Reposted by cofaxDan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 7hHere's a case study in how third-country deportations work. Trump has sent over $400M (!) to some of the most repressive countries in the world to put your former neighbors into the custody of torturers. www.justsecurity.org/157413/us-de... 16223
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 8hI really enjoyed Cold Comfort Farm, i wonder if i can get book club to reread it. It's been at least 20 years, and we do do rereads occasionally... 060
Reposted by cofaxAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13hholy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 30960561318
Reposted by cofaxMicah @rincewind.run · 10hthird way figured out dems should stop attacking trans people? third way?! 362403474
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 9hWTAF. Let me guess: they can refuse to accept kids with gay parents, but not kids with no vaccines? How does that even work? 051
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 12hConspiracy theories rot the brain. They should have triple checked this before accusing anyone of anything 140
Reposted by cofaxevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...appleinsider.com 1001890964
Reposted by cofaxMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026feifeiwrites.substack.com/p/every-woma...feifeiwrites.substack.comEvery Woman knows a Woman Who's Been Raped, But no Man Ever Knows a Rapist.What happens when a man confesses to rape and thinks he's telling you a sex story? 016240
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026who breaks into someone's house accompanied by a dog? And then abandons the dog?! 120
Reposted by cofaxs. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 29/09/2026It's yes on 40, no on 41 and 42, btw, 41/42 are ops trying to kill the billionaire tax. 1145
Reposted by cofaxUrvi @theurv.com · 28/09/2026There were more men in a single documented gang rape at one school than the number of competitive trans athletes nationally. But I’ve heard a lot more politicians being asked about protecting girls from one of these scenarios and not another… I’ll let you guess which is which. 142456844
Reposted by cofaxLiz 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 cofaxRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 28/09/2026it’s so rude that bread costs like 10 cents and 45 seconds of effort to make but you need to know you’re gonna want it at least 3 hours beforehand 1830115
Reposted by cofaxDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/09/2026"When one side rejects pluralism, electoral legitimacy, or epistemic accountability, then 'reconciliation' and even 'civility' function less as neutral civic virtues than as asymmetric constraints, and they risk unilaterally disarming pro-democracy forces." 🎯 327652
Reposted by cofaxBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The plan: Build a 200-room, 300-bathroom data center, 70% subsidized by federal and local governments. Make it accessible to the train. Build a supermarket for the 800 people doing 24/7 on-site maintenance. Call it the future of technology. Make OpenAI pay for the rest. Then let people move in. 552155269
Reposted by cofaxryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026Trump fucked up the *American* renewable transition but he might have had the largest positive effect on the global transition of any president ever 381295250
Reposted by cofaxPaul Hikari @paulhikari.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Well, if they won't do it, I say we make the trailer go viral. youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28youtu.beMUSK | Official Trailer HDYouTube video by Elevation Pictures 02418
Reposted by cofaxElizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Happy Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov Saves The World day to all who celebrate. 630796
Reposted by cofaxryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12352791344
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 26/09/2026this week's Ted Lasso has some real-ass throwback needle drops 021
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Beyond the obvious criminal charges, the fraternity should be disbanded, the house demolished and the earth salted. I was at Cornell for 3 semesters; the power the Greek system has there is beyond unsettling. They need to think about what Amherst did, way back in 1984. 190
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 26/09/2026holy cow a Fred Astaire biopic! a whole new generation is gonna be introduced to his reedy tenor and astonishing grace vimeo.com/710199620?fl...vimeo.comA Love That Won't Sit Still - Astaire/Rogers FilmsThis is "A Love That Won't Sit Still - Astaire/Rogers Films" by Icepixie Vids on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. 1153
Reposted by cofaxRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27574863127
Reposted by cofaxLiz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 25/09/2026So is this the best shows of the century as rated by the NYT's entertainment critics? Damn, lads, if so, you really ain't worth reading. 071
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've been on fourteen interview panels in the last month. I do care AT ALL about whether the interviewee is drinking coffee. I do care if they're using FUCKING ChatGPT to answer our questions. 1153
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026oh, man, I just went back in time 35 years. I don't miss shoveling, but there are days when I miss that place a lot. 030
