Reposted by JessyJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you need to send a fundraising email with the header “We know you’re not an ATM” maybe it’s a sign you ought to reign in the grifter consulting firms that are alienating supporters with a constant stream of panhandling spam to raise money that mostly gets poured back into their own coffers? 14958170
Reposted by JessyJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New from 404 Media: when you upload images to Copilot, they're not private. Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users' prompts/images, according to internal docs we got And they're horrified at what they're seeing. Bombarded with requests to make sexual AI images www.404media.co/humans-readi...404media.coHumans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're HorrifiedHuman contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI... 14667346
Reposted by JessyCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11470912039
Reposted by Jessykwisatz haderade (#FreeSkylar) @booksandbows.bsky.social · 30/09/2026stepping off the court is an automatic technical for the player but getting out of your seat and stepping toward a player isn't an automatic ejection for the fan? that doesn't make any fucking sense at all @wnba.com 17311
Reposted by Jessybecky hammon’s crucifix @real-point-god.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I know your tribulation and your endurance and the slander of those who say they are #WNBA fans and are not, but are a sanctuary of Satan. -Statement of solidarity for A’ja, the Aces, and everyone else who has had to play the Children of the KKKorn at Gainbridge Fieldhouse this year. Revelation 2:9. 2304
Reposted by JessyWorking Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 29/09/2026Meanwhile, the median American's net worth was $192,700 in 2022. 192,700 seconds ago? Just 2 days ago. 1103
Reposted by JessyWorking Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 29/09/2026910 billion seconds was almost 30,000 years ago. Pre-dating recorded history. 2165
Reposted by JessyWorking Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 29/09/20261 million seconds ago: about 2 weeks ago. 1 billion seconds ago: 1994. Elon Musk’s net worth is (currently) $910 billion. So...how long ago was 910 billion seconds? 45216
Reposted by JessyAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 29/09/2026Democrats seem headed for big wins, but one avenue for self-sabotage would be adopting R's framing on trans rights. @billiejsweeney.bsky.social spoke with insiders incl Lanae Erikson of Third Way and Rep. Sarah McBride for this substanial piece of new reporting. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgDemocrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned MediaInsiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights. 301103320
Reposted by JessyAstra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Forget grandiose talk of curing cancer - this is what AI is actually doing to healthcare. In the words of one cardiologist: “it’s bots fighting bots, agents fighting agents, a horrible dystopic future nobody wants to live in.” 282158855
Reposted by JessyNPR @npr.org · 28/09/2026Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse. n.pr/4AC1wxUn.pr'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideasAuthors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse. 717458
Reposted by JessyAstra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 14/11/2024When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit. 1127378502
Reposted by JessyKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 29/09/2026Why eat spaghetti when linguini, bucatini, fettucini and Capellini exist? 411545
Reposted by JessyKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 29/09/2026I've written and looked into a bunch about the texture of food and when people want to understand why texture matters so much I ALWAYS point to pasta because it's the same raw materials just different shapes and the shapes exist for a reason. 1201
Reposted by Jessyemily blight 🐦⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 29/09/2026quick fashion tip: if your base tone is “copper-based blood,” don’t let your tanned, dirty blonde friends talk you into matching chartreuse turtlenecks. you will *not* “both look soooooooo cute.” 21297
Reposted by JessyDavid Kaye @davidakaye.bsky.social · 29/09/2026here’s the problem with the framing. *reconciliation* even in the south africa context could only come *after truth*. put away the R and focus on T. ppl have to realize that not everything will be subject to criminal or even civil process. so what then? ignore? or find creative ways to do justice? 513226
Reposted by JessyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Other fun facts from the story: 1. nearly a quarter of Anthropic's 2025 revenues came from two customers 2. These numbers *include* the revenue share from Amazon/Google selling their models. 680976
Reposted by JessyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Reuters got some of the IPO docs. Anthropic is a total dog of a company. Spent $12.6bn to make $4.6bn in revenue in 2025, $7.33bn of which was compute costs. Operating loss of $8bn. Losses getting worse year over year. Amazing stuff www.reuters.com/business/fin... 17341501400
Reposted by JessyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Based on my own reporting on OpenAI's audited financials from 2025, it appears that Anthropic was a worse business (at least in that year), spending $2.75 make $1 versus OpenAI spending $2.60 to make $1. So many people told me this company was "more profitable"! www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op... 21636137
Reposted by JessyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026That being said, I really hope this is the last lesson people'll need to to stop purchasing or at all trusting meta's or other "AI" companies' products. bsky.app/profile/wolv... 51109132
Reposted by JessyDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026So uhhhhhh… Apparently meta's muse "AI" is just straight up doxxing people to strangers on FB marketplace??? This has the potential to hurt so so many people, and I genuinely wonder how long before they roll out a fix for it. 11041791441
Reposted by JessyProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595993539
Reposted by JessyPSL_4Loko @psl4loko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The whole speech is good, but this part in particular is particularly relevant now. www.trumanlibrary.gov/library/publ... 5460180
Reposted by JessyVoteHub @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.” 6855131015
