mpclancy.bsky.social @mpclancy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Without protection against our modern world, so many animals won’t stand a chance. So today we took legal action to challenge this directive and protect imperiled species.” Thank you! 🐳🐋🐳 000
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialMichael Mechanic @michaelmechanic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good point. 094
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAmericans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A truck driver working 40 hours a week making $50,000 pays $3,800 in federal income tax. An investor making $50,000 in capital gains pays $0. That is the rigged tax code in plain English. 49844
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026During the World Cup. 45590183
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026among other things, musk is the #1 donor to the Republican Party in 2024 and 2026, now appointed to a board where he can steers contracts to his businesses. Bought and sold. Thieves. 19747208
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialZack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.techcrunch.comHackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunchThe Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach. 30825211393
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialLeaflet @leaflet.pub · 30/09/2026The Atmosphere is the family of apps that run on Atmosphere accounts, Bluesky is the flagship. Your bsky account IS an atmosphere account Now, Aster ID is an Atmosphere account provider geared specifically toward research! More on the Atmosphere and accounts here! lab.leaflet.pub/3mrq6ma5dgs2xlab.leaflet.pubWhat is the Atmosphere?An explainer for everyone in 4 minutes or less. 0105
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialCarrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Very cool - shared services for media cooperatives - things like bookkeeping, HR, graphic design, business analysis, ad operations, legal support. defector.com/shared-servi... May we see more cooperatives bloom!defector.comStart.coop's Shared Media Services Project | DefectorThe Challenge: Facing job loss and declining wages, more journalists are launching local, independent media organizations. They often get bogged down in building operational infrastructure, distractin... 033
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If any journalists/researchers out there want the mortality reports and can't find them on the gov website, I downloaded them all and will share, just hmu here, on signal at wwimbish.07 or email at wwimbish @ prospect.org. I believe @projectsaltbox.com also has them up on their github. 1192
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialWhitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The mortality reviews that ICE published late last week show that medical neglect is widespread in Trump's concentration camps — something immigrants, advocates and attorneys have said for years, and which ICE routinely denies. New from me in @prospect.org.prospect.orgDisturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews - The American ProspectThe federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect. 7532245
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.” 833195496163
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119114742848
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026FBI Director Kash Patel this week has faced the worst data breach in FBI history, a deputy who quit because Patel was doing too many unconstitutional things, and partied with a suspected double agent. And it's only Tuesday. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-disgra...doomsdayscenario.coThe Disgrace and Danger of Kash Patel, Part IIA quick check-in on the FBI director's latest raft of scandals (including, of course, the bestiality). 341444522
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31398376
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Sen. Ron Wyden: Trump "has been going out of his way to endanger migrant children and leave them at risk of falling into horrific cycles of trafficking," and Alexandria is "another black box location for the Trump administration to disappear migrant children." www.thequeenzone.com/exclusive-to...thequeenzone.comExclusive: Top Senate Dem Responds to Christian Faith Group's Plea for Oversight of New ICE Facility for KidsSenator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, has responded to a Christian faith group that... 198
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🚨New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids set to open at an airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, to speed their deportations — to countries unknown. ICE is putting kids at risk of trafficking. @cnn.com: 02313
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialTPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 29/09/2026The White House is steamrolling Congress' power of the purse — its constitutional power to decide how taxpayer money is spent — zeroing out programs that legislators wrote into law while pouring money into airing Trump campaign ads on televisiontalkingpointsmemo.comRuss Vought Takes a New Path Toward Overriding CongressProgramming Note I’ve been gone for two days! I forgot to say... 88443
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH: 50885526
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialNeil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“I write to think, to explore my thoughts, and to connect with other people; I don’t write because I need a text artefact to be produced.” @tante.cclinkedin.comYour life is larger than an LLM“There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room,” Jean Baudrillard once wrote¹. “It is as if another planet is communicating with you. 0263
mpclancy.bsky.social @mpclancy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“As of April, the Brookings Institution put the total number of affected children at about 205,000—71 percent of whom are U.S. citizens. ... But the Brookings researchers believe that more than 35,000 of the cases are like Eber’s, in which a child has been left with no parent at all.” 01815
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We can spend our lives debating the justifications (I more or less have); but we are wasting our time. What we need is a massive clampdown on the influence of money over politics, including lobbying transparency, campaign finance reform, an end to the revolving door between politics and lobbying. 11579125
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026But an increasing proportion of arrests have been made by local law enforcement in partnership with ICE, via 287(g) agreements. In many regions, it can be difficult to know when local officers are conducting routine policework or immigration enforcement. In many cases, they are doing both. 9445186
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The lede is like something a soldier might have written decades after storming Omaha Beach, and having lived long enough to tell his grandchildren about how he somehow survived that fateful day. 832130132
