Reposted by Michael HillRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Latest AI safety guy to quit and issue a dire warning about the risks and the fecklessness of those in charge:theatlantic.comI Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is BrokenThe industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes. 11306121
Reposted by Michael HillJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 04/10/2026FUCK no. Keep driving. Faster 7552
Reposted by Michael HillDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026My thoughts on the permitting reform bill being discussed everywhere. TL;DR: "this deal provides clear evidence that the US system is not designed to represent the people’s interests and not prepared to protect us from the dangers of our warming world." danarfisher.com/2026/10/03/w... 37031
Reposted by Michael HillRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If Trump just takes money appropriated by Congress for a specific purpose & seizes it to use it for an entirely different purpose, what is the point of having a Congress or appropriating money for anything? I’m sure the Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins must be concerned. 32163921634
Reposted by Michael HillMike Levin @mikelevin.org · 03/10/2026Mark Zuckerberg tells investors that his AI push is a huge success. But when it files its taxes, Meta tells the IRS its giant data centers are an experiment that might fail. Why? Because calling them an experiment lets Meta claim a tax credit meant for real research. 15641263
Reposted by Michael HillRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/10/2026“There are always people who profit from war or government policies. The difference is that the people profiting should not be the people making the decisions to make that policy. And that is what is happening here...” www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...cnn.comJared Kushner’s company has large stake in firm with Israeli military links | CNNAt the same time Jared Kushner has negotiated in the war in Gaza, his company has held the largest stake in a firm backing businesses involved in Israel’s military campaigns. 9624871107
Reposted by Michael HillJulie Lam @msjulieslam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Getting prepared. 💪😷#MaskTogetherAmerica @wemaskcolorado.bsky.social @drjudystone.bsky.social @michael-hoerger.bsky.social @togetherwemask.bsky.social 0448
Reposted by Michael HillKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A federal judge has ruled that Roger Rogoff, the judicially appointed U.S. attorney in Seattle, has been illegally fired by the Trump admin and must be provisionally reinstated by the Justice Department.washingtonpost.comTrump illegally fired Seattle’s U.S. attorney, judge rulesThe ruling is the latest in a string of decisions finding that the administration bent federal law to keep loyalists in key prosecutorial posts. 483253958
Reposted by Michael HillDavid Marshall @illdave.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Schmitt defeats Schmitt thehill.com/homenews/sen... 021
Reposted by Michael HillValerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We could’ve had a woman who prosecuted rapists as a president. Instead, we got a rapist as a president.  20065671509
Reposted by Michael HillInterrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Palantir is an enormous, unaccountable corporation collecting our data to use for denials from health insurance, deportations, drone strikes in Palestine, & more. Join the nationwide campaign @purgepalantir.bsky.social to defend our privacy and stop Palantir by visiting purgepalantir.com. 14627
Reposted by Michael HillSeth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026(🚨) PROOF EXCLUSIVE: A Dozen Ways Trump Is Rigging the Midterms This isn’t a listicle. It’s an exhaustive, sourced report on the most under-attack election cycle in American history. Whatever the result in November—and we should all vote for the one we want—Trump *has* criminally rigged the system.sethabramson.substack.comPROOF EXCLUSIVE: A Dozen Ways Trump Is Rigging the MidtermsEveryone should vote. Democrats may do well. But neither of those facts alters the reality of what the 2026 midterms are: a rigged event under assault by a fascist, his regime, and his foreign allies. 15820386
Reposted by Michael HillNiko Bowie @nikobowie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Deep dives like this really put into perspective what Chief Justice Rehnquist was doing in 2000 when he resurrected the Court’s precedents of the 1870s and 1880s, writing that their authors “had intimate knowledge and familiarity with the events surrounding the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment.” 10715242
Reposted by Michael HillRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Cancelling votes, refusing to conduct oversight—if you’re not willing to do your job, you shouldn’t have the job. For 19 months, we’ve watched the GOP refuse to hold this Administration accountable. That’s why voting this November matters more than ever! 20993298
Reposted by Michael Hillemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I will write this more in days ahead. But it is really important to know that (on Xitter) Stephen Miller is trying to stave off being blamed for the catastrophe that is now predicted to happen to the GOP. Frantically. [ahem] I'd like to prevent this from happening. 731453343
Reposted by Michael HillCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 23/09/2026If we want a government that is by the people, for the people, and a real representation of the people, we’ve got to show up. Go Vote. #NolanWells 491412368
Reposted by Michael Hillsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026the hotel wisely unstocked the minibars before the horde of disgruntled airplane passengers descended upon them 1457213
Reposted by Michael HillMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026America is free only when the media is competitive, independent, and accountable to the people. apnews.com/article/warn...apnews.comStates settle lawsuit over Paramount-Warner merger, clearing key hurdle for $81 billion dealTwelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to settle their lawsuits against the mega merger. 211101232129
Reposted by Michael Hillsarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow 21488331166
Reposted by Michael HillAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026"The FBI in 2025 under President Trump shut down an inquiry into allegations that a political adviser to Senator Susan Collins had participated in a scheme to funnel illegal campaign contributions from a defense contractor seeking lucrative federal contracts"nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins (Gift Article)The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 912157786
