Reposted by Michael Coreytaylr @taylordahlin.com · 28/09/2026mukhtar ibrahim, founder of the sahan journal, and ubah ali, a former WCCO reporter, have just launched the somali brief, an independent media outlet where somali americans can tell their own stories www.thesomalibrief.comthesomalibrief.comThe Somali BriefThe Somali Brief is a digital-first media platform covering the stories shaping Somali American life. 624590
Reposted by Michael CoreyKevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did Anthropic's Claude discover something new in biotech? Well, just like with those recent alleged math proofs, it looks like it was given the answers in advance from real humans doing actual research. (gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...) 817355
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Big big Mapping Prejudice data update today: We have updated our Washington DC racial covenants data to include 20,000+ covenants that were previously identified by our collaborators at Mapping Segregation DC. The combined DC dataset is now at 27,600 covenanted parcels (and counting!). 1102
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Dear god who the fuck cares what James Carville thinks??? 070
Reposted by Michael CoreyDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026over the past few weeks several AI evaluation/cybersecurity experts have explained how what's happening is a result of human incompetence rather than "AI going rogue". I'm begging the media to show a shred of journalistic integrity and stop parroting what altman or amodei say 6437521478
Reposted by Michael CoreyJesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026is it good or bad when your billionaire tech ceo would fail answering the questions a paramedic asks you after a traumatic head-injury 27922
Reposted by Michael CoreyErin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If folks in the Democratic party cannot find it within themselves to be absolute staunch supporters of trans people's rights because trans people are people who have inherent worth, then they should at least do it because if we give up on trans people, then we're literally giving up on democracy. 231997
Reposted by Michael CoreyAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong. 21188103854
Reposted by Michael CoreyPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW YORK (AP) — CNN and MS NOW journalists are now back at the White House, hours after federal judge orders Trump to lift ban. 1138487
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I am not saying Knight Rider is high art or sophisticated criticism, but I AM saying it's a really interesting show to re-watch in this moment and may defy some of your expectations. The bad guys are Silicon Valley, crooked cops & politicians, and corporations. AI is sometimes good/sometimes bad. 130
Reposted by Michael CoreyDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project? 15145821296
Reposted by Michael CoreyEmma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Plymouth (Minnesota) taking a step that the University of Minnesota will not: terminating Flock contracts! If it's harmful in the suburbs, it's harmful on campus. 195
Reposted by Michael CoreyDerek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’m not even joking. If Google and the other search sites are determined to destroy the open web, as they seem to be, the open web has to create other avenues. 3729
Reposted by Michael CoreyScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982243351
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Friends, it is clear the Strib's new AI copy editors have failed us in headlining this golden opportunity story: www.startribune.com/scandia-beav...startribune.comBeavers threaten to drown one Minnesota town’s Swedish historyA beaver dam behind Scandia City Hall is causing drama and flood damage as officials try to figure out who is responsible for fixing the problem. 130
Reposted by Michael CoreyMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trans youth have been thrown to the wolves, even in the bluest of blue cities and states. They deserve (and *require*) so much better than this. 91083180
Reposted by Michael CoreyPavel @spavel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We told everyone that programming wasn't the hard part, but no one believed us. The reason LLMs can excrete sort-of-okay code is that sort-of-okay code has been a commodity good for 20+ years. Then, just like now, the bottleneck was understanding what people actually want.nytimes.comOpinion | A.I. Slopware Is Everywhere Now. Nobody Is Using It. (Gift Article)Just because A.I. is revolutionizing coding, doesn’t mean it will automatically revolutionize our apps. 14466111
Reposted by Michael CoreyThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.washingtonpost.comMore U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publiclyOfficials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database. 14724971209
Reposted by Michael CoreyRaina Bloom @mmelibrarian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026We are in the midst of a civilization-destroying information crisis caused by LLMs. The only field truly positioned to understand all of the implications is librarianship. Our expertise is being ignored because of misogyny and what capitalism teaches us about who to respect based on wealth 381
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Today is the moody rainy quiet WFH day I have been dreaming about for months. Hope some of you get to do the same, Minnesota. 031
Reposted by Michael CoreyTiffany⸆⸉ @tiffanyclay.dev · 18/09/2026“If you’re a US citizen you have no reason to fear” – Markwayne Mullin, responding to a video of a teenage US citizen being repeatedly punched in the face by ICE. 18636251218
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 18/09/20261) No one has ever done a good Narnia movie 2) I am pysched to see a Great Gerwig one 3) Anyone wanting to keep Narnia a crossover success had better do their darnedest to not let people see inside C.S. Lewis' actual brain, that dude's Christianity was weird as hell (oh and also racism obvi) 130
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Working on a presentation for next week and I want to talk about current ways people are making it illegal to teach real history. E.G.: "Truth and Sanity," Fla's Stop WOKE Act, what are the other greatest hits? 110
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"DEI sympathies???" This shit is fucking crazy. There is no credible or even intelligible way to acquiesce to any part of this narrative. 000
