JD @mathewson.us · 14hAre we in the biggest disconnect between elite and popular opinion since Hoover? Maybe LBJ? I feel like these views cross cut generations and sectional boundaries more than those on Vietnam and civil rights… 000
Reposted by JDpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i genuinely forgot how bad this wasbuzzfeednews.comNobody Believed Neil deGrasse Tyson's First Accuser. Now There Are Three More.No one believed Tchiya Amet when she said Tyson had raped her in the 1980s. Now, three other women tell BuzzFeed News that he harassed them, including one who’s sharing her story publicly for the firs... 361395393
Reposted by JDMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 988 suicide prevention hotline's Press 3 option — which provides specialized services to LGBTQ callers — has been restored more than a year after the Trump administration shut it down. Confirmed by HHS and the office of Senator Tammy Baldwin, who led on legislation that forced its restoration 3433161052
Reposted by JDJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Story is up now on the site! jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-p...jessica.substack.comBREAKING: Republicans File Supreme Court Suit to End Shield Laws9.30.26 24530
Reposted by JDMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026especially if you work at the FBI 15900134
Reposted by JDColin M. Henry @henryhenryhenry.com · 30/09/2026this is specifically what Twitter was re-engineered to do, btw. it exists almost solely to threaten anyone at the flashpoint of a nascent social movement. 92927552
Reposted by JDKelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026She was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable. 393727598
Reposted by JDCarrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026sooo....as some have suggested, this is a human problem, not an AI problem. They knew it was going to go rogue and they ignored warnings didn't do anything about it. That's essentially how the Challenger failed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...nytimes.comOpenAI Ignored Employees’ Warnings About Safely Testing A.I. Models (Gift Article)Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen. 01410
Reposted by JDMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026if you know anything about senator schmitt's monumental fuck up in the jack smith hearing, i implore you to reach out. can be anonymous. signal: marisakabas.04 email: marisa@thehandbasket.co 723032564
Reposted by JDJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL 732607632
Reposted by JDMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the cornell case has me thinking about christine blasey ford and how she so bravely testified in 2018 about how future supreme court justice brett kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her. i'm thinking about what i wrote at the time and how nothing has changed: 172294453
Reposted by JDMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 363729792
Reposted by JDThleen @kathleenbot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you’re prepping Hooters Guys and need a sort of weirdly wholesome palate cleanser, I really loved this piece from a year ago about Hooters waitresses looking out for gay kids who get dragged there by their dads who hope it will turn them straightnytimes.comOpinion | Why Dads Take Their Gay Sons to Hooters (Published 2025)Many fathers and grandfathers take their gay sons to the bar. It’s become a place of refuge, and how that happened is a curious story. 001
Reposted by JD🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you really want to know what male loneliness looks like go read the 5 star reviews for a hooters restaurant 1128715
Reposted by JDProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026Even Navatek’s executives were surprised at how far their money went in D.C. “It was eye-opening for me, frankly. ‘Oh my God, all of it is for sale. It’s all for sale,’” said one.propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 16847373
JD @mathewson.us · 28/09/2026First console: NES, 1987 First home computer: Atari 800XL, (present at my creation) 120
Reposted by JD"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This strikes me is a common misunderstanding of the argument for humanities education, which is not that it serves as some sort of individual inoculation, but rather than it produces a citizenry more capable of self-governance when distributed widely, especially for decision-makers of every kind. 15816141
Reposted by JDKylie Eleison @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Well yeah she's an adult 5104611570
JD @mathewson.us · 27/09/2026Growing up is realizing the reason the patrons didn’t notice their “gourmet” coffee was replaced with Folgers Crystals was that most nice restaurants serve shitty coffee. 000
Reposted by JDBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I think something to consider here is that Collins voted to confirm Russ Vought as OMB Director despite the fact that he said a billion times that he thought Trump had a constitutional right to illegally impound funds, and now she’s doing shocked Pikachu reactions. 11738541016
Reposted by JDBill @billtwibh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Everything is REALLY bad right now. Tell me some funny jokes 2132
