Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialRaphael Wimmer @raphaelwimmer.bsky.social · 19hCurrently, a diagram is making the rounds that is claimed to show a significant reduction in Russian disinformation bot activity after Ukrainian drones hit Yandex data centers. There is no evidence that this plot shows real data. I suspect that this image is AI-generated. 13624261
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 10/10/2026they also announced this week they are weakening food safety regulations and enforcementnews.bloomberglaw.comFDA Signals Leniency for Small Retailers Under Food-Tracing RuleThe nation’s leading food regulator plans to relieve pressure on small food retailers and restaurants subject to regulations designed to speed up investigations of foodborne illness outbreaks. 19184123
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJames Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This time next year toxic chemicals in our food will be mandatory 59029
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Our long national nightmare of minimizing toxic chemicals in our food is finally over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comFDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmedRegulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic 1181378624
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 148147156343
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 09/10/2026Who went through all the major platforms where the Pentagon might stream their barbaric firing squad "livestream" execution to see if it violated their policies? Me. I did it. 351457433
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I’m not saying nobody believes those things. I’m saying there’s no way that I personally know of to tell the difference between sincerity, ordinary attention-seeking, and profit-driven attention-seeking. 31689
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When you see things on X that seem impossible for a human being to believe (like a desire to turn over parenting to AI), keep in mind that you can make money with raw attention over there. 744342
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 09/10/2026Kind of a buried lede in the results of this Supreme Court approval rating poll from Marquette: Overall support for Supreme Court expansion, which even Democratic politicians were dismissing as "radical" just a few years ago, is now at 53 percent today.marquette.edu/2026/09/marq... 492776786
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club" 511153453422
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDaniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 08/10/2026100% a legacy defining black eye for Polis that he commuted an unrepentant and malicious person like Peters who is still fixated on trying to disrupt elections, tho. Should earn him an open ended blacklisting from Democratic politics going forward. 1037045
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 06/10/2026True, this is — but it’s remarkable how long most of them held the pose without breaking character, right? 1134
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialAlex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 02/02/2026God, it must have been internal agony for all these racists to pretend for years that their opposition to affirmative action was on the grounds that it was hurting smart Asian students while hating them every second of the way. 2445
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 06/10/2026Amazing to watch figures on the right fess up, with affirmative action in college admissions and the Voting Rights Act cleared aside, that meritocracy never meant squat to them.talkingpointsmemo.comChris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a ThingTo the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in... 25416
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialóÓÒò ¥€€₦ óÓÒò @spottedmenace.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The "model minority" is a cudgel used to sow division and erode unity and solidarity. Even when you clear those hurdles and "not like the negroes" your way into proximity, they'll move the goalposts to still keep you out. Hope everyone learns that lesson quick. 1154
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMaterialist Gnostic @walmsley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026this is what happens when one side polarizes against "virtue" as a concept 11324
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I say again it’s sort of amazing the libs are getting both Great Books and the Protestant Work Ethic in the national divorce 2073991
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialFrameToFrameNature @frametoframenature.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today's #BirdOfTheDay thanks to Helen is #BirdSupermodel. Any bird captured looking like it's posing for a magazine cover. Here is a Winter Wren working the ramp show on our deck. #birds #birding #birdphotography #nature #Ontario #Canada @helenbennett.bsky.social 333630
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I keep thinking back tot his study when I'm reminded of this incident www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgMULTIPLE GROUP THREAT AND MALLEABLE WHITE ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACADEMIC MERIT1 | Du Bois Review: Social Science Research on Race | Cambridge CoreMULTIPLE GROUP THREAT AND MALLEABLE WHITE ATTITUDES TOWARDS ACADEMIC MERIT1 - Volume 10 Issue 1 314921
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026anyway remember that tim carney is one of the “reasonable” conservatives 24194684
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 06/10/2026interesting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 19370411104
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialAaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Everything must be 100% meritocratic! Best man for the job!" (a few brown people succeed) "Whoa whoa whoa, it's not all about achievements. What about my friends?" 0142
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialquaithe of the shadow asshai @clarkconquers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Did that….just say….”we’re too meritocratic”???????? They want us to turn into the Joker?????????? 2384
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a little louder for the cheap seats in the back 3256171949
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJacqueline @justjacque.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Flower of the day. #Flowers #BloomScrolling #DailyFlower 0224
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialFlipsToStock @flipstostock.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I’m not sure I’m understanding. Is his point “We should only be meritocratic up to a certain point, when whites stop winning”? 2801
