Reposted by mjfrombuffaloRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 16hTime for this classic again. 120125254256
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloabdullah @ashihipar.bsky.social · 21hyou can see re: the ruling on the NYC pied-a-terre tax vs the upcoming Medicaid changes - who is not expected to prove things to the government/who the government is expected to do the leg work for vs. who is expected to prove and document everything to the government 012543
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 23h“Senior editor Cereese Qusba spent months reporting on the case before breaking the news of the lawsuit on September 18.”thecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 211475510
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 20hThe Jeopardy returning champion seems like a nice guy but who did that to his hair!?!?!?! 000
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloJon Danziger @danziger.bsky.social · 21hAll of this is true, but they are also extremely stupid, and may well have convinced themselves that Schmitt ANNIHILATED HIM YO 061
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloPam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026America.gov launched today--a DOGE initiative to use AI to deliver public services. Child lying facedown on a frozen lake as the image accompanying the question: "How can I invest in my child's future" is just incredible. Way to go AI 932482654
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is in Copilot, the least sexy chatbot imaginable, and one of the less popular ones, even though it’s packed into Windows. ChatGPT logs have to be a total cesspool 16426
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloJournal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To mitigate the risk of ticks persisting in previously unsuitable cold regions, this study recommends adoption of integrative pest management approaches and reducing the use of pesticides 🪳 🌏️ 🧪 👉️ buff.ly/lCfM0dL 1104
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It seems the real solution is for social workers et al to make a living wage. Increase funding to nonprofits and educational institutions, raise the minimum wage, etc. 040
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122101922631
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today I was looking up info about an empty lot, using the name of the business that used to be there. I forgot to turn off AI. The top results were AI confidently telling me the building was absolutely NOT torn down, just the ownership changed hands. Who ya gonna believe, AI or your lyin' eyes? 140
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026An ad released in 2024 as President Trump campaigned to return to the White House is airing again this weekend with one notable difference: the appearance of the words “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”nyti.msA Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the GovernmentThe ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran. 3813265
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026So is he just going to keep running ads until election day and then courts rule they are illegal sometime in December? 711310254
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Dear @buffalobillsnfl.bsky.social : Your app still sucks and I hate it, but today I write to say you need to BURN THOSE UNIFORMS. BURN THEM WITH FIRE. BURN THEM TO RID US OF THE CURSE OF THOSE MONSTROSITIES. Thank you for your attention to this matter. ~MJ 060
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 546156546004
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloconputer dipshit @davidcrespo.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I’m sorry, but if you bring gypsum - or any damn mineral below 3 on the Mohs scale at all - to a job interview, you’re disqualified. It’s not hard, people. 562067282
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloTyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 26/09/2026*smacks forehead* Ohhhhhhhhhh, guys. I get it. Okay! People don't hate the mass surveillance state as part of our carceral fascist society and lament the ease and access which people can now be a creep or worse. It's that they hate GLASSES! They just hate GLASSES! Let's just make it a necklace! 612131
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵 19595893523
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloLili Saintcrow @lilithsaintcrow.com · 25/09/2026"In fact, it doesn't seem like there is any reliable way to disable Apple Intelligence on a device running iOS 27 or macOS 27 at all."lifehacker.comApple Intelligence Is Taking Up Way More Storage Than Apple Promised on These DevicesApple Intelligence, Apple's suite of AI features, is taking up more space than it's supposed to. It's not yet clear why, or how to clear it. 14120
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 26/09/2026BREAKING: OpenAI System apparently "went rogue" and meddled with websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission. The company claims it wasn't intentional, but if you believe that, I have a bridge and all. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t... 26265131
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloBuffalo Bills @buffalobillsfans1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Google “Buffalo Bills” for a folding table minigame! #BuffaloBills #BillsMafia #NFL #GoBills 161
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 22/09/2026"On Monday, I can take a Zoom call from a Mexico City Airbnb that used to be a family’s house, and on Tuesday, I can send an email from a short-term rental in Bali that was once a women’s shelter. I bill my employer for the time I spend on my Instagram." buff.ly/CsWhmEybuff.lyMy Remote Job Gives Me the Freedom to Displace People All Over the World“By working remotely, I break down boundaries. I’m a traveler and a worker, a learner, and a teacher. I’m a digital nomad and a real-life colonist.” 9/14/23 ... 1389128
