Reposted by MephsKari Maaren @angrykem.bsky.social · 21hThis Is Just to Say I have trained the AI to read to our baby the one you were probably expecting me to interact with Calm down AI is awesome so sweet and so cold 323367
Reposted by MephsNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026If you are arguing that there is no innocent [person of any nationality whatsoever] then you are making the case for genocide 161560195
Reposted by MephsTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The people who'll laugh or shrug off the 'nuke Los Angeles & San Diego comment' are the same people who wanted Mamdani to not be at the 9/11 commemoration. 151316267
Reposted by MephsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026I'm proud Public Notice has become a bastion of sanity amidst an ocean of sanewashing, a place left-of-center readers can reliably turn to for deep understanding of what’s happening in the American right. Here's to the next five years!publicnotice.coReflecting on 5 years of Public NoticeAnd a look forward to what’s next. 322029340
Reposted by MephsVituperative Erb @vituperativeerb.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If I go to someone’s home and find out they have a mannequin set up that they hit and yell racial slurs at I would probably leave that home, even though neither of us thinks the mannequin is person 829325
Reposted by MephsNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026A recurring controversy in left-wing spaces is "Was Person X being antisemitic or does he just call everyone he's arguing with a 'filthy lapdog of the globo-capitalist elites who should be liquidated along with his spawn'?" and I'm kind of tired of it, to be entirely honest. 962082
Reposted by MephsHenry @henrythedog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Americans have a strong aversion to admitting a basic fact about reality. which is that one political party is actually clearly worse than the other so they come up with explanations for whats wrong with America that isn't "The Republican Party is evil" in this case "old people!" 317340
Reposted by MephsSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 03/10/2026while i am commenting on this: i have reached the end of my rope with this sort of thing and my current point of view is that the weird monks should not be allowed to disavow their satanist wing, and also that their satanist wing appears to mostly rule them and tell them what to do 938634
Reposted by MephsAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026hi! Abdul's digital team here👋 we're so busy with EOQ we didn't have time to make a better graphic but anyway can you click the link below to support our movement to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, and pass medicare for all ok thanks team 481369471
Reposted by MephsA penitent who is loud @loudpenitent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It is genuinely chilling how quickly antisemitism in leftist and entertainer spaces is accelerating. All they need to do is cite Palestine and suddenly everyone forgets everything they've been told in favor of defending blatant antisemitism from has-beens and mediocrities. 1819751
Reposted by MephsAngie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Now Ashley Moody. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR 17430142
Reposted by Mephshailey @hailey.at · 28/09/2026paperclip theory was right but it did not correctly predict the form the paperclipper would take was human 41296
Reposted by Mephsjordan! @jordanjamboree.pittbert.gay · 27/09/2026I think a lot of online leftists need to internalize that Zohran is a successful socialist is because he's not a hostile dickhead 280399
Reposted by MephsKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I live in an Idaho-adjacent state and am now following this story with interest. It would be very funny if Bsky could help get a non-Republican elected to the Senate from Idaho. 311349164
Reposted by MephsJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up. 581176214502
Reposted by MephsMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 25/09/2026even his first name is two guys slamming up against each other 1327821
Mephs @mephs20.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I've never been clear on this: what exactly is the agenda that President Sanders passes in a Senate where you need Joe Manchin onboard to pass anything? What does he achieve that Joe Biden didn't? 110
Reposted by MephsKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There's a new one on tonight. I'm not sure you have time to catch up on the previous 9,400 episodes, so it might be hard to follow. 3794851
Reposted by Mephslastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Honestly I think it's a bit of a fools' errand to try and get people to stop anthropomorphising LLMs. I say my computer is angry at me if it beeps too loud. 4355142
Reposted by MephsJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The Greenhouse from recycled church stained glass windows, also known as "Sacré Blur" was made by horticultural installation artists Heywood and Condie from salvaged 18th and 19th century ecclesiastical stained glass. London 1264950873
Reposted by MephsRep. LaMonica McIver @replamonica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I am facing 17 years in federal prison for doing my job and standing up to Trump’s merciless immigration enforcement campaign. I am finding the strength to keep standing up every single day.inquirer.comU.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is eight months pregnant and facing 17 years in jail | Jenice ArmstrongMcIver’s inner strength is next level. She is running for reelection while fighting efforts by the Trump administration to jail her. Plus, she’s repping her constituents and caring for her family. 211209423
Reposted by MephsAstreia @redoubters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The single biggest blow to "running on transphobia wins elections" would be an election cycle where Elon spends hundreds of millions of $ for Rs to run on gutter transphobia and it leads to a generational wipeout and costs them seats in Kansas and Texas and Alaska how do people not get this 315030
Reposted by MephsBen McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Mary Peltola, or any Democratic Senate candidate, could shoot someone on 5th avenue and I’ll still be loudly supporting them. We aren’t doing this shit anymore 615916
Reposted by MephsDoll @dollspace.gay · 24/09/2026The common claim that Sarah McBride has done nothing for trans rights is flatly false and its getting very tired that people keep spreading that disinformation. 121838