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialAthul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 06/10/2026Not content merely to elevate mediocre whites, these people seek now to make a virtue of mediocrity itself 192
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I long for just straight up racism instead of this "actually white people possess uh ancient ways of knowing and studying hurts us" 2785256
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026Everyone wants someone else to plan dinner parties & invite them.derekthompson.orgYou Are No Longer Invited to DinnerWe’re witnessing the death of hosting in America. The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined 70 percent since 1975 2916628
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026wikipedia has been ANNIHILATED with AI bot traffic for a while now (because LLMs can't get enough of it) which puts a huge burden on its tech and server costs. and now it looks like bots are making unauthorized edits to pages and trying to hack community tools diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o... 11999292
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026it blows my mind that these bizarre AI people think “the commons” is just sitting around for them to strip-mine for free 171450206
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMatt @justmattmichael.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When Kamala Harris wanted to do this stuff, Theo Von voted For Donald Trump. 14219
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialChanga_Husky @changa.gay · 04/10/2026Tech Bros and companies have a real consent problem. 0863
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialTarwin Stroh-Spijer @tarwin.art · 02/10/2026I've been watching this with e-commerce sites we work with. Sudden 10x traffic that takes the sites down. Needs to be treated as a DDOS attack by law. 157511
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialEdd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working. I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this. 723439685
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJen in Motion @jeninmotion.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Further proof betting markets are evil and must be destroyed: I had to agree that I would not make a bet on the election as an election worker yesterday. Kalshi and Polymarket are bad. 091
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the tech bro who uses AI to play fantasy football for him is being dragged online. no one has ever been quite so mad frankly. 1661643119
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialhogandavis.bsky.social @hogandavis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I love to pressure my friends into pretending to do my hobby so I can interact with the robot they tasked to placate me. This is a good society and I am very happy with the world. 2572
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026lol, if you know my history as a teen Watergate geek, you know I never miss a chance to write about Nixon! But team Trump's obsession with rewriting the 1970s past is really about controlling the future, and killing off the concept of accountability My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...inquirer.comTrump’s fixation on Nixon is also a warning | Will Bunch NewsletterPlus, what Texas Senate ads during an Eagles game really mean. 1222689
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDelthia Ricks @dricks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026More vaccine insanity: Texas pediatricians are facing investigations by State Atty General Ken Paxton for vaccinating children. Paxton, a candidate for the U.S. Senate, has alleged that a sprawling profit-driven vaccine conspiracy is underway. Pediatricians say the accusations are pure intimidation👇nytimes.comTexas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children (Gift Article)Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate, has alleged a sprawling profit-driven conspiracy. Pediatricians say the accusations are an attempt at intimidation. 1187
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The other reason I don't really know what to do with these pieces is that they are paired with puff piece profiles of the fascists, platforming of the fascists, & appalling pieces in the business section about whether violating the NATO treaty & seizing territory for Lebensraum is a good investment: 39914
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Anyway, I'll start taking this coverage, pitched as "accountability" pieces, when the NYT stops doing the "Reverse Emails" (bsky.app/profile/mcop...) & starts covering the crimes & lawless authoritarianism the way it covered Hillary Clinton's email server & Joe Biden's age in 2016 & 2020. 114629
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don't really know what to do with these pieces, because: 1. They refuse to used "illegal" & "unconstitutional" & "corruption" in the heds, deks, ledes, or body text 2. They disappear from the front page/headlines within 36 hours & never become THE NARRATIVE, contra EMAILS & BIDEN IS OLD, etc. 321095366
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialJared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Forum boards are the best form of internet, full stop, and the internet began to suck more and more as we strayed from that light 361092122
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialEric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dudes, have you dropped a friendship because a guy was the a creep or inappropriate to women? Did you pay a price? 22698
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is happening all over rural America. We need to wake up, people. There's no Greg Bovino in his Nazi coat to blow whistles it. It's daily Gestapo-type terror, aided by the banality of evil local cops www.sltrib.com/news/2026/10...sltrib.comICE enforcement in a small Utah town sent a community into fear. Local police played a key role.ICE enforcement in a small central Utah town has residents afraid to leave home, avoiding main roads and keeping their children home from school, one resident said. 14966438
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialCNN @cnn.com · 05/10/2026Six in 10 tech workers who participated in a new survey say they try to avoid using AI, according to Stack Overflow, a popular question-and-answer site for programmers.cnn.comTheir jobs were among the first to be changed by AI. Now some are trying to avoid it | CNN BusinessLaura Housh began using AI in her work as a software engineer in 2024, intrigued by the promise of how it could help with coding and other tasks. Now, roughly two years later, she has a love-hate rela... 66611
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same. 5230181612
Reposted by @jane1321.bsky.socialDanny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And most of the propaganda comes for a small group of people (percentage wise) 559216