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I wonder what it would be like to write the same column, over and over again, endlessly. Seems like it’d be boring. But maybe it brings one comfort, like having your parents read you the same story every night before you go to bed. 1996250511
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026"While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss it entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violently with a disquieting crunch, we do not believe that now is the time for a dramatic change in kicking strategy." buff.ly/X2RjqP5buff.ly“Charlie Brown Must Stay the Course”: A Football Kick Autopsy Report by the Democratic Party“While Charlie Brown did once again accelerate toward the ball, miss the ball entirely as Lucy pulled it away, flip backward through the air, and land violen... 11655247
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQyoutu.bePressure DropYouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic 211060362
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialParis Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.disconnect.blogThe media has the AI threat all wrongGenerative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios. 271739589
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialThe 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… 313174743316
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think of the climate harm AI poses the same way: the threats are not theoretical or in the future, but unfolding all around us now. 8783296
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The US Senate finds that the fossil fuel industry received $190 billion in tax breaks and subsidies from the Trump regime in exchange for campaign donations. The deregulation and subsidies have increased both energy costs for Americans and the damage from climate change and air and water pollution.theguardian.comFossil-fuel firms in line for billions in benefits after answering Trump’s donation callSenators’ report says taxpayers face higher bills after ‘bargain’ between president and major polluters 10207114
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/09/2026If not, do we have rights? Do we have rule of law? bsky.app/profile/aaro... 14711
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/09/2026Defying court orders bsky.app/profile/barb... 15015
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 24/09/2026Defying court orders 415157
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BREAKING: A POLITICO reporter was denied access to the White House Thursday and his press credentials confiscated after a judge ordered the Trump admin to immediately restore access for news organizations that Trump banned.politico.comPOLITICO barred from White House after court ruling restoring accessThe Secret Service confiscated a POLITICO reporter's press pass Thursday morning despite a federal judge’s decision hours earlier that a media ban appeared to violate the constitutional due process ri... 1532283916
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's 164113092109
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialNeil Turkewitz @neilturkewitz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A fantastic piece that I encourage everyone to read. @reckless.bsky.social conducts an amazing interview, & Jonathan Kanter delivers a brilliant framework for our emerging technological world, rooted in understanding that technology that doesn’t reflect our values doesn’t advance our interests. 1198
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 22/09/2026"The Dwarven race, adapted by J. R. R. Tolkien from Norse mythology, are often characterized as quarrelsome and vindictive, keeping meticulous archives of every insult and injury dealt to them. … I can’t help but wish to hold such a cheat sheet for Trump’s offenses."liberalcurrents.comOn the Practical Case for a Book of GrudgesWhile headlines chronicle the unending misdeeds of this sordid decade, a comprehensive list is needed. 34010
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634281343
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202615/ ProPublica is revealing the existence of the case for the first time. We reviewed a trove of evidence gathered by the FBI and thousands of pages of legal records, and have independently corroborated much of Kao’s account. This is the first piece of an ongoing series:propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 91815542
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202614/ He eviscerated the specialized FBI and DOJ teams handling public corruption investigations, some of which were involved in Trump-related cases. And the government stopped talking to an informant who had offered a road map to corruption in Congress. 81226212
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/202613/ By the end of 2024, FBI agents had enough evidence to pursue a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers of both political parties. They asked their supervisors to approve a new investigation. Then Trump returned to the White House. 51241247
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialDocumented @documentedny.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Documented is thrilled to launch Building Bridges: An Immigrant Media Training Program, a new project-based opportunity for newsrooms. 💡 Build products with immigrant communities 📅 Jan–August 2027 💰 $10K stipend Check eligibility and apply here: documentedny.com/education/documentedny.comDocumented Opens Applications For Its Second National Training Cohort to Better Serve Immigrant Communities - DocumentedEach selected newsroom will receive a $10,000 stipend to launch a news product that better serves immigrants through community-driven journalism. 033
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/09/2026LMFAO -- Trump is holding an event at the White House right now but there's no audio because the press pool isn't there. The Newsmax host notes that this is an example of Trump's attacks on the press "backfiring just a little bit" 2411218535339
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 2822001234
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialEmily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2026But speaking of staying in one's lane, can we PLEASE switch the default position from "It's fine to use 'AI' for this thing I'm not an expert in" to "Yeah, I'd be really skeptical of any use cases and need to see strong evidence that it's okay, but I'm not the one who can produce that evidence"? 11430123
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price 291926810
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialJason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comInside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian SchoolPentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab. 11026681410
Reposted by @mpclancy.bsky.socialJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025This weekend, I’m traveling to my Jackson, Mississippi birthplace to bid farewell to my grandparents, both in their mid-90s and close to the end of their time on this Earth. My grandparents Vera Mae and John M. Perkins are Civil Rights icons—I get my activism, my confidence and my swag from them.🖤🖤 1115215
