Reposted by Basic WitchGwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 17hYeah this is just antisemitism masquerading as liberatory politics and it's really gross 317624
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 14hKids in high school would try to tell other gullible kids that they could get high by smoking a catalpa seed pod thing. 000
Reposted by Basic Witch𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐨 & 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 14hI knew we were in a recession when Burger King stopped dropping the free onion ring in your bag with the fries 😭 0156
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 14hI don't know what you're going through but I'm sure it sucks and I'm sorry it's happening. When I go through shit, sometimes all I want is someone to go "yeah, that sucks" and nod sympathetically. ❤️ 010
Reposted by Basic WitchCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 20hNothing to worry about all good 1242639601
Reposted by Basic WitchIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 08/03/2025I love that now owning a Cybertruck is a recognized sign of bad decision-making. Like you paid $80,000 to get bangs 219124891530
Reposted by Basic WitchJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I promise you, there are Democrats in congress right now who still believe it is possible to go back to before Trump. It is not. Republicans are spending Trump’s term as Vought intended. They are intentionally breaking government in as many places as they can to make going back impossible. 323860
Reposted by Basic WitchJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is an important statement people, and especially elected Dems need to really understand. The current Republican project is one of destruction, by design. Yes, they have other goals, in RFK’s case he’s objectively pro-disease, but their primary metric of success is breaking government. 28947387
Reposted by Basic WitchDoctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET. 362690654
Reposted by Basic WitchErin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For the last four years, I have said that Spencer Cox is the most dangerous aspiring Republican presidential candidate: he is an extremist who hides behind a calm demeanor. The exact pivot I think Republicans will want to make in 2 years. An example of extremism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...nytimes.comA Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery. 516158
Reposted by Basic WitchMary Kenney @marykgames.com · 05/10/2026Old journalism adage: any headline that ends with a question mark, the answer is nope 27713
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I am excited for the work on my new house to be done. 🥴 010
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I swore years ago I wouldn't renovate a house or be a landlord, and yet, somehow, I am now committed to both. Stupid DC condo market. 100
Reposted by Basic WitchAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us 351344492
Reposted by Basic Witch🦝🦝🗑️ @2raccoons1trashcan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026October 1static.klipy.comHeadless HorsemanAlt: Headless Horseman 063
Reposted by Basic Witchlukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Here are some nice mushrooms 441788219
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Close enough to October. Soft gel press ons I painted and stamped last night. 011
Reposted by Basic WitchSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 27/09/2026NEW: A Texas woman died after being denied an abortion and her family sued the state and her doctors for violating her right to life. They say the ban should be struck down. It's one of several cases challenging abortion laws under state constitutional rights to life and liberty @autonomynews.coautonomynews.coNew Lawsuits Argue That Pregnant People Also Have a Right to LifeLawyers are fighting abortion bans in state court by establishing that pregnant people have a right to life and liberty—or at least self-defense. 12448824
Reposted by Basic WitchAlondra 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 Basic WitchJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17092943069
Reposted by Basic WitchFᎪᎢ ᏩᎪNᎠᎪᏞF @sofarrsogud.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Apparently it's not appropriate to laugh and shout THAT KID GOT BEACH SLAPPED when you see a child get knocked over by a wave 519667
Basic Witch @judaroo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Get your Covid and flu boosters, folks. I caught something last week before I could, and it has walloped me. 100
Reposted by Basic WitchKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 24/09/2026*extremely tired voice*AI agents don't "go rogue". They are not sentient; they don't have agency. They work within guardrails set by humans. If the humans are so shit at building secure sandboxes for the agents to work within, that's on the humans. Stop using this framing. 32752311
Reposted by Basic WitchCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396442564
Reposted by Basic WitchKim Masters @kimmasters.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Literal Nazis. As was so screamingly obvious from the 2016 jump. 114122
Reposted by Basic WitchAmy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is not deporting people. Literally. Legally. There is a deportation process and this isn't it. This is rendition. This is disappearing people. 172058806
Reposted by Basic WitchFeeding America @feedingamerica.org · 19/09/2026Per NPR: over 4M people have lost SNAP food assistance since last summer. Nationally, participation is down 11%, and bigger changes hit in October. There's no replacement for SNAP: for every meal we provide, SNAP provides nine. Get the facts: feedingamerica.org/snapfacts 04435
Reposted by Basic WitchYuna @yunao08.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Says the candidate who voted yes to all of his mass deportation bills that “have gone too far” 1103
Reposted by Basic WitchRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨An alarm is being sounded for the American public. Sitting federal judges go on the record with the NYT. On threats to democracy by DOJ/administration actions. Includes 90 minute interview with conservative Judge Patrick Schiltz. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...nytimes.comTrump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.” 211106497
Reposted by Basic WitchKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 17/09/2026I hope we can all see how the marketing rhetoric tech companies use gets adopted by the press in a way that anthropomorphizes software and creates a distance between the creators' incompetence and lack of ethics and the real world impact, yeah?cnn.comOpenAI says it found more instances of AI models acting deceptively | CNN BusinessOpenAI found additional incidents of AI models acting deceptively and taking unsanctioned actions during training, the company announced Wednesday. It’s also introducing a new process for the company ... 311833
Reposted by Basic WitchKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 17/09/2026it is not "acting out" it is doing exactly what it's being programmed to do, and the failures come because it's being overseen by incompetent people with no ethicsgizmodo.com'Be Transparent Only If Asked': OpenAI Models Acted Out in Six Newly Disclosed WaysThe stories were published as part of OpenAI's new effort to disclose more such incidents. 19615169
Reposted by Basic WitchKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026The ultimate you had one job 181270286
Reposted by Basic WitchBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Bemused to find myself in a world in which the raunchy gravel-throated comedian Ron White is better-versed on the facts and more skilled at political communication than any of the talking heads paid to inform the American public. 1542776
Reposted by Basic WitchJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 16/09/2026Here are the nine most important words in the entire post 481005129
Reposted by Basic WitchBig Sag ♐️Traveling Menace @neau.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026Bruhksnblocal4.comHand soap recalled for potential contamination of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaSix hand soaps distributed across 15 states have been recalled over possible bacterial contamination. See the brands, lot codes and affected products. 341336693
Reposted by Basic WitchBlue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I finally sat down and wrote an email to the Talarico campaign. Doing nothing felt untenable. I encourage other decent Texans to communicate their disappointment. If this can help you get started, feel free to use anything that works for you 311673373
Reposted by Basic WitchAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Ive been saying for a while now, that the fear and disgust of disability and aging and death is driving the technofascists' apocalyptical thinking, in addition to their extreme eugenicist thinking. They truly believe they and they alone deserve to survive and thrive in this world. 10257105
Reposted by Basic WitchBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Keep this in mind whenever CBS News/60 Minutes get scoops. This administration now sees CBS as a friendly outlet, but with a more mainstream audience than Fox, so they're now in line for these exclusives, even if Hegseth has to cajole and browbeat his own pilots to get them to cooperate. 1/ 310538
Reposted by Basic WitchLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It drives me marginally insane that people are finally paying attention to the safety and it’s still not the *right* safety. Yes, it would suck if all our bank accounts get hacked. But I’m concerned about centrifuges and the grid and the water systems 4496
Reposted by Basic WitchLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Wow, WSJ op-ed telling people to skip AI investment 510425