Reposted by Flotation DeviceAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/10/2026a grandmotherly woman just got booted from the Trump rally for protesting, and she went out like a hero talking trash and flipping the double bird 1166152133043
Reposted by Flotation DeviceBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 09/10/2026That Kelvin wave I was concerned about has arrived in southern California 1621161
Reposted by Flotation DeviceArienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇 522173477
Reposted by Flotation DeviceCarl 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... 262721277
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Sometimes I think he knows he's going to be dead soon, and wants to take the whole world with him when he goes. 012
Reposted by Flotation Devicejess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 1087473994
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I just hate these MAGA assholes so much. Everyday, they do something new to make life shitty for the rest of us. 020
Reposted by Flotation DeviceAlex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released. 7835921380
Reposted by Flotation DeviceKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.nytimes.com 7628981193
Reposted by Flotation DeviceProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026NEW: In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump was reelected and eviscerated the FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption probes.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 13646362245
Reposted by Flotation DeviceRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful. 47271643220
Reposted by Flotation DeviceTruthout @truthout.org · 20/09/2026Across three major data center companies, no one appears to accept explicit responsibility for ensuring proper tribal consultation. buff.ly/Zm2X6Xxbuff.lyBig Tech Is Trampling Native Treaty Rights to Build Data CentersTribal consultation isn’t optional, but the corporations building data centers in New Mexico are acting like it is. 16737
Reposted by Flotation DeviceJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My historically accurate version of the Odyssey did not dominate the box office as I hoped. 413113
Reposted by Flotation DeviceAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...edition.cnn.comExclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN PoliticsThe episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war 441020488
Reposted by Flotation DeviceTruthout @truthout.org · 15/09/2026The EPA announced that it plans to wipe away all federal regulations for carbon emissions from the electricity sector, essentially allowing utilities to warm the earth as much as they want. The agency used the same justification as it did in its repeal of climate regulations on motor vehicles.truthout.orgTrump’s EPA Repeals Limits on Power Plants’ Carbon EmissionsThe move will likely delay the phaseout of coal and will have significant effects for the nation’s public health. 33716
Reposted by Flotation DeviceAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026The thing liberals fundamentally don't understand is that trans people are losing rights they already had. We're not asking for more, we're asking not to lose what we already had for decades. Most sports leagues and the Olympics had inclusion criteria for decades without issue. 633235760
Reposted by Flotation DeviceIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 08/09/2026Tyson shut the gates on 2,500 workers without warning. The workers answered by rallying outside. Caitlyn Clark reports they’re demanding six months’ severance—and urging Illinois to take the Joslin plant into public ownership and reopen it.inthesetimes.com‘Treated Worse Than Cattle’2,500 Tyson Workers Laid Off, Plant Shutters Overnight. 02815
Reposted by Flotation DeviceAndy “voice of Brak” Merrill. 🎅🏻🤡🐒💩 @amerrill2.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I was told last year at a con that I should do more Space Ghost Coast to Coast episodes. I said that it would be impossible seeing that I was the only voice actor left alive. He suggested that I just use ai. I answered him a little loudly, “Oh, so I should just shit on my friends’ memories?” 16842176
Reposted by Flotation DeviceMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Why do people in national media, such as Jen Psaki tonight on MSNOW, act like Rahm Emanuel would be a legit option for president? Here in Chicago, we recall his administration's cover-up of the police murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald as well as many other reasons to say no fucking way to Rahm. 1801734349
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hey, rich people. Dolly Parton died and everybody was sad. When you die, most people will not care. Some might even do a little happy dance. You should think about why that is and adjust your behavior accordingly. 000
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Make a band bigger: Intricately Complicated and Nuanced Red 000
Reposted by Flotation DeviceMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/08/2026🚨BREAKING: The US Postal Service announced late Friday night that it intends to move forward with its final rule on changing how mail voting is administered. The new rule was created to enact Donald Trump’s executive order, which seeks to restrict mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comUSPS pushes final rule on restricting mail voting forwardThe federal postal service acknowledges the new rule will impose burdens on states, but says its necessary to help law enforcement hunt for voter fraud. 35624791601
Reposted by Flotation DeviceJen Fifield @jenafifield.bsky.social · 19/08/2026ICYMI: Our @propublica.org investigation found that the Trump administration used Homeland Security Investigations' resources/data to try to prove election fraud, ignoring internal concerns the effort would violate citizen privacy and deliver inflated results. www.propublica.org/article/nonc...propublica.orgInside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen VotersTo prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So fa... 27234
Reposted by Flotation DeviceProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.propublica.orgThe $1 Trillion Black BoxThe U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe... 33358212754
Reposted by Flotation DeviceMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 18/08/2026Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed an executive order that will further delay any prospect of copper and nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Read more: bit.ly/4xNGdqU 📷️ Bob King/For The Minnesota Star Tribune 527043
Reposted by Flotation DeviceDara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Cheery. Your blood levels of carbon dioxide are significantly higher than they were when you were waiting to see if Y2K was going to mean something or not. Can't wait to reach population levels like we've all taken barbiturates—tra la tra la www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comScientists detect a surprising shift in human blood as atmospheric CO2 risesRising carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may be leaving a measurable imprint inside the human body. Researchers analyzing more than two decades of U.S. health data found that blood bicarbonate levels h... 34425
