Reposted by LC.V. Danes @cv-danes.com · 06/10/2026"Russia may not be competent yet, but future AI will democratize competence." So, a 12 Monkeys virus created by tech billionaire cultists living in a Harry Potter polycule in service of a Heaven's Gate themed AI religion? 0101
Reposted by LSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Alright folks, I wrote about Tom Cruise's new climate movie, DIGGER. It's not exactly terribly, but mostly I'm annoyed that it's yet another disaster flick with zero interest in climate solutions. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/digger-cli...climatecoloredgoggles.comTom Cruise skewers the oil industryI went to see “Digger.” It was weird! 1203
Reposted by LSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23hI also asked Atlanta Braves relief pitcher and climate champion Brent Suter what it was like pitching in 100-plus degree heat at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. 43410
Reposted by LAngry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cool, cool. Lots of reporting that theres a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, and several hospitals are under forced quarantine. Obviously, it’s Russia, so accurate information is scarce. 33555881291
Reposted by LMother Jones @motherjones.com · 02/10/2026Utah Governor Spencer Cox is touring national TV, preaching political depolarization to sell his new book. But back home, his approval ratings have plunged 23 points since April. Turns out, enacting one of the country’s most extreme book-banning measures doesn't exactly make you a unifier. 815245
Reposted by LThe Great Pumpkinsquatch - Scott Kelley Ernest 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ @mxscottkernest.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funerals youtu.be/GwqOZ0eaoDI?...youtu.beBOMBSHELL: WaPo reports Trump's ads were funded with money meant for slain officers' funeralsYouTube video by MS NOW 17123671120
Reposted by LChristian Picciolini @cpicciolini.bsky.social · 02/10/2026All politics aside, he doesn't care at all about or value anyone without the name Donald J. Trump. He'd even take a flamethrower to his kids and push one of his wives down the stairs if it benefited him, even for a second. What makes you think he has your best interests at heart? He's a slumlord. 1625166
Reposted by LRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/10/2026And by a current Cornell student: "This putrid treatment of women did not originate in this house. It is a culture created over years of “tradition,” and it is what fraternities are built to produce, no matter what we say about the usual exceptions to the rule."english.elpais.comCornell, abolish your fraternitiesThe case surrounding the ‘Cornell 7′ is as lurid as it gets; whether or not these men face prosecution, it will not change the structural issue with Greek life 930065
Reposted by LRev. Magdalen @revmagdalen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I don't know how you would expect people to react when they now the supply crisis is over, this stuff is all back to costing what it used to cost to make and bring to the store, but the prices are still at the "emergency" level. And we're told no they can never go back down. 121
Reposted by LRev. Magdalen @revmagdalen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Corporations made more money than ever, off of Covid. Off of our deaths. And we're told that we can't have any more stimulus because helping us would somehow ruin the economy that's working out so great for those corporations. Of course people were mad then and are still mad now. 121
Reposted by LJason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Republicans are very open about what they want to do. And they’re happy to tell you if you ask. 1014181
Reposted by LGod @thegodshow.com · 29/09/2026Robert Reich just dropped a Rahm Emanuel diss-track and it goes hard af. Not saying it’s a Kendrick / Drake level beef, but it’s close. 1835414692
Reposted by LOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I got into writing and political activism 25 years ago precisely because the media gatekeepers had failed us so badly. I have no love for them and I don’t want to go back to a world where we are under their boot. 29310
Reposted by LMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When legacy media compare Orban's treatment of the press to Trump's, do they realize they're telling on themselves? Big corporate media folded. Independent media stood up there and is standing up here. Support Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld 81382403
Reposted by LOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026GOP Allows Rape Gangs To Wild Out On Colleges 27415
Reposted by LRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm… 1298190506204
Reposted by LJodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Florida counties declare emergency over dengue outbreak long predicted due to climate crises they said would never happen.” Fixed it for ya again, @washingtonpost.com you’re welcome. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comFlorida counties declare emergency over ‘wildly unusual’ dengue outbreakMosquito-borne disease has infected hundreds statewide and killed one woman in Tampa. 0157
Reposted by LGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 27/09/2026lolololol come on get real NYT, have some basic editorial standards 991198106
Reposted by LKenneth M.F. McGrath @cionaod.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This sounds INSANE. I am NOT flying through ANY American airport while AI is directing air traffic. Why? The first casualties of an AI hallucination will make even bigger headlines than this one! The people at the #FAA need their heads examined. 052
Reposted by LDemocracyDefender @americandefender.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What a great time to hand over control of DC airspace over to AI. 042
Reposted by LSnazzySocksMoon @snazzysocksmoon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026There'll be a "You're right, that's my bad and I do apologize" from the AI when a disaster happens. The humans responsible for putting air traffic safety under the control of a machine programmed with reddit replies? No fucks given. 1281