Reposted by MephsCai @annenotation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In my experience, the only thing that keeps a small community safe is being open to oversight from outsiders. That's how you keep Mennonite men from drugging women, how you resolve killers of the flower moon issues, etc. This is one reason I believe in the state. 415715
Reposted by MephsJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 23/09/2026it's important to arrive at sturdy ethical principles that you can't be annoyed out of. people are annoying as shit 3460311484
Reposted by MephsLaurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Folks, you’ve gotta get comfortable saying “your behavior is fucked up, and justifying it using the language of social justice and therapy doesn’t change that.” 71119263
Reposted by MephsClarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 22/09/2026Our subscription drive is still going and is now 70 new subscribers short of its goal. We had hoped to reach that in time for our 20th anniversary issue in October so we could give everyone their raises as part of that celebration. It's going to be close. clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/clarkesworldmagazine.comSubscribe to Clarkesworld MagazineClarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. 110397
Reposted by MephsThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It is seriously exhausting to be in a political community in which you must constantly explain to people that they are not going to like the consequence of electing a Republican, then see them flop and sweat when they finally face those consequences, and act like they had no idea this would happen. 25641147
Reposted by MephsVibecession Forever @ghazelleberner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I don't think I'd go this far. My frustration really is more that you can go basically anywhere on the internet to read takes like that one. It is just harder and harder to find takes that say, "actually, you should just vote for the Dem and stop trying to make it seem like it's a hard choice." 18415
Reposted by MephsWhich Witch R U 🏳️🌈 @which-witch-ru.bsky.social · 21/09/2026As an LGBTQ elder who’s been fighting for our rights since the AIDS crisis, it is my duty to dole out tough love when members of our own community are harming themselves or our community. And telling people not to vote Dem when we’ve already lost rights in GOP states YEARS AGO is harming us all.static.klipy.comMoonstruck CherAlt: Moonstruck Cher slapping Nic Cage and saying “Snap out of it!” 1223784
Reposted by Mephsellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 21/09/2026I think that publications that want to be the voice of liberalism in America should consider not falling for anti-Democratic Party agitprop two months ahead of an election, that happens consistently every election, and that is constantly given serious credence it doesn't deserve 318523
Reposted by MephsDon Zeko @donzeko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026...deep red jurisdictions. 3) the time to punish Dems for being bad on trans rights is over. We're in the general election now. Every Dem is much better than every Republican for trans people. Yes, all of them. Yes, even that one. 4) Dems losing to R's in the general will not help trans people. 02010
Reposted by MephsChristina Holland @mortalwombat.info · 20/09/2026Unfortunately I think I'm too squeamish to watch the Resident Evil but Hundreds of Beavers is the best and more people need to watch it. It's a homage to old timey slapstick but it also expertly captures the experience of video game progression more than any actual game movie 282
Reposted by MephsSantiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 20/09/2026My new favorite thing is Republicans acting confused about why their illegal war on Iran and $5 gas isn’t popular with voters 524245
Reposted by MephsSpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If you're not out there advocating that everyone needs to show up and vote for every Democrat they can against every Republican they can, then you really don't give a shit about trans rights (even if you're trans yourself) and should stop pretending. If you're bashing Dems? You're aiding the GOP. 05013
Reposted by MephsMike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"The electorate royally fucked up so now it's on the military to do a coup, but liberally" isn't a bell you want to ring 4347
Reposted by MephsFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/09/2026Why talk about how nuts the AI rationalist sex cult is, and not just focus on the (very real) risks and harms of AI? Well, when we're discussing "who should get to regulate AI, and how," I think it's VERY relevant to talk about the antisocial, unsettling ways many people running US AI think. 261227265
Reposted by MephsFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/09/2026Dear Silicon Valley cultists: no, I’m not getting paid by a shadowy they/them cabal to be mean to you. I’m being mean to you because your sicko culture has helped destroy mainstream international aid funding (which is killing people), usher in Trump 2.0, and pervert technology and innovation. 191084158
Reposted by MephsSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 18/09/2026some middle rat history, w/clarifications: 1) I should have titled my previous "AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California" so people would stop arguing with me about people who aren't in Berkeley, California. 2) The sex cult part of this is both predatory and integral to what they do. 15775113
Reposted by Mephsghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 18/09/2026this sucks but Kaptur isn't the future. 1021219
Reposted by MephsAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I actually won’t be taking lectures from a guy who posts pro-North Korea memes and does propaganda for the CCP 2010612
Reposted by MephsJon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We will vote to rebuke him so decisively no president will dare such abuses again for centuries. 28063071499
Reposted by MephsSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 17/09/2026for the record i think my suspension was bullshit and i also support it. i have been saying for some time that moderation is too loose until people like me start catching bad ones. the ideal number of bullshit suspensions is not 0 3996551
Reposted by MephsSE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I feel about this roughly the same way I would feel about all the pharmaceutical companies getting together to say they wanted to waive anti-trust laws so they could form a cartel to ban medical research: these people are the enemies of humanity. 51028131
