Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialBritish Asian Doctor @britishasian.bsky.social · 5h"I'm sorry you'll resign but I was in a mixed race emergency ward with my mother as she had no where to go and tbh I was more concerned about the black person there because of how my mother would have reacted than for them.I stayed there to make sure all was ok. Think of everyone!" 215528
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 55mHow did we skip the step where we made this illegal? 431154304
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialJames Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 1hThe slop party: "More than 80 percent of the [AI-generated] ads were produced by Republican campaigns or Republican-aligned political action committees."nytimes.com$137 Million in A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms (Gift Article)Republicans have used A.I.-generated content more often than Democrats, ranging from subtle enhancements to convincing deepfakes. 1324297
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 12hI'm only a simple country sociologist, but isn't this electioneering--and illegal in Michigan? @jentaub.bsky.social? 2022873
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialGabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 13hIn the United States there is no difference between a lawyer and an attorney. The terms are interchangeable and entirely and exclusively overlap. Just a reminder that this is one of those silly ideas that that get handed around on the internet by people thinking they're being clever. It's not. 824034
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialdaniel holmgren 🫠 @dholms.at · 15/10/2026that basically explains why AI stuff blows it’s like auto-tune for ideas, like yeah you hit the note but you lose the subtlety, the richness, the soul 1826054
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialEnce Morse @ence.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Anyone remember Chicago Progressive Partnership, the shell group that spent big to back pro-Israel candidates in Illinois Dem primaries? It just closed up... and transferred its bank balance back to AIPAC's super PAC. 4493120
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18h“I will note that the Gilded Age begat the Progressive Era, a period of unprecedented social and political reform in the early 20th century that rose from the backlash against the decadence and impunity of the previous era.” www.editorialboard.com/rage-against...editorialboard.comRage against new Gilded Age is reaching point of consensusDonald Trump symbolizes "the money power." 21567118
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialDan O'Dowd @realdanodowd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Watch Tesla self-driving v14.3.10 cut off another car, forcing the driver to grab the wheel and disengage! Elon Musk’s dangerous and defective software has no place on public roads. 2208
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialArrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 15/10/2026The bravest Americans I continually see fighting back are women. He punched her after that. She attended a rally in the belly of the beast, wearing that shirt, heckling Trump, all by herself. Much respect. 2306
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It’s time to impeach Trump how. The U.S. has proposed that European countries unfreeze Russian sovereign assets and transfer them to a Washington-overseen vehicle in an effort to revive peace talks over Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-propo...ca.finance.yahoo.comU.S. proposes unfreezing Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks- FTInvesting.com-- The U.S. has proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets and transfer them to a Washington-overseen vehicle in an effort to revive peace talks over Ukraine,... 2713151
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.social4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 14/10/2026This 👇 426143214401
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialZeteo @zeteo.com · 14/10/2026Read the Details From the ‘Unhinged’ Tantrum of Bari Weiss’s Pro-Israel Foreign Chief CBS News foreign editor Shayndi Raice explained exactly why Netanyahu was removed from an Oct. 7 script. You also won’t believe what she said about the Palestinian death toll in Gaza. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/read-the-d...zeteo.comRead the Details From the ‘Unhinged’ Tantrum of Bari Weiss’s Pro-Israel Foreign ChiefCBS News foreign editor Shayndi Raice explained exactly why Netanyahu was removed from an Oct. 7 script. You also won’t believe what she said about the Palestinian death toll in Gaza. 37716
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity. 98128303776
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 14/10/2026It is really chilling to see how quickly Black, Caribbean, and African writers and academics have become the global face of AI use and accusations of plagiarism. For such a serious charge, @vauhinivara.bsky.social's article rests on...a Pangram scan. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/1...theatlantic.comYet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AIThe prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags. 341472490
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 14/10/2026A watchdog group filed a complaint with the State Bar of California asking authorities to investigate whether White House press secretary Katie Zacharia practiced law without a license.washingtonsun.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Faces Bar Complaint in CaliforniaKatie Zacharia has called herself an attorney in recent television and podcast appearances, but it’s unclear if she’s licensed to practice law. 31692187
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Elon Musk keeps threatening Canada's sovereignty, and Canada's leaders....keep posting on his social media platform? Non-MAGA politicians, journalists, business leaders: give your head a shake and stand up for your country. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/14/o...nationalobserver.comQuitting X is the easy bit, but Canada's leaders can't even do thatFor many of the country's most high-profile individuals, Elon Musk's social platform is a test. They're currently failing it. 40698262
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 14/10/2026So Trump not only disarmed Ukraine by removing the Starlink/Starshield capability with defensive drones (the system only operates in Ukraine), he blinded it too with withholding advanced warnings of Russian missile attacks. How evil, cowardly and craven. Is Kash Patel still in Moscow 29618249
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialTroy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 14/10/2026Edmonton City Council is being forced to break the law. Danielle Smith wants a public hearing, and she also wants to dictate how council votes at that hearing. But council must enter public hearings with an open mind. Once again, the UCP just has not thought anything through 12513
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialJohn Br👻OoOOOoOoo👻ks @johnbrooks.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Imagine being this wrong 171
