Reposted by JOSHUADon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One of these was literally a Trump 2024 campaign ad. The only difference is that it now says "paid for by the US government" 50894189
Reposted by JOSHUAAnna Lind-Guzik @alindguzik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Hard to think of anything less abstract and more materially consequential than being pregnant 972065464
Reposted by JOSHUAGremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This piece about AI meeting with religious leaders gave me conniptions www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comReligious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious. 7418
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026just saw a campaign ad for the Trump admin, paid by the US government, as a commercial during an NFL game….. 000
Reposted by JOSHUAEveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Read freely. Think critically. Vote thoughtfully. That’s the library-to-democracy pipeline. 04213
Reposted by JOSHUAKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 01/10/2026This week's announcement of an "AI accord" was lazy extraction class performance art, designed to pretend corporate oversight still exists in a country increasingly too corrupt to functiontechdirt.comTrump’s ‘Morally Binding’ New AI Guardrails Are Meaningless PuddingCorporations have long enjoyed creating toothless "self-regulatory" regimes that exist primarily to pre-empt real government oversight. While the quality of these orgs can vary somewhat, generally they're just a toothless pantomime designed to pretend that corporate power can effectively police itself for ethical and competitive breaches. U.S. history has a thing or two to say... 612835
Reposted by JOSHUAProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/20268/ As the @nytimes.com reported, DraftKings uses machine learning and data scientists to entice losing customers with promos to keep them going — even if those are the customers at risk of becoming addicts. The company says it doesn’t unfairly target people.nytimes.comHow DraftKings Uses A.I. to Target the Gamblers Likeliest to LoseData science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction. 91300190
Reposted by JOSHUAProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114056086
Reposted by JOSHUAJohn Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Two brains in a trench coat 210326
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just read @nhannahjones.bsky.social piece, get to the end and of course this is the number of comments 000
Reposted by JOSHUAAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 362829764
Reposted by JOSHUATimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U.... 762204769
Reposted by JOSHUABill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026US data centers will be use more natural gas than any country except China, Russia, Iran and the United States. It's like we're inventing a huge new nation, just when the climate needs it least billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...billmckibben.substack.comThe Two Horsemen, Riding in FormationIs There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense? 10290143
Reposted by JOSHUAKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026That's a good question -- anyone know who the reporter is? 1541549
Reposted by JOSHUAHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026“Dr Dan Wolfson is a clinical psychologist who specializes in grief. He worries that deathbots could isolate people during a time when they need (human) support. ‘Having community around grief is really important…’”theguardian.com‘I created my mom and talk to her’: AI ghosts and deathslop are changing the way we mournThe rise of AI-generated tributes and bots for ‘talking’ to the dead has experts concerned more people will grieve in isolation 1347
Reposted by JOSHUADael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The folks over at Votebeat, a nonprofit newsroom, reported out the goings-on in the Town of Fenwick Island, where hotels and vacation homes held in trusts are people, in functional political terms. Some good interviews with locals - the mayor, but other property owners, toovotebeat.orgIn Delaware, corporations can vote in local elections. Some people are trying to change that.A Delaware beach town offers broad voting rights to corporations, spurring broader debate over who should be allowed to take part in elections. 11111
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Random, but anyone know any books that have a scene with someone waiting at an airport? Working on my novel and I have a scene like that and want to see a reference/example 000
Reposted by JOSHUAMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This NY Times story is largely a summary of Trump’s anti-free-speech moves. But there’s an interesting nugget: Trump’s access ban against the Associated Press had a motive beyond the “Gulf of America” dispute. Trump wanted AP to give him rights to that photo of him after the Butler, PA, shooting.nytimes.comHow Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects. 18280147
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026www.alternet.org/2021/07/poin...alternet.orgWhat the cult classic 'Point Break' can teach us about capitalismDirected by Kathryn Bigelow, the cult classic Point Break follows Johnny Utah (Keanu Reeves), an FBI agent who infiltrates a band of bank-robbing surfers led by Bodhi (Patrick Swayze). Though Johnny i... 001
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Can we just end “letters of recommendation“ as a practice? 000
Reposted by JOSHUABrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 07/09/2026A Labor Day reminder: having a job is no longer enough to protect millions of Americans from homelessness. For many workers, the greatest threat isn't losing their job. It's that their job will never pay enough, never provide enough hours, never offer enough stability to keep them housed.nytimes.comOpinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity. 5032471228
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The “controversy” about Hasan is really indicative of the asymmetry between the liberal and conservative media. Attacks on the Right make it to liberal media, not conservative media. Attacks on the Left are absorbed in liberal media and conservative media. 000
