Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialKristine Smith @ksmithsf.bsky.social · 1h“Before teaching young men how to run the world, teach them what to do when the world is one room, one woman, one terrible thing happening, and nobody wants to be the first man to ruin the evening.” 011
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5hinteresting that conservatives were militantly “we must reward hustle” when the target was affirmative action at elite universities and now, when faced with the success of south asians and other groups, it is “i think we are too meritocratic” 1705522897
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 2hThis. The AI people are vile. 25915
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialSteve Huntsman @stevehuntsman.bsky.social · 2hThey really are trying to get around the fact that math is about having reproducible mental structures by preventing folks from participating in the point of the enterprise, which is to actually mentally reproduce these structures. 0196
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 3hThe immensely wealthy men who run the AI companies are forcing the economy to serve their dreams and crowding out everyone else's.paulkrugman.substack.comAI Versus Everything ElseThe hyperscaler boom is crowding out other investment 15425
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026pedocon theory is a theory like gravity is a theory www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sexual Abuse, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 843458618
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialGOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/10/2026we are going to have to find an alternative to meta products for local communities and advertising, right now, it’s almost impossible to do any kind of local business or art project without it, but both their rules and support are so arbitrary and capricious that you can’t rely on them 30987269
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.sociallaura - yscmab out now on steam!! @freezydorito.lol · 03/10/2026movie about a time traveler going back to 1999 to convince everybody working in y2k prevention to just let the computers die 338589
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 22hIt should be illegal for the President to openly try to bribe people for votes, imo 716629
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialCouncilmember Sean Elo-Rivera @seanelorivera.bsky.social · 21hSan Diego is not expendable. Our lives are not bargaining chips. The President’s words were reckless, dangerous, and a betrayal of the people he swore to protect. I love this city, and I will never stay quiet when someone treats our families, neighbors, and communities like they are disposable. 323149
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialNicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...nicolakelly.substack.comThe RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroesI have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like. 341523492
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The guy sneering at "your precious liberal arts degree" majored in Philosophy at Harvard 1353523570
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If we had a federal government that wasn't firmly up the ass of Big AI, they'd make it a crime for an AI to put people in mortal danger by sending them into wilderness areas with fictional instructions. If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws. 4529195
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialJim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 21hThis gets said constantly, but it worth reiterating: Games Workshop being bigger than fishing is important to shout about because you wouldn't know it from government talking points, which are rarely about anything creative or artistic. Growth won't involve fish or steel, it will involve goblins. 482537628
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialWitchy Annie 🏳️⚧️ 🔞 @possmom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit. 7774032823
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialJulie Hotard Ph.D., writer, effects of disinfo on social systems @upine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026The public doesn't understand how these people operate. That's why every book club in the U.S. shd read @mkonnikova.bsky.social 's The Confidence Game, a history of con artists. Also Babiak's Snakes in Suits. And Hoffer's classic The True Believer And @brianklaas.bsky.social 's bookpowells.comCorruptible Who Gets Power & How It Changes Us | Powell's BooksA provocative and revelatory look at what power is, who gets it, and what happens when they do, based on over 500 interviews with those who (for a while, at least) have had the upper hand--from the cr... 36825
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialTim Goodacre - Writer @timgoodacre.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Reminder: the far-right is global, and the US is not the only country suppressing protest movements and interfering in elections. 15824
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 201823905
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding. 7526166
kaylarudbek.bsky.social @kaylarudbek.bsky.social · 6hWhy can’t recruiters properly read my resume and not waste time trying to sell me on jobs where a) I may be vastly overqualified b) my qualifications aren’t in the correct area c) I have no expertise in this particular field? IMAO, AI has made this problem worse than when I was younger. 010
kaylarudbek.bsky.social @kaylarudbek.bsky.social · 8hCatholic Bishops Should Condemn Trump Calling the Destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego a "Small Price to Pay" in Iran War mikefoxcatechist.substack.com/p/catholic-b...mikefoxcatechist.substack.comCatholic Bishops Should Condemn Trump Calling the Destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego a "Small Price to Pay" in Iran WarThe crowd cheered when Trump offered Los Angeles and San Diego as sacrifices in his war with Iran. Catholic bishops should not remain silent. 010
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 11hSo... "cable"... we're just doing cable again. 932120310
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.social⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 13hEnough internet for now. Off to make Art and read books 🚨📣 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ PSA/GENTLE REMINDER ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 📣🚨 316745
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I remember being a little salty before I had read Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI that he had invited the Anthropic guy to be there. It made me nervous he had gotten snowed and would pull his punches. It feels so good to learn that actually Anthropic was livid and almost pulled out of the event 133946
