Reposted by BratKnitsOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23hraise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this) 71292399
BratKnits @bratknits.bsky.social · 2hI've been at this particular blood sport so long I once had an ambulance company call back and say "I called the owner on the golf course, how does zero balance sound?" My BIL is an insurance attorney and I've never once had to use him. You just gotta keep tearing strips off people until it's done. 010
Reposted by BratKnitsCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 8hFDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comFDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmedRegulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic 93672369
Reposted by BratKnitsKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 4hThis is inevitable, and behind the scenes they've been talking like it's a done deal. They don't think women should be allowed to control their own bodies, and they believe it's up to them to take away that right. 12312156
Reposted by BratKnitsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4hWhen -- not if, when -- Republicans respond to their losses this fall by crying about "voter fraud" and demanding Congress or the courts review the results, we have good lawyers and elected officials ready to push back. But the rest of us need to take a page from 2000 and mock them as sore losers. 301351292
Reposted by BratKnitsPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5hNicolas Cage says he’s “probably not” working with Amazon again after refusing to sign AI waiver for “Spider-Noir”: ‘I am not an AI-friendly actor’variety.comNicolas Cage Says He’s ‘Probably Not’ Working With Amazon Again After Refusing to Sign AI Waiver for ‘Spider-Noir,’ Teases Joining ‘True Detective’Nicolas Cage says he 'probably won't be working' with Amazon again after refusing to sign an AI waiver for 'Spider-Noir.' 17583301784
BratKnits @bratknits.bsky.social · 5hTodays's yard sale find is Nancy Sinatra's 1966 Boots on vinyl for a dollar! It still has the JM Fields (HQ Salem, MA, bankrupt in 1978) price tag on the plastic wrap. 020
BratKnits @bratknits.bsky.social · 6hThen it could be all kinds of fun things. I JUST, like this week, finished up fighting over a 'covered' MRI bill from February. Both billing services and insurance companies are starting to use AI for processing now and it's a complete shit show. 120
Reposted by BratKnitsMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/10/2026"Are my migraines hormonal, or am I thinking too hard about how Peter Thiel has more money than all nurses on Earth combined?" buff.ly/oLdL54Cbuff.lyIs It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?“Is my hair thinning, or am I ripping it out because a thirty-four-time convicted, sexually abusive steak salesman with a Hannibal Lecter fetish is five poin... 121057340
Reposted by BratKnitsMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 8hWho are you going to believe, the preeminent expert on surveillance pricing or George W. Bush’s communications director during the Iraq War who now works for Walmart?gizmodo.comWalmart Denies Plans for Surveillance Pricing Despite Holding Patents for Surveillance PricingWho you gonna believe? 17702185
BratKnits @bratknits.bsky.social · 7hAsk them directly if they missed the billing window with your insurer. They did once on a test for me and then tried to bill me the full amount, I didn't owe them a cent but the fuckers tried. Terrible company, sleazy as fuck. 110
Reposted by BratKnitsKenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 11hMedieval Executions 🧵 Hi there. One of my areas of expertise is medieval crime and punishment. If you’re interested, here are some comments on medieval executions. Note that, just as today, practices and perceptions varied widely across medieval Europe... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnationPentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live 720985
Reposted by BratKnitsEmma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A product no one asked for, that no one wants, that doesn't do what it claims, that burns moneyfuturism.comAI Bubble Teetering on the Brink as OpenAI Admits to Massive Financial Failure in Leaked DocumentsIt turns out that AI demand is significantly lower than expected, as OpenAI shaves $20 billion off its revenue expectations for 2026. 931395514
Reposted by BratKnitsArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: Tohono O'odham Nation leadership issued a release announcing that they’ve filed an emergency injunction after been informed by CBP that “it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation,” on sovereign tribal lands. The destruction is set to begin on Indigenous Peoples Day. 9216147
Reposted by BratKnitsZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 09/10/2026ICE is just a bunch of random street criminals these days. 14711
Reposted by BratKnitsShannon Phillips @joshannonphillips.com · 09/10/2026The bathroom freakout is insane. The technology that solves all problems is called "stalls." If I'm in a stall then I don't care about the junk situation on the person in the next stall over. They could have Cthulhu tentacles down there and it simply does not affect me in any way. 28912
Reposted by BratKnitsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shell’s refineries expected to make record profits. Profit margins of $42 a barrel, up from $24 a barrel. Cashing in on global conflicts. Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders. Misery for households and businesses. Millions plunged into poverty. Must levy 100% windfall tax.theguardian.comShell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel madeRecord prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia 38766407
Reposted by BratKnitsIndivisible Outer Cape @indivisibleoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Watch this to understand the pros and CONS of ballot question 3. 053
Reposted by BratKnitsJamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Tim McVeigh killed 167 people in Oklahoma City but his name was "Tim," not "Nidal" so ... 211386273
Reposted by BratKnitsRep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Those tariffs that were meant to bring jobs back to the U.S. also slowed job creation ...foxnews.comTrump bet tariffs would bring back American factory jobs. New report says it didn't workA new report claims Trump's Liberation Day tariffs suppressed hiring by up to 1 million jobs and cost American families roughly $1,000 more in 2025. 21461164
Reposted by BratKnitsLionel Hardcastle stan account @kristinarobinson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Exactly the same scenario as in Biddeford, Maine. “We were concerned for the safety of the public and the child in the vehicle” sooooo you discharged your weapon through the windshield into the driver’s face to make the toddler passenger……………. safer? 0227
