Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/10/2026White House Downplays Hyena Biting Down On Trump’s Ass theonion.com/white-house-downplays-… 681729198
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Reposted by Jon WilsonTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I do think you basically charge a few of them with the cybercrimes they're committing and the "alignment" problem does suddenly start to disappear. 251457342
Reposted by Jon WilsonGreedling @greedling1729.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Virgin AGI risk vs Chad Global Warming 5336140
Reposted by Jon WilsonShana @shanamd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I am SORRY for sharing something that was posted on the other place, but this is too good. 160185153409
Reposted by Jon WilsonRodney Brooks @rodneyabrooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Cory @doctorow.pluralistic.net has been writing about inflammatory AI predictions for years. Message below is that systems are being deployed & given the ability to do real things on the network, without adequate testing or guardrails. The systems have zero intentions. medium.com/@doctorow/ll...medium.comLLMs are real, AI is fakeNo, it didn’t “go rogue.” 19327
Reposted by Jon WilsonJames O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 12/09/2026Whatever happens, whether frontier AI is 'paced' or not, Britain needs to get more serious about building what we need to compete/survive further down the stack. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-case-f...takes.jamesomalley.co.ukThe case for Nightingale DatacentresBritain isn’t prepared for the looming AI national security crisis 172
Reposted by Jon WilsonHolly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I know that face Our empress is learning so much about Warhammer tonight  1071261
Reposted by Jon WilsonMike Masnick @masnick.com · 10/09/2026Quite incredible that the richest man on earth who has legitimately done all sorts of things from paying people to vote and purchasing media in order to twist it to his will is... claiming that Soros (who is not nearly as wealthy) has done the very things Musk absolutely does. 291186208
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026“I remember googling the word ‘stupid’ for the first time, reading the definition, and thinking, ‘Holy shit—this is me,’ ” — Derrick Henard theonion.comEverything Finally Clicks For Man After Getting Diagnosed As StupidCARY, NC—Describing the experience as “a revelation,” 38-year-old Derrick Henard told reporters Wednesday that everything had finally clicked for him after he was given a diagnosis of stupid. “I remem... 211903244
Reposted by Jon WilsonPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right). 187165495089
Reposted by Jon WilsonJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt. 1312689711
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 31/08/2026Commentary: When I Die, Feed Me To Something Majestic. By David Attenborough. theonion.com/when-i-die-feed-me-to-… 221079114
Reposted by Jon WilsonMiles Pen @militarypenguin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026You're all contractually obligated to read this comment Rob Paulsen made on a Tim Curry interview in 2025 751891525
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 27/08/2026“At your age, it’s perfectly normal to notice some changes—your metabolism slows down, your hair starts thinning, and occasionally your body begins assembling unused cartilage and tissue into a smaller, extremely wet person.” — Dr. Alan Keller theonion.comDoctor Reassures Patient That Lump Probably Just Body Making Extra GuyCOLUMBUS, OH—Telling the 54-year-old there was no reason to panic over the fist-sized bulge that had recently begun shifting beneath the skin of his abdomen, local physician Alan Keller reportedly rea... 1770442
Reposted by Jon WilsonSooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026USAIN BOLT: Runs 100m in 9.58s. Is really cool and fun. Lots of great chat. Can slow down so doesn't smash in to crash mat at the end of the race like a proper prat. ROBOT: Runs like a cunt. Zero personality or autonomy. Smashes in to crash mat at the end of the race like world's biggest fanny. 134541
Reposted by Jon WilsonJoel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry. 7243894011284
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Not to be some wild-eyed innocent, but I think it should be slightly bigger news that The Lancet have crunched the numbers and found that Musk's USAID cuts will kill 14 million people. And that's just by 2030. That's 9,600 people a day, every day, until the next world cup rolls around. 7350462752
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 11/08/2026Man Who Skipped Airport’s Moving Walkway Immediately Realizes What An Arrogant Fool He’s Been theonion.com/man-who-skipped-airpor… 182975282
Reposted by Jon Wilsonlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 07/08/2026I was in one of these recently and it was no big deal. I'm still a closed loop individual of individual sapience. There's definitely no humming of the collective mycelium spirit in the back of my mind. Don't worry about these 1134403691
Reposted by Jon WilsonBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass. 1991150003192
Reposted by Jon WilsonYgrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 29/07/2026i've run the numbers three times now and it's always the same 262238611
Reposted by Jon WilsonGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/07/2026The price hikes and the product disappearances were not the blips of supply and demand – they were the results of behind-the-scenes pressure by Amazon, according to internal emails reviewed by the Guardian and court claims against the world’s largest company. From @georgejoseph94.bsky.social:theguardian.com‘We were at their mercy’: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internetInternal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon’s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says i... 181586600
