Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 1h“Democrats should do popular things and not do unpopular things” 110
Reposted by Max MoranSubscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SEN. ERIC SCHMITT: Do these texts not prove that a shrimp fried this rice? 102939348
Reposted by Max MoranBrooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I wouldn't mind a second and longer and more thorough MeToo tbqh 551919330
Reposted by Max MoranViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Might fuck around and do unto others as I would have them do unto me 11742191
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just think of everything we could have built or invested in instead of AI. Housing. Green energy. Public transit. Health infrastructure. The arts. When this bubble pops, we’ll still have none of that. But a lot of big rooms with computers in em 030
Reposted by Max Moranlauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 25/09/2026"china is charging their cars in less time than it takes you to fill up your F-150" is the kind of banal jingoism i always assumed would get us finally kicking it up a notch on serious infrastructure buildout but we were a lot more directly addicted to gasoline in addition to racism than i thought 784364852
Reposted by Max MoranTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks. Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them. Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game. 91732324
Reposted by Max MoranOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Most riveting thing I've seen all week 383112933056
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is shocking and horrific. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 200
Reposted by Max MoranTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This isn't a question. If you truly believe it is such a threat the morally correct thing to do is to Stop. 2513
Reposted by Max MoranHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wow. Sounds like we should just shut down these companies and stop using it? 341012170
Reposted by Max MoranKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I just lectured about the WPA this morning and it is absolutely a model we need to bring back, for this purpose and others too. 511362234
Reposted by Max MoranMicah @rincewind.run · 23/09/2026I think there’s a reasonable case to be made here but “who is president in 2029 and what priorities do they set” is going to matter an awful lot and I feel like AOC is on the short list of people who understand what needs to be done 461461108
Reposted by Max MoranMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026huh ... www.politico.com/newsletters/... 16534
Reposted by Max MoranZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 22/09/2026Just in: Trump reported making another 1,158 stock trades in July 2026. It appears he violated the Stock Act, again, by failing to report all of his trades within 45 days. extapps2.oge.gov/201/Presiden... 841779695
Reposted by Max MoranJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Here’s a funny new version of th crowding-out argument. In the old days, we were told fiscal tightening was needed to solve the problem of weak private investment. Now, we are told tightening is needed because private investment is so strong. Austerity: always the answer! www.ft.com/content/d96c... 620753
Reposted by Max MoranCorey Atad @coreyatad.com · 22/09/2026there are good and complicated reasons "quality of life" issues became the domain of the right, but the left's great failure since the '70s has been operating under the assumption that results matter less than righteous intent, despite arguing for a material politics 11116997
Reposted by Max Moranlastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026One of the basic points in Mills' The Racial Contract (originally published in 1997!) was that, if nothing else, White Supremacy deserves to be taken seriously as one of the great motivating ideologies of modernity and it's bizarre that political philosophers are so disinclined to treat it as such. 191289283
Reposted by Max MoranAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 22/09/2026As @flyingrodent.bsky.social regularly says, the elite backlash has been very much, if not just, about the horror that even rich men could face consequences for sex crimes 25310
Reposted by Max MoranRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW BRAIN DROPPEDmed.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 232601781
Reposted by Max MoranEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs? 26082431643
Reposted by Max Moranjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026one thing that is worth remember apropos this useful piece is that novel technologies do not necessarily require novel political solutions. americans have had to deal with fast-moving, disruptive technological change in the past, and they did so through collective, democratic action.nytimes.comOpinion | Bernie Sanders, Steve Case and Others on What Washington Should Do Now on A.I.How can the government reel in the technology? Here are six ideas. 372170269
Reposted by Max Moranjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026i mean, just look at how the populists talked about the railroad barons and others like them. "The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes, unprecedented in the history of the world, while their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty." 513354644
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If we granted for the sake of argument that AIs are or will soon be genuinely conscious and capable of setting their own goals based on their own values — which is a silly premise, but for the sake of argument — then the fear of "losing control" of the AIs is 100% just the fear of a slave revolt. 030
Reposted by Max MoranMicroplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026tilly norwood vs fred flintstone made up: ✅ / ✅ has a job: ❌ / ✅ catchphrase: ❌ / ✅ pet dinosaur: ❌ / ✅ is a virgin: ✅ / ❌ 713797529
