Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 6hMy latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 15857267
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerDana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 17hAh, this may be it: 1989 Teamsters were put under federal oversight bc they’d been mobbed up forever. Ever since they’ve looked to Repubs to help them end the consent decree. Nothing was more important to them I looked, & sure enough, DOJ just ended federal oversight teamster.org/2026/09/u-s-...teamster.orgU.S. District Court Grants End to 37-Year Federal Monitorship of Teamsters Union(WASHINGTON) – After nearly four decades, the U.S. government has officially ended federal monitorship of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, followin 18547202
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What. 5280432541
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026A nugget from Nate Cohn on Adam Hamilton in the Kansas Senate race. (Our poll had it as a tie.) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u... 17523
Reposted by Lukas Daniel Klausnermaria_from_ga @mariafromga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Yall watch this Angie Nixon clip from CBS Miami: “I get so emotional bc I don’t like to see people struggle the way I struggled….I left my mom at a very young age when she was being attacked by my dad, bc of that I run toward bullies.” 24513
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The NYT dropped 5 major Senate polls this morning — and they tell you exactly why the GOP is freaking out about the Senate. Alaska: Peltola up 50/43 Texas: Talarico up 51/45 Ohio: Brown up 49/46 Kansas: a 45/45 tie Iowa: Hinson up 48/47. 401438306
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Holy shit, the favorability ratings: Talarico 47/38 (indies 57/30) Paxton 39/51 (indies 27/68) Turek 44/34 Hinson 41/45 Brown 46/41 (indies 47/36) Husted 37/47 (indies:35/50) Peltola 50/42 (indies 68/28) Sullivan 42/53 (indies 24/73) Hamilton 39/27 Marshall 40/45 543069
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 22h“Hi Ken, this is your political consultant speaking. I am advising you to run an ad in which your ex-wife, who you cheated on, references “the elephant in the room” without explaining what the elephant is. This is a good plan with no possible downsides” www.texastribune.org/2026/10/03/a...texastribune.orgIn TV ad, Angela Paxton urges support for “Republican ticket”The ad is funded by a super PAC that has spent well over $100 million boosting Senate GOP nominee Ken Paxton, whom Angela Paxton accused of adultery in filing for divorce last year. 918143
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 20hMore details on this poll: Pollster: Impact Research Field dates: Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 Sample size: 500 LVs #WI01 voted Trump+5 in 2024 but Steil won by 10 against a touted Dem recruit. 45810
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerAndrea Gutschi @andrea.kobuk.at · 03/10/2026Stell dir vor, du könntest als österreichischer Gemüsebauer mit deinen Hoferaufträgen und Wassermelonenversuchen ein gutes Leben haben. Aber dein Hobby ist es, aufs Münchner Oktoberfest zu fahren und dort Deutschen zu erklären, wo sie zuhause sind. Und dann filmt das tatsächlich wer. 2622072
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Russia&the U.S. are discussing a multibillion-dollar oil deal -The New York Times The deal concerns the sale of Lukoil’s assets that were frozen abroad after U.S. sanctions were imposed Potential buyers include a group involving Todd Boehly,an American investor close to President Trump who donated 23217112
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerRobin Johnson @robinjohnson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second best time is now" is clearly bogus. If we're allowing times in the past, the second best time is 19 years ago 310522
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerMichael Kupperman @mkupperman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The central "idea" behind the development of AI is: people are shit and can't do anything, they can't be trusted, this magic machine code will do everything for us. It's the final phase of a program that's been reshaping our reality for decades. A complete inversion of the truth. 210919
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"If you just tried attaching a brain slug yourself, you'd be able to speak with more authority about what being controlled by a brain slug is actually like. By automatically dismissing servitude to the brain slugs, you're really weakening your own argument." 1416
Reposted by Lukas Daniel Klausnerrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026with all respect: i'm losing touch with what AI does because i have no interest in it and it's not my business. nobody worries about me losing touch with developments in particle physics or artificial bull insemination. it's not my fault the richest guys on earth want me to make their toy my life 462362352
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026But why would you use Minions specifically as your counterexample...? 3112
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerVOID VOID VOID @burnyourbones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026keep thinking about "personalised" books/art made by AI and remembering James Baldwin's quote "you think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read" these AI bros are deliberately doing a psyop on themselves to cauterise their capacity for empathy 227381
