Reposted by L LaikenJoe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 2hUpdate: The NYT and WaPo both are leading their home pages tonight with stories about this hearing, with the Times centering Schmitt’s shenanigans. But stunningly, Schmitt’s stunt was not mentioned at all on any of the three network newscasts. CBS and NBC didn’t cover the hearing at all. 13211
Reposted by L LaikenAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 6hThis is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 362151804
Reposted by L LaikenJen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 5hSchool security is to universities what Human Resources is to companies They are there to protect the institutions Fuck them for misleading victims otherwise 093
Reposted by L LaikenAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 7hIn France they call it "a Royale with Intelligence" 0145
Reposted by L LaikenAdam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 7hIt's ironic, because this is super dumb. 2105
Reposted by L Laikenyour friend oriana @schwindter.bsky.social · 7hgoing to sue mark z for copying this 051
Reposted by L LaikenJen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 7hwww.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow Senate Democrats can stop Trump from stealing the midterms | David WalbertRepublicans could lean on congressional procedure to defy the will of voters. But if they try that, the Senate has a clear way to fight back 022
Reposted by L LaikenMatt Mitovich @mattmitovich.bsky.social · 8hI have to wonder if today's "Vance's running mate" leak was to coincide with what they thought was gonna be some epic and public "Gotcha!" moment vs Jack Smith. OOPS. 091
Reposted by L LaikenMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 10hIt's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 600197895872
Reposted by L LaikenBlue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 10hWhat a great phrase: "While fear may be contagious, courage is as well." So perfect for a man like Mr. Smith dealing with the duplicitous Trump. Also a role model for organizations in Law Firms and universities. Quite a hero for us. 69218
Reposted by L LaikenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 13hThere should be penalties in this country for posting photorealistic GenAI imagery of things that never happened and claiming the image is proof that they did  210924
Reposted by L LaikenAlisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 11hNew penguin. New cat. The world is fucking amazing, you guys. Stop assuming it's lost. 23711
Reposted by L Laikenyour friend oriana @schwindter.bsky.social · 10hsilicon valley looked at scalper culture and decided we should make society out of it 272
Reposted by L LaikenLacy Baugher Milas @lacymb.bsky.social · 10hWow, maybe he should watch an actual episode of Doctor Who, since the show literally just did a story about the dangers of AI and the oppressive threat (to women and society) it represents!?!?deadline.com'Doctor Who': BBC's Matt Brittin Says He Has Watched AI EpisodeAn artificial intelligence 'Doctor Who' was sent to the BBC's Matt Brittin and he said it was "pretty good" 0101
Reposted by L LaikenHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 11h“What if we released malware represented in the form of a cute avatar” is an actual business plan now.engadget.comDots are OpenAI's new personal agents and soon you'll be able to control several of them - EngadgetSure, seems safe. 591075348
Reposted by L LaikenKristen Baldwin @kristengbaldwin.bsky.social · 11h“Furthermore, we will be running all submissions through an AI detector to prevent anyone from taking the easy way out.” 053
Reposted by L LaikenDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026Seriously, just do not use muse 15794261
Reposted by L LaikenAbby Olcese @abbyolcese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Black Mirror (2026, Charlie Brooker) 097
Reposted by L LaikenJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I don't usually write about the economy, but I got interested in the "affordability" discourses. I'm wrapping up a longish article today and, it uses exactly this visual. 1368
Reposted by L LaikenKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When they get back in power, Democrats need to go all-in on higher education. We need a campaign of reinvestment in public universities across the country that makes the Morrill Land-Grant Act look like nothing by comparison *and* a GI Bill of Rights-style program of tuition grants. 20452031402
Reposted by L LaikenMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 343639755
Reposted by L LaikenLiz Shannon Miller @lizshannonmiller.com · 28/09/2026I may not end up doing anything with this, so here's a spreadsheet breaking down the network/gender/race representation of the NY Times 100 Best 21st Century TV Shows (feel free to ask about any of my classifications here): docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.comNYT Best 21st Century Shows Demographic Breakdown 285
Reposted by L LaikenAdam Sternbergh @sternbergh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026heartening that a Democrat finally claimed the lane of “what if I just explain in plain English what the current administration is doing” 1237
Reposted by L LaikenWalter Chaw @mangiotto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Here was the next time I interviewed him; this time for @ebertvoices.bsky.social upon the 4K release of LONE STAR at @criterion.bsky.social : www.rogerebert.com/interviews/w...rogerebert.comWe’re So Short on Time: John Sayles on Lone StarAn interview with the legendary writer/director on the eve of the Criterion release of one of his best films. 2173
