Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 6hA reminder on International Day of Older Persons: Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did 3 decades ago. Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date. 0186
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would. 902989805
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If our legal system does not prosecute this action as a criminal discriminatory offense against the LGBTQ+ community, then people need to burn down the legal system and start over. 010
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Those of us who support a Free Palestine should also support Land Back for indigenous Americans. We need to end both genocides and return what was stolen. 030
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…robertreich.substack.comSenator Abdul El-SayedHe would be good for Michigan and good for the United States 317166063702
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comRiley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding ClaimsGaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete. 1465024968
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 29/09/2026arstechnica.comApple worked with Trump admin to remove ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker saysLawmaker rejects Apple excuse for banning ICE-tracking apps as unconstitutional. 28597372
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Sen. McDerp just told off those Republicans. Bravo!" Sir or Madam, That's nothing. Do you confuse Congress for a reality TV show? Are you so starved of hope that you'll eat thin air? Please set a standard that requires fixing real-world problems, so we can stop repeating history's worst hits. 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The case won't be argued until December, and a ruling might not be issued until June 2027. Flights can resume until judgment. Damn. 56934
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comHow A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the MidtermsSee how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress. 5225451029
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29/09/2026There's less need to stress about advertisers following where you go online when you have Privacy Badger installed. privacybadger.org/privacybadger.orgPrivacy Badger 112546
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Agree, but don't even give them the cover of negligence. I'd like to see a proactive case made that OpenAI execs intentionally ignored their employees because they wanted the AI model to hack other companies. The whole point was to hijack the news cycle to promote the "rogue AI" fantasy. 010
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 29/09/2026UK decides against charging foreigners for museumslemonde.frUK decides against charging foreigners for museumsThe government announced in March it would explore the idea of charging foreign visitors to boost funding. But after months of consultation, the culture ministry decided against the move, saying it could risk deterring domestic visitors as well. 1833488
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is emphatically not how anything has to be. Capitulation is not a viable option. 000
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It's finally mainstream knowledge that Israel is committing genocide. It's not yet mainstream that the US and Europe have enabled and encouraged Israel's war crimes for decades.youtube.comPalestinian Girl Stands Up to Israeli SettlerYouTube video by AJ+ 011
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 28/09/2026The Trump administration has waged a war on clean energy during its second term. But according to newly published government data, it hasn't worked. Renewables have added 34 times the capacity of fossil fuels and nuclear power over the last 18 months.commondreams.orgDespite Trump’s War on Clean Energy, Renewables Have Added 34 Times More Capacity Than Fossil Fuels and Nuclear“Clearly, the White House has bet on the wrong horse.” 02313
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026HUGE: Autozone workers just won the first ever union at the company. Despite Autozone spending an estimated $210,696 and using every tactic in the book to stop just 11 workers from forming a union, the small shop in New York chose to unionize today. These workers will now join the @uaw.org. 11973131624
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Only 2 Democrats have so far joined the demand for top Biden officials complicit in the Gaza genocide to be boxed out of future admins: —Rashida Tlaib —Chris Rabb …Democrats support prosecuting members of the Trump & Biden admins for acts related to Israel's genocide by a *+35* margin, 57-22zeteo.comEXCLUSIVE: Biden’s Genocide Accomplices Targeted by New Accountability Campaign#DroptheGenocide20 demands Biden admin aides who enabled the Gaza genocide not be given roles in liberal spaces – like the role it turns out JD Vance pursued in 2016, when he ‘hated’ Trump. 617848
