Reposted by Judith DonathEmily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you 7041801012
Reposted by Judith DonathJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The next morning, The Times changes its headline to insult all its readers. No, #BrokenTimes, we are not all clueless. This guy is. But you give him free publicity without exposing his racist history and the eugenicist roots of his followers. That's clueless. 24120
Reposted by Judith DonathTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 01/09/2026The real question is, are they paying these creators for stories in their favor? We already know they’re pushing out the free and independent press. Is this yet another attempt to hide their failures? So much for the “most transparent Pentagon in history.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comPentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian rolesConservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights. 1622070
Reposted by Judith DonathKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 04/08/2026“All of the speculation and hype around A.I. is hiding the fact that the technology isn’t just large language models or agents or data centers. It is the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation.”nytimes.comOpinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. (Gift Article)A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy. 412151
Reposted by Judith DonathJon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Turns out that food companies were only checking their food because the government told them to, which is exactly why we need government regulations. 40201864902
Judith Donath @judithmedia.bsky.social · 17/07/2026The planet is scorching, the air unbreathably smoky. And our Federal government has now stripped bike lanes and pedestrian protection from its list of best safety practices--they want "projects that promote vehicular travel." www.newsday.com/long-island/...newsday.comTrump administration strips bicycle lanes, pedestrian protections from proven safety listLong Island traffic experts said the changes aren't based on data and could affect what projects are funded. 000
Reposted by Judith DonathRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable. 35166192942
Reposted by Judith DonathThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/07/2026CEO Reveals How He Used AI To Build One-Person Company That's $1.3 Billion In Debt 4567741795
Reposted by Judith DonathEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Are you annoyed with the anthropomorphizing language being used in the "AI" discourse, but not sure how to talk about this stuff without it? @nannainie.bsky.social and I have got you covered: buttondown.com/maiht3k/arch...buttondown.comHow to talk aboutEmily M. Bender and Nanna Inie In our op-ed for Tech Policy Press ("We Need to Talk About How We Talk About 'AI'"), we made the case against the... 13388183
Reposted by Judith DonathAnna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 14/06/2026how very dare you 328744
Reposted by Judith DonathEddie Yang @eddieyang.bsky.social · 13/05/2026New paper in Nature. The more a government controls its domestic media, the more it dominates AI training data, the more pro-regime outputs we get from AI. By scraping the open web, LLMs are unwittingly laundering state-coordinated narratives into seemingly objective answers. 25879450
Reposted by Judith Donathdsearls @dsearls.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Nobody understands the war between honesty and deception better than @judithmedia.bsky.social, who will be speaking here at Indiana University and live on Zoom tomorrow at 4pm Eastern. Tune in and register (it helps) here: events.iu.edu/bloomington/...events.iu.eduThe Alchemy of ConfidenceJoin us for an exciting talk given by Hardvard faculty fellow Judith Donath as part of the “Beyond the Web” salon series piloted by Ostrom... 012
Reposted by Judith DonathProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 13/04/2026This is why Russ Vought defunded USAID, attacked NEA and NIH, caused CPB to commit suicide, is defund the Dep’t of Eduction, is trying to kill the CFPB, has attacked NIH and NSF, tried to kill the IMLS, closed the Kennedy Center and just yesterday took over the Presidio to turn it back to a prison. 12926266
Reposted by Judith DonathAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise. He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media. The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense. 251189714364
Reposted by Judith DonathWendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 12/04/2026From new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar's acceptance speech tonight. This is the absolute BARE MINIMUM platform for any Democrat running for President in 2028. 46101152821
Reposted by Judith DonathAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 10/04/2026BREAKING: in March 2026, *every single one* of the 1,341 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans: In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 4,496 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. www.rpc.state.gov/documents/Re...rpc.state.gov 6927451434
Reposted by Judith DonathRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 548166677526
Judith Donath @judithmedia.bsky.social · 07/04/2026A megalomanical president with diminishing mental capacity, surrounded by Apocalypse-seeking end-time Christians, at war with an ancient Moslem country, with mega-tons of destructive power at his fingertips theintercept.com/2026/04/04/p...theintercept.comFar-Right Religious Leaders Advising Trump See Iran as an End Times Holy WarBy making the case that the war with Iran is a holy crusade, the evangelicals around the president are making it impossible to end. 000
Reposted by Judith DonathRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/04/2026 "I don't want to happen but it probably will" is classic abuser language: "look what you made me do." Except it's not on the scale of a household, but of a nation of 90 million and millennia of civilization..... 28958258
Reposted by Judith DonathGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down. 490168024911
Reposted by Judith DonathGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 27/03/2026This should be an impeachable offense. I understand that we’re way past any of that, but that shouldn’t stop us from naming it. 14284393016
Reposted by Judith Donathevacide @evacide.bsky.social · 22/03/2026For people who are concerned about having their devices seized at US airports starting Monday when ICE "assists" the TSA, EFF has this guide: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...eff.orgA Journalist Security Checklist: Preparing Devices for Travel Through a US BorderWe wrote this checklist to help journalists prepare for transit through a U.S. port of entry while preserving the confidentiality of your most sensitive information, such as unpublished reporting mate... 3117581304
Reposted by Judith DonathEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Donald Trump letting you know how the authoritarian capture of the media is going, in case you missed it. Unlike other authoritarians in places like Hungary and Poland he has no worries about advertising his authoritarian take over of the media. 16755632461
Reposted by Judith DonathRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/03/2026What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works. 355183235097