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So, while I do agree that Paramount and WB merging under some asshole is a Bad Thing, I also feel like some of the wringing of hands is coming from the "everything was fine until 2016" types. Like, I have shocking news for you about what kind of person was running every single corporation already. 3526
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026What anyone not from London sees when they encounter one of these signs: 1162
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSmall Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here is the thing, right, here is the thing (this is me getting a run up): the concept of the modern nation state and citizenship thereof is a relatively recent cultural phenomenon and we actually don't have great terms to conceptualise it as distinct from what we used to mean by "nationality". 37516
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerCara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 02/10/2026lmao sometimes feels like tech people are in kindergarten tier English class!!!! We are currently paying *crazy money* for these people to realise something humanities grads understand and can wield expertly for less than the price of this bad software 630962
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerBoujaques @boujaques.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026Radikalisierter Konservatismus. Grüße an @nataschastrobl.bsky.social ! 16316
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerNatascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Welches Level Politik-Simulation ist das? 2639031
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerScientists for Future Leipzig @s4f-leipzig.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Am 16.10. erscheint Webers Buch www.suhrkamp.de/buch/isabell....suhrkamp.deAntifaschistische Wirtschaftspolitik. Buch von Isabella M. Weber (Suhrkamp Verlag)Warum unsere Demokratie auch von der Wirtschaftspolitik abhängt | Buch von Isabella M. Weber versandkostenfrei & direkt vom Verlag kaufen 07024
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerGabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 03/10/2026Was an der Idee der ethnischen Wahl gefährlich ist, erschließt sich, wenn man sie mit der zweiten "großen" Idee des Rechtsextremisten in Verbindung bringt, nämlich der "Remigration". Sellner hat bereits beim Potsdamer Treffen über die "ethnische Wahl" fabuliert.correctiv.orgGeheimplan gegen DeutschlandHochrangige AfD-Politiker, Neonazis und finanzstarke Unternehmer planten die Vertreibung von Millionen von Menschen aus Deutschland. 1393
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerGabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 03/10/2026Das, was Ulf Poschardt nun in diesem Welt-Artikel schreibt, wird vor allem vom Rechtsextremisten Sellner als "ethnische Wahl" propagiert und gehört zum Vokabular der Identitären. 113050
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Tucker: “I never understood why 🇬🇧 fought World War 2?” 😕 Rees-Mogg: “It was good vs. evil…We did the right thing…” Tucker: “Has 🇬🇧 benefitted?” RM: “We defeated Hitler… We’d all be speaking German…” Tucker: “Who cares?” 🤔 7682004566
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerMarcus Wadsak @marcuswadsak.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Die Wochenend-Zeitung von 1988. Lesenswert! 1933492
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerIngo Rohlfing @ingorohlfing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026AI bots are flooding researchers with requests for money and time www.nature.com/articles/d41... "time" meaning agents are offering to collaborate with researchers. This seems peculiar because it is not clear who is behind an agent. Also, why agree to an invite when one can set up one's own agent? 163
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerGretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 02/10/2026This is an infuckingcredible linguistic phenomenon and I bet people will be defuckinglighted to help! 85310
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerWord Family Friday @wordfamilyfriday.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In which "decal" and "cockamamie" are the same word, both from French "décalcomanie"! "calque" ("to copy, to trace, to calque") is an extremely close relatively. Variously more distantly (all from Latin "calx": "heel"): "recalcitrant", "caltrop", "calzone", "Chaucer" 24418
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerVictoria Duncan @victoriaduncan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026How I feel every time I try to get important information at work 2294
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerPaul Schuierer-Aigner @pablodiabolo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Also eines kann man sagen: so vorsichtig wie er sonst ist & so scharf wie @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social Zeiler angreift („Kandidatur schadet der SPÖ, falscher Zeitpunkt, verstehe es inhaltlich nicht, persönlich angegriffen“), ist der FinMin offenbar sicher, dass Zeiler am Sonntag nix wird. #zib2 6848
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerPaul Schuierer-Aigner @pablodiabolo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Die Republikaner in DC haben jetzt Werbeplätze für 8 Mio Dollar reserviert, um ihren Senator in Kansas zu retten. Wenn man das Ergebnis 2024 zugrundelegt, wär das der 55. Senatssitz für die Demokrat*innen. Trumps Vorsprung in Texas, Florida, Ohio, Alaska und Iowa war kleiner als in Kansas (+16,1%) 2232
