Reposted by Little EKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Anthropic banning “abusive or cruel behavior” toward Claude in its new usage policies is proof to me that tech companies are going to moderate violence against AI before they ever moderate violence against women and minorities 207125923129
Reposted by Little ERob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hell of a piece by @jonathanliew.bsky.social here. Grateful my solo car crash yrs ago got me sober & equally grateful I didn’t enter the public eye until I was years sober, married & a dad. Don’t envy Sterling or any young footballer right now. Wish him well. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comRaheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face | Jonathan LiewThe winger was one of the first big-money academy transfers, part of a child labour market that has barely been questioned 723319
Reposted by Little ECarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/09/2026Today, with backing from the ACLU, Kelton and twelve other named researchers filed a class action suit against the NIH under director Jay Bhattacharya for censoring their research and violating their First Amendment rights.aclu.orgResearchers Challenge NIH Screening of Grants for Disfavored Viewpoints | American Civil Liberties UnionClass action lawsuit seeks to stop censorship and termination of federally funded scientific research 4691143
Reposted by Little EEj Dickson @ejdickson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...wired.comA College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to WorkMaddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back. 7923301007
Reposted by Little Eaudreyii_fic @audreyii.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I wish the story of Frank De Martini, Pablo Ortiz, Peter Negron, Mak Hanna, and Carlos da Costa were better known. Normal office guys who just grabbed some tools and saved almost 80 people the firefighters never even reached. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_D...en.wikipedia.orgFrank De Martini - Wikipedia 511135
Reposted by Little EJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345153691
Reposted by Little Egrapesmoker @grapesmoker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026the alt health industry will always be right wing because its entire business model is built around destroying all regulations so it can lie to people and sell them fake cures that don't work. it is not a legitimate business of any kind 5816106
Reposted by Little ERadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/08/2026There's no forgiving this. No living it down. It's a stain on our humanity. When all this is over, the monsters who did this should be pariahs. And the soulless thugs who cheered it on while dehumanizing Haitian immigrants should be reminded of what they did every day of their lives. 14584482882
Reposted by Little EAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099383825
Reposted by Little EI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026The largest and oldest Black studies departments in the country have been closed, but a bunch of people decided the eugenics guy was the crucible for academic freedom. 1443911093
Reposted by Little Eᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 23/08/202616 months ago: Never forget how it started. 7572673493
Reposted by Little EGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Among other reforms, it cannot stand that the President can sue everyone all the time but never face any lawsuits or criminal charges himself because he’s president. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...nytimes.comTrump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic (Gift Article)It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment. 573132833
Reposted by Little EAdam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.data4democracy.substack.comHook and SqueezeHow Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations. 17845341588
Reposted by Little EDave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026The economic aftershocks of the earthquake in Colombia 1018231
Reposted by Little ENina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 07/08/2026Mike Benz was paid over HALF A MILLION DOLLARS from a SINGLE ORGANIZATION in a SINGLE YEAR to spread lies that there's a massive conspiracy to censor conservatives online www.technologyreview.com/2026/08/07/1... 522267
Reposted by Little EVictoria McGrane @vgmac.bsky.social · 29/07/2026we've had extensive coverage at the Globe. truly wild stuff www.bostonglobe.com/2021/07/31/b...bostonglobe.com‘It has to be known what was done to us’: Natick couple harassed, stalked by eBay tell their story for the first time - The Boston GlobeDavid and Ina Steiner were terrorized for weeks in the summer of 2019 by a team of employees from Internet giant eBay. Here is their account of the events, which have led to criminal charges and a civ... 2517
Reposted by Little ETimothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 23/07/2026Buglarian correspondent Ivo Ivanov, who happens to live in Lawrence, reveals his favorite moment of the World Cup to Bulgarian TV viewers. Watch this if you need a reminder about what, or actually who, really constitutes the United States of America. (auto-transcribed & translated as usual) 15718209
Reposted by Little Ecapitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · 23/07/2026The two men who tanked Clarium Capital were Michael Kratsios (CFO) and Jim O'Neill (managing director). Peter Thiel kept both of them on for years and has now installed them on top of US science. (Jim O'Neill is nominated to head NSF). It's not Trump but Peter Thiel who is taking over US science. 2/ 312450
Reposted by Little EPEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 16/07/20262 days after Blanche was confirmed as Deputy AG, he fired me from my position as a pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a political favor for Trump's friend, it cost me my job. Blanche sent US Marshals to my home to prevent me from speaking with members of Congress. #cdnpoli 12399186
Reposted by Little EOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Rep Greg Casar blowing the whistle on Democrats capitulating to ai tech bros. “I know for a fact that there’s a lot of consultants telling their clients that you don’t want an AI super PAC to spend millions against you, so just don’t touch the issue at all” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...politico.comThe House’s top progressive thinks Democrats are failing on AI“We absolutely cannot let the AI money silence us,” Rep. Greg Casar said in an interview. 619169
Reposted by Little EDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Good morning. Nothing to see here, just the possible end of American scientific research as we know it. open.substack.com/pub/danieldr...open.substack.comThe Trump Administration's Existential Threat to Scientific ResearchYou want a request for comment?! I got your comment right here. 10238108
Reposted by Little ECall me Ishmaboo @billjank.bsky.social · 11/07/2026This really is bad, yo. Good news is you can help flood the zone with comments that can be used to overturn the proposed handover of American Science to Russ Voght and chuds like him.insidehighered.comWhat Makes for an Effective Public Comment?With a series of critical higher ed regulations soon to be opened for public comment, Inside Higher Ed spoke with three experts on how to submit feedback that makes an impact. Here’s what they had to ... 12618
