Reposted by Urza's Data CenterResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 10hCartoonist: David Horsey 24962445
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/202625 years ago today, the U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan. Weeks earlier, Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization of Military Force, warning it would be a blank check for forever wars. History has proven her lonely and courageous vote right. 12581402509
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders in recorded history through the first nine months of the year. Major crime is down 6.6% citywide, the largest year-to-date drop in 17 years, with declines in all five boroughs. 1/ 463196854728
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10994702975
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Earlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist. 5846991399
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterMuseum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 46147592801
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail. 22997283099
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterMemento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026me tomorrow 142010465
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 273128222109
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/09/2026It continues to be interesting to me just how many men, when presented with a clear and obvious answer to a test of morality and empathy, will nevertheless choose to "devil's advocate" themselves into a position of complete assholery 652096249
Reposted by Urza's Data Centerregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026... 3634561023
Reposted by Urza's Data Centerryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 23/09/2026they were wishcasting. they thought "well, it's not exactly great that Trump won, but at least he is going to take the wokes down a peg or three. we are frankly eager for him to curb stomp MeToo, BLM, Gaza protestors, every union organizer, etc" 261344177
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253350
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterNick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...wsj.comExclusive | Newsom Expresses Concerns About State Antitrust Suit Against ParamountThe California governor has told people involved in the suit that blocking the $81 billion deal could harm Hollywood jobs. 24841441675
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 20/09/2026Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man 8375801752
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Outside the obvious timebomb of selling out trans kids to appeal to ~16 bigots in deep Ohio, an underplayed part of the whole "trans kids in youth sports" stuff is making the most psycho Little League parents the most important political demo in America. They're joy vampires for the kids themselves! 7866791028
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I'm committed to AI safety, and that's why I'm encouraging loosening antitrust laws to allow the corporations in charge of the models I'm scared of to collude 1536
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterThe Onion @theonion.com · 17/09/2026Coward Leaves Casino With $200 Left In Wallet theonion.com/coward-leaves-casino-w… 171352104
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15/09/2026I have just been sent this picture of Gil 141340119
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We're in a moment where the challenges we face have more to do with the ways that politicians are bought off than actually having a conversation with the broader public. If Mike Rogers had showed up, he'd say that this race is about him or me. It's not. It's about you. 593100931
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Something I'm concerned about that I haven't really seen anyone addressing is how "AI safety" regs could end up being super authoritarian. Like, if you truly believe that AI could kill all humans, it seems totally reasonable to install a government backdoor in every smartphone and computer. 1218651
Reposted by Urza's Data Centerrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 11/09/2026one of my best friends at the time was a girl my same age (10 years old) who wore a hijab and spent the next several years getting tormented by white boys for being a terrorist 1165879
Reposted by Urza's Data Centerheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 09/09/2026(in the family group chat): that wont matter. without radical change all of this is meaningless in fifteen years. we have no idea how dire things are (in the communist group chat): they should make a turn based final fantasy again with the two minute summon animations 233828786
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterPee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) @peeweebigadventure.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I remember - the Alamo. 0136
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterGil Durán @gilduran.com · 06/09/2026Got 'em: The @thebulwark.com added an editor's note to the review, acknowledging that the author's direct affiliation with the Foundation for American Innovation ("the foundation shaping the tech right," according to Inc.) created a conflict that should have been forthrightly disclosed. 491999425
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 05/09/2026Rome wasn't overthrown in a day. Oligarchies are stubborn, and by the time they've established and entrenched themselves, they have resources, power blocs and even mercenaries they can deploy to repel would-be dethroners. 213943
