Reposted by Jeff MeyerRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 6hIs insider trading an official act? Asking for a Chief Justice. 8423101
Reposted by Jeff MeyerProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 6hThe “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. 519949
Reposted by Jeff MeyerMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 21hSupreme 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] 17924
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026More like Queen Carlotta youtu.be/RZNCVvXRRsg?...youtu.beQUEEN CARLOTTA of MortvilleYouTube video by crapdedoodah 000
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Or, 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]? 020
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 06/10/2026IANACS, 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? 010
Reposted by Jeff MeyerBarred 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-...bookshop.orgThe Originalism Trap: How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It BackA 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 ... 25112
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'd pay subscription $$ for that. Who else is in the cast? 000
Reposted by Jeff MeyerHoward French @hofrench.bsky.social · 05/10/202660 Minutes just ran a weakly skeptical opening piece on AI, followed by other segments that seemed like gee whiz endorsements. 182
Reposted by Jeff MeyerTom Shafer @tomshafshafer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026He 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...nbcnews.comTrump, 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. 22912
Reposted by Jeff Meyeremptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Iran 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. 37565188
Reposted by Jeff MeyerDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A 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 522311837
Reposted by Jeff MeyerHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith at last night’s Power to the People concert, wearing a Springsteen/No Kings shirt. 635162093218
Reposted by Jeff MeyerElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In 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. 351191173
Reposted by Jeff MeyerCornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026Kids just be doing shit 691170180
Reposted by Jeff MeyerEdward Swaine @edswaine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026There'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. 123
Reposted by Jeff MeyerLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A 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.) 76615
Reposted by Jeff Meyermr. TIM @timkellogg.me · 01/10/2026Griffin: a human interaction model. The first video conversational model to pass the Turing test www.tavus.io/griffintavus.ioGriffin: The First Human Interaction Model | TavusGriffin is the first Human Interaction Model (HIM). On live video calls, 48% of people who talked to it thought it was a real person. 8507
Reposted by Jeff MeyerStephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I 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...youtube.comThe White Man as "Welfare Queen"YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 0152
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Isn't losing sophistication over time a normal and human arc? 000
Reposted by Jeff MeyerJohn Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 01/10/2026To lose visitors in the year you HOST THE WORLD CUP and celebrate a big anniversary is truly incredible. 25946248
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 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.comAftermarket driver assist under federal probe following fatal crashesFeds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles. 010
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They were kicked out of multiple parking lots they were using. No fences. No advanced permission. Not a controlled environment. 150
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. 110
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026What 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? 100
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Seriously? 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. 000
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? 000
Reposted by Jeff MeyerJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If 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...joycevance.substack.comTrump's Past Is Catching Up With HimWe’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. 351151418
Reposted by Jeff Meyerdelfin @thedelfinclutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 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. 2876
Reposted by Jeff MeyerAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Law is a moral practice. And there are many ghouls amongst us. 614017
Reposted by Jeff MeyerAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is a human rights abuse worthy of prosecution under intentional law. Minimally, they should be impeached and removed for this alone. 15493160
Reposted by Jeff MeyerAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t do student loan relief. Can’t mandate vaccines. Can’t help home owners. Can commit human rights abuses. 12740175
Reposted by Jeff MeyerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Other 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. 1276228
Reposted by Jeff MeyerMelissa Murray @profmmurray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On @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/2425sh73nytimes.comJustice 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. 614951
Reposted by Jeff MeyerMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Remember, on November 3, a vote for Republicans is a vote for Elon Musk 25930
Reposted by Jeff MeyerVoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026NEWS — 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.” 6855471027
Reposted by Jeff MeyerAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The 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. 37933245
Reposted by Jeff MeyerStephen 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."theguardian.com‘Let’s tell the truth’: Smithsonian head given standing ovation as he hits back at Trump attacksOutgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’ 0448
Jeff Meyer @jeffme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sound familiar, Steven Miller?static.klipy.comStephen Miller Can You Hear MeALT: Stephen Miller Can You Hear Me 000
Reposted by Jeff MeyerFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026It 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. 271923221
Reposted by Jeff MeyerFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026As 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. 372483295
Reposted by Jeff MeyerMike Masnick @masnick.com · 27/09/2026I 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 281185168