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Thanks to California's top-two system there are eight Dem-on-Dem House races in November. I went to two of these districts: one, a dem socialist against a scandal-plagues incumbent; another the race to replace Nancy Pelosi where she has taken a personal interest. prospect.org/2026/09/28/c...prospect.orgThe House Districts Where Democrats Are Still Fighting Each Other - The American ProspectCalifornia’s Democrat-on-Democrat races mirror left-vs.-center primary battles we’ve seen across the country. 33010
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Correct. AI is programmed, just not in the direct sense. The idea of "training" and "learning" algorithms is misappropriated and aspirational terminology. Under the hood, "training" is just having the computer approximate the desired program via tons of guess-check-adjust calculations. 000
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Read an article by an anon poli-sci prof who first argued that social media is innately hijackable by fascists, took a detour to throw a punch at "LGBT for Bernie" from 2016, and concluded that we need to regulate social media via publisher liability. Liberal Currents: +$200 when journals say "No." 000
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm pretty good with numbers, and these numbers Z̸̢̮͛̈á̸̲͝r̶̙̆̈́a̵͈̋̃k̶̡͋͂ͅḧ̵̙̇ ̸͎͂͌ų̶̢̃͝l̷͓̃̿-̶̤͑G̸̻̻̚ơ̵̘̔r̷͕̖͠a̸̧̯͘t̴̲͍̏̀h̷̯͌ ̸̮͊͝V̵̺̙͝h̷̺͒ą̸̋͒l̴̮͝ ̶͈͉̏Ą̸̬͋̚z̸̠̱̓r̷̬̀̑û̵͎̓l̴̠̑̀,̸̪͔̀͘ ̷̧̄̇K̵͙̀͒h̶͓́̌â̵̜̐͜z̴̬̈́̕û̷̦͍̈͝ľ̵̲̚ ̵͚̀̓Ṉ̵̨̀͋é̵̢̦t̷͇́h̷̭͖̀ ̵͚̿G̸̩̎ö̷̜ṟ̸͑a̵̫̾̔t̸̥̪̓̇ḣ̶̬̱͘;̶̱̙͑̏ ̴̦̔K̶̟̔̐ḧ̷́ͅả̴͙̻̂r̵̭̝̈́̃e̸̛̟̗s̵̬̣̈́̍h̴̖͓̽́ ̴͔̞͋N̴̙̚ä̸̼̪́̈x̶̠̹͆ ̵̳͘͝T̵̥̱͘h̴͎̮̋̒ą̴̙̑l̷̻̓̀,̶͕̣̊ ̵̧̛͆D̸͈͋ͅr̷͇͆͝a̶͎̝̿x̵̞͓̉̓ ̴̛̼̤Ư̸͔̼l̷̼̞̆̏-̴͖̀̄S̸̟͈̕û̶̠̭̊͗l̸̫͖̐̚ ̷̭̄N̵̜̋a̵̳̎͝r̴̹̉͌ ̵̞͗V̸̯́ȩ̸̅̈́t̵̨̀h̴̼̩̏͋ ̷̠̒͠A̵͍͍͝ķ̵̫̈́h̵̠̹̽͘ 010
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I'm going to blow your mind. They used to be delicious, but capitalism made them redder instead.newengland.comRed Delicious Apples Weren't Always the WorstTurns out the Red Delicious apple used to be...well...delicious. Here's what went wrong. 011
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wondering why anarchists are...skeptical of social democracy? The most prominent social democratic politician in america promising to arrest a genocidal war criminal, then publicly passing the buck, then cops from his city government crushing protests against said war criminal...is a handy example 3499
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026When you're hungry but you're locked in a room with only a water faucet, you might start banging on the pipes to get a message out. "That's not what pipes are for!" say the teacher and the academic, who can move freely. "How uneducated," says the teacher. "How uncultured," says the academic. 110
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If we want to address the extreme disparity between the highest and lowest paid people at a corporation, then we should add a tax on the standard deviation of total employee compensation. Or, better yet, the variance. Effect: The more equal the compensation, the lower the tax. 010
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 25/09/2026@poisonivy.bsky.social is incredibly brave to be speaking out. theasterisk.substack.com/p/the-effect...theasterisk.substack.comThe Effective Altruism Kids Aren’t AlrightOn sexual violence, Slutcon, and what happens when children take on adult responsibilities. 314229
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 26/09/2026At this juncture, no organization that headlines an "AI went rogue" story can call itself news. It's up there with failing to call Israel's actions a genocide. You took the side of untruth so that you could be closer to money and power. 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.) 28984592238
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fun Fact: A variety of groups as far back as 2001 knew this would happen as a result of overreaction to 9/11, and they loudly warned about it. Politicians and media called them unpatriotic and naive. This is all the predictable and intentional result of the "war on terror." 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026This is absolutely deranged: Months before murdering 6 people and injuring 27 more, ChatGPT told the teen school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC that using a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is “brutal” in a “hallway, indoors or a crowded classroom” because “close quarters” is that gun’s “playground” 20689312
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Trump regime has killed at least 234 people by bombing boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since last September. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. This is a danger to us all. 21833021500
