Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point? 1351201607086
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIPhilip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New from me: Over the summer a Rhode Island news site, Uprise RI, began publishing stories written by AI "reporters." Today, I've got a commentary about the experiment -- and AI-fueled journalism, in general -- for the @rhodeislandcurrent.com.rhodeislandcurrent.comCan AI agents produce real news reporting in Rhode Island? A human journalist has some thoughts. • Rhode Island CurrentA human journalist shares thoughts about Uprise RI’s use of AI-generated “LLM reporters,” which raise broader questions about transparency, trust and what it means when machines begin reporting the ne... 3207
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RISteve Klamkin @steveklamkin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just don’t call it journalism. A good piece by Phil Eil: @phileil.bsky.social rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/10/05/c...rhodeislandcurrent.comCan AI agents produce real news reporting in Rhode Island? A human journalist has some thoughts. • Rhode Island CurrentA human journalist shares thoughts about Uprise RI’s use of AI-generated “LLM reporters,” which raise broader questions about transparency, trust and what it means when machines begin reporting the ne... 032
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIFaye Getz 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇳🇱🇨🇦 @fayway.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Think about it. 042
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A whole political movement should be stood up against this arrogant and sociopathic bullshit www.politico.com/newsletters/... 961992571
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIGrudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It really feels like 45% of the world wishes to watch it all burn to the ground 1229945
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...cnn.comInside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN PoliticsMigrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation. 44937571885
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RICarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“.. Asked specifically where he diverges from Anthropic and its CEO Dario Amodei, Altman said, ‘we believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.’” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 263720277
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RISenator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/10/2026Ah, so Trump’s DHS removed *one of two bedrooms* on the luxury private jet and kept the bar, marble bathrooms, and manta ray skin table — for deportations. Okay. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... 1718966
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Must read, though holy crap this is an astonishingly sad and depressing read. 161
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIRhode PVD @rhodepvd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Alison Bechdel, inventor of the Bechdel Test and author of Dykes to Watch Out For, is speaking in person in RI this Friday for National Coming Out Day! Thanks to a partnership between RiffRaff bookstore, URI and Wanderground lesbian library Info and tickets files.constantcontact.com/5636e287801/...files.constantcontact.com 0143
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Well, I mean, once they can’t get in the thing and it’s taking up floor space, I happily handed it down to my cousin. 020
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I’ll second both of those. I was almost sorry to see the tower leave our kitchen. 120
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Myles Standish Associates. They’re a real estate co. so I’d guess it’s one of their tenants or maybe a potential tenant? They opposed original PVD license on grounds they owned school building nearby. Fili owner went to GA for an exemption, which is common, but a RI who do I know can fix this thing. 010
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RISam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 04/10/2026Cognitive ability, email server security, marital fidelity, appearances of corruption, civility on social media… these are all standards which only apply to the candidates of Democratic Party. 091
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIPlanned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island @ppvotesri.bsky.social · 04/10/2026TODAY is the deadline to register to vote in the November 3rd General Election! Make your voice heard on issues that are important to you 📣 Check your registration status and get registered at vote.ri.gov ☑️✨ #PlannedParenthood #Vote #RegisterToVote 066
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Delicious food. They sadly have some neighbors who don’t want them there. Not sure how they manage with limited hours and licensing. 😢 #EatDrinkRI 130
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thanks, Congressman! Sorry I didn’t get to say more than hi. #EatDrinkRI 010
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When Bonnie Phillips reported this story to find out what it takes to get an oyster on your plate, she spent hours on the boat with oyster farmers, and she had to set her alarm for 5 a.m. more than once. bit.ly/4z6Rgfjbit.lyWhat Does It Take to Get that Oyster on Your Plate? Specialized Gear, Hard WorkWater quality and type of gear, among other factors, decide what that oyster on your plate tastes like. 155
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIRhode PVD @rhodepvd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So, was this all a plan? Close the strait of hormuz to slow eastern oil from reaching the US. Shut down wind power expansion. Use up our own oul reserves to keep prices ‘low’ until mid-terms, then cry CRISIS and say we have no choice but to buy Russian oil? 262
