@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 9h👀 An important and predictable study on AI productivity metrics in writing code amounting to (wait for it)…ZILTCH! 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Butlerian Jihadist of House Dornick @shimminykricket.blacksky.app · 19hBasically AI allows software engineers to produce shitty code *faster* and in higher volumes which increases the amount time spent on code reviews and revisions nullifying the productivity gained from producing the code in the first place. 221945333
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 9h“Separate advocacy posts this week claim a grove of about 200 blight-surviving wild American chestnuts faces bulldozing for an Anthropic-related data center” in Mason County, WV heritageheadlines.com/rare-west-vi...heritageheadlines.comRare West Virginia Chestnuts Sit Near a Massive AI Data Center Plan - Hopewell Heritage HeadlinesAdvocates warn that blight-surviving American chestnuts near Mason County’s former state nursery could be lost to AI data center construction. State… 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...gadgetreview.comOne of America’s Last Chestnut Groves Is About to Be Destroyed for a Data CenterA rare 200-tree American chestnut grove in West Virginia may be cleared for data-center development, but the project denies the site is on its land. 7632982015
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 17hOk, I wrote this all up, so if you've come this far in the thread, please repost the link below! bsky.app/profile/donm... 110025
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026👀 96% of the spending on political ads that disclosed AI use came from Republican campaigns or groups, according to CNN. www.cnn.com/2026/10/02/p...cnn.comAI blurs lines in campaign ads: ‘People are seeing things that didn’t happen’ | CNN PoliticsPolitical campaigns and groups are spending tens of millions of dollars on ads that employ AI, often without disclosing that they’re using it. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀jeffreyhf.bsky.social @jeffreyhf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Full-blown Gestapo. 0287
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀tomversion2.bsky.social @tomversion2.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And yet he will only spend a very short 7.5 years for stealing $36.5 million. Something wrong with this picture? 3221
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There is a suspected outbreak of the plague in Russia. Yes, you read that right. And we cannot trust RFK Jr. and the Trump administration to be prepared to deal with this. We need a Democratic public health doctor in the US Senate.axios.comScoop: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in RussiaAdministration is "aware, monitoring the outbreak, and assessing options," an official told Axios. 655159954912
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 674146965973
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀tbluvoter❌👑 @tbluvoter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026That's quite a catch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 🎁 Gift link 0135
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀gracegeorge23.bsky.social @gracegeorge23.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Once again, should be an impeachable offense. His recklessness, desperation, and lawlessness is out of control and unacceptable. 3533
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Translation: Sociopath elitist tech fascists who think they’re creating God and believe democracy is the enemy want us to finance our own demise to let them take over the world. www.politico.com/news/2026/10... 32027951155
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀🦋💔🇺🇸SEB🇺🇸💔🦋 @sebastiangarof5.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Tillis writes in his book that he regrets voting for Hegseth and Kennedy. And he says there are about 30 of his GOP colleagues that feel the same as he does. So basically, he’s admitting they don’t have any spine. 🔄 apnews.com/article/thom...apnews.comRepublican Sen. Tillis calls his vote for Hegseth the 'biggest regret of my career' in a new bookRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career.” 4317458
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Matthew Shirts @matthewshirts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They needed NINE different TRAINING videos to produce a workforce capable of erasing Trump from federal criminal investigation records 04812
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Dr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 04/10/2026shhh the whole economy is riding on hyperscaling malware companies 0806
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The grift continues as ex-DOGE employees looking for a cut of the $1 trillion defense budget 👀 www.vanityfair.com/story/doge-d...vanityfair.comMeet Your New Defense Contractors: The DOGE BoysThe engineers who wreaked havoc on Washington are ready for their second act. 000
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So one idea is to get the AI model into the confessional... AKA make the LLM model confess their sins/mistakes as a path to growth and morality 🧐 www.axios.com/2026/10/03/o...axios.comOpenAI's Altman: Ascribing religion to models a "safety issue"In recent days spirituality has become a key part of the AI safety debate. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀deepkillaryblues.bsky.social @deepkillaryblues.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“I’m a billionaire who has doubled my net worth by misusing my office, but here’s 90 bucks.” Impressive approach. 3718
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...cnn.comJared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNNAt the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. 9824841107
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀clnzjay 🌱 🐶 🇨🇦 @clnz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨This: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bsky.app/profile/madd... 03411
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Reuters @reuters.com · 02/10/2026An analysis of voting equipment in Puerto Rico grew into a US federal effort spanning multiple agencies to find proof voting machines were manipulated to flip votes in the 2020 election, Reuters found. The probe ultimately found found no evidence votes were manipulated reut.rs/4hHBkcA 521146481
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 01/10/2026Man, imagine you're minding your own business, getting kind of drunk with your friends at a picturesque brewery in Maine, when suddenly John Roberts walks by and you get to start heckling him. Must have felt incredible. That's the dream. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u... 1505366811
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Joe Biden was way more coherent than this even in the debate. time.com/article/2026... 1771824470
