Reposted by Lauren MilicovWIRED @wired.com · 1hMore than two dozen workers at three major publishing houses—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech. Read the full story: buff.ly/p0ymGmN 312976
Reposted by Lauren MilicovEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 58mIt's helpful when they make their loyalty signal so obvious you can immediately spot the bootlickers. 618437
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10hThe takeaway from Bo French suggesting Asian students are “foreigners” and the tepid GOP response is that the Trump-era Republican Party is increasingly explicit about its belief that the only good immigrants, and the only real Americans, are white. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 281290320
Reposted by Lauren MilicovDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 08/10/2026“The problem with AI is that the same AI that knows biology so well that it could invent a new medicine or a new cancer drug can't be separated from the AI that knows how to make new pathogens,” says Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. 411746
Reposted by Lauren MilicovScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6hJon Ossoff is the most gifted political rhetorician in Washington today. Nobody else even comes close. 414534
Reposted by Lauren MilicovNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 6hBREAKING: We sued Trump for raiding $20M of your money, some meant to honor fallen officers, for his midterm ads He says "his" super PAC will cover the tab now. And the millions you already paid? @democracydefendersaction.org & Hecker Fink rep @wisdems.org & a D candidate👇 251145421
Reposted by Lauren MilicovZeddy @zeddary.bsky.social · 1hThey're partying in military housing while they make the actual troops live on squalid boats and wrecked airbases so their families back home can pay $5 a gallon. 12960235
Reposted by Lauren MilicovHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 2hIt’s simple to figure out at this point, he’s a Russian asset. Thank you for your attention to this treason. 38129951012
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10hInvestigate this Horror now☠️ 40728551162
Reposted by Lauren MilicovDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 10hHard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells 571810683
Reposted by Lauren Milicov𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 7hThis is apparently happening in multiple areas in the capital. The DC board of elections has been made aware of it and have been in touch with the National Guard to address it. It’s no accident. 49235521861
Reposted by Lauren MilicovOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 9ha big part of ossoff's rhetorical success is it doesnt contain the compromise and caveats that are a baked-in part of democratic party rhetoric. theres no pretending that his opponent is just misguided or will be pulled back from the edge by "the good republicans." ossoff is saying "fuck this guy" 441993384
Reposted by Lauren MilicovScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2hNote the Trump position: Ukraine must stop bombing refineries and pipelines, even though they are legitimate military targets (suggested, as it turns out, by the US). But Russia is perfectly free to bomb apartment buildings, hospitals, churches and libraries, because that's what "real warriors" do. 14254119
Reposted by Lauren MilicovJeff Cohen @jeffcdirectaction.bsky.social · 2hZelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel. 001
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3hZelenskyy says Trump has betrayed Ukraine. 75575572826
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5hThe United States is now officially allied with Vladimir Putin and Russia. We will fund Russia’s genocidal war machine in exchange for Putin helping Trump and the Republican Party in the midterms. One of the most shameful and disgusting days in the history of this Republic. 38160082284
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 5hThis is as treasonous as it gets 93585343266
Reposted by Lauren MilicovOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 8hevery senate democrat voted to confirm marco rubio. 331289329
Reposted by Lauren MilicovBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 9h“A familiar feature of fascism is the transformation of politics into spectacle. Fascism wants to reduce active citizens into voyeurs—especially voyeurs of cruelty and death. Such degradation of a democratic public is key to fascism’s project and to its success.” www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-wa...thebulwark.comHegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff FilmNeo-fascism as spectacles of violence. 41591219
Reposted by Lauren MilicovThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10hAOC: “ICE is a rogue, lawless paramilitary and surveillance agency. It does not belong in NYC and should not exist in 🇺🇸. Abolish ICE.” 14060551796
Reposted by Lauren MilicovOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11hI like it and I'd like more of it 11681721349
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20hThis would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.wapo.stTrump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policyThe purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk. 6236021318
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hOssoff: "I think Pete Hegseth is frankly a deeply unwell person who seems to relish this kind of brutality all the while he's running a department that is falling into chaos. The guy cannot run the military competently and is spending his time with this kind of obscene medieval spectacle." 399166424419
Reposted by Lauren MilicovJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23hJon Ossoff to Mike Collins: “You’re robbing your constituents to subsidize your donors.” 7950161362
Reposted by Lauren MilicovDr. Mark P. Barry ☯︎ @drmarkpbarry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Alliance at risk of becoming collateral as Washington ties defense to Seoul’s investment $350B package; The longstanding separation of security issues and trade discussions is breaking down with U.S. President Donald Trump's transactional approach. www.koreajoongangdaily.com/korea/allian...koreajoongangdaily.comAlliance at risk of becoming collateral as Washington ties defense to Seoul’s investment $350B packageThe longstanding separation of security issues and trade discussions is breaking down with U.S. President Donald Trump's transactional approach. 002
