does not stifle innovation. What stifles innovation is the hoarding of resources. Well said by @adambecker.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social. 14315
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 17/09/2026Breaking: It's official. Judge curtails warrantless immigration arrests in Los Angeles. Here’s what you should know. cal.news/4hcXao2 📸 U.S. Border Patrol 15221
bllyfstr13.bsky.social @bllyfstr13.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Thảo in Xã Dân Lực - Huyện Triệu Sơn to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/bi...kiva.orgCan you help Billy Foster support Thảo?Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life. 000
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 02/09/2026The total value of defense contracts won by companies in Los Angeles County more than doubled in the last 10 years after adjusting for inflation, according to an analysis by CalMatters and The Markup. cal.news/4x2ejGG 🎨 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 21110
bllyfstr13.bsky.social @bllyfstr13.bsky.social · 01/09/2026However, Apple Maps still calls it the gulf of America.🤔 000
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialBrian Eno News @dark-shark.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music for Airports built a world of meditative depth www.treblezine.com/brian-eno-am... 1455
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 20/08/2026The fake results, first reported by the Los Angeles Times, duped the California Post, several local television and radio stations and even the mayor’s own campaign, which drew attention to the survey in a now-deleted X post. cal.news/45DrAKU 📸 William Liang, AP 083
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 18/08/2026Perched on one of the last major stops before Reno and the desert deep in the Lassen National Forest, Susanville has always been the kind of place California puts the things it doesn’t want to see, hear, smell, or really even think about. cal.news/4ql4FgI 📸 Larry Valenzuela 163
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/07/2026Find the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/ 3613349514
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialJohn Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Video: The Turkish catering truck nonchalantly moving from Air Force One to the other plane 43864330
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 10/08/2026Two years ago, California hit a milestone decades in the making: Nearly every person in the state qualified for health insurance, regardless of immigration status and income, pushing the state’s insured rate to a record 95%. Now that progress is unravelling. cal.news/4gnsTDI 📸 Jules Hotz 03112
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 05/08/2026New free podcast: About a street dog named Negro Matapacos (“Black Cop-Killer”), who consistently joined demonstrators in confronting police in a nationwide uprising in Chile in 2019. Listen today, wherever you get your podcasts, or go to our website: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e125... 512735
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 08/08/2026Opinion | Proponents argue that presenting ID when voting deters fraud and maintains election integrity, but numerous studies have shown that voter fraud is astoundingly rare. cal.news/4z4BHps 📝 Marisol Ramirez 📸 Zaydee Sanchez 1205
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/08/2026"A broken clavicle or collarbone in a toddler—very, very common." Watch Rep. Max Miller downplay his child's broken collarbone when questioned by Ohio detectives about domestic violence accusations in video footage obtained by Mother Jones.motherjones.comPolice footage shows Rep. Max Miller downplaying his daughter’s broken collarbone.Go inside the room as detectives probe the abuse allegations. 61397197
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 05/08/2026#OtD 5 Aug 1964 the US began bombing North Vietnam in Operation Pierce Arrow, after "intelligence" reported a North Vietnamese attack on US ships. These reports were false. In our podcast episode, Noam Chomsky explains the geopolitics of the Vietnam war: workingclasshistory.com/2018/10/31/e... 14723
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialDavid Emmett @motomatters.com · 28/07/2026$8 away from being worthless 4114
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 28/07/2026www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/7-f...merriam-webster.com7 Good Stories That Just Aren't TrueNo, that's not where that word comes from 422736
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 26/07/2026#OtD 26 Jul 1950 the No Gun Ri massacre took place, when US military murdered 100-400 South Korean civilians, in one of the biggest mass killings by US ground forces stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9830... 311162
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCats with Jobs ⚒️ @catworkers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Sound technician at this gig seems qualified. 541045
