Reposted by MoonloopCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10hHere’s the moment @labourlewis.bsky.social read out the letter at a fringe event at Labour conference hosted by @the-citizens.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/the-... 9293107
Reposted by MoonloopCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10hIt’s pretty nuts. Tom Watson’s very first intervention in his new job at spytech firm Palantir is to write a letter to his former colleague @labourlewis.bsky.social detailing all the times the firm has monitored his anti-Palantir activities 13381150
Reposted by MoonloopCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10hNEW: ‘It’s an implicit threat’. Lord Tom Watson of Palantir writes to one of its biggest critics -Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social - to tell him the surveillance firm is watching him. www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...thenerve.newsThey’re saying: we’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising PalantirIn a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla... 35623416
Reposted by MoonloopAnil Dash @anildash.com · 13hThe fact that centrists don’t believe in anything _does_ make them very programmable. You just have to figure out the interface for it, before they go back to their default of taking instructions from the right. 211314
Reposted by MoonloopAnil Dash @anildash.com · 13hAs soon as Obama said Zohran was okay, they suddenly agreed. 2936
Reposted by MoonloopBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 12hOne of the things to come from GamerGate was the gamification of torturing real, live women...hounding them out of their homes, making them look over their shoulders for years. It was treated as a joke, nbd, the work of a few bad apples--as all terrorism against women is--& that failure leads here. 2538211003
Reposted by MoonloopKelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 18hShe was doxxed by a Chi Phi alum who implored his followers to “help a Chi Phi.” Just in case anyone thought that organization was remotely redeemable. 413486566
Reposted by MoonloopKelly @justkelly.bsky.social · 18hThe Cornell victim has been doxxed on X. So worried for her. I hate this planet. 713912498
Reposted by MoonloopEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 12hThis is now a sycophancy test. Joking about it I’ll accept, barely, but anyone who even remotely indulges this is a coward 931715335
Reposted by MoonloopPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16hEarlier today, @zeteo.com revealed that Israel has kidnapped an American teenager and has kept him in detention for three months, with no charges. And then hours later, only one Republican voted to even somewhat hold Israel accountable for acts like this. 011339
Reposted by MoonloopThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16hFox News agreed to host a debate between Senate candidates Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) of Texas following the Democrat’s challenge to face his opponent on what he characterized as friendly turf.washingtonpost.comFox News agrees to host Texas Senate debate; no word from Paxton yetThe last Senate race in Texas not to have a debate was in 2000. 108719
Reposted by MoonloopThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15hI mean she did her job. Gutted what remaining public trust there was in an institution of journalism and turn it into a propaganda network for global fascism 1429044
Reposted by MoonloopKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 15hIf rapists actually faced consequences for their actions we wouldn’t have nearly as many rapists. In reality many rapists actually benefit from their actions 112905362
Reposted by MoonloopKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 15hSeeing people post about how unfair the “mob justice” against the Cornell rapists is doesn’t really move me when there is no justice for survivors. The system doesn’t work; it enacts further punishment on the victims. Society is even crueler. So spare me the “mob justice” rhetoric about the accused 203252372
Reposted by MoonloopKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 15hA truly heinous man has doxxed the Cornell victim on X and the comments are predictably vile. Based on countless interviews I’ve done with survivors, the trauma they are subjected to for coming forward is oftentimes even worse than the initial trauma they experienced. There is no real justice system 11465331235
Reposted by MoonloopKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21hNEW: We launched this tracker in May, when ICE's detentions had been rejected about 10,000 times by federal courts. It's doubled in less than five months. See and sort the latest numbers, plus read the rulings. www.politico.com/news/2026/05... 4335151
Reposted by MoonloopKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 20hNEW: It's hard these days for members of Congress to transcend the news cycle with viral moments in committee hearings. Sen. Schmitt today raised the bar with an allegation against Jack Smith that imploded in real time. w/ Chris Marquette www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comRepublicans wanted Jack Smith to give them a smoking gun. They got a gaffe instead.The former special counsel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee was marked by personal insults rather than new revelations. 30968222
Reposted by MoonloopAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20hThe White House is laser-focused on the issues that matter most to Americans. 2135160
Reposted by MoonloopACLU @aclu.org · 19hNEW: Today, Florida Governor DeSantis and other state officials voted to designate two leading Muslim civil rights nonprofits as “domestic terrorist organizations.” The state's actions are baseless and unconstitutional. 14547199
Reposted by MoonloopSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 17hI started writing a newsletter post about the third-country removals case and had to stop—I was too mad. Maybe tomorrow. 55102991
Reposted by MoonloopSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19hLater in the thread. Two problems: (1) many of these folks are *not* undocumented—they’re just removable; and (2) in any event, whether they received the process that is due before being deported to somewhere they might be tortured is, in fact, much of what’s *actually being litigated.* 326736
Reposted by MoonloopSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19hNo one is contesting whether third-country removals are *ever* permitted; the litigation is over whether individuals are entitled to notice & an opportunity to prove that they face torture or other mistreatment in that country before they can be removed. Good luck figuring that out from the tweet. 433436
Reposted by MoonloopSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 19hThere is a cottage industry on that other site of people in official government legal jobs affirmatively misstating or misrepresenting what rulings are about and then expressing surprise that anyone could possibly disagree. Just the latest example—from the Solicitor General of Iowa: 1046090
Reposted by MoonloopChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 16hHere is my full Law Dork report: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-thi...lawdork.comSCOTUS allows third-country removals to resume, as lower courts close in on Trump’s lawlessnessA split-screen of the Supreme Court allowing Trump to expand his authoritarian efforts as appeals courts are increasingly supporting district courts’ accountability efforts. 0268