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloU.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 25/09/2026Not sure if it would help for you to show up with a smoke alarm to a CPSC interview, but it would make for a pretty fun story. 1222325
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Adult Educator on LinkedIn: Trust is important [with AI-generated image] Me: Trust is difficult when you use an AI image with too many hands and things that don't fit AE: [Long reply that boiled down to "I meant to do that," although it was clear she did not.] 020
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/09/2026Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day.bit.lyIt's officially Dolly Parton Day, with parades, pink lights and book drivesCommunities worldwide are dedicating Friday to honoring Dolly Parton. The day falls on Sept. 25, a wink at her hit song “9 to 5.” 161434551
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The nearly decade-long case of Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 yrs in prison over a voting error, will end with an acquittal The wife of the current district attorney, who fought to keep her conviction in place, asked Crystal if she would consider voting for himtheguardian.comTexas woman triumphs as court upholds acquittal in voting error caseCrystal Mason has spent nearly a decade fighting conviction for casting provisional ballot that ultimately wasn’t counted 9533941071
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloThe 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… 315174753302
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The SNAP stuff was the part that they allowed to take effect before the midterms. That gives you a sense of just how awful the Medicaid stuff they are holding until after the midterms will be. 5344150
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026Neighborhood grocers used to provide grocery on credit for customers they knew to be reliable but we imagined we moved past that kind of precarity after like the 60s. 9511115
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You can now check off "state television" on your America's Road to Fascism bingo card. "Trump TV" is now live w/ a sizzle reel of film and TV clips these fuckers haven't paid a penny for. www.whitehouse.gov/videos/trump...whitehouse.govTrump TV is Here 86321
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NPR: "Heating oil prices are up. If we have a colder-than-usual winter, homeowner costs will go up even more."static.klipy.comCaptain Obvious SalutesAlt: Captain Obvious Salutes, saying Well Done 010
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloSteve Gale @stevewg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Colley Hill, Surrey: coffee break from birding the steep scrub. Love the plaque on the bench I’m sitting on 4397271234
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"The disappeared*" was a term for those the military dictatorship in Argentina imprisoned/tortured/murdered during the dirty war. *"detenidos-desaparecidos" (detained-disappeared) 20854479
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloKyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The rogue Waymo that drove through a farmers market in Denver is a reminder that Colorado has no laws to issue citations for driverless vehicles and their actions. 48851245
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/09/2026You can draw a direct through-line from Trump’s new approval dropping below 30% to his decision to ban news outlets from the White House. Bad numbers — Bad headlines — Attack the press. #No1stAmendmentBan 66882293
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Amen, says this social worker married to a teacher. 150
mjfrombuffalo @mjfrombuffalo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is a dance off. If you see this post a dance.static.klipy.comWhite Christmas Iconic Dance SceneAlt: White Christmas Iconic Dance Scene 060
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloMicah @rincewind.run · 21/09/2026congratulations to everyone on reinventing Worse Cable 95115092836
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527271073
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloEoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026You’re right—that plane shouldn’t have gone there. That’s my fault, and I should have made sure there wasn’t a terminal in the landing path. Would you like me to call emergency services, or assist with lining up takeoffs? 26082461642
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloSubscribe to Radio Free America (link in bio) @kleinman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026There's a longer piece to be written on like ~50 years ago snipers being the bad guys (cowardly, afraid of confrontation) to now being part of a proposed national monument 6637
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloMar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“That tells us 2 things: 1. Nearly the entire US economy outside the Al industry is relatively stagnating & faring poorly and the gains from these few companies are disguising it; and 2. Millions of people's retirements—including pensions, 401ks, & investments—are potentially exposed to this risk.” 212636
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloquick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Imagine if the Wiccans did this. What would the news coverage look like? 042
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloartnau @artnau.bsky.social · 18/01/2025But I am safe in here. Glen Martin Taylor www.instagram.com/glenmartinta... 210329
Reposted by mjfrombuffaloAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026The man who won't let you have paid sick leave or health care returns to Congress after getting free health care and 90 days paid sick leave 863166415256