Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 6hPretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 41177801760
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6hBIG WIN for making the Epstein Files public Judge Kollar-Kotelly grants summary judgment to us at @democracydefendersfund.org Orders DOJ to get busy giving us the docs. We will hold their feet to the fire! 8837021143
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 4hAnyone have a copy of the book of Hegseth speeches titled "The War Department Field Manual" that DoD handed out today? (Serious question. Want to check something about it.) DMs open. Signal 202.804.2744. Email z_everson@protonmail.com Thanks! 34323
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13hCounterpoint: It would be great if people read some of the things that have been written about AI surveillance of workers! press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hilke... www.cambridge.org/core/books/q... www.ucpress.edu/books/uberla... jacobin.com/2026/09/amaz...press.princeton.eduData DrivenA behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life 432395
Reposted by Drew Conry-Murrayemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 15hIf 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. 13476232
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/20262/ John Oliver also mentioned our recent investigation into Paxton’s financial disclosures. The Texas AG appears to have omitted rental income and multiple mortgages, potentially violating a federal ethics law. Read the full story here: www.propublica.org/article/ken-... 442684
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/20261/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-... 9864285
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayLarry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Contrast this with Zohran Mamdani, James Tallarico or even a wealthy J.B. Pritzker. Which group better represents what it means to be an American? 1310244
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122102482641
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7437611251
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayMass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New Bedford and Fall River are still experiencing heavy ICE presence. See ICE? Call LUCE at 617-370-5023.wgbh.orgImmigrants, attorneys describe ‘chaotic’ few days of ICE detentions on South CoastIn New Bedford alone, at least 40 people have been detained. 14197172
Reposted by Drew Conry-Murrayconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026 31970342971
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice! 15456662127
Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ProPublica continuing to bring the receipts. Please subscribe if you can! 031
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6437451471
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayWilliam Collins @macroengineered.bsky.social · 24/09/2026💡 Will @anthropic.com #claude destroy humanity by the end of the decade? #ai #doomsday #technology 111
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for himtheguardian.comTexas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error caseCrystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted 9533941072
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Saudi Arabia is in big trouble, with their oil industry under attack from multiple directions. The Saudis spent years bribing Trump and Kushner. At first, it seemed like a good investment. But the Iran war screwed them, now they really need help, and the US can't/won't. Me, in @foreignpolicy.com:foreignpolicy.comSaudi Arabia Bribed the Wrong PeopleRiyadh’s bet on Trumpism has failed. 72905227
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayPatrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...technologyreview.comDon’t be fooled by this summer of AI hypeBreathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. 011
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Great piece from @pemalevy.bsky.social and @ariberman.bsky.social on the Redemption-Era evils the Roberts Court has resurrected www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 8628207
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026“Mozilla is running what's called a ‘wild postings’ campaign, a street-level advertising tactic where posters are slapped onto the sides of buildings or barricades rather than placed at traditional billboard sites.”businessinsider.comMozilla is plastering New York with posters mocking tech billionaires as part of a new marketing campaignThe Mozilla Foundation skewers Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk in a new poster campaign promoting its fellowship program. 23512
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026"You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed whackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And something feels different." buff.ly/Jt8xHF9buff.lyPumpkin Spice: Now For Men“You’re a man. You’re into man stuff, like weed wackers, sports that cause brain damage, and getting hired by your dad’s golf friends. But it’s autumn. And s... 110225
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayDavid Gibson @gibsonwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PSA for journalists: National Catholic Reporter is hiring a News Editor to help lead all facets of news coverage. It's a great opportunity given downward trends in media but a great place to work no matter the times. True pros, no A.I... www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b...indeed.comDeputy Editor - Remote - Indeed.comNational Catholic Reporter 179
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026A Flock rep *claimed* that the cameras are 93% accurate, but as the NBC report points out, if Flock scans 20 billion plates a month, that’s a whole bunch of false positives.nbcnews.comAlarming rise in mistaken vehicle stops tied to automated license plate readersControversial cameras like Flock and automated license plate readers are mistakenly flagging more cars. NBC News’ Dana Griffin spoke with one woman who was stopped multiple times. 37323