Reposted by Michael CoreyDan Friedman @dfriedman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“There’s no other nation, only Somali people in Guantanamo Bay, in the prison,” he told me. “And when we ask them why we are here, they tell us…Washington…ordered to keep Somali people in the Guantanamo Bay.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe Trump administration is imprisoning Somali immigrants in Gitmo“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.” 15676416
Reposted by Michael CoreyThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 16/09/2026BREAKING: The House is going home again—this time to avoid a vote on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s impeachment. 55735249
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026You know you are in a good place when you find yourself saying the words "I am not complicit"... 020
Reposted by Michael CoreyChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Cooper, again, says the Kennedy Center board can't put Trump's name on the building. Also, Cooper says they can't name it Trump Plaza. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 13825196
Reposted by Michael CoreyKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Ed Sheeran is proof you can be worth hundreds of millions of dollars — and still be an indentured servant to wealthy supremacists. 281406214
Reposted by Michael CoreyRead Settlers da Silva @cyberstalin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026SOME OF US ARE TRANS IMMIGRANTS. SOME OF US HAVE BEEN BEGGING YOU TO TALK ABOUT ICE HAS ***KILLED*** TRANS IMMIGRANTS IN DETENTION CENTERS SINCE 2002. I AM SICK OF BEING ERASED. I HAVE BEEN HERE. I DESERVE TO LIVE. 4971331
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026U of Minnesota admits UMPD has installed Flock cameras, is removing at least one at request of Rep. Mohamud Noor: www.axios.com/local/twin-c...axios.comUniversity of Minnesota to remove recently installed Flock camera on the West BankThe walk back is the latest example of local officials reconsidering their use of the technology. 360
Reposted by Michael CoreyJonathan Stegall @jonathanstegall.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Even if you were otherwise unaffected, it was a lesson in how easy it is to demagogue people and how isolating it is to not be unified with the sickness, to whatever extent. 011718
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Can someone PLEASE explain to me how Google Drive's search can be so bad that I have a folder that is called "software contractors," and when I search for "software contractors," it does not find it. How??? 020
Reposted by Michael CoreyPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In what universe would a white Mayor be told he could not attend a commemoration in Oklahoma City because "Timothy McVeigh?" 132226557
Reposted by Michael CoreyAleesa @akuzee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Adam Abdullah was arrested by ICE on Dec. 12. He has no criminal record. Abdullah said he’s among eight people from Somalia at Guantanamo Bay, including several arrested in the Twin Cities. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgSt. Paul man arrested in ICE surge sent to Guantanamo BayAdam Abdullah has no criminal record, but the government is holding him at a military prison set up for terrorism suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. 096
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Same, inspiration for which came directly from @karenattiah.bsky.social 000
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Also, white men aren't even the majority of white people??? 010
Reposted by Michael CoreyByard Duncan @byardduncan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026NEW investigation for @motherjones.com! I spent a year digging into America's 911 system. Dozens of major cities – L.A., Vegas, Portland, Phoenix, and many more – are failing to answer emergency calls fast enough. For the public, the results can be deadly. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comAmerica's 911 system is facing its own emergencyAcross the country, callers in life-or-death situations are routinely left on hold. 044
Reposted by Michael CoreyRebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · 08/09/2026say what you will about me, I’ve never made this face in my life 1252
Reposted by Michael CoreyProPublica @propublica.org · 06/09/2026ProPublica reviewed the court records for more than 70,000 habeas petition cases and found that judges in some parts of the country take far longer than others to decide whether people with no criminal record should be detained by ICE. See our full list: propub.li/46ejybx 4398200
Reposted by Michael CoreyBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026New kind of racism just dropped. 1433916613
Reposted by Michael CoreyThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026New, from @revealnews : “The Fight for America’s Future Is Happening in the South — Tennessee state Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social talks about how national debates over data centers and redistricting are hyperlocal issues in his state.”revealnews.orgThe fight for America’s future is happening in the SouthTennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson talks about how national debates over data centers and redistricting are hyperlocal issues in his state. 101032317
Michael Corey @mikejcorey.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This guy's racist and also very long and boring YouTube ads are annoying me to no end -- not sure who thought this was a good idea. 000
Reposted by Michael CoreyEmma Molls @emmamolls.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I've received two emails in two days from University of Minnesota administration telling me that the U's place in the state is that of "workforce development" Incredibly thankful for @lollardfish.bsky.social's recent Strib op-ed www.startribune.com/iowa-republi...startribune.comPerry: Republicans fought ‘indoctrination.’ Now they’re telling students what to study.The conservative attack on higher education in states like Iowa is hard to watch. But it also provides an opportunity for blue states like Minnesota. 1348
Reposted by Michael CoreyDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Looking at fall enrollments in history. Courses are generally full, especially interesting 1xxx courses. They do meet requirements, but so do many courses, and generally they are pulling in students who care about (these are full courses) /1 5686
Reposted by Michael CoreyDavid M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Global Environmental History (100 students) A History of Evil (24) WW1 (100) Imperialism in Asia (40) The 1960s (40) Rome (40) History through Comics (40) Food (70) Late Antiquity (41) US Labor (4) Slavery and making America (27) Race/Ethnicity in US Hist (25) Many other very close to full. /2 4552