Reposted by Little EGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/07/2026Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGUreut.rsEleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer saysEleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a policy of sending them to third countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case ... 1817401263
Reposted by Little ERonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Private equity is buying America's hospitals and nursing homes. The playbook: pile on debt, sell the building, cut staff. The result, one landmark study found: patient deaths up about 11%. #news #information #privateequity 14133171853
Reposted by Little E🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 06/07/2026there were a lot of off ramps any of them could have taken at any point in the last several months, and the fact that their endorsements were likely a proxy war for senate leadership should inform some views about what kind of leadership they might actually deliver, tbh 850562
Reposted by Little EAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/06/20265-4 for what it explicitly says in the constitution is incredible. They were this close to undoing the civil war entirely. bsky.app/profile/mjsd... 9264391885
Reposted by Little EDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team. 46999502
Reposted by Little EGregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 25/06/2026My latest for @thenation.com. Russell Vought is on a mission. He wants to take over all federal grant making & re-make it in his image. He is a dangerous ideologue who wants to inflict trauma on the whole nation. He is cruel and he has a plan. Only we can stop him. www.thenation.com/article/poli...thenation.comRussell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify YouA proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country. 27412204
Reposted by Little EMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The Supreme Court's fifth and final decision is Blanche v. Lau, another 6–3 split. Per Thomas, the government does NOT require clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder committed a crime before divesting them of their lawful status at the border. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 441771761
Reposted by Little EAlex Cuadros @alexcuadros.bsky.social · 16/06/20261/ You've probably never heard of Jeffery Hildebrand. But this billionaire Trump donor is one of the oil industry's top polluters — and the poster boy for a huge climate problem that's actually relatively easy to fix... 🧵 10343164
Reposted by Little EJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 31/05/2026newrepublic.com/article/2100... For a decade I've been urging: get a clear general statement, have it ready to go, and have it widely known that the clear general statement is the whole response to particular cases. Here we are in 2026 with Ivy League chairs & deans saying "What do I do?" 39925
Reposted by Little EDan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.nature.comExclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on holdUS science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions. 30893625
Reposted by Little EColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026So here's what happened to my lab (and @viralemergence.org). www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comExclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on holdUS science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions. 7332147
Reposted by Little ECarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 01/05/2026Sure a 20% reduction is a very bad thing but honestly if they'd get their hands dirty and address the Russ Vought ratfuckery within NSF that has essentially eliminated all new grant funding in 2026, this would be a huge win for science. 212818
Reposted by Little EWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This is fascism. Plain and simple. We need to know every agent’s name who was involved. If you have any information, my Signal is in my profile. 41590231
Reposted by Little EWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026To be clear about what just happened: The Trump administration sent armed FBI agents to abduct a 78-year-old doctor and former federal public health worker from his home and stripped him because the brainwashed right-wing base, hopped up on a literal conspiracy theory, wants scalps. 4240701397
Reposted by Little EIan Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Great article that (among other things) outlines how the modern GOP has followed through on the reactionary project that 1960s pro-segregationists launched. 227479
Reposted by Little Ejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/04/2026as long as john roberts has his majority, there is simply no pro democracy reform that will survive the supreme court. none. 360215404714
Reposted by Little EJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Given the argument that ended the VRA, I think it’s time liberals did some self reflection about the now decades long obsession with partisan polarization as the problem, as opposed to authoritarianism, extremism, oligarchy, and racism 8253951304
Reposted by Little EAriel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 20/04/2026I am again asking people to pay attention to what has happened to our National Science Foundation and by extension thousands of researchers across the country. The devastation is ongoing and worthy of continued outcry to officials and journalists. 🧪 6237144
Reposted by Little EEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 09/04/2026ICE agents shot another driver -- on Tues. He had just asked to call his wife. They shot him six times. One bullet his jaw. Now he can't speak and has been mostly unconscious. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/u...nytimes.comVictim in ICE Shooting Suffered at Least Six Wounds, His Lawyer Says 39785865385
Reposted by Little EJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026It takes SIXTEEN paragraphs for the New York Times to mention why the administration wanted to destroy nearly $10 million in contraception: It's because they claim the stockpile of IUDs, birth control pills, and hormonal implants are “abortifacient birth control.” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/w...nytimes.comHow U.S.A.I.D. Birth Control Meant for Africa Was Ruined 3125841029
Reposted by Little Edarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 27/03/2026hello what did i miss tell me every thing 13549358856
Reposted by Little ERobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Holy shit we might have a cure for sickle cell anemia 227201185665
Reposted by Little EMatt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 20/03/2026“Public commitments to support privacy features are literally the only thing that we the public have. If they’re worthless, then why should we assume we’ll continue to have end-to-end encryption in Messenger and WhatsApp?”wired.comThe Danger Behind Meta’s Decision to Kill End-to-End Encrypted Instagram DMsMeta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. 25425
Reposted by Little EMark Histed @markhisted.org · 11/03/2026We get to choose: The Roberts Court and its approach to executive power, or the American science superpower. We can't have both. 410846
Reposted by Little EEthan Zuckerman @ethanz.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Our people are better than our leaders, example #2421: Neighbors in Springfield, OH are sheltering Haitian neighbors from ICE in their basements and attics, risking felony charges in the process: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...nytimes.comInside the Underground Safe Houses Sheltering Immigrants From ICE 0135
