Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 22hI mean, it's in the Metro. But let's face it. We've all THOUGHT about it... 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Lotta deaths in the past 30 days. 2 people I knew and were relatively close to. Cheetah. Marjoe. Cronos. Probably forgetting a few. But sometimes, Emperor Maggot pulls through. Case in point, Jim Bakker. Coulda taken him sooner, but ya took him still. 000
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneMother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026We see your Western Massachusetts lesbian KN-95 bar story. We raise you "bookseller tries to figure out if the company that posts close-ups of trout eggs that's trying to buy his entire inventory is actually AI scheming to slice up rare books to scan them" story.motherjones.comA bookseller confronts a mysterious company hunting his rarest booksWas a Kentucky retailer targeted by a destructive AI "predator"? 37922
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneThe Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 23/09/2026“I made a tape loop on the tape recorder, sat down at the piano, and played against the tape recorder. I could count on the tape recorder to stay put … And I would move – and that’s how the phasing process was discovered, with the interface of a human being versus a machine.”theguardian.com‘Good music is good music, and most music is not!’ As he hits 90, master minimalist Steve Reich looks backAt 14, he heard Stravinsky and resolved to be a composer. As Reich approaches his 10th decade, the man revered by the likes of David Bowie reflects on a life that changed the soundtrack of modern living 0198
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Self cannibalization. It's not only praxis, it's the inevitable LAW. "Ever get the feeling you been cheated?" 000
Reposted by Jeff Bernstone404 Media @404media.co · 20/09/2026404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. www.404media.co/a-secretive-...404media.coA Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over404 Media is revealing the name of Border Patrol's predictive policing units, which analyze financial data and have local cops pull people over. The people are not suspected of any particular crime. 20344209
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 19/09/2026Every publication cheaps out on staff now and instead relies on desperate freelance stringers so the dingbat company making "Tilly Norwood" can pitch a Forbes contributor and get a new press cycle whenever they want 320326
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneTyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”orlandosentinel.comDocs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI... 9655492163
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting. When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comHow Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per MonthBrown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism. 18887478
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For over 2 years, our old studio apt on Boylston boasted an original Peter Max in the kitchenette. How we obtained it isn't particularly interesting. There were 3 of us living there, frequently having to share a single pack of ramen. But we had an original Peter Max. RIP. apnews.com/article/pete...apnews.comThe psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son saysThe artist Peter Max has died at age 88. Max was known for colorful, psychedelic pop art that expressed the optimism of the “flower power” movement of the 1960s and graced everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship. 010
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I may or may not have insisted that a certain efficiency expert-turned-Ayahausaca dweeb read Ecstasies or the Night Battles before shooting off their deftly undeft mouths one night after a few too many glasses of something or another. I can get away w/that cuz I'm charming. What's your excuse? 000
Reposted by Jeff Bernstone404 Media @404media.co · 15/09/2026Want to know what AI is up to? @jasonkoebler.bsky.social is here to tell you that recent advances in artificial intelligence and the ability for AI to act on the internet has a 100% chance of being annoying as hell, and is already ruining the internet.404media.coThere’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online. 36723
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 14/09/202625 years after the U.S. government embraced mass surveillance in the wake of 911, it’s time to re-evaluate and consider responses that address the problem as a whole, former EFF Executive Director Cindy Cohn and EFF Board Member Bruce Schneier wrote for @lawfaremedia.org.lawfaremedia.org25 Years of Mass Surveillance is EnoughTwenty-five years since 9/11, tech and political shifts have increasingly pitted mass surveillance against constitutional rights. 217447
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Coulda written something snide about the last few Dead Boys "reunion" tours but... damn, if his music didn't play a pivotal role in my life for four decades. RIP Cheetah. Hope you, Stiv and Crocus are making a helluva racket in the Bardo. Here's an overlooked gem... www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKo6...youtube.comCheetah Chrome and the Ghetto Dogs - Selftitled 1987 EP Vinyl 10"YouTube video by luis german lombo 001
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 11/09/2026One of those songs I find myself singing to my cat whenever it comes on. Needless to say, I have a three hour playlist of JUST this song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGG...youtube.comFireYouTube video by The Pointer Sisters - Topic 100