Reposted by Michael HillDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! 😂😂😂 717430
Reposted by Michael HillScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026An FBI investigation into Susan Collins' pay-to-play racket was shut down on Trump's orders. Probe: In 2024, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping pay-to-play investigation examining interactions between Sen Susan Collins (R-ME) and a top donor, records and emails show. Confession: The donor, an ex-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... 517186
Reposted by Michael HillJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634291342
Reposted by Michael HillWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Everybody read this right now 318251
Reposted by Michael HillJohn Robinson @jrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The absolute silence - and stated approval by many Republicans - about these murders from our elected leaders in Congress is abhorrent. 510829
Reposted by Michael HillProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114416104
Reposted by Michael HillTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"One thing I see on this train is that Ukrainians choose to keep going. I don’t want to romanticize; the suffering and the grief are under the eyes, and in the public memorials, and everywhere. Every attack by the enemy hurts, as does every betrayal by an ally." snyder.substack.com/p/a-meditati...snyder.substack.comA Meditation on Train StationsOn Total War and Individual Responsibility, 2/2 10746219
Reposted by Michael HillRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/o438KKkoE40?...youtu.beCarney returns to Parliament with a HUGE bill blunting the right to strike and ‘bulldozing nature’YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore 2395
Reposted by Michael HillRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Members of Parliament are back in Ottawa today for a fresh session of clip farming in the House of Commons. The first order of business? An omnibus bill that labour leaders warn will weaken Canadian workers’ right to strike, and that environmental groups say will bulldoze nature: 819864
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Reposted by Michael HillJen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026He's got it: x.com/ChrisMurphyC...x.comChris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) on XA normal federal government would have stopped the Paramount merger. It's illegal on its face. It shouldn't have been left to AGs. But this settlement puts us on the path to state run media and mass scale price gouging. It's corporate bullying prevailing over the law. 1137788
Reposted by Michael HillGreg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Turned on Giants game. An ad for the sports gambling app that sponsors the broadcast, in which one of the ESPN talking heads is practically begging me to place a bet, comes on. This is insidious and must be outlawed…but I am not holding my breath. 132336373
Reposted by Michael HillJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Anduril co-founder Trae Stephens has posted on X that Anduril was “incubated” at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund (where Stephens is a partner). Stephens was previously employed at Palantir, which was co-founded by Thiel & Joe Lonsdale. 1/ 25525
Reposted by Michael HillPrivacy Badger @privacybadger.org · 21/09/2026Worried about OpenAI following you around the web? Privacy Badger blocks OpenAI trackers on websites you visit. www.buchodi.com/chatgpt-now-...buchodi.comChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collectorOpenAI's ad collector at bzr.openai.com sets a cookie called __obi, scoped to .openai.com. The value is while you are on ChatGPT and tied to your ChatGPT account. __obi is then sent to OpenAI from ord... 310543
Reposted by Michael HillRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Blanchet points out Carney cancelled the digital services tax on tech giants to placate Trump and it didn't work -- so will he now reimpose this tax? Carney says we don't need taxes that impact affordability for Canadians (??) Thank god the Bloc is here (lol help) to ask some actual questions!! 1131852
Reposted by Michael HillWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Gavin Newsom just tanked his Presidential aspirations. Good. 4653346
Reposted by Michael HillWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/09/2026variety.com/2026/film/ne...variety.comParamount-Warner Bros. Settlement: What the Guilds, AGs and Activists Are SayingSupport, shaming and other feedback to Monday's settlement in the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery settlement. 39636
Reposted by Michael HillApril Verrett @seiupres.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Y’all, this is the union difference. Young working-class men in unions are more likely to own a home, get married, and have kids. A union isn’t just about what happens at work. It’s about having the power to build the life you want.americanprogress.orgHow Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start FamiliesNew CAP analysis of demographic data shows that union men under age 35 are more likely to get married, have kids, and own their own homes—especially young men without college degrees. 37931
Reposted by Michael HillDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a progressive, degenerative brain disease caused by cumulative, repetitive hits to the head over time. CTE is profoundly common in American football. Exposing minors to CTE is abusive and unethical. 1116447
Reposted by Michael HillRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For everyone who keeps saying Avi Lewis needs a seat in the House: because of the size of the party right now, the NDP got ONE question in this whole QP and it was the very last one, like thirty minutes into the session. And Carney didn't even answer it, despite taking the questions off the top. 512528
Reposted by Michael HillAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The billions of dollars we send to a foreign military to drop bombs on somebody else should have been spent to build schools, housing, and to provide healthcare HERE. 366175184628
Reposted by Michael HillKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is only acceptable behavior if you believe immigrants are not human, and actual Americans who get shot by mistake are just necessary collateral damage. 211645
Reposted by Michael HillKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not. 7752691565