Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026 183127674127
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Mike Rogers told Michiganders he was an assembly line autoworker who made Chrysler LeBarons. Turns out it was a complete lie. Shameful.michiganadvance.comMike Rogers claims he was an assembly line worker. The UAW said that is stretching the truth. • Michigan AdvanceRogers says he built Chrysler vehicles on an assembly line. Records show his work was at an aftermarket facility that modified vehicles after they left the factory. 43386993377
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Never forget that Frank Oz believes the stress of dealing with Disney's initial, relentless attempts to buy his creations is what killed Jim Henson. "The Disney deal is probably what killed Jim. It made him sick," he told The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/culture/2021...theguardian.comFrank Oz on life as Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Yoda: ‘I’d love to do the Muppets again but Disney doesn’t want me’He played some of the most memorable characters of all time on The Muppet Show and Sesame Street - then became a brilliant comedy director. What is he most proud of? 8803260
Reposted by Michael Thomas Montejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026this is a genuinely crazy story 11955291179
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monte Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12/09/2026AI BROS: AI can replicate itself exponentially, if you destroy one computer, it will still live on another, because AI is just code. ALSO AI BROS: AI can only run in huge power-hungry data centers. 2254692
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/09/2026A massive immigration operation is happening in Memphis. It’s been underway for just under a year now—hundreds of arrests, streets filled with officers. But most people have never heard of it. Why? It’s harder to record ICE in Tennessee than it is in many states.motherjones.comMemphis has spent a year under federal occupation. ICE would rather you didn't notice.Watch as these officers arrest an activist for documenting from a reasonable distance. 13346241
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monte404 Media @404media.co · 09/09/2026After allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened.404media.co'Tell Everyone:' A Man Died by Suicide After Talking to ChatGPT. His Former Partner Wants to Warn the World About AIAfter allegedly becoming emotionally reliant on ChatGPT, Austin died at 40 years old, leaving behind family and friends who loved him. Megan wants everyone to know what happened. 8434160
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monteold roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 07/09/2026jawor's fun golf, roseville, michigan, 1986 427262
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteThe Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 07/09/2026"The most important reason Democrats stopped being the party of the working class is because Democrats stopped treating working class voters as partners, and started treating them as consumers."contrariannews.orgLabor Day 2026Democrats need to build a durable governing coalition that deserves the support of unions and working people 811622
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMiranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Benghazi US death toll: 4 GOP response: Obsession, outcry for years Iran US death toll: 18 Trump: Small potatoes GOP response: … 110348
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026At the start of Trump's war, Hegseth's DOD bombed a girls school, killing over a hundred. This week Hegseth's DOD hit a wedding, killing or wounding dozens. Hegseth's DOD has never explained what went wrong six months ago. Now they've done it again. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...nytimes.comIn Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a TragedyThe bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said. 2230493
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 03/09/2026Every 1 in 5 people ICE arrested since February is a child. That and more in our latest analysis of data available through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits: www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/28/i... 7507339
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteProPublica @propublica.org · 04/09/2026When Pete Hegseth polled top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during military operations, he bet they’d back his view that the program was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality,” officials told ProPublica. Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea.propublica.orgTop Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part... 21029751316
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMaggie Vail @magicbeans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I will be adding some new items to the store for tomorrow's Bandcamp Friday. Bikini Kill Records will be raising funds for @abortionfunds.bsky.social all day tomorrow. 26323
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Okay, well, virtually no one is with you, so I guess almost everyone is against you. Now what? 311190148
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 02/09/2026Larry Ellison is using fake consumer groups to generate fake support for his shitty merger definitely the kind of people you want owning the lion's share of U.S. mediavariety.comPro-Paramount Group Uses AI to Pressure Rob Bonta to Drop Antitrust CaseNeighbors for Strong Communities, which supporters the Warner Bros. merger, is using AI to help people tell A.G. Rob Bonta to drop his antitrust suit. 8653270
