Reposted by BryanGwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 15hThings Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers 276102193739
Reposted by BryanJeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In a stance that puts him at odds with other notable NBA stars, Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to FanDuel, Polymarket or any other sports betting site. “Honestly, I think it’s very sad to see some players promote it,” he said. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...expressnews.comWould Victor Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on itIn a stance that puts him at odds with other NBA stars, the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama says he would never lend his name to a sports betting site 381247227
Reposted by BryanAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics. 317163764634
Reposted by BryanAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else 232480613
Reposted by BryanDr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them! 895440937
Reposted by BryanParis Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.disconnect.blogThe media has the AI threat all wrongGenerative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios. 271739589
Reposted by BryanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Republicans are the cause of your problems not the solution” is a winning message every election but they’re bringing literal receipts now 293693877
Reposted by BryanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?" 8189102562
Reposted by BryanMatt Baume 🏳️🌈 @mattbaume.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The movie ROPE came out on this day in 1948, and newspapers really struggled with how to explain that the main characters were, you know, 481634334
Reposted by BryanBrian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The U.S. Attorney has repeatedly tried to disclaim any knowledge of what was happening in the Broadview 6 case. Today, the AUSA who presented the case to the Grand Jury resigned from the office and filed a brief making clear that "the Front Office [was] informed of all developments in the case." 227766
Reposted by BryanGaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This puts mainstream Democrats in a real pickle. Should they support their incredibly popular mayor or a foreign leader who is best friends with Trump and works overtime to get Republicans elected. No easy answer here 362214374
Reposted by BryanThe Onion @theonion.com · 23/09/2026Vacationing Man Excited To Try Fast Food Franchise Not Found In Hometown theonion.com/vacationing-man-excite… 1804734702
Reposted by Bryanandy™ @andylevy.net · 23/09/2026i gave mark zuckerberg’s ai access to my bank accounts, email, and docs. i am very smart 521823
Reposted by BryanLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The worst men alive all absolutely love AI and hate trans people. Huh. Probably no lessons for me to learn there. 132207488
Reposted by BryanDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The worst part of Bonta caving on the Paramount merger is that it's a big flashing signal to every other company that there is no antitrust enforcement in America and you can bully your way into getting whatever you want. It's a monumentally bad decision. 5837631017
Reposted by BryanNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs. 24841331667
Reposted by BryanFrankenbert Graveyardko @albertburneko.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"It's healthy for men to cry, except in this particular circumstance, in which case it's pathetic and embarrassing." great @remas.bsky.social blog 227134
Reposted by BryanLauren Dracula 🧛♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am being asked to give up my rights in order to chase the votes of the hockey dads I used to see getting drunk next to their huge SUVs in the parking lot of the indoor sports arena where I played box lacrosse. 556751
Reposted by BryanGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out 395209423492
Reposted by BryanThe ɅɅeech @diedfrombeing.labeledrude.online · 21/09/2026anti-trans money is crypto money with branding that they hope sells better than whiny tech cokeheads and day traders giving your kids gambling addictions 027043
Reposted by BryanGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 20/09/2026"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard! 1347831230
Reposted by BryanMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole." 12457551515
Reposted by BryanMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you're a Dem who thinks you'll gain something by going anti-trans, look at Gallup's "most important problem" and Fox News' "most important issue" polling and see where trans issues rank. Whoever told you going anti-trans is a savvy or necessary move spends too much time on X and should be fired. 573331940
Reposted by BryanFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/09/2026AI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’ ft.trib.al/oImlEFYft.trib.alAI chatbots give wrong answers to financial queries ‘most of the time’Report finds some chatbots ignored upcoming tax changes and hallucinated rules 41607237
Reposted by BryanThe Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef… 69129202821
Reposted by BryanScout Tafoya @honorszombie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026More adults have made youth sports their entire personality in the last 10 years than any child in history. Why don't you go break up a game of hide and seek while you're at it, you fuckin' losers. 322536460
Bryan @bryanh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So LLMs are essentially just backdoors to paywalled websites? Literally theft machines? AI is just jumping the turnstiles personified! 000
Reposted by BryanJason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1 4253582335
Reposted by BryanBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe the most important political story of our time. People just want the bullshit to stop.gizmodo.com71% of Americans Say They're Completely ExhaustedA CDC report shows that people are not feeling relaxed and restful in the United States. 1401267056704
Reposted by BryanTyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”orlandosentinel.comDocs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI... 9555462163
Reposted by BryanLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Terrorism is when you blow up a bus or kill someone from up close. When you lob missiles from 50km away to massacre an entire city block that's not terrorism. 413218
Reposted by BryanLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Genesis [1:1] On the seventh day God rested. 719026
Reposted by BryanBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 17/09/2026Flock was founded in 2017. If they’re still installing cameras with this firmware, this implies they have *never* conducted a security update. 8996235
Reposted by BryanMB @sugarcubedog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Macklemore just announced he’s donating the $1 million he made from Sheeran’s tour to 6 organizations to support Palestinians and he’s asking Robert Kraft to match it. This is just the first part announcing it. 7172181583
Reposted by BryanGianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026These newscasters should be so fucking embarrassed 712811285
Reposted by BryanRyan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tens of thousands of civilians dead in the past three years. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... 1042398
Reposted by BryanJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I didn't think people could get madder at Ed Sheeran than when he showed up in that episode of Game of Thrones, but he's pulled it off. 402025183
Reposted by BryanJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: Boston University's English department (my dept) recently voted to approve new learning outcomes for the English major, including an anti-AI provision that requires students to “craft and revise writing that is sustained, original, and generated without the assistance of AI."bu.eduNew Learning Outcomes Announced | English 402366471
Bryan @bryanh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Kinda fun change of pace that it's somebody new for a change who we can all just post Fuck that guy and everybody gets it. 000
Reposted by BryanLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bands retroactively quitting the tour loool 534633