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRep. Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.house.gov · 09/10/2026Horrified by reports of ICE ordering agents in California to “Go after anybody.” They’re not after just anybody. They will continue their assault on immigrants and U.S. citizens with no criminal history because they have gotten away with it before. ICE should be abolished.sacbee.comICE launches California immigration crackdown. Newsom calls it ‘campaign of fear’Dubbed internally as “Operation Safe California,” the Examiner reported, the 45-day enforcement began several days ago in the San Diego area. 1616076
Reposted by Lauren MilicovJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23hFeels to me like the U.S. government livestreaming the shooting death of a guy in a wheelchair is going to be in all the history books, and hopefully framed as the end of an era that was very bad, and not the start of an era that was much, much worse 519832
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This thing has made me go do a lot of reading tonight, and the Wikipedia page about the last public execution in the United States is well-written. It was Rainey Bethea, a Black man hanged in front of a crowd of 20,000 in 1936, a spectacle which embarrassed Kentucky enough that they ended hangings. 392326804
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just today: - The Trump admin announced the first public execution since 1936. - Trump tried to incite a race war against Somalis. - Trump said anyone using the phrase AI is "THE ENEMY" - The NYT reported on a potential ICE plan to deport migrants on military boats and ferries. 541467572
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/10/2026The U.S. re-joins an exclusive club 1791334618
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center. 595146713472
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026He makes a good point. 449262805676
Reposted by Lauren MilicovScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Guilfoyle specialized in abusing the staff around her. "'Guilfoyle was drinking at four in the morning, she called her security detail, Vasili, a grandfather, who was sleeping obviously, and did not respond. Next day, she demoted him.' Her alleged early morning request? To fetch more ice cubes."dailymail.comKimberly Guilfoyle's Greek party life investigated by State DepartmentThe State Department is officially investigating complaints into Kimberly Guilfoyle's allegedly 'tyrannical' leadership and lavish perks at the US Embassy in Athens, the Daily Mail can reveal. 28251138
Reposted by Lauren MilicovThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN... 124584884509
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Whoa. @haleaziz.bsky.social has the scoop on a truly insane plan to use some military training ships for deportations, with people presumably shackled or locked in cells for days at a time as they transit to Central and South America. Each journey would be staggeringly expensive — and dangerous.nytimes.comTrump Administration Considers Using Ships to Deport Immigrants (Gift Article)Journeys to destinations including El Salvador and Venezuela could take days and cost millions. Officials cautioned that discussions are still preliminary. 1991545839
Reposted by Lauren MilicovHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Get these mutts away from me You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore I can call you Betty And Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al 115736159
Reposted by Lauren MilicovKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Murder porn for the masses, brought to you by this militantly Christian administration. 3023473
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMicah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it 96112132619
Reposted by Lauren MilicovAntfarmer @antfarmer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Do they not see the concrete rubble of Gaza and its missing citizens and feel shame? Do they not see the black irony of Israel committing the same war crimes, pogroms etc normally attributed to anti Jewish movements in history? 111
Reposted by Lauren MilicovYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 08/10/2026BREAKING via Punchbowl The Justice Department is seeking a federal criminal indictment of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on charges of lying to Congress about President Donald Trump's actions during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. 3719359
Reposted by Lauren MilicovScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Another one. And many, many more. Trump Jr, Eric, General Michael Flynn and Trump lawyer Jesse Binnall are all Republika Srbska regulars and the US media still hasn't picked up on it. How do I know? Just talk to some journalists in Sarajevo, you can learn a lot. www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-...cbsnews.comPhoto shows top Trump aide's daughter with pro-Russia politician in BosniaKatie Wiles is a partner at the political lobbying firm Continental Strategy. A spokesperson for the firm acknowledged to CBS News that Wiles had taken the trip to Republika Srpska but on business for... 15272191
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Hours later, Trump posts that the US has just had “productive talks” with Iran and announced the US will not attack Iran before the midterms. 67978702683
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think in reality what socialism actually means in the American context is that trillionaire Elon Musk got $38 billion from the U.S. government and you got rejected trying to buy a $1 soda on SNAP benefits. 82871432414
Reposted by Lauren MilicovMalachy Browne @malachy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026How a top aide in the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem censored reports of settler violence against Palestinians and quashed memos critical of Netanyahu bound for Washington. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/w...nytimes.comHow a U.S. Diplomat Suppressed and Altered Reports Critical of Israel (Gift Article)A top aide to Ambassador Mike Huckabee skewed information to portray the Netanyahu government in a favorable light, according to multiple officials and documents obtained by The Times. 0166
Reposted by Lauren MilicovRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“As much as $5 million in SpaceX two days before he signed a sweeping policy aimed at expanding US commercial space transportation.” 881788868