Urza's Data Center @lubacious.bsky.social · 01/09/2026People need to see us practicing discipline for its own sake. They need to see that these causes are worth missing (at least) an airport meal or a flightsworth of Internet. If you can't bear to go one flight without Internet, how can you possibly unseat a corrupt system? 000
Urza's Data Center @lubacious.bsky.social · 01/09/2026The argument against "what difference would me not buying x make" is always personal discipline. I'm never going to bankrupt Chick-fil-A, but not giving them money is a demonstration that, if it is only the principle at stake, I can't be bought off with a convenience or treat. 100
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterThe Lever @levernews.com · 31/08/2026🚨 NEW: Former Rep. Max Rose is on cable championing centrist Democrats — while advising a $75 million, Big Tech-funded political operation working to defeat candidates who threaten tougher AI regulation. That industry role hasn’t been disclosed in his TV appearances. 710250
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA 227147262819
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterNiko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 25/08/2026It’s fine, you can’t change the name of anything referenced in “Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”, it’s a legal document 1630108
Urza's Data Center @lubacious.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"It's just like Mark said!" "The apostle!?" "No, the tech bro!" 010
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026lol. lmao even. Yesterday, "Neighbors for Strong Communities," the astroturf group backing the Paramount merger (which would give Trump allies control of CNN) listed their separate influence operation for Flock Safety on as a "featured" campaign on their homepage. Today it's gone. 14313
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026At an invitation-only gathering in Italy, white supremacists mapped out strategies to target rural America while local press coverage vanishes www.confrontthehate.com/p/white-nati... 8336611833
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/08/2026I just typed out a comment to a post, re-read it, thought "Oh, right, I'll look like a fucking creep if I post that" and then deleted it, which is a reminder that the reason I came up with "The failure mode of 'clever' is 'asshole'" is because I need the warning as much if not more than other folks 591963168
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 17/08/2026But lots of middlemen who donate to politicians’ campaigns would lose their jobs 38413
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 13/08/2026operator: 911, please state the nature of your emergency me: alright check this out. you can have as much money as you want, but only in gold bricks. every $1000 weighs one pound and you have to carry it with you at all times operator: well, that just means rich people would get stronger me: fuck 976166
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton 22672292814
Reposted by Urza's Data Centerryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 05/08/2026thus do we understand half the reason for the NYT’s seething anti-Mamdani grudge 161328192
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterLuke Knox @lukeknox.me · 04/08/2026in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this 381839535
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 02/08/2026The centrists The guy handed me a shovel and told me to start digging. He had a gun after all. I thought maybe if I dug a good enough hole he’d stop being mad at me. It never even occurred to me the whole time that I was holding a sharp ass shovel. 339547
Urza's Data Center @lubacious.bsky.social · 02/08/2026They'll outwork and outsmart the moral hazard, just like they outworked and outsmarted the funding crunch instead of doing any politics at all to stop the NIH pie from shrinking. What could possibly go wrong applying this approach to every situation? 010
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterRev. Poppy Haze 𓅋 @poppyhaze.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Nixon: Volcker, our age of gold is collapsing 0293
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026It’s important to understand “age verification” and “kick the kids off social media” laws as a gift to Big Tech. These policies allow surveillance capitalism to chug along full steam ahead and let Silicon Valley giants off the hook. Instead of regulating their biz model, we just put up age gates 13665262
Reposted by Urza's Data CenterJoanne Stocker @joannestocker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Well this is a nightmare 12391110
![Editor's note from Bulwark: 1
Editor’s note (September 3, 2026, 1:10 p.m. EDT): In a response to this review posted to social media, Gil Durán, author of The Nerd Reich, has highlighted that the reviewer, Jacob Bruggeman, is affiliated with the Foundation for American Innovation (FAI). Durán mentions FAI in his book, once, in a sentence that reads as follows: “This merging of tech and far-right networks—hosted by the Foundation for American Innovation, which Inc. later described as ‘the foundation shaping the tech right’—seemed like a live test of [Balaji] Srinivasan’s theory.” Bruggeman’s affiliation with FAI is an unpaid, nonresident fellowship (in other words, it is not his day job), and while it was mentioned in his byline beneath this review, we should have made a point of additionally disclosing it in a footnote like this.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:waplkqr2wuy2c4qbge6h6ed4/bafkreibcuvk2l4qvhmrnxzd3edhu6ncq3ljzmn42hpcijr6imlkimnowle)
