Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 5hthis really is impeachable for any president, but really grotesque coming from a regime that cut life-saving development aid because they said it was not efficient 111168356
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 7hThis is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 382279839
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 6hHow many times must we say this? AI* software does not “go rogue” any more than your printer “got religion” when it stopped working Sunday. Software does not have intent or agency. People do. And this feels like some people might be exposed to liability. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t... 720069
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleWilliam Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 7hFuck Netanyahu forever www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-as...timesofisrael.comNetanyahu flew to UAE to ask MBZ to deny giving him pre-Oct. 7 warning of Hamas attack – sourcesBoth sides confirm trip one day later, but PMO denies it had anything to do with trying to quash report about Emirati leader's alert; Shin Bet files complaint to military censor, claiming network that... 24914
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 7hI continue to see very disappointing evidence that mainstream media is doing an absolutely horrible job of telling stories about AI* that all end up being some version of doom or hype. 000
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 12hFunniest part to me is Jack Smith using 110% of his lawyer brain. He avoids making the connection himself; he doesn't even say "Hawkeyes," he just says "Iowa." He knows it's better to let everyone figure it out on their own. He also knows from Klobuchar's grin that she'll dunk it for him. 712471327
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 8hstatic.klipy.comDoja Cat: Kermit 'Do It' MemeALT: Doja Cat: Kermit 'Do It' Meme 040
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 8hSen. Eric Schmitt: Not a sports fan and not terribly bright, it seems. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 270
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17h"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 1304659978
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 17hDid I miss the passage of a new law that required all phone conversations to take place on speaker phone? 043
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 17hWhen journalists have looked into the actual numbers behind claims like "incredibly effective," Alpha School has been less than forthcoming with actual data. My forthcoming book has a chapter on the tech ideology and education, and their vision of the future (for us, not for them) isn't pretty. 3252
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 29/09/2026Ah, the caravan stories are showing up just in time for the midterms. 132
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comBand of Brothers: Soldier SalutingALT: Band of Brothers: Soldier Saluting 0194
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDan Hon @danhon.com · 29/09/2026you want to know what's terrifying? ffmpeg is actually a critical part of the transporter software stack in star trek. 614317
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc... 2243364819
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleNBC News @nbcnews.com · 28/09/2026Lebron James, in his first appearance with the 76ers, discusses why he chose the Philadelphia team. 3239
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 28/09/2026Everything's going great. Why do you ask? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u... 051
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics. 290154434251
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 28/09/2026Why on earth would you give broad executive access to personal, health, and financial accounts to a computer program, much less one that comes from Meta? 1328
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I've reported first-hand on steel mills in Korea, China, Japan, Illinois, and Mississippi. This is 100% not going to happen. Disagree? Bet me. (Though I'm against online betting. It's just not going to happen.) 2491742523
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 28/09/2026Can news media please stop writing stories and headlines that attribute agency to AI* software? 052
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have spent many afternoons with the beautiful cats there and this incident makes me so sad. They take amazing care of their residents and always put their health, safety, and comfort first. 💔 226918
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Please help if you can! Queen City Cat Lounge is an adoption center I visit frequently here in Vermont and their window was vandalized last night. Fortunately they had double glass for the cats' safety, but the broken outer window needs to be fixed ASAP. www.gofundme.com/f/repair-and... 19955542
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem. 412401520
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement 14750273
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 28/09/2026"These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence." –@michaeldweiss.bsky.social 14548164
Reposted by Jeffrey Vaglederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor. 1136511881
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026Not exactly a commanding entrance into the postseason, Phillies, but I guess we'll take it. 020
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleEric Goldman @ericgoldman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026CNN: "there is no public official in Washington who lies like Trump...we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar" www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/p...cnn.comI started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN PoliticsTen years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ... 094
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleJacob Silverman @jacobsilverman.com · 27/09/2026It sounds like Tesla lawyers tried to intimidate or buy off witnesses in the big class action case about anti-Black racism at the Fremont factory. electrek.co/2026/09/23/t...electrek.coTesla’s 'hardcore lawyers' went a little too hardcoreOn day one of Tesla's racism trial, a witness said a Tesla lawyer misled him, and Tesla's counsel called the N-word a 'term of endearment.' 314550
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026static.klipy.comPatrick Ballon PatrickALT: Patrick Ballon Patrick 072
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleMPR News @mprnews.org · 27/09/2026Coming up at 1 p.m., the Lynx face the New York Liberty in their WNBA playoff opener. It's both a return to the court for rookie phenom Olivia Miles and a rematch of the 2024 WNBA championship, which the Lynx lost in dramatic fashion. Here's how to watch.mprnews.orgLynx face New York Liberty in playoffs that start SundayThe Lynx tip off against the New York Liberty for their first playoff game at 1 p.m. Sunday at Target Center. Fans and players alike are excited for this next phase of the W’s season. 1243
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Remember the RW manosphere's exultation after the election: "Daddy's home and he's taking off his belt?" This video dramatizes that fantasy. 54410
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by a fucking idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing. 151
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026I recently raised a version of this question with a panel of senior biglaw partners, and the answers ranged from shrugs to a blind trust that AI* tools will provide a magical solution. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b... 020
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 27/09/2026The fact that this is being presented as a "new worry" speaks volumes about our conciliatory history of hands-off-lest-we-disturb-innovation regulatory policy in this country. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b... 182
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleThat Queer Writer @falcc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Gonna be referring to this thing as a pedometer but with a very different accent than I do for the other product. 011726
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Union are now routinely outscoring the Phillies 58412
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“Muscular Christianity” means that when when you’re glazing the serial predator president who deports refugee children, executes fishermen, and builds idols to himself, you TYPE REALLY HARD. 5182436433
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Sounds of eating this should be the National Anthem 4624129
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 26/09/2026I for one don’t feel great about introducing technology that means “we’re going to lose some finer intellectual dexterity.” 1196
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 26/09/2026if Eliezer Yudkowsky was born into a somewhat poorer family and missed a couple lucky breaks, he’d have ended up as an archetypal specimen of your friend’s older cousin who keeps boa constrictors and makes you listen to him talk about quantum physics in his parent’s basement in exchange for weed 291912161
![Screenshot of a quote-tweet by @michaeldweiss dated 27 Sep 2026. The original tweet is from "Sigal Chattah" (@Chattah4Nevada), and reads "Love is in the air [two heart emojis] Congrats [champagne emoji] to our amazing @AlinaHabba & @turhanmildoin [three emojis showing the Hamsa, a blue hand with an eye in it]." That text appears above a picture showing Kash Patel, Alina Habba, and others at a wedding ceremony. In his quote-tweet, Michael Weiss writes: "Why, that’s Ali Abdelaziz is on the far left. Manages a lot of Russian, Belarusian and Chechen MMA fighters including Khamzat Chimaev, who is close to Kadyrov. Abdelaziz was an FBI informant until the Bureau dropped him because they suspected he was a double agent. Looks like Ka$h (far right) has forgiven and forgotten. These MAGA weddings are Mos Eisley cantinas for counterintelligence."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u27cygy2ortpq65lvdxe5rlc/bafkreieg7ly23rqije5bfbr6qktzgmtpf4bl6haer3yhzpfl5kyiiku3he)
