Reposted by David VKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 19/04/2026the number of smart people (including people in tech) I've talked to who genuinely think their chatbot is sentient (or very close) is WAY more unsettling than the distant threat of Skynet 2147484
Reposted by David Vwoke stifler @yelix.bsky.social · 20/04/2026people act like the star wars prequels are these amazingly prescient texts about the rise of fascism and then you watch them and that’s like 5 minutes of screen time total across the trilogy. the rest of it is either racism or guys waving glow sticks around 1421429
Reposted by David VGil Durán @gilduran.com · 20/04/2026The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X. I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!). So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place. 313136854132
Reposted by David VThomas Dickerson @elfprince13.mumak.app · 19/04/2026Tech can be a powerful tool for liberation but it am an also be a powerful tool for oppression and we don’t end up in the good future by sitting back and assuming things will work out for the best if we throw enough tech at them 19026
Reposted by David VBut Thou Mustelid @rewhan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Weird how they haven't shown one of these things folding laundry again... Or fetching groceries, or any of the other ten-thousand tedious things I'd WANT a robot / AI to do. Instead its 'compete in sports' and 'steal the entire fundamental concept of creative expression' 16020
Reposted by David VKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 19/04/2026At a time when mass surveillance and autonomous weapons companies like Palantir are openly announcing their plans for violent world domination, it is crucial that our attempts at “big tech reform” don’t actually give them more power—ie via government mandated age verification/identity software 172616902
Reposted by David VVoidra @voidrantsback.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Please don't perform as an intellectual when you can't acknowledge a clickbait title in a world that is currently experiencing massive financial upheaval and living insecurity due to wanton advancements of technology done in complete disregard for the human cost. 2843
Reposted by David VRami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 18/04/2026Inconvenience? I just had to dig seven pages deep to find the unsubscribe for one of the four TV subscriptions I need, I'm measured & optimized against in my supermarket, lamps, music, games, and travel. Every service I love gets enshittified to buy billionaires yachts worth 100 times my house. 391634501
Reposted by David Vonion person @junlper.beer · 17/04/2026remember when celebrities seemingly randomly started coming out talking about how much they loved NFTs and thought it was super valuable and the future? 814359717
Reposted by David VRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The richest 10% of Americans own roughly 87% of stocks. The richest 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks. It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy. 267107593727
Reposted by David VAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 16/04/2026"Democrats need to break from this path and acknowledge that billionaires—especially those in the increasingly antidemocratic tech sector—are never going to side with them over the GOP." From @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2087...newrepublic.comHow Silicon Valley Humiliated the DemocratsWhen will they learn? The party remains far too solicitous of an industry that’s rewarded their fealty with four years of Trump and untold damage to democracy. 542931728
Reposted by David VAnil Dash @anildash.com · 16/04/2026It's hard to articulate the level of anger & rage I have about watching this happen. I first saw weev doxx people I love *TWENTY* years ago. I spoke to founders of multiple social networks about the risk of these people over 15 years ago. I wrote about it all a dozen+ years ago. They let it happen. 231978691
Reposted by David VLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/04/2026New Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer aka “Weev” became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging “memetic warfare” against their enemies. By @barrettbrownlol.bsky.socialbylinetimes.comThe Neo-Nazi Enforcer Who Helped Build Peter Thiel’s Online Influence EmpireNew Epstein-linked revelations show how neo-Nazi operative Andrew Auernheimer became a crucial link between Peter Thiel and the online far-right subcultures waging ‘memetic warfare’ against their enem... 13774423
Reposted by David VPinkieOats - NEW Album OUT NOW !! 🎵 @pinkieoats.boo · 16/04/2026How is this game real... So many varied stories, characters with heart, and a fun battle system with a variety of ways to express yourself with. AND 13 different endings??? This is one of the GREATEST time travel pieces of media ever made!! 613214