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 24/09/20261/ Big news out of Berlin. Germany's left just had its best result in years, and the playbook should sound familiar. Simple message, huge ground game, relentless positivity. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy novaramedia.com/2026/09/21/h...novaramedia.comHow Zohran Mamdani Helped Germany’s Left Party Win in Berlin | Steven MethvenDie Linke’s victory in Berlin comes off the back of a laser-focused campaign on the city’s mounting housing crisis, writes Steven Methven. 5740061111
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It sounds dumber when AI is doing it, but keep in mind that humans were doing this same dumb thing on both sides. AI, like lots of technology before it, is automating stupidity for profit and calling it efficiency. The problem at the core of our stupidity is capitalism. 000
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you're thinking "Hey, I recognize that name," this is why. Here is Kyrsten Sinema in high-end designer clothing, doing a smug curtsy as she votes against a $15 minimum wage on the Senate floor on March 5, 2021.static.klipy.comKyrsten Simena's Thumbs Down in SenateALT: Kyrsten Simena's Thumbs Down in Senate 011
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The courts stopped rubber-stamping fascism, so the fascist started ignoring them. There had better be actual consequences, unlike last time Dems got power, but I hear no Democrats pushing for consequences. 010
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Trump administration is setting up a fake deadline in the middle of the lame duck session to force clearance of warrantless spying again, despite blowing its own statutory deadline to declassify a potentially damning FISA court opinion. @jamesjbaratta.bsky.social has more.prospect.orgTrump Administration Ignores Statutory Deadline to Declassify FISA Court Opinion - The American ProspectThe director of national intelligence appears to be withholding an explosive court opinion that could give lawmakers all the more reason to meaningfully reform surveillance law. 13222
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You can catch measles from someone who left 2 hours ago. Measles kills 1 in 1000 infected. Get vaccinated.youtube.comVaccine expert slams RFK Jr.’s handling of deadly measles outbreakYouTube video by Democracy Now! 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.propublica.orgThe Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly MoveDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu... 7818531040
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Here is an actual AI threat that our lawmakers should address. 000
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It'd be nice if US Senators prevented the active destruction of human knowledge by AI instead of getting duped by eugenicists about "killer superintelligence." @bluntrochester.senate.govyoutube.comAI Companies Are Destroying BooksYouTube video by AJ+ 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026By destroying Voting Rights Act and gutting 14th & 15th amendments the Roberts Court is recycling legal arguments once used by Confederates and white supremacists to destroy Reconstruction Please read my deep dive w/ @pemalevy.bsky.social in @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 231759734
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The film is called "Naza"youtube.comWhy Does This Film Terrify Israel?YouTube video by AJ+ 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As Health Director for Wayne County, we put vending machines with free Narcan and fentanyl test strips in 100 locations. We hoped to make even a small dent in offsetting the opioid epidemic that Mike Rogers made even worse by voting with the pharmaceutical industry his entire career in Congress. 13283742276
Jason Schadewald (He/Him) @jschadewald.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was told that socialism is scary and unaffordable, but actual socialists keep giving us good things while somehow eliminating deficits. 000
Reposted by Jason Schadewald (He/Him)More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Spending on data centers and other AI hardware now exceeds housing investment in the United States. According to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, private housing investment was $748 billion in the second quarter, while spending onAI equipment and data centers rose to $752 billion.fortune.comU.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other information-processing hardware now exceeds housing investment | Fortune"We’re seeing a pivotal shift in the US economy: investment is shifting away from residential investment and towards computers." 17274133