Reposted by Flotation DeviceProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026The same climate experts whose model overestimated the potential of geological carbon storage have repeatedly underestimated solar power — one of the energy technologies that would allow more oil to remain in the ground. ➡️ Read our full story w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social: propub.li/4gdTCBc 181118393
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Reposting for #FungiFriday, which has come around at an auspicious time for me. #photography #mushrooms #fungi #FungiFriends #nature 📷 020
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Listen, I know all of the things are going on right now, but have you ever taken a moment to consider all of the types of ice that aren't fascist hooligans? #icenotICE www.webstaurantstore.com/article/380/...webstaurantstore.comTypes of IceHave you ever wondered why there are so many different types of ice cubes? Find out what purpose each cube serves and how to best use them in your store. 010
Reposted by Flotation DeviceHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026They used to call this malware.cultofmac.comChatGPT just learned to watch everything you do on your MacChatGPT Computer History tracks your Mac activity to build a searchable timeline, no screenshots involved. 3829771137
Reposted by Flotation DeviceDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026I'm going to keep saying this until it's rote practice: If you are in official connection with let alone in charge of an archive of data, if is your professional & moral responsibility to secure that archive, as a backup or otherwise, against just such an emergency, so we're not Hoping some kid did. 121977851
Reposted by Flotation DeviceColorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 11/08/2026Immigration agents are employing new tactics — from arresting academics at airports to setting up a checkpoint in a National Forest — to boost their arrest numbers, leading to more arrests in July than in any previous month of the Trump administration. By @timhenderson.bsky.social @stateline.orgcoloradonewsline.comWith new tactics, ICE reaches new high in monthly arrests | Colorado NewslineFederal immigration agents are employing new tactics to boost their arrest numbers, leading to a high number of arrests in July. 62011
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Took a walk in the woods today and ran across these highly photogenic fungi. 000
Reposted by Flotation DeviceDanielle Froom 🏳️🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 08/08/2026As I've said before, the Trumpists are *hunting* trans kids. The media is silent. The Democrats are silent. And someday they'll all claim they fought against this. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/08/anti...lgbtqnation.comAnti-trans news site outs Olympic skater's trans sibling - LGBTQ NationWomen's gold medalist Alysa Liu has a sister competing in track and field in the San Francisco Bay Area. 3646451550
Flotation Device @flotationdevice.bsky.social · 08/08/2026When you're so committed to your terrible hairstyle that you have to get fake terrible hair because you just can't pull off the comb-over anymore. Or comb-a-rounder. Or fiberglass fog, whatever we're calling it. 000
Reposted by Flotation DeviceMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Scientists of the Nautilus research ship capture a Big Fin Squid on camera, at 5454m (17’800 ft) depth. This was their live reaction: 🔊 #AGoodPlace 281069268
Reposted by Flotation DeviceDeva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is a very serious problem for libraries, archives, and knowledge-keepers of all kinds. If you don’t control access to your collections, *you do not have collections.* If we do not have permanent access to records, stories, & sources of knowledge then our histories and memories are not our own. 6790440
Reposted by Flotation DeviceProPublica @propublica.org · 06/08/2026Have you ever noticed your monthly SNAP benefits are low? Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are the victims of EBT theft. If you think your SNAP benefits may have been stolen, we want to hear your story.propublica.orgHave Your SNAP Benefits Ever Been Stolen? Help ProPublica Investigate.We need your help to report on EBT theft. Please share this form with others in your community who’ve found their SNAP benefits disappeared. 8266124
Reposted by Flotation DeviceSimon Willison @simonwillison.net · 06/08/2026Just had to create an "accidental-cyberattacks" tag on my blog We're up to four now: the original OpenAI+Hugging Face one, Anthropic's me-too attacks, then two new ones from the UK AI Safety Institute and Irregular that OpenAI reported yesterday simonwillison.net/tags/acciden...simonwillison.netSimon Willison on accidental-cyberattacks4 posts tagged ‘accidental-cyberattacks’. Incidents in which an AI lab was testing the cyberattack potential of a model and it inadvertently performed a real attack against another organization. 1714529
Reposted by Flotation DeviceCeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 05/08/2026when i hear about alaska having unprecedented heat advisories, I think about the melting permafrost and wonder how much it’s going to affect rural infrastructure it’ll be hard to build data centers on a melting tundra when the ground acts like a waterbed 0113
Reposted by Flotation DeviceUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 05/08/2026"Joel" shares, "We're staking young apple trees, tying them to support them against the wind, in Parker WA. We're wearing masks as protection from the polluted air but it's still bad. I leave with a headache and very irritated eyes. The AQI is 189. I earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou 11317116
Reposted by Flotation DeviceWomen’s March @womensmarch.com · 05/08/2026🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw 94396864858
Reposted by Flotation DeviceThe Lever @levernews.com · 05/08/2026Campaigns are gambling their war chests on Wall Street — and some keep earning after the politician leaves office. Or dies. One just lost $634,000. Another is still making money 13 years after its candidate died. 11711
Reposted by Flotation DeviceNANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller August 4,1951 241055108
Reposted by Flotation DeviceGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 04/08/2026You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs. 778154033522
Reposted by Flotation DevicePBS News @pbsnews.org · 31/07/2026The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI. 2032637975
Reposted by Flotation DeviceGil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/07/2026If you ever feel unqualified, remember that a gang of billionaires spent $900 million for 60,000 acres with no water, no infrastructure, a roster of endangered species, and a voter-approved ordinance that specifically bans building a city there. Now they’re begging politicians to bail them out. 281255516
Reposted by Flotation DeviceProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇 362169463