Reposted by Gayle ForceNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22hKatie Zacharia was practicing law the right way. by Ezra Klein 423276406 0
Reposted by Gayle Forceinnes mck @innes.bsky.social · 16/10/2026idk i think the inherent desire to personify and empathise with the world around us, animate or otherwise, is fundamental to our humanity. i love it. that companies would prey on that urge and leverage it against us disgusts me 118920 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Except he didn't fund it, I did, paying a much higher tax rate than the white supremacist. Those thrusters are SpaceX tech for which we—not him—have paid ~$31 billion. I paid for those cold gas thrusters and the software running them, and what I get in exchange is a short video and white supremacy. 342757515 0
Reposted by Gayle Forceashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15/10/2026it is shocking that more people in perimenopause don’t simply walk into the woods 731056119 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceNoelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness… 313146432307 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 15/10/2026BREAKING: In an interview w/Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia admits that despite describing herself repeatedly as a lawyer and working as General Counsel for a non-profit she has never been licensed to practice law and failed the California bar. 1071594435 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/10/2026If these frat boys were holding up "Stop The Genocide" signs on campus instead of raping women, universities would have expelled them and banned the frats already 92651622 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJames @elchopo99.bsky.social · 15/10/2026i want to eventually see the insanely long elon musk documentary, but in the interim, this short 2 paragraph nuclear bomb from @karlbode.com is about the single best description of elon ive ever seen 4436151 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Also I know from where the case is procedurally there was no way that December execution was going to happen, but that Trump was pressured enough to walk this back I choose to take as a good sign 000 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceAndrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 09/10/2026NEW: ICE agent in a high-viz vest holding a rifle at the scene of shooting near the Bronx has a history of allegedly lying, using excessive force, and courts have found his arrests unlawful. @dmehro.bsky.social @awinston.bsky.social, @regret.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-ag...wired.comICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal ArrestsBrenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court. 331091452 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 15/10/2026so many of us saw this coming (Radley included), from January 2025:newrepublic.comThe Laken Riley Act Spells Chaos for the Immigration SystemThe U.S. immigration system isn’t ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets. 51127365 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I am sure there are snarky jokes to be made here but as someone whose job it is to sometimes witness executions, I am so fucking relieved for all of us 100 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Also it is against the law for her to say she's a lawyer, so *technically* only the paper can say this bullshit, not her 010 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Literally *against the law* for her to call herself a lawyer in possibly every state but certainly DC, NY, and CA, congrats to the paper of record 030 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work. 16798142178 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJesi🃏♠️🔥 @luciferjesit.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This was such a great answer from Abdul El-Sayed about his previous criticisms of President Obama. 12462981456 1
Reposted by Gayle ForceRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Crazy idea: Democrats should defend immigration and immigrants, run on the idea that immigrants make America great, and stop Homer Simpsoning themselves into the shrubbery every time Republicans try to demagogue it. 582824759 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJames @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This bad boy can fit so many nationalized space companies inside it you wouldn’t believe it 544775728 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 13/10/2026And here’s the trailer for BEING HEUMANN. In cinemas Nov 6, streaming on AppleTV Nov 13. I saw it last night at the London Film Festival & it’s a triumph. 15725172 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceSean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This chart in this morning's NYT is awfully misleading. Suggested edits in red to avoid any confusion. 131089280 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Almost like the boat strikes are just performative murder and not a serious counter-drug tactic. www.wsj.com/world/americ...wsj.comWhy U.S. Airstrikes Are Failing to Stop the Global Cocaine BoomSmugglers are shifting routes and using new tactics to evade military targeting, resulting in record supplies and plunging prices. 19493154 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It's almost a joke at this point, but the entire story of Mamdani's mayorship really has been "it turns out we can just turn off the orphan grinding machine, the switch was right there the whole time." 74166812 0
Reposted by Gayle ForcePreeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Hi there is currently no ethical way to use genAI. Hope this helps. 4756145 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Yeah so here quality of life = how white the city is, don't it 000 0
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Everything about this is delightful including the bird automaton actually for sale (and going to a good cause!) youtu.be/7f6xlHh1fok?...youtu.beKelly Clarkson Brooklyn Store Video, Revealed: What REALLY Happened? | PTFOYouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT 030 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/10/2026OSSOFF: Mike, you just confused Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act despite reading from your notes ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️ 161934182 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It's a good evening to review the Save the Academy coalition's action items and pick a few to do tomorrow during business hours (or send some emails tonight) 👀 save-the-academy.orgsave-the-academy.orgSave the Academy of Natural SciencesDon't mourn — organize. The museum's last public day is Sunday, Sept 27. Ten things you can do today. 010940 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJoshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 14/10/2026i simply want democrats to be the version of themselves that steven miller conjures in his nightmares 71622289 0
Reposted by Gayle ForcePhilip Bump @pbump.com · 13/10/2026That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.ctinsider.comThe 2026 question: Which is more powerful, money or people?Elon Musk has spent $366 million this election cycle. Philip Bump examines what that kind of money can buy in American politics. 401494636 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 13/10/2026It’s a politics of white reconciliation premised on anti-Blackness. 12374100 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceKath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I feel like "but X is the relevant app! it's where it all goes down!" is not a good sales pitch to the users of this site, all of whom are a couple bad days away from moving to the woods 301516245 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 12/10/2026My probe into how local cops in Pa.'s York County teamed with ICE to bust 500-plus immigrants on busy highways, terrifying the Haitian community and shattering families over a busted headlight 287(g) has made York the worst place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...inquirer.comHow York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will BunchLocal cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home. 511692813 1
Gayle Force @gayleforce.bsky.social · 13/10/2026If you've had shingles as an adult but don't meet the age requirement, you can ask your doctor to write a prescription for the vax. Those shots will make you feel like shit but it'll be nothing compared to shingles 000 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJoshua Earle, Ph.D. @cyborgapologist.bsky.social · 13/10/2026AI is a very particular thing to the boosters: A Sin Eater A consequence absolvement machine. See: AI "going rogue," Roko's Basilisk, this... all tied up in some transhumanist eschatological fervor for an uploaded rapture without death, pain, or the vaguest discomfort of someone telling you no. 131 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceAnthony Oliveira @meakoopa.bsky.social · 12/10/2026used to be able to google a line i sort of half-remembered and get the quote but now it just takes the thing I half-remembered unaltered and hallucinates a play & character to attribute it to (or just another author and century entirely!) the line i wanted (w HIS affections and TEND) is from hamlet 817129 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceRevan @revan.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026Turns out Rainbow Capitalism is good because the alternative isn’t Rainbow Communism 6698123 0
Reposted by Gayle Forcehilzoy @hilzoy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Radley Balko is a national treasure. He also hates asking for subscribers. If you’re in a position to do so, subscribing to his newsletter would free him up to do what he does best: reporting on criminal justice. radleybalko.substack.com/p/four-years...radleybalko.substack.comFour years of The Watch: And an appeal for your supportA thank you to the paid subscribers who make my work possible. You should join them! 05923 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceIan Miles Schlong @tedcruznipples.com · 12/10/2026Imagine if losers like this were in charge of the union during the civil war. “The armed seizure of Fort Sumter raises serious questions about our Southern friends and neighbors continuing their upsetting rhetoric about secession” 35610 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceJohn Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I can't put it better or more succinctly than Dan Levy puts it here. There's an idea among misogynists like Shane Gillis that the only context for a woman's existence is her sexuality in relation to him. It's an attitude, promoted and amplified by SNL, that perpetuates violence against women. 521631 0
Reposted by Gayle ForceIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14805002211748 1