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneICIJ @icij.org · 11/09/2026A new report from @anthropic.com shares case studies of threat actors trying to use Claude for malicious activity, including a sustained espionage operation conducted by Chinese-speaking operators. buff.ly/Fh72X9Ranthropic.comCountering misuse of AI: September 2026 / AnthropicCase studies from threat actors disrupted between December 2025 and August 2026 across seven areas of harm, from cyber operations to biological misuse. 12113
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There's lots of memories I have of 9/11 (any of which are personal since my fiancee at the time lost her father while another friend likely died) but a darkly humorous one sticks out. Hawkers would come into local bars to sell bootleg FDNY memorabilia. FDNY was misspelled. 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Can't donate as much as I'd like to, but if you give a shit about independent media and fringe tastes, you'll support the supporters (who, for the record, are pretty incredible filmmakers in addition to being exemplary curators): www.gofundme.com/f/cathode-ci...gofundme.comDonate to Cathode Cinema Annual Fundraiser 2026, organized by Cathode CinemaWE’RE BACK FOR THE ANNUAL CATHODE FUNDRAGER! NOT A PANIC BUTTON. JUST OUR YEA… Cathode Cinema needs your support for Cathode Cinema Annual Fundraiser 2026 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The amount of times I've been told "You're a paid writer so you can handle the check, right?" would be hilarious if it wasn't so fucking tragic. That's not how it works. That's not how life works, sunshine. 100
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Being told to submit a 30 minute video introduction for "AI review" in order to apply for a seasonal retail gig that pays only slightly more than minimum wage isn't just absurd. It's outright inhumane. Maybe there's a very good reason why you can't fill your open jobs. 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Having worked as a copywriter up until almost two years ago, as tempting as it can be to look to cash advances as a gap filling measure, it's still a Hell I'm grateful to have never experienced. 010
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneThe Baffler @thebaffler.com · 28/08/2026In our most recent issue, religious studies professor Joseph P. Laycock describes the calls he’s gotten from people who believe they’re dealing with demonic possession. thebaffler.com/salvos/terri...thebaffler.comTerritorial Spirits | Joseph P. LaycockHe didn’t realize his dream job would involve desperate strangers asking him to save them from demonic oppression. 254
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Turning a dangerously beautiful woman onto the wonder that is Mayo Thompson after she brought the most superbly prepared griot to my apartment w/ out even knowing my weakness for it makes everything seem right in the world, regardless if omens point otherwise. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tVc...youtube.comThe Red Krayola - Transparent RadiationYouTube video by MrTheoCrumplith 010
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Is Citibank thinking what I'm thinking? Yes. Citibank is thinking what I'm thinking. Is Citibank thinking what I'm thinking? Yes. Citibank is thinking what I'm thinking. Is Citibank thinking what I'm thinking? Yes. Citibank is thinking what I'm thinking. Is Citibank thinking... 100
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 09/08/2026“The result is a new era of distrust, where readers constantly question whether what they’re reading is AI and real human writers try their best not to sound like it.”theverge.comAI detectors are creating a new era of distrustAI detectors are feeding into accusations and distrust. 44613
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Still hits me like a slug of warm white wine on a burning summer day some 35+ years after I first heard it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCR...youtube.comDot DashYouTube video by Wire - Topic 010
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneMaggie Harrison Dupré @mharrisondupre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026NEW: A PR firm used at least 15 fake personas — equipped with fake emails, fake websites, and in some cases, fake AI-generated faces — to send me dozens of pitch emails about its (very real) clients. Those clients told me they had no idea this was happening. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comWe Are Alarmed by This PR Firm Using a Small Army of Fake AI-Powered Publicists to Barrage Journalists With Pitches for Its ClientsA PR firm called Movchan Agency operated a roster of fake PR representatives, some with AI faces, to pitch journalists on stories. Why? 5204104
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Had a handful of run ins w/ Jeff Connolly over the years and... the less said of the dead, the better. Still, when you can out-Roky Roky Erickson, you just might be on to something. RIP, Mono Man. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wBJ...youtube.comLyres - We Sell SoulYouTube video by Munster Records 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Regeneration helped look after Mr Butch after being tossed out of Kenmore Square. Not the only reason to view this as a tragedy, but certainly a large one. 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Binging and bonding w/ Cathode TV participants over Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is one of those simple pleasures that makes life so much richer and rewarding. 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Sad that Sam Neill's claim to fame was some dinosaur horseshit as opposed to Sleeping Dogs or Possession. But on the other hand, Lindsay Graham died so... yay karma? 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I had a friend (fine... my old band's go go dancer) who was fond of stating that good things happen every day. They probably do. She moved to Singapore and could afford that privilege. Haven't spoken to her in 10 years. Is Mercury News a reliable harbinger of big business resistance? I'm dumb. 001
