Reposted by Cupric KaliumPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Wrote about just this last year: prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...prisonculture.substack.comPrisons, Prose & Protest - #29Rants, Musings and More 213350 133
Reposted by Cupric KaliumNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/10/2026You either think the Roberts Court crossed a major red line, such that the majority has rendered the Court an anti-Constitutional actor, or you think nothing is seriously wrong, they're just doing law, even though you might disagree with some of the results. Crisis or not? The rest flows from that. 1913229 132
Reposted by Cupric KaliumCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 13/10/2026www.salon.com/2026/10/12/f...salon.comFederal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home - Salon.comDOJ confirms a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat weeks before the midterms 473 7
Cupric Kalium @cuprickalium.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"The last time we let the cockroaches protest it went on for 30 days, so we have to put a stop to that." The BBC keeps referring to India as the world's largest democracy (with full irony intended). www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfGu...youtube.comCockroach protest leaders among hundreds detained in Delhi crackdown | BBC NewsYouTube video by BBC News 000 0
Reposted by Cupric KaliumCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10/10/2026If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me. 46107833010 10.8K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumAlbert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Do read this sparkling profile of Neha Bohra by Rohini Mohan "Indian police’s most wanted student protester is an unlikely heroine When the police drag Bohra along the road,the protester leans back,face placid but eyes blazing,& delivers pitch-perfect political rhetoric in literary Hindi & English"straitstimes.comFrom PhD student to Indian police’s most wanted Gen Z protester: Who is Neha Bora?Neha Bora becomes a symbol of India’s Gen Z protests over voter roll deletions and calls for the election chief’s resignation. Read more at straitstimes.com. 2296103 296
Reposted by Cupric KaliumBiggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Fun Fact: Harm is not just physical 296132713235 13.3K
Reposted by Cupric Kaliumann is building neno.social @anndaramola.com · 08/10/2026"Three decades since apartheid ended, South Africa remains deeply unequal and about a third of people are out of work. Despite this, it remains Africa's largest economy and continues to draw migrants." 042 4
Reposted by Cupric Kaliumann is building neno.social @anndaramola.com · 08/10/2026I need South Africa to get it together by the time I slide through this fall. They are clearly manipulating poor and working class people for economic gains and it's truly unfair. 001 1
Reposted by Cupric KaliumCrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 08/10/2026University students and unions are joining French high-school students in the streets to stand up to the government that is immiserating them and the police who are attempting to suppress them. All around the world, we see the same austerity measures and state violence. crimethinc.com/France2026 019277 192
Reposted by Cupric KaliumBrad Takei @bradtakei.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every word of this. 18852157 852
Reposted by Cupric KaliumZoe @nicole1818.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is honestly pretty concerning. Whatever your politics, the Constitution matters, and it’s worth protecting and respecting 🇺🇸 088 8
Reposted by Cupric KaliumMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship. 46580942780 8.1K
Reposted by Cupric Kaliumebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Show me 😡 387150174888 15K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumI hate him & his voters @jillco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🎁 share.inquirer.com/uWVyc7?utm_s...share.inquirer.comI’m a sexual assault nurse examiner. Jane Doe’s texts from Cornell sound like what I hear in Philadelphia. | OpinionTwo of the many ways survivors of sexual assault cope are through early normalizing and minimizing phases. But our systems tend to treat whatever a survivor says during these as the whole story. 034 4
Reposted by Cupric KaliumEvergreen Blue @evergreenblue.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nothing says Authoritarian dictatorship better than destroying everything true & accurate VOTE Never again elect even one GOPNAZI The seditionist have lost that honor with their treachery Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 022 2
Reposted by Cupric KaliumDave Min @daveminca.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As November approaches, remember the record: -An illegal war with Iran Congress never authorized. -Prices up 3.4%. -Energy costs up 16.3%. -Gas up 27.4%. -5M+ fewer people receiving SNAP. -Tariffs estimated to cost the average household $1,100 a year. 22614 26
Reposted by Cupric KaliumCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 05/10/2026ICYMI: I introduced a legislative framework to require every AI company operating in the U.S. to obtain a public charter, similar to how we regulate banks. It’s about time we hold AI companies accountable before they create harm rather than addressing abuses after the fact.commondreams.orgUnder Jayapal Bill, Every AI Company Would Need a Public Charter to Operate in the US | Common DreamsRep. Pramila Jayapal introduces bill to regulate AI industry with public charters, aiming to protect public interest and prevent harmful practices. 317150 171
Reposted by Cupric KaliumÁine ☽𖤐☾ @whoa-magic.lol · 24/09/2026💡 People who think: • "If we give people UBI & meet basic needs, people will stop working & be lazy." 💡 Often also think: • "Billionaires are hard workers." These two contradictory ideas held at the same time are called cognitive dissonance. It makes thinking impossibly hard. 🌬️💨💨💨💨💨static.klipy.comThinking Cap: Light Bulb MomentAlt: Thinking Cap: Light Bulb Moment 34017 40
Reposted by Cupric KaliumJohn Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“We dodged a bullet today,” said Billy Miller, a river guide who was one of the named plaintiffs in the suit. “It means that we can continue to introduce people to the wildness. Their plan was going to ruin the experience of anybody going out there.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comJudge Blocks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend in Texas (Gift Article)The ruling dealt a setback to the Trump administration’s plans for hundreds of miles of barriers that have drawn local opposition. 15329 53