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There is too much to comment on here, so I will just note: if they are already using heavy equipment, that's not likely to be archaeological investigation. They're excavating for foundations. Federal Council Terminates Review of Arch’s Effects on Historic Sites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFederal Council Terminates Review of Arch’s Effects on Historic SitesTrump’s allies end a legally required step, one of the final hurdles for the project to advance. 141
Reposted by cofaxRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary. 8141861728
Reposted by cofaxcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 24/09/2026they are going to come for your contraception, it is literally only a matter of time. I just replaced my IUD and if you think any of the long-term methods of contraception would be a good fit for you and/or your partner, now is the time to do it 222304645
Reposted by cofaxDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026to be clear, the admin is alleged to have deported AT LEAST 25,447 individuals TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT THEIR OWN with, evidently, ZERO PROTECTIONS. this is a scandal and crime of historic proportions.forbiddenstories.orgThe Deportation Project MapBetween 2025 and August 2026, the Trump administration deported over 25,000 people to countries other than their country of origin. Very few of these removals were publicly announced by the US. The De... 3822341160
Reposted by cofaxGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 24/09/2026“outsider non-family member gets access to elderly person and gradually comes to control their entire information environment” is a very common occurrence 52609
Reposted by cofaxYell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026the cult of the superior machines is inherently a patriarchal cult (like nearly all cults in recorded history) its theology classifies “AI” systems as either wives (systems that exist to serve and empower Great Men) or Gods (theoretical future systems, male-coded, that become the Great Men) 339886
Reposted by cofaxAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊 42058971864
Reposted by cofaxCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396382560
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You know that meme about the weirdest fact about yourself? Mine might be that this guy read and plugged Carpetbaggers, back before i had any idea how FUCKING WEIRD he was... www.verysane.ai/p/ai-safety-...verysane.aiAI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, CaliforniaWe might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that is not primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exist. 360
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Brockell has receipts: DHS appears to be violating court orders, meanwhile pouring money into the pockets of Trump allies for the use of their private planes. Left hand washing the right... 022
Reposted by cofaxAaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"You cannot engage with Gavin Newsom in good faith, because what faith can you have in a shell of a person who so baldly pursues wealth, power, the next shiniest thing?" www.coyotemedia.org/what-is-the-...coyotemedia.orgWhat Is the Point of Gavin Newsom?You can’t build a movement around a person whose only commitment is staying uncommitted. 14717
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If this is the test for endometrial hyperplasia, my God, i would have experienced so much less pain. I had regular biopsies for at least 3 years, i think 1164
Reposted by cofaxmolly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026it’s not going to happen! 91358
Reposted by cofaxThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 24/09/202610. Turns out we do not have to experience the constant drumbeat of this man's lies. Turns out members of the press can do their jobs professionally and dispassionately, reporting on the president while also essentially putting him on mute. 446378
Reposted by cofaxIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 23/09/2026By 2026 standards, G Gordon Liddy looks like Danny Ocean 118514
Reposted by cofax3:35 or 3:34 @3-35or3-34.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Revolt of the Bosses was deftly hidden behind Working Class Grievance (racism). 1697
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Don't they WANT people on insurance not to use it? Isn't that why everyone hates their insurance company so much? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE 030
Reposted by cofaxPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552967769
cofax @cofax.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Did you know Gorman silk spiders are a protected species? We will need at least three years and 2m credits to do the biological surveys and analyze the long-term impacts on interstellar economics from the demolition of the ecosystem." 070
Reposted by cofaxEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🧵MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI No early voting *but* both have in-person absentee voting 📢 STARTING TODAY ‼️ MS Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal... MO Form to request absentee ballot + rules & how-to's (scroll down) www.vote.org/absentee-bal...docs.google.comEarly / In-person Absentee Voting Dates 22832