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026the man who has a full meltdown every time he has to imagine the barbarism of 20th-century surgery is NOT going to take "we brought measles back and implemented food poisoning at scale" very well 231521
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026every single thing about all our lives would improve about a thousand percent if RFK was replaced overnight by one Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, complete with his futuristic medical technology can you IMAGINE him reviewing the reports of what his predecessor did 558076
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialthethinblackduke.bsky.social @thethinblackduke.bsky.social · 11h 062
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialthethinblackduke.bsky.social @thethinblackduke.bsky.social · 11hRFK Jr is a sociopath. 031
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialCheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 13hSilicon Valley taking over our defense! 2116
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialWitty Librarian of City Of Heroes @paulwartenberg.bsky.social · 13hI would tie transit to population density and workplace distances. Also linking airports to downtown business centers and sports buildings. 131
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026 363942871
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialPhil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image. 4726941041
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialDr. Nick Posegay @nposegay.northsky.social · 05/10/2026This is the oldest sample of Hebrew text with European musical notation. It's an autograph manuscript of Obadiah the Proselyte, a Norman-Italian priest who converted to Judaism in 1102. He traveled to Egypt and Syria, using his knowledge of Gregorian Chant to record Hebrew poetry. @theul.bsky.social 620570
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialJen Williams | STONEBOUND out next year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Bluesky book people! Fantasy books to rejuvenate your love of fantasy - GO! (no DCC pls, not my bag) 756113
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialMeg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Please remember that for every VE Schwab and Stephen King, there are a lot of banned Black, queer, and POC writers you've never heard of, to whom it is maybe not a badge of honor but a denial of their voice. Being banned is not a marketing opportunity, unless one is already rich. 21504638
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialFunranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 04/10/2026We normally mention her work as part of why the fluoroscopes vanished from shoe stores. Yes, it's fun and all to let kids see their toes wriggle inside their shoes but not the best idea. In my field, she is far more important for her work at Hanford. 620660
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 05/10/2026Seeing the beauty of Switzerland’s Alpine treasures melt away was a sobering experienceirishtimes.comSeeing the beauty of Switzerland’s Alpine treasures melt away was a sobering experienceIt remains a spectacular vista, but the snow caps and glaciers are now fading before our eyes 0154
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialOisin Coghlan @oisinc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This iconic photo of Bertie Ahern in the Tolka flood waters in 2002, was taken by Colin Keegan, who died in traffic collision last Saturday. Colin was kind enough to let us use the photo for free in the first postcard campaign I ran in @foeireland.bsky.social in 2005. May he rest in peace. 214536
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNovel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic PlagueThe study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice.... 26633199
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialVERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A Hark! A Vagrant classic 101395419
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'm sorry, what virus? Because Y. pestis is a bacterium. 920430
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialShava Nerad @shava23.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The term for the day is optogenetics. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNobel Prize for Medicine for showing inner workings of the brainUS psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work. 0153
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialDiane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 05/10/2026Okay, off this: now trying to remember who here was (correctly) cranked off about someone pushing the heretical view that (paraphrasing here) Jesus was Too Swole And Powerful To Actually Die. @clairewillett.bsky.social, might it have been you? 😁 6616
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's Banned Books Week. My fellow librarians, listen carefully: your book displays should be almost exclusively writers who are alive. Yes, I know classic literature is also being banned, but most of those authors are dead. They aren't suffering financially from bans and challenges. 12878348
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality. 4637921178
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialOlivia Waite @oliviawaite.com · 05/10/2026There is a bleak sort of pleasure in telling people who bring up AI in casual conversation, “Actually, I’m one of the authors AI stole from. Not an exaggeration. The judge ordered them to send me a check.” It hits them different when it’s a real person saying it. 171790411
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This ancient Greek figure from the 2,500 year-old Douris Cup looks uncannily like someone working on a laptop! 😲 💻 He’s actually writing with a stylus on a hinged wax writing tablet! The technology has changed, the posture has not! 😂 Altes Museum, Berlin 📷 by me 321325320
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialElise (they/them)🇦🇺 🏳️⚧️ @eliseswords.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Trans Authors, For Trans Awareness Month (exact dates Nov 1st-15th), I'm putting together a Trans SciFi & Fantasy Bundle. (Note: its best to submit a book you won't be using for my Trantasy & Queer Fantasy bundle, running Dec 20th -Jan something 😉) Sign up form: is on my discord or I can DM it! 15197168
Reposted by @kaylarudbek.bsky.socialScrivenerApp @scrivenerapp.bsky.social · 17hThe #ScrivenerMadeSimple Playlist is packed with quick tutorials to help you master the tools you need, without slowing down your writing. Explore the full playlist here: buff.ly/RCmD1wh #FinishThatDraft 0137