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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h
Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint.
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Thought Slime’s monster @slimemildred.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t want to sound glib, but if a woman actually wanted to “make up a crime to ruin a man’s reputation,” they’d pick one that people actually give a shit about, like hurting a dog or something.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a win for voters, the Kansas Court of Appeals Friday denied Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s (R) latest request to revive a GOP-backed law that would throw out mail-in ballots received after Election Day, even if they were cast on time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
GOP bid to scrap Kansas mail ballot grace period fails again
The ruling means Kansas election officials must continue counting ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within the following three days, including in the upcoming November elections.
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eric Schmitt: It says here you make horseshoes? Jack Smith: That's a blacksmith. Schmitt: But you did sing How Soon Is Now? Smith: That was The Smiths. Schmitt: You are a running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, though. Are you not? Smith: That's Brashard Smith.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Keynote Speaker at the Annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in March, folks.
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SeanKReynolds has a Patreon! @seankreynolds.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
A great #Halloween comic by Dami Lee dami-lee.com
Four-panel comic.
Panel 1 has a person in a skeleton costume saying "HAPPY HALLOWEEN" to a friend wearing a baseball cap.
Panel 2 has Baseball Cap Friend saying "Halloween isn't for another thirty days or so, it's just Oct—"
Panel 3 has Skeleton Costume taking Baseball Cap Friend by the arms affectionately.
Panel 4 has Skeleton Costume saying "Don't talk to me anymore."
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My expectations were still nascent when they were dashed
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things 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
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/10/2026
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him theonion.com/man-who-lost-everythin…
Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Republicans BLOCKED my bill to stop Trump’s pocket recissions—illegal line item vetoes. Just shameful.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On the same day Trump announces that top tech firms have signed an accord to "self-police" their own AI development, we learned that OpenAI employees and security researchers were reportedly ignored when they brought safety concerns to the company's top executives. See the problem here?
nytimes.com
OpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models
Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 29/09/2026
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-…
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A provocative article in Rolling Stone titled "What some folks really mean when they claim to have never done the Humpty Hump."
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A lot's being made about Trump cringing away from the sound of the flyby, but I really like how it looks like Xi Jinping just got there and is already over all of this shit.
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Currently trying to parse out the specific scenario Tuberville is most terrified of. Is it the type of animal costume? A crash landing situation? Something else? . . .
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Will Newsom sign the bill? Lawmakers are joining immigrant rights groups in urging Governor Newsom to sign a bill that, if implemented, would ban California police, sheriffs and other law enforcement from taking on second jobs that involve “arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting” people.
laist.com
No moonlighting for ICE
CA bill could bar police from working for the feds
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Should be bigger news, no? www.propublica.org/article/debu...
propublica.org
ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe
ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/09/2026
Oregon lawmakers took action earlier this year to regulate the use of an increasingly bipartisan focus of anti-surveillance advocates nationwide: Flock cameras. Now, they could be on the verge of outlawing the technology altogether. buff.ly/LeF7BE6
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Oregon lawmakers could ban Flock, automated license plate reading cameras in 2027 • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon lawmakers took action earlier this year to regulate license plate readers. Now they could be outlawing the technology altogether.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Awkward — “VP JD Vance has been exposed as the source of a story whose supposed leak was used by the White House in court to justify the termination of Politico's access to the press pool.” 😬
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JD Vance unmasked as leaker for story White House used to justify press ban: report
Vice President JD Vance has been exposed as the source of a story whose supposed leak was used by the White House in court to justify the termination of Politico's access to the press pool, Oliver Dar...
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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
D&D peaked with the wiener-biting face-stabbing scorpadillo. And check out that snake. That's fucking peak snaking, I dare say. Heroes wore mawashi, kitty-ear head bands, and NOTHING ELSE. No scabbards no belts no backpacks. Grognards long for the golden age. An ago of wiener-biting & kitty ears
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
HUGE NEWS: A federal judge just permanently blocked Trump’s attempts to politicize food assistance. Oregon DOJ led this multistate lawsuit, which also protects food assistance for lawful permanent residents. #orpol #breakingnews
AG Rayfield permanently blocks Trump’s SNAP penaltiesToday, a federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from penalizing states, including Oregon, with steep fines tied to their administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The judge also struck down the administration’s attempts to restrict food access for lawful permanent residents.“Since the beginning of Trump’s second term, we’ve all watched his administration play games with emergency food assistance,” said Attorney General Rayfield. “This is about parents’ ability to feed their kids, and partisan politics shouldn’t have any part in it. The court’s ruling means that Oregon will continue to effectively manage the SNAP program, and our vulnerable neighbors will get the food they need.”