Reposted by MoonloopChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 23hBREAKING: Eleventh Circuit denies Trump and lawyers’ request to stay the sanctions order in Trump v. IRS pending Trump and lawyers’ appeal of the sanctions order. Notably, the panel is unanimous and included a Trump appointee (Newsom). Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-irs-... 433083
Reposted by MoonloopKXAN News @kxan.com · 17hKXAN Investigator Grace Reader sat down with Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel, one of the first city officials on the scene of the ICE shooting that happened on Sept. 20. www.kxan.com/inside-austins-agenda/… 011
Reposted by MoonloopMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 19hthis is the thanks you get for cozying up to fascists 932723
Reposted by MoonloopMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026there are so many real and urgent threats to this country and its democracy and this pathetic “democratic” congressman is railing against socialism on bari weiss’s conservative rag 1603412518
Reposted by MoonloopDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 19hNowhere in the Trump account legislation does it allow auto-enrollment or say anything about enrollment procedures at all, just so you know the way that John Roberts will justify his 6-3 decision blocking auto-enrollment of kids into Medicare 16620
Reposted by MoonloopDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20hSooner or later, after exhausting all other possibilities, everyone realizes that the only smart way to do public benefits is with auto-enroll www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/t...washingtonsun.comTrump Is Preparing to Auto-Enroll Every Child in a Trump AccountFew Americans have set up Trump Accounts on their own. 1512624
Reposted by MoonloopElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 20h“In some ways, Axon is actually worse than Flock,” EFF's @maassive.bsky.social told @indyweek.bsky.social. “Flock never had mobile license plate cameras, and Axon does. They install them on patrol cars, and that means patrol cars become like roving data vacuums.”indyweek.comApex Town Council Committee to Make Recommendation on FlockUnder pressure from residents, the town council is reconsidering the Apex Police Department’s contract with Flock. 29448
Reposted by MoonloopMike Masnick @masnick.com · 21hLol. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comMAGA Media Is Trying to Spin Senator's Brutal Gaffe Into a WinMAGA media is covering Eric Schmitt's gaffe during a hearing with Jack Smith as a win, claiming he caught the former special counsel in a lie. 914321
Reposted by MoonloopBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21h1 - You have got to be fucking kidding me. 2 - I’ll take it. A win’s a win. 191522172
Reposted by MoonloopJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22hwe're at the "new executive order commanding my people to love me" stage of the story 2434045
Reposted by MoonloopMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22hyou have to understand that all ICE does is lie literally 100% of the time 15865164
Reposted by MoonloopNathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 22hIran released a 26 page missive to the American people about Trump's war against Iran. I am mostly reflecting on their expectations for American's reading comprehension and stamina img9.irna.ir/d/r2/2026/09...img9.irna.ir 717137
Reposted by MoonloopDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22hThe Senate spent its final days before the election eliminating labor rights for a subset of workers who are disproportionately young Black men. For the win! Here's a rundown of the Protect College Sports Act, which mostly restores the NCAA cartel to limit athlete compensation:prospect.orgUnion Busting Comes to Campus - The American ProspectThe Senate-passed Protect College Sports Act is really an anti-labor bill meant to restore the NCAA cartel at the expense of the athletes. 35126
Reposted by MoonloopDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22hThe case won't be argued until December, and a ruling might not be issued until June 2027. Flights can resume until judgment. Damn. 56934
Reposted by MoonloopJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22h‘A Massive Power Grab’: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-massi...talkingpointsmemo.com‘A Massive Power Grab’: White House Proposal Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans VoteThis story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates... 39849
Reposted by MoonloopCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 23hTrump is sitting down with AI billionaires today, including Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Huang, worth a combined $1.7 trillion. None of them are worried about losing their jobs, freedoms, or lives because of AI. Millions of Americans are.axios.comExclusive: Full list of attendees at White House AI lunchExpect a flashy gathering of the world's most powerful officials and executives. 27932
Reposted by MoonloopJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23hthese look more and more like late Brezhnev, late Chernenko photos 281111188
Reposted by MoonloopJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23hWe're at commanding the clouds to be happy stage. 1726728
Reposted by MoonloopRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23hTyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, the media, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101. 592189831
Reposted by MoonloopJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 23hSort of an interesting question potential liabilities/financial risks to your investment over an extinction event. www.reuters.com/business/fin...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filingAnthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the... 107721
Reposted by MoonloopHasanTheHun (automated mirror) @hasanabirepeater.bsky.social · 23hwhen he's right he's right 019029
Reposted by MoonloopBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 23hJoke about non-consensual contact right out of the gate at the MAHA Summit's "Reform in CMS" panel from moderator Russell Brand, the comedian who has pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of rape and sexual assault for which he will stand trial in London next month. Dr. Oz slaps his knee. MAHA! 2626496
Reposted by MoonloopDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 23hOK now I like the Trump ads because every dollar spent on ads during a 3:30 showing of the Kelly Clarkson Show is a dollar not spent by Customs and Border Protection abducting people www.wsj.com/politics/pol...wsj.comExclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television AdsWhite House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law. 3606
Reposted by MoonloopBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026wow they really got him 1292716205
Reposted by MoonloopBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There's still so much more to watch www.ms.now/news/maha-su...ms.nowAt MAHA Summit, RFK Jr.’s base asks if its champion is selling outThe second annual conference features Trump officials, tech titans, corporate sponsors and fading celebrities — but very little MAHA. 34715
Reposted by MoonloopEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026Per Reuters, Anthropic has $252 billion in non-cancelable compute obligations across Microsoft, Google and Amazon, and $161.2 billion in Broadcom TPU lease obligations that are "largely non-cancelable". Truly insane. $413 billion in non-cancelable contracts. www.reuters.com/business/ant... 2742175