Reposted by Judith DonathDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 14/03/2026Inside the Department of War are two wolves: "We've shut down the Colleges of War because book learnings are woke, gay, and irrelevant to war fighting." "How come no one told us the Strait is important, there are different kinds of Kurds, Iran is big, and air power historically doesn't win wars?" 12598442544
Reposted by Judith DonathMor Naaman @informor.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Good summary in the coverage by @cornelluniversity.bsky.social: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026...news.cornell.eduAI assistants can sway writers’ attitudes, even when they’re watching for bias | Cornell ChronicleCornell Tech researchers found that writers who used biased AI auto-suggestions saw their views gravitate toward the AI’s positions without their realizing it — even when they were made aware of the b... 12912
Reposted by Judith DonathAlex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 12/03/2026No, “AI” is not a Stochastic Parrot 🦜 @mmitchell.bsky.social writing on how people dramatically misunderstand the "stochastic parrot" critique. medium.com/@margarmitch...medium.comNo, “AI” is not a Stochastic Parrot 🦜I’ve recently come across a new flavor of AI denialism making the rounds. 39743
Reposted by Judith DonathAnthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 12/03/2026every quantitative measure is actually a stack of qualitative assumptions in a trenchcoat 16845232
Reposted by Judith DonathTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10/03/2026As many as 140 servicemembers injured. 7 killed. Thousands of Americans stranded in the region with a target on their backs and no escape. All for a war that a draft dodger cannot even articulate a coherent and consistent justification for. How. Is. This. America. First. 22575157
Reposted by Judith DonathJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 10/03/2026As millions of Americans were losing their SNAP benefits the Pentagon spent: 🔹️$6.9 million worth of lobster tails🦞 🔹️$15.1 million for ribeye steak 🥩 🔹️$2 million for Alaskan king crab 🦀 🔹️ and even $98,329 on a Steinway & Sons grand piano ✏️ by @newrepublic.comnewrepublic.comPete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and CrabThe Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025. 1001593948
Reposted by Judith DonathThe Verge @theverge.com · 10/03/2026After Kansas suddenly invalidated hundreds of trans peoples' licenses, experts warn the discrimination will extend to online spaces. Read more from @janus.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/89207... 37935
Reposted by Judith DonathBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 08/03/2026This is what ecocide looks like. 8950551827
Reposted by Judith DonathAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRuben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stopThe Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later. 064324013
Reposted by Judith DonathJonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 04/03/2026EXCLUSIVE: Military commanders aren’t just preaching “Armageddon” in the Iran war… The Military Religious Freedom Foundation tells me that after the first U.S. bombs fell Saturday, some commanders scheduled emergency …… Bible studies for Sunday.jonathanlarsen.substack.comU.S. Attack on Iran Prompted Military Bible Studies, Advocacy Group SaysMilitary commanders didn't just call this a holy war, some allegedly responded with emergency Bible studies 2415275
Judith Donath @judithmedia.bsky.social · 04/03/2026The cult of efficiency sees value only in the product, and denigrates the process. Which is devastating to craft, and to learning. 011
Reposted by Judith DonathRichard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 03/03/2026This is horrifying because it implies the Iranian school mistargeting was down to Claude layer in Palantir systems. What’s more horrifying is that if the rest of the article is accurate AI was a massive force multiplier for US/Israel strikes.theguardian.comIran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined 416584
Reposted by Judith DonathJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I feel like we typically see these sorts of completely outraged opinions from federal judges a couple times a year across the whole country, maybe a little more often in last few years. Now, in cases stemming from Trump's immigration crackdown, judges are ringing the alarm bell several times a week. 221833535
Reposted by Judith DonathRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week. 572186837900
Reposted by Judith DonathEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 03/03/2026What's scary about this story is the surveillance it hints at. This trans woman had changed her name, legally, but chose not to change her gender marker. She was apparently flagged in the DMV system as trans and her license was invalidated under a law that supposedly only concerned gender markers. 7069523136
Judith Donath @judithmedia.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Both can be true: bsky.app/profile/waja... And open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...open.substack.comU.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of JesusAdvocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military 000
Judith Donath @judithmedia.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Remember when the State Department provided up to date travel guidance? Right now, their website shows some mild cautions for much Middle East travel travelmaps.state.gov/TSGMap/travelmaps.state.govTravel.State.Gov CSI 010
Reposted by Judith DonathThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 02/03/2026I swear these people don't have object permanence 2014296429
Reposted by Judith DonathJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Every senator who voted to confirm RFK Jr owns this tragedy. Every single one. 541167157014
Reposted by Judith Donathhcs3d.bsky.social @hcs3d.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Text excerpt of H.R.7661 on Congress.gov, ending its definition of "sexually oriented material" with: “(ii) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism.”. Legislation can be seen in full, including a link to contact your member of congress at: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... (Alt text added) 1131128
Reposted by Judith DonathJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Democracy dies and the #BrokenTimes dances around it, putting "subvert" in scare quotes & the mouths of Dems & saying Trump is succeeding in "undermining America's trust" in voting. Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u... 118024
Reposted by Judith DonathAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/02/2026This is what the Trump bureau of prisons is doing to trans people, putting them at immediate risk of medical emergency to forcefully detransition them. Unimaginable levels of cruelty. 8747272
Reposted by Judith DonathAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 26/02/2026Because of the National driver register, since their licenses are suspended, trans folks cannot move to another state and get a new license until they remove the suspension on their existing Kansas license. They can't even escape this by moving to another state. 9543802363
