Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Authoritarian regime grabs electronic communication devices of prominent opposition member. Since it’s highly unlikely there is anything on her phone about immigration paperwork from 30 years ago we can assume this just became a fishing expedition. 462209645
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 09/10/2026"It's making me dumber." At 404 Media's three-year anniversary, we got into how we report our stories. @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social talks about how he was able to talk to developers at Google about how forced AI use was making them feel stupid. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_Vj... 13364134
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask? 8536951441
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 262185674909
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I wrote about the campus sexual assault crisis that never went away despite the public moving on after the Obama era; the material ways SA punishes victims the rest of their lives while assailants are systematically rewarded; and just tried to put to words what I think is going unsaid right now:currentaffairs.orgThe Campus Sexual Assault Crisis Never Went AwayAt Cornell, a district attorney dismissed an alleged rape case without ever speaking to Jane Doe—and her story is all too common. 110342
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialCity of Somerville @cityofsomerville.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Community members are invited to complete the PorchFest survey to give input on what’s working and identify areas for improvement as the event continues to evolve. Photo credit: Carlos Ly, Porchfest 2026. 164
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialAlbum of the Year @aoty.org · 29/09/2026Father John Misty shares new song “The X-panded Universe”albumoftheyear.orgNew Track: Father John Misty – “The X-panded Universe”Father John Misty: Music news, mp3s, videos and more. 042
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialMike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today, @infinite-citadel.com and I are hosting an AMA at r/daggerheart! Join us to ask questions about our @gamefound.bsky.social RPG Party project Hope Dies Last - a triptych of Daggerheart-compatible campaign frames (and much more) www.reddit.com/r/daggerhear...reddit.comFrom the daggerheart community on Reddit: We're the team behind Hope Dies Last, a triptych of Daggerheart-compatible frames. AMA!Explore this post and more from the daggerheart community 13117
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026it’s forbidden content but i have watched this video of the AI songs a man made for his mistress after murdering his wife being played in court maybe 20 times today. It is one of the most compelling things i have ever seen 1632212412
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialMichael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days 6247051594
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialIAHFY ✦ @iahfy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Samus & Kirby 81251097274
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591781
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialEric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past. 5599443391
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I think MAHA is very straightforwardly the triumph of the snake oil salesmen and the way we beat it is the same way you always beat snake oil salesmen: regulate their claims 14066871071
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026ProPublica spoke to dozens of people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. ➡️ This is what they wrote: 10547741906
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 02/09/2026One of those things you were pretty sure was true but now you have causal quantiative evidence in the American Economic Review: business schools trained CEOs to pay workers less in pursuit of maximizing shareholder value www.aeaweb.org/conference/2... 14405150
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 03/09/2026Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck theonion.com/google-maps-introduces… 352776461
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialThe Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 02/09/2026US Senator Ed Markey is projected to win the often-bitter Democratic Senate primary against US Representative Seth Moulton, according to the Associated Press. trib.al/4P7umEE 107112
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialSteven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hey, I shared a playlist of my favorite songs of August 2026. Good month, good tunes! tinyurl.com/266j6erztinyurl.comMy Favorite Songs of August 2026A handy playlist to keep up with the music currently moving Evil Speakers 092
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialMerriam-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. 795166603667
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Replacing human opinion writers with AI will result in predictable pieces that say the same thing over and over. by David Brooks 551562232
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/08/2026In @nytopinion.nytimes.com In the 18th century the East India Company was the most powerful and dangerous corporation the world had ever seen — that is, until the A.I. giants turned up, William Dalrymple writes.nyti.msOpinion | What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the WorldA playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech. 55212
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...404media.coICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog RobotsICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.” 1711138604
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is straight up theft, and the only reason it’s not being prosecuted is that the corruption was so pervasive they couldn’t settle on any particular individuals to assign responsibility to. 19969278
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/08/2026nothing has made more of a radical anti-car extremists than being a guy whose primary form of transportation is a bike 1387841