Reposted by JOSHUAThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/08/2026Exclusive: A Post investigation found that for-profit trade schools defrauded the U.S. government of over $300 million through the GI Bill, exploiting veterans with overpriced, short courses due to lax oversight and loopholes.washingtonpost.comHow predatory trade schools drained $300 million from the GI Bill and cheated veteransTrade schools fleeced VA — and taxpayers — of more than $300 million, often by teaching short and easy courses, a Post investigation finds. 39239
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Feel like ”common sense” is too often a euphemism for “i refuse to learn any new information about this topic that could make me feel i like I should change my mind.” 020
Reposted by JOSHUAThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/08/2026Is Gianni Infantino’s time up as Fifa president? - The Latesttheguardian.comIs Gianni Infantino’s time up as Fifa president? - The LatestGianni Infantino’s reign as Fifa president is in severe peril after the collapse of his plans to sell off parts of the World Cup to private investment. Lucy Hough speaks to columnist Jonathan Liew 138110
Reposted by JOSHUAKotaku @kotaku.com · 04/08/2026Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. kotaku.com/electronic-arts-official…kotaku.comElectronic Arts Officially Sold For $55 BillionWith the closing of the market today comes the second-biggest acquisition in gaming history 58611388
Reposted by JOSHUAReuters @reuters.com · 04/08/2026EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say reut.rs/4gc28C0reut.rsEXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources sayThe U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about the military's readiness for future conflicts. 2914378
Reposted by JOSHUAMatthew Remski @matthewremski.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Part 2 with @nathanevansfox.bsky.social on the BS of JD Vance. "Vance cares about family lineage, but he only sees it through imperial dominance. I care about lineage because I see it through the ways that feminism has kept us alive and committed to each other." open.substack.com/pub/matthewr...open.substack.com41.1 The Anti-Vance Would Like a Word Pt 2 w/ Nathan Evans Fox"Vance cares about family lineage, but he only sees it through imperial dominance. I care about lineage because I see it through the ways that feminism has kept us alive and committed to each other." 172
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026nathanevansfox.substack.com/p/do-not-rea...nathanevansfox.substack.comDo not read JD Vance's new book. Read this review instead.A review of JD Vance's Communion from an actual expert in his bullshit 000
Reposted by JOSHUAMIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026In "Why We Cooperate," Michael Tomasello draws on groundbreaking studies of children and apes to reveal the origins of human cooperation. Scholars Carol Dweck, Joan Silk, Brian Skyrms, & Elizabeth Spelke respond to his findings and explore the implications. mitpress.mit.edu/978026201359... 0274
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026It’s frustrating to see so much cynical culture warfare surrounding WNBA, particularly by folks who never watch any games. 010
Reposted by JOSHUAProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2026Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life. (Published Aug. 2024)propublica.orgWhen Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaran... 40980396
Reposted by JOSHUAHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 03/08/2026“Taken together, the past two years have seen more measles infections in the US than the rest of the 21st century combined. The last time a greater number of measles cases were recorded in a single year was in 1991.”theguardian.comRFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreakHealth secretary, longtime vaccination skeptic, spent years boosting misinformation about vaccines including MMR 411539
Reposted by JOSHUADavid Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · 01/08/2026if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone” 201120992632
Reposted by JOSHUASarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 01/08/2026August 🤝 Sneaking Up On People 022342
Reposted by JOSHUAWario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 01/08/20268Bitdo FlipPad Mobile Gaming Controller for iPhone and Android available for order on Amazon ($29.99) amzn.to/4pTCx4e #ad 2755
JOSHUA @joshuwa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Though i no longer work in journalism, part of the reason I still feel the impulse to defend mainstream news media, as imperfect as it is, is because it seems like so many of us are searching for the hidden conspiracy, when the powerful say all the evil stuff out loud in interviews and tweets. 110
Reposted by JOSHUAIan James @ianjames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026California generated more than half its electricity from solar in May — a new record @blancabegert.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...latimes.comCalifornia produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world recordNew batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar. 26921
Reposted by JOSHUARadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Like the hypocrisy and the open corruption, the naked, brazen lying is itself aspiring authoritarianism. They aren't lying to cover anything up. They're saying, "We know we're lying. You know we're lying. And we know you know we're lying. And there's nothing you can do about it." 541906520
Reposted by JOSHUACNBC @cnbc.com · 31/07/2026New York sues Kalshi, says prediction market is running 'illegal gambling operation'cnb.cxNew York sues Kalshi, says prediction market is running 'illegal gambling operation'It comes after a federal judge earlier this month denied Kalshi's attempts to intervene against the state's Gaming Commission. 13439121
Reposted by JOSHUAAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026So CBS and others invested in a pro trump audience that won’t arrive, alienating their actual audience, and trump propagandists are losing audience bc people are souring on Trump. Also helps explain the increased racist shrieking as they try to farm engagement www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...nytimes.comHow the Pro-Trump Media Ecosystem Is Splintering Ahead of the MidtermsOnce united in support of President Trump, right-wing influencers are embroiled in feuds and losing viewers, creating a problem for Republicans in the midterm elections. 912999722