Reposted by Bang! The Sequelhammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026That trans kid in middle school didnt make ur diesel $8 a gallon 29722
Reposted by Bang! The SequelReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Which Way Western Man: 2018+ or 1958² 0172
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The pundit view of the world is skewed by many things, one of which is a refusal/inability to understand geographic spaces that exist outside their own neighborhoods. It's all based on stereotypes and conjecture—even when they go to other places, and their columns are essentially bad travel writing. 637856
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Stray thought: A lot of USA political/pundit discourse seems like it's based on a second-ring suburban point of view. It's based on inaccurate stereotypes about demographics and everyday life in cities AND small towns AND the working-class, first-ring suburbs found in many metro areas. 625842
Reposted by Bang! The Sequelrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 28/09/2026right, yes. one of the basic problems is that they think that thinking about something really hard is a type of sampling, and that you actually don't need to sample anything to get information, and that there is no difference between thinking about something and doing it. 1650248
Reposted by Bang! The SequelZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 29/09/2026AI is real, everyone. The millenarian idiocy which has sprung up around it is bad. But the tech is real and it's only getting realer by the day. You have no idea how fast this stuff is *still* advancing. It's not gonna replace us. But it is gonna upend a LOT. And make us all much richer. 2341
Reposted by Bang! The SequelRyan Moulton @moultano.bsky.social · 28/09/2026A political social network has latched on to a handful of politically active academics whose views are the vast minority in their field, who keep making wrong predictions and denying verifiable facts, but retain a large following. Bluesky recognizes this pattern with climate denial, but not with AI 1032744
Reposted by Bang! The SequelSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 24/08/2026i have a dumber explanation that entire concept is so threatening that it is basically unspeakable. people would rather be outraged about literally anything else. 41838
Reposted by Bang! The SequelQuantian @quantian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I assume the Anthropic IPO will be one zillion jillion times oversubscribed, pop 50-100% on day 1, bleed out down 50-75% over the next eight months, and finally rally back from the dead, aka the exact same pattern every IPO has had for the past five years 1032516
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDan "Mr. Bones and Me" Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Wes is right to demand better but the sad truth is that state legislators think higher ed is 1) full of decadent hippies that normal people hate and 2) we can always raise tuition (though they turn around and deny that with great frequency, in the name of affordability). They are not afraid. 041
Reposted by Bang! The SequelRoss Raihala (Alpha Male) 🌈 @rossraihala.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It still kind of amazes me that Phoebe Bridgers can sell out a hockey arena, but she did just that Thursday night in St. Paul. (On the same stage Eric Clapton played two nights ago to a much smaller crowd.) Here's my review (gift link):twincities.comConcert review: Phoebe Bridgers creates her own world at sold out Grand Casino Arena showThe 32-year-old singer/songwriter drew more than 14,000 fans, ranging from excited Zoomers to more restrained Gen Xers 7514
Reposted by Bang! The SequelBig Joel @bigjoel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I really believe I could align AI, with ease honestly. When it did something nasty I would say NO and the AI would say yes sir, and it would just go on like that until the AI was kind and friendly to all 144429
Reposted by Bang! The SequelZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm just some guy, but we have now got a number of beloved, highly trusted, Fields medalists (Gowers, Tao, Tsimerman, etc) working on this stuff. Maybe I could be falling for corporate PR, but are they? 1020911
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026as someone who has read far too much military history i think this is as wrong as can be. america did not send warriors to win world war two. we sent shopkeepers, and farmers, and accountants, and millions of ordinary people who did not dream of glory and death. and we won. 281052136
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026liberal democracy is not a luxury. liberal democracy is the magic beast that ran the table on fascism and communism and totalitarianism. we did not do this by giving up on liberal democracy and embracing evil. we did this by sticking to our most dear principles. 281102207
