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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 8h

FWIW, this also isn’t what Toaff said in the book. He republished the book with an afterward on the scandal of its publication. (Linked.) www.medievalists.net/files/081114...

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 8h

There are a half-dozen GOP Senators who have enough sense to find the incompetence of their caucus embarrassing. One of them, John Kennedy, was sitting next to Eric Schmitt during this whole thing. I do think that group of Senators should be routinely pushed to acknowledge this jackassery.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 11h

The same day Eric Schmitt’s staff had pants “he could be Vance’s VP” buzz in Politico, Eric Schmitt embarrasses himself in real time during a committee meeting. There are no competent GOP politicians. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

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Eric Schmitt seems to confuse basketball teams in attempt to link Jack Smith, Fani Willis

Apparent confusion over team names derailed a line of questioning as Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) grilled former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday about his attendance at a basketball game, sugges…

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 15h

Cornell claimed that bringing public attention to the Cornell 7 case and the University’s egregious mismanagement of it would discourage victims from coming forward. It won’t. This will.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 15h

“Fuck that.” “I’m Sherrod Brown and I approve this message.” Another banger ad.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 15h

The GOP redrew the boundaries of Murphy’s district (NC-3) to try and crack Don Davis’s district (NC-1) and the combination of that redraw (which reduced Cook PVI from R+10 to R+6) and that, the bad environment, and the terrible Senate race are probably going to cost Murphy his seat.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 16h

The Medicaid cuts implemented by this administration are among the most evil policies and low income communities all over the country are hurting right now. For Johnson, these people are numbers on a page.

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 16h

This child is 13 and was testifying without an attorney present. Monsters.

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026

A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions.

Aten installed Muse on both his iPhone and a Mac mini that he uses to test out various Al agents and tech. It took Meta a single day to begin "helpfully" pitching article ideas based on texts he'd sent to a podcast co-host.
When he asked Muse how it got the information, it said that it read banners from incoming texts. But that's not true, either.
After doing a little digging, Aten says Muse synced 187,000 lines from his Messages database, despite Full Disk Access being Off.

Unless Aten is the most popular person on the face of the planet, I sincerely doubt he'd gotten 187,000 lines of text in roughly 24 hours. What happened is that, without permission, Muse went into the app and downloaded the information.
He had not given Muse permission to access Messages, and full disk access was not enabled. It just went ahead and uploaded those texts anyway.
Muse can take "unexpected actions" indeed.

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Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social · 18h

I see that digital consent is brought up a lot this week because Meta's Muse seems to do a lot of actions without people's consent (insert surprised face) So I want to share again my open access paper about the myth of digital consent journals.oslomet.no/index.php/se... ->

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A feminist Critique to digital consent | Seminar.net

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Rubio should wind up in jail, sharing a bunk with Hegseth.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm am shocked that the "underblogger" to Andrew Sullivan was willfully oblivious to the racism of a demonstrable hack.

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Philip J Fry: Not That Shocked

Alt: Philip J Fry: Not That Shocked

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What inspired Rufo's podcast about "the Indian Question" was Bo French's outrageously racist tweet about Indian-American students celebrating at a UT football game. French is also the sort of racist who feels nostalgic for the white nationalist state of Rhodesia. bsky.app/profile/robe...

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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 28/09/2026

EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social joins Spectacles to discuss the AI integrated surveillance towers that line the US-Mexico border – and that could be coming soon to a city near you.

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Something Worse than Flock is Coming.

YouTube video by Spectacles

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There are lots of Dems across the ideological range of the party who can introduce smart regulations on AI. Bernie is definitely not one of them, and if he’s seen as a leading voice on AI regulation, it’s bad for all of us.

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Sarang Shah @sarangshah.com · 28/09/2026

Gonna be real y'all this stuff puts me on edge

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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

ah, conventional human morality, where stealing a nuke is different from stealing a burger, completely extraneous facts to the acts of the robber! and a burger of cow is adjudged different from a burger of ground human infant! It is only I, megamind, who

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Megamind's Mischievous Smirk

ALT: Megamind's Mischievous Smirk

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If there are a bunch of people talking about the "coercive climate" at an event, then it's not a *consensual* non-consent event.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm going to treat this as a good faith question, even though I'm not sure it is. Many universities require students to take breadth requirements; that means humanities students take math and science courses and STEM students take humanities and social science courses. And that's good! Why? 🧵

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Van Orden says "blue states shut down refineries," then mentions Exxon in Joliet. The Joliet refinery wasn't shut down by the government. It had a massive power failure and flooded. (I don't fault Manu for not flagging that off-the-cuff; it's a crazy piece of BS.) www.wjol.com/joliet-refin...

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Joliet Refinery Delayed In Bringing Capacity Online As Midwest Gas Prices Surge - 1340 WJOL

Following a power outage that took an entire fuel refinery offline on Sunday, September 13th, filings with...

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Van Orden is very, very likely to lose his reelection campaign, and I think he knows that. Like many Republicans, he's on the horns of a dilemma: (a) flip on Trump and alienate die hards, while probably not moving any voters in the middle or (b) stick with Trump and lose the moderates. Both lose.