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 22/09/2026EFF joined an amicus brief urging the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate an FAA drone flight restriction that violated the First Amendment right to record law enforcement. The government can’t avoid accountability by punishing those who exercise their rights.eff.orgD.C. Circuit Must Vacate a Drone Flight Restriction That Criminalized Recording Immigration AgentsEFF joined an amicus brief with ACLU, ACLU of D.C., National Press Photographers Association, and Professional Photographers of America to urge the D.C. Circuit to vacate an FAA drone flight restricti... 011333
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else’s throat hoping they’ll give you a little thumbs up and like it." – Zelda Williams archive.is/uJHpl 03214
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayBecca Lewis @beccalew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026👀👀👀👀 fnl.mit.edu/how-we-learn...fnl.mit.eduHow We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Campus Surveillance – MIT Faculty Newsletter 47030
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurraySchrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty. 25768272250
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 22/09/2026so i may be out of my depth here but hes at 30% approval, you elites can stop capitulating now 1004405563
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayCasey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I went on @npr.org's 1A alongside the great @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu to talk about how corruption has rotted American foreign policy, fueled imperialism from Greenland to Ukraine, and sold American policy—and even American national security—to the highest bidder.the1a.orgIf You Can Keep It: 'Empire of Grift'The name of this country has been at the center of President Trump’s rhetoric. 218263
Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Great work by @propublica.org ! I'm sure Susan Collins is very concerned at having been caught taking bribes. 011
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayClare Conry-Murray, Ph.D. @cconrymurray.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I've started informally counting the number of men and women in movie/TV pics on media platforms and articles about shows to watch. About twice as many men shown as women. 🙁 242
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026~ Personal news ~ I left TechCrunch. I will now focus on finishing my book about Hacking Team and the history of government spyware. After that, and in the meantime as well, I will be freelancing. Contact me: Lorenzofb.writes@gmail.com or Signal @LorenzoFB.1337 (+1 917 257 1382) 89624
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayTracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 21/09/2026if u have ever wanted to see me say “i can’t talk about that because ITAR” in person now’s your chance 4381
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...404media.coIs Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too. 7746434
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Through the end of August 2026, the House was in session for roughly 383 hours total. That’s an average of about 48 hours per month. Their average monthly floor time is well below the 80-hour monthly threshold the same Congress imposed on Medicaid recipients. 467103914624
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayPhiladelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 21/09/2026Across the Philadelphia area, bookstores are back. Sellers say screen fatigue, a hunger for community, and a desire to support local businesses are fueling the surge.inquirer.comPhiladelphia's bookstores are booming, with readers seeking an 'escape' 13711
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayOn the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Politicians, the media, and AI researchers are running with the story that OpenAI’s tech “went rogue” during the Hugging Face hack. But by anthropomorphizing AI, we risk misunderstanding what happened and what to do about it, says The New Yorker's Joshua Rothman. lnk.to/onthemedia/b...lnk.toOn the MediaThe Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear. 0185
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayTim Cappalli @timcappalli.me · 18/09/2026Best name ever. zuckoff.appzuckoff.appZuckOff | Camera glasses detectorZuckOff listens for the Bluetooth advertisements camera glasses emit and tells you when a lens is in the room. Everything stays on your phone. 012
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayCatbus @catbus.phd · 17/09/2026great art articulates eternal truths 1048491481
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayAsher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A data center spilled thousands of gallons of diesel into a tributary of New Jersey’s Hackensack River on Friday evening. The incident occurred at Equinix’s NY2 facility in Secaucus, where approximately 5,000 gallons of fuel were released from an outside storage tank au.pcmag.com/ai/119929/da...au.pcmag.comData Center Spills Thousands of Gallons of Diesel Into NJ Creek After Computer GlitchThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says the diesel was contained before it could reach the Hackensack River. 22925
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayJosh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Updates on our Don Jr/Russian oligarch story, with Oversight Dem launching an investigation and President Trump weighing in www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgTop Oversight Dem Opens Investigation of Donald Trump Jr.’s Russian Oligarch-Funded WeddingRep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled the wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financia... 15342100
Reposted by Drew Conry-MurrayRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ nationalvoterregistrationday.orgnationalvoterregistrationday.orgNational Voter Registration DayNational Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus 5627951556
Drew Conry-Murray @drewcm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is a fun item on display at the CYBR.SEC.CON security conference. I also like that it's unplugged, which is a good reminder about the power we still have over machines. 060