Reposted by David VSridhar Ramesh @radishharmers.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Clavicular is a 20 year old child and famous for no good reason, not due to any particular celebration-worthy talent. He is a victim of a form of mental illness that is exacerbated by attention. However, if I come up with a good joke about him, I will post it. 796131592
Reposted by David Vwesley b @wesburt.bsky.social · 15/04/2026the irony of having a one-on-one HR layoff meeting in the conference room with my Loki mural on it 164102472337
Reposted by David VKirk Rudell @rudell.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Just to give a sense of the insane scale of billions of dollars…MacKenzie Scott got about $38 billion after divorcing Bezos in 2019. She has become the world’s most generous philanthropist, giving away over $19 billion…and she’s currently wealthier than she started. Just. Tax. Them. 5953501556
Reposted by David VElad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I spent two weeks looking into accusations that Hasan Piker is antisemitic. What I found was damning: prominent organizations and leaders have spread total falsehoods about him. Whether he's antisemitic is for you to decide. But everyone should care when the ADL & politicians spread disinformation.open.substack.comThe Scandalous Lies Used To Accuse Hasan Piker of Antisemitism: An InvestigationHow organizations and leaders laundered clips from an Islamophobic propagandist, deliberately distorted Piker's words, and erased context to manufacture a case against him. 481805396
Reposted by David VJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13/04/2026Now, you might say, "What about all the knowledge we'd lose if we push all the abusive geniuses out of academia?!" But I'd counter and say, "Well, what about the knowledge we've already lost from the budding scholars whose careers they've derailed with their abuse?" 301545357
Reposted by David VEuan @euan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Scottish Labour manifesto is out, don’t vote for them 561899685
Reposted by David VAbigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Just checked and this is real - Scottish Labour’s manifesto refers to trans people using slurs and commits to a policy of explicit segregation in public life 281986668
Reposted by David VMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/04/2026NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:thehandbasket.coWhistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new bookRead an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper" 15096034148
Reposted by David VOpen Secret Alien @opensecretalien.bsky.social · 14/04/2026No matter how stupid and evil you think the MAGA chuds running the government are, I promise you: the truth is so much more stupid and evil. 6641193
Reposted by David V👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 13/04/2026I don’t usually share Twitter posts but that would be the president of Iran and yes he’s being completely serious, Islam recognises Jesus as a prophet and the Pope as a successor figure 341590341
Reposted by David VArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Mark Ruffalo, Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda, John Cusack, Kristen Stewart, JJ Abrams, Katie Phang, John Leguizamo, and over a thousand actors, writers, directors, journalists, producers, composers, and Hollywood executives have signed a letter against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger: 🧵 317157684201
Reposted by David VRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 13/04/2026There's a new documentary out about Bob Lazar, who claims to be a physicist who reverse-engineered flying saucers for the US government. Let's take a look at his fascinating history of FBI raids, felonious wives, and illegal fireworks sales skepchick.org/2026/04/ufo-...skepchick.orgUFO Guy Bob Lazar’s Lifetime of ConsTranscript: If you’re a space fan, you know that the most exciting astronomical news last week was NOT the diverse team of astronauts working together to fly around the moon in an inspiring display… 1017633
Reposted by David VJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 12/04/2026"Jews promote race-mixing among everyone else, to undermine the white race, while protecting their own racial purity" is a quite longtime fascist view about the Jews. It's literally part of Nazi ideology. 432774515
Reposted by David VBob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Retro-Review (with NEW intro!) "X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST" (2014) www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7k7... At least one of you asked for this to be re-uploaded, so please watch/share/sub/etc as I try to get this voice back to 100% 🙏 #Xmenyoutube.comX-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST - Retro Review (2014)YouTube video by moviebob 55817
Reposted by David VAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense. 251189704363
Reposted by David VParis Marx @parismarx.com · 12/04/2026anyone who says people opposing data centers are just nimbys need to stop echoing industry propaganda and see what it’s actually like to live near one 1432531119