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The problem isn't rogue #AI models, it's *negligent companies*. If a biomedical firm put their product in public water supply because they wanted to test it 'in the real world', they'd be treated as criminal at corporate & individual level. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue

Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

we gotta bring this shit back

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This China-US agreement is a joke. I’m also not sure anyone involved knows what the word “deliverable” means. www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/...

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China and the United States Reach Eight Deliverables and Understandings

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.

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ProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption Probe

ProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o...

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Journalism gets the goods: Tim Tebow "pauses" his partnership with this wealth seminar company after @kieraevebutler.bsky.social's investigation. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Tim Tebow “pausing” Christian seminar promotion after our investigation

“I think the allegations are extremely serious."

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Benjamin Balthaser @blbalthaser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Even as Netanyahu calls Mamdani an antisemite it’s good to be reminded that American Jews feel safer w Mamdani than do w Netanyahu

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The fact that this is movie has a nearly three hour run time and I fully expect to be riveted the whole time speaks a lot to Fielder's brand at this moment. youtu.be/HvW_N5p1q44?...

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You Can See Everything | Official Trailer HD | A24

YouTube video by A24

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In Mecklenberg's lengthy, hand-wringing resignation letter, this is the only factual statement that stuck out and struck me as interesting. If there's a record that Boutros ordered a felony prosecution over her objections, that wouldn't excuse Mecklenberg, but it would definitely damn Boutros.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So, I'm not going to defend this list too hard (and Adam's top ten is much closer to mine than this list is). I think Homeland is a terrible show, but it has enormous cultural influence and a huge following. House of Cards is a borderline one for me, but it had enormous critical success at the time.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I gave a talk about US demo backsliding to a visiting group of Brazilian academics yesterday &, in response to a question, found myself explaining that—w/ Congress sidelined—the US is being driven to the right by an intricate dance btwn a POTUS & SCOTUS who are reactionary in subtly different ways.

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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a mess: an absolute mess of a decision.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m glad that Meta partnered with RayBans on the pervert glasses because it helps me ground my general dislike of RayBans

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ncarinsights.bsky.social @ncarinsights.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nearly half of ADL's 2025 Audit was tied to Israel. A new report from NCAR breaks down what's in that number, from Jews harassed or attacked over Israel's actions to public expressions of hostility toward Israel that ADL considers antisemitic, like 'From the River to the Sea.'

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I actually agree with Carville. It's obvious that - for years - his GOP contemporaries were better at messaging than him. And that's why he should bugger off and stop trying to influence party strategy.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mecklenburg should be disbarred. The best case scenario is that, through a protracted battle with the Boutros et al, she drags a bunch more of these fascists down with her.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a seriously damning ad, and the scandal underneath should end Marshall's career as a politician and a physician/administrator. It's interesting that Arch Naramore (a fringe candidate, but managed 20% of the GOP primary vote) endorsed Hamilton. thehill.com/homenews/cam...

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Marshall GOP primary challenger backs Democrat in Kansas Senate race

Arch Naramore, who mounted a primary challenge to GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) earlier this year, endorsed the senator’s Democratic opponent Thursday. Naramore said in a YouTube video he has “alw…

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The dumbest motherfuckers. Also, it is great that they just don't care he's on air and are (from what I can tell of the audio) mowing the lawn behind him.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hot take: This is the kind of list that’s impossible to make and I actually don’t think it’s that bad. It’s not my list. (I would not have GOT or Stranger things nearly as high after what they did to us with those late seasons.) But nothing on this seems outright insane to me.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I do think it’s bad that the US Ambassador to China can’t pronounce Xi’s name. But it’s not quite as bad as thinking “we told them we don’t like when they give Iran money and weapons” is a successful meeting.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Around halfway through Trump I, there were a lot of comedians making the point that having politics be terrible didn't make comedy better; it just made it necessary to stay sane. I am glad we have the Daily Show and McSweeney's and the Onion. B/c I've got to live in this political world.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Honestly, this is what she's always wanted to do. Anyone who's followed the stuff with her staff over the years knows that she doesn't want to work in congress. She wanted to do this... She's going to discover quickly that she sucks at this, just like she sucked in Congress, but that's her problem.

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BC is opening a lawsuit against ChatGPT. Under Canadian law, it is almost certain to win. Moffat v. Air Canada is pretty clear cut and the facts of this case are so disturbing and damning.

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Femi and the Foundation @femiandfoundation.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

more people need to be saying Al Rodriguez tbh

Al Rodriguez, bass player for Femi and the Foundation, clutching his Dingwall bass in ecstacy on stage

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The Bi of Hormuz @joshstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bootsy Collins. Lots of names come to mind. Mingus, Jaco, Thundercat, Les Claypool. Bootsy is the coolest. He's the One. youtu.be/vmPq9PfzkvQ?...

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Bootsy Collins explains the concept of the "the One"

YouTube video by ROGUE SPECIES

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