Reposted by BratKnitsErin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 15/07/2025the job of cop itself regardless of where it is done is pretty fuckin gross & inherently criminal and not at all conducive to freedom, justice, or things of that nature it's why the iww doesn't accept cop unions! cuz cops on earth are all not real workers! but are all class traitors! and bastards!teenvogue.comThere’s No Room for Police Unions in the Labor MovementNo other union employees are allowed to kill other human beings. 2295
Reposted by BratKnitsUniversal Hub @universalhub.com · 09/10/2026Remembering the MIT researcher who helped get us to the moon news.mit.edu/2026/margare...news.mit.eduMargaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90. 0389
Reposted by BratKnitsEric Levai @ericlevai.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Now THIS is how you write a story. Devastating. 17966791945
Reposted by BratKnitsJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Status reports that ABC News deleted that explosive story about the Trump kids getting billions in federal contracts for their companies. ABC hasn't explained why they nuked the story, even as Trump has crowed about its deletion, sparking a firestorm behind scenes. www.status.news/p/david-elli... 4524121014
Reposted by BratKnitsKen Burnside @kenburnside.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"Extremism...simply fuels opposite growth on the other side." The best way to stop being bullied is to punch the bully in the face. And keep punching. Not by appealing to their better nature, not by "let's meet in the center." By recognizing the abuse and making it more expensive for the abuser. 4306
Reposted by BratKnitsJon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Good morning. Federal prosecutors in Chicago filed partially redacted documents overnight in the "Broadview Six" case. The redactions appear to include the signature block (including the name) of one of the attorneys representing the United States government: 20617168
Reposted by BratKnitsOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I like it and I'd like more of it 198129222386
Reposted by BratKnitsRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 09/10/2026Yeah, no shit. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...theguardian.comUN says Pentagon plan to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter would amount to torture – US politics liveCondemnation comes amid fierce backlash from US lawmakers who branded the move ‘grotesque’ and compared it to actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments 2476
Reposted by BratKnitsI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026When your PR sounds like a one shot story on what Lex Luthor is doing after he kills Superman. 113739
Reposted by BratKnitsClaude Taylor @realclaudetaylor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026We do billboards. Here are some of our latest. Please support if you’re able. maddogpac.com/products/qui... 04014
Reposted by BratKnitsMac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality. 4151601331
Reposted by BratKnitsFairfax Democrats @fairfaxdemocrats.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Brendan Cuni, an ICE agent was the only one on the video brandishing a firearm, has a 10 year history of unecessary violence, unlawful arrests and using force during arrests in New York and Minneapolis, a WIRED investigation finds. www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 167
Reposted by BratKnitsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026jesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent 457172702660
Reposted by BratKnitsLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books 4093487410505
Reposted by BratKnitsProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.propublica.orgWatch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan CollinsIn late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ... 6630371428
Reposted by BratKnitsMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I’m starting to believe that Pete Hegseth is the violent sociopath his mom says he is. 471724270
BratKnits @bratknits.bsky.social · 09/10/2026They're fogged up and I just can't... 🤢 They're YSL for spring 27 and I hoe they paid him for this because... 🤢 040
Reposted by BratKnitsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" 510152563403
Reposted by BratKnitsBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What the fuck man did Marshall also push over someone’s grandma to take the last Marble Rye 231051209
Reposted by BratKnitsCathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026He's basically campaigning for Democrats. If only the public could learn about all this - Rob Bonta not only let the Paramount deal close but he let it close BEFORE the election, because why should media consolidation be an issue when democracy is on the line... #Idiot 185
Reposted by BratKnitsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Jesus Christ, I didn't think we'd actually get to the "public executions" stage of Trump's project to roll back the last 100 years of societal development. 39667153
Reposted by BratKnitsUniversal Hub @universalhub.com · 08/10/2026Boston and State Police harbor patrols are off Castle Island, where a boat with four people on board is taking on water. 1204
Reposted by BratKnitsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/10/2026"When one side rejects pluralism, electoral legitimacy, or epistemic accountability, then 'reconciliation' & even 'civility' function less as neutral civic virtues than as asymmetric constraints, & they risk unilaterally disarming pro-democracy forces." Gonna link to this piece every week, forever.frontiersin.orgFrontiers | The problem with polarization research in an age of extremism"I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block i... 9305109
Reposted by BratKnitsKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities 205125263103
Reposted by BratKnitsThat Anonymous Coward @thatac.bsky.social · 08/10/2026You will use the words I demand you use or you will be an enemy of the state and treated as such!!! www.joemygod.com/2026/10/trum...joemygod.comTrump: You're "THE ENEMY" If You Use The Term "AI" - Joe.My.God.The Independent reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday opened up a new front in his ongoing war against commonly-used terms and geographic place names by warning that anyone referring to Large La... 001
Reposted by BratKnitsJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026We’ve got the Pentagon posting QAnon slop on a verified government account. What an utterly humiliating time to live in this country. 36935216
