Reposted by BronaMicah @rincewind.run · 5hthe supreme court: "stop saying we declared trump a god-king, presidential immunity was a limited and reasonable ruling" trump, constantly: "I am absolutely a god-king and I can do anything I want at any time" 272580589
Reposted by BronaMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 4hGemini told me this image was real, except that Grimace was added. But the entire AI image was created by Gemini. It's 100% fake.gizmodo.comGoogle Launches New Website to Detect AI Fakes, But Don't Assume It's PerfectGemini told us the Grimace was added, but the photo of Paxton and Trump is real. It's not. 25533113
Reposted by BronaClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 4hwhite evangelical Republicans whose experience of Catholicism is limited to people like JD Vance assumed that their allies on abortion would be their allies on everything and miscalculated so badly here. even the most conservative US bishops cannot function without their immigrant parishioners! 2531104
Reposted by BronaMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5hHorrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”phoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 15035511375
Reposted by BronaHemidemiscaryferal @mfwebb.bsky.social · 6h"Rule-breaking isn’t just some whoopsie-daisy of fraternities. Rule-breaking is the whole fucking point. It is not incidental. It is foundational." 041
Reposted by BronaGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 6hYell at your electeds and mayor, Boston. "A.i." in education is trash. Tell them about the Chinese study of 26 THOUSAND kids that showed "A.i." improved homework scores (because kids cheated) but DECREASED exam scores up to 24 percent. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....papers.ssrn.comThe Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary EducationUsing 30 months of panel data on 26,811 Chinese students in grades 7-12, we study how generative AI affects homework productivity and learning. The data combine 15428
Reposted by BronaMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 6hThis is very bad and she should be removed from cabinet immediately. She probably should have been removed months ago. 2218756
Reposted by Bronae.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 18hthere's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not 141337397
Reposted by BronaSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 14hIt’s notable how many anti-trans activists who claim their actions are motivated by a desire to “protect women,” are currently attacking Jane Doe and defending the men who she says assaulted her. It’s almost like “protecting women” never had anything to do with it. 9670115
Reposted by BronaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 11h"We don't want to turn into a banana republic, so we won't try to rein in corporations" is the kind of thing you say if you don't know what makes a banana republic a banana republic, and instead want to be a banana republic where the bananas are data centers. 121408340
Reposted by BronaFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Paramount has closed its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Billionaire David Ellison now controls: —CNN —CBS —HBO —Paramount —Warner Bros —Discovery —Skydance —Showtime —DC Studios —Nickelodeon —Cartoon Network —Food Network —MTV —Comedy Central —HGTV —TBS —TLC 107268194
Reposted by BronaArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026Norway plans to introduce a law to parliament that would temporarily ban the tech at places such as parks, beaches, schools, and kindergartens, while also setting up an expert group to propose permanent national rules: arstechnica.visitlink.me/5Agx05arstechnica.visitlink.meAI glasses face their first major government crackdownNorway wants time to write permanent rules for glasses that can record bystanders. 351569497
Reposted by Bronaashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 11hfeels like we should make a larger talking point out of the fact that AI is just another attempt to consolidate wealth for billionaires 21672139
Reposted by BronaShannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 10hTransit in Ottawa is broken. Four times in the last two weeks a bus has blown by my stop, busy but not packed, and you wait 10-15 minutes for the next and hope it’s not too overloaded to stop. No one cares. You can complain to OC Transpo but you might as well write a message in a bottle. 5454
Reposted by BronaMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19hAlberta's most recent former environment minister now works for....an oil and gas company. Mais bien sur. 4328191
Reposted by BronaChantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026Fucking bastards. This is some devil shit, some demon shit. Desecrating & defiling an ancient tree, a living being older than America & sacred to Indigenous people, on their sovereign territory in Arizona. The United States of America is spiritually criminal. So true in countless ways. 712958
Reposted by BronaBrennan Lee Mulligan @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I am thrilled and proud beyond measure to support the amazing workers who create and design the games I and my loved ones have spent a lifetime playing. I implore everybody to sign the petition and signal boost the campaign as far and wide as we can! 272761649
Reposted by BronaIva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 06/10/2026youtu.be/wuXip1SCJGs?...youtu.beA 100% Fatal Disease Just Found a TreatmentYouTube video by Dr Ben Miles 032
Reposted by BronaMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026According to a 2013 paper, almost 40% of female homicides globally are due to intimate partner violence www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 1258396
Reposted by BronaSimon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 06/10/2026A brilliant map of Nova Scotia’s lighthouses, showing each coastal light flashing in its real-world rhythm and pattern. A beautiful piece of cartography that turns navigational infrastructure into something almost hypnotic. Source: buff.ly/16Ye3IN 615244
Reposted by BronaProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6725221233
Reposted by BronaJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026These are the layups. All these actions are crimes. All the perjuries are crimes. Find one vicious bastard prosecutor and have them chew through these ICE/DHS cases starting Day One. Just enforce the law! The lowest bar possible! 4618169
Reposted by Bronasouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I despise seeing what’s really going on stuffed into a “but critics say” clause. 281431266
Reposted by BronaTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looks like there’s an mRNA vaccine against pneumonic plague. Eat your heart out, RFK Jr. advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.comNovel Bivalent mRNA‐LNP Vaccine for Highly Effective Protection against Pneumonic PlagueThe study investigates mRNA-lipid nanoparticle vaccines targeting Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. Combined F1+LcrV mRNA vaccination elicited robust immune responses and protected mice.... 26646202