Reposted by Bang! The SequelAnhedaria Morgendharma @aesthetic.northsky.social · 08/09/2026Like, being a cookie cutter leftist rejecting the significance of AI systems wholesale in 2026 means just freezing your understanding of technology five years in the past and frankly it’s a really dumb look. I don’t care how cool it sounds at punk shows and parties. It’s anti-intellectual and wrong. 17117
Reposted by Bang! The SequelWallenstein Appreciator @marbleliberal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's structural. The early 20th century (maybe the 19th century until 1946) were a bubble caused by a few things and we are now back to the 3000 year human constant of war 2185
Reposted by Bang! The SequelFuzzy Mike @fuzzymike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026and regarding the headlines, I don't think you have to be an AI hater to recognize there's a huge gulf between "researchers solved a problem and used AI as a tool to implement/verify" and "AI solved a problem" 041
Reposted by Bang! The SequelQuantian @quantian.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Dancing very very VERY close to saying “OpenAI stole our almost-complete proof of Navier-Stokes from internal access to our ChatGPT sessions because they were desperate to scoop Anthropic” which is absolutely 100% a believable thing OpenAI would do right now cims.nyu.edu/~tristanb/st... 381557449
Reposted by Bang! The SequelLauren Tackle @unlox.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Supreme Court rules 6-3 that ✅✝️🏥🧏♂️🤰💊; “God Fucking Damn It”, writes Jackson in dissent 07414
Bang! The Sequel @brianfrommn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026timberwolves second ever WCF and 2024 election really doesn't feel like the same year 001
Bang! The Sequel @brianfrommn.bsky.social · 23/08/2026i'd move to nyc but it's just not cold enough 000
Reposted by Bang! The SequelSorry Buddy @3cityyimby.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Three plausible theories, each of which says something about American intentions. 1. Clientilism - influential Trumpworld figure makes the ask, US runs with it; 2. Poison pill - they know Carney can't agree to it and the deal dies; 3. Dominance - they thought Carney would agree, and be humiliated. 49611
Reposted by Bang! The SequelWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This remarkably viral post does neatly capture a change in progressive rhetoric that worries me some, from “it is good for society to help poor people” to “you are poor; you will be helped.” The political appeal of the second thing is obvious. Less obvious, though, is whether it’s always true? 3441431
Reposted by Bang! The SequelBill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 19/08/2026“Last month we only permitted 20 units,” he tells me. My eyebrows rose. “In Minneapolis?” I asked, somewhat incredulously. “No!” Smith says. “In the metro!” www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/0...minnpost.comFrey revives ‘Freyplexes’ in quest for more affordable housing in MinneapolisCreating affordable multi-unit housing is a tough calculation – one that’s nearly a non-starter without some sort of a government subsidy. 4256
Reposted by Bang! The SequelPoll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Trump approval (American Research Group) 🟢Approve 30% 🔴Disapprove 66% 8/15-8/19 americanresearchgroup.com/economy/ 67699144
Reposted by Bang! The SequelZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 18/08/2026The past is a shithole country, part infinity. 0282
Reposted by Bang! The SequelBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026(for undergraduate! Don't do a PhD unless you have *very* clear expectations and are fully funded) 174766
Reposted by Bang! The SequelVincent Carchidi @vcarchidi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026On a personal angle, maybe this would be helpful to others: I've found that the best ways of using (and not using) LLMs is by simply going through various personal/professional exercises on my own. I regret to say that none of the very common "here's what white collar workers need" have helped. 161
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12/08/2026Gonna be Frazier vs Folks for Hennepin Attorney. Gonna be a brutal race for Cedrick, give him some fall love. 716226
Reposted by Bang! The Sequeltaylr @taylordahlin.com · 12/08/2026PEGGY FLANAGAN WINS HER PRIMARY FOR MINNESOTA’S US SENATE SEAT!! reaction from her party at first ave in minneapolis!! 5763116
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12/08/2026My precinct in-person was a Flanagan blowout: 340-40. Marcy (precinct 3-9) so maybe you expect that but we registered 109 people today for a PRIMARY. In 2022 — admittedly a boring primary — it was 42. Haven’t seen final/final stats but I’d say turnout was up 60-80% from 4 years ago. 91226