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If you didn't already hate Meta, Mark Zuckerburg, and data centers, Meta is using the latter to cheat on their taxes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal TaxesMeta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 13491238
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 952514666
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026“Lettuce is up 32.1%, home healthcare is up 10.7%, landscaping is up 10.8%,” said New Jersey Rep. Analilia Mejia. “Ask yourself, why is this? What do these industries, these products, have in common? Well, immigrant labor.” substack.com/@americasvoi...substack.comThe ICE Tax Imposes Yet Another Heavy Price All Minnesotans Must PayThe Twin Cities know first hand the pain and violence of ICE raids. Another casualty is their economy. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“When food prices go up because farm workers go missing, that’s the ICE Tax. When construction grinds to a halt because no one is left to build homes, that’s the ICE Tax. When our elders can’t get the care they deserve because their caretakers and nurses are gone, that’s the ICE Tax.” #EndtheICETaxamericasvoicecnn.substack.comCHC Chair: ‘ICE Is Not Just Busting The Budget, It’s Wrecking Our Economy’Congressional Hispanic Caucus members joined America’s Voice to call for an end to the ICE Tax that’s making the lives of all working families more expensive. 770043342
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 29/09/2026Remember when the GOP frowned on selling arms to enemies who are supplying arms to OTHER enemies? 9454105
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Spending $12.6B to make $4.6B isn’t a bona fide business - It is a train wreck waiting to happen. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Pope can’t resist his pizza. 516110511884
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight 17124582613
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms. 841136263486
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“If the administration was serious about assisting state and local election officials, they shouldn’t have dismantled all of the federal government’s election cybersecurity capacity and fired all their experts in early 2025.” apnews.com/article/nsa-...apnews.comHegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midtermsThe U.S. National Security Agency and military intelligence forces are set to guard election systems during the November midterms. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If the nation wasn’t led by madmen, this would be a huge story. As it is, Trump’s offer to sell weapons to our most powerful adversary is just another sign of America’s national suicide.nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 62726325
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Vought broke the law when he tried to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). He also made it easier for wealthy corporations to cheat average Americans. www.courthousenews.com/judge-orders... Time to impeach & convict. ImpeachVought.comcourthousenews.comJudge orders feds to restore consumer watchdog fundingCreated from the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has returned over $20 billion to consumers since its inception, according to the plaintiff states. 618072
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Elites that surrended to Trump in 2025 miscalculated, letting his imagined cultural dominance spook them into inflating the price of getting on his bad side. But now the logic of collective resistance has been confirmed as sound. Should have realized this earlier! newrepublic.com/article/2158... 25859181
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sobering story about the DC economy in the age of Trump dc.citycast.fm/business-dev...dc.citycast.fmD.C. Is Still Reeling From DOGE Cuts · City Cast DCTwo studies reveal just how deeply these cuts, and the residual impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have impacted the local economy and its workforce. 000
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Dann @dann1960.bsky.social · 23/09/2026youtu.be/g2fRNm4xND0 #KING5 #Seattle Seattle becomes first city in the U.S. to ban surveillance pricing. Surveillance pricing is a practice used in some grocery stores that adjusts the price of an item based on a consumer's data. KING 5 | Seattleyoutu.beSeattle becomes first city in the U.S. to ban surveillance pricingYouTube video by KING 5 Seattle 2146231278
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982243350
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634291342
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 21/09/2026In show of unity, rival TV networks collectively pull coverage of Trump after he bans CNN. Fox News’s Washington bureau chief announced the decision.washingtonpost.comMajor TV networks halt pool coverage of Trump over CNN banCNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, also said it was suing over the ban, which the president defended as “an assault on the FAKE NEWS.” 69921
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Good morning, it’s the 21st day of Septemberyoutu.beEarth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO 17807367
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Mavis Amundson @mavisja.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's really no different than trying to steal from the Louvre. These people are just thieves. Grifters. Bad guys. 1439
Reposted by @dcEmerald 🍀Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026One (or all) of the following is happening: - ICE is intentionally conducting insultingly bad FOIA searches to screw requesters out of records about the agency's use of force. - It is failing to create records, or improperly destroying the ones it generates. All scenarios are unlawful.blockclubchicago.orgICE Says It Can't Find Its Own Records Of Teargassing And Arresting Broadview ProtestersICE's own rules require reports every time an agent uses force. But the agency says it can't find any from its attacks on protesters on Sept. 19, 2025. 11482197
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"...the decades-long movement to integrate the two economies is likely at an end." #ripNAFTA www.cfr.org/articles/the...cfr.orgThe U.S.-Canada Trade War Could Mark a Breaking Point | Council on Foreign RelationsThe United States and Canada may settle their current trade dispute, but the decades-long movement to integrate the two economies is likely at an end. 000
@dcEmerald 🍀 @dcemerald.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Be forewarned: That celebrity you may see bashing a democratic camdidate this fall is a deep fake orchestrated by the Russians. #electioninterference www.rfi.fr/en/internati...rfi.frRussian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midtermsA Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more... 000