Reposted by Cupric KaliumBrett D - OKC @brettdokc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“A president that shows this much contempt for the republican character of the American system — who seeks, at every opportunity, to set himself up as a strongman over the entire nation — is a president who must be sanctioned by the people’s representatives.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Shows His Contempt for Us. Again. (Gift Article)This is ‘what authoritarian governments do to promote their leaders.’ 164 6
Cupric Kalium @cuprickalium.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"In July, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issued a statement warning that allowing the United States to use the base “makes London responsible” for U.S. actions. “Any base used to launch attacks on Iranian territory,” the statement said, “is a legitimate target for our forces.”nytimes.comU.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats (Gift Article)The withdrawal came with unusual speed, following what U.S. officials said were threats of an Iran-based plot against the installation. 002 2
Reposted by Cupric KaliumNatanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 04/10/2026futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comGoogle Accused of Illegally Killing a Massive Forest for Its New Data Center ProjectGoogle is under fire for clearing over 300 hectares of forest for new data centers in Finland without the required environmental assessments. 011 1
Cupric Kalium @cuprickalium.bsky.social · 27/09/2026How many times do they have to 'discover' this before something gets done about it? 000 0
Reposted by Cupric KaliumCitizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A 2021 EPA report said racial and ethnic minority communities are more vulnerable to impacts of #ClimateChange: - Black & AA people are projected to face higher impacts in all 6 areas* compared to all other groups - Hispanic & Latino people have high participation in weather-exposed industries.epa.govEPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States | US EPAEPA News Release: EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States 173 7
Reposted by Cupric KaliumBoke18 @boke18.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026A lot of why I everything is happening is because white voted in a rapist PDFile. If that’s not the staring point in the conversation don’t talk to me. 031 3
Reposted by Cupric KaliumAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Whatever the policy change is, if it exists all, the story appears written to catch the attention of the White House and get Stephen Miller to reverse it. This is how the piece ends. 557981 579
Reposted by Cupric KaliumAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026And now DHS is out with a FAST denial, considering it’s midnight on a Saturday. 46747169 747
Reposted by Cupric KaliumChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences. 24761763084 6.2K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Trump tried to silence the White House press corps this week. Instead, he ended up silencing himself. 652222533 2.2K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumWoj @swojack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Almost any infraction can be charged as a "crime." You can charge jaywalking as a "crime" and while few judges would put up with that shit, the plan is to disappear people before a real judge can stop them. Immigration judges are just normal DHS employees like the ICE thugs. 3377 37
Reposted by Cupric KaliumHancock County Democrats @hancockcountydems.bsky.social · 26/09/2026newrepublic.com/post/215891/...newrepublic.comSusan Collins’s Flimsy Corruption Defense CollapsesThe University of Maine is debunking a central lie in Collins’s story after the damning report on her pay-to-play scheme with a top donor. 22717 27
Reposted by Cupric KaliumNatanael, Tech janitor @natanael.bsky.social · 04/09/2026AI repeats what it learns from, and it learned many humans are lazy thinkers making faulty shortcuts and so it does the sameforbes.comAI Hiring Tools Don’t Just Learn Bias, AI Forms New Biases Of Its OwnA 2026 study found that even when AI tools are trained on unbiased data, the AI tools can invent their own biases about demographic groups during an employee hiring task. 122 2
Reposted by Cupric KaliumKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yeah, it doesn’t seem like the NYT has given any coverage to the frat gang rape scandal at Cornell. Not as important as Oberlin’s banh mi or Harvard’s eating clubs I guess 512075533 2.1K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026These people make Marie Antoinette look connected to the people and empathetic by comparison. They laugh at what their own voters are going through as they continue to mock them as they enrich themselves and have a great time. 1101131664694 13.2K
Reposted by Cupric KaliumDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 27/09/2026More details in the article below www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comU.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pactThe two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre... 0104 10
Reposted by Cupric KaliumDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The US has successfully negotiated away a requirement that humans review any decisions that AI makes about who to kill in military strikes as part of a UN treaty. The real existential risk from AI is putting a fundamentally unreliable technology at the heart of critical decisions or infrastructure. 59034 90
Reposted by Cupric KaliumRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Alaskans I spoke with on Wednesday were clear that they want a senator who believes in a better life for everyone. Our members are excited to vote for you, Mary! bsky.app/profile/mary... 13916 39
Reposted by Cupric KaliumKashmir Hill @kashhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Last year it was ‘chatbots have been endorsing lots of people’s delusions and we didn’t notice.’ This year, its ’agents have been hacking lots of websites and we didn’t notice.’ Seems there’s a problem with controlling this technology and monitoring what it is doing. 1632693 326
Reposted by Cupric KaliumTom Betts @tomnullpointer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026All these "AI has hacked x or y" headlines are giving me real "Gun shoots man" vibes. 415220 152
Reposted by Cupric KaliumDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our entire economy is now tied to the success of a technology, whose creators insist will kill us all. 1910022 100
Cupric Kalium @cuprickalium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026From the collective wisdom of the internet on men's issues 😵💫 I'd say that like with Covid vaccines, these days any (body cleaner) he'll actually use is the best one. 😇 www.menshealth.com/grooming/a73...menshealth.comBar Soap or Body Wash? Dermatologists Settle the Debate.Each has pros and cons. Here’s how to choose the right one for you. 000 0