Reposted by Jon WilsonBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026"Third Way" liberal politics involves *saying* things that working people love, but *doing* things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works ...right up until voters notice that you're not *doing* the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen. 2/ 6592244
Reposted by Jon WilsonRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Crying laughing at this thread. People just asked me what’s wrong with me. 2166994
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/06/2026‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasiestheguardian.com‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasiesThe writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power 1223183
Reposted by Jon WilsonFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 23/06/2026Whenever I hear someone claiming that USAID was evil from a leftist perspective, I hear someone saying “yes, millions ARE dying because Musk and Trump killed USAID, but at least they’ll die free of American imperialism.” Notably it is never the people saying this who are dying. 993905702
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 22/06/2026Keir Starmer Resigns Amid ‘Not Being Very Good Prime Minister’ Scandal 513668735
Reposted by Jon WilsonSnowden St. @snowden.st · 22/06/2026If I may be allowed to pitch my (familiar) not-quite-omni-cause: I think modern consumerism and “customer is always right” ideology, which have arisen in the post-war world, are genuine sources of pro-authoritarian sentiment. 31963162
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/06/2026The Golden Tooth, London N16: ‘The cheese tart alone makes this destination dining’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurantstheguardian.comThe Golden Tooth, London N16: ‘The cheese tart alone makes this destination dining’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurantsThis is what happens when a fledgling talent ages a little, and begins serving food with cool, clear, adult direction 0182
Reposted by Jon WilsonCorey Young @coreyyoung.com · 18/06/2026THIS is what we do to Teletubbies who snitch 91187268
Reposted by Jon WilsonAlex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I love this. Unmute. 8387982721
Reposted by Jon WilsonStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Indeed. I think it's hugely underrated that broadly speaking, the era of democracy is the era of radio and television, and of shared cultural references and understanding. Becoming a billion tiny villages talking past each other about curated news and niche shows is not good! 3846682
Jon Wilson @buzzingmonolith.bsky.social · 05/06/2026How much value is AI really creating? - www.ft.com/content/8e9a... via @FTft.comHow much value is AI really creating?Eye-opening changes to the speed and volume of work are not always translating into genuine productivity 000
Jon Wilson @buzzingmonolith.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"Leaning on AI for everything from research to writing severs the connection between feeling and expression. It drains the colour from everything and suffocates one’s ability to channel and meet and be surprised by what is knocking about in your head." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment | Nesrine MalikFor ease and speed, we are degrading our ability to connect and to organise our societies. We must assert our trust in humans over machines, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 000
Reposted by Jon Wilsonthicc husband and father @lukeisamazing.bsky.social · 01/06/2026thinking about this a lot today 1556401226
Reposted by Jon Wilsonflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Wild here: China has been growing steadily for years and is laying a zillion miles of railways, with a huge green energy infrastructure that will support them for decades and here’s this guy talking to us like we’re idiots because he thinks the world’s nastiest Nazi zillionaires are, what, wizards? 1015736
Reposted by Jon WilsonSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 25/05/2026A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.” 223149972812
Reposted by Jon Wilsonborn miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 20/05/2026imagine investing billions in AI robotics and then stairs are like “lol nope” 2114628
Reposted by Jon WilsonTW @twesq.bsky.social · 14/05/2026GOD. DAMN. This Louisiana man fucking COOKED like I’ve seen very few people cook before. 1234691263
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Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/04/2026Poor Sleep Linked To Gong theonion.com/poor-sleep-linked-to-g… 6685651558
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This week, I argue that it's natural to ask whether a serial liar like Sam Altman can be trusted to wield the most world-changing tool on Earth. I simply suggest we stop trusting him, again and again, when he tells us how world-changing that tool actually is. www.newstatesman.com/science-tech...newstatesman.comSam Altman isn't another bullshit artistHe's so much worse than that 630871
Reposted by Jon WilsonDiedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Be funny if Usha was like “how’d the trip go?” 662434195
Reposted by Jon WilsonPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Mathias Corvinus Collegium -which Orban used to fund Christian Right across Europe - has endowment worth *1% of Hungary’s GDP* This money has gone to Matt Goodwin, Frank Furedi, a Roger Scruton foundation run by Michael Gove + James Orr Magyar needs 2/3rd of seats to unpick this. Be huge if he can 331006300
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Reposted by Jon WilsonJason @longwall26.bsky.social · 09/01/2025For sale: baby jetpack. Worn once 141721403
Reposted by Jon WilsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/04/2026Trump’s chaotic war on Iran has dragged into its sixth week because he is fighting an adversary he doesn’t understand | Nesrine Maliktheguardian.comTrump’s chaotic war on Iran has dragged into its sixth week because he is fighting an adversary he doesn’t understand | Nesrine MalikIgnorance and arrogance were his drivers. The idea that the regime plays by different rules, with its own goals, never occurred to him, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 33342121