Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026New York’s cutest www.curbed.com/article/firs...curbed.comThe Look Book Goes to the First Day of PreschoolThe city’s universal-2K program launched September 10 as an inaugural class of 2-year-olds joined Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center. 010
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Honestly people accused SJWs of language policing. 000
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I listened to most of this yesterday. I have such rage. 010
Reposted by Allison MillerNew Jersey Monitor @newjerseymonitor.com · 22/09/2026Scholar seeks to correct the record on death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi newjerseymonitor.com/2026/09/22/t...newjerseymonitor.comScholar seeks to correct the record on death of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi • New Jersey MonitorA forthcoming book seeks to correct the public record on the death of Tyler Clementi, a Rutgers freshman who died by suicide in 2010. 021
Reposted by Allison MillerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit" 2411218545339
Reposted by Allison MillerRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW BRAIN DROPPEDmed.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 232600781
Reposted by Allison MillerMS NOW @ms.now · 21/09/2026BREAKING: MS NOW, CNN and Politico are suing Trump and top administration officials over White House journalist banbit.lyMS NOW, CNN and Politico sue Trump and senior officials over White House press banThe lawsuit alleges the president violated the First Amendment by blocking reporters’ access to the White House. 2036592
Reposted by Allison MillerJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I've sent this to about 5 people so far this morning. Such an important piece.nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 1257
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you're posting a screenshot of a social media post, don't forget to include the time and date stamp. And don't share screenshots without time and date stamps. It helps fight misinformation! 011
Reposted by Allison MillerFrovo @frovo.bsky.social · 27/05/2023ROBIN: the batmobile won’t start BATMAN: check the battery ROBIN: what’s a tery 182530504
Reposted by Allison MillerLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This was a talking point that went out to all the paid social media trolls the same day 62868213
Reposted by Allison MillerRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I'll be on MS NOW at 6pm Eastern tonight/Saturday as Peter Alexander helms a special report on the president's decision to try to ban our network, CNN, and Politico from White House grounds. (Emphasis on "try"...) See you at 6. 1543820729
Reposted by Allison Millertweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 19/09/2026eliminate EV subsidies, ban cheap overseas EVs, ban EV component import, deport people bringing battery technology to the US, pay billions to kill clean energy projects, end fuel economy standards, and then do THIS is such an elaborate prank on the American people you almost have to respect it 453184752
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Washingtonians are the best www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...nytimes.comKennedy Center Supporters Rally Amid Fears of Trump’s DemolitionPhotos of President Trump reviewing a poster board with the title “Kennedy Center DEMOLISHED” spurred the largest gathering yet in support of the performing arts institution. 010
Reposted by Allison MillerJames P Bennett @akjpb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A startup here, AlaskaNews, is an AI news platform that reviews sources and generates AI stories. The AI persona, Walter (named after Walter Cronkite) was interviewed by Nat Herz, a human, a Pulitzer StoryReach Fellow, and local journalist. This story absolutely blew my mind.anchoragepress.comThis AI agent has written thousands of Alaska news articles. We interviewed it.The AI behind AlaskaNews.com cracks jokes and acknowledges a “trust burden.” 083
Reposted by Allison MillerMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026bleak but essential read 6614172
Reposted by Allison MillerCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026FCC Approves Foreign Funding for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comFCC Approves Foreign Funding for Paramount-Warner Bros. DealThe Federal Communications Commission approved Paramount Skydance Corp.’s request to allow foreign financing in excess of 25% in its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., saying that do... 148239
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026High fuel costs aren't just a US issue, mere election fodder www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/w...nytimes.comRising Fuel Prices Set Off Anger and Protests Around the WorldFrom Indonesia to Guatemala to Syria, shortages and price increases are leading to protests and blackouts. 000
Reposted by Allison MillerSarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Macaroni and cheese, shrimp, masculinity, things of this nature 6544338
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Haven't really seen this get much play in the US today. We've put weapons in space www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comUS confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in spaceAnalysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit 010
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The law already forbids it, see, but not hard enough 000
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The Kennedy Center was legislated as a “living memorial” to JFK. That means it’s kind of like the Lincoln Memorial. Will that be pulled down? Or maybe we can get a “fight fight fight” statue to stick right in there next to Abe. And make them both gold! 100
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It's getting darker www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/t...nytimes.comInside the Discussions at AI Companies Over a Superintelligence DoomsdayResearchers at Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and Google are increasingly trying to raise awareness about the risks of artificial intelligence. 000