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mistermix @heymistermix.com · 17/09/2026
Love's truck stop, Ontario, Oregon. This is what an inflationary spiral looks like.
Gas pump at a Love's showing Diesel at $7.68/gallon
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me crazy. But new documents from a major federal investigation reveal the truth. Watch. youtu.be/aGa7YNNC1R0
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Fox News Mocked Me For Being Right
When I said three years ago that egg companies were using the avian flu as cover to price-gouge, Fox News called me craz
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ron DeSantis is coming to Oregon to support Drazan's bid for governor. Drazan is currently leading in the polls by 2%. Is this what we want, Oregon? Do we want to be the Florida of the Pacific coast? beavertonvalleytimes.com/2026/09/16/f...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to join Christine Drazan at Hillsboro event - Beaverton Valley Times
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is headed to Washington County later this month, where the former presidential candidate is scheduled to appear alongside Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan ju...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sheeran Bands Drop with Macklemore 💪Trump's War Crushes Trucker Diesel Costs ⛽ Thiel 👹& Tarlov🎉 Come to Nashville & more Check out today's links & videos: mailchi.mp/c7ebe573f1d1... CHIP IN and grab a Holler hat: tnholler.com/new-holler-h...
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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
404media.co
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Words in the dictionary that describe things that aren’t real. 1. unicorn 2. centaur 3. apolitical
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Doctors Without Borders say Israel just bombed one of their clearly marked vehicles 👇🏽 (Will 🇺🇸 media even mention this?)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Across the countless legal filings in the many lawsuits challenging Trump’s order and USPS’s subsequent rules, the DOJ has repeatedly failed to provide evidence backing the central claim behind them: that noncitizen voting and mail ballot fraud are real. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
Trump admin offers no evidence of election fraud in court battle over mail voting restrictions
“The most inexplicable thing about the USPS rulemaking and the Government’s briefs, however, is that they offer nothing to support that claim."
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Trash Talker, up just off Grafton Street. It's the work of Wexford artist TinKicker and first appeared last month at a street art festival in Co Carlow. It's now on display outside a gallery in Dublin city centre.
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This shouldn't be difficult for people who claim to be Liberal to understand.
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Nikes | AlexLeeDee @alexleedee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump’s claim that his $5k payoff isn’t a quid pro quo for voting Republican is undercut by the fact he’s not pushing to do it now, when Republicans already control Congress
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The Cole Enchilada @colemcm75.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
At least now we know for certain why he was making the rounds talking about Trump. Got to elevate yourself in the public square if you're going to try to grift people. Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP is a pretty funny name, though. www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
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Hunter Biden’s Memecoin Has Already Crashed
Hunter Biden’s memecoin initially saw a flurry of interest before crashing to lose most of its value.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
BREAKING! "Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care. Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One of the biggest legacies of 9/11 was the rapid growth of mass surveillance. Whether it's the PATRIOT Act, Palantir, or Flock cameras, Americans don't want more erosions of our civil liberties in the name of "security."
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 08/09/2026
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.

A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/09/2026
Perspective.
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Edgeoforever🗽 @edgeoforever.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
So it’s both a fake story and we have plenty of munitions, and they’ve given over 50 polygraphs to attempt to find the leaker. Makes perfect sense if you don’t think about it
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe. Age verification makes everyone less safe.
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Hackers Had A Live Feed Of Every ID This Verification Company Scanned. For Over A Year.
From the very beginning of this recent obsession with identifying everyone online (yes, they like to call it "age" verification, but it always ends up as identity verification), we've been pointing out that it was a huge privacy nightmare waiting to happen. Or maybe it wasn't waiting. Maybe it was already happening. This week a...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: I am going live on YouTube at 6:15 ET to discuss the blockbuster ruling from the Massachusetts Federal Court BLOCKING the USPS rule that would cripple mail-in voting. I will explain what just happened, the stakes, and what to expect next. www.youtube.com/live/KTHJMGY...
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BREAKING: Judge BLOCKS Trump's Mail Voting Takeover
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts barred the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Friday from advancing new mail voting restrictions that, if carried out, could leave vast numbers of people unable to cast a ballot by mail this fall. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
In major win for voters, judge blocks Trump’s mail voting restrictions for midterms
"The court concludes that disenfranchisement for Plaintiff Organizations’ members, regardless of residence, is practically inevitable," the judge wrote.
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