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialIain McAllister @giantbrain.co.uk · 21/08/2026If I've wetted your appetite for the original Blades in the Dark from @johnharper.bsky.social, then here is my guide on running and playing it. It might be quite different to other games you have come across so it is good to be aware of its strengths, and weaknesses, when you get it to your table.giantbrain.co.ukHow to Play, and Run, Blades in the Dark - The Giant BrainBlades in the Dark is my favourite RPG. In this guide I'll provide my tips on how to play, and run, this most criminal of games. 04616
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 15/07/2026A ton of American discourse about US foreign policy ends up in the Bojack Trap 222236332
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialAnnie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Thousands of Americans are getting sick from a foodborne parasite, and federal regulators have still not publicly identified the source. So what's been happening in the federal government over the past year that might be a factor in this outbreak? 🧵⬇️ 18770328
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 13/07/2026This is a video of ICE agents pulling a man out of a car and handcuffing him after shooting him in broad daylight in Maine — just days after killing Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas. (1/2) 41321158
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the countryhuffpost.comCDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The CountryMAHA. 54462052665
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The victim's brother said that ICE agent approached from the passenger side of the car, stuck his hand in through the window, and opened fire. He says that ICE officers kept shooting even as the car had come to a stop and was put into park. 7623491002
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Truth nuke 225836
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Transplant discourse is more complicated than just this, but a lot of it is yuppies recognizing that there is a lot of negative sentiment against yuppies among working class people and finding a way to declare themselves "one of the good ones" by claiming a birthright exemption. 1154629
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Graham Platner has dropped out: www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/08/p...bangordailynews.comGraham Platner ends Senate campaign, allowing Democrats to pick his replacementPlatner's withdrawal caps a 53-hour unraveling that began Monday with Politico’s report that a woman he dated forced her to have sex with him despite her repeated objections. He has repeatedly denied ... 25575100
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 05/07/2026Palestinian pediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya is facing imminent risk of death in Israeli custody after his condition deteriorated, according to his lawyer, who met with him on Thursday. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports. 16201160
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026This confirms what the CDC leader said before she was fired. Kennedy wanted the science to be cooked until it aligned with his politics. 302070840
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialnilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The most shadow banned post in the history of posts lol 8491441416
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialNome @nome.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Those agendas and biases can be anything! Case in point: you think the fruit in the garden of eden was an apple because a guy translating the story into Latin wanted to make a pun. 231811487
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialRyan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 06/06/2026There's been a good amount of coverage of this, but I don't think the average person knows how big of a deal this is. If you have a retirement account or 401k, you will likely end up supporting SpaceX's stock whether you like it or not. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/t...nytimes.comSpaceX Is About to Be in Your 401(k) Whether You Like It or Not 711844
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialLars Mølgaard Saxhaug @load-dependent.eurosky.social · 02/06/2026Like this french study, especially this illustration is a chefs kiss. Double dipping the data to produce great AUCs. link.springer.com/article/10.1... 021
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialAnchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning 95100813449
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialRyan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 26/05/2026In Jan, Musk received a pay package w/ 1.3 billion restricted shares. To earn them, Musk had to create a Mars colony w/ 1 million people + other goals. BUT (!) Musk can already vote those shares. They contribute to his 85% voting dominance at SpaceX ahead of its IPO www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/t...nytimes.comSpaceX’s Unconventional Corporate Arrangements Favor Elon Musk 1615248
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20/05/2026👀👀👀 320235
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Sorry but if you want to have political influence you need to get out of your left-wing bubble on Bluesky and start converting eight year olds to Marxism on Roblox 483088461
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialW.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Again this should inspire wall-to-wall media coverage for months. The crowning achievement of the Civil Rights Movement is dead. Black people just lost all of their remaining political power in the South. This is a monumental moment in American history that simply isn't being treated as such. 7089174047
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.social(Un)Dead Carl 🎃 @deadcarl.bsky.social · 20/04/2026>unarmed pleasure vessel inexplicably capable of running a blockade What did he know? 4057131296
Reposted by @dakota-hawkins.bsky.socialLior Pachter @lpachter.bsky.social · 13/04/2026If you use dim. reduction, you may be interested in two recent preprints we've posted on contrastive PCA: The Rayleigh Quotient and Contrastive Principal Component Analysis I & II w/ Maria Carilli & Kayla Jackson. They cover a lot of ground from theory to practice. 1/🧵 13912
dakota-hawkins.bsky.social @dakota-hawkins.bsky.social · 11/04/2026just listened to sam altman talk for the first time on the New Yorker podcast -- do all these ceos specifically TRY to sound like psychopaths?? 000