Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13mWriting something where I will be liberally citing @lilymasonphd.bsky.social's latest and realizing that I can't cite every single thing I would like to because then I'm just reprinting her work. So, I've gotta thread about it instead. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 13012
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 1hThe problem isn’t that they’re moving past it—it’s that they’re trying to rehabilitate it. Would be better for everyone if people who don’t want to engage with the facts just talked about the play on the field and left it at that. 651788295
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 51mBurrowing owls are very disappointed in everything they observe. 4216
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 2hThere are a lot of debates about when and whether antisemitism accusations are used to shield Israel from criticism. But the Israeli government and its allies increasingly seem to feel that, at least post-1948, *only* criticism of Israel is antisemitism. www.jta.org/2026/09/30/g...jta.orgFrench far-right leader accused of antisemitism, defended by Israeli minister - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyNational Rally president Jordan Bardella said the allegations were "blatant falsehoods." 24817
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 41mMy man looks like his next words are "Just sign these financing papers and you can take this bitchin' jet ski home today." 814912
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 2hThis is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 2457301608
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For anyone interested in the storyyoutu.beRussia - Ukraine war | Olga Bigar callsign "Witch" has a nasty surprise for aggressorYouTube video by Aphex Gaming 671573
Reposted by Jeffrey Vaglehammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 18hYall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow 307169104143
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 01/10/2026I’m a professional writer. The NYT opinion section isn’t as important as we think. 26613
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 01/10/2026The dangers associated with AI* come not from the software per se but from the humans building/using it. We can start by talking about our tendency toward automation bias. Excellent essay from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and @emilymbender.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 040
Reposted by Jeffrey Vagle"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I, uh, I can't help but notice you left out the slaver's rebellion or the Nazis on the list of people to go fight. Funny, that. 652255368
Reposted by Jeffrey VaglePatrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The answer to the age-old question of what would it be like if Dudley Moore’s character Arthur played George C. Scott’s character Patton. 1735155
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026I often wonder how will the histories of this American era be written, and will the outright insanity be properly captured by them? 4180
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026At the same time that Hegseth is boasting about his new army of "patriotic cowboys,": 041
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026Hegseth has clearly assembled a team of our best, brightest, and manliest. 261
Reposted by Jeffrey Vagleex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026You're losing the war you started for no reason, dumbass. 151060135
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 30/09/2026The kids won't remember peak Newt. 1615039
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleCarolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bruh, you literally JUST SAID "no fatties" and "no weirdos" 933393529
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026An older photo, but still captures his essence. bsky.app/profile/jvag... 160
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026I'm on the cusp of finishing my book on the Tech Ideology. Please don't make me have to add another chapter now. 050
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026Hegseth out here just running through all the Torment Nexus meme variants. 082
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heck yeah. 71217315
Reposted by Jeffrey Vagleautumn coded @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Just talk to another human already jesus fucking christ 1233853752
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026Yes! Including Meg Leta Jones, @tepski.tech, @kendraserra.bsky.social, @elizabethjoh.bsky.social, @hbwhbwhbw.bsky.social, et al www.ucpress.edu/books/femini...ucpress.eduFeminist Cyberlaw by Meg Jones, Amanda Tepski - PaperScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 031
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down... 724340640
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"If America ends up an autocracy, Trump will not be its culmination but something closer to its forerunner." And the next one probably won't be such an extraordinarily delusional and incompetent buffoon. Disgrace and disincentives on him and his enablers have to be imposed now, while we still can.theunpopulist.netAmerica Can Pull Back From the Slippery Slope to RomeThe decline of the rule of law and our republic is not inevitable 413743
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026this 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 202036615
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This 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. 5030551074
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026How 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... 721873
Reposted by Jeffrey VagleWilliam Adler @williamadler78.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Fuck 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 · 30/09/2026I 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 · 29/09/2026Funniest 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. 752709363
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 29/09/2026static.klipy.comDoja Cat: Kermit 'Do It' MemeALT: Doja Cat: Kermit 'Do It' Meme 040
Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 29/09/2026Sen. 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 · 29/09/2026"Fuck that." "I'm Sherrod Brown and I approve of this message." 13349061042