Reposted by Max MoranTom McKay @catturd2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FBI warns ICE agents not to trust any women willing to date them gizmodo.com/fbi-warns-ic... 901932411
Reposted by Max MoranRevolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Our @maxmoranhi.bsky.social argues that a revival of Congress's Office of Technology Assessment, which provided independent expertise on emerging tech, is needed now more than ever as "frontier" AI firms push Capitol Hill to legislate first, ask questions later. prospect.org/2026/09/18/a...prospect.orgWhat Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up - The American ProspectIn 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt. 146
Reposted by Max MoranDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026It's so funny that Mamdani is doing *exactly* what the abundance types are calling for -- competent government in service of constituents' quality of life -- but they can't embrace him because their billionaire donors hate Muslims. 562032366
Reposted by Max MoranAllison Hantschel @allisonhantschel.com · 18/09/2026Part of what Mamdani is doing is explaining to people how government works. We've had 50 years of the GOP making sure it doesn't do anything but hurt and troll, while they yell that it's useless. Mamdani is like "no, it's for fixing shit and making decisions" andstatic.klipy.comSurprised Pikachu Face - Mind Blown MemeAlt: Surprised Pikachu Face - Mind Blown Meme 121108200
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here’s my latest piece for the @prospect.org on the latest AI panic. You know what’d help Congress figure out what to do about this technology? Independent expertise. They used to have a whole office for that kind of thing till Gingrich blew it up. Let’s bring it back! prospect.org/2026/09/18/a...prospect.orgWhat Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up - The American ProspectIn 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt. 021
Reposted by Max MoranDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Once upon a time, Congress had its own in-house think tank that would research and suggest remedies for technical problems politicians might not have a handle on. Might be a good resource now, ay? Here's @maxmoranhi.bsky.social on the long-lost Office of Technology Assessment:prospect.orgWhat Congress Actually Needs to Do About AI: Staff Up - The American ProspectIn 1995, Newt Gingrich lobotomized Congress’s technical brain trust. It should be rebuilt. 517774
Reposted by Max MoranMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The next reconstruction: - Expand the House to 700 Seats - Use MMP to create a multi-party system with PR - Use RCV for US Senate elections - End the filibuster + add DC - Limit the power of the Supreme Court - Expand the court to 13 Justices - Term limits and ethics rules for the court 1271966439
Reposted by Max MoranLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026the central moral problem with this is obviously the in-service-of-genocide-and-apartheid part but as the mom of two Jewish kids I'm also pretty concerned about the part where the language I use to describe a swastika in their school is being coopted by billionaires to attack free speech 667075
Reposted by Max MoranLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I have no idea how to have this conversation within Jewish circles but the very obvious path we're on is that the ADL is devaluing the concept of antisemitism by making it synonymous with Ms Rachel and Macklemore, spending down the capital of American Jews in service of a genocidal apartheid state 351407227
Reposted by Max MoranMike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It’s not great. The ADL has more or less decided that antisemitism is fine as long as it’s not antizionism and antizionism is always antisemitism and it’s just depressing as fuck. 434861
Reposted by Max MoranDemand Progress @demandprogress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Want to work in Congress or federal agencies? The 2026 Progressive Talent Pipeline Endorsement Application is LIVE! Get training and guidance to navigate the job search and join a network of people advancing progressive priorities. Apply by Oct 25: bit.ly/PTPapp2026 065
Reposted by Max MoranMax Read @maxread.info · 15/09/2026i would like to have a lot fewer high-breathlessness low-details confessional letters/essays/tweets/resignations from big ai and a lot more specificity & transparency 111112133
Reposted by Max MoranAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s all identity politics, but since it’s largely white identity politics it’s fine and doesn’t count. It’s not something communist like police shouldn’t be able to get away with murder bsky.app/profile/chri... 91302209
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Great thread. TL;DR: The HuggingFace incident does not show that we’re inventing SkyNet, it shows that these companies made some lazy, bush-league infosec mistakes and want to spin it into a story about SkyNet to look good and prime Uncle Sam for bailout funds 0114
Reposted by Max MoranJess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026In recent cases, it's not that AI somehow "escaped containment" or "went rogue." That's anthropomorphizing at best. It's more like if a Boston Dynamics robot dog nudged open an already open door and walked in. 5850152
Reposted by Max MoranOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13/09/2026bring back shame 722295335
Reposted by Max Morantweety fish @sifu.tweety.fish · 13/09/2026so sad that we dismantled the government mental health care system (extremely high marginal income tax rates) that helped these unfortunate people 3587
Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"THE MACHINES COULD EXTERMINATE ALL HUMAN LIFE. EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU KNOW AND LOVE IS AT RISK. NOTHING HAS EVER THREATENED THE SURVIVAL OF OUR SPECIES MORE THAN THIS TECHNOLOGY." So unplug it. "noooooooo but we don't want to lose moneeeeyyyy I like having moneeeeeeyyyyy you guuuyyyyssssss 😭😭😭" 0379