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneMatthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 09/07/2026A large part of the Internet is considering a firm break-up with Google. For smaller publications, the rallying cry has been a long time coming. www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-pa...linkedin.comA big part of the Internet is considering a firm break-up with GoogleFor about a year, I've considered removing TheDesk.net from Google Search. 041
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 05/07/2026I dated an axolotl breeder for over two years. While they're darling creatures, they stank up their water like no one's business. 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026How can this Skeletor motherfucker still have a career? 000
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026As a former Salemite, I con confirm that yes... the chop suey sandwich exists. It may be of questionable legality, but it definitely exists. And I can guarantee that no date will justify putting up w/ it. 010
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneNegativland @negativlandland.bsky.social · 04/07/2026www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPZ0...youtube.comOur National AnthemYouTube video by Negativland - Topic 13617
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026If Cambridge Analytica couldn't stop the scumbaggery of Zuckerberg et al... well, there's no telling just how low they'll stoop. ground.news/article/meta...ground.newsMeta Posed as Teens to Test Rival AI ChatbotsThe project ran under the internal name Cannes, and a Meta contractor called Covalen managed it. WIRED reported that hundreds of contractors created dummy under-18 accounts. They sent prompts and imag... 020
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Lemmings do what lemmings do. And if that means dying from a heat stroke cuz you just can't live w/ out a chili dog or Lee Greenwood's "music," I ain't gonna cry too hard. 010
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneConsumer Time Capsule @consumertc.bsky.social · 04/07/2026As you party on the 4th of July, it's important to take a moment to remember that Spuds Mackenzie's vital role in the signing of the Declaration of Independence. (Bud Light calendar, 1990) 14630204
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Fourth day of brutal 90+ degree heat and I have no idea how Lady General manages to survive. Even w/ two fans at maximum speed, I'm still breaking out in a heat rash. Poor baby has more fur than, I dunno, an angora sweater or something. I've never prayed for rain, but Baby Xenu? If you're up there? 000
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 27/06/2026The Bear and the Goat Poraj, Poland, 1966. Photo S. Stępniewski. 215235
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 27/06/2026The final arbiter of truth in 2026? A 30 second quip full of snark and sass, signifying a surplus of unjustifiable ego. Ever get the feeling you been cheated? "... All contents of meaning are absorbed in the only dominant form of the medium." - Jean Baudrillard 000
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 27/06/2026FCC won't pony up messages between Musk and Carr? You don't say... arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...arstechnica.comFCC accused of hiding Chairman Carr's messages with DOGE and MuskFCC refuses to provide messages, has "wasted a year" of court's time, filing says. 39536
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneDan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 25/06/2026Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft. newjerseyglobe.com/media/nearly...newjerseyglobe.comNearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over alleged copyright theft - New Jersey GlobeThe massive coalition of local newspaper publishers filed a federal lawsuit today against OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging the technology companies 15821
Reposted by Jeff Bernstonedell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026NEW: The White House pushed its app onto federal work phones in May. Workers who try to delete it say it keeps comes back. There's a button to "text President Trump" that autofills "Greatest President Ever." ("Any information on the app is safe and secure,” the WH says.) By @telliotter.bsky.socialwired.comFederal Workers Can’t Get the White House’s App Off Their Phones“I deleted it as a test and it came immediately back,” says one government employee. 25320145
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Every so often (at least once a week) I think about my old bassist's habit of quoting from Jack the Ripper's letters when he would court his lady friends. Not surprisingly, he was charming enough to make it work. 100
Reposted by Jeff BernstoneSteve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026American Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman (and father of Uma Thurman) has died at the age of 84. bobthurman.substack.com/p/a-message-...bobthurman.substack.comA Message from the Thurman FamilyDear Friends, 0217
Jeff Bernstone @jbernstone.bsky.social · 16/06/2026One of my proudest achievements has consisted of taking Italian friends out to Pizza Hut. Needless to say, I'm rarely invited to their parties. Not even their shindigs. 000
Reposted by Jeff Bernstonemaia arson crimew 🏴 @crimew.gay · 16/06/2026SCOOP: So remember Dialog, Peter Thiel's private society that doesn't have a public website and no public list of members? I (along with a number of other journalists) have just been tipped off that embedded in the code of their closed off website there IS what seems to be a list of some members. 354155365439