Reposted by Bob HoyngSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price 291927810
Reposted by Bob HoyngPBS News @pbsnews.org · 12/09/2026The Justice Department failed to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested in four major cities last year on charges of assaulting federal authorities — a record far below the norm in federal assault prosecutions. to.pbs.org/4rhig9uto.pbs.orgAP analysis: Justice Department went after protesters for felony assault, but juries and judges were unconvincedThe Associated Press' analysis focused on arrests made during protests last summer and fall in LA, Chicago, Portland and Washington, D.C. — cities with significant protests where President Donald Trum... 619456
Reposted by Bob HoyngMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Many of you are asking how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. Thanks. bit.ly/4qmEiFz 8188674260
Reposted by Bob HoyngRightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Politico Sunday cartoon 13376591872
Reposted by Bob HoyngAlex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK 6135470916424
Reposted by Bob HoyngMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 161 Active Redistricting Cases: 47 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 80 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 78 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 29 www.democracydocket.com 12253981630
Reposted by Bob HoyngKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 13/05/2026I need a good explainer on proportional representation. Help? 3519716
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 07/05/2026UNIVERSAL basic income? But why should we include Elon Musk? Because by including everyone, including Elon, universal programs become seen as RIGHTS. A program for only the poor will always be weaker than a universal one and will always exclude a great many of the poorest that universality reaches. 1017358
Reposted by Bob HoyngRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here? 11083071611075
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 20/04/2026"Having an [unconditional basic income] was such an eye-opening and different experience for them that really moved them forward in ways that are tangible, but aren’t as popular or sexy to talk about in policy... If someone’s telling you it’s changed their life, you need to listen to them."open.substack.comUnconditional: Stories from the Denver Basic Income ProjectProducer Gwen Battis on the premiere of her guaranteed income documentary 010851
Reposted by Bob HoyngMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/04/2026NEWS: Huge first win for Mayor Mamdani’s tax-the-rich plans in NYC. Mamdani just secured a deal with Gov. Hochul to create the state’s first-ever tax on $5 million+ second homes owned by ultrawealthy out-of-state residents. 744326886747
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 11/04/2026You will never convince me that we won't see more incredibly creative art like this with universal basic income. I want UBI for many reasons, but especially this reason. I want more people exploring new ideas and pushing boundaries and getting really good at stuff they love. I 100% adore AdP. 🏆youtu.beAngine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)YouTube video by KEXP 1512427
Reposted by Bob HoyngRex Masters @mastersrex.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I went and saw Project Hail Mary. A guy came in with his service dog and the dog sat there the whole time just concentrating on the movie. Afterwards I told the guy I was amazed your dog watched the movie like that. He replied, me too especially because he hated the book. 281130051491
Reposted by Bob HoyngWes Burdine @wesburdine.bsky.social · 09/04/2026BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms 222103432249
Reposted by Bob HoyngDan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer.bsky.social · 08/04/2026The calls for the 25th Amendment are understandable but misguided. J.D. Vance and Trump’s cabinet are not accountable to voters in November. We need voters to understand that Trump is only able to act like this because Republicans in Congress let him. messagebox.substack.com/p/the-25th-a...messagebox.substack.comThe 25th Amendment Isn't Coming to Save UsTrump's deranged behavior has some Democrats selling a fantasy to voters 2725175
Reposted by Bob HoyngKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Sir, this is a Wendy’s 801713160
Reposted by Bob HoyngChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 05/04/2026The fact that NONE of the reporting on Artemis II has mentioned and analyzed the Trump 1 space directives that are governing why and how Artemis is happening and to what purpose is an extraordinary #scicomm failure and a sign of how bad journalism about policy and science has gotten 5802250
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 29/03/2026Universal Basic Income works. It works extremely well because what people need is cash, trust, and dignity, not paternalistic bureaucratic hoops to jump through to exist. And yes we can afford it because the lack of it is very costly. UBI should be seen as an investment with a large expected return. 121272476
Reposted by Bob HoyngTSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler learned that he made the Rangers Opening Day roster during a mound visit 🥹 (via MLB) 2973657
Reposted by Bob HoyngCraig Sicknick @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social · 22/03/2026To those who are traveling to the U.S. to see the Football championships…. You still have time to cancel. It is not worth the risk. 31996591915
Reposted by Bob HoyngAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/03/2026From FT comments 19043471521
Reposted by Bob HoyngJason Foster @byjasonfoster.bsky.social · 04/03/2026With the World Baseball Classic about to get going, it’s time to bring this baby out again. IYKYK (cc @rotowear.bsky.social) 7996658
Reposted by Bob HoyngKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/03/2026finished embroidering my jacket :) 392204531774
Bob Hoyng @bobhoyng.bsky.social · 26/02/2026I've been lax about sharing my blog posts lately on social media...here's the latest.substratebooks.orgDoes Ultimate Reality Matter?There’s a sharp objection to any philosophy built on emptiness as ultimate reality: we don’t live in emptiness. We live here, in conventional reality – in relationships, responsibilities… 000