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My guess is he saw Pelino come close to him with pretty strong maga support and he wants every single one of those votes. 210
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RISam G. Howard @samghoward.riliberator.com · 03/10/2026See, it’s possible to use “big tent” and have it include the left. 1318
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIMatthew Lawrence @beefcakefactory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So I think two things the general public* needs to acknowledge is that 1) this is very bad, and 2) OF COURSE this is what was going to happen. If the technology is there—and in this case we all know it is—then they are going to use it. Anyway, TGIF! 141
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 03/10/2026Pete Hegseth needs impeached. Obsessing about beards while losing a war 1603241513
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 467144792894
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 02/10/2026Is it too much to want a Defense Secretary focused on ending the war in Iran, instead of whatever this is? 94914136
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I would guess the Foulkes campaign thanks him for that. 000
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Ugh, I hate this. My wife & daughters all want to be in SUV’s. Not huge ones—we have a CR-V & a Rogue. But it’s about height on the road with other cars. I have perfectly good 2016 Civic that probably can go another 100K miles but no one wants to keep it as we look for used car for our youngest. 😐 010
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s hard to grasp how badly Trump has screwed the entire world.apple.newsG-7 Agrees to Release 100 Million Barrels of Diesel and Crude — The Wall Street JournalMove was made to help bring down the soaring price of diesel and other fuels 34473122
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIRI Department of State | Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore @risecstate.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Registering to vote will be much easier than the corn maze... but you must register before Sunday, October 4! Even if you are already registered, check that your name and address are still correct at vote.ri.gov. 045
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru... 382253484
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Everyone involved with this, except a dozen or so already very wealthy people, will lose. 22956212
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING WaPo: Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.washingtonpost.comMLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National ParkAfter The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition. 1292364427
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIBruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026bricks learn faster 5368
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comLetitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at CornellNew York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation 0525
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They’re making cranky grandpa travel, and he is fucking done. 1429534
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RISteve Ahlquist @steveahlquist.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Economic Progress Institute: Nearly 40 percent of Rhode Island households cannot afford basic needs “These numbers tell us something important about the choices before Rhode Island,” said Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, EPI’s Executive Director. “Need cannot be our standard. Prosperity has to be.”steveahlquist.substack.comEconomic Progress Institute: Nearly 40 percent of Rhode Island households cannot afford basic needs“These numbers tell us something important about the choices before Rhode Island,” said Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, EPI’s Executive Director. “Need cannot be our standard. Prosperity has to be.” 063
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026I recommend people read this to get a sense of the president's grave cognitive impairment. Trump is either unwilling or unable (or maybe both) to answer the questions he's actually asked, so he just rants and raves while the interviewers do their best to provide structure to his random brain firingstime.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 66366282562
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAmanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There's a lot to say here and I need to read the whole thing, but immediately striking is the very simple language Trump is now using—things are "gone," good or bad, big or great. I'm editing an interview with a sharp adult right now and...the sentences do not look like this time.com/article/2026...time.comRead TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview TranscriptThe U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections. 76111
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIEdward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026RI Board of Elections reminds voters that Sunday is the deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 general election. 096
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nashville Banner reporter Steven Hale, describing how prison officials kept drawing the curtain to hide how badly they were botching this: “A lot of this execution — or attempted execution, whatever it was — happened when we could not see what was going on.” 691718607
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president 894255236038
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIJulie Delikat @juliedelikat.bsky.social · 01/10/2026True. I remember the Anita Hill testimony. Thomas should not be a Supreme Court Justice. Nor should Kavanaugh. Believe women. 011
Reposted by David Dadekian / Eat Drink RIMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now 56099161500