Reposted by BronaMaladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In awe of the bravery of these students, continuing to report, continuing to put the pressure on administration, continuing to push for better safety policies, resources and more accountabilitykezi.comUO students demand accountability after five sexual assault reports in school's opening weekStudents held a protest Sunday afternoon after the University of Oregon issued a crime warning reporting five sexual assaults on or near campus in less than a week into the 04012
Reposted by Brona#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 06/10/2026ICYMI: Elon's back, and this time he's making decisions about military strategy and killer robots. Great. Just fucking great. beincrypto.com/musk-project...beincrypto.comElon Musk is Back In Washington Despite How DOGE EndedElon Musk returns to Washington as co-director of Project Meridian, a Pentagon study, after DOGE ended with no final report. 53711
Reposted by BronaCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🗣️📣TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA! Even if you think you are registered, you may have been bumped off. Check to make sure you're in before it's too late. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/mvp.sos.ga.govGA My Voter PageUse the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an... 03436
Reposted by BronaAnn Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Republican Party connections to Alberta’s separation referendum daveberta.substack.com/p/republican...daveberta.substack.comRepublican Party connections to Alberta’s separation referendumAnother bombshell story dropped by Carrie Tait and the Globe & Mail 1119
Reposted by BronaMicah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026the reason these people need to be stripped of almost all of their money is so that they stop thinking that it gives them the right to nominate themselves for the "benevolent dictator" position 412682559
Reposted by BronaTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you're in these states, *TODAY* is deadline to register to vote. Arizona, Arkansas Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas. Even if you think you've registered: doesn't hurt to check! And there's a lot happening across them. A thread with stakes on each. ⬇️ 2218921696
Reposted by BronaGlobal Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Elon Musk has repeatedly used his platform to support authoritarian political figures. His backing of the AfD, Marine Le Pen, Javier Milei and Nayib Bukele has been accompanied by interventions in Brazil, Italy and Hungary, as well as direct involvement in the UK’s far-right political landscape.globalextremism.orgBeyond AfD: Tracking Elon Musk’s Support for the Global Far RightElon Musk is backing the far right across multiple continents. From Germany’s AfD and France’s Marine Le Pen to Spain’s Vox, Argentina’s Javier Milei and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, the tech billionai... 913495
Reposted by BronaJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10893222919
Reposted by BronaSteve Fartlow @stevefartlow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Dude wrote one of the most brutally accurate takedowns of modern American civic life that I’ve ever read. 14314
Reposted by BronaPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Elon Musk, who is estimated to have ensured the mass deaths of 16 million people by 2030, most of whom will be children, is also history's most prolific creator and distributor of CSAM. He has basically infinite money to avoid facing any legal consequences whatsoever for his vast, vast crimes. 31193329
Reposted by Bronae.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/10/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but the autonomous vehicle developers who most vocally argued that society must accept a certain number of deaths to enjoy the technology's safety benefits (Tesla & Uber ATG) were the only ones who killed people and never actually delivered on their promises 161593367
Brona @mostlydelores.bsky.social · 05/10/2026My childhood border collie chewed all the baseboards and window frames. I loved that dog. 010
Reposted by BronaLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 13/05/2026List of CEOs reportedly accompanying Trump to China, per KobeissiLetter: 200708346
Reposted by BronaPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Generative AI is not just the instrument and aesthetics of fascism, but it has permanently sewn itself to fascism in a fucked up human centipede of scammers and grifters and guys who've long ago forgotten how to think. 21036276
Reposted by BronaRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/10/2026tremors and jaws are both great movies, and Jaws probably succeeds more as a work of horror. but Tremors is actually perfect. an almost unique example of a film executed flawlessly in line with its vision. 391273166
Reposted by BronaDrewcifer Rising 🎃😈 @drewdietsch.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I've said it before and I'll post it again: we should embrace and deify TREMORS as much as we do JAWS.bloody-disgusting.com'Tremors' Kicked Off the 1990s With the Decade's Own 'Jaws' [We Love '90s Horror]The ‘90s often get a bad rap with horror fans. After the numerous successful slashers and creature effects films of the ’80s, the ‘90s offered a different 611574257
Reposted by BronaMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026As I’ve asked many times now, what constituencies does a university president represent? Because too often, the answer seems to not include anyone who works or studies at the university, and that seems like a problem. 555896
Reposted by BronaMicah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026comedians suffer one (1) consequence and turn into the whiniest men alive 342456297
Reposted by BronaMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yeah, the incident with Cornell’s president and his car / hitting the current and former students will really be pointed to as an important moment moving forward. He concocted some ridiculous story, didn’t express any regret, and everyone just moved on. 221921
Reposted by BronaBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Part of why I don't like the AI-or-bust economy is the constant flopsweat of people on the news who say this HAS to work. Quit making everyone so anxious. Goddamn. If this is the next Google then why are you acting like this? I don't remember being told to buy an iPhone at gunpoint. 308122112238
Reposted by BronaFeena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"gadgetreview.comTrump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than StonehengeArizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026. 8620151242
Reposted by Bronaceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap 152108152338
Reposted by BronaChris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Cornell’s new era of transparency should begin with this guy admitting he hit Gaza protestors with his car on purpose and then lied about it. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/n...nytimes.comCornell President Calls Rape Inquiry ‘Defining Moment’ for CampusMichael I. Kotlikoff said in a video the university would be more transparent, hold Greek groups accountable and improve sexual assault prevention. 261536402