Bob Hoyng @bobhoyng.bsky.social · 25/02/2026If you were still paying Anthropic because they were the only AI company that at least tried to balance ethics against profits, this is the time to cancel their service.cnn.comAnthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon | CNN BusinessAnthropic, a company founded by OpenAI exiles worried about the dangers of AI, is loosening its core safety principle in response to competition. 030
Reposted by Bob HoyngArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative 6199412257
Reposted by Bob HoyngIndivisibleTX24❌👑 @indivisibletx-24.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L9X3k1fQsocial.demcast.comContact Your MOC 42065442921
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 11/02/2026"Rather than creating an age of abundance in which most people no longer have to worry about money, new technologies have contributed to a two-tiered society comprising a relatively few with extraordinary wealth and a vast number of people barely making it." It's all about distribution We need UBIopen.substack.comAI and the Coming Jobless EconomyAI will make most of us poorer and a few fabulously wealthy — unless its productivity gains are allocated fairly. Here’s what we should we be considering now. 39227
Reposted by Bob HoyngHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11/02/2026Saying it doesn’t make it so. www.theverge.com/tech/876866/... 1626348
Reposted by Bob HoyngAllen James @lalenjames.bsky.social · 10/02/2026The economy is doing great actually as long as you revise and account for the fact that it currently sucks ass. 22178157
Reposted by Bob HoyngMelissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 10/02/2026The good folks at @wired.com continue to do the Lord's work.wired.comICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going NextICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, monthslong expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations. 14426
Reposted by Bob HoyngThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Do they all get deported now? Is that how this works? 23499063903
Reposted by Bob HoyngAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference. 1042424487338
Reposted by Bob HoyngBrian Gormley D7 @bgormley.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Nice piece on @cnbc.com about @tudublinsustain.bsky.social Tallaght campus which has reduced carbon emissions by using excess heat from an Amazon Data centre. @seai-ie.bsky.social @codemadublin.bsky.social #SpeirGormcnbc.comThis university campus is heated by an AI data center. Your home could be nextAI’s energy problem may also be its solution, as cities are increasingly exploring opportunities to repurpose excess heat from data centers. 7129085
Reposted by Bob HoyngJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/02/2026Folks outside SF/F don't know that Asimov was a sexual harasser because while he was alive fandom thought it was cute (up to and including Asimov being invited to give a lecture on "The Power of Positive Posterior Pinching" at Worldcon, which he, wisely, declined). daily.jstor.org/asimovs-empi...daily.jstor.orgAsimov’s Empire, Asimov’s Wall - JSTOR DailyThe science fiction author Isaac Asimov engaged in forms of unwanted touching with countless women. It set the tone for the entire genre. 911772498
Reposted by Bob HoyngMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked. When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.gizmodo.comWhy Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017Look. All technology comes with a learning curve. 3636021204
Reposted by Bob HoyngElizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Shirley Povich writing in 1962, with the most immaculate burn conceivable of the Redskins awful, vile owner George Preston Marshall, the last NFL owner to insist on an all white roster: "Jim Brown, born ineligible to play for the Redskins, integrated their end zone three times yesterday." RIP WaPo. 121112281
Reposted by Bob HoyngKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Shout out to Akash for casting the first vote for our campaign in McHenry County this morning! Early in-person voting is now open in McHenry and Lake County, and mail-in ballots start going out across the district today. After you vote, by mail or in person, send us a selfie. We love to see it!! 382270368
Reposted by Bob HoyngOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue 5783269414044
Bob Hoyng @bobhoyng.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Amazing feeling over the weekend...I'm sitting, reading a book, as my adult children were setting up to play on the Wii. Couldn't get a controller working. Eyes turn to the old man..."try unplugging it and blowing it out." Game won't load, "turn it off and back on." Fixed. Gen X tech support. :) 020
Reposted by Bob HoyngPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door: 646133357098
Reposted by Bob HoyngAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020." 8623054213370
Reposted by Bob HoyngDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center 600206024323
Reposted by Bob HoyngTanya 🧚♀️👑 @faeryqueene73.bsky.social · 23/01/2026A coworker took this from her apartment. I haven't seen a crowd this size before. Maybe the first Women's March? But it was much much warmer that day. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA! 402258246600
Reposted by Bob HoyngAnn Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Hey. I get it if you're trying to de-Amazon. I stopped shopping there a few years ago. They're big evil. But you know who's not big evil? Your favorite writers who're struggling cos people aren't buying their books anymore. It's OK to use Kindle to support your faves. I'm giving you permission. 101328181
Reposted by Bob HoyngScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 23/01/2026This right here is one of the biggest reasons we need universal basic income. High consumption inequality creates a fragile consumer economy. We need to widely spread consumption. UBI to grow the consumption of the entire bottom 80%. Taxes to decrease the top 10% to balance for inflation management. 512054
Reposted by Bob HoyngKai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Repeat after me - the institutions of this economy depend on the institutions of this democracy, among which is the rule of law 10887531953
Reposted by Bob HoyngMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 22/01/2026A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE. It includes: -Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 -The MN AFL-CIO -SEIU Local 26 -UNITE HERE Local 17 -CWA Local 7250 -Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators -Faith leaders And more. 🧵 4339041502