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12/08/2026So it turns out the DFL endorsement matters and the GOP one does not. It’s always been the reverse. Expect a fusillade of Strib opinion columns insisting this portends a GOP winning “moderation.” 4953
Reposted by Bang! The SequelMicah @rincewind.run · 12/08/2026if Hong wins the margin is probably going to be absentee votes cast before she had her disaster week about Thanksgiving and I’m sure everyone is going to be very normal 81397
Reposted by Bang! The Sequel21st Century Schizoid Tran @grayathena.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If I am being quite honest I am not all that sad if Hong loses. Executive offices are not really something we should run for without legislative majorities in place. She might still pull it out but she was running for the wrong race with the wrong comms strategy 1385
Reposted by Bang! The Sequelit’s me AC @wellgoshacs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026oh lmao i think our girl’s got it 191
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 12/08/2026Updated from my bosses. Passing 2022 certainly, 2018 in sight? x.com/VoteMpls/sta... 1267
Reposted by Bang! The SequelConrad Lange Zbikowski @czbi.org · 12/08/2026Looking at the most recent general elections in 2024 and 2025, the 2026 state primary may have a final turnout in Minneapolis around 104,000. That would be higher than the 2018 state primary (101,266), the highest turnout midterm state primary in Minneapolis history. 2020 state primary was 130,889. 011
Reposted by Bang! The Sequeltsunami64.bsky.social @tsunami64.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Working the MN Primary. We had 2x the number of voters by noon than we did for the whole day in the 2022 primary. Repubs invested in choosing a gov candidate and Dems invested in the Craig-Flanagan race. Good to see higher turnout. 131
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 11/08/2026Don’t know if my bosses post to Blueski but this is from them: pbs.twimg.com/media/HPdZwY... 5345
Reposted by Bang! The SequelDavid Brauer @dbrauer.net · 11/08/2026General election judge post: please remember not to do anything, no matter how well-intentioned, that could be read by a voter as intimidation. 17513
Reposted by Bang! The SequelWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/08/2026There’s a pretty clear reason MAGA tends to overperform in general elections, which have ludicrous turnout these days, underperform in primaries, and severely underperform in special elections that only the politically informed know about. The implications here can be a little uncomfortable. 141339
Reposted by Bang! The SequelWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 08/08/2026No one wants to admit it but the completely insensibility of recent election results in the US is partly a consequence of the extremely high turnout we’ve had - easily the highest in history in terms of population share. If inevitably drags in people who are barely paying attention! 1227326
Reposted by Bang! The SequelAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026Klobuchar responds: "None of my opponents on this stage condemned what ICE did. Not a word. Two innocent people were killed, shot in the back. We had many people arrested when they weren't supposed to be arrested, and we need reform to ICE." 461123208
Reposted by Bang! The SequelHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 09/08/2026@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social: "There's not much empirical evidence that they have more popular positions in the culture war. They've just fought them more aggressively." @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social: " They've fused their politics with their culture in a way that the American multiculture hasn't." 511624
Reposted by Bang! The SequelWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026McMorrow would have won 191677
Reposted by Bang! The SequelMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It’s a fantastic label honestly, for everything it symbolizes. “Socialist who is pro LGBTQ, foreign trade, dogs, and 4WD on a reasonably sized vehicle” 4254
Reposted by Bang! The SequelLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 03/08/2026"When white people began to migrate West there were all these kind of unemployed military guys running around. They're like, 'We have nothing to do. I know! We'll become like sheriffs and marshals.' And so they saw their job as…they would call it pacifying the West. It's really like a colonial job."liberalcurrents.comSovereign Citizens with Badges? (Neon Liberalism #84, with Jessica Pishko)So-called "constitutional sheriffs" are spreading across the country. 3348
Reposted by Bang! The SequelAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026It is funny that this person thinks “immigrants defended the union while native born whites sought to destroy it in the name of slavery” is an argument against immigrants being Americans. This is precisely the point, nothing about being born here makes you better bsky.app/profile/aphc... 14248481008