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New: Axon says cops are asking it to change its license plate readers to make them look less like Flock cameras. This is because people keep vandalizing Flock ones. Axon said it is looking to change the design. CEO said this in a now deleted webinar, but we got a copy www.404media.co/cops-are-ask...404media.coCops Are Asking Axon to Make Their Cameras Look Different From Flock So People Don't Destroy Them“Is there any talk to redesign the Outpost to not look exactly like the Flock camera — I think it will help agencies with the optics while we batten down the hatches,” one apparent cop asked during a ... 18400191
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteDissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If labor wants to slow AI’s theft of wages and data, they should push for collective agreements with data rights: limits on biometric capture, use-rights for workers’ likenesses and voices, and protections against algorithmic management.dissentmagazine.orgAI Is Theft - Dissent MagazineIf capital is rewriting the rules of work with AI, then workers must rewrite the terms of resistance. 0105
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...theintercept.comThe U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.” 22661822176
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteStrangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Guess what? 1) You can 3D print a crow and squirrel feeder that looks like a Flock camera 2) Crows are extremely good at pattern recognition 3) People are fucking hilarious and creative and I hope every Flock camera gets its own personal murder (of crows) www.printables.com/model/180491...printables.comFlock Camera with chamber; squirrel and bird feeder V2 by David | Download free STL model | Printables.comDesigned to look like a Flock camera, hollow with chambers and a removeable hatch for putting treats for your friends | Download free 3D printable STL models 171073519
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monteshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 27/08/2026static.klipy.comSchitt's Creek: Let The Crowening Commence with Eugene LevyAlt: Schitt's Creek: Let The Crowening Commence with Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara 926671
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteThe PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026My latest for @theverge.com is all about everyone's new favorite pastime: destroying Flock cameras. Tech backlash has entered a critical moment where folks not only widely oppose AI & tech industry excess, but openly support direct action against its most tangible and visible targets. 🎁 Gift Link:theverge.comAmericans are cheering for vigilantes who take down Flock camerasThe surveillance cameras have become another flashpoint of growing bipartisan anger against tech industry excess. 117152
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monteemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026IN THE MIDDLE OF LOSING A WAR, Whiskey Pete appears to have fired General Randy George bc George refused to drop a probe into Kid Rock. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... 11726201032
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The water that data centers use for electricity generation in just the top 7 states with the most data centers is the equivalent of 12-times the annual water use of Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Washington, DC, combined. /1 news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...news.bloomberglaw.comData Centers Use More Water Than California Cities, Study SaysElectric power generation for data centers is a threat to water supplies even in states outside the arid Southwest, according to a report published Tuesday by the think tank Ceres. 12124891475
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteBandcamp @bandcamp.com · 24/08/2026Street music isn’t just performed on the street. It’s music made for it. From Moondog and The Space Lady to Konono N°1 and 75 Dollar Bill, meet the artists who turned public spaces into laboratories for radical sound.daily.bandcamp.comTaking it From the StreetsCelebrating the artists who make music on and for the streets. 0175
Reposted by Michael Thomas Monte404 Media @404media.co · 20/08/2026Ypsilanti Township in Michigan passed a six month moratorium on “major electric utility infrastructure” as a delaying tactic, the latest in the Township’s long fight to stop the construction of a $1.2 billion data center. @mjgault.bsky.social reports. Read more: www.404media.co/township-fig... 12466145
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Jon Ossoff’s schoolyard taunts should have no place in American politics. by Donald Trump 17976110
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteJen Rice @jenrice.bsky.social · 18/08/2026BREAKING: It made the final cut. Congratulations, Michigan, you might have the best voting sticker of 2026. 5179031770
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteLisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If ever a case were made to get all of your stuff and things out of the cloud and amass physical copies of everything, here is a prime example of why: PBS Could Lose 70 Years of Historic Archive Footage Over Cloud Dispute | PCMag share.google/mVR4o9Uk84T9...share.googlePBS Could Lose 70 Years of Historic Archive Footage Over Cloud DisputeThe lost footage, said to amount to roughly 50 terabytes of data, reportedly included historical items shot over roughly 70 years of the station's programming. 34263232903
