Reposted by mrs columboDamon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 03/10/2026At a panel on AI slop and got this email. This is the cost, making hundreds of thousands of people a day try to decide if they are talking to a real person or not. 716843
Reposted by mrs columbojess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 879583648
Reposted by mrs columboMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.” 44967331842
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026come with me to try the new viral parking hack that everyone’s talking about 111
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026it’s my special day so I get to have as many coffees as I want, nothing can go wrong!!!!!! 010
Reposted by mrs columboSarah Goodyear @sgoodyear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Traffic violence is a public health problem. I love to see it treated that way by doctors. Truly inspiring. 17011
Reposted by mrs columboErik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Bike/pedestrian networks don't take 30 years to build. Stop accepting those timelines in your community. The best practices have been proven & they already exist. Safety should already be the #1 priority. The ROI is unbeatable. The timeline is a moral document and it shouldn't be generational. 4353102
Reposted by mrs columboRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In the UK, Prince William has launched an anti-suicide campaign with the Premier League, whose every other ad is for gambling. Hey prince: how about you dust off some old dungeons & fill them with every gambling CEO & the celebs who endorse them & watch suicides plummet? EASY PEASY MATE 1277272
Reposted by mrs columboJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New from 404 Media: when you upload images to Copilot, they're not private. Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users' prompts/images, according to internal docs we got And they're horrified at what they're seeing. Bombarded with requests to make sexual AI images www.404media.co/humans-readi...404media.coHumans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're HorrifiedHuman contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI... 14666345
Reposted by mrs columboAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026hes announcing prima nocta 1419910
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026yoooo Brandon Johnson, open the bathrooms in our parks year round you could take credit just like Mamdani!!!! 000
Reposted by mrs columboJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes. 17092963068
Reposted by mrs columboBrian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This story brought me back to Kara, one of the mothers in my book, There Is No Place for Us. She was homeless with her four kids while driving for DoorDash. They had to pee in bottles so bathroom stops wouldn't make her late. After gas, she earned $6.50 an hour—75 cents less than the minimum wage. 5826313
Reposted by mrs columboryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...themomoftheyear.substack.comI’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night. 12352971372
Reposted by mrs columboBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Removing or failing to build safe bike-lanes can affect much more than cyclists...” It undermines the success of cities, and the safety of people, in a lot of critical ways. “Lessons on what cities lose by giving in to car culture.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/ontarios-bik... 1225577
Reposted by mrs columboThe Jigsaw Senator @senatormeow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Alright, the pre-show is set. People will be able to tune in on 9/30 at 8p for four hours of bonus content before October kicks off.static.klipy.comRob Zombie - Dragula Music VideoAlt: Rob Zombie - Dragula Music Video 3122
Reposted by mrs columbolauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 21/09/2026if you're a moderately competent desktop computer user with the means to buy a few hard drives i think you have a duty to your iphone friends to become "the plex guy" 1294513780
Reposted by mrs columboKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Young people are being told all sorts of advice after incurring huge student loans for jobs at companies that wouldn't hesitate to underpay them or lay them off at any time. They survived mass shooting drills from childhood. They're being given advice that does not reflect the present moment. 239235
Reposted by mrs columbolumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026@ilsecofstate.bsky.social Alexi!!!!! regulate these reckless 4-wheel e-bikes!!!!!!!! 081
Reposted by mrs columbolumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Oh hey there it is again, that thing I keep saying about how the Waymo / robotaxi business model is critically dependent upon unpaid labor from bystanders with much better things to do. They couldn't operate at all without the tolerance and patience of people who suddenly have a robot imposed on em. 091
Reposted by mrs columboSoren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I made some overdue updates to the South Side Coffee Shops map, but this project has been back-burner for a bit and I'm afraid I may have missed some new coffee shops or some closures! Can you spot any missing ones on the map?google.comSouth Side Coffee Shops - Google My MapsAn attempt to map every single coffee shop on Chicago's south side (defined as everything below Roosevelt). Please note that Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts locations are not included. Additionally, some... 53610