Reposted by JessyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Stories like this have, for ages, treated men's desire to harm women as a sort of background noise, a weather we just normalize and accept and try to work around. Feminism is among other things a process of denormalization. 292397729
Reposted by Jessywhet moser @whetmoser.com · 25/09/2026i want nathan fielder to do undecided voter focus groups 62428368
Reposted by JessyElla Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We're 52% of the way to our goal of 100 subscribers! If you love progressive, diverse romance novels, please join our community on Bindery and help us launch a romance publishing imprint with them: rebeleverafter.binderybooks.com 179
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 18/09/2026By now I’ve stopped counting how many people in the room I’m in are actually wearing masks, for that number rarely rises above one. So now I’ve been counting how many people in the room I’m in are coughing and coughing, for that number seems to never be none. 19625
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 21/09/2026According to a CDC report around 71.5% of adults in the US “experienced fatigue on multiple days over the past three months,” and while I know that people are tired of hearing about Covid, it’s worth noting that one of Covid’s lasting impacts is persistent fatigue. 09524
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I keep hearing people say they have been sick for weeks, they have razor blade throat, they have constant fatigue, they have prolonged headaches, they have lingering coughs, they have a steady fever, and I keep hearing these same people say that Covid was in the past. 110822
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Despite the fact that Pennsylvania has reported four deaths from measles, the CDC has decided to only include one in its tally, which is further proof that those in power have learned that it is difficult to end an outbreak, but is is quite easy to change what counts. 010729
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Upon noticing they had restocked the shelves with test kits I jokingly told the pharmacy technician they should have put them with the back to school supplies to which she replied she had suggested that but the store manager had told her no * Week 340 librarianshipwreck.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/p...librarianshipwreck.wordpress.comPlague Poems – The Three-Hundred-and-Fortieth WeekIn honor of Labor Day: I have a friend whose boss came in carrying donuts. And I have a friend whose boss told them not to come in. And I have a friend whose boss came in carrying Covid. * I must h… 17720
Reposted by JessyPlague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Department of Health in Florida has confirmed the state’s first death from dengue fever this year, and though you will hear that the victim was not young or healthy, please remember: in this era of plagues none of us is as young and healthy as we like to think. 06118
Reposted by JessyThe Needling @theneedling.com · 19/09/2026“When we saw that there are still any elementary school students who can read at a 5th grade reading level and finish entire chapter books, we knew we had to do something,” said Microsoft and foundation co-founder Bill Gates. 25116
Reposted by JessyBrendan. In Boston. @brendaninboston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026When a Dem politician says something anti-trans, they lose my enthusiasm and material support. That's it. Does that mean I'm going to vote R? Don't be stupid. It means that if they can't support this obviously oppressed tiny minority, then it's really hard for me to trust their judgment. 227246
Reposted by JessyEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights. 150108011823
Reposted by Jessyscwiba @scwiba.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This man won his primary by 30 points. 4590011880
Reposted by JessyRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026People who continue to pursue a technology under these circumstances are either massive liars or truly believe this and are persisting anyway, and either way they are rotten people who should be removed from all forms of power and access. 23684162
Reposted by JessyRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026iit would probably be in poor taste for me to re-heat this article every time the 49ers have a season-ending injury but boy. they sure do have a lot of season-ending injuries. perhaps because of the thing I'm talking about in the article 816729
Reposted by JessyIruka @iruka-abolition.bsky.social · 11/09/2026did you know that the people who did the podcast also wrote a book, life after cars? if it’s not on your reading list, add it today! Boneshaker or Moon Palace are worth checking locally. 063
Reposted by JessyKeezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 11/09/2026weirdly, I don't consider either supporting or fucking over trans kids as a strategy. it's just. like. a core value of mine to not be a fucking bully. I actually put that pretty high on my list of priorities. kinda speaks to your character that it's not one of yours, eh 620434
Reposted by JessyPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Please support this work if you can: www.instagram.com/p/DdCU3XPGyP... - this organization continues to have my heart. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 1166
Reposted by JessyPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Some of you know that I co-founded Liberation Library in 2015 with great comrades in Chicago. The org is volunteer led and has continued it's amazing work. They are trying to raise $15,000 to send books to incarcerated children as a back to school fundraiser - mailchi.mp/cc51694705fc...mailchi.mpStack the Books for Back 2 School 310193
Reposted by JessyAlex Segura @alexsegura.com · 10/09/2026If you’re promoting comics or books or any human-made art form, don’t use AI to create graphics for your podcast or platform please. 😭😭😭😭 636670
Reposted by JessyJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345113687
Reposted by JessyAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/09/2026There is never a compromise you can make that will satisfy them. They will still attack you and force you to concede more. You should never concede anything to them because they want to eradicate trans people. 81601213
Reposted by JessyEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 08/09/2026OpenAI and Anthropic are the poster children of concentration risk, with 1% of customers providing 80% of revenues, with a large chunk of that coming from unsustainable AI startups subsidizing their users' token spend, artificially pumping revenues. www.wheresyoured.at/concentratio... 1539