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialDhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 13/07/2026NEW: A public link let anyone watch SFPD police drone operations. We reviewed hours of leaked footage showing drones tracking cars across the city, watching detentions, peering into apartment windows, recording thermal video, and sweeping up hundreds of bystanders w/ @agreenberg.bsky.socialwired.comA Leak of San Francisco Police Drone Footage Exposes the New Reality of Urban SurveillanceThe SFPD’s exposure of hours of videos from drone platform Skydio reveals how broadly it’s watching the city from above—and how the results can spill online. 10390218
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialClaire L. Evans @theuniverse.bsky.social · 08/07/202660 years ago, MIT computer scientist Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot named ELIZA. Programmed to respond in the style of a Rogerian psychotherapist, it proved uncannily absorbing—to the point that Weizenbaum, alarmed by how easily people confided in a computer program, became the first AI critic. 26221
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 28/06/2026"Mistakenly, we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence and ingesting the design requirements that we had, that that would produce a high-quality product." Holy cow, Ford bought the AI hype, believing they could go "hey computer, make me a good car" and it would. 851752479
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCerise Castle @cerisecastle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026New from me 062
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialJoe Darkmoon @skulduggery-joe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026There are reasons I say never trust a conservative. 29571742578
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialArchaeo - Histories @archaeohistories.bsky.social · 16/06/2026He's back 😄 #archaeohistories 333266599
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialKim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Bottom feeders. 172
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 03/06/2026THE FLORSHEIMS FIT FINE is the updated version of 532482437
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialHenry Rollins @henryrollins21361.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Don't miss tonight's show notes. www.henryrollins.com/on-the-radio-all/2026/5/29/radio-broadcast-895-05-2926henryrollins.comHenry Rollins | Official WebsiteRADIO BROADCAST #895 05-29–26 Fanatic, you might remember over the last several weeks, I’ve been telling you about a record Larry Hardy, Ian and I had been working on. Not the excellent U.K... 3719
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialCalMatters @calmatters.org · 29/05/2026Opinion | In the race for governor, Tom Steyer and Steve Hilton represent one version, while Xavier Becerra leads a field of current and former elected officials that represents the other. cal.news/4v7xv5w 📝 Jim Newton 📸 Miguel Gutierrez Jr. 3123
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialBrian Eno News @dark-shark.bsky.social · 25/05/2026"We nearly abandoned the song": The Making Of 'Once In A Lifetime' by Talking Heads #BrianEno #DavidByrne www.uncut.co.uk/features/we-... 0202
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialWorking Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 10/05/2026#OtD 10 May 1968 the "night of the barricades" took place in Paris. It saw some of the most severe street fighting of the May '68 rebellion. Books, reproduction posters and more from May 68 available here: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/... 111356
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 10/05/2026Rubio doesn’t come across as the biggest monster in this administration, but there’s a valid argument that he is. Demolishing USAID was a slow moving atrocity. He must never be freed of responsibility for it. 221282367
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Every splashy New York Times profile of a right wing influencer. 157192464124
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/04/2026Someone ran past a metal detector and was stopped. A floor above the dinner. It was terrible it happened, and i have not seen a SINGLE PERSON in office say otherwise But they are milking all of this for all its worth. Playing themselves all to be victims all the time. It’s exhausting 42799181918
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I hope it’s called ‘Who Do You Think You Aryan?’ 1832357
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Democrats should seriously consider a national ad campaign with clips of Republicans refusing to do their jobs, demanding they repay their congressional salaries. 802415659
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialJason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 09/04/2026This post is still live on X. 744401594
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.social1926 News @100yearsago.bsky.social · 03/04/2026[April 3rd, 1926] Government scientists say hemp won't promote drug addiction. Workers in hemp fields have never become addicts, and cannabis has legitimate veterinary uses. 042
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialFeralCatLady#1 @shawnalc69.bsky.social · 02/04/2026🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ 011
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialNaomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Saw a good meme: 313518
Reposted by @bllyfstr13.bsky.socialpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21/03/2026don't remember where i saw this but 313426