Reposted by David Valec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 12/04/2026THREAD. This single headline in the NYT contains two outrageous claims reported as fact: 1) Vance "tried" to end the war; and 2) he "opposed" it. Neither is supported, but the thing to understand is: why is lying about the *intention* of powerful people so key to propaganda? 251865475
Reposted by David VAshok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources, proving the transition is not theoretical but already operational. The barrier is no longer technology, but political will, investment priorities, and the courage to move faster. 1259871943
Reposted by David VBlack Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 11/04/2026RED GLOWING FUCKING FLAGS EVERYWHERE!!! 11417100
Reposted by David VPhil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Here's the thing: Democrats already know who can win. They know which policies are popular with voters and which candidates are vocally in support of those policies. They're going to throw a billion dollars into trying to prevent those candidates from becoming the nominee. 181939463
Reposted by David VKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 11/04/2026This is why these forms of sexual harassment and abuse at scale work to reinforce men’s dominance. If the woman’s “best” option is to quit, then this pattern of behavior can and IS used to keep women out of certain industries and positions of power and spheres of influence. 133132415
Reposted by David VMicah @rincewind.run · 11/04/2026women were kept out of meetings and career opportunities at Pixar because John Lasseter was so much of a sex pest that people decided it was easier to simply not have them in the room with him how many talented women didn’t get a fair chance because one guy couldn’t behave himself? 2076372233
Reposted by David VBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12/04/2026"As Mr. Vance was detailing the impasse in negotiations, President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were at a sports arena in Miami for UFC 327, watching a video montage of past fights." www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...nytimes.comHere’s the latest. 28407152
Reposted by David VAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/04/2026Secretary of State Marco Rubio at UFC in Miami tonight as diplomatic negotiations with Iran fail (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP via Getty) 84058611644
Reposted by David VAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 12/04/2026the fuck is the literal Secretary of State and supposed national security advisor doing at a moment like this 1703554647
Reposted by David VCharles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 11/04/2026PLATNER IS LITERALLY STILL OPENLY USING THE "R" WORD IN CASUAL CONVERSATION. TODAY. 952154744
Reposted by David VFrank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 11/04/2026“He has several sexual assault accusations against him, but maybe they’re not true.” “He has a Nazi tattoo and racist Reddit posts, but maybe he’s not that bad.” Not how you build a passionate voter base. We Democrats need to do better than this shit. 7591102
Reposted by David VCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11/04/2026One of the comments to this is like “of all the things to be mad about, not being able to get a credit card is low down the list” and y’all being able to leave shitty men is so important and cannot be done without money. 493901791
Reposted by David VJeffy 🌿 @jeffreon.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Firstly, there are no 'girly' or 'manly' jobs, so write that down. Secondly, maybe the jobs considered 'girly' have shit pay, on account of rampant misogyny. You know - the kind of misogyny that prompted the writing of this article. 890249
Reposted by David Vmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I think they saw rampant teen pregnancy as validating prejudice against minorities and thus a way to argue for cutting public assistance, more than seeing it as like, a problem that we could solve with public health interventions bsky.app/profile/vagu... 1050637
Reposted by David Vmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Contrary to public perception a huge % of pregnant teenagers in the 1990s were impregnated by adult men. The younger they were, the larger the average age gap between mother and father was. Fixing teen pregnancy was in part a clampdown on statutory rape. That's what conservatives want to reverse. 12899183354
Reposted by David VSam @samd.bsky.social · 10/04/2026the world was a better place back when these apolitical dipshits just kinda sat politics out instead of in 2024 when they all voted for Trump entirely based on vibes and then googled what tariffs are the day after the election 592406337
Reposted by David VKrisi 🏳️⚧️ @primaryradical.bsky.social · 09/04/2026David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago. 363289815205
Reposted by David VGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Why I don't trust anyone a little too obsessed about falling fertility rates 1043728802
