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Jeff Meyer

@jeffme.bsky.social
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Refusing to take refuge in cynicism. USAF, intel, techie, map lover & fan of fair representation. Facts & science matter. He/him. Was @meyerjef on Twitter

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6h
Is insider trading an official act? Asking for a Chief Justice.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6h
The “discomfort” white people feel when we discuss race is an inheritance that was taught to them. Teaching children to become complicit in the horror of enslavement and segregation is horrible too. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a masterpiece b/c it tells that story of that negotiation.
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 21h
Supreme Court enabled that violent movement via United States v Cruickshank (a decision that Roberts #SCOTUS later echoed in Trump v United States [worth reading @leahlitman.bsky.social's Lawless where she lays this all out. pp 96-97, 139]
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
More like Queen Carlotta youtu.be/RZNCVvXRRsg?...
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QUEEN CARLOTTA of Mortville
YouTube video by crapdedoodah
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Or, how about: isn't that the definition of reliance? Building plans around abstract ideas of the society we're going to live in [based on laws in effect]?
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
IANACS, but isn't that the whole game? Make up a doctrine that applies to 2A and is "narrowly tailored" so it doesn't apply to other amendments?
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026
🥰 you heard her folks, share with your coworkers! share with your friends! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back
A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives ...
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/10/2026
The TESCREAL's dictionary
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'd pay subscription $$ for that. Who else is in the cast?
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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
60 Minutes just ran a weakly skeptical opening piece on AI, followed by other segments that seemed like gee whiz endorsements.
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Tom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
He couldn't fill the Butler High School arena in Vandalia, OH, which has a capacity of 5,000. There were several stretches of empty seats in upper bleachers as Trump took the stage — and many more by the time he finished speaking 93 minutes later. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Trump, campaigning in Ohio, says the midterms will bring a ‘big surprise’
The president rallied Saturday for Sen. Jon Husted, who faces a tough race against Democrat Sherrod Brown, and for GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Iran destroyed naval base in Bahrain, we just withdrew (under an agreement Biden made) from Iraq, and now Whiskey Pete has cut and run from the UK. But sure, we're winning the war.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A 10K contribution and a $900 million return. The scale of the graft in Homeland Security is a) off the charts and b) possible because no-one believes they will face any accountability
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also why you're the best
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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In some ways, the biggest difference between me and a person who is "successfull in media" is this clip right here. Thompson is summoning every ounce of her strength to sit there and listen to sports praise of a sexual predator. I'd... lose my shit and get fired.
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Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026
Kids just be doing shit
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Edward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
There's much complaint about how all the press (and this interview) is negative, but this synopsis is incredibly generous. It's like saying Tristram Shandy is about a man and his Uncle Toby, or Infinite Jest concerns both tennis and Quebec.
Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed a wide range of issues, including the war with Iran, the artificial intelligence boom, the Federal Reserve, the Supreme Court, and his outlook for the midterms.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A interactive video AI model has been developed which its makers claim passed the Turing Test 48% of the time. (I watched the sample video, and it was impressive, which is disturbing.)
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Introducing Griffin, the first model to pass the video Turing test.
48% of people who talked to it live thought it was a real human. Previous systems have had a pass rate <3%. It is #1 on NVIDIA's benchmark for full-duplex Al video.
It's the first Human Interaction Model (HIM).
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mr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 01/10/2026
Griffin: a human interaction model. The first video conversational model to pass the Turing test www.tavus.io/griffin
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Griffin: The First Human Interaction Model | Tavus
Griffin is the first Human Interaction Model (HIM). On live video calls, 48% of people who talked to it thought it was a real person.
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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I also highly recommend this excellent short video by @jamellebouie.net on the current intra-right party spat this ad set off (and the power of narrtives) www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_vD...
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The White Man as "Welfare Queen"
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Isn't losing sophistication over time a normal and human arc?
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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026
To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
During the World Cup.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The core platform they were using, comma.ai, has no formal safety certifications and is under investigation for several fatal accidents involving the comma platform. comma is run by several Musk- and DOGE-proximate leaders. Draw your own conclusions. arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09...
arstechnica.com
Aftermarket driver assist under federal probe following fatal crashes
Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They were kicked out of multiple parking lots they were using. No fences. No advanced permission. Not a controlled environment.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@404media.co is completely missing the story here: powerful, unreliable and sometimes fatal tech (comma) is so easy to use, boneheaded amateurs can set up risky environments in public / uncontrolled environments. Completely irresponsible journalism.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What about public safety, @ncweaver.skerry-tech.com? Sure, it's cool tech, but should it be used in public areas without permission? Especially when your control system (comma) has had unreliable/fatal results elsewhere?
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seriously? This was completely irresponsible. No permission to use the parking lots. Used in populated areas. Risky (lethal in recent cases) car control software. @404media.co - be better.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Some tech workers?" How about "irresponsible tech workers" experimenting with self driving car automation using unsafe software built by former DOGE and Musk lackeys in parking lots in populated areas without permission?
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wrong link
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If you need a refresher about the issues involved in release of Vol. 2 of Jack Smith’s report, you’re not alone. The case was briefed months ago, but has been sitting on the court’s docket waiting for oral argument. I wrote about it back then: joycevance.substack.com/p/trumps-pas...
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Trump's Past Is Catching Up With Him
We’ve discussed Trump’s ongoing efforts to prevent the release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report on the now-dismissed classified documents prosecution against the president.
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delfin @thedelfinclutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Jim Jordan Rule applies. To their base, it doesn't have to be plausible or factual or even sane. It simply needs to be loud and public and what they want to hear and believe. What rational people believe is irrelevant to the noise machine.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Law is a moral practice. And there are many ghouls amongst us.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is a human rights abuse worthy of prosecution under intentional law. Minimally, they should be impeached and removed for this alone.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Other states besides Texas with voter registration deadlines over the next 7 days: Arkansas, Arizona, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, South Carolina.
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Melissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On @strictscrutiny.bsky.social, we noted that Alito hadn't recused in Suncor (he owns stock in 2 oil companies, & he flew on a PJ owned by someone w interests in one of the companies in the case). He's now recused. . . which likely means there are still 5 votes for Big Oil. tinyurl.com/2425sh73
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Justice Alito Recuses Himself Days Before Major Climate-Change Case (Gift Article)
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. had faced pressure to recuse himself from the climate case because he owns stock in oil companies.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remember, on November 3, a vote for Republicans is a vote for Elon Musk
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
True in the U.S...
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction.
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“The notion that somehow this museum or any part of the Smithsonian is done by people who don’t love America, don’t care about America, is unbelievably wrong,” Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch said. “You cannot understand the greatness of a country without understanding the totality of a country."
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‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacks
Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sound familiar, Steven Miller?
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Stephen Miller Can You Hear Me
ALT: Stephen Miller Can You Hear Me
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
It is no coincidence that rationalists and EAs tend to be straight white guys from well-off families, because for everybody else, the world usually conspires to knock some sense into you about your inherent god-emperor genius by the time you’re old enough to drink.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026
As a former pretentious little shit who grew out of it, rationalists (et al) annoy the piss out of me because they are adults with the mentality of tweens - they are somehow still convinced they are the greatest geniuses who have ever walked the earth. It is the worldview of an arrogant baby.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/09/2026
I have a theory about how many of the world's problems are caused by people who were told they were the smartest people alive as kids, believed it, and then when they became adults and couldn't accept that maybe they weren't that special, started breaking shit if only to prove they were special
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🙏🏼 for calling this out & sharing.
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Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Roger's correct. A perfect article. So well done.
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