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerWienschauen @wienschauen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Der Schulvorplatz in der Spalowskygasse (6. Bezirk) wurde 2025 zur Fußgängerzone umgestaltet. Eine Fläche von 1.000 Quadratmetern wurde nach Entfernung des Asphalts neu gepflastert und teilweise begrünt. www.wienschauen.at/zwei-neue-fu... 0195
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerWienschauen @wienschauen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Da spaziert man ohne Erwartung in ein Gebäude in der äußeren Mariahilfer Straße - und da entpuppt es sich als Werk des bekannten Architekten Erich Boltenstern. Wie schön! Mariahilfer Straße 133 Errichtet 1951-1952 Fotos: 2026 181
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 03/10/2026This is absolutely delicious. Bichotte Hermelyn's team screwed up and didn't nominate a chair at the last meeting, so Velazquez, choice of the reformers, is now the chair LOLOLOLOL. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...cityandstateny.comVelázquez, not Bichotte Hermelyn, leads BK Dems, judge rulesReformer Julio Peña III could be elected to take over the county party next week – if the courts don’t intervene yet again. 29214
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerTeam Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW AD: Are you a data center company looking to take over rural Texas? Are you a crime-loving millionaire looking to throw the FBI off your scent? Are you a child predator looking to get out of jail after just 1 day? Call 844-WHOS-KEN to hear what Ken Paxton can do for you! 9130271133
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026NEW: Congress is gone until after the midterms, punting a long list of tasks into the lame duck —Fund the gov't by 12/11 —Farm bill —NDAA —FISA S.702 —College sports bill —Permitting reform —CRA/deregulation bills —Reconciliation 3.0 —Debt limit hike (?) www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...nbcnews.comA sluggish Congress punts a long list of tasks until after the electionThe 119th Congress is coming to an end after passing fewer bills into law than any two-year session in more than half a century. It has left a lengthy agenda for the lame-duck session. 93525
Reposted by Lukas Daniel Klausnerdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026trump going on an emergency 17 state media tour to support republican candidates before the midterms and he is going with “nobody knows that dumb has a b on the end” 1773652598
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 02/10/2026When Trump made campaign stops in 2018, one paper estimated that it sank 15 GOP candidates. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comAnalysis | Trump brags about getting Republicans elected. Research suggests his endorsements cost 15 seats.Trump spurred turnout with his endorsements — including for the Democratic candidate. 411107164
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerDan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The U.S. military is planning for a possible surge of thousands of naval forces to the Middle East in coming weeks, as President Donald Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, U.S. officials said Thursday. wapo.st/4hUh6xrwapo.stPentagon prepares for potential surge of naval forces in Middle EastThe U.S. military may soon have three aircraft carriers in the region as the Trump administration figures out its next steps in the months-long war with Iran. 86238
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerMaine Newsroom @mainenewsroom.com · 01/10/202610/1 Maine Democrats bring giant copy of illegal donation check to Senator Susan Collins's super PAC to her Portland office #maine #MEpolitics 13616
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit 465142062834
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerJ@c0b @reubenemoji.bsky.social · 02/10/2026i hope someday we find out who it was that told Trump like 11 months ago that dumb has a b at the end 042
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026"I'm supposed to be tough. What happens if I faint?"- here's fun footage of Curtis Sliwa & Mayor Mamdani getting their flu shots together, including Mamdani offering to hold Sliwa's hand 😆 (Sliwa takes him up on it!) (Flu season is approaching and NYers can find free flu shots at nyc.gov/healthmap) 1524296613
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care." 5664503987
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Big development: Dems are growing increasingly bullish on sweeping the big House races in South Texas. A DCCC official tells me internal polling shows Trump's approval cratering in key districts there: TX-15: 36% TX-28: 28% TX-34: 35% This and much more on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2161...newrepublic.comTrump’s Weird Tirade on Midterms Accidentally Reveals Key GOP WeaknessAs Trump’s monologue about his Texas midterm convention exposes a problem for the GOP, a Democratic operative argues that his collapse in South Texas is a real tell about what’s coming. 14493126
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerThe Downballot @the-downballot.com · 02/10/2026A fantastic graphic from @donnermaps.bsky.social merging two sets of data from AdImpact. The lighter-colored bars show the GOP's advantage in ad *spending* in key Senate races. The darker bars show its advantage in the number of ads actually aired. The latter is considerably lower in most races. 38825
Reposted by Lukas Daniel KlausnerTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Kansas has 4 former, living GOP governors. Two have now endorsed Adam Hamilton, the Dem, for Senate. Mike Hayden just penned this oped in the Kansas City Star this morning; Adam Graves had done the same last month. 171609400