JD @mathewson.us · 26/09/2026The proper framing isn’t “AI hacked so and so” it’s “Software engineers at this company hacked so and so.” And that’s what they’re doing, even if it wasn’t their intention. 000
JD @mathewson.us · 26/09/2026A good rule of thumb is that technological solutions can basically never resolve purely social problems. There may be some exceptions, but they are exceptions. 000
Reposted by JDkat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026There are other choices out there to host your newslettertheguardian.comRevealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newslettersExclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism 1146
Reposted by JDoptiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Folks, we're terribly sorry to announce that there was a LinkedIn spill that broke containment and leeched into Bluesky. While the spill is being handled, we ask that you refrain from discussions about synergy, hustle, paradigm shifts, and praise for grind culture. Thank you for your cooperation. 361510278
JD @mathewson.us · 25/09/2026There was a prominent higher ed equity activist who constantly slammed schools for doing this but whose org never posted salary ranges for its own openings. I don’t see them around on the socials much anymore. 000
Reposted by JDColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good afternoon, psychology! ✨YOUR SCIENCE IS POLITICAL✨ 1188
Reposted by JDChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.com‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the MidtermsA disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law. 25337141383
Reposted by JDwhet moser @whetmoser.com · 25/09/2026i want nathan fielder to do undecided voter focus groups 62429367
Reposted by JDMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Personally I think it's fine to point out that policies intended to harm minorities also harm the majority! People respond to messages rooted in self-interest and it also emphasizes that we're all connected. "Trans bathroom bans harm cis people" isn't the only argument, but it's true & worth noting 521194114
Reposted by JDMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every. F*cking. Time. The. Same. Story. Make a big fraud claim that doesn't hold up on inspection. The goal is to create doubt, not provide truth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 341462559
Reposted by JDJachra 🏳️⚧️ @jachra.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I'm interested by how some of those markers are just better in general than 2015 715011
Reposted by JDHistorian Jen @historianjenfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Andy Beshear has an entire chapter in his new book about backing the LGBTQ community and it's worth a read. He talks about how the anti-trans ads were tested in KY during his election and how vetoing anti-trans legislation didn't hurt his reelection campaign. 4424139
Reposted by JDPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 23/09/2026I wrote about how Trump is treating presidential power like it's his own possession and using it to punish blue states — but also about how at least he's promised lots of cash for all of us. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 552966771
Reposted by JDAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026STOP QUOTE TWEETING THE POLL ACCOUNTS THAT NEVER LINK BACK TO THE POLLS THEY'RE MENTIONING thank you 141091108
JD @mathewson.us · 22/09/2026What was your first computer growing up? Hope @siliconundergro.bsky.social doesn’t mind me borrowing this pic from his blog at dfarq.homeip.net/atari-400-ve... 110
Reposted by JDPopular Science @popsci.com · 18/09/2026Oh boy. Here we go again. www.popsci.com/science/airp...popsci.comWhy airplanes leave white streaks in the skyContrails are a problem, but not how you might think. 34822
Reposted by JDMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Great system, no notes www.propublica.org/article/scho... 271419331
Reposted by JDAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 17/09/2026I closed my trade imbalance with the grocery store, now I just eat the money I would have spent there. 1163179539
Reposted by JDMegan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I’m writing a book about teaching reading and what it even means to be “a good reader.” I want to talk to as many teachers, librarians, parents, and students as possible. If you have thoughts about reading, please get in touch at readingmachinebook@gmail.com. (And please pass along!) 417971
Reposted by JDRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Not sure if people know Wakefield was trying to sell a competing measles vaccine when he made up his fraudulent study about the MMR. It was only after that failed (because he is a complete fraud) that he started grifting off opposing all vaccines. It’s all just a grift. Antivaxxers are their marks. 291928724
Reposted by JDMatt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So many people think that the students who can't pay back their loans are going to like Vassar or Oberlin or even Harvard. In reality they're going to schools like Legends Barber College or Construction Training Center. www.npr.org/2026/09/16/n... 10413109