Reposted by mrs columbolumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Immigration is a very good thing, and we should be facilitating it on a massive scale. 0102
Reposted by mrs columboChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026I applaud the survivor and the brave journalists who did this: “To Matthew Ingalls, Jonathan Newell, Winston Lee, Gillio Lopes, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris and Scott Kretzschmar: We know who you are and we refuse to let you benefit from this University's concealment.”cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 111637
Reposted by mrs columboHazel Newlevant @newlevant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New study suggests that raising school ventilation levels to ASHRAE 241 targets could reduce flu cases by 33% for the WHOLE POPULATION! We need clean air in schools so bad!!! www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6... 49933
Reposted by mrs columbo🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 123123385250
Reposted by mrs columboThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174833320
Reposted by mrs columboChicago 🏳️⚧️🌱 @chicagotrans-plant.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've been told it's easy to access the lake shore 071
Reposted by mrs columboSean O’Kane @okane.fyi · 24/09/2026Adding to this thread from last month, since this new story was a direct result from this reporting: bsky.app/profile/okan... 0174
Reposted by mrs columboThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 24/09/2026Some immigrants without attorneys are being sent into secret courtrooms on another floor of 26 Federal Plaza, where lawyers, observers and reporters are being denied access.buff.lyDHS Opens ‘Black Site Docket’ for Immigrants Without Lawyers at 26 Federal PlazaA reporter from The City Reporter was threatened with arrest while attempting to observe comings and goings from the new courtrooms, which have left advocates mystified and fearing the worst. 04539
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026one of my favorite aspects of my job search now is the chatbot that inevitably appears on every company website saying “hi! Are you interested in this job?” And then when I say “yes” they say what essentially amounts too “great! Apply for it then :)” 010
Reposted by mrs columbo🎃 Phantom Screamenson 👻 @patiomensch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Every bike on the road at rush hour is one fewer car in front of you. Isn't that nice?! 3628
Reposted by mrs columboDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s the 20s and America is ready for an anti-vice campaign to sweep the nation. 14708124
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am going to become Carrie Nation but for sports gambling tbh 000
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026(Your unemployed friend on a Tuesday voice) is anyone on posting2? 000
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I think I need to get off instagram, I just got an ad for the daily wire on there that was just full on, violent Islamophobia… 000
mrs columbo @mernyferny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026beginning to believe I am not suited to Receiving Emails 131
Reposted by mrs columboChicago AQ @chicagoaq.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At 9 AM the AQI was 19 , the dominant pollutant was O3 and the air quality is holy PM2.5 = 17 or 1.99 µg/m³ PM10 = 6 or 6.9 µg/m³ NO₂ = 6 or 6 ppb SO₂ = 1 or 0.69 ppb O₃ = 19 or 19.62 ppb CO = 2 or 0.2 ppb 031
Reposted by mrs columboJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 21/09/2026New: we are starting to get data showing what cops are using Axon's license plate cameras for, which are replacing Flock around the country. But we need your help: is your city using Axon? We have written the request you need to get this data yourself. Get it here: www.404media.co/is-your-city...404media.coIs Your City Using Axon License Plate Cameras? We Need Your Help404 Media is filing public records requests around the country to find out how cops are using Axon's ALPRs. Here is how you can do that too. 7745435
Reposted by mrs columbolumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026People who drive every day don't actually know what temperature it is and believe things about Chicago weather that are basically fairytales because they just throw on the same jacket or coat and try not to think about the eleven seconds they spend outside scurrying to or from their vehicle. 28610
Reposted by mrs columboViktor Köves @viktorkoves.com · 20/09/2026I need everyone who thinks you can't bike in Chicago for six months to name the months. The average temperature in FEBRUARY this year was 36°, and by late March I was wearing a T-shirt! In 2025 there were only FOUR months with SOME days fully below freezing (www.weather.gov/lot/2025Cale...) 99110
Reposted by mrs columboRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I graduated med school in 2014. I was taught-and saw-how hard melanoma was to treat, like a death sentence Since then, new treatments have made it possible for people w/ the most advanced melanoma, like Jimmy Carter, to live to 100! We are killing ourselves by letting them destroy American science 3734321030
Reposted by mrs columbounraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/09/2026Today at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago: Dozens of ICE agents violently confronted protesters, deploying chemical irritants on the crowd. Multiple people were injured. No arrests were observed. 13326711305
Reposted by mrs columboPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever 188136482898