Reposted by L LaikenBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Alternative hed: A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns. This Time, You Paid For It. 18527118
Reposted by L LaikenEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whoa. 1st item on the list: "Larry Ellison first became a Wall Street darling by co-founding Oracle in 1977. But in 1990, the database software company nearly went bankrupt when it was revealed that its aggressive sales team booked more than $100 million in 'phantom revenue.'" It only gets worse! 03017
Reposted by L Laiken💠𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒛𝒊𝒆𝑷𝒊𝒆💠 @schultziepie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Please share. #Pinks 321457659
Reposted by L LaikenReconstructionist @unavaleable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026this feels like another liberation day where trump talks about doing this and maybe announces it but backs away immediately because everyone with a brain in industry starts screaming at him 626520
Reposted by L LaikenChristopher Irving @clirving.bsky.social · 28/09/2026What do socialist Democrats have? SOLID messaging, presenting a problem with cold, hard figures, and then a solution. 011
Reposted by L LaikenJen McGowan @iamjenmcg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026lataco.com/phone-survei...lataco.comThe U.S. Government Quietly Just Made It Legal to Go Through Your Phone at the Border ~ L.A. TACOAn Appeals Court panel has ruled that federal agents can legally search through travelers' cell phones without reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or a warrant when they cross an international borde... 049
Reposted by L LaikenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's like they looked at every garden on earth and concluded that what they all needed was weeds 1748
Reposted by L LaikenAndy Dehnart @andydehnart.com · 27/09/2026So impressed by the student journalists at The Cornell Sun who wrote this editorial (content: SA) and, in their words, "ask the questions the University has left unanswered" and "refuse for this victim to be reduced to just another story."cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 0122
Reposted by L LaikenKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“From Bordeaux to Paris, via Rennes in Brittany and Die in the southeast, thousands – 120,000, according to organizers – turned out ‘for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.’” 4939171099
Reposted by L LaikenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"We call on Cornell to publish the standard by which a suspension in a sexual assault case is lifted [and to] state [if] an allegation of sexual assault is eligible for emergency suspension. Finally, we expect the University shares with the complainant the outcome of her own investigation." 0374
Reposted by L LaikenJen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026For-profit medical care is a crime against humanity. 812143
Reposted by L LaikenAlisha Grauso (She/Her) @alishagrauso.bsky.social · 27/09/2026theintercept.comFlock Wants the Most Detailed Map of Its Surveillance Cameras Taken OfflineA new map shows Flock has more cameras in the U.S. than was previously known. The company wants the map taken down. 097
Reposted by L LaikenMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"A university's obligation to the physical safety of its students is not one commitment among several, to be weighed against reputation or litigation exposure. It is antecedent to everything else the institution does." -- I wish our "professional " media had the guts of this student paper.  116540
Reposted by L LaikenSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 27/09/2026every day feels like humanity needs to collectively stop the world on its axis and ask just take a beat to ask ourselves wtf are we doing heretheguardian.comEviction of 87-year-old puts Spain’s deepening housing crisis in the spotlightImages of Maricarmen Abascal being forcibly removed from her home sparked protests and a reckoning over the country’s soaring real estate market 212028
Reposted by L LaikenAdam B. Vary @adambvary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And people say Bluesky doesn't have the juice. 0132
Reposted by L LaikenEric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Hollywood reporter, owned by Penske Media, broke the story. Several other outlets, including The Daily Beast and The Wrap, have followed up: www.thewrap.com/creative-con...thewrap.comYouTube, Meta Restore Ads for 'Musk' Documentary: 'This Was an Error'Advertisements for Alex Gibney's Elon Musk documentary will come to YouTube and Meta after all. The platforms had previously rejected them. 28549261
Reposted by L LaikenJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Glad about the result, but I don’t think it speaks well of us as a country that after two years of human rights violations, war crimes, naked gangster corruption, and contempt for the Constitution, he’s finally unpopular because gas got expensive. 383887756
Reposted by L LaikenDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them. 10348127
Reposted by L LaikenJoe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The best time to have made Ben chairman of the DNC was last year. The next best time to make him chair is the day after the midterms, no matter the results. The party needs this sort of energy at the national level 4316