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Mike Rogers wants us divided. But there is so much more that unites us than sets us apart. The power is ours. This land was made for you and me. 814268958
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/08/2026I am experiencing a high degree of schadenfreude with the fact that companies’ efforts to make surveillance seem aspirational have been met with bans and calling surveillance tech the domain of losers and perverts (which it is). 18912
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Thank you, Michigan. I love you from the bottom of my heart! 1986601865
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteNora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The US government is constantly, nearly daily, killing civilians. It’s lying about basic facts. It’s erasing & rewriting historical records. Pressuring private people & sectors into compliance. Stripping media & law of independence. Starting wars. Raping girls. In bed w dictators. Midterms matter. 0146
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November. 592241564469
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/08/2026LOL. Abdul El-Sayed WON the Democratic Primary in Michigan despite being outspent 10-1! Amazing gaslighting here. 1453300502
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteDerek Faraci @whwoolhat.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth. 17468501343
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteNora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Will we be able to walk this back? It's just so pervasive, so haunting, so violative, so bleak. ICE is collecting DNA of young children and uploading it into CODIS for FBI monitoring: www.reutersconnect.com/item/uncapti...reutersconnect.comLicensable video: UNCAPTIONED: ICE Collects DNA From Migrants, Including Children, for the FBI's Criminal Database 0102
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Well this is true I suppose. trump can’t be bought; he is subscription based. You have to keep bribing him forever www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising OperationMeredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects. 441429341
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteAAUP @aaup.org · 30/07/2026The AAUP is proud to endorse Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate in the Michigan Democratic primary. Dr. El-Sayed is a fierce champion for debt-free & tuition-free higher education & will be an invaluable ally for academic freedom & higher education as a public good in Washington. 227677
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 24/07/2026Register for the webinars to learn about the key NSF changes, analyze the implications, draft strong public comments, and identify target messaging for the Hill: zurl.co/TRIP1 And, leave your public comment: zurl.co/QVxp5zurl.coRuss Vought's Latest: NSF Proposed Rule to Weaponize Research GrantsThe Office of Management and Budget’s proposed overhaul of the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), which governs how federal financial assistance is managed across all agencies, has sparked unprecedented pu... 02718
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteIgnacio Gallup-Diaz @igallupd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026“A Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.” “West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer.”share.inquirer.comA Penn professor thought she’d sell 1000 copies of her ‘Odyssey’ translation. She sold a million this year alone, thanks to Christopher Nolan.West Philly's Emily Wilson, who penned a highly acclaimed translation of the epic poem in 2017, is having a big summer. 18585691580
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 24/07/2026It is political malpractice for Democratic senators to be helping Trump fill judicial vacancies four months before the midterms. Completely unserious people.ballsandstrikes.substack.comI Am Begging Senate Democrats to Do Anything Other Than Help Confirm Trump JudgesFour months before the 2026 midterms, three Democratic lawmakers have decided to give a historically unpopular president a little boost. 10556421340
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteDavid Lynch's Worlds @davidlynchsworlds.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Today is literally Thursday the 23rd. #TwinPeaks 017149
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteBandcamp @bandcamp.com · 19/07/2026As music becomes increasingly seamless, a new generation of power pop bands is embracing the messy, melodic, and unmistakably human.daily.bandcamp.comWhy Power Pop is the Sound of NowA new wave of bands are reaching for the ringing of six strings, the thwack of real drums, and a melody sung straight from the heart. 2254
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Presumably including a historically accurate cyclops 2603284315
Reposted by Michael Thomas Montemelanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 21/07/2026“Jail erodes every aspect of a person's agency." 0359
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteProPublica @propublica.org · 18/07/2026Almost a year after Trump’s domestic policy bill passed, at least 770,000 children are no longer receiving SNAP benefits. In Arizona, the number of children receiving SNAP has dropped by more than 200,000 since July 2025 — a 55% decline.propublica.orgMore Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramRepublican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch... 40723418
Reposted by Michael Thomas MonteThe Needling @theneedling.com · 17/07/2026Whole Nation Misses President’s Speech Because Jimothy: tinyurl.com/2tp3na55 531813363