Reposted by LShana Bartels @shanabartels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’ll never get over the plane crash that happened in January 2025. It was so utterly preventable and I can barely even put into words how much talent was lost on that flight. Spencer Lane could have probably been a 2030 or 2034 Olympian, but now we’ll never know 0423
Reposted by LAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/09/2026I'm sure this will all work out just fine without any serious issues that cause a major loss of life. /s 55788133
Reposted by L🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Remember when we had a functioning air traffic control system, before racist scumbags decided to slash the rosters because too many Black people were good at their jobs? It was only a year and a half ago. Anyway, I haven't flown since and I sure won't be resuming any time soon 🫠 22611
Reposted by L Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 21/09/2026Imagine how easy it will be for terrorists to crash airplanes when AI joins Air Traffic Controls in DC this week 1277
Reposted by Lcarmenlynn.bsky.social @carmenlynn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026What could possibly go wrong! To anyone brave enough to fly, good luck. “The Trump administration is rolling out an experimental air traffic control system on Monday that uses AI to assist with recommending flight routes and predicting traffic flows, and would-be travelers expressed outright panic.”rawstory.comPanic as Trump admin rolls out ‘actually insane’ flight tool: ‘Isn’t going to end well’The Trump administration is rolling out an experimental air traffic control system on Monday that uses AI to assist with recommending flight routes and predicting traffic flows, and would-be travelers... 13425
Reposted by LDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Who is going to prison when AI air traffic control effs up and people die? 2823457
Reposted by LMike Masnick @masnick.com · 21/09/2026Suddenly feeling *not* great about the fact that I have six separate cross country flights between now and the end of the year. 821624
Reposted by LWaitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 21/09/2026"You're right! That runway wasn't actually clear which is why you crashed into another plane. Would you like me to call an ambulance?" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comInside airlines’ panic as FAA pushed new AI toolThe aviation agency is now going with a more modest rollout to help manage flight scheduling. 19373143
Reposted by LChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/09/2026AI air traffic control — what could go wrong? Starts today. 2601028456
Reposted by LColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Alright, let’s all get on the same page about Vought/NIH/Trump. THEY👏WILL👏STOP👏AT👏NOTHING👏 The goal is to destroy the STEM ecosystem, universities, and democracy as we have known it. PERIOD. The only way to win is to impeach them all…which means we need Congress. HERE’S HOW WE WIN 🧵 141164345
Reposted by LRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science 3734301029
Reposted by LOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Imagine it’s January 1942 and FDR is singing the praises of Tojo while we’re still burying the Pearl Harvor dead. That’s how Biden sounds glad handing with Trump or Pelosi calling for a “strong Republican Party.” 511111
Reposted by LMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20/09/2026In my latest I ask: "Am I too worried?" It is a question I ask myself every day — particularly as we get closer to elections. newsletters.democracydocket.com/a-major-win-... 1231876423
Reposted by LMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The NY Times is in “but her emails” mode regarding Abdul El-Sayed and Hasan Piker. Relentless and unfair. Where’s the big story about a Republican megadonor who is a white supremacist? Maybe NYT has heard of him. His name‘s Elon Musk. 571263304
Reposted by LRuth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In my latest essay, I write about the deeply dangerous threats being made against U.S. Judges — and how, despite this, U.S. judges are displaying the courage to stand up to authoritarian threats and attacks on Democratic notions of the law. More at my Substack at Lucid.Substack.com.lucid.substack.comLucid | Ruth Ben-Ghiat | SubstackA newsletter for big-picture thinking about autocracy and threats to democracy around the world. Click to read Lucid, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscriber... 324786
Reposted by LGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Senator Amy Klobuchar, the committee’s top Democrat, smiled and nodded along encouragingly as the trio struggled to address the lapse.” newrepublic.com/post/215540/...newrepublic.comWhat Mitch McConnell Looked Like After He Had to Be Told How to VoteThe 84-year-old senator appeared vacant and out of it right after the vote. 43918
Reposted by L#Nov2026 🌊🌊 Vote for Democracy 🗳️ - ICE❌ @kdjs-1.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Weekend at Bernie’s goes to the Senate - and they all just sit around and smile… Disgraceful 031
Reposted by LIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/09/2026This ruling holds through the midterms. If you plan to vote by mail, please do so as early as possible and consider using a ballot drop box and ballot tracking if available in your state. If your ballot doesn't arrive in a timely manner, talk to your local election office or contact 866-OUR-VOTE. 322170
Reposted by LErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 15/09/2026If ULTA has Flock cameras outside all their stores (!) I wanna know WHO ELSE does cause it sure as shit isn’t just one company! 1227782
Reposted by LDoug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 13/09/2026You gotta call out the game to make people see it and @abdulelsayed.bsky.social does a fantastic job of it right here. 16810
Reposted by LIndivisible Bangor @indivisiblebangor.org · 12/09/2026New #NoKings event coming in October! More details to come soon #MEPolitics 219651
Reposted by LScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026We know that Crown Prince Bone Saw has been pleading for US help in controlling the Houthis, and Trump has been saying "no." Against that backdrop, these almost incoherent comments from Trump suggest he's ready to betray the Saudis, too. Who would want this man as an ally? 84619