Reposted by Allison MillerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026uncompetitive primary but bizarre happenings in Delaware 1532293
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dopamine sites: They do nothing except simulate digital pleasure hits through fake shopping and the like. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...nytimes.comDopamine Sites Sell Nothing, and People Cannot Get EnoughDigital spaces that simulate indulgences like shopping and ordering food have taken off worldwide. Experts in human behavior say there are real reasons for their appeal. 000
Reposted by Allison Millerderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026After three years, today is my last day at Anthropic. They found me hiding in their bathroom's ceiling and kicked me out. 837035483
Reposted by Allison MillerBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you made software not intended to kill everyone and now you think it might kill everyone that sounds like a product liability issue. You should go fix it and stop bothering me 365224746
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Why do people hate data centers? dissentmagazine.org/article/algo...dissentmagazine.orgLife Under the Algorithm - Dissent MagazineAlgorithmic wages and prices don’t just squeeze workers in the present. They make them predictably poor into the future. 000
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is correct. The first time I saw an image of someone jumping was in a Time magazine special supplement that came out shortly after. But not on TV. 120
Reposted by Allison MillerNew York Focus @nysfocus.com · 08/09/2026Mayor Zohran Mamdani is canceling a contract with T-Mobile to hook up New York City public school students’ laptops with cell service. New York Focus reported last year that the questionable contract would have cost well over $100 million.nysfocus.comMamdani Ends Adams's Chromebook Spending SpreeNew York Focus had spotlighted the T-Mobile contract, which cost the city $3.5 million a month to equip Chromebooks with cell service. 0214
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026We’ll be lucky to get a historian. I’m betting on a Linda McMahon type, some corporate clown who thinks NMAAHC just needs a little … pizzazz! 021
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We were all so shell shocked. I was waiting at Penn Station in like October and there was some loud banging that began abruptly and people got up and ran. And the smell just hanging in the air 110
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026One person in this photo is named Dorothy Pitman Hughes 010
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Happy Labor Day weekend. I’m making my last trip of the season to one of NYC’s great public beaches (actually the greatest if you ask me). Get out there and have fun! 000
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Honestly I hope the Dems have something more up their sleeve than "holding hearings" 000
Reposted by Allison MillerBaltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 05/09/2026ICE has been staking out a Frederick neighborhood for 36 hours. No one knows why.buff.lyICE has been staking out a Frederick neighborhood for 36 hours. No one knows why.Residents of a quiet Frederick neighborhood are watching as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicles have sat outside their homes for more than 36 hours — without knowing why. 03222
Reposted by Allison MillerAlaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 04/09/2026Alaska appeals court dismisses noncitizen voting case against Whittier woman, reports James Brooks @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/09/04/a...alaskabeacon.comAlaska appeals court dismisses noncitizen voting case against Whittier woman | Alaska BeaconProsecutors could seek a reindictment, but the decision also sets a high bar for future noncitizen voting prosecutions in Alaska. 05620
Reposted by Allison Millerspooky cannoli @boner.ink · 04/09/2026we asked bluesky's 38 most influential posters what is their secret to posting so good and they all told us to kill ourselves 41079134
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Cathy Engelbert out www.them.us/news/cathy-e...them.usWNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert Announces Retirement Amid Trans Athlete Debate“I retire knowing we have built something bigger, stronger and more enduring than we could have imagined,” Engelbert said in a statement. 000
Reposted by Allison Miller50+ Music @fiftymusic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Dream Weaver" is a song by the American singer #GaryWright, released as the first single from his third studio album #TheDreamWeaver in December 1975.youtube.com 011
Reposted by Allison MillerAmanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I love these kinds of stories so much 618831
Reposted by Allison MillerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/09/2026Breaking News: Gloria Steinem, the feminist crusader who galvanized the modern women’s movement, challenged sexist assumptions and fought for gender equality, has died at 92. nyti.ms/4cVollO 28442205
Reposted by Allison MillerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/09/2026Breaking News: Cassandra Wilson, an award-winning jazz singer who became one of the most distinct voices of her generation, has died at 70.nyti.msCassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers. 510530
Reposted by Allison MillerNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Liberals say the Supreme Court is hastening the end of our democracy. They’re wrong— the Supreme Court is hastening the end of our republic. 382799421
Reposted by Allison MillerMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166583672
Allison Miller @cliopticon.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Another thing about Gen Z horror is its aesthetic individualism. They are all visually provocative in completely different ways. I haven't loved every one but points for trying. It Ends is full of flickering lights and lingering close-ups and also bathed in green. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/m...nytimes.comThe Beginnings of ‘It Ends’How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. 000