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026It’s increasingly difficult to understand what they are actually selling because what they are selling is surveillance.m.youtube.comWelcome Apple HomeView: Designed for life at home.YouTube video by Apple 810326
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialAlex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Toronto bike lane removal. When your infrastructure project has huge police protection and the contractors hide the logos on their trucks and gear, you are in the wrong. 15941305
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Elon Musk is helping both the Russians and the Republicans. Not a coincidence.nytimes.comSudden Starlink Restrictions Deepen Ukraine’s Vulnerability as Russia Escalates (Gift Article)A huge attack cut power to 600,000 people in Kyiv, and a Pentagon-funded satellite program appeared to be curbed without warning. 761126579
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 14/10/2026i think we can come up with a better system than putting a drug addled, pedophile dipshit with no grip on reality in charge of defense satellites 21984130
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Just so you understand the scale of betrayal: first, our "partners" didn't warn Ukraine about the incoming ballistic missiles, so the air raid alert wasn't activated before impact, robbing people of their chance to survive. Then, Starlink was restricted to stop working at speeds above 100 mph. 9131641298
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP. 16558792512
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in Wars No individual should be able to disrupt military ops like Musk did with Ukraine’s. I wrote that when he did it in 2023. Was told the problem was contract rules. Nope. Happened again. The problem is too much power, esp for an enemy of democracy.thedailybeast.comThe U.S. Government Can’t Allow Elon Musk the Power to Intervene in WarsThe billionaire’s interference in Ukrainian military operations shows he’s a national security risk. No private citizen should have that much power. 972475840
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Katie Zacharia sat on the advisory board of an organization that calls for women who have abortions to be executed “in the public square,” and for pro-choice Americans to lose their right to hold public office.jessica.substack.comTrump’s New Press Secretary Supports the Death Penalty for Abortion Patients10.13.26 22926011252
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Why the fuck are we here? 501297138
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialLaprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I mean, absolute 🔥🔥🔥 014057
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14/10/2026Trump started a trade war with our biggest ally and gave a handout to our biggest enemy. 30852214
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/10/2026"If these people take over Congress, they're going to use its powers exactly how the Founders intended! Can you imagine that? Congress doing its job?! Heaven forfend!" 371537261
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialAmerican Bridge 21st Century @ab21.bsky.social · 13/10/2026WATCH: Andy Harris has a crash out after his constituents laugh at him for trying to blame higher gas prices on... Democrats. "You are rude!" #MD01 5323871772
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13/10/2026hey we might break a bunch of private property because we want the biggest IPO possible this is OK in a way burglary is not, because 731558248
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 13/10/2026That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.ctinsider.comThe 2026 question: Which is more powerful, money or people?Elon Musk has spent $366 million this election cycle. Philip Bump examines what that kind of money can buy in American politics. 401494636
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.social🏄🏼♂️Surfing The Law ⚖️ @surfdudeken03.bsky.social · 13/10/2026You mean, doing it's Constitutionally derived duty to check the power of the executive branch? Heaven forbid! 2458
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialRav BOO!dram 🎃👻 @rvbdrm.com · 13/10/2026The ADL updated its “Mamdani Monitor” with Mayor Mamdani’s October 7th anniversary statement. They criticize him for not mentioning Jews, but omit the entire opening paragraph which condemns Hamas’ attack, acknowledged the Israelis killed and abducted, and expressed solidarity with those grieving. 1162
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 13/10/2026After a woman obtained public records indicating a Google datacenter would cover only one-third of the cost of a new solar plant to power the facility — contradicting its promises that ratepayers would not be on the hook — her electricity company sued her.theintercept.comAn Arkansas Mom Obtained Public Records About a New Data Center. Then She Got Sued.Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech. 4621721176
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 10/10/2026Canada should be building up massive greenhouse capacity, relying on geothermal energy, across the country to grow our own food. Sovereignty means getting things right, and getting the hell away from reliance on the US for ALL THINGS. 24421148
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialShola Hoon @sholahoon.bsky.social · 13/10/2026the racism, fascism and violence at this rally should make those who have a conscience sick to their core 401037224
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Last week, Danielle Smith stomped on Edmonton City Council for allegedly disrespecting homeowners affected by zoning. But ramming through AI Centres that affect thousands of homeowners is ok? The Making of an AI Data Centre Warrior via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caThe Making of an AI Data Centre Warrior | The TyeeBek MacIntosh helped rally her Alberta town to kill a megaproject. The wider fight, she vows, is ‘just getting started.’ 419491
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialChicken WingDings 🇵🇸 @ebridget.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Ms Rachel from the top ropes 58113593012
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialAW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 12/10/2026 12682291899
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialMatthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 13/10/2026The judge who signed off on the Omar warrant should be impeached. 101463236
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialThor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Really tired of repellent computer dweebs talking like they're hardened warriors 982366351
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 12/10/2026whenever trump's DOJ has to go in front of a judge to get yelled at, every lawyer on here is like "omg i've NEVER seen a judge this mad, if a judge yelled at me like this i'd immediately commit seppeku," and then at the end of the hearing the judge is like "ok no sanctions just don't do it again" 401906315
Reposted by @maikimenzies